Issue Details

Issue	#2
Published	September 1939
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Ed Cronin

Cover Details

Characters	Black Ace; Archie O'Toole; Bozo the Robot; Abdul the Arab
Genre	spy

9 page Espionage Starring Black Ace story "War In the Far East!"

Characters	Black Ace; Col. Atwater; Duke; Dynamo; Ellis Craven; Batu
Genre	spy
Script	Will Eisner [as Will Erwin]
Pencils	Will Eisner [as Will Erwin]
Inks	Will Eisner [as Will Erwin]

4 page Lone Rider, The story "The Black Gang"

Characters	Clem Gallant; The Black Gang; Donny Gallant [The Lone Star Rider]
Synopsis	A young boy vows revenge after rustlers kill his parents.
Genre	western
Script	George Brenner [as Doyle]
Pencils	George Brenner [as Doyle]
Inks	George Brenner [as Doyle]

1 page Small Stuff filler

Genre	gags
Script	John Devlin (signed)
Pencils	John Devlin (signed)
Inks	John Devlin (signed)

7 page Abdul the Arab story "The Fate of Bagdad"

Characters	Abdul; Inspector Webley; Siva; Siddi Ben Yusuf; Hassan
Genre	adventure
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inks	Vernon Henkel

2 page Philpot Veep story "Case of the Missing Walrus"

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

1 page Sportraits story "Ernie Lombardi"

Genre	sports
Script	Gill Fox
Pencils	Gill Fox (signed)
Inks	Gill Fox

7 page Hugh Hazard and His Iron Man story "The First Trial"

Characters	Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot; Commisioner Hunt; Alvin Hinton; Gyp Catrone
Synopsis	Bozo helps Hugh foil a kidnapping and the Commisoner decides to let Hugh keep him.
Genre	science fiction
Script	George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]
Pencils	George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]
Inks	George Brenner

2 page Archie O'Toole story "Midget Auto Races"

Genre	humor; kid
Script	Will Eisner [as Bud Thomas]
Pencils	Will Eisner [as Bud Thomas]
Inks	Will Eisner [as Bud Thomas]

5 page Captain Cook of Scotland Yard story "Stealing the Mona Lisa"

Characters	Captain Craig Cook; Rene Landrue
Genre	detective
Script	William A. Smith
Pencils	William A. Smith
Inks	William A. Smith

5 page Invisible Justice story "The Origin of the Invisible Hood"

Characters	Invisible Hood; Hans Van Dorn; Garrick Spade; Spade Gang
Synopsis	The Spade Gang captures a scientist who has discovered the secret of invisiblity. The scientist is killed but not before bestowing his secret on Kent Thurston who is now really the Invisible Hood.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon]
Inks	Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon]

5 page Clip Chance at Cliffside story

Characters	Dave; Bugs; Clip Chance
Synopsis	Crooks try to fix a ball game by electrifying the base paths.
Genre	sports
Pencils	George Brenner [ as Scott Sheridan]
Inks	George Brenner [ as Scott Sheridan]

2 page text story "Mystery at Catalina"

Script	Jeffrey Spain
Letters	typeset
Notes	text story

1 page Screen Snapshots story "James Cagney"

Genre	gossip
Script	Bernard Baily (signed)
Pencils	Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks	Bernard Baily (signed)

7 page Chic Carter story "Murder at Sea"

Characters	Pop; Frtiz Hoffman (dies); Johnson (dies)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inks	Vernon Henkel

7 page Wings Wendall story "Sabotage"

Characters	Wings Wendall; Prentiss; Lisa
Synopsis	A female spy sabotages a new American plane
Genre	aviation
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel