| Issue | #9 |
| Published | September 1940 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Malcolm Reiss |
| Characters | Rip Regan |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Pencils | Nick Cardy |
| Inks | Nick Cardy |
| Notes | Art attribution by John Coates, confirmed by the artist (August 2010). Previous indexer had "Nick Cardy ? John Celardo ?" for pencils only. |
| Characters | Chip Collins; VILLAIN: A Chinese man (intro; dies) |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | ? [as Ted Torrence] |
| Notes | The story title is taken from the cover blurb. |
| Characters | Rip Regan |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | Herman Bolstein? |
| Pencils | John Celardo?; Witmer Williams? |
| Inks | Witmer Williams? |
| Notes | Although by-lined 'by John Celardo $ Herm Bolstein' this is only faintly similar to previous strips and the presence of Celardo has to be taken on faith - if he's here at all. |
| Characters | V: Prof. Gustoff, Basil (I for both) |
| Genre | adventure |
| Pencils | George Tuska [as George Aksut] |
| Inks | George Tuska [as George Aksut]; ? |
| Notes | This story appears to have been 'padded' to extend the page count. Two pages consist of four panels each that appear to be printed at twice the size of the rest of the story. Inks are not typical for Tuska. |
| Genre | sports |
| Characters | V: Shivers Mayo, the Jinxes, Joe Stag and his gang (I for all) |
| Genre | detective |
| Script | ? [as Dennis Colebrook] |
| Notes | Art is reminiscent of one particular Timely artist who drew a few Whizzer strips. |
| Genre | sports |
| Script | ? [as Jim Topps] |
| Pencils | Jim Topps (signed) |
| Inks | Jim Topps (signed) |
| Notes | We have no reason NOT to believe that 'Jim Topps' is a real person. |
| Genre | sports |
| Pencils | ? (1 panel art) |
| Inks | ? (1 panel art) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | V: Joe the Shrimp (I) |
| Genre | humor |
| Script | Fred Schwab [as Fist E. Cuffs] |
| Pencils | Fred Schwab [as Fist E. Cuffs] |
| Inks | Fred Schwab [as Fist E. Cuffs] |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Pencils | Steve Broder |
| Notes | The art in this story is collaged from previous episodes. Highly unlikely that Broder is still involved in such a travesty. |
| Characters | Big Red McLane (last appearance); Tom Farr; Sally Breen (introduction); Bulldog Brice (introduction); Battling Gatzo (introduction); Mike Stone (introduction) |
| Synopsis | Big Red travels to Frisco to search for his one-time fiancee Sally Breen. While there, he is substituted into a boxing match when he breaks the jaw of one of the boxers in a sparring session. |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | Fletcher Hanks [as Chas Netcher] (signed) |
| Pencils | Fletcher Hanks [as Chas Netcher] (signed) |
| Inks | Fletcher Hanks [as Chas Netcher] (signed) |
| Letters | Fletcher Hanks |
| Reprinted | Reprinted with revisions in Great Comics #2 (Great Comics Publications, December 1941) as the Moe M. Downe story, "After recuperating from last month's Spicy Pimento fight, Moe M. Downe, the brainless bonebuster, hotfoots it back to town from his old crab-apple farm..."; in You Shall Die by Your Own Creation! (Fantagraphics, 2009 series) #[nn] |
| Genre | adventure |
| Script | ? [as Hugh Bartlett] |
| Genre | war |
| Script | Klaus Nordling [as Ed North] |
| Pencils | Klaus Nordling |
| Inks | Klaus Nordling |
| Characters | Kayo Kirby [Red Kirby]; GUEST STARS: John L. Sullivan; Jim Corbett; Bob Fitzsimmons (in a dream; all beat Kayo Kirby) |
| Genre | sports |
| Script | ? [as Chuck Walker] |
| Pencils | Ray Burley |
| Inks | Ray Burley |
| Characters | V: An inventor (I, D) |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | ? |
| Pencils | Leonard Frank (signed) |
| Inks | Leonard Frank (signed) |