Issue Details

Issue	V1#9 [9]
Published	February 1941
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Editing	John Reece?

Cover Details

Characters

The Black Owl [Doug Danville]

9 page Black Owl story "The Menace of Madame Mystery"

Characters	The Black Owl [Doug Danville]; Madame Mystery (first appearance; villain); Barney Dunn (first appearance)
Script	Jack Kirby; Joe Simon
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Joe Simon
Letters	Howard Ferguson
Notes	Lettering credit from Greg Theakston.
Reprinted	in Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #2

6 page Dr. Frost story "Vulcan Attacks the Earth"

Characters	Dr. Frost; Vulcan (villain)
Pencils	Ben Thompson
Inks	Ben Thompson

6 page Ted O'Neil story "Smashing the Surprise Attack"

Characters	Ted O'Neil
Script	Jack Kirby; Joe Simon
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Joe Simon
Letters	Howard Ferguson
Notes	Lettering credits from Greg Theakston.
Reprinted	in Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #2

8 page Frankenstein story "New Adventures #3"

Characters	Frankenstein; The Midget and his gang (first appearance; villains; all die); Victor Frankenstein; Elizabeth [nee Betty]
Script	Dick Briefer
Pencils	Dick Briefer [as Frank N. Stein]
Inks	Dick Briefer

8 page Green Lama story "Rattar's American National Spy Ring"

Characters	Green Lama [Jethro Dumont]; Rattar (first appearance; villain; death; Lama kills him)
Script	Ken Crossen
Pencils	Mac Raboy
Inks	Mac Raboy

6 page Captain Gallant story "The Rescue of Lady Carmen"

Characters	Captain Gallant [Jon Gallant] (last appearance); Lady Carmen (first appearance); A tribe of cannibals (first appearance; villains)
Pencils	Grieg Chapian
Inks	Grieg Chapian

6 page Twist Turner story "Task No. 3"

Characters	Twist Turner
Script	Four Roth Brothers (IV Roth Fraternae)
Pencils	Four Roth Brothers [Irving Roir; Al Ross; Ben Roth; Salo Roth]
Inks	Four Roth Brothers

2 page text story "The Curse of Ram-Kaem"

Script	Bert London
Letters	typeset

6 page Great Voodini story "Hohito's Robot"

Characters	Chukos Hohito (Villain; Intro); A Robot (Villain; Intro; Death)
Script	Fred Guardineer?
Pencils	Jon Smalle
Inks	Jon Smalle

7 page Power Nelson story "The Littlefield Hoax"

Characters	Captain Jensen (Villain; Intro; Death)
Pencils	Paul Norris?
Inks	Paul Norris?