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Issue Details

Issue #3
Published April 1940
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Abner Sundell

Cover Details

Pencils Irv Novick
Inks Irv Novick

11 page Shield story "The Mines of Count Zongarr"

Characters V: Count Zongarr (I, D)
Script Harry Shorten?
Pencils Irv Novick
Inks Irv Novick

7 page Comet story The Pawn of "Satan"

Characters V: "Satan" (I, D), Zadar (I, D)
Synopsis Comet murders police while hypnotized, and becomes wanted for murder
Script Jack Cole
Pencils Jack Cole
Inks Jack Cole
Letters Jack Cole

6 page Press Guardian story "The Return of Von Leo"

Characters V: Von Leo, the Moronia Bund
Script Abner Sundell
Pencils Mort Meskin
Inks Mort Meskin

7 page Fu Chang story "The Drug Slaves of Ghor"

Characters V: Ghor (I, D); I: Tay Ming
Script Joe Blair
Pencils Lin Streeter
Inks Lin Streeter

7 page Sergeant Boyle story "Escape From Germany"

Characters V: The Nazis
Script Abner Sundell
Pencils Charles Biro
Inks Charles Biro

2 page text story "The Border Patrol"

Script Eugene Cunningham
Letters typeset

6 page Midshipman story "The Sub Formula Spies"

Script Bob Wood?
Pencils Bob Wood?
Inks Bob Wood?

6 page Rocket and the Queen of Diamonds story "City of the Batmen"

Characters V: The Batman and their king (I, D for all)
Script Abner Sundell
Pencils Lin Streeter
Inks Lin Streeter

6 page Kayo Ward story "The Socker Benson Setup"

Characters V: Ace Brady, Marie, Spud, and an unnamed hood (I for all); I: Socker Benson
Script Harry Shorten?
Pencils Phil Sturm
Inks Phil Sturm

6 page Bentley of Scotland Yard story "The Murder of the Three Officers"

Characters V: Capt. Horrocks (I, D); I: Lt. Twisdon, Col. Jaffrey, Lt. Dillard (all D), Maj. Stuart, Capt. Frome
Script Joe Blair
Pencils Sam Cooper
Inks Sam Cooper