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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published December 1939
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Ed Cronin

Cover Details

Characters Wings Wendall; Black Ace; Invisible Hood; Archie O'Toole
Genre science fiction
Pencils Gill Fox
Inks Gill Fox

9 page Espionage Starring Black Ace story "Taneo the Saboteur"

Characters Black Ace; Batu; Major Atwater. Villain: Basil Taneo (Intro, Dies); a European ruler (Intro)
Genre spy
Script Will Eisner
Pencils Will Eisner
Inks Will Eisner

2 page Archie O'Toole filler "Depression In Crime"

Characters Villain: Killer Casey; Hercules (Intro for both)
Genre humor; children
Script Bud Thomas
Pencils Will Eisner? [as Bud Thomas]
Inks Bud Thomas

4 page Chic Carter story "Troops Clash In Moravia"

Characters Intro: King of Moravia; Princess Maria. Villain: Duke Boris (Intro)
Genre detective
Script Vernon Henkel
Pencils Vernon Henkel
Inks Vernon Henkel

1 page Small Stuff filler

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

7 page John Law Scientective story "The Mystery Mile"

Characters John Law; June; Karr; Villain: The Avenger
Genre detective
Script Harry Campbell
Pencils Harry Campbell
Inks Harry Campbell

1 page Sportraits filler "Larry Kelley"

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

7 page Wings Wendall story "Wings Over New York"

Characters Wings Wendall; General Adams; The Boss (dies); M-29 (dies)
Genre aviation
Script Vernon Henkel
Pencils Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inks Vernon Henkel

2 page Philpot Veep filler "The Adventure of the Devastating Damsel"

Characters Philpot Veep; Waldo; Villain: Cyanide Sadie (Intro)
Genre detective
Script John Devlin
Pencils John Devlin (signed)
Inks John Devlin

4 page Clip Chance at Cliffside story "Rivalry With Ray Snort: Part 3"

Characters Clip Chance; Spud; Coach. Villains: Poke; Slim
Genre sports
Script George Brenner
Pencils George Brenner [as Scott Sheridan]
Inks George Brenner

5 page Invisible Justice story "Tom Bradley Missing"

Characters Invisible Hood; Villain: Judge Hyde (Intro); Intro: Tom Bradley
Genre superhero
Script Art Pinajian
Pencils Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon]
Inks Art Pinajian

1 page Interesting People filler "Pete Biagi"

Genre bio
Script Stookie Allen (signed)
Pencils Stookie Allen (signed)
Inks Stookie Allen (signed)

4 page Abdul the Arab story "The Phony Abu Adem"

Characters Abdul; Sgt Greg; Sgt Adams; Intro: Abu Adem; Abu Adem's father; Villain: Scott (Intro)
Genre adventure
Script Vernon Henkel
Pencils Vernon Henkel
Inks Vernon Henkel

2 page text story "The Cloudburst: Part 2"

Script Toni Blum? [as A. L. Allen ]
Letters typeset

4 page Captain Cook of Scotland Yard story "The Explosive Gas Smugglers"

Characters Captain Cook; the Chief; Kelly; Villain: Mike; Mike's partners (Intro for all)
Genre detective
Script William A. Smith
Pencils William A. Smith
Inks William A. Smith

4 page Flash Fulton story "The Doomed Dam"

Characters Flash Fulton; Andy; Villain: Mayor Dillon (Intro)
Genre adventure
Script Paul Gustavson
Pencils Paul Gustavson (signed)
Inks Paul Gustavson

7 page Hugh Hazard and His Iron Man story "The Plot To Destroy Bozo"

Characters Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot; Pat. Villain: Herman Weizer, Boris (Intro for both); Fritz; other spies (Intro, all die)
Genre science fiction
Script George Brenner
Pencils George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]
Inks George Brenner