Issue Details

Issue	#50
Published	February 1944
Frequency	monthly except December and June
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	60
Editing	Martin DeMuth

Cover Details - "Hiram the Hermit"

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

11 page Midnight story "Hiram the Hermit"

Characters	Midnight; Doc Wackey; Gabby; Sniffer Snoop; Hotdog; Hiram the Hermit; Oscar the Coyote; the Grover Mob; the Nolan Mob; Dirty John Boonton
Synopsis	Hiram the Hermit has the biggest diamond in the world and a pet coyote and he's going to appear on Dave Clark's radio show.
Genre	superhero; adventure
Script	Paul Gustavson
Pencils	Paul Gustavson (signed)
Inks	Paul Gustavson

8 page Rookie Rankin story "Old Jim"

Characters	Rookie Rankin; Old Jim
Genre	detective
Pencils	Witmer Williams ?
Inks	Witmer Williams ?

8 page Espionage Starring Black X story "The Garrison of Ghouls"

Characters	Black X; Batu; Kitsune
Genre	spy
Pencils	Bernard Sachs
Inks	Bernard Sachs

1 page Wun Cloo story

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

7 page Marksman story "Rubber Harvest Time In Brazil"

Characters	Marksman; Anna
Genre	war; adventure
Script	Fred Guardineer
Pencils	Fred Guardineer
Inks	Fred Guardineer

4 page Lady Luck story "The Jollity Theater Affair"

Characters	Lady Luck; Peecolo
Synopsis	Balloon dancers at the Jollity Theatre are passing secrets to the enemy.
Genre	superhero
Script	Klaus Nordling (signed)
Pencils	Klaus Nordling (signed)
Inks	Klaus Nordling
Reprinted	from Spirit, The (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #?

1 page text story "Drip Van Winkle"

Characters	Dewey Van Winkle; Capt. Angus MacCloud
Genre	War
Letters	typeset

Half page statement of ownership "Statement of Ownership Management Circulation"

Letters

typeset

1 page Archie O'Toole story "I'll master this new model or die!"

Characters	Archie O'Toole
Synopsis	Archie, the king, designs a new paper airplane.
Genre	humor
Script	Bernard Dibble
Pencils	Bernard Dibble
Inks	Bernard Dibble

7 page Daffy story "Losing Weight"

Characters	Daffy; Deke; Hoodoo Hoops; Rose Ann Rowley
Synopsis	Daffy drinks a magic tonic that makes her lose weight. All of it.
Genre	humor; wrestling
Script	Bart Tumey
Pencils	Bart Tumey
Inks	Bart Tumey

7 page Jester story "The Miles Kidnapping"

Characters	Jester; Mr. Miles; Louise Miles; Shrimp Twist; Miggins; McGinty
Genre	superhero