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 ?".