Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	[circa 1944]
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Harry "A" Chesler, Jr.
Notes	There is NO date anywhere within this comic book. The publisher is listed as Home Guide Publications / 163 West 23rd Street / New York.

Cover Details

Characters	Skyrocket
Genre	war
Pencils	Ken Battefield
Inks	Ken Battefield?; ?

1 page Oddities filler "Vultures - These scrawny scavengers never kill for food."

Genre	fact
Notes	Appears on the inside front ocver.

8 page Skyrocket story "What plane can speed at 750 miles per..."

Characters	The Skyrocket (Intro, a plane); Lt. Ted Howard
Genre	war
Pencils	Ken Battefield
Inks	Ken Battefield?; ?

6 page Punch and Cutey story "The winnah! What the h---?"

Genre	sports
Pencils	Joe Beck
Inks	Joe Beck

6 page Alias the Dragon story "The Million Dollar Murders"

Characters	Alias the Dragon [Sgt. Bill Norton] (Intro)
Genre	crime
Pencils	Maurice Whitman [as Reece}
Inks	Maurice Whitman [as Reece}

7 page Inspector Pratt story "Operating from the mysterious leads sent him by..."

Characters	Inspector Pratt (Intro)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Al Plastino
Inks	Al Plastino?

7 page Dr. Vampire story "Shocked by civilization's failure to stamp out the..."

Characters	Dr. Vampire [Dr. John Rogers]; Mikail (Villain, Intro, Death; a vampire)
Genre	horror
Notes	HW suggests perhaps Stan Asch on the art.

Cover Details - "From Maine to Mexico the eerie exploits of..."

Characters	Fred Randall (Ghost Hunter, Intro)
Genre	mystery

7 page The Desperado story "Accused of a bank robbery he did not..."

Characters	Max Badger (Villain, Intro)
Genre	crime
Pencils	Ken Battefield?
Inks	Gus Schrotter?; ?

1 page Is It True? filler "That saliva is Nature's germ killer?"

Genre

quiz

1 page Daniel Boone filler "Hunter, pioneer, woodsman left his home and family..."

Genre	fact
Pencils	Richard Speed
Inks	Richard Speed