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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?