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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published June 1937
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; Vincent Sullivan (associate); Whitney Ellsworth (Associate)

Cover Details

Genre detective
Pencils Creig Flessel
Inks Creig Flessel

6 page Speed Saunders story "The Mystery of San Jose Island"

Characters Arthur Bell (intro, death); May Adams (intro); VILLAINS: Nick Del Borno (intro); "Padre" Desoto (intro)
Genre detective
Script Gardner Fox?
Pencils Creig Flessel (Fless)
Inks Creig Flessel

6 page Cosmo story "The Rajah's Ruby"

Characters Capt. Nelson (intro); Paul Hartley (intro); Rajah Daj (intro); VILLAIN: Hutchinson (intro)
Pencils Sven Elven
Inks Sven Elven

6 page Buck Marshall story "Death Message"

Characters VILLAINS: Vanter (intro); Logan (intro)
Script Homer Fleming?
Pencils Homer Fleming
Inks Homer Fleming
Notes story in black and white

12 page Bruce Nelson story "The Claws of the Red Dragon [Part 4]"

Characters VILLAIN: Stucchi
Genre detective
Script Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Pencils Tom Hickey
Inks Tom Hickey

6 page text story "The Evil Oak"

Script Gardner Fox (Paul Dean)
Letters typeset

4 page filler "The Bumps Mystery"

Script Russell Cole (as Alger)
Pencils Russell Cole (as Alger)
Inks Russell Cole (as Alger)

4 page Spy story "The Balinoff Case: Part 4"

Characters Sally Norris (guest star); VILLAINS: Olga Balinoff and her spy ring
Genre adventure
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Joe Shuster
Inks Joe Shuster

6 page Mr. Chang story "The Bloody Will"

Characters Joshua McAllister (intro, death); VILLAIN: Agatha (intro, death)
Genre adventure
Pencils Ed Winiarski
Inks Ed Winiarski
Notes story in black and white

12 page Slam Bradley story "The Hollywood Murders"

Characters VILLAIN: Terril Desmond (intro)
Genre detective
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Joe Shuster
Inks Joe Shuster