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Issue Details

Issue #8
Published September 1940
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Abner Sundell

Cover Details

Pencils Irv Novick
Inks Irv Novick

13 page Shield story "The Hollywood Murders"

Characters V: Biff Crossley (I, D) and his gang (I, most D)
Script Harry Shorten
Pencils Irv Novick
Inks Irv Novick

6 page Comet story "The Master Speaks"

Characters V: The Master (I, D)
Synopsis Comet still a fugitive
Script Abner Sundell
Pencils Bob Wood
Inks Bob Wood

6 page Press Guardian story "The Claw Returns"

Characters V: The Claw
Script Abner Sundell
Pencils Mort Meskin
Inks Mort Meskin

6 page Fu Chang story "Portygee and the Hooker"

Characters V: Portygee, the Hooker, Commissioner Warren (I for all)
Script Abner Sundell
Pencils Lin Streeter
Inks Lin Streeter

7 page Sergeant Boyle story "Mission To Antwerp"

Characters V: Hatter Mary (I), the Nazis; I: Gen. Tynwall, Miss Tinwall
Script Abner Sundell
Pencils Charles Biro
Inks Charles Biro

6 page Midshipman story "The Lion-Taming Heiress"

Characters I: Janet Holden, Mr. and Mrs. Holden (her parents); V: Count De Lucre (I)
Script Bob Wood
Pencils Bob Wood
Inks Bob Wood

6 page Rocket and the Queen of Diamonds story "Revolt Against Retlek"

Characters GS: Prince Falkar; V: Retlek; I: Torno
Script Abner Sundell
Pencils Lin Streeter
Inks Lin Streeter
Notes cont'd next issue

1 page text story "When Satan Played Saint"

Letters typeset

6 page Kayo Ward story "Hot Lips and Hot Fists"

Characters GA: Clark Gable, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy; V: Ronald Sleek (I); I: Punchy Rosenbloom
Script Harry Shorten
Pencils Bob Wood
Inks Bob Wood

6 page Bentley of Scotland Yard story "The Case of the Vampire Murders"

Characters V: Jack Bacon (I), Count Hassan (I, D); I: Lady Stowe (D), Artie Osberg, Patricia Smith, Irene Scott
Script Joe Blair
Pencils Sam Cooper
Inks Sam Cooper