Issue Details

Issue	V1#7 [7]
Published	December 1940
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Editing	John Reece?

Cover Details

Pencils	Jack Kirby?
Inks	Jack Kirby?
Reprinted	in Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #2

9 page Black Owl story "The Whistler"

Characters	The Black Owl [Doug Danville]; The Whistler (first appearance; villain); Arnold Goodrich (first appearance); Excalibur (first appearance; King Arthur's sword)
Synopsis	Black Owl gains full costume.
Script	Jack Kirby, Joe Simon?
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Joe Simon; Al Avison; Al Gabriele
Notes	Inks ID by Greg Theakston.
Reprinted	in Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #2

6 page Dr. Frost story "The Origin of Dr. Frost"

Characters	Dr. Frost (first appearance; origin); Vulcan (first appearance; villain)
Script	Richard Steele
Pencils	Ben Thompson
Inks	Ben Thompson

6 page Ted O'Neil story "Air Race of Death"

Characters

Smith (first appearance; villain)

8 page Frankenstein story "New Adventures of Frankenstein"

Characters	Frankenstein (first appearance; origin; the monster); Victor Frankenstein (first appearance; his creator); Betty (first appearance)
Script	Dick Briefer
Pencils	Dick Briefer [as Frank N. Stein]
Inks	Dick Briefer
Notes	Suggested by Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN, but set in New York City, probably circa 1930

8 page Green Lama story "The Gas Killers"

Characters	Green Lama [Jethro Dumont] (first appearance); Dr. Kew (first appearance; villain; death)
Script	Ken Crossen
Pencils	Mac Raboy
Inks	Mac Raboy
Notes	Green Lama (Jethro Dumont) introduced in DOUBLE DETECTIVE pulp mag.

6 page Captain Gallant story "Origin of Captain Gallant"

Characters	Captain Gallant [Jon Gallant] (first appearance; origin); Captain Sly (first appearance; villain); Captain Morgue (first appearance; villain)
Pencils	Grieg Chapian
Inks	Grieg Chapian
Notes	Ripped off from CAPTAIN BLOOD

6 page Twist Turner story "Task No. 1"

Characters	Twist Turner (first appearance); the "99" Club (first appearance); Toni (first appearance); Hag Malone (first appearance; villain; death)
Script	Four Roth Brothers (?)
Pencils	Four Roth Brothers [Irving Roir; Al Ross; Ben Roth; Salo Roth]
Inks	Four Roth Brothers (?)

2 page text article "The Trigger Kid"

Script	Robert Turner
Letters	typeset

6 page Great Voodini story "Crashing the Concentration Camp"

Characters	Voodini (first appearance); Nikki (first appearance); The Nazis (villains)
Script	Fred Guardineer?
Pencils	Jon Smalle
Inks	Jon Smalle
Notes	Voodini speaks his magic words sdrawkcab.

7 page Power Nelson story "Journey To 1940"

Characters	Power Nelson; Otto Schnitzle (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis	Power Nelson is sent back in time to 1940.
Pencils	Paul Norris?
Inks	Paul Norris?