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Issue Details

Issue #13
Published May 1940
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing Victor Fox
Notes Updated cover pencil & ink credits from West Stephan (February 21, 2006). Originally credited to Lou Fine.

Cover Details - "The Flame Leaped At The Monster And Blasted Away"

Characters The Flame
Genre Superhero
Pencils Joe Simon (signed)
Inks Joe Simon (signed)
Notes Updated cover pencil & ink credits from West Stephan (February 21, 2006). Originally credited to Lou Fine.

9 page Flame story "The Death Ray"

Characters Olga (Villain; Intro)
Genre Superhero
Pencils Charles A. Winter
Inks Charles A. Winter
Notes Art credits from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr., August 2009; pencils previously credited as "Basil Berold ?".

8 page Yarko story "The Domain of Fu Chu"

Characters Fu Chu (Villain; Intro)
Pencils Larry Antoinette ?
Inks Larry Antoinette ?
Notes Second death-ray invention in a row this issue. Art credits from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr., August 2009; previously credited to Fred Guardineer.

6 page Shorty Shortcake story "The villains!"

Script Klaus Nordling
Pencils Klaus Nordling
Inks Klaus Nordling

8 page Patty O'Day story "The Abduction of Lupe De Vere"

Characters Lupe De Vere (Intro)
Pencils Claire Moe ?
Inks Claire Moe ?
Notes Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. notes that art is unlikely to be Claire Moe, August 2009.

8 page Dr. Fung story "The Wharf Rats of Shanghai"

Characters Lo San Kee (Villain; Intro); the Wharf Rats (Villain; Intro)

2 page text story "Death Mask"

Script William Martin
Letters typeset
Notes Text with illustrations.

8 page Tex Maxon, the Phantom Rider story "Slade and Barnes, Bandits"

Characters Slade (Villain; Intro); Barnes (Villain; Intro)
Genre Western
Pencils Chuck Munson
Inks Chuck Munson
Notes Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. notes that art is NOT by Munson Paddock as originally credited, despite "Chuck Munson" byline, August 2009.

2 page Don Quixote story "In Modern Times"

Pencils Fred Schwab ?
Inks Fred Schwab ?
Notes Art credits from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr., August 2009; originally credited as "Bob Powell ?".

8 page Spark Stevens story "In Guam"

Characters Mr. Krest (Villain; Intro)
Script Klaus Nordling
Pencils Klaus Nordling
Inks Klaus Nordling

5 page K-51 Spies At War story "The Scientist's Haunted House"

Characters Dr. Hugo Sloan (Intro)
Pencils Tom Gill (signed TG)
Inks Tom Gill (signed TG)
Notes Art credits from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr., August 2009; originally credited as "Charles A. Winter ?".