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Issue Details

Issue #74
Published December 1941
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Mort Weisinger (actual editor)

Cover Details

Characters Doctor Fate
Genre occult; superhero
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman
Reprinted in Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1

10 page Spectre story "Introducing Percival Popp, the Super Cop"

Characters The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Percival Popp (intro); Tim Donovan; The Avenger [Mortimer Crandall] (Villain); Daniel Walker (Villain); Harlow Johnson (Villain)
Synopsis Percival Popp tries to worm himself into Corrigan's cases so that he can prove fictional detective's methods really work. Meanwhile, the Spectre has to cure mad scientis Mortimer Crandall of his evil tendencies by taking him to the Nebula of Truth.
Genre superhero; occult
Script Bernard Baily?
Pencils Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks Bernard Baily (signed)
Notes Story not signed by Jerry Siegel. Per Richard Morrissey, Baily claimed to have written this story himself.

8 page Green Arrow story "Silent City"

Characters Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; The Voice (intro; villain)
Synopsis The Voice threatens to silence the city forever unless he is paid 10 million dollars.
Genre superhero
Script Mort Weisinger
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Notes GA's car called the Arrowplane. GA has brown hair.

6 page Radio Squad story "Case of the Dead Thoroughbred"

Characters Radio Squad [Larry Trent; Sandy Keene]; Diana Perry; Pamela Perry; John Windisch
Synopsis Larry and Sandy investigate the murder of a race horse.
Genre detective
Pencils Chad Grothkopf (signed)
Inks Chad Grothkopf (signed)

Half page Just Jokes filler

Genre gags
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)

8 page Aquaman story "Black Jack"

Characters Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Black Jack (Villain; Intro)
Genre superhero
Script Mort Weisinger
Pencils Paul Norris
Inks Paul Norris

8 page Johnny Quick story "Dr. Clever"

Characters Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Dr. Clever (Villain; intro); Tubby Watts
Synopsis Dr. Clever steals gold and then pretends to extract it from sea water, among other swindles.
Genre superhero
Script Mort Weisinger
Pencils Jerry Robinson
Inks Mort Meskin

Half page Jest Kidding filler

Genre gags
Script Ray McGill (signed)
Pencils Ray McGill (signed)
Inks Ray McGill (signed)

2 page text story "Kid From Kentucky"

Genre adventure
Script Howard Gilbert (signed)
Letters typeset

6 page Clip Carson story "Buenos Aires"

Characters Clip Carson
Genre adventure
Pencils George Papp (signed)
Inks George Papp (signed)

10 page Doctor Fate story "Mr. Who Lives Again"

Characters Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Mr. Who (Villain)
Synopsis Mr. Who uses his "Solution Z" to adapt himself to any danger, including taking over, in disguise, as the city Mayor.
Genre superhero; occult
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman
Letters Howard Sherman
Notes Letterer credit and synopsis modification by Craig Delich 11-29-07.
Reprinted in Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1