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Issue Details

Issue #40
Published Winter 1945-46
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Victor Fox
Notes FDC (Fawcett) distributor symbol.

Cover Details

Characters Blue Beetle
Genre superhero
Pencils Louis Ferstadt
Inks Louis Ferstadt
Notes Art identification by Gary Watson, July 2009.

10 page Blue Beetle story "The Masks of Mystery"

Characters Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Joan Mason; Mr. Lunar (intro, Villain); Mike Mannigan; Judge Smith; Mrs. True
Synopsis Mr. Lunar vows revenge on those who put him in jail, and accomplishes it with carnival masks shaped like the Moon that drive people crazy.
Pencils Louis Ferstadt [as Otis]
Inks Louis Ferstadt [as Otis]
Notes Art identification by Gary Watson, July 2009. Beetle has super powers, including flying.
Reprinted in Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1955 series) #18

6 page Joan Mason story "The Spider's Parlor"

Characters Joan Mason; Mike Mannigan; McPherson; Spider Spaulding
Genre adventure
Pencils ? [as Art Allen]
Inks ? [as Art Allen]
Reprinted in Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1955 series) #18

2 page text story "The Golden Cat"

Script Henry Wope
Letters Typeset
Reprinted in Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1955 series) #18

10 page Blue Beetle story "The Man Who Stole 24 Hours"

Characters Blue Beetle [Dan Garret]; Joan Mason; Mike Mannigan; Prof. Zezo
Synopsis Prof. Zezo's time machine steals 24 hours. Everybody ends up a day in the future and can't remember what happened on the day in between.
Genre superhero
Pencils Louis Ferstadt [as Otis]
Inks Louis Ferstadt [as Otis]
Notes Art identification by Gary Watson, July 2009. Blue Beetle has super powers.
Reprinted in Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1955 series) #18

4 page Joy Family story "The Shopping List"

Characters Cuthbert Joy; Judy Joy
Synopsis Cuthbert tries to do the shopping.
Genre sitcom
Script Hal George
Pencils Hal George
Inks Hal George
Reprinted in Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1955 series) #18