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Issue Details

Issue #18
Published August 1938
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Vincent Sullivan
Notes Art previously credited to Leo O'Mealia; changed per Scott Bonagofsky, 4/19/2007, from results of his discussions with Creig Flessel.

Cover Details - "untitled"

Genre adventure
Pencils Creig Flessel
Inks Creig Flessel
Colors Creig Flessel
Letters typeset
Notes Art previously credited to Leo O'Mealia; changed per Scott Bonagofsky, 4/19/2007, from results of his discussions with Creig Flessel.

6 page Speed Saunders story "The Hilton Diamond"

Characters V: Donald Brent (I); I: John Hilton (D)
Genre detective
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Fred Guardineer
Inks Fred Guardineer

1 page Oscar the Gumshoe filler

Script Bob Kane
Pencils Bob Kane
Inks Bob Kane

6 page Cosmo story "Murder In Texas"

Characters V: A Mexican, Jem Hawkins (I for both); I: Sheriff Harvey
Pencils Sven Elven
Inks Sven Elven

6 page Larry Steele story "The Maine Castle Mystery: Part 2"

Characters V: The Boss and his gang
Genre detective
Script Will Ely
Pencils Will Ely
Inks Will Ely
Notes story in black and white

4 page Dr. Fu Manchu story "The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu: Part 2"

Genre adventure
Script Sax Rohmer
Pencils Leo O'Mealia
Inks Leo O'Mealia
Letters typeset
Notes strip reprints; adaptation of THE INSIDIOUS DR. FU MANCHU by Sax Rohmer

8 page Spy story "Death's Ruby"

Characters V: Akmet and two enemy spies (one D; I for all); I: Maharaja Kahoon; Bart proposes to Sally
Genre adventure
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Joe Shuster
Inks Joe Shuster

2 page text story "The Golden Key"

Script Gardner Fox (Paul Dean)
Letters typeset

12 page Bruce Nelson story "The Coolie Smugglers: Part II"

Characters V: Captain Carstairs
Genre detective
Script Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson?
Pencils Tom Hickey
Inks Tom Hickey

6 page Steve Malone story "The Lavalle Case"

Characters I: Steve Malone; V: Gini (I)
Genre detective
Script Gardner Fox
Notes story in black and white

13 page Slam Bradley story "In the Stratosphere"

Characters V: Knife Morley (I); I: Prof. Barton
Genre detective
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Joe Shuster
Inks Joe Shuster
Notes title from last issue blurb

1 page Puzzles activity

Script Arthur W. Nugent
Pencils Arthur W. Nugent
Inks Arthur W. Nugent
Notes may be out of order in this book