Issue Details

Issue	#21
Published	June 1939
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Ed Cronin
Notes	Index revised from incomplete copy by Gary Watson, March 2008, so position of Joe Palooka and Mickey Finn strips may be incorrect.

Cover Details

Pencils	Ed Cronin
Inks	Ed Cronin
Notes	Index revised from incomplete copy by Gary Watson, March 2008, so position of Joe Palooka and Mickey Finn strips may be incorrect.

1 page Joe Palooka story

Pencils	Ed Cronin
Inks	Ed Cronin
Notes	On inside front cover.

4 page Joe Palooka story

Script	Ham Fisher
Pencils	Ham Fisher
Inks	Ham Fisher

Half page Off the Record filler

Genre	gag
Script	Ed Reed
Pencils	Ed Reed
Inks	Ed Reed
Notes	Shares the page with a bicycle ad.

4 page Espionage Starring Black X story "Pursued By Baron Basil"

Characters	Baron Basil and his spy ring (first appearance; villains)
Genre	spy
Script	Will Eisner [as Will Erwin]
Pencils	Will Eisner [as Will Erwin]
Inks	Will Eisner [as Will Erwin]

4 page Jane Arden story

Genre	drama
Script	Monte Barrett
Pencils	Russell E. Ross
Inks	Russell E. Ross

4 page Gallant Knight story "The Princess of Navaria"

Characters	Lady Alice; Chopak (first appearance; villain)
Genre	period
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel

2 page Big Top story "Episode 21"

Script	Ed Wheelan
Pencils	Ed Wheelan
Inks	Ed Wheelan

4 page Captain Cook of Scotland Yard story "The Death of Colonel Warren"

Characters	Col. John Warren (first appearance; death)
Genre	detective
Script	Stan Asch
Pencils	Stan Asch
Inks	Stan Asch

2 page Archie O'Toole story "O'Toole Transformed"

Characters	Queen Bea Hyve (first appearance)
Genre	humor; kid
Script	Bud Thomas
Pencils	Bud Thomas
Inks	Bud Thomas

1 page story "They're Still Talking"

5 page Clock, The story "Crime at the International Fair"

Characters	The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Chick (first appearance; villain); the Boss (first appearance; villain)
Genre	superhero
Script	George Brenner
Pencils	George Brenner
Inks	George Brenner

3 page Lala Palooza story

Genre	humor
Script	Rube Goldberg
Pencils	Rube Goldberg
Inks	Rube Goldberg

3 page Bungle Family story "High Words"

Script	H. J. Tuthill
Pencils	H. J. Tuthill
Inks	H. J. Tuthill
Notes	strip reprints

4 page Richard Manners story "Theft by Seaplane"

Characters	Richard Manners (last appearance); Ned Parsons (first appearance; villain)
Genre	detective
Script	Frank Frollo
Pencils	Frank Frollo
Inks	Frank Frollo

2 page Slim and Tubby story "Episode 21"

Script	John J. Welch
Pencils	John J. Welch
Inks	John J. Welch

4 page Ned Brant story

Genre	sports
Script	Bob Zuppke
Pencils	R. W. Depew
Inks	R. W. Depew

2 page text story "The Mystery of Echo Island: Ch. 2--The House With the Single Door"

Script	John A. Thorne
Letters	typeset

1 page Toddy filler

Genre	gag
Script	George Marcoux
Pencils	George Marcoux
Inks	George Marcoux

4 page Reynolds of the Mounted story "Murder among the Cree"

Characters	Amo (first appearance); Chief Big Horn (first appearance; villain)
Genre	western
Script	Art Pinajian
Pencils	Art Pinajian
Inks	Art Pinajian

Half page filler "Meaning of the Fourth of July"

Notes

Shares page with a fireworks ad.

3 page Dixie Dugan story

Script	J. P. McEvoy
Pencils	J. H. Striebel
Inks	J. H. Striebel

Half page Off the Record filler

Genre	gag
Script	Ed Reed
Pencils	Ed Reed
Inks	Ed Reed
Notes	Shares the page with a fireworks ad.

4 page Mickey Finn story

Genre	sitcom
Script	Lank Leonard
Pencils	Lank Leonard
Inks	Lank Leonard