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Issue Details

Issue	#43
Published	May 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 "Mystery of the Air Raid Spotters"

Characters	V: Capt. Von Sar (I)
Synopsis	Von Sar's bombing squadron makes use of fifth columnists to murder air raid spotters so they can make their surprise bombing attacks until Torch and Toro defeat them.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Harry Sahle
Inks	Harry Sahle

12 page Sub-Mariner story "The Mystery of the Vanishing Sub"

Characters	V: Ruzz (I, D); GS: Betty Dean
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Carl Pfeufer
Inks	Carl Pfeufer

7 page Jimmy Jupiter story "The Birthday Wish"

Characters	I: Eenie-Meenie, Sidney
Genre	children; fantasy
Script	Ed Robbins
Pencils	Ed Robbins
Inks	Ed Robbins

6 page Patriot story "Suicide Headline"

Characters	V: Prof. Tang (I, D), a butler (I); I: Celia Tang (D), Mrs. Tang
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Syd Shores
Notes	Patriot first wears a mask in this story. Inks credits originally given to Mike Sekowsky in error (per Tony Isabella, March 30, 2006)

2 page text story "In the Bag"

Letters

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7 page Vision story "The Crypt of Good and Evil"

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

7 page Terry Vance story "Black Market Boogie Woogie"

Characters	I: Shirley Booth, Gossip (a parrot); GS: Deadline Dawson; V: Snake-Eye Smith (I)
Genre	detective
Script	Ray Gill?
Pencils	Bob Oksner
Inks	Bob Oksner

10 page Angel story "The Death That Walked"

Characters	V: Maxie Muggs (I, D), Limpy Marcus (I, D); I: Dr. Weldon Fisher, Celia Fisher (his daughter)
Genre	superhero
Script	Roy Garn?
Pencils	Gustav Schrotter
Inks	Gustav Schrotter