Issue Details

Issue	#49
Published	October 1941
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Ed Cronin

Cover Details

Genre	humor
Pencils	Joe Devlin?
Inks	Joe Devlin?

9 page Doll Man story "The Fiends and the Foundry"

Characters	Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Rolf Korbett and the Hold Tight America Committee (first appearance; villains)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Reed Crandall
Inks	Reed Crandall

2 page Big Top story "Six Diving Venuses"

Genre	Humor
Script	Joe Devlin
Pencils	Joe Devlin
Inks	Joe Devlin

5 page Samar story "The Elephant Sacrifice"

Characters	Samar; Bob (first appearance); Bob's wife (first appearance); a cannibal tribe (first appearance; villains)
Genre	jungle
Pencils	Max Elkan
Inks	Max Elkan

5 page Zero story "Diary of the Dead"

Characters	Zero; Dr. Burns pere' (first appearance; a ghost); Dr. Burns fils (first appearance; a human); A ghost (first appearance; villain)
Pencils	Al Bryant
Inks	Al Bryant

4 page Mickey Finn story

Genre	sitcom
Script	Lank Leonard
Pencils	Lank Leonard
Inks	Lank Leonard
Notes	strip reprints

6 page Swing Sisson story "Crime At the Clover Club"

Characters	Swing Sisson (first appearance); Toby Tucker (first appearance); Bonnie Baxter (first appearance); their band (first appearance); Pete Jaxon (first appearance); Slats Elkin and his gang (first appearance; villain)
Genre	humor; detective
Script	Phil Martin
Pencils	Phil Martin
Inks	Phil Martin

2 page Lala Palooza story

Genre	humor
Script	Joe Devlin
Pencils	Joe Devlin
Inks	Joe Devlin

5 page Reynolds of the Mounted story "The Purple Monster"

Characters	Sgt. Jim Reynolds, RCMP; The Purple Monster and his gang (first appearance; villains; all die)
Genre	western
Script	Art Pinajian
Pencils	Art Pinajian
Inks	Art Pinajian

5 page Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy story "Case Without Clues"

Characters	Capt. Bruce Blackburn; Sonya (villain)
Genre	adventure; spy
Script	Harry Campbell
Pencils	Harry Campbell
Inks	Harry Campbell

4 page Rusty Ryan story "The Phoney Father"

Characters	Rusty Ryan; Joe and his gang (first appearance; villains)
Genre	spy; adventure; children
Script	Paul Gustavson
Pencils	Paul Gustavson
Inks	Paul Gustavson

2 page Perry Scott text story "Master's Meteor"

Characters	Perry Scott
Genre	adventure
Script	Robert M. Hyatt
Letters	typeset

4 page Dusty Dane story "Dream of a Countess"

Characters	Dusty Dane
Genre	adventure
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel
Notes	dream story

1 page Homer Doodle and Son story

Genre	Gags
Script	Arthur Beeman
Pencils	Arthur Beeman
Inks	Arthur Beeman

1 page Poison Ivy story "Poison Ivy Vs. Poison Ivy"

Characters	Poison Ivy
Genre	humor
Script	Gill Fox
Pencils	Gill Fox
Inks	Gill Fox
Notes	Fox explains that Poison Ivy strip had to be cut to one page, and has P.I. fight himself.

4 page Fargo Kid story "The Box B Rustlers"

Characters	The Fargo Kid [Tim Turner]; The Box B Ranch owner (first appearance; villain)
Pencils	Alex Koda
Inks	Alex Koda

5 page Spin Shaw story "The ZANZIBAR Incident"

Characters	Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Edith Shaw (first appearance; Spin's sister); The Nazis (villains)
Genre	aviation
Pencils	Clark Williams
Inks	Clark Williams