Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	August 1939
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Ed Cronin
Notes	Editor taken from Feature 19 (same month)

Cover Details

Characters	Bozo the Robot; Black Ace; Abdul the Arab; Archie O'Toole; Wings Wendall
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Ed Cronin ?
Inks	Ed Cronin ?
Notes	Editor taken from Feature 19 (same month)

9 page Espionage Starring Black Ace story "The Black Spot"

Characters	Black Ace; Col. Atwater; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Batu; Villian: The Black Spot; Vlamir Koran (Intro); Mara Hani (Intro, Dies)
Synopsis	The Black Spot (a political group) takes over Argentina and conquers most of the rest of South America, before Black Ace intervenes.
Genre	spy
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner [as Will Erwin]
Inks	Will Eisner
Notes	continued from FEATURE COMICS #22

2 page Philpot Veep story "The Big Radio Hoax"

Characters	Philpot Veep (intro); Waldo
Genre	detective
Script	John Devlin
Pencils	John Devlin
Inks	John Devlin

1 page Exciting Adventures filler "Escape From Devil's Island"

Genre	fact
Script	Terry Gilikson ? [as Terry]
Pencils	Terry Gilikson ? [as Terry]
Inks	Terry Gilikson ? [as Terry]

7 page Chic Carter story "The Murder of Max Gorman"

Characters	Chic Carter (intro); Monahan, DAILY STAR editor; Gloria Gorman; Van Drenn (villain, intro); Rocco (villain, intro)
Genre	detective
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inks	Vernon Henkel

4 page Simple Simon story "The King's Visit"

Characters	Simple Simon; King Julius; Slaughterhouse
Synopsis	King Julius of Slobodka visits Shickshinny and gets kidnapped
Genre	Humor; adventure
Script	Ed Conin
Pencils	Ed Cronin (signed)
Inks	Ed Cronin
Notes	(only appearance)

1 page Screen Snapshots filler "Mickey Rooney"

Characters	Mickey Rooney
Genre	bio
Script	Bernard Baily (signed)
Pencils	Bernard Baily
Inks	Bernard Baily

7 page Wings Wendall story "Major Drake Is Missing"

Characters	Wings Wendall (intro); Major Drake; Balov (villain)
Genre	spy
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel

2 page Archie O'Toole story "Apple of Invisibility"

Characters	Archie O'Toole; Gil O'Teen (Villain)
Genre	humor; children
Script	Will Eisner ? [as Bud Thomas]
Pencils	Will Eisner ? [as Bud Thomas]
Inks	Will Eisner ? [as Bud Thomas]
Notes	continued from FEATURE COMICS #22

4 page Hooded Justice story "Introducing the Invisible Hood"

Characters	Kent Thurston [The Invisible Hood] (Intro); Inspector Bill Blake; Maharajah of Raas; Peter Robinson; Butch (Villain); Spike (Villain)
Synopsis	The Maharajah of Raas is willing to pay a million dollars for the return of a stolen sacred necklace.
Genre	superhero
Script	Art Pinajian
Pencils	Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon]
Inks	Art Pinajian
Notes	Thurston does not turn invisible in this story. He merely wears a red monk's robe and domino mask.

6 page Clip Chance at Cliffside story "The Baseball Fixers"

Characters	Clip Chance; Bob Brack; Slick (Villain); Butch (Villain)
Genre	sports
Script	George Brenner
Pencils	George Brenner [ as Scott Sheridan]
Inks	George Brenner
Notes	continued from FEATURE COMICS #16

4 page Captain Cook of Scotland Yard story "The Ghost Express"

Characters	Captain Cook; Kelly; The "Ghost Engineer" (Intro, Villain)
Genre	detective
Script	William A. Smith
Pencils	William A. Smith [as Will Arthur]
Inks	William A. Smith
Notes	continued from FEATURE COMICS #22

2 page Tony Parelli text story "Mystery At Catalina: Chapter 1"

Genre	adventure
Script	Jeffrey Spain
Letters	typeset

1 page Sportraits filler "Veron Gomez"

Characters	Vernon Gomez
Genre	sports
Script	Gill Fox
Pencils	Gill Fox (signed)
Inks	Gill Fox

7 page Abdul the Arab story "The Treachery of Murdock"

Characters	Abdul the Arab (intro); Hassan; Ali Bey; Col. Simpson; Sylvia Simpson; Murdock (Villain, Intro, Dies)
Genre	adventure
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel

7 page Hugh Hazard and His Iron Man story "Iron Monster At Large Again"

Characters	Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot (Intro & Origin): Commissioner Hunt; Inspector Burke; Chief Blane; Pat; Dr. Von Thorp (Intro, Villain)
Synopsis	Mad scientist Von Thorp sends his metal robot on a rampage through the city. After Hugh Hazzard stops him, he commandeers the robot for his own use.
Genre	science fiction
Script	George Brenner
Pencils	George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]
Inks	George Brenner