Feature Comics (1939 Quality) comic books 1941-1943

Cover art by Will Eisner. "Candy and Sabotage," art by John Celardo; Doll Man (Darrel Dane) vs. Gruber, Adolf and other spies. "The Treasure Hunt," script and art by William A. Smith; Rance Keane vs. The Eye and Bat Crawley. "The Dark House of Arno Cain," script by John Charles, art by Nick Cardy; Samar vs. Arno Cain. "Speed, Inc.," script by H. Weston Taylor, art by Harry Campbell; The Ace of Space must go up against the evil Dr. Devlin, who has invented a serum that gives men super-speed. "The Spell of the Albatross" starring Zero, Ghost Detective, script by Toni Blum (as Noel Fowler), art by Charles Sultan. "Seven Seas Café" starring Dusty Dane, script and art by Vernon Henkel. "United States Fleet Leaves For Two-Day Makeover," script and art by Clark Williams; Spin Shaw vs. Mr. Wonga. "Kids of Calamity," script and art by Harry Campbell; After dealing with the Un-American Band, The Destroying Demon reveals his identity to Colonel Jordan. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Fifty Thousand Dollar Package" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Untitled Reynolds of the Mounted, script and art by Art Pinajian. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Devlin. "Doll Man Joins the Army," script by William Erwin Maxwell, art by John Celardo; Darrel Dane joins the Army, and is out an issue later with no explanation. "The Treasure Hunt: Part 2" starring Rance Keane, script and art by William A. Smith. "Traitor's Telltale Light," script and art by Harry Campbell; Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy vs. The Band. "The Captured Cubs starring Samar, script by John Charles, art by Nick Cardy. "War In Volcania," script and art by Vernon Henkel; Dusty Dane vs. Balok. "Sacrifice To Moloch," script by Toni Blum (as Noel Fowler); Zero, Ghost Detective vs. a priest of Moloch. "The Ace in the Army," script by H. Weston Taylor, art by Harry Campbell; Ace becomes a Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps and goes after a group of spies that have seized a new flying fortress, recovering the plane; However, an injury to the left arm, suffered by the Ace of Space during the skirmish, is noted by the base Major to Egan's left arm, and the hero's secret becomes known. "Battle With the Giants" starring Reynolds of the Mounted, script and art by Art Pinajian. "The Boat Race Murders," script and art by Paul Gustavson; Rusty Ryan vs. Prof. Terhune. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Theft of the Plane Plans" starring Spin Shaw, script by Rex Smith, art by Witmer Williams. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Lou Fine (?)."The Treasure of the Black Albatross," art by John Celardo; Doll Man (Darrel Dane) vs. Captain Rocco. "The Treasure Hunt: Part 3" starring Rance Keane, script and art by William A. Smith. "Introducing USA," art by Maurice Gutwirth; As a young girl in 1777 and around to witness Besty Ross creating the new American flag; She carried some threads of that flag in her locket, and, afterwards, grew very ill and passed away, being buried with that locket. In 1941, the locket was unearthed and when opened, USA was born. "Zero's Future Incarnation," script and art by Toni Blum; Zero, Ghost Detective vs. Loro, Mogur and un-named Martians. "The Slaver of Bleak Isle," script and art by Vernon Henkel; Dusty Dane vs. Abdul Kalat and Singh. "Ghosts Don't Use Guns," script and art by Harry Campbell; Capt. Bruce Blackburn vs. The Prussorians. "The Raid on Bulobo"; Samar vs. The Nazis. "Origin of Reynolds of the Mounted," script and art by Art Pinajian. "Trapping the Trappers" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "Bar Sinister," art by Clark Williams; Spin Shaw vs. a gang of spies. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Devlin. Untitled story, script by William Erwin Maxwell, art by John Celardo; A friend asks Tommy to contact Doll Man so that they could catch some kidnappers; In so doing, that friend, Ray, learns Doll Man's secret identity. Untitled story, script and art by William A. Smith (Will Arthur); Rance Keane vs. Ahram-id. Untitled story, art by Reed Crandall; Samar vs. Alina and Haji. "The Black Bat," script and art by Art Pinajian; Reynolds fights the Black Bat, a kidnapper whose father dresses up as "Madam Dupre"; The Bat takes flight to escape, but falls to his death when his wings malfunction. Untitled story, script and art by Vernon Henkel; Dusty Dane vs. Jalnor. "Boomerang Blast," script and art by Harry Campbell; Capt. Bruce Blackburn vs. Gross and other spies. Untitled USA, the Spirit of Old Glory story, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Untitled story, script and art by Paul Gustavson; Rusty Ryan vs. Roy and two other gamblers. "Murderess Escapes From Prison!", script by Toni Blum, art by Al Bryant; Zero, Ghost Detective vs. Kitty Dell, Mr. Dell and a gang of crooks. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. Untitled Spin Shaw story, art by Clark Williams. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Trouble On the Twentieth Century Limited," script by Will Eisner (?), art by Reed Crandall; Darrel and Dr. Roberts speed after a train, attempting to catch up with a foreign spy who has stolen a valuable formula for making poison gas; Doll Man catches up to him only to lose the agent afterwards, but the crafty crime fighter sets a trap to catch all those involved. "The Mystery Schooner," script and art by William A. Smith; Rance Keane vs. Nazi spies. "Don't Fear the Reaper," script by Toni Blum, art by Al Bryant; Zero, Ghost Detective vs. The Reaper (Death). "King of the Barrens" starring Reynolds of the Mounted, art by Art Pinajian. "The Obandi War Dance" starring Samar, art by Reed Crandall. "Fear, Inc.", script and art by Harry Campbell; Capt. Bruce Blackburn vs. Herr Silber and his gang. "The Draftsman's Treason," art by Maurice Gutwirth; A corrupt government draftsman attempts to steal the plans of U.S. defenses, but USA throws a monkey wrench into that plan. "The Underwater Counterfeiters" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. "The Map of Sinbad," script and art by Vernon Henkel; Dusty Dane vs. Bulldog Teeters. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Mutineers" starring Spin Shaw, art by Clark Williams. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Devlin. "Don Hernandez, Jewel Thief" starring Doll Man, art by Reed Crandall. "The Seagoing Hellcat," script and art by William A. Smith; Rance Keane vs. Shark Egan and Red Mack. "The Ghostly Wreckers of Danger Isle" starring Zero, Ghost Detective, script by Toni Blum, art by Al Bryant. "Island of the Druids," art by Art Pinajian; Sgt. Jim Reynolds vs. Pierre DuLac. "The Hyena-Men," script by John Charles; Hearing war drums, Samar decides to investigate and asks why the Obandi Chief why his tribe members are doing their war dance; Claiming that evil white men are in the area, a sudden explosion draws Samar to the scene and learns that a group of men are interfering with the appraisal of diamonds by a man named Van Mar, which is inciting the local tribe. "Double Double" starring Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy, script and art by Harry Campbell. "Attack On Trilaska," art by Maurice Gutwirth; USA vs. the Nazis. "Enter: The Boyville Brigadiers," script and art by Paul Gustavson; Rusty creates the Boy Brigadiers after uncovering Fifth Columnists in Boyville, who were part of a gang led by Baby-Face Malone of Chicago. "Shanghaied By Captain Snyde," script and art by Vernon Henkel; Dusty Dane vs. Captain Snyde, Bucko and Crimpy. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Aerial Spy"; Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw battles a spy. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Fifth Idol," art by Reed Crandall; Doll Man (Darrel Dane) vs. Ubano and the Ankazis and a ship's captain. "It Started In McDorley's Tavern," script by Toni Blum; Zero, Ghost Detective vs. the Slaughterhouse Boys and the Dead Rabbits. "The Red Triangle" starring Reynolds of the Mounted, art by Art Pinajian. "The Malay Pirates" starring Dusty Dane, script and art by Vernon Henkel. "The Stone of Death," art by Al Bryant; Samar vs. Gobo the gorilla. "Fraulein Doctor's Daughter" starring Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy, script and art by Harry Campbell. "Karnoff the Fifth Columnist," art by Maurice Gutwirth; Intolerant of all Fifth Columnists, USA punched out one of their speakers during a rally in New York City, then followed them to their lair where she discovered their secret plot. "Pee Wee Hits Hollywood" starring Rance Keane, script and art by William A. Smith. "Scoring Against the Saboteurs," script and art by Paul Gustavson; Rusty Ryan vs. Nazi saboteurs. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The U-Boat Incident," art by Clark Willliams; Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw vs. The Nazis. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Devlin. "School of Crime," script by William Erwin Maxwell, art by Fran Matera; Doll Man (Darrel Dane) vs. Professor Coffin Nale. "The Car-Wrecking Ghost," script by Toni Blum (as Noel Fowler), art by Al Bryant; Zero uses a rather unique way in defeating the giant ghost of Joe Ricks by merely talking to him; By repeating the word "evil" ("live" spelled backwards, the one thing a ghost cannot do), Zero reduced the ghost in size, and, from there, Rucks continued to shrink with every word uttered. "Diamonds and Dastards" starring Samar, art by Max Elkan. Untitled Mickey Finn story, art by Lank Leonard. "The Phantom Fur Thieves," script and art by Art Pinajian; Sgt. Jim Reynolds vs. Geller and the Night Riders. "Ribbons of Death" starring Capt. Bruce Blackburn, script and art by Harry Francis Campbell. "Factory Girls and Fifth Columnists," art by Maurice Gutwirth; USA, dressed in her full garb, goes to work alongside civilian women in a bomb factory, and manages to uncover a spy working there: her own supervisor, Mrs. Cragg. "The American Freedom Club" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. "The Coming of the Fargo Kid," art by Alex Koda; The Fargo Kid (Tim Turner) faces a town boss. "The Nazis Come To South Pango" starring Dusty Dane, script and art by Vernon Henkel. "The Plans of Peril," script by Rex Smith, art by Witmer Williams; Spin Shaw vs. Herman, Von and other Nazis. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Reed Crandall (?). "Trouble in South America," script by William Erwin Maxwell, art by Reed Crandall; Doll Man (Darrel Dane) vs. Ernst Muller, Hermann and un-named Nazis. "The Feast of Azoga," art by Max Elkan; Samar vs. The Wambu chief and a trader. "Duel of the Ghosts" starring Zero, Ghost Detective, script by Toni Blum, art by Al Bryant. "Lighthouse of Doom" starring Dusty Dane, script and art by Vernon Henkel. "Masquerade of Treason," art by Maurice Gutwirth; The son of the Commanding General at Fort Maxon is discovered by USA to be aiding and abetting a group of criminals with guns and ammunition. "Arson at Settler's Valley" starring Reynolds of the Mounted, art by Art Pinajian. "Telltale Tunnel" starring Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy, script and art by Harry Campbell. "The Transvestite Bandit" starring The Fargo Kid, art by Alex Koda. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Refugee Teacher," script and art by Paul Gustavson; Rusty Ryan vs. Hans and his spy ring. "The Vanishing Planes" starring Spin Shaw, art by Clark Williams. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Devlin. "The Fiends and the Foundry," script by William Erwin Maxwell, art by Reed Crandall; Doll Man investigates suspicious sabotage activities at a wartime aluminum foundry producing aircraft engine blocks. "The Elephant Sacrifice," script by John Charles, art by Max Elkan; A tribe of cannibals use an elephant named Polo to capture Samar. "Diary of the Dead," script by Toni Blum (as Noel Fowler), art by Al Bryant; After visiting his doctor, the physician shows him the still form of a girl, who's malady is considered incurable unless a plant the doctor's father discovered in Guatamala can be obtained to effect a cure. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "Crime At the Clover Club" starring jazz band conductor Swing Sisson, script and art by Phil Martin. "The Purple Monster" starring Reynolds of the Mounted, script and art by Art Pinajian. "Case Without Clues" starring Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy, script and art by Harry Campbell. "The Phoney Father," script and art by Paul Gustavson; Rusty Ryan vs. Joe and his gang. "Dream of a Countess" starring Dusty Dane, script and art by Vernon Henkel. "The Box B Rustlers" starring The Fargo Kid, art by Alex Koda. "The ZANZIBAR Incident," art by Clark Williams; Spin Shaw vs. The Nazis. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Final Act of Mr. Grimm," art by Reed Crandall; Doll Man (Darrel Dane) vs. Grimm and The Nazis. "The Curse of the Death Devil" starring Samar, art by Max Elkan. "The Gibson Street Ghoul," script by Toni Blum, art by Al Bryant; Zero, Ghost Detective is summoned by the law to take on the Gibson Street Ghoul, a mysterious ghost bent on vengeance. "To Save a Convoy," script and art by Vernon Henkel; Dusty Dane vs. a first mate and the Nazis. "Acid and Extortion," script and art by Phil Martin; Swing Sisson vs. an extortion gang. "The Escape of Romer," art by Art Pinajian; Sgt. Jim Reynolds vs. Romer. "Clue of the Matches" starring Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy, script and art by Harry Campbell. "Legree, the Dope Smuggler" starring The Fargo Kid, art by Alex Koda. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Explosive Pencils" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. "Chaos In Cuba," art by Clark Williams; Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw vs. Gomez and the Nazis. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Devlin. "The Evil of Lester DuBois," script by William Erwin Maxwell, art by Reed Crandall; While working late at the DuBois Powder Plant, Dr. Roberts discovers that steel filings have been mixed with the powder grains, and that the steel could cause a spark to ignite the powder; Doll Man is called in to investigate this serious sabotaging of America's defense efforts. "The Jungle Priest" starring Samar, art by Max Elkan. "The Ghost of Noah Jordan" starring Zero, Ghost Detective, script by Toni Blum, art by Al Bryant. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Missing Mail Plane" starring The Fargo Kid, art by Alex Koda. "The War Orphans' Benefit" starring Swing Sisson, script and art by Phil Martin. "The Search For Blackbeard," art by Art Pinajian; Sgt. Jim Reynolds vs. Blackbeard. "Thwarted Assassins" starring Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy, script and art by Harry Campbell. "Mystery of the Freighter" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. "The PADUCAH Is Launched" starring Spin Shaw, art by Clark Williams. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Gill Fox. Untitled story, script by William Erwin Maxwell, art by Reed Crandall; The Doll Man faces Ituri, a Japanese agent in Virginia, who is attempting to sabotage our military's sub-detecting invention. Untitled Zero, Ghost Detective story, script by Toni Blum (as Noel Fowler), art by Al Bryant. Untitled Samar story, art by Max Elkan. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. Untitled Fargo Kid story, art by Alex Koda; The Fargo Kid (Tim Turner) fights his strangest battle. Untitled story, script and art by Phil Martin; Swing Sisson battles the Maestro, whose violin playing mesmerized his victims. Untitled Reynolds of the Mounted story, art by Art Pinajian. "Kiss of the Cobra" starring Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy, script and art by Harry Campbell. Untitled Rusty Ryan story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Untitled Spin Shaw story, script by Rex Smith, art by Clark Williams. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled story, script by William Erwin Maxwell, art by Reed Crandall; Darrel and Martha are walking along the street when air raid sirens go off, and they take shelter in a subway tunnel; Two painters are also in there and Darrel notices something strange about them, so he turns into Doll Man and tracks them; Doll Man is puzzled that the Nazis are so accurate in their bomb runs. Untitled Samar story, art by Mort Leav. Untitled Zero, Ghost Detective story, art by Witmer Williams; Zero is asked to search the remains of a wealthy farmer in order to obtain a locket that contains the location of the farmer's hidden fortune, but stepson John wants to beat Zero to the punch. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. Untitled Fargo Kid story, art by Alex Koda. Untitled detective/mystery story with Swing Sisson, script and art by Phil Martin. Untitled Reynolds of the Mounted story, art by Art Pinajian. Untitled Rusty Ryan story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. "It Happened on Rails" starring Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy, script and art by Harry Campbell. Untitled Spin Shaw story, art by Clark Williams. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Devlin. "The Japanese Doll Man," script by William Erwin Maxwell, art by Reed Crandall; The Japanese force their own scientist, Dr. Hoto, to reproduce the Doll Man's shrinking serum, and, after several failures, he succeeds in shrinking a wrestler, whose strength was increased, but mind was destroye; Doll Man tricks his foe into a cannon, shooting him to the sharks! "The Ghost of Al Margotti," script by Toni Blum, art by Al Bryant; Zero, the Ghost Detective meets a chemist who has invented a "ghost disintegrator." Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Origin of the Spider Widow," script and art by Frank Borth; A pair of mobsters visit Dianne's home, needing some gasoline for their getaway car; Dianne then donned an old green rubber mask, gathered some of her gardener's pet spiders, and hid inside the crook's trunk. "The Eastern Gangster Invasion," art by Alex Koda. "Mike Yemon's Protection Racket," script and art by Phil Martin; Swing Sisson; Mike Yemon and his gang vs. Swing Sisson. "Samar Vs. the Gorilla," art by Max Elkan. "The Black Dragon Society" starring Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Untitled story starring Richards of the Mounties, art by Art Pinajian. Untitled Spin Shaw story, art by Witmer Williams (as Clark Williams). 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Gill Fox. "The Dishonorables," script by Wm. Erwin Maxwell, art by Reed Crandall; Martha and her father succumb to a disease that instills fear into the American people, which is a plot by a group of Americans who had been dishonorably discharged from the armed services. Untitled jungle story starring Samar, art by Rafael Astarita (as John Charles). Untitled Reynolds of the Mounted story. Untitled The Fargo Kid story. Untitled Zero, Ghost Detective story, script by Toni Blum (as Noel Fowler); Zero, Ghost Detective is able to save the sorority of his niece Sally from the clutches of a killer ghost. "The Black Dragon - Once again!", script and art by Paul Gustavson; The Black Dragon return to mine San Francisco Bay, and killed the Brigadier's commander in the process. Untitled story, script and art by Frank Borth; Spider Widow uses her spiders to suss out an evil Japanese collaborator. Untitled Spin Shaw story, art by Witmer Williams (as Rex Smith). 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Human Manikins," script by William Erwin Maxwell, art by Reed Crandall; Martha is kidnapped by De Swank, who owns a department store in which he turns women into lifelike manikins with a serum he intends to sell to Fifth Columnists. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Caretaker's Ghost," script by Toni Blum, art by Al Bryant. "Jungle Storm" starring Samar, art by Rafael Astarita. "The Great Ghost Herd," art by Alex Koda; The Fargo Kid vs. The "Hooded Murderer" and his gang. "Jack Traxe's Leveraged Buyout" starring Swing Sisson, script and art by Phil Martin. "The Ghost Ship" starring Reynolds of the Mounted, art by Art Pinajian. "The Japanese Transformation Drug," script and art by Paul Gustavson; Rusty Ryan vs. the Man of a Thousand Faces and the Black Dragon Society. "Death Steals the Show of the Great Darbun Circus!", script and art by Frank Borth; Spider Widow investigates a series of mysterious but fatal accidents at the local circus, and discovers the owner, dressed as a clown, is responsible. "The General's Daughter" starring Spin Shaw, art by Witmer Williams (as Clark Williams). 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Gill Fox. "Enemy Subs Menace Coastal Areas," script by Wm. Erwin Maxwell, art by Reed Crandall; Professor Roberts falls under the spell of a beautiful and ambitious woman who entices him to divulge his secrets; When Doll Man investigates her, his discovers her true name and that she is under the cruel spell of her hag-like sister; Once restored from her spell, she double-dates with Darrel and Martha. Untitled Zero, Ghost Detective story, script by Toni Blum (as Noel Fowler). Untitled Samar story, script by John Charles, art by Rafael Astarita. "This Is Suicide Shack" starring The Fargo Kid, art by Alexander Koda. Untitled detective-mystery story with Swing Sisson, art by Phil Martin. "The Masked Hermit" starring Reynolds of the Mounted, art by Art Pinajian. Untitled Rusty Ryan story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. "Meet the Raven!", script and art by Frank Borth; Spider Widow answers an ad in the newspaper placed by Axis spies; But the ad is also answered by the mysterious Raven, who freed her and then, together with the Widow, delivered the spies into the hands of the U.S. Navy. Untitled Spin Shaw story, art by Witmer Williams (as Rex Smith). 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Gill Fox. "The Scientist Slaves of Yvette DeMortire," art by Reed Crandall; A group of noted scientists all gather to experience the first demonstration of the Hydrocatharsis Ray, but are stunned when the creator suddenly turns the ray upon them! "To Return from the Dead" starring Zero, Ghost Detective, script by Toni Blum, art by Al Bryant. "Kidnapping on the Midnight Express," script and art by Frank Borth; The Spider Widow and Raven find themselves aboard the same train bound for the mountains, when it was hit by the Nazis; Each of them emerged in costume, but retreated together when the U.S. Army arrived to clean up the mess. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "Escape of the Nazi Seamen" starringFargo Kid, art by Alex Koda. "Sabotage in Seattle," script and art by Phil Martin; Swing Sisson vs. Nazi spies. "Fortress of Spies," art by Art Pinajian; Sgt. Jim Reynolds vs. The Japanese. "The Chinese Doll" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. "The Wagi-Wagi Incident," art by Rafael Astarita; "The Nazi Gold Theft" starring Spin Shaw, art by Witmer Williams (as Clark Williams). 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Gill Fox. "The Troopship Terror," art by Rudy Palais; In order to combat the enemy, Darrel teaches Martha how to fly an airplane. "Deep In the Heart of Texas—Danger," script and art by Phil Martin; Swing Sisson & Co. go to Corpus Christi, Texas. "The Girl On the Island" starring Spin Shaw, Agent 206, and Japanese villains, script and art by Bob Powell. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Mute Ghost" starring Zero, Ghost Detective, script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams. "The Menace of Morgue Hanson" starring Samar, art by Charles Sultan. "The Ghost Town of the Mesa" starring Fargo Kid, art by Alex Koda. "The Secret Japanese Radio Station," script and art by Frank Borth; While vacationing at their mountain retreat, the Widow and Raven must stop some Japanese saboteurs. "Miranda's Café," script and art by Paul Gustavson; Rusty Ryan vs. Miranda, Anaso, and other spies. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Bryant. "The Unlucky Quarter," art by Rudy Palais; Doll Man vs. Midnight Joe, Louie, Prof. Belittle, and Slick Simmons. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "Death To Irving Gershwin," script and art by Phil Martin; Swing Sisson vs. Von Brunt and his Nazis. "The Death Emerald" starring Zero, Ghost Detective, script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams. "The Traitorous Actor" starring Spider Widow and the Raven, script and art by Frank Borth; Dianne takes up acting as a hobby and begins appearing in summer theatre productions outside New York; She discovers that one of her fellow actors is a spy...and the Raven steps in to help her nab him. "Kismet El Aschid" starring Spin Shaw, script by Rex Smith, art by Bob Powell. "Origin of the Bungling Buddha," script and art by Sy Reit; Blimpy, an ancient Oriental Buddha statue brought to life when young Tabby Tyler spoke the magic words: "Oggle doggie woggle ibbidy bibbidy sibbidy sab, dictionary down the ferry, out goes ipso facto with the floy-floy!", covers his blue skin with coal dust and tries to pass for an Afican-American. "How To Be a Super Salesman," script and art by Paul Gustavson; Rusty Ryan vs. Alfred Krantz. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Gill Fox. "The Black Atom"; Doll Man faces the Black Atom, who has the ability to vanish in a puff of smoke. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Man Nobody Loved," script and art by Toni Blum; Zero, Ghost Detective vs. Eloise the vampire. "The Mechanical Gangster," script by Sy Reit, art by Al Stahl; Blimpy (aka Rufus Rastas Sassafrass O'Brain) vs. The Mechanical Gangster. "There Ain't Gonna Be No Santa Claus" starring Spider Widow and the Raven, script and art by Frank Borth. "The Plot to Dynamite the Clover Club," script and art by Phil Martin; Swing Sisson vs. Art King. "The Fate of Kino" starring Spin Shaw, script and art by Bob Powell. "Enter Alababa," script and art by Paul Gustavson; During an adventure in North Africa, Rusty Ryan picks an Arab named Alababa and a zoot-suited African named Pierpoint Lee to join the Brigadiers. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Bryant. "The Adventure With the Corpse," script by William Erwin Maxwell, art by Rudy Palais; Doll Man faces the insideous Corpse, a man who had gone to the electric chair in 1939, and who could instill rigor mortis in living people; Doll Man succeeds in forcing his foe's car off a cliff...but did the villain live through it? "Blimpy Falls In Love," script by Sy Reit, art by Al Stahl; Blimpy falls in love with a lady statue, who he stole from her sculptor, and which was brought to life by Tabby. "Case of the Missing Twins," script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams; Zero helps Lois Ugar, who is sweet on the detective, summon up her deceased twin sister. "Skyjacked In Mexico," script and art by Phil Martin; Swing Sisson vs. Franz Von Worle. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Spider Widow Meets the Spider Man," script and art by Frank Borth. "Wonder Gal" starring Spin Shaw, script and art by Bob Powell. "Alababa and the Five Thieves" starring Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Gill Fox. "The Ugliest Man in the World," art by Rudy Palais; Doll Man vs. The Ugly Man. "The Will of Jacob Pendergast," script and art by Frank Borth; Bizarre circumstances force the Raven to reveal his true identity, Dianne's Uncle John had become the executor of his friend's considerable fortune, and the will required that four random people would have to compete for that fortune; One of these, Miss Withington, killed one of the other four and moved to attack Dianne when she discovered that she was the Spider Widow. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Extortionists and the Ape" starring Swing Sisson, script and art by Phil Martin. "Plans For General Dwight," art by Bob Powell; Spin Shaw wins the Navy Medal of Honor. "Spirit of the Elemental" starring Zero, Ghost Detective, script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams. "Hobo's Paradise" starring Blimpy, script by Sy Reit, art by Al Stahl. "Learn Commando Tactics," script and art by Paul Gustavson; Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers vs. The Baron. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Bryant. "The Bearded Lady," art by Max Elkan; Doll Man must overcome a little person named Dr. Highe, who envies the Doll Man's ability to change size. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "Case of Buggy No. 13" starring Zero, Ghost Detective, script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams. Untitled story, script and art by Phil Martin; Swing Sisson vs. Maestro. "The Spider Widow meets the Tiglon Man," script and art by Frank Borth; When The Raven summoned Dianne to a cemetery, she happened upon the lair of the Tiglon Man, a creature having the head of a tiger, who commanded the very artifacts that The Raven had meant to show her. Untitled Spin Shaw story, script by Rex Smith, art by Bob Powell. "Featured Star Performer, 3 Ring Circus," script by Sy Reit, art by Al Stahl; Blimpy becomes a performer at the 3-Star Circus. Untitled Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $89.00 View scans Cover and centerfold detached at single center staple, tape stains. Glue spots along spine.

This unusually rare issue features an eye-popping tailed red devil cover by Gill Fox. This issue is among the rarest within this title, but how to explain the rarity! Our guess is that many copies went to comic book hell during the Fredric Wertham inspired 1950s comic book purge!

Cover art by Gill Fox. "Fate Dealt the Cards" starring Doll Man. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. Untitled story, script by Sy Reit, art by Al Stahl; Blimpy, the Bungling Buddha (aka Rufus Rastas Sassafrass O'Brain) vs. the Japanese. "Fightingest' Gals in the History of Comic Books!", script and art by Frank Borth (as Frank M. Borth); The Raven has invited Sandra to meet with Dianne Grayson and believes that they can help Sandra with all the problems she has been encountering with attempts being made to get inside information from her father; But the two ladies bicker from the very start, but succeed in being taken to The Boss by one of his henchmen, only to lose him in the end. Untitled Spin Shaw story, script and art by Bob Powell. "The Friars of Finance" starring Zero, Ghost Detective, script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams (as Clark Williams). Untitled Swing Sisson story, script and art by Phil Martin. Untitled story starring Rusty Ryan and the Boyville Brigadiers, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Bryant. "The Case of the Pharoah's Curse"; Doll Man vs. The Pharaoh (Janus). Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. Untitled story, script and art by Frank Borth; The Spider Widow and Phantom Lady learn that the Raven has been taken from the hospital, where he was recovering from his wounds, to a place called the Lookout Hotel; When Dianne enters the hotel, she is confronted by the Raven, who claims he has joined the Bosses' mob. "Octa Puss Pickpocket Gang Pockets City," script and art by Al Stahl; Inferior Man battles a former wrestler who has taken to theft as the dreaded Octa Puss! "The Return of Yvonne" starring Swing Sisson, script by Tex Henson, art by Phil Martin. "The Jade Elephant" starring Spin Shaw, script and art by Bob Powell. "The Ghost That Haunted Macbeth," script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams; Zero, Ghost Detective vs. Banquo's ghost. "King Neptune's Domain" starring Blimpy, script by Sy Reit, art by Al Stahl. "The Wrong Wong" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Gill Fox. "The Diary of Death," pencils by Alex Kotzky, inks by John Cassone; Doll Man (Darrel Dane) vs. Emil and John Carrel. "The Underwater Airfield," script and art by Bob Powell; Spin Shaw vs. Kideki and the Japanese. "The Werewolf," script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams; Zero, Ghost Detective uses the "ghost disintegrator" on the spirit of a werewolf. "Swing Sisson Murdered!!", script by Tex Henson, art by Phil Martin; Swing Sisson vs. Thatchy Dawkins, Bert and other members of Yvonne's gang. "Blimpy's Substitute," script by Sy Reit, art by Al Stahl. "Peace--It's Wonderful!", script and art by Frank Borth; The Raven receives a bunch of petitions asking him to settle the feuding between Spider Woman and Phantom Lady, and invites both to an escape-proof cellar in a building to settle their differences. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Magic Teapot," script and art by Paul Gustavson; Rusty Ryan and the Brigadiers wander through the South Pacific where Pierpont finds a magic lamp and wishes the group up a boat. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Kotzky. "Crime Goes To College," pencils by Alex Kotzky, inks by John Cassone; Doll Man (Darrel Dane) vs. Prof. Whittlesey, Gats Grogan and Bruiser Bellows. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Headhunter" starring The Spider Widow, script by Frank Borth, art by Rudy Palais; Dianne's friends, Alice and Emory, had succumed to headhunters in the jungles of South America. But the true villain nearly killed Dianne and then leapt out a window to his death. "The Invisibility Formula," script by Tex Henson, art by Phil Martin; Swing Sisson has a difficult time dealing with the infamous Dr. McNulty, who has invented an invisibility serum. "Letter To Stalin" starring Spin Shaw, script and art by Bob Powell. "The Hand of Rutatutakhmen," script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams; Zero defeats the possessed mummy of the Egyptian pharaoh, Rutatutakhmen. "Blimpy Goes To the Devil (Almost!)", script by Sy Reit, art by Al Stahl. Miss Siren" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.