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Issue Details

Issue	#89
Published	December 1948
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Editing	Stan Lee

Cover Details

Pencils	Vince Alascia?
Inks	Vince Alascia?

10 page Human Torch story "The Case of the Granite Bandit"

Characters	GS: Sun Girl; V: Corelli (I), Mike (I, D)
Synopsis	Two ex-cons get an idea for revenge on B.P. by having a little orphan girl interrupt B.P.'s benefit show at the orphanage and tell how B.P. wants kids to grow up criminals so that she can get credit for arresting them. B.P. interrogates the child and learns the two thugs have kidnapped her brother to make her go along with their plan. B.P. posses as a cab driver to learn the men's hideout address and goes to free the girl's brother and apprehend the hoods. The girl goes on stage and admits the whole thing she said earlier was a fabrication.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Mike Sekowsky
Notes	Inks credits originally given to Mike Sekowsky in error (per Tony Isabella, March 30, 2006)

2 page Sub-Mariner story "Decision...No Contest"

Characters	GS: Betty Dean
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Mike Sekowsky
Notes	Inks credits originally given to Mike Sekowsky in error (per Tony Isabella, March 30, 2006)

9 page Sun Girl story "The Terrifying Ghosts from the Unknown"

Characters	I: Prof. Blair; V: Kain (I, D), Cara (I)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Mike Sekowsky
Inks	Carl Burgos

2 page text story "The Landing"

Letters

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8 page Sub-Mariner story "My Friend Gilly"

Characters	I: Henry Entwhistle, John Jacob Gillgan (a ghost); V: Black Mike (I)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Carl Burgos?
Inks	Carl Burgos?

6 page Blonde Phantom story "Benefit Show for Horror"

Characters	V: Nails (I)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Syd Shores
Inks	Carl Burgos

8 page Captain America story "The Imp of the Violin"

Characters	I: Vincent Varl, Mrs. Varl, an imp, Nicola Amati (fb)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Al Avison
Inks	Al Gabriele