Issue Details

Issue	#8
Published	March 1940
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Ed Cronin

Cover Details

Characters	Bozo the Robot; Black X; Wings Wendall; Archie O'Toole; Invisible Hood
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Gill Fox ?
Inks	Gill Fox ?

1 page Kidding the Kids filler

Genre	gags
Script	Arthur Beeman
Pencils	Arthur Beeman (signed)
Inks	Arthur Beeman
Notes	inside front cover. Red and black only.

9 page Espionage Starring Black X story "The Rescue of Gale Payson"

Characters	Gale Payson; Nazis; Madame Doom; Steve Dorgan; Col. Atwater; Batu
Synopsis	Black X has to rescue an American reporter from Germany and once again goes up against Madame Doom.
Genre	spy
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner

2 page Philpot Veep story "An Eerie Episode of Signs and Shadows"

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

4 page Clip Chance at Cliffside story "Dunn's Double"

Characters	Clip Chance; Coach Barr; Trainer Hunt; Bob Dunn. Villains: Slick
Genre	sports
Script	George Brenner [as Scott Sheridan]
Pencils	George Brenner [as Scott Sheridan]
Inks	George Brenner [as Scott Sheridan]

4 page Abdul the Arab story "The Arabec Oil Mystery"

Characters	Abdul; Hassan; Villain: Holden (Intro); Stanley Rice (intro)
Genre	adventure
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel

4 page Captain Cook of Scotland Yard story "The Case of the Missing Bullion"

Characters	Capt. Cook; The Chief; Inspector Niven (Intro, Dies)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Stanley Aschmeier
Inks	Stanley Aschmeier

1 page Sportraits filler "Bucky Wells"

Characters	Bucky Wells
Genre	sports
Script	Gill Fox (signed)
Pencils	Gill Fox (signed)
Inks	Gill Fox

7 page Hugh Hazard and His Iron Man story "Sabotage!"

Characters	Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot; Adolf Zhun; Herzog; Batzi spies
Genre	science fiction
Script	George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]
Pencils	George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]
Inks	George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]

2 page Archie O'Toole story "Utopia"

Characters	Archie O'Toole; Montgomery; Ipswitch
Synopsis	Pyromania is converted into a utopia and all the people get bored and move away.
Genre	humor; children
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner

4 page Chic Carter story "The Star of Egypt"

Characters	Chic Carter; Prof. Lansing; Brenda Lansing; Hoteb; The Chief (villain)
Genre	detective
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel

1 page Small Stuff filler

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

5 page Invisible Justice story "The Voodoo Master of Unionville"

Characters	Kent Thurston; Tom; The Voodoo Master (Intro, Dies)
Genre	superhero
Script	Art Pinajian
Pencils	Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon]
Inks	Art Pinajian

4 page Flash Fulton story "Mission in the Amazon Jungle"

Characters	Flash Fulton; Andy; Roger Hart; Carter
Genre	adventure
Script	Paul Gustavson
Pencils	Paul Gustavson (signed)
Inks	Paul Gustavson

2 page Jimmy Christian text story "The Winged Emeralds"

Characters	Jimmy Christian
Genre	adventure
Script	Robert M. Hyatt (signed)
Letters	typeset

1 page Interesting People filler "J.S.Sargent"

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

5 page John Law, Scientective story "Danger In Numbers"

Characters	John Law; Albert Mills; June Carter; The Avenger; Lewis
Synopsis	The Avenger is finally exposed.
Genre	detective
Script	Harry Francis Campbell
Pencils	Harry Francis Campbell
Inks	Harry Francis Campbell

2 page Wun Cloo story "The Wrestling Match"

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

7 page Wings Wendall story "The Bombing of the Tennessee Valley Dam"

Characters	Wings Wendall; Nazis; Jean Drake (intro); Col. Jordan
Genre	aviation; adventure
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inks	Vernon Henkel