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Issue Details

Issue #62
Published December 1940
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Whitney Ellsworth

Cover Details

Characters The Spectre
Genre superhero; occult
Pencils Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks Bernard Baily (signed)
Notes The Spectre is depicted in grey wash tones. The effect is completely eliminated in the Archive reprint.
Reprinted in Golden Age Spectre Archives (DC, 2003 series) #1

10 page Spectre story "The Mad Creation of Professor Fenton"

Characters The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Professor James Fenton (Death); The Brain (Villain; Intro)
Synopsis Jim Corrigan tries to tie together the strange behavior of a noted professor and the unexplained bombings and threats coming from The Crime Lord, but it's the Spectre who discovers the good professor's ill-fated tampering with the forces of nature.
Genre superhero; occult
Script Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks Bernard Baily (signed)
Letters Bernard Baily
Notes The Spectre is back in Cliffland. Letterer credit & synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-11-07.
Reprinted in Golden Age Spectre Archives (DC, 2003 series) #1

Half page Giggles filler

Genre gags
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

4 page Detective Sergeant Carey story "The Missing Thoroughbred"

Characters Sergeant Carey; Sleepy; Col. Dardell.
Synopsis The Sergeant investigates a plot to fix a horse race.
Genre detective
Script Joe Donohoe (signed)
Pencils Joe Donohoe (signed)
Inks Joe Donohoe (signed)

6 page Congo Bill story "Treachery at Utangi Gap"

Characters Congo Bill; Prof. Kent; Condon; Cecil Vander.
Synopsis Bill rescues a kidnapped millionaire.
Genre jungle
Script Whitney Ellsworth?
Pencils George Papp (signed)
Inks George Papp (signed)

6 page Captain Desmo story "The Island of Kolomu"

Characters Captain Desmo; Gabby
Genre adventure
Pencils Ed Winiarski [signed as Win]
Inks Ed Winiarski [signed as Win]

6 page Radio Squad story "Murder in the Street"

Characters Radio Squad [Larry Trent; Sandy Kean]
Genre detective
Script Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils Fred Ray
Inks Fred Ray

2 page text story "One Way Trip"

Genre adventure
Script Frederic Wells (signed)
Letters typeset

6 page Lt. Bob Neal story "The Moravian Torpedo"

Characters Bob Neal; Tubby; King Peter
Synopsis Moravia and Bulgonia are still at war.
Genre war
Script Robert Hirsch (signed)
Pencils Rusty Lehman (signed)
Inks Russ Lehman (signed)

6 page Biff Bronson story "Dan's Adventure"

Characters Biff Bronson; Dan Druff
Synopsis Dan moans he never has any adventures, until he gets caught up in one.
Genre adventure
Script Albert Sulman (signed)
Pencils Joe Sulman (signed)
Inks Joe Sulman (signed)

Half page Laffs filler

Genre gags
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

6 page Red Coat Patrol story "Ambush"

Characters Sgt. O'Malley; Black Hawk
Genre adventure
Pencils Jack Lehti (signed)
Inks Jack Lehti (signed)

6 page Doctor Fate story "Menace of the Metal Men"

Characters Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Kramer; Raymond Rall (Villain; Intro; Death)
Synopsis A mad scientist Raymond Rall, builds robots to make war on Earth in order to eventually obtain a vast treasure that rightfully belongs to others.
Genre superhero; occult
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman
Letters Howard Sherman
Notes Fate still has no gloves. Letterer credit and synopsis modification added by Craig Delich 11-11-07.
Reprinted in Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1