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Issue Details

Issue #18
Published November 1941
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Ed Cronin

Cover Details - "Another Exciting Episode of The Black Condor"

Characters Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; The Clock; Jane Arden; The Spider; Spitfire; Molly The Model
Synopsis Black Condor fights a giant bird in flight.
Genre superhero
Pencils Gill Fox?
Inks Gill Fox?

9 page The Black Condor story "The dreaded Black Condor..."

Characters Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Lou Fine
Inks Lou Fine
Reprinted in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #252 (June 1972)

1 page Molly The Model story

Characters Molly The Model
Genre humor

1 page Molly The Model story

Characters Molly The Model
Genre humor

6 page Red Torpedo story "Vs. The Black Shark"

Characters Red Torpedo [Jim Lockhart]; Black Shark (villain)
Genre superhero
Pencils Drew Allen
Inks Drew Allen

5 page Tor the Magic Master story "I see a strange man..."

Characters Tor
Genre occult
Pencils Fred Guardineer
Inks Fred Guardineer

1 page Slap Happy Pappy story

Genre Gags
Pencils Jack Cole (as Ralph Johns)
Inks Jack Cole (as Ralph Johns)

5 page Space Legion story "To The fearless men..."

Characters Space Legion (last appearance); Captain Rock Braddon (last appearance, hero, legion captain); Curly (legion officer, introduction); Yuk-Yuk (villain); Koola girl
Genre science fiction
Pencils Vernon Henkel
Inks Vernon Henkel
Notes This issue is the end of the story.

4 page Jane Arden story

Genre soap opera
Script Monte Barrett
Pencils Russell Ross
Inks Russell Ross
Notes strip reprints

6 page Alias The Spider story "The Crow"

Characters The Spider [Tom Hallaway]
Genre superhero
Pencils Paul Gustavson
Inks Paul Gustavson

4 page Ned Brant story

Genre sports
Script Bob Zuppke
Pencils B. W. Depew
Inks B. W. Depew
Notes strip reprints

6 page Spitfire story "Tex 'Spitfire' Adams and his companion..."

Characters Spitfire [Tex Adams]
Genre aviation
Pencils Al McWilliams
Inks Al McWilliams

2 page Eric Vale text story "World of Ice"

Characters Eric Vale
Genre adventure
Script Larry Spain
Letters typeset

1 page Off The Record story

Genre Gags
Pencils Ed Reed
Inks Ed Reed

5 page Madam Fatal story "The Black Witch"

Characters Madam Fatal
Genre superhero
Pencils Art Pinajian
Inks Art Pinajian

1 page Snappy story

Genre Gags
Pencils Arthur Beeman
Inks Arthur Beeman

Half page Rube Goldberg's Side Show story "Little Butch"

Genre Gags
Script Rube Goldberg
Pencils Rube Goldberg
Inks Rube Goldberg
Notes strip reprint

Half page Rube Goldberg's Side Show story "Brad and Dad"

Genre Gags
Script Rube Goldberg
Pencils Rube Goldberg
Inks Rube Goldberg
Notes strip reprint

Half page Rube Goldberg's Side Show story "Weekly Invention"

Genre Gags
Script Rube Goldberg
Pencils Rube Goldberg
Inks Rube Goldberg
Notes strip reprint

7 page The Clock story "The Terror"

Characters Clock [Brian O'Brien]
Script George E. Brenner
Pencils George E. Brenner
Inks George E. Brenner