Issue Details

Issue	#27
Published	October 1941
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Ed Cronin ?

Cover Details

Characters	Ray; Midnight; Black X; Bozo; Rookie Rankin; Jester; Wings Wendall
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Gill Fox ?
Inks	Gill Fox ?

9 page The Ray story "The Atom Smasher"

Characters	Ray; Bud; Dr. Kompf; Hugo
Synopsis	The Ray battles fifth columnists who have a mobile atom-smasher.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Reed Crandall
Inks	Reed Crandall

6 page Espionage Starring Black X story "Good Neighborliness"

Characters	Black X; Batu; Madame Doom; Shulman; Col. Atwater
Synopsis	Black X battles Madame Doom in Mexico.
Genre	spy
Pencils	Wit Williams ?
Inks	Wit Williams ?

1 page Archie O'Toole story "You are to join the Army"

Characters	Archie; Stanislouse
Genre	humor; kid
Pencils	John Devlin?
Inks	John Devlin?

5 page Jester, The story "The Debutante's Masquerade Ball"

Characters	Jester; McGinty; Purdy Stone
Synopsis	The Jester breaks up a robbery at the ball.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Paul Gustavson (signed)
Inks	Paul Gustavson

5 page Wildfire story "The Fire Cult"

Characters	Wildfire; The Fire-Devil
Genre	superhero
Script	Robert Turner
Pencils	Jim Mooney
Inks	Jim Mooney

6 page Purple Trio story "The Trio Splits Up"

Characters	Rocky; Warren; Tiny
Synopsis	The Trio split up to look for work but are reunited in a three way collision.
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Alex Blum ? [as S.M. Regi]
Inks	Alex Blum ? [as S.M. Regi]

6 page Midnight story "The Ghost of Robin Hood"

Characters	Midnight; Doc Wackey; Gabby; Ghost of Robin Hood (villain); Van Topps
Synopsis	An archer decides to steal from the rich- and keep it.
Genre	superhero; adventure
Pencils	Jack Cole (signed)
Inks	Jack Cole

6 page Wings Wendall story "The Bacteria Shipment"

Characters	Wings Wendal; Spinner Benson; Captain Kargas
Synopsis	Wings puts a stop to an enemy germ warfare plan.
Genre	aviation
Pencils	Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inks	Vernon Henkel

6 page Rookie Rankin story "The Bombers"

Characters	Rookie Rankin; Igor; Sgt. Burns
Synopsis	Rookie uncovers a bunch of terrorists planning to plant bombs throughout the city.
Genre	detective
Pencils	Arthur Peddy? [as Kenneth Julian]
Inks	Arthur Peddy? [as Kenneth Julian]

2 page Jimmy Christian text story "The Secret of the Mountain"

Genre	adventure
Letters	typeset
Notes	text story

1 page Wun Cloo story

Genre	humor; detective
Pencils	Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]
Inks	Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]

5 page Invisible Justice story "The White Wizard"

Characters	Invisible Hood; White Wizard; Dr. Bond
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Art Pinajian ? [as Art Gordon]
Inks	Art Pinajian ? [as Art Gordon]

7 page Bozo the Robot story "The Super Explosive"

Characters	Bozo; Hugh Hazzard; Dr. Ezra Cade; Zork; Gibbles; Hitz
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	George Brenner ? [as Wayne Reid]
Inks	George Brenner ? [as Wayne Reid]