Issue Details

Issue	#43
Published	May-June 1946
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	52
Editing	Leon Harvey

Cover Details

Characters	Captain Freedom
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Al Avison (signed)
Inks	Al Avison (signed)
Letters	typeset

10 page Captain Freedom story "Hero's Boots"

Characters	Captain Freedom
Genre	superhero

8 page Shock Gibson story "The Laughter That Kills"

Characters	Shock Gibson [Private Bob Gibson]; Villains: the Japanese.
Synopsis	The Japanese develop a type of gas that causes Allied forces to laugh uncontrollably, thus making them ripe for conquering.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Bob Fujitani
Inks	Bob Fujitani
Notes	Pencil and ink credits from Don Mangus (June 8, 2006). Characters, reprint info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-18-08.
Reprinted	In Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #71 (2008).

8 page Blonde Bomber story "The Halls of Montezuma"

Characters	The Blonde Bomber
Genre	adventure
Notes	Last appearance was in GREEN HORNET #28.

4 page Biff Bannon's Hurricane story "Such a nice quiet day"

Characters	Biff Bannon
Genre	adventure
Script	Art Helfant (signed)
Pencils	Art Helfant (signed)
Inks	Art Helfant (signed)
Letters	Art Helfant (signed)
Notes	Last appearance. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 11-18-08.

2 page Captain Freedom text story "Captain Freedom's Dangerous Double"

Characters	Captain Freedom
Genre	superhero
Letters	typeset
Notes	Supertitled: The Story Behind the Cover.

6 page story "Buddha Was a Big Boy!"

Genre

adventure

6 page story "The Tale of the King of Swing"

Characters	Johnnie Upbeat
Genre	War
Notes	Possibly based on Benny Goodman?