Issue Details

Issue	#20
Published	May-June 1949
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)

Cover Details - "How the Arson Squad Traps Firebugs"

Pencils	Dan Barry
Inks	Dan Barry

6 page Fire Detectives story "How the Arson Squad Traps Firebugs"

Genre	fact
Script	Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; George Kashdan
Pencils	Dan Barry (signed)
Inks	Dan Barry (signed)

1 page "U.S." Royal advertisement "Bamboozling the Bank Robbers"

Genre	adventure
Pencils	Al Plastino
Inks	Al Plastino

4 page story "The First Superman"

Characters	Angus MacAskill; P.T. Barnum; Tom Thumb; Queen Victoria; Lars Smith
Genre	fact
Script	Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; George Kashdan
Pencils	Win Mortimer
Inks	Win Mortimer
Reprinted	in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #393; in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #21/1970

2 page Junior Journal filler

Characters	Mike Ballas; David Geller; Betty Whamond; Mike Lubin; Helen Williams; Teddy Holmes
Genre	fact
Script	Stookie Allen
Pencils	Stookie Allen
Inks	Stookie Allen

5 page story "The Race History Will Never Forget"

Synopsis	1908 New York to Paris Auto Race
Script	Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; George Kashdan

2 page story "Underwater Boy"

Characters	Jimmy Cook
Synopsis	17 year old underwater film photographer
Genre	fact
Script	Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; George Kashdan
Pencils	Ed Smalle ?
Inks	Ed Smalle ?

4 page story "Daredevil on Ice"

Characters	Harris Legg
Genre	fact
Script	Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; George Kashdan
Pencils	Howard Sherman ?
Inks	Howard Sherman ?

1 page Funny Facts filler

Genre	fact
Script	Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils	Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks	Martin Naydel

1 page "R.C." and Quickie advertisement "Brink of Disaster"

Pencils	Creig Flessel
Inks	Creig Flessel

4 page Bronc Ridin' story

Genre	western
Script	Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; George Kashdan
Pencils	Joe Kubert
Inks	Joe Kubert

2 page Historical Almanac story

Genre

fact

1 page Oddities in Sports story

Characters	Hugh Dailey; Sid Sherman; Tom Morris
Genre	sports
Pencils	Phil Berube (signed)
Inks	Phil Berube (signed)

2 page text article "The World's Shortest War"

Script	David Kahn
Pencils	Raymond Perry
Inks	Raymond Perry
Colors	Raymond Perry
Letters	typeset

6 page Daniel Boone story "Daniel Boone... Indian Fighter"

Characters	Daniel Boone
Genre	western
Script	Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; George Kashdan
Pencils	Fred Ray [as Fray]
Inks	Fred Ray [as Fray]