Issue | #30 |
Published | December 1945 |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Richard Kraus (Editor); Will Lieberson (Executive Editor); Sidonie M. Gruenberg (Consulting Editor) |
Characters | Don Winslow |
Genre | Adventure |
Pencils | John Jordan |
Inks | John Jordan |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Speedy Wheeler; Jack |
Synopsis | Speedy is told by his Dad that he can't afford to buy him a bike, but when his father leaves a briefcase with important papers in it at home, Speedy borrows a friend's bike and delivers them to his Dad....and receives a new bike in gratitude. |
Genre | Adventure |
Pencils | Milt Youngren (signed) |
Inks | Mile Youngren (signed) |
Notes | On the inside front cover. |
Characters | Don Winslow |
Synopsis | Don encourages his readers to collect waste paper as well as tin cans to help the war effort. |
Genre | Adventure |
Pencils | John Jordan |
Inks | John Jordan |
Letters | ?; typeset |
Notes | A PSA for paper collecting as part of the war effort, along with the indicia and editorial information. |
Characters | Don Winslow; Red; Admiral Colby; Admiral Warburton; The Japanese (villains) |
Synopsis | While flying Admiral Colby back to the naval base, hias plane is attacked by Japanese fighters. While the Admiral bails out, Don and Red take the plane into a water landing. Later, they begin a mission to rescue the Admiral and the vital attack plans he is carrying. |
Genre | Adventure |
Pencils | John Jordan (signed) |
Inks | John Jordan (signed) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Promotes Master Comics and the feature Radar. |
Synopsis | This illustrated page discusses facts about the famed Gilbert Hall of Science located at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street in New York, maker of American Flyer trains, erector sets and chemistry sets. |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Jetsam Joe |
Synopsis | Not having seen or heard from his girl in 15 years, Joe writes her a letter to have her send him her address. |
Genre | humor |
Characters | Eaglebeak Spruder |
Synopsis | Eaglebeak challenges the throwing accuracy of someone and pays the price for it. |
Genre | humor |
Characters | Don Winslow |
Genre | Adventure |
Pencils | John Jordan |
Inks | John Jordan |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Crossword puzzle. |
Characters | Jetsam Joe |
Synopsis | Joe is ordered by his Captain to paint the deck, a job reaquiring 20 gallons of paint. Joe discovers he only has one gallon and tries to paint quickly before he runs out of paint. |
Genre | humor |
Characters | Don Winslow; Red; General Hing; Colonel Martin; The Japanese (villains) |
Synopsis | Don volunteers to try and rescue a unit of Chinese freedom fighters from possibly being wiped out by japanese forces that have them stalemated. |
Genre | Adventure |
Pencils | John Jordan |
Inks | John Jordan |
Genre | Fact |
Notes | There is a strip at the very bottom of the page with promotional ads for Captain Marvel's Magic Folder and Rocket Raider. |
Characters | Eaglebeak Spruder; Rooney. |
Synopsis | Two toughs get the tables turned on them when they decide to lay in wait for Eaglebeak to knock his block off. |
Genre | humor |
Characters | Jetsam Joe |
Synopsis | Joe's Captain gets the better of Joe on payday. |
Genre | humor |
Synopsis | Illustrated Wheaties promotional advertisement. |
Pencils | Redmer Keller (signed) |
Inks | Redmer Keller (signed) |
Characters | Ensign John Drake |
Synopsis | Drake's Grumman Avenger gets shot down in Japanese waters, but the American Air Force shows up just in time to drive away a Japanese rescue boat intent on making the pilot their prisoner. |
Genre | fact |
Script | Bert Mills |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | A true story in a series. |
Synopsis | This factual article discusses equipment that protects U.S. boys at sea: matches, oars, propellors, painters, plugs, provisions, rowlocks, rudder & tiller, sea anchor, storm oil, signal flag, signaling mirrors, signal pistol, water, and wooden bullet hole plugs. |
Genre | fact |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Don Winslow; Red; Captain Mirmo; The Japanese (villains) |
Synopsis | After a Japanese sub torpedos the destroyer he is on, Don is captured by the Japanese, who attempt to torture him into relaying information as to the whereabouts of his transport. |
Genre | Adventure |
Pencils | John Jordan |
Inks | John Jordan |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Includes the solution to the crossword puzzle. |
Characters | Volto; Jimmy |
Synopsis | Although captured by a couple of thugs, Volto and Jimmy escape and help capture the duo before they can blow up an arsenal. |
Notes | This strip was copyrighted and promoted as a sales gimmick for Grape Nuts Flakes. |
Synopsis | Illustrated ad for Kellogg's Shredded Wheat, which focuses in on the great prizes one can get from boxes of the cereal: action pictures of battleships, cruisers, destroyers and other Navy craft, which one can print with a hot iron onto sports shirts, jackets and swim suits. |
Letters | ?; typeset |
Synopsis | Illustrated advertisement for Bit-O-Honey candy bar, and has a coupon for readers to send in in order to get "the key to your secret number." |
Letters | ?; typeset |
Notes | On the inside back cover. |
Synopsis | Illustrated advertisement by the X-Acto Cresent Products Company, pushing their line of products, including the famed "x-acto knife." |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | On back cover. |