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Issue Details

Issue #11
Published June 1940
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing Ed Cronin

Cover Details

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

9 page Espionage Starring Black X story "In Finland"

Characters Black X; Batu; Tommy Carrel; Communists; Col. Atwater
Synopsis Continued from last issue: Black X smuggles Tommy, the Commisioner's son back from Russia to Finland where he can get passage for them back to America.
Genre spy
Script Will Eisner [as Erwin]
Pencils Will Eisner [as Erwin]
Inks Will Eisner [as Erwin]

4 page Chic Carter story "The Man Who Could Walk Through Walls"

Characters Chic Carter; Dugan; Professor Krauss (Intro, villain)
Synopsis Carter faces a man who can walk through walls.
Genre detective
Script Vernon Henkel
Pencils Vernon Henkel
Inks Vernon Henkel

2 page Wun Cloo filler "Moe the Mope"

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

4 page Abdul the Arab story "The Kidnapping of Kathy Colton"

Characters Abdul; Hassan; Prince Kartuk; Ibn Akmen; Lady Kathy Colton (intro); Lord Colton (intro)
Genre adventure
Script Bob Powell [as Powell Roberts]
Pencils Bob Powell [as Powell Roberts]
Inks Bob Powell

4 page Captain Cook of Scotland Yard story "The Mystery of the Luminous Eyes"

Characters Craig Cook; The Chief; Sgt. Kelly
Synopsis Captain Cook battles a mutant chimpanzee
Genre detective
Script William A. Smith
Pencils William A. Smith
Inks William A. Smith

Half page Small Stuff filler

Genre gags
Script John Devlin (signed)
Pencils John Devlin (signed)
Inks John Devlin (signed)

7 page Wings Wendall story "The Plot of Regi Tashkim"

Characters Wings Wendall; Regi Tashkim (intro); Sylvia Lane (Intro)
Genre aviation
Script Vernon Henkel (signed)
Pencils Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inks Vernon Henkel

2 page Archie O'Toole filler

Characters Archie O'Toole; Admiral Poopdeck; Perceval
Genre humor
Script George Tuska [as Bud Thomas]
Pencils George Tuska [as Bud Thomas]
Inks George Tuska [as Bud Thomas]

5 page Invisible Justice story "The Green Ghosts"

Characters Kent Thurston; The Green Ghost I (Ward), Green Ghost II (Jack Gray); John Barr; Powers
Genre superhero
Script Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon]
Pencils Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon]
Inks Art Pinajian

1 page Kidding the Kids filler

Genre gags
Script Arthur Beeman (signed)
Pencils Arthur Beeman (signed)
Inks Arthur Beeman (signed)

2 page Philpot Veep story "Homicide Harry"

Characters Philpot Veep; Waldo; Homicide Harry (Intro)
Genre detective
Script John Devlin (signed)
Pencils John Devlin (signed)
Inks John Devlin (signed)

1 page Sportraits filler "Bucky Walters"

Genre sports
Script Gill Fox (signed)
Pencils Gill Fox (signed)
Inks Gill Fox (signed)

5 page John Law story "Sweet Snare"

Characters John Law; June Carter; Albert Lewis; The Avenger
Synopsis The Avenger is finally captured.
Genre detective
Script Harry Francis Campbell (signed)
Pencils Harry Francis Campbell (signed)
Inks Harry Francis Campbell (signed)

2 page Jimmie Christian text story "Chief John's Legacy"

Genre adventure
Script Robert M. Hyatt
Letters typeset

4 page Clip Chance at Cliffside story "McSnort's Mirror"

Characters Clip Chance; Spud; Coach Barr; McSnort (Intro); Dell (intro)
Genre sports
Script George Brenner
Pencils George Brenner
Inks George Brenner

4 page Flash Fulton story "The Tenement Fire"

Characters Flash Fulton; Andy
Genre adventure
Script Paul Gustavson (signed)
Pencils Paul Gustavson (signed)
Inks Paul Gustavson

7 page Hugh Hazard and His Iron Man story "Smooth Kazar Strikes Back"

Characters Hugh Hazzard; Bozo; Smooth Kazar (Intro, Dies); Commisioner Hunt; Daley
Genre science fiction
Script George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]
Pencils George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]
Inks George Brenner