Issue Details

Issue	#24
Published	July 1941
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Ed Cronin ?

Cover Details

Characters	Bozo the Robot; Ray; Midnight; Black X; The Jester
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Gill Fox ?
Inks	Gill Fox ?

9 page The Ray story "Spy In a Sawdust Ring"

Characters	Ray; Bud; Vera and her Wonder Horse; The Great Ivan; Pietro
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Reed Crandall [as E. Lectron]
Inks	Reed Crandall

1 page Archie O'Toole story

Characters	Archie O'Toole
Genre	humor; children

5 page Midnight story "The Circus Mystery"

Characters	Midnight; Doc Wackey; Gabby; Alice Taylor; Alonzo Schtunk
Synopsis	A circus performer uses monkeys as pickpockets
Genre	superhero; adventure
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	Jack Cole (signed)
Inks	Jack Cole

6 page Purple Trio story "On Broadway"

Characters	Warren; Tiny; Rocky; Garry Bore
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Alex Blum ? [as S.M. Regi]
Inks	Alex Blum ? [as S.M. Regi]

4 page Wings Wendall story "The Invisible Sky-Base"

Characters	Wings Wendall; Spinner Benson; The Bullet-Plane; Lorner
Synopsis	Wings dons the costume worn by the enemy spies to sneak into their Invisible Sky-Base.
Genre	aviation
Pencils	Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inks	Vernon Henkel

1 page Wun Cloo story

Characters	Wun Cloo
Genre	humor; detective
Pencils	Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]
Inks	Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]

5 page Jester, The story "Frisco Finley"

Characters	Jester (Chuck Lane); Mulligan; Frisco Finley; Nick Perselle
Synopsis	Nick Perselle tries to frame Mulligan for murder.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Paul Gustavson
Inks	Paul Gustavson

6 page Espionage Starring Black X story "The Sumatra Adventure"

Characters	Black X; Batu; Madame Doom; Alex Durham; Osaki; Kali
Genre	spy
Pencils	Witmer Williams ? [as Will Erwin]
Inks	Witmer Williams ? [as Will Erwin]

5 page Invisible Justice story "The Face"

Characters	Kent Thurston; Chac Mool; B-7; Chima
Synopsis	Thurston battles spies intending to sabotage the Panama Canal.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Art Pinajian ? [as Art Gordon]
Inks	Art Pinajian ? [as Art Gordon]

5 page Scarlet Seal story "The Culver Murder"

Characters	Scarlet Seal (Barry Moore); John Culver; Henry Wilson; Judy Wilson; Kuber
Genre	detective
Pencils	Harry Francis Campbell (signed)
Inks	Harry Francis Campbell

2 page Jimmy Christian text story "The Hunted Castle [sic]"

Characters	Jimmy Christian
Genre	adventure
Letters	typeset

4 page Abdul the Arab story "The Fire God"

Characters	Abdul; Hassan; The Queen
Synopsis	Abdul is ship wrecked on a mysterious island and sentenced to be sacrificed to the Fire God
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Bob Powell [as Powell Roberts]
Inks	Bob Powell

4 page Chic Carter: The Sword story "The Sword"

Characters	Chic Carter as The Sword (intro); Bull Hennessey; Sgt Monahan; One Thumb Hogan; Egghead
Synopsis	Framed for murder, Chic Carter dons a mask to evade the police.
Genre	detective; superhero
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel
Notes	Next appearance in Police Comics #1

7 page Bozo the Robot story "The Headless Men"

Characters	Hugh Hazzard; Bozo the Robot; Gus; Gyp; Commisioner Hunt; Devlin; The Headless Men
Synopsis	A gang of headless criminals scare their victims to death.
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	George Brenner ? [as Wayne Reid]
Inks	George Brenner ? [as Wayne Reid]