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COVER DETAILS
Characters:
The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; The Clock [Brian O'Brien] (inset); Jane Arden (inset); Alias the Spider [Tom Hallaway] (inset); Molly the Model (inset)
Pencils:
Gill Fox ?
Inks:
Gill Fox ?
STORY DETAILS
Title:
The Menace of the Thinking Machines
Characters:
The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; Lung Woe (villain, introduction, death); un-named enemy Nazi spy (villain, introduction); the Spinning Deaths (villains, introduction, sentient machines, all die)
Synopsis:
The Condor must overcome the Chinese Lung Woe, who has created the drilling "spinning death machine" for his Nazi cohort. Unfortunately for them, the machine turns out to have a mind of its own and manufactures an army itself!
Pages:
9.000
Script:
? [as Kenneth Lewis] (signed)
Pencils:
Lou Fine
Inks:
Lou Fine
Characters:
Molly the Model
Pages:
2.000
Script:
John Devlin
Pencils:
John Devlin
Inks:
John Devlin
Pages:
0.500
Script:
Ed Reed
Pencils:
Ed Reed
Inks:
Ed Reed
Title:
Vendrome's Electrical Weapon
Characters:
Space Legion; Rock Braddon; Dr. Wadsworth; Elaine Wadsworth; Vendrome (first appearance villain; death)
Characters:
The Red Torpedo [Jim Lockhart]; Capt. Arville (introduction, death); Black Shark (villain); the Nazis (villains); Herr Schaft (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis:
Lockhart forces the Black Shark to assist him against Axis treachery by pinning the Shark's sub, then using his ability to release a screen of oil to surround Nazi submarines poised to attack the British. After this is accomplished, the Shark hastily retreats to safety.
Pages:
5.000
Script:
Henry Kiefer ? [as Drew Allen] (signed)
Pencils:
Henry Kiefer [as Drew Allen] (signed)
Inks:
Henry Kiefer [as Drew Allen] (signed)
Notes:
The Who's Who suggests, as do Mike Kooiman and Jim Amash in the Quality Companion, that Kiefer, not only created this feature, but did the art for it through the strip's entire run. Kiefer is also usually considered to have written it.
Drew Allen is Kiefer's pen-name used on the strip.
Characters:
Jane Arden
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Monte Barrett
Pencils:
Russell Ross [as Russell E. Ross]
Inks:
Russell Ross [as Russell E. Ross]
Notes:
strip reprints
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Monte Barret
Pencils:
Russell Ross [as Russell E. Ross]
Inks:
Russell Ross [as Russell E. Ross]
Notes:
bottom half of the Jane Arden pages
Title:
The Boy and the Bank Robbers
Characters:
The Spider [Tom Hallaway]; Chuck; Bobby (introduction); the "old timer" (introduction); Mike (villain); Spud (villain)
Synopsis:
To save a kidnapped boy's life, the Spider doesn't hesitate to kill the kidnapper.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Paul Gustavson (signed)
Pencils:
Paul Gustavson (signed)
Inks:
Paul Gustavson (signed)
Letters:
Paul Gustavson
Notes:
All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.
Title:
The Saboteurs and the Train Crash
Characters:
Lee Preston; Rick Royce
Pages:
4.000
Script:
? [as Terrence Macauley]
Pencils:
Nick Cardy
Inks:
Nick Cardy
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Arthur Beeman (signed)
Pencils:
Arthur Beeman (signed)
Inks:
Arthur Beeman
Characters:
Ned Brant
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Bob Zuppke
Pencils:
B. W. DePew
Inks:
B. W. DePew
Notes:
strip reprints
Title:
Jungle Blitzkrieg
Characters:
Eric Vale
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Larry Spain
Pencils:
? (illustrations)
Inks:
? (illustrations)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
The Anti-Gun Judge
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Gill Fox
Pencils:
Gill Fox
Inks:
Gill Fox
Title:
With Remote Control
Characters:
Wizard Wells; Tug; Jason Terrell (first appearance); Betty Terrell (first appearance); Ralph Terrell (villain); John Terrell (villain)
Pages:
5.000
Script:
Harry Francis Campbell
Pencils:
Henry Weston Taylor ?
Inks:
Henry Weston Taylor ?
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Rube Goldberg
Pencils:
Rube Goldberg
Inks:
Rube Goldberg
Notes:
strip reprints
Title:
Stuporman
Characters:
The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Pat "Pug" Brady; Stuporman (villain, introduction, death); Snoop Cadrone (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis:
The Clock must find a way to overcome and defeat a super-strong and impervious pinheaded monster from Mongolia.
Pages:
7.000
Script:
George Brenner [as George E. Brenner] (signed)
Pencils:
George Brenner [as George E. Brenner] (signed)
Inks:
George Brenner [as George E. Brenner] (signed)
Notes:
Though "Stuporman" is a dumb, giant Mongolian thug, he is clearly also meant to be a parody of Superman.
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CGC Census Report*
Grade
0.5
1.0
1.5
1.8
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
6.0
6.5
7.0
7.5
8.0
8.5
9.0
9.2
9.4
9.6
9.8
9.9
10.0
Total
Universal
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
Qualified
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Signature Series
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Restored
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Total
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
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