Issue Details

Issue	#49
Published	January 1944
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	60
Editing	Martin De Muth

Cover Details

Characters	Midnight; Gabby
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Alex Kotzky (signed)
Inks	Alex Kotzky (signed)

11 page Midnight story "Selwyn the Savage"

Characters	Midnight; Gabby; Doc Wackey; Selwyn the Savage (intro); Killer Mike; Gertrude
Synopsis	When the girl of Selwyn's dreams leaves his diner with Killer Mike, he resolves he must become a tough guy too. So he goes to Doc Wackey for help.
Genre	superhero; adventure
Pencils	Paul Gustavson (signed)
Inks	Paul Gustavson (signed)

1 page Wun Cloo filler "Honorable Crooked Fortune Teller"

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

7 page Daffy story "The Gold Mine Caper"

Characters	Daffy Dill; Deke Parsons; Mr. Crouch
Synopsis	Deke sells a worthless gold mine to Mr. Crouch that suddenly turns up a new vein.
Genre	humor; wrestling
Pencils	Milt Stein?
Inks	Milt Stein?

8 page Espionage Starring Black X story "Ceylon...Age-Old Island of Dark Secrets"

Characters	Black X; Batu; Suva
Genre	spy
Pencils	Don Rico?
Inks	Don Rico?

1 page Archie O'Toole story

Genre	humor; kid
Pencils	Dibble
Inks	Dibble

7 page The Marksman story "The Mayan Murderers"

Characters	Marksman; Anna
Synopsis	The Marksman is in Mexico helping Polish refugees beset by Nazis.
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inks	Fred Guardineer
Notes	The Marksman decides to stay in South America and pursue Nazi spies for a awhile.

4 page Lady Luck story "The Diabolical Dr. Dermis"

Characters	Lady Luck; Sgt. Sloburn; Dr. Dermis; Peecolo; Buffalo
Synopsis	Dr. Dermis changes criminal's fingerprints.
Genre	superhero
Script	Klaus Nordling (signed)
Pencils	Klaus Nordling (signed)
Inks	Klaus Nordling
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #?

2 page Jimmy Christian text story "The Jungle Hangmen"

Genre	adventure
Script	Robert M. Hyatt?
Letters	Typeset

8 page Rookie Rankin story "The Phantom Armored Car"

Characters	Rookie Rankin; The Phantom
Genre	detective
Pencils	Witmer Williams ?
Inks	Witmer Williams ?

7 page Jester, The story "Unlucky Starr"

Characters	Jester; McGinty; Starr Emery; Ziki; Boss Tobb; Jack Burman
Synopsis	Boss Tobb tries to frame a couple of actors into working for his gang.
Genre	superhero