Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	June 1940
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Ned Pines

Cover Details

Pencils	Kin Platt
Inks	Kin Platt

10 page Captain Future story "The Origin of Captain Future"

Characters	I & O: Captain Future (Andrew Bryant); V: Devlin, Knights of the Purple Plague (I for all)
Pencils	Kin Platt
Inks	Kin Platt

8 page Dr. X story "Introducing Dr. X"

Characters

I: Dr. X, Cynthia, Bob Stone; V: Inus-Men (I)

7 page G-Man Dalton story "An ominous group gathers outside the Graceton National Bank..."

Characters	I: Bob Dalton, Mr. Kane; V: Henry Flint (I)
Pencils	Leo Morey
Inks	Leo Morey

7 page Mystico story "The Origin of Mystico"

Characters	I & O: Mystico; V: Dr. Slade, Scraggs, the Green Shirts (I for all)
Pencils	Leonard Sansone
Inks	Leonard Sansone

8 page Scoop Langdon story "Walking through Chinatown, Scoop hears a call for help!"

Characters

I: Scoop Langdon; V: Moffat, Ling Tung Tong (I for all)

6 page Masked Rider story "Origin of the Masked Rider"

Characters	I & O: The Masked Rider (Bronc Randall); I: Randall (D), Helen Carter, Shorthorn Jones; B: Bishop, Pete, Smokey, and their gang (I for all)
Pencils	John Daly
Inks	John Daly

9 page Detective Sgt. Burke story "Passing a house, Detective Sergeant Tom Burke is startled..."

Characters	I: Detective Sgt. Tom Burke; V: Anthony Clare, Sun Kee and his tong (I for all)
Pencils	Max Thayer
Inks	Max Thayer

1 page text story "Bobby and the Lions"

Script	Will Garth
Colors	Will Garth
Letters	typeset

6 page Bob and Beano story "Hey, Beano, you lug--cut out the noise--I'm tryin' to read!"

Characters	I: Bob, Beano, Miss Hayes; V: Butch and his gang (I for all)
Pencils	Jack Lehti
Inks	Jack Lehti
Notes	only appearance