Comic books March 1943

Cover by Marc Swayze. Stories and art by Bill Finger, Marc Swayze, Bert Whitman, Carl C. Hodges, and Jack Binder. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mary Marvel helps a young Native American chief (a college student) when gangsters are stealing his tribe's oil, in a story written by Batman legend Bill Finger. Commando Yank suspects that Nazi spies are using ancient rune stones to send secret messages to Axis U-boat commanders. Phantom Eagle tries to help the natives of "Fizzam" resist an Axis invasion, in story that ends with a War Bonds PSA. Mary Marvel: A Telegram to Adventure; Commando Yank: The Secret of the Stone; Ski Freight to Alaska; Phantom Eagle: The Fuzzies of Fizzam; Padlock Jones: The Case of the Purple Pagan; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Adventure of the Red-Hot Dollar! 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Montana. "Lisbon," art by Irv Novick; A Secret Service agent in Portugal is arrested on evidence unearthed by German agents, and Looney is sent to obtain this "evidence" before the trial. With the help of Steel. "The Web and the Book," art by Irv Novick; A book collector is murdered for an old book, and the trail leads to an ex-convict, and then to the warden himself. "The Paralyzed Thumb" text story starring the Web by Flynn Livingston. "Dame of Fate," art by Sam Cooper; Black Jack is taken back in time to the French Revolution and the Guillotine. "Mother-in-Law" starring Wilbur Wilkin; Robert's mother-in-law is coming for a visit. "Introducing Ginger," art by Harry Sahle; First appearance of Ginger, who is practicing cheering for this afternoon's big game. "Semyon Timoshenko"; The story of a Russian Marshal fighting the German army. "The Tale of Hugh Sinclair," art by Sam Cooper; A tale of Hugh Sinclair, one of those despicable men America can do without, and to whom profit means more than help winning the war. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.