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Issue Details

Issue #3
Published January 1942
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Aaron A. Wyn

Cover Details

Characters Magno; Lash Lightning; The Raven; Vulcan
Genre superhero
Pencils Jim Mooney
Inks Jim Mooney
Reprinted in Men of Mystery (AC, 1999 series) #81 (2010)

16 page Magno, the Magnetic Man story "Magno, the world's greatest master of magnetism, and his young friend Davey, use their great power to wage a constant battle against the powers of evil...."

Characters Magno; Davey; Mrs. Attilla (Han's mother); Karl van Dramm (movie director); Hans Attilla (villain, death); Pedro (villain, Han's assistant); the Nazis (villains)
Synopsis Magno and Davey must stop a relative of Attila the Hun and a master scientist working for the Nazis, who has invented a U-Ray Gun, capable of freezing and paralyzing Allied forces, and who has kidnapped a movie director to film his conquest of the Allies.
Genre superhero
Reprinted in Men of Mystery (AC, 1999 series) #81 (2010)

14 page Vulcan story "The Burma Road is Bombed"

Characters Vulcan; Bud; Bill; Captain Peters; Diana (ambulance driver for the Chinese Red Cross); the Nazis (villains, many die)
Synopsis Vulcan, at the request of government officials, travels by ship to the Burma Road to be of assistance in protecting munition shipments that are being sent along that route, and joins two American Police officers who are aboard the ship for the same reason.
Genre superhero
Pencils Maurice Gutwirth (signed)
Inks Maurice Gutwirth (signed)
Reprinted in Men of Mystery (AC, 1999 series) #81 (2010)

16 page Lash Lightning story "Lightning, master of the electric bolts in the sky, has vowed to aid human liberty and justice."

Characters Lash Lightning; Gail Lindon; Professor Lindon; Professor Grosskop (villain)
Synopsis Lightning must halt the destructive activities of Professor Grosskop, who is trying to destroy Boulder Dam in Colorado as well as disrupting electricity in the area to hinder the war effort at production plants.
Genre superhero
Pencils Red Holmdale (signed)
Inks Red Holmdale (signed)
Reprinted in Men of Mystery (AC, 1999 series) #81 (2010)

10 page The Raven story "Police Chief Lash is the bitter enemy of the Raven and has sworn to catch him, dead or alive."

Characters The Raven [Danny Darten]; Mike (raven's assistant); Lola Lash (Darten's fiancee); Police Chief Lash; Mayor Dobbs; Tony Foyle (villain)
Synopsis The Raven must prevent the proceeds from the Policeman's Ball, some $15,000 to be donated to the poor, from falling into the hands of a gang of crooks.
Genre superhero
Pencils George Wilson (signed)
Inks George Wilson (signed)
Notes Art credits added by Craig Delich 2010-5-29.
Reprinted in Men of Mystery (AC, 1999 series) #81 (2010)

1 page Luke and His Magic Flute filler "Ya Gotta Dance"

Characters Luke
Synopsis Luke goes fishing and uses his flute, not his rod and reel, to bring the fish in.
Genre humor
Pencils Lou Paige [as Paige] (signed)
Inks Lou Paige [as Paige] (signed)
Letters Lou Paige?
Notes Sequence added by Craig Delich 2010-5-29.
Reprinted in Men of Mystery (AC, 1999 series) #81 (2010)

2 page text story "Graveyard Shift"

Characters Un-named hotel clerk; Thorne (policeman); Berkey (policeman); "Mex" Merkle [as Joe Burke] (villain, counterfeiter, death); Sharp Face (villain)
Synopsis A hotel clerk witnesses the death of a "cowboy" and the theft of thousands of dollars in a bag he was carrying, only to discover that the man was a counterfeiter.
Genre adventure
Script Brant House (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Sequence added by Craig Delich 2010-5-29.
Reprinted in Men of Mystery (AC, 1999 series) #81 (2010)

5 page Mr. Whiskers story "Jim Clay, former actor who discarded his makeup kit to join the Federal Bureau of Investigation, makes use of his dramatic ability......."

Characters Mr. Whiskers [Jim Clay] (introduction); FBI Chief Foster; Mr. Grieveh (villain, Hindu cult leader)
Synopsis Mr. Whiskers learns that the Diamond of Taron, stolen in Arabia by a jewel thief, was cut into three parts which have made their way into the hands of three innocent jewel dealers, and whom have been kidnapped by a Hindu cult and are soon to be sacrificed to the god of Taron!
Genre adventure
Reprinted in Men of Mystery (AC, 1999 series) #81 (2010)