Issue Details

Issue	#7
Published	February 1940
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Ed Cronin

Cover Details

Characters	Wings Wendall; Archie O'Toole; Black X; Bozo the Robot; Abdul the Arab
Genre	aviation
Pencils	Gill Fox ?
Inks	Gill Fox ?

9 page Espionage Starring the Black 'X' story "The Suicide Torpedoes"

Characters	Black X; Madame La Coquin (villain); the Death Squadron (Intro); Batu; Col. Atwater
Synopsis	Madame La Coquin invites Black X to a fashionable party so that she can kill him.
Genre	spy
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Letters	Will Eisner
Notes	Lettering credit from Eric Schumacher via the GCD Error list, 14 January 2005

4 page Abdul the Arab story "The Masked One"

Characters	Abdul; Hassan; The Masked One (Webb)
Genre	adventure
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel

4 page Captain Cook of Scotland Yard story "The Voice and the Red Star Diamond"

Characters	Captain Cook; The Voice (Intro); Lola Barnes; Sir Sidney Barnes; Kelly
Synopsis	The Voice kidnaps Lola Barnes and demands Sir Sidney trade the Red Star diamond for her.
Genre	detective
Pencils	Stanley Aschmeier
Inks	Stanley Aschmeier

2 page Archie O'Toole story "King Crunch"

Characters	Archie O'Toole; King Crunch
Synopsis	Archie turns over a new leaf and decides to be tough.
Genre	humor; children
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Letters	Will Eisner
Notes	Script and art credits from Eric Schumacher via the GCD Error List, 14 January 2005. The original indexer credited "Joe Devlin"

4 page Clip Chance at Cliffside story "The Red Clay Clue"

Characters	Clip Chance; Marko (intro); Coach Barr
Genre	sports
Script	George Brenner
Pencils	George Brenner [as Scott Sheridan]
Inks	George Brenner

1 page Small Stuff story

Genre	gags
Script	John Devlin
Pencils	John Devlin
Inks	John Devlin
Notes	Script and art credits from Eric Schumacher via the GCD Error List, 14 January 2005.

7 page Wings Wendall story "Battling the Bund"

Characters	Wings Wendall; Heinrich (Intro); Karla (Intro); The Bund
Genre	aviation; adventure
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inks	Vernon Henkel

2 page Philpot Veep story "The Episode of the Malicious Mite"

Characters	Philpot Veep; Waldo
Genre	detective
Script	John Devlin
Pencils	John Devlin (signed)
Inks	John Devlin
Notes	Script and art credits from Eric Schumacher via the GCD Error List, 14 January 2005. The original indexer credited "Joe Devlin."

1 page Kidding the Kids story

Genre	gags
Pencils	Arthur Beeman (signed)
Inks	Arthur Beeman
Notes	Pencil credit from Eric Schumacher via the GCD Error List, 14 January 2005. The original indexer credited "Arthur Beemau."

5 page Invisible Justice story "The Arson Robberies"

Characters	Kent Thurston; Weymann Brent (Intro); John Steele
Synopsis	Arson is being used to cover up robberies by criminals wearing asbestos suits.
Genre	superhero
Script	Arthur Pinajian
Pencils	Arthur Pinajian [as Art Gordon]
Inks	Arthur Pinajian
Notes	Script credit from Eric Schumacher via the GCD Error List, 14 January 2005.

4 page Flash Fulton story "The Kidnapping of Babs Barton"

Characters	Flash Fulton; Babs Barton (intro); Nick; Trigger; and Punchy; Andy
Synopsis	Flash and Andy accidentally stumble on a kidnapping.
Genre	adventure
Script	Paul Gustavson
Pencils	Paul Gustavson (signed)
Inks	Paul Gustavson

4 page Chic Carter story "Von Fritz's Assassination Plot"

Characters	Chic Carter; Von Fritz (Intro); King Ludwig (intro); the Princess of Moravia
Genre	detective
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inks	Vernon Henkel

2 page text story "The Master of Mu: Part 2"

Script	Robert M. Hyatt
Letters	typeset

1 page Sportraits story "Red Dutton"

Genre	sports
Script	Gill Fox
Pencils	Gill Fox
Inks	Gill Fox

5 page John Law, Scientective story "Double Death Trap"

Characters	John Law; The Avenger; June Carter; Albert Lewis
Genre	detective
Script	Harry Francis Campbell
Pencils	Harry Francis Campbell
Inks	Harry Francis Campbell
Notes	Script credit from Eric Schumacher via the GCD Error List, 14 January 2005.

2 page Wun Cloo story "Advertising the Gangsters"

Characters	Wun Cloo
Genre	humor; detective
Script	Gill Fox
Pencils	Gill Fox (signed)
Inks	Gill Fox

7 page Hugh Hazard and His Iron Man story "The Master Plan of Rudolf Hitz"

Characters	Hugh Hazzard; Bozo; Rudolf Hitz (villain); Olga (Intro); Scar Pipalle (Intro); Kelly; Sgt. Dolan; Capt. Dolan
Synopsis	Hitz's Master plan is to steal the gold in Fort Knox, by first kidnapping the commander's son.
Genre	science fiction
Script	George Brenner
Pencils	George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]
Inks	George Brenner