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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published August 12, 1942 - November 11, 1942
Cover Price 0.15 USD
Pages 100
Editing Otto Binder

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters Captain Marvel; Spy Smasher; Bulletman
Genre superhero
Pencils C. C. Beck
Inks Pete Costanza ?
Letters typeset
Reprinted in Men of Mystery (AC, 1999 series) #80 (2009)

1 page none credits "Contents Page"

20 page Captain Marvel story "The Bumble-Brained Bridegroom"

Characters Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Thaddeus Bodog Sivana (villain); Beautia (guest); Prof. Edgewise (guest); Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong](guest); Eve Corby (guest); Lance O'Casey (guest); Golden Arrow (guest); Ibis (guest); Taia (guest)
Genre superhero
Pencils C. C. Beck
Inks C. C. Beck

14 page Spy Smasher story "Who Said the Pacific Islands Are Conquered?"

Characters Spy Smasher [Alan Armstrong]; Eve Corby
Genre spy; superhero
Pencils Alex Blum ?
Inks Alex Blum ?

1 page Chubby filler

Characters Chubby
Genre gag
Script Tom McNamara
Pencils Tom McNamara
Inks Tom McNamara
Letters Tom McNamara
Notes Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-2-4.

13 page Bulletman story "The Case of the Purple Blackout"

Characters Bulletman [Jim Barr]; Bulletgirl [Susan Kent]
Genre superhero

17 page Minute Man story "The Sands of Time"

Characters Minute Man [Jack Weston]; Dr. Feit (villain, introduction); Malva Stone (villain, introduction)
Genre superhero
Pencils Phil Bard
Inks Clem Weisbacker ?
Notes Minute Man begins wearing a mask in this story.

11 page Mr. Scarlet story "The Crime College"

Characters Mr. Scarlet [Brian Butler]; Pinky
Genre superhero

2 page none text story "Destroyer Gob"

Script Nathaniel Nitkin (signed)
Letters typeset

13 page Commando Yank story "Commando Yank Cheats the Nazi Executioners"

Characters Commando Yank [Chase Yale]; the Nazis (villains)
Genre superhero
Pencils Charles Sultan
Inks Charles Sultan
Notes Story title taken from the contents page.