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Issue Details

Issue #27
Published February 1942
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing France Herron

Cover Details - "Battles the Death God of the Katonkas"

Characters Captain Marvel
Genre superhero
Pencils C. C. Beck
Inks C. C. Beck
Notes Story title and page count added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).

15 page Captain Marvel story "The Redskin Riddle"

Characters Captain Marvel; Skullface [Hokan] (Villain; Intro)
Genre superhero
Pencils C. C. Beck
Inks C. C. Beck

9 page Golden Arrow story "The Rustling Romeo"

Characters Golden Arrow
Genre western
Pencils Ken Battefield

2 page text story "The Origin of Shazam, No. 3: Atlas"

Characters Shazam; Atlas
Genre fantasy
Pencils Juan Lopez
Inks Juan Lopez
Letters typeset
Notes Third story in Origin of Shazam series.

9 page Spy Smasher story "The Skull Pendant of Baron Grimm"

Characters Spy Smasher; Baron Grimm [villain]
Synopsis Baron Grimm stands trial for espionage, but is found not guilty, and Spy Smasher smells a rat. So he follows Grimm to Lisbon and discovers that Grimm has the judge's sister held prisoner. Battling terrible odds and near death, Spy Smasher rescues her, although Grimm succeeds in escaping.
Genre spy; superhero
Pencils Emil Gershwin
Inks Emil Gershwin?
Notes Artist revision by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006). Art formerly given to Alex Blum? Character appearance and synopsis also added by Craig Delich.

8 page Lance O'Casey story "What Next For a Hero At Sea?"

Characters Lance O'Casey; Lorela; Zola (Villain; Intro; Death)
Genre adventure
Pencils Mark Schneider
Inks Mark Schneider

6 page Dr. Voodoo story "Captured By Black Marco"

Characters Dr. Voodoo; Black Marco (Villain)
Synopsis Part 10 of the Golden Flask Quest storyline.
Genre jungle
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Mark Schneider
Inks Mark Schneider

10 page Ibis the Invincible story "The Flying Dutchman"

Characters Ibis; Flying Dutchman [Von Falkenberg] (Villain; Intro); Satan (Villain; Flashback)
Genre occult; superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Charles Sultan
Inks Charles Sultan
Notes Story continues in the next issue.