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Issue Details

Issue #9
Published July 1940
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Worth Carnahan; Adolphe Barreaux (associate editor)
Notes Published monthly by Worth Publishing Co 8 Lord ST Buffalo, NY Editorial Offices 122 E 42 Street, NY, NY

Cover Details

Characters Duke O'Dowd
Genre superhero
Pencils Joe Simon
Inks Joe Simon
Notes Penciller revision from Jack Kirby to Joe Simon by Craig Delich 4-5-08. Verified on page 13 of Alter Ego #76.
Reprinted in Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #1

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Champion Comics Contest"

Script Worth B. Carnahan
Pencils A. W. Nugent (signed)
Inks A. W. Nugent (signed)
Letters typeset

9 page Duke O'Dowd story "The Threat of Nad Neurod"

Characters Duke O'Dowd; Wah Le; Nad Neurod (Intro, villain)
Script Robert Turner
Pencils Joe Simon ?
Inks Joe Simon ?
Notes Duke O'Dowd gains new costume and is billed as "The Human Meteor"

10 page Champ story "The Return of Burton Finch"

Characters The Champ; Henry; Burton Finch (villain); Gil Tomlinson (villain); Fay Madison
Genre sports
Script George Little
Pencils Adolphe Barreaux ?
Inks Adolphe Barreaux ?

6 page Neptina story "War With the Snail Men"

Characters Neptina; Brad Fletcher; Mogg; The Dharras (Intro; Villains)
Synopsis Neptina swears off hostilities with surface men
Genre science fiction
Script Bently Wade
Pencils Harry Parkhurst ?
Inks Harry Parkhurst ?

6 page Dragon's Teeth story "Episode Four"

Characters Dash Dolan; Nalya Randolph; John Sharke (Intro, Dies, villain)
Genre adventure
Script Robert Leslie Bellem (signed)
Pencils Adolphe Barreaux (signed)
Inks Adolphe Barreaux

6 page Dr. Miracle story "Invasion of Kabulia"

Characters Dr. Miracle (intro); Akim; The Sibersians (Intro, villains)
Genre occult
Pencils Louis Cazeneuve ?
Inks Louis Cazeneuve ?

2 page Simple Snitz story "The Strange Case of the Missing Toys"

Characters Simple Snitz
Genre humor; detective
Script Art Helfant
Pencils Art Helfant (signed)
Inks Art Helfant

5 page Johnny Fox story "Phase Two For Johnny Fox"

Characters Johnny Fox; Peter Pokane (villain,Dies)
Genre superhero
Script Robert Turner [ as Paul Porter]
Notes Johnny loses his invisibility powers

1 page Queer Championships filler

Genre fact; sports
Script George Papp
Pencils George Papp (signed)
Inks George Papp (signed)

2 page text story "Jailbreak"

Script Robert Turner
Letters Typeset

5 page Liberty Lads story "Saving the Green Mountain Boys"

Characters Tom Fenwick; Will Meredith; Ethan Allen; Green Mountain Boys; Chipee Indians; British
Pencils Henry Kiefer
Inks Henry Kiefer

1 page Champion Puzzler activity

Script Art Helfant ?
Pencils Art Helfant ?
Inks Art Helfant ?

5 page Jungleman story "The Volcano Erupts"

Characters Jungleman; Louise Carson; Professor Carson
Genre jungle
Script Worth B. Carnahan [as Don Traver]
Pencils Harry Parkhurst ?
Inks Harry Parkhurst ?

6 page Robinhood Jones story "Marco Lopez, Loan Shark"

Characters Robinhood Jones; Fry Tucker; Little Jack Lee; Marco Lopez (Intro, villain); Tom Snead (intro)
Genre adventure
Script Robert Turner

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Bang! - Sure Fire Action"

Characters Power Nelson; Storm Curtis; Jupiter; The Black Owl; Jaxon of the Jungle; The Flying Fool
Letters typeset
Notes ad for Prize Comics. Includes cover of Prize Comics #5