Flame (1940 Fox Features Syndicate) comic books 1940

Stories by Will Eisner (credited as Basil Berold). Art by Lou Fine and Lee Harris. Cover by Lou Fine. Raised by Tibetan lamas, orphan Gary Preston gained the mystic ability to control fire and temperature, including the power to materialize wherever there is an open flame. The Flame tracks a series of murders and robberies to the weird, spectral creatures called the Kikoo, who have escaped from their remote island; Crooked contractors use shoddy materials that cause homes and buildings to collapse, so The Flame cuts through red tape by going after the contractors himself. The Origin of the Flame, Retold; Invasion of the Kikoos; The Arson Ring of Mr. Crass; The Construction Racketeers; The Atomic Generator; Raiders of the Deep. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Will Eisner (credited as Basil Berold) and Klaus Nordling. Art by Lou Fine, Will Eisner and Klaus Nordling. Cover by Edd Ashe. Raised by Tibetan lamas, orphan Gary Preston gained the mystic ability to control fire and temperature, including the power to materialize wherever there is an open flame. The Flame battles the river pirates of Capt. Horace "Black" Flagg; Wing Turner, Air Detective is called in when transport planes go missing; Agent K-5 seeks the financial backers of gun runners in a foreign war. The Blimp and the Blasters; The Truck Hijackers; The Boring Invasion; Captain Flagg's River Pirates; Robbery Under Alaskan Skies; Wing Turner: The Stolen Transport Planes; K-5 Spies At War: The Menace of the Mask; Spark Stevens: The Soda Pop Spies. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Will Eisner and Bob Powell. Art by Art Franklin (credited as Charles Nicholas), Will Eisner and Bob Powell. Cover by Arthur Cazeneuve. Raised by Tibetan lamas, orphan Gary Preston gained the mystic ability to control fire and temperature, including the power to materialize wherever there is an open flame. The Flame tracks an insurance bombing racket to Dr. Ivan and his gang; Wild Tex Dawson takes a new job on a cattle ranch and finds a criminal masquerading as the town sheriff; Inspector Bancroft tracks dope smugglers on the waterfront. Dr. Ivan's Insurance Bombing Racket; The Diamond of Death; The Raider of the Spaceways; The Mad Scientist of Hell's Kitchen; Tex Dawson: Lone Hand; Inspector Bancroft: The Waterfront Dope Smugglers; Dr. Fung: The Charm Bracelet Murder; K-51 Spies At War: Hong Kong Assignment. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.