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Issue Details

Issue #40
Published February 1943
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Vince Fago?

Cover Details

Genre superhero
Pencils Alex Schomburg
Inks Alex Schomburg

12 page Human Torch story "Flaming Terror"

Characters V: A Japanese spy ring (I)
Synopsis The Japanese build an airfield beneath the sands of the Mojave desert in order to launch air strikes against San Francisco with planes that disperse a napalm-like substance. Torch and Toro track them down when the army fails to locate them.
Genre superhero
Pencils Harry Sahle
Inks Harry Sahle

12 page Sub-Mariner story "The Morale Murder Menace"

Characters GS: Betty Dean; V: Herr Brunder (I, D), Hans (I), and Hermann (I)
Genre superhero
Pencils Carl Pfeufer
Inks Carl Pfeufer

7 page Terry Vance story "The Case of the Eager Diplomat"

Characters GS: Deadline Dawson; V: Oleg (I); I: The Princess of Borsnia
Genre detective
Script Ray Gill?
Pencils Bob Oksner
Inks Bob Oksner

2 page text story "Mastermind"

Script W. Cuthbert (Cifo Uthbert)
Letters typeset

7 page Vision story "The Monster of Negley Hall"

Characters V: Morgan (I)
Genre superhero
Pencils Syd Shores
Notes Inks credits originally given to Mike Sekowsky in error (per Tony Isabella, March 30, 2006)

7 page Jimmy Jupiter story "The Shining Castle of Ra"

Characters GS: Knobby the Marionette, Ra
Genre children; fantasy
Script Ed Robbins
Pencils Ed Robbins
Inks Ed Robbins
Notes continued next issue

6 page Patriot story "Tapping the Code"

Characters V: Drums Toggins (I), Eric (I), and a Nazi spy ring (I)
Genre superhero
Pencils Syd Shores
Inks Al Fagaly?

10 page Angel story "The Mystery of the Missing Stars"

Characters V: Hash-Head (I; Steve Strong), Dream-Girl (I), Jelly-Face (I)
Genre superhero
Script Roy Garn?
Pencils Gustav Schrotter
Inks Gustav Schrotter