Issue Details

Issue	#71
Published	September 1943
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Gill Fox

Cover Details

Genre	humor
Pencils	Gill Fox
Inks	Gill Fox

13 page Doll Man story "The Diary of Death"

Characters	Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Emil (first appearance; villain); John Carrel (first appearance; villain; death); Emil's father (first appearance; death; flashback); Sykes (first appearance); Frank Carrel (first appearance)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Alex Kotzky
Inks	John Cassone

2 page Big Top story

Genre	Humor
Script	Bernard Dibble
Pencils	Bernard Dibble
Inks	Bernard Dibble

5 page Spin Shaw story "The Underwater Airfield"

Characters	Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Kideki (first appearance; villain; death); the Japanese (villains)
Genre	aviation
Script	Bob Powell
Pencils	Bob Powell
Inks	Bob Powell

5 page Zero story "The Werewolf"

Characters	Zero; Dr. Turner (first appearance); Lila (first appearance; death); A ghost werewolf (first appearance; villain; death); Jim (first appearance; villain; death; a werewolf)
Pencils	Clark Williams?
Inks	Clark Williams?

6 page Swing Sisson story "Swing Sisson Murdered!!"

Characters	Swing Sisson; Thatchy Dawkins (first appearance; villain; death); Bert and other members of Yvonne's gang (first appearance?; villains)
Genre	humor; detective
Script	Tex Henson
Pencils	Phil Martin
Inks	Phil Martin

3 page Lala Palooza story

Genre	humor
Script	Bernard Dibble
Pencils	Bernard Dibble
Inks	Bernard Dibble

7 page Blimpy story "Blimpy's Substitute"

Characters	Blimpy; Gill Fox (?); The Boss (first appearance; villain); Balloon (first appearance; villain)
Genre	humor
Script	Al Stahl
Pencils	Al Stahl
Inks	Al Stahl

1 page Poison Ivy story "Poison Oak"

Characters	Poison Ivy; Poison Oak (first appearance; villain)
Genre	humor
Script	Gill Fox
Pencils	Gill Fox
Inks	Gill Fox

5 page Spider Widow and the Raven story "Peace--It's Wonderful"

Characters	The Spider Widow [Dianne Grayson]; Raven [Tony Grey]; Phantom Lady; Assorted crooks (first appearance; villain)
Genre	superhero
Script	Frank Borth
Pencils	Frank Borth
Inks	Frank Borth
Notes	cont'd between POLICE COMICS #22 / 23

2 page Perry Scott text story "Fire From the Enemy"

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

4 page Mickey Finn story

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

2 page Inferior Man story "The God of Breeze"

Characters	Inferior Man; Boreas (?; god of breeze; first appearance; villain)
Script	Al Stahl
Pencils	Al Stahl
Inks	Al Stahl

9 page Rusty Ryan story "The Magic Teapot"

Characters	Rusty Ryan; Pierpont Lee; Alababa; Jeenie (first appearance; a genie)
Genre	spy; adventure; children
Script	Paul Gustavson
Pencils	Paul Gustavson
Inks	Paul Gustavson