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Issue Details

Issue #75
Published January 1942
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 Doctor Fate story "The Battle Against Time"

Characters Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Inza Kramer; The Dude (Villain; Intro); Bert Wescott (Villain)
Synopsis Inza asks Dr. Fate to help clear a convicted murderer before his scheduled execution time at midnight.
Genre superhero; occult
Script Gardner F. Fox
Pencils Howard Sherman
Inks Howard Sherman
Letters Howard Sherman
Notes Inza's last name given as "Sanders". Letterer credit and synopsis modification added by Craig Delich 11-30-07.
Reprinted in Golden Age Doctor Fate Archives (DC, 2007 series) #1

8 page Green Arrow story "Crime College"

Characters Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Prof. Merlin (Villain; Intro)
Genre superhero
Script Mort Weisinger
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp

8 page Radio Squad story "The Hijackers"

Characters Radio Squad [Sandy Keene; Larry Trent]
Genre detective
Pencils Chad Grothkopf
Inks Chad Grothkopf

Half page Facts filler

Genre fact
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

8 page Aquaman story "The Return of Black Jack"

Characters Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Black Jack (Villain); Keoki (Villain)
Synopsis South sea natives rescue Black Jack who returns the favor by taking over their island.
Genre superhero
Script Mort Weisinger
Pencils Paul Norris
Inks Paul Norris
Notes Aquaman has a secret underwater hideout in the Ancient Lost City (of Atlantis?) that he keeps filled with air.

8 page Johnny Quick story "The Man of a Million Murders"

Characters Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Mr. Zero (Villain; Intro); Tubby Watts (Villain); J.S. Thorndyke (Villain); Lefty Burman (Villain); Trigger Louie (Villain)
Genre superhero
Script Mort Weisinger
Pencils Jerry Robinson
Inks Mort Meskin
Notes Johnny uses the formula Z 25Y (2AB) 8 to slow down.

2 page text story "Thoroughbred"

Genre adventure
Script Edgar Weston (signed)
Letters typeset

6 page Clip Carson story "Adventure in Montevideo"

Characters Clip Carson; Jane Daw; Garcia
Genre adventure
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp

10 page Spectre story "Jim Corrigan Lives Again"

Characters The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Clarice Winston; Percival Popp; Gat Chenney (Villain); Armand (Villain)
Synopsis After Popp gets in trouble trying to protect Corrigan from Gat Chenney, the Spectre leaves him on another planet so that he can get a good night's sleep. Meanwhile an artist imprisons Clarice's soul in a painting. The Spectre resurrects Corrigan's body to keep if from being discovered.
Genre superhero; occult
Script Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks Bernard Baily (signed)