Issue Details

Issue	#17
Published	April 1942
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Editing	Leon Harvey
Notes	Pencil credits from Greg Theakston.

Cover Details

Pencils	Joe Simon (as Jon Henri)
Inks	Joe Simon
Notes	Pencil credits from Greg Theakston.

8 page Captain Freedom story "The Case of the Fearful 4"

Characters	The Fearful Four (Villain; Intro)
Pencils	Arthur Cazeneuve
Inks	Arthur Cazeneuve

7 page Pat Parker story "Fire In the Blackout"

Characters	Von Ritter (Villain; Intro); Fritz Arndt (Villain; Intro); Nazis (Villain); Don Fraser (Intro)
Pencils	Jill Elgin?
Inks	Jill Elgin?

7 page Biff Bannon story "Buried Treasure"

Script	Art Helfant
Pencils	Art Helfant
Inks	Art Helfant

2 page Army Fun filler

Genre

gag

6 page Speed Taylor story "Intrigue At the Winter Carnival"

Characters

Miss Sonja (Intro); Mr. Montgomery (Intro); V: Major Von Ritter and his spy ring (Villain; Intro)

8 page Shock Gibson story "The Monsters From Mercury"

Characters	John Thumb (Villain; Intro; Death?)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Arthur Cazeneuve
Inks	Arthur Cazeneuve

2 page Bimbo's Beanery filler

Genre	humor
Script	Art Helfant
Pencils	Art Helfant
Inks	Art Helfant

5 page Ted Parrish story "The Swami's Fatal Fortunes"

Characters

The Swami (Villain; Intro); Jack Wormer (Intro; Death); Diane (Intro)

2 page Captain Freedom text story "The Story Behind the Cover"

Characters	Captain Freedom
Pencils	Jack Kirby (Illustration)
Inks	Jack Kirby (Illustration)
Letters	typeset
Notes	illo by Kirby (rpt. from cover)

5 page Crash, Cork, and the Baron story "The Battle of the Atlantic"

Characters	Kosti (Villain; Intro); the Nazis (Villain)
Pencils	Art Gates
Inks	Art Gates

8 page Black Cat story "Origin of the Black Cat"

Genre	superhero
Script	Leon Harvey
Pencils	Al Gabriele
Inks	Al Gabriele
Reprinted	from Pocket Comics (Harvey, 1941 series) #1