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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published December 1941
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Phil Sturm
Notes Phil Sturm, rather than Chesler himself, is listed as editor in all known indicia from Dynamic Publications.

Cover Details

Pencils George Tuska?
Inks George Tuska?

8 page Mr. E story "Dorrence Hangs Tonight For Double Murder"

Pencils Charles Sultan
Inks Charles Sultan
Notes I: Mr. E, King Kolah, Miss Terry; V: Ricci (I)
Reprinted from Punch Comics (Dynamic Publications [1940s], 1941 series) #1; in Dynamic Comics (Dynamic Publications [1940s], 1941 series) #12; in Daring Adventures (I. W. Publishing; Super Comics, 1963 series) #16; in Weekender, The (Rucker Publications Ltd., 1945 series) #v1#3

7 page Captain Glory story "The Smuggling Gang"

Characters Captain Glory (first appearance; an FBI agent)
Pencils Charles Sultan?
Inks Charles Sultan?

7 page Carnival story "The Man In the Devil Suit"

Characters Lee Rover (first appearance); Clara Bell (first appearance); Mr. Bell (first appearance); Harley (first appearance); Neely (first appearance; villain)
Genre jokes

1 page text story "A Soldier Must Obey"

Letters typeset

7 page Kitty Kelly story "Introducing Kitty Kelly"

Characters Kitty Kelly (first appearance); Suko (first appearance; villain); the Japanese (villains)

7 page Sky Chief story "The Coming of the Sky Chief"

Characters The Sky Chief [Burton Strong] (first appearance); Von Gorth (villain)
Pencils Charles Sultan?
Inks Charles Sultan?
Reprinted in Weekender, The (Rucker Publications Ltd., 1945 series) #v1#3

1 page text story "The Dead Man Plays"

Letters typeset

7 page Capt'n Courage story "Origin of Captain Courage"

Pencils Charles Sultan
Inks Charles Sultan
Notes I & O: Captain Courage
Reprinted in Jungle Adventures (I. W. Publishing; Super Comics, 1963 series) #18

7 page Hale the Magician story "Grillo the Dictator"

Characters Hale the Magician (first appearance); Grillo (first appearance; villain; death)
Pencils George Tuska?
Inks George Tuska?

1 page text story "The Sting of Death"

Letters typeset

7 page Unholy Three story "Introducing the Unholy Three"

Characters The Unholy Three [Dale (first appearance); Pearl (first appearance); Flash (first appearance)]; Breen (first appearance; villain)