Issue Details

Issue	#57
Published	February 1945
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	60
Editing	Martin DeMuth
Notes	Correct sequence order for this issue from Jonathan E. Ingersoll, Jr., 6/19/2007.

Cover Details

Characters	Midnight; Doc Wackey; Gabby
Genre	superhero; adventure
Pencils	Alex Kotzky ?
Inks	Alex Kotzky ?
Notes	Correct sequence order for this issue from Jonathan E. Ingersoll, Jr., 6/19/2007.

1 page Volto; Grape-Nuts Flakes advertisement "The Tree Across the Road"

Genre	superhero
Pencils	Frank Robbins
Inks	Frank Robbins

11 page Midnight story "Dummies of All Kinds"

Characters	Midnight; Doc Wackey; Gabby; Sam Yentz; Iggy the Pig; Oyk; Sniffer Snoop; Hot Dog; Killer Kride
Synopsis	See there's this dead body and this dummy, and the other dummies just keep getting the two mixed up.
Genre	superhero; adventure
Script	Paul Gustavson
Pencils	Paul Gustavson (signed)
Inks	Paul Gustavson

1 page Wun Cloo story

Genre	humor; detective
Script	Paul Gustavson
Pencils	Paul Gustavson
Inks	Paul Gustavson

7 page Daffy story "Poor House"

Characters	Daffy; Deke; Hard-Heel Maisie
Synopsis	Deke finds a lost wallet and tells Daffy he returned it to the owner.
Genre	humor; wrestling
Script	Milt Stein (signed)
Pencils	Milt Stein (signed)
Inks	Milt Stein (signed)

8 page Espionage Starring Black X story "Cowards Die Many Times Before Their Deaths"

Characters	Black X; Batu; Osharu
Genre	spy
Pencils	Bill Quackenbush (signed)
Inks	Bill Quackenbush

1 page Archie O'Toole filler

Genre	humor; kid
Script	Bernard Dibble
Pencils	Bernard Dibble
Inks	Bernard Dibble

7 page Jester story "Pure Poison to Crime"

Characters	Jester; McGinty; Bruiser Billson; Dr. Synapse
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Sam Citron ?
Inks	Sam Citron ?

4 page Lady Luck story "Making Movies"

Characters	Lady Luck; Alan Moonglow; Von Smorgas; Peecolo; Carruthers
Genre	superhero
Script	Klaus Nordling
Pencils	Klaus Nordling (signed)
Inks	Klaus Nordling

2 page Jimmy Christian text story "The Nameless Hero"

Genre	adventure
Letters	typeset
Notes	Information on this sequence from Jonathan E. Ingersoll, Jr., 6/19/2007.

7 page Marksman story "The Fatal Release Cord"

Characters	Marksman; Major Sinushi; Anna
Genre	war; adventure
Pencils	Bill Quackenbush ?
Inks	Bill Quackenbush ?

8 page Rookie Rankin story "Rookie Rankin Gets the Last Laugh"

Characters	Rookie Rankin; Slim; Squeak; Horse; Laughie
Genre	detective
Pencils	Witmer Williams ?
Inks	Witmer Williams ?