Issue Details

Issue	#61
Published	March 1941
Frequency	Monthly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	?
Notes	Copyright 1941 by Dell Publishing Co., Inc.

Cover Details

Characters	Professor Supermind [Professor Warren]; Dan Warren
Genre	Superhero

1 page Did You Know That filler "With two years of schooling Benjamin Franklin"

Characters	Benjamin Franklin; Alexsanor Sumorrow; Ephraim Scroggs
Genre	Fact
Notes	On inside front cover in black, white and red.

8 page Professor Supermind and Son story "Professor Warren, known to the world as America's Supermind, has created two world-shaking inventions"

Characters	Professor Supermind [Professor Warren]; Dan Warren
Synopsis	Dan destroys an enemy spy base.
Genre	Superhero
Notes	Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender

8 page The Hurricane Kids story "After the fight with the dwarfish cliff-dwellers..."

Characters	The Hurricane Kids [Alan; Dave]; Omu; Captain Bill Brady; Maya; Chief Longspear
Genre	Adventure
Script	Albert Hartje (credited)
Pencils	Will Ely (credited)
Inks	Will Ely (credited)
Notes	Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender

8 page The Voice the Invisible Detective story "Driving home from an upstate business trip, Tim Brant stops at a wayside lunch cart"

Characters	The Voice [Tim Brant]; Boyd Philips (first appearance); Hook (fist appearance; villain); Red (first appearance; villain); Tony (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis	The Voice captures a gang of counterfeiters.
Genre	Detective
Pencils	Jim Chambers (credited)
Inks	Jim Chambers (credited)
Notes	Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender

Half page Dell promo (ad from the publisher) "Phantasmo Master of the World"

Characters	Phantasmo
Notes	Promotional ad for The Funnies. Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender

Half page advertisement "Stamps"

Letters

typeset

8 page The Sky Hawk story "In the secret, underground room where Judy Baines has been prisoner."

Characters	Storm Allen; Lucky Lane; Buzz Magee; Judy Blaine; The Yellow Dragon (villain)
Genre	Adventure
Script	Robert Turner (credited)
Pencils	Tom Hickey (credited)
Inks	Tom Hickey (credited)
Notes	Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender

6 page Gang Busters story "The above three men are partners in business"

Characters	Mac; Chief John Winston; Amos Tuttle; Ed Price; Mrs. Price; Charles Marcus (villain)
Genre	Crime
Notes	Copr. 1941, by Phillips H. Lord, Inc.

1 page filler "Fighting Planes"

Genre	War
Notes	Copr., 1941 by R. S. Callender

1 page True Spy Stories text story "The Canal Zone Spy"

Characters	Franz Wilhelm
Genre	Spy
Letters	typeset
Notes	Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender

1 page True Spy Stories text story "The Red-Headed Spy Messenger"

Characters	Prisoner No. 13; Johanna Hoffman
Genre	Spy
Letters	typeset
Notes	Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender

6 page The Masked Pilot story "After their hectic adventure, the Masked Pilot and Tom work for several weeks..."

Characters	The Masked Pilot; Tom; Jeff Boles; Colonel Hardy; Carson; Jack
Synopsis	The Masked Pilot and Tom stop a spy who is trying to steal a new army fighter-bomber plane.
Genre	Adventure
Script	Bob Jenney (credited)
Pencils	Bob Jenney (credited)
Inks	Bob Jenney (credited)
Notes	Copr., 1941 by R. S. Callender

8 page The Marvel Man story "The United States Army has destroyed the hormone-treated pests released in this country by the spacemen."

Characters	Martan; Vana; General Pelton; The Spacemen (villains)
Genre	Science Fiction
Script	G. Ellerbrock (credited)
Notes	Copr., 1941, by R. S. Callender

1 page Popular Comics Contest activity "March Popular Comics Contest"

1 page This Curious World filler "Regeneration.."

Genre

Fact

6 page Wally Williams story "Winter time at Elmhurst means the big winter carnival."

Characters	Wally Williams; Gramps; Arlene; Ted Jackson; Charlie; Joe
Genre	Adventure
Script	Victor Boni (credited)
Pencils	Tom Hickey (credited)
Inks	Tom Hickey (credited)

1 page advertisement "An Amazing Offer to Magazine Readers"

Notes

On inside back cover.

1 page advertisement

Letters	typeset
Notes	Miscellaneous ads on back cover.