Issue Details

Issue	#30
Published	January 1942
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Ed Cronin
Notes	Editor from Statement of ownership.

Cover Details

Characters	Midnight; Doc Wackey; Gabby; Rookie Rankin; Bozo the Robot; Black X [Espionage]; The Jester.
Genre	superhero; adventure
Pencils	Gill Fox
Inks	Gill Fox
Letters	typeset
Notes	Editor from Statement of ownership.

9 page The Ray story "The Von Ribboncounter Affair"

Characters	The Ray; Bud; Von Ribboncounter [villain]; Adolf (not Hitler)[villain].
Synopsis	Von Ribboncounter tries to sabotage the Army's test of a new dive bomber.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Lou Fine (signed as E. Lectron)
Inks	Lou Fine (signed as E. Lectron)

6 page Rookie Rankin story "One of the city's finest, Rookie Rankin's special claim to fame is..."

Characters	Rookie Rankin; Sgt. Burns; Liguori Gang [villains]; Strega Liguori.
Synopsis	Rookie runs into the Liguori mob while trying to sell tickets to a benefit Police/Firefighters ballgame.
Genre	detective
Pencils	Arthur F. Peddy (signed)
Inks	Arthur F. Peddy (signed)

1 page Archie O'Toole filler "The Yes Woman"

Characters	Archie O'Toole
Genre	humor; children
Script	John Devlin
Pencils	John Devlin
Inks	John Devlin

5 page The Jester story "Speed Malone's Daughter"

Characters	The Jester [Chuck Lane]; McGinty; Miss Malone; Tony; Laporta; Lefty [villain].
Synopsis	Gangster Speed Malone left an old house to his daughter, but his lawyer won't tell her where it is.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Paul Gustavson (signed)
Inks	Paul Gustavson (signed)
Colors	?
Notes	Writer revision from Paul Gustavson to ?, as the Who's Who lists Paul as writing only the humor fillers he did.

5 page Wildfire story "Big Tom's Oil Saboteurs"

Characters	Wildfire [Carol Vance Martin]; Big Tom [villain]; Old Ben [D].
Synopsis	Wildfire, while visiting oil fields in the southwest, stumbles upon a murder, but the man behind the killing, Big Tom, thinks his liquid air gun will stop Wildfire.
Genre	superhero
Script	Robert Turner (signed)
Pencils	Jim Mooney (signed)
Inks	Jim Mooney (signed)
Notes	Modified synopsis and some info added by Craig Delich 4-13-09.
Reprinted	in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #78 (2009)

5 page Invisible Justice story "The Invisible Raiders"

Characters	Kent Thurston; The White Wizard [villain].
Synopsis	Kent Thurston discovers his invisible hood has been stolen by the White Wizard, a scientist who cracks its secret and makes enough for a whole gang of criminals.
Genre	superhero
Script	Art Pinajian (signed as Art Gordon)
Pencils	Art Pinajian (signed as Art Gordon)
Inks	Art Pinajian (signed as Art Gordon)

6 page Midnight story "The Case of the Yehudi Murder"

Characters	Midnight; Doc Wackey; Gabby; Mr. Hobbs; Sherrif Stanbaugh; Mayor Smith; Professor Craft [villain]; Police Chief O'Connor; District Attorney Kane.
Synopsis	Professor Craft uses plastic surgery to create doubles of public officials and then kills the real ones.
Genre	superhero; adventure
Script	Jack Cole (signed)
Pencils	Jack Cole (signed)
Inks	Jack Cole (signed)

6 page Wings Wendall story "The Legions of the Red Menace"

Characters	Wings Wendall; Red Menace [villain].
Genre	aviation
Script	Vernon Henkel (signed)
Pencils	Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inks	Vernon Henkel (signed)

1 page Wun Cloo filler "Lock your windows, close your doors..."

Characters	Wun Cloo
Genre	humor; detective
Script	Jack Cole?
Pencils	Jack Cole?
Inks	Jack Cole?

5 page The Purple Trio story "A bus tears down a palm-fringed Florida highway..."

Characters	The Purple Trio: Rocky; Tiny; Warren.
Synopsis	The boys take jobs in a Florida hotel and expose a counterfeit racket.
Genre	adventure
Script	S. M. Iger [signed as S. M. Regi]
Pencils	Alex Blum
Inks	Alex Blum

1 page Jimmy Christian text story "King of the Zombies"

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

Half page Statement of Ownership text article

Genre	fact
Script	Everett M. Arnold
Letters	typeset
Notes	Edward Cronin, editor Publisher Everett M. Arnold (no corporation) 322 Main St., Stamford, CT.

6 page Espionage Starring Black X story "The fearless secret agent, Black X, with his trusty Hindu servant..."

Characters	Black X; Batu; Col. Atwater; Mito; Pepe.
Synopsis	Black X battles U-boats off the coast of California.
Genre	spy
Pencils	Witmer Williams [signed as Erwin]
Inks	Witmer Williams [signed as Erwin]

7 page Bozo the Robot story "[The Defense Plant Hold-Up"

Characters	Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot.
Synopsis	Hugh tries to stop a defense plant hold-up but ends up buried alive in a cave.
Genre	science fiction
Script	George Brenner (signed as Wayne Reid)
Pencils	George Brenner (signed as Wayne Reid)
Inks	George Brenner (signed as Wayne Reid)