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Issue Details

Issue #7
Published February 1940
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Ed Cronin

Cover Details

Characters Wings Wendall; Archie O'Toole; Black X; Bozo the Robot; Abdul the Arab
Genre aviation
Pencils Gill Fox ?
Inks Gill Fox ?

9 page Espionage Starring the Black 'X' story "The Suicide Torpedoes"

Characters Black X; Madame La Coquin (villain); the Death Squadron (Intro); Batu; Col. Atwater
Synopsis Madame La Coquin invites Black X to a fashionable party so that she can kill him.
Genre spy
Script Will Eisner
Pencils Will Eisner
Inks Will Eisner
Letters Will Eisner
Notes Lettering credit from Eric Schumacher via the GCD Error list, 14 January 2005

4 page Abdul the Arab story "The Masked One"

Characters Abdul; Hassan; The Masked One (Webb)
Genre adventure
Script Vernon Henkel
Pencils Vernon Henkel
Inks Vernon Henkel

4 page Captain Cook of Scotland Yard story "The Voice and the Red Star Diamond"

Characters Captain Cook; The Voice (Intro); Lola Barnes; Sir Sidney Barnes; Kelly
Synopsis The Voice kidnaps Lola Barnes and demands Sir Sidney trade the Red Star diamond for her.
Genre detective
Pencils Stanley Aschmeier
Inks Stanley Aschmeier

2 page Archie O'Toole story "King Crunch"

Characters Archie O'Toole; King Crunch
Synopsis Archie turns over a new leaf and decides to be tough.
Genre humor; children
Script Will Eisner
Pencils Will Eisner
Inks Will Eisner
Letters Will Eisner
Notes Script and art credits from Eric Schumacher via the GCD Error List, 14 January 2005. The original indexer credited "Joe Devlin"

4 page Clip Chance at Cliffside story "The Red Clay Clue"

Characters Clip Chance; Marko (intro); Coach Barr
Genre sports
Script George Brenner
Pencils George Brenner [as Scott Sheridan]
Inks George Brenner

1 page Small Stuff story

Genre gags
Script John Devlin
Pencils John Devlin
Inks John Devlin
Notes Script and art credits from Eric Schumacher via the GCD Error List, 14 January 2005.

7 page Wings Wendall story "Battling the Bund"

Characters Wings Wendall; Heinrich (Intro); Karla (Intro); The Bund
Genre aviation; adventure
Script Vernon Henkel
Pencils Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inks Vernon Henkel

2 page Philpot Veep story "The Episode of the Malicious Mite"

Characters Philpot Veep; Waldo
Genre detective
Script John Devlin
Pencils John Devlin (signed)
Inks John Devlin
Notes Script and art credits from Eric Schumacher via the GCD Error List, 14 January 2005. The original indexer credited "Joe Devlin."

1 page Kidding the Kids story

Genre gags
Pencils Arthur Beeman (signed)
Inks Arthur Beeman
Notes Pencil credit from Eric Schumacher via the GCD Error List, 14 January 2005. The original indexer credited "Arthur Beemau."

5 page Invisible Justice story "The Arson Robberies"

Characters Kent Thurston; Weymann Brent (Intro); John Steele
Synopsis Arson is being used to cover up robberies by criminals wearing asbestos suits.
Genre superhero
Script Arthur Pinajian
Pencils Arthur Pinajian [as Art Gordon]
Inks Arthur Pinajian
Notes Script credit from Eric Schumacher via the GCD Error List, 14 January 2005.

4 page Flash Fulton story "The Kidnapping of Babs Barton"

Characters Flash Fulton; Babs Barton (intro); Nick; Trigger; and Punchy; Andy
Synopsis Flash and Andy accidentally stumble on a kidnapping.
Genre adventure
Script Paul Gustavson
Pencils Paul Gustavson (signed)
Inks Paul Gustavson

4 page Chic Carter story "Von Fritz's Assassination Plot"

Characters Chic Carter; Von Fritz (Intro); King Ludwig (intro); the Princess of Moravia
Genre detective
Script Vernon Henkel
Pencils Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inks Vernon Henkel

2 page text story "The Master of Mu: Part 2"

Script Robert M. Hyatt
Letters typeset

1 page Sportraits story "Red Dutton"

Genre sports
Script Gill Fox
Pencils Gill Fox
Inks Gill Fox

5 page John Law, Scientective story "Double Death Trap"

Characters John Law; The Avenger; June Carter; Albert Lewis
Genre detective
Script Harry Francis Campbell
Pencils Harry Francis Campbell
Inks Harry Francis Campbell
Notes Script credit from Eric Schumacher via the GCD Error List, 14 January 2005.

2 page Wun Cloo story "Advertising the Gangsters"

Characters Wun Cloo
Genre humor; detective
Script Gill Fox
Pencils Gill Fox (signed)
Inks Gill Fox

7 page Hugh Hazard and His Iron Man story "The Master Plan of Rudolf Hitz"

Characters Hugh Hazzard; Bozo; Rudolf Hitz (villain); Olga (Intro); Scar Pipalle (Intro); Kelly; Sgt. Dolan; Capt. Dolan
Synopsis Hitz's Master plan is to steal the gold in Fort Knox, by first kidnapping the commander's son.
Genre science fiction
Script George Brenner
Pencils George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]
Inks George Brenner