Issue Details

Issue	#10
Published	May 1940
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Ed Cronin

Cover Details

Characters	Bozo; Hugh Hazzard; Black X; Wings Wendall; Invisible Hood; Chic Carter
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	George Brenner ?
Inks	George Brenner ?

9 page Espionage Starring Black X story "Mission To Finland"

Characters	Black X; Batu; Russians (villains), Axel (Intro, Dies); Carrel (intro, Dies), Tommy Carrel (reads Black X's adventures in SMASH COMICS!)
Synopsis	Russia invades Finland and Black X comes to the rescue of the son of the US Commissioner of Finnish Aid who has been kidnapped by the Russians.
Genre	spy
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner

4 page Chic Carter story "The Jersey Bank Job"

Characters	Chic Carter; Betty Darrah; Lefty Fenton (villain, intro)
Synopsis	When a rival reporter reveals a key witness's name, Chic has to protect her from murder.
Genre	detective
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel

4 page Clip Chance at Cliffside story "The Ball Game of Death"

Characters	Clip Chance; Spud; Slug; Dutch
Script	George Brenner
Pencils	George Brenner
Inks	George Brenner

2 page Philpot Veep story "The Episode of the Uninvited Wedding Guest"

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

4 page Flash Fulton story "Tom Manning Mysteriously Disappears"

Characters	Flash Fulton; Andy; Tom Manning (intro); The Big Shot (Intro, villain)
Genre	adventure
Script	Paul Gustavson (signed)
Pencils	Paul Gustavson (signed)
Inks	Paul Gustavson (signed)

1 page Kidding the Kids filler

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

7 page Hugh Hazzard featuring Bozo the Robot story "The Pact Papers Robbery"

Characters	Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot; Herr Getzer; Darmanian spy ring
Genre	science fiction
Script	George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]
Pencils	George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]
Inks	George Brenner

2 page Archie O'Toole story "The Night After New Years"

Characters	Archie O'Toole; Herman; Verman; Beulah; Mazie; Queen Defrosta
Genre	humor; children
Script	George Tuska ? [as Bud Thomas]
Pencils	George Tuska ? [as Bud Thomas]
Inks	George Tuska ? [as Bud Thomas]

4 page Captain Cook of Scotland Yard story "The Bat Mystery"

Characters	Craig Cook; The Chief; The Bat (Intro; Villain)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Stanley Aschmeier
Inks	Stanley Aschmeier

4 page Abdul the Arab story "Rousting the Renegades"

Characters	Captain Riggs; Abdul; Hassan; Akmid; Kavar
Genre	adventure
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel

1 page Sportraits filler Leo "Lippy" Durocher

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

5 page Invisible Justice story "Treasure of the Sargasso"

Characters	Kent Thurston; Prof. Clark; Sanchez (Intro, villain)
Genre	superhero
Script	Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon]
Pencils	Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon]
Inks	Art Pinajian

2 page Jimmy Christian text story "The Sea Bat"

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

1 page Interesting People filler "Carl Strauss"

Genre	fact
Script	Stookie Allen
Pencils	Stookie Allen
Inks	Stookie Allen

5 page John Law, Scientective story "Double Or Nothing"

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

2 page Wun Cloo story "Ting Ling's Circus Gorilla Man"

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

7 page Wings Wendall story "The Secret South American Air Base"

Characters	Wings Wendall; Nazis
Genre	aviation
Script	Vernon Henkel (signed)
Pencils	Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inks	Vernon Henkel