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Issue Details

Issue #17
Published February 1942
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Malcolm Reiss (Editor); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)

Cover Details - "Blaster of the Pig-Boat Pirates"

Characters Super-American
Genre superhero
Pencils Dan Zolnerowich (signed)
Inks Dan Zolnerowich (signed)
Letters typeset

14 page Super-American story Blaster of the Pig-Boat Pirates ["Out of the future crashes an amazing American..."]

Characters Super-American; VILLAINS: Von Hofen (intro); Cobert (intro); Commandant Zollen (intro); Kapitan Luden (intro); Adm. Rattner (intro); Nazis
Genre superhero
Script ? [as Jefferson Starr]
Pencils Dan Zolnerowich
Inks Dan Zolnerowich
Notes The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

5 page Strut Warren story "Woe! Woe! How good intentions come to naught..."

Characters Strut Warren
Genre war
Script ? [as Ed Norris]
Pencils Seymour Reit
Inks Seymour Reit

5 page Kayo Kirby story "Though prize-fighting is his profession, Kayo Kirby finds..."

Characters Kayo Kirby; Weldon Steele (intro)
Genre adventure
Script ? [as Chuck Walker]
Pencils Rudy Palais?
Inks John Cassone?; ?

12 page Shark Brodie story "Dauntless free lance adventurer Shark Brodie roams the South..."

Characters Shark Brodie; GUEST STAR: Lily Lamont; VILLAIN: Togashima (intro); the Japanese
Genre adventure
Script ? [as George Aksut]

5 page story "The True Life Story of Mike McTigue"

Characters Mike McTigue
Genre sports
Pencils Rudy Palais
Inks Rudy Palais

1 page text story "Knuckle Serenade"

Genre adventure
Script ? [as Brock O. Lee]
Pencils ? (2 panels art)
Inks ? (2 panels art)
Letters typeset
Notes A portion of the second page is taken up by the Ownership Statement.

7 page Chip Collins story "As gallant warriors of the RAF battle to keep..."

Characters Chip Collins; Lord Shackleton (intro); VILLAINS: Lt. Von Hexa (intro; dies); Nazis
Genre war
Script ? [as Ted Torrence]
Pencils George Appel
Inks George Appel

14 page Captain Fight story "America's merchant marine, vital lifeline of defense..."

Characters Captain Fight [Jeff Crockett]; VILLAIN: The Smiler
Genre war
Script ? [as Clark Ritchie]
Pencils Art Saaf
Inks Art Saaf