Issue Details

Issue	#43
Published	June 1943
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	George Brenner

Cover Details - "The Murder Mask"

Characters	Midnight; Lady Luck; Doc Wackey; Gabby
Genre	adventure; superhero
Pencils	Reed Crandall
Inks	Reed Crandall

11 page Midnight story "The Murder Mask"

Characters	Midnight; Doc Wackey; Gabby; Sniffer Snoop; Hot Foot; The Mask; Jolly Rogers; Anderson; Edgar Tompkins
Synopsis	The Mask tries to kill off all those responsible for a radio show about him.
Genre	superhero; adventure
Script	Paul Gustavson
Pencils	Paul Gustavson (signed)
Inks	Paul Gustavson

4 page Lady Luck story "Alien Shakedown"

Characters	Count DeChange; Lady Luck
Synopsis	Brenda breaks up a racket to shake down innocent aliens in exchange for "protection" against the government.
Genre	superhero
Script	Klaus Nordling
Pencils	Klaus Nordling
Inks	Klaus Nordling

1 page Archie O'Toole filler

Genre	humor; kid
Script	Bernard Dibble
Pencils	Bernard Dibble
Inks	Bernard Dibble

7 page Marksman story "The Biggest Game of All- Adolph Hitler"

Characters	Marksman; Yurka; Hitler
Genre	war; adventure
Script	Fred Guardineer
Pencils	Fred Guardineer
Inks	Fred Guardineer

8 page Espionage Starring Black X story "What Shall it Benefit a Man If He Gain the Whole World and Lose His Soul?"

Characters	Black X; Batu; Dr. Harvey Bedsloe
Genre	spy
Pencils	Bernard Sachs
Inks	Bernard Sachs

1 page Wun Cloo filler

Genre	humor; detective
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole

7 page Daffy story "The Man With the Horrible Hobby"

Characters	Daffy Dill; Mr. Nitemayer; Tea Biscuit; Vita Hayweed; Count De Corpuscles
Genre	humor; wrestling
Script	Gill Fox
Pencils	Gill Fox (signed)
Inks	Gill Fox

8 page Rookie Rankin story "The World's Champion"

Characters	Foxy Harris; Spike Tolan; Masked Marvel; Bone Crusher Harrigan
Synopsis	Rookie investigates crooked boxing matches.
Genre	detective
Pencils	Rudy Palais ?
Inks	Rudy Palais ?

2 page text story "The Yukon Murders"

Letters

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8 page Yankee Eagle story "The Sailor Missed His Boat"

Genre	adventure
Pencils	Joe Cavallo (signed)
Inks	Joe Cavallo

7 page Jester story "Oople's Truth Pills"

Characters	Hustace McGinty; Jester; Oscar Oople; Ace Morgan; The Major; Lord Andrew; Slick
Synopsis	Oscar Oople has pills that make everybody tell the truth, even Chuck Lane when they ask if he's the Jester.
Genre	superhero
Script	Paul Gustavson
Pencils	Paul Gustavson
Inks	Paul Gustavson