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Issue Details

Issue #28
Published October 1940
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Oskar Lebeck

Cover Details

Genre Adventure; Western
Pencils Bill Ely (Queen); Fred Harmon (Red Ryder); Frank Thompson (The Owl); Robert Bugg (Bob and Bill)
Inks Bill Ely (Queen), Fred Harmon (Red Ryder); Frank Thompson (The Owl); Robert Bugg (Bob and BIll)
Notes cover is made up from panels from stories inside

1 page Herky story

Genre Humor
Script Clyde Lewis
Pencils Clyde Lewis
Inks Clyde Lewis
Notes inside front cover printed in red and black
Reprinted from Herky Sunday (Newspaper Enterprise Association) 1938.11.20

8 page Ellery Queen story "Crash At Satan's Elbow"

Synopsis copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender
Genre Detective
Pencils Bill Ely
Inks Bill Ely

8 page Bob and Bill story "Inside the Hollow Earth: Part 3"

Genre Adventure
Pencils Robert Bugg (signed)
Inks Robert Bugg (signed)
Notes copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender

4 page Don Winslow story "The Menace of Dr. Thor: Part ?"

Characters Dr. Thor (villain); the Dutchess (villain)
Genre Adventure; War
Script F. V. Martinek (signed)
Pencils Leon A. Beroth (signed)
Inks Leon A. Beroth (signed)
Notes copyright 1938 by the Bell Syndicate
Reprinted from Don Winslow of the Navy (Bell Syndicate) ? - ?

4 page Pete and Pudgie story "The South Pole Voyage: Part 1"

Genre Funny Animal
Script Win Smith
Pencils Win Smith (signed)
Inks Win Smith (signed)
Notes last appearance. Copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender

4 page Gabby Scoops story "Gabby In Hollywood: Part 1"

Genre Adventure; Humor
Script Bill Treadwell (signed)
Pencils Bill Connor
Inks Bill Connor
Notes copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender

8 page Crusoes story "The Skeleton's Key"

Genre Adventure
Pencils Al Micale
Inks Al Micale
Notes copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender

4 page Stratosphere Jim story "Battle With the Tank Squadron"

Characters The Nazis (villains)
Genre Adventure
Script Al McWilliams
Pencils Al McWilliams (signed)
Inks Al McWilliams (signed)
Notes copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender

6 page Red Ryder story "Yaqui Joe the Bandit: Part 2"

Characters Yaqui Joe (villain)
Genre Western
Script Fred Harman
Pencils Fred Harman (signed)
Inks Fred Harman (signed)
Notes copyright 1939 by NEA Services, Inc.
Reprinted from Red Ryder (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ? - ?

5 page Wash Tubbs story "Reunion With Carol"

Genre Adventure
Script Roy Crane
Pencils Roy Crane (signed)
Inks Roy Crane (signed)
Notes copyright 1938 by NEA Service, Inc.
Reprinted from Wash Tubbs (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ? - ?

6 page Owl story "The Murder of Whitney Morgan"

Characters The Owl [Nick Terry]; Belle; Whitney Morgan (first appearance; death); Shutter O'Neil (first appearance; death)
Synopsis Belle learns the Owl's secret i.d.
Genre Superhero
Script Leonard Steinman?
Pencils Frank Thomas
Inks Frank Thomas
Notes copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender

1 page Tarzan text story "Tarzan and the Tourney of Nimmr: Part 2"

Genre Jungle
Pencils ? (illustrations)
Inks ? (illustrations)
Letters typeset

1 page Herky story

Genre Humor
Script Clyde Lewis
Pencils Clyde Lewis
Inks Clyde Lewis
Reprinted from Herky (Newspaper Enterprise Association) ?

4 page Davey and Dingo story "Bath Day"

Characters Davey (first appearance); Davey's mother (first appearance); Dingo (first appearance; Davey's dog)
Genre Humor
Script Don Black (signed)
Pencils Joe Berger (signed)
Inks Joe Berger (signed)
Notes copyright 1940 by R. S. Callender