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Issue Details

Issue #20
Published October 1941
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Abner Sundell

Cover Details

Pencils Irv Novick
Inks Irv Novick

13 page Shield story "Dr. Wang's Kidnapping Plot"

Characters Dr. Wang (first appearance; villain)
Script Harry Shorten
Pencils Irv Novick
Inks Irv Novick

11 page Hangman story "The Return of the Jackal"

Genre superhero
Script Joe Blair [as Cliff Campbell]
Pencils George Storm
Inks George Storm
Notes V: The Jackal art credits via Kelly Izaj email November 2007

7 page Danny In Wonderland story "Black Bart the Pirate"

Characters Kupkake; mermaids; King Neptune (first appearance); Davey Jones (first appearance); Black Bart (first appearance; villain; death)
Script Harry Shorten
Pencils Lin Streeter
Inks Lin Streeter

7 page Sergeant Boyle story "The Invasion of Physhnchips"

Characters Corporal Collins; The Nazis (villains)
Script Bob Wood?
Pencils Carl Hubbell
Inks Carl Hubbell

7 page Fireball story "Flaming Mystery: Part 2"

Characters Jim Oliver (villain)
Pencils Paul Reinman
Inks Paul Reinman
Notes Fireball next appears in MIGHTY CRUSADERS (1966) #4

6 page Madam Satan story "The Temptation of Ralph Saunders"

Characters Satan (villain); Madam Satan (villain); Brother Sunbeam; Ralph Saunders (first appearance); Ellen (first appearance; death)
Script Joe Blair?
Pencils Harry Lucey
Inks Harry Lucey

6 page Kayo Ward story "The Restoration of Kayo Ward"

Script Harry Shorten [as Cliff Campbell?]
Pencils George Storm
Inks George Storm
Notes GS: Dr. and Mrs. Graves, Martha Graves; Kayo's face is restored by plastic surgery art credit via Kelly Izaj email November 2007

6 page Bentley of Scotland Yard story "The Case of the Flames of Purgatory"

Characters Reeves (first appearance; villain; death); Sir Linsley (first appearance; death); James Linsley (first appearance); Christina (first appearance); Philbert Linsley (first appearance)
Script Joe Blair
Pencils Mort Meskin
Inks Mort Meskin