Issue Details

Issue	#9
Published	April 1940
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Ed Cronin

Cover Details

Characters	Black X; Bozo the Robot; Wings Wendall; Invisible Hood; Clip Chance
Genre	spy
Pencils	Gill Fox ?
Inks	Gill Fox ?

1 page Interesting People filler "Louis Strakes"

Genre	fact
Script	Stookie Allen (signed)
Pencils	Stookie Allen (signed)
Inks	Stookie Allen
Notes	inside front cover

9 page Espionage Starring Black X story "Proxoff the Revolutionary"

Characters	Black X; Col. Atwater; Batu; Proxoff; Von Damm; Count Trini
Genre	spy
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner

4 page Abdul the Arab story "The Khabib Gang"

Characters	Abdul; Hassan; Khabib (Intro); Saudah (Intro, Dies)
Genre	adventure
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel

2 page Wun Cloo story "Professor Ratheart"

Characters	Wun Cloo; Prof. Ratheart (Intro)
Genre	humor; detective
Script	Gill Fox (signed)
Pencils	Gill Fox (signed)
Inks	Gill Fox

4 page Flash Fulton story "The Revolutionary Papers"

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

4 page Clip Chance at Cliffside story "In the Decathlon"

Characters	Clip Chance; Coach Barr; Spud; Slim and the Boss
Genre	sports
Script	George Brenner [as Scot Sheridan]
Pencils	George Brenner [as Scot Sheridan]
Inks	George Brenner [as Scot Sheridan]

1 page Small Stuff filler

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

7 page Wings Wendall story "The Espionage Planes"

Characters	Wings Wendall; The Nazis
Synopsis	Wings must protect our bases in Hawaii from attack by enemy submarines.
Genre	aviation
Script	Vernon Henkel (signed)
Pencils	Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inks	Vernon Henkel

2 page Philpot Veep story "The Case of the Proxy Burglar"

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

4 page Captain Cook of Scotland Yard story "Case of the Roving Taxicab"

Characters	Captain Cook; Sgt. Kelly; Sir Thomas Wentworth (Intro, Dies)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Stanley Aschmeier
Inks	Stanley Aschmeier

1 page Sportraits filler "Jim Humphrey"

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

5 page John Law, Scientective story "The Phantom Fog"

Characters	John Law; June Carter; The Avenger
Genre	detective
Script	Harry Francis Campbell (signed)
Pencils	Harry Francis Campbell (signed)
Inks	Harry Francis Campbell (signed)

4 page Chic Carter story "The Marijuana Ring"

Characters	Chic Carter; Mary Neel; Prof. Hayes (Intro, villain, Dies); Blackie Norton (Intro)
Genre	detective
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel

2 page Jimmy Christian text story "The Cat Men"

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

1 page Kidding the Kids filler

Genre	gags
Script	Arthur Beeman (signed)
Pencils	Arthur Beeman (signed)
Inks	Arthur Beeman (signed)

5 page Invisible Justice story "The Treasure of Hawk Island"

Characters	Kent Thurston; Mr. Dexter; Joan Dexter; Pete the Hermit; Phil; Slade; Slade's gang
Genre	superhero
Script	Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon]
Pencils	Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon]
Inks	Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon]

2 page Archie O'Toole story "Cousin Montgomery"

Characters	Archie O'Toole; Montgomery
Genre	humor; children
Script	Will Eisner [as Bud Thomas]
Pencils	Will Eisner [as Bud Thomas]
Inks	Will Eisner [as Bud Thomas]

7 page Hugh Hazard and His Iron Man story "War"

Characters	Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot; Motler; Fritz Goeing; Hans Gonn
Genre	science fiction
Script	George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]
Pencils	George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]
Inks	George Brenner