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COVER DETAILS
Characters:
Mickey Finn; The Clock [Brian O'Brien] (inset); The Doll Man [Darrel Dane] (inset); Lala Palooza (inset); Joe Palooka (inset); Big Top (inset); Reynolds of the Mounties (inset); Spin Shaw (inset); Captain Fortune (inset); Jane Arden (inset); Ned Bryant (inset); Rance Keane (inset)
Pencils:
Ed Cronin ?
Inks:
Ed Cronin ?
STORY DETAILS
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Ed Reed (signed)
Pencils:
Ed Reed (signed)
Inks:
Ed Reed ?
Notes:
This is the inside-front cover, and is printed in two-tone reds only.
Title:
The Death Room
Characters:
The Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Tim Smith; Grimes (villain, jewel thief, introduction)
Synopsis:
Doll Man borrows a model plane owned by Tim Smith to use as his personal aircraft in going after Grimes, a hideous jewel thief. After capturing the felon, Doll Man returns the plane to Smith along with a $10 bill.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Will Eisner [as William Erwin Maxwell] (signed)
Pencils:
Lou Fine
Inks:
Lou Fine
Notes:
In the story, Doll Man is shown wearing a sleeveless shirt, but colored as if bare chested.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Rube Goldberg
Pencils:
Rube Goldberg
Inks:
Rube Goldberg
Notes:
Last appearance.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Monte Barrett (signed)
Pencils:
Russell E. Ross (signed)
Inks:
Russell E. Ross (signed)
Notes:
Last appearance.
Title:
The Wicked Duke
Characters:
Captain Fortune [Tyrone Fortune]; Duke Edward of Kent (first appearance; villain)
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Vernon Henkel (signed)
Pencils:
Vernon Henkel (signed)
Inks:
Vernon Henkel (signed)
Pages:
2.000
Pencils:
John Devlin
Inks:
John Devlin
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Ham Fisher (signed)
Pencils:
Ham Fisher (signed)
Inks:
Ham Fisher (signed)
Notes:
Continued in Big Shot Comics (Columbia, 1940 series) #1
Title:
Cal Hennings's Rustlers
Characters:
Rance Keane
Pages:
4.000
Script:
William A. Smith [as Will Arthur] (signed)
Pencils:
William A. Smith
Inks:
William A. Smith
Pages:
1.000
Script:
George Marcoux (signed)
Pencils:
George Marcoux (signed)
Inks:
George Marcoux (signed)
Notes:
Last appearance.
The feature is on two half-pages, with Mortimer Mum.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Bill Sakren [as Sakren] (signed)
Pencils:
Bill Sakren [as Sakren] (signed)
Inks:
Bill Sakren [as Sakren] (signed)
Notes:
Last appearance. The feature is on two half-pages, with Toddy.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Ed Reed (signed)
Pencils:
Ed Reed (signed)
Inks:
Ed Reed ?
Title:
The Poison Gas Formula
Characters:
The Clock [Brian O'Brien]; Police Captain Kane (cameo); Benny (airfield mechanic); Heizer (villain, introduction); foreign spy ring (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis:
While pursing thieves who had stolen a secret military poison gas formula, the Clock leaps from his airplane and lands on another below. The crooks use the gas on him, but he is unaffected, and he theorizes that his mask must have been wet and prevented the gas from penetrating.
Pages:
5.000
Script:
George Brenner ?
Pencils:
George Brenner [as Geo E. Brenner] (signed)
Inks:
George Brenner [as Geo E. Brenner] (signed)
Notes:
The Clock's next appearance is in Crack Comics (Quality, 1940 series) #1 [May 1940].
Characters:
Lala Palooza
Pages:
2.000
Pencils:
John Devlin
Inks:
John Devlin
Title:
Jasper Orin, Gun Runner
Characters:
Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Jasper Orin (first appearance; villain)
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Bob Powell
Pencils:
Bob Powell
Inks:
Bob Powell
Title:
Episode 31
Pages:
2.000
Script:
John J. Welch (signed)
Pencils:
John J. Welch (signed)
Inks:
John J. Welch (signed)
Notes:
Last appearance.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Bob Zuppke (signed)
Pencils:
R. W. Depew (signed)
Inks:
R. W. Depew (signed)
Notes:
Last appearance.
Title:
The Dr. Croft Ruby Mystery: Part 2
Characters:
Charlie Chan
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Alfred Andriola (signed)
Pencils:
Alfred Andriola (signed)
Inks:
Alfred Andriola (signed)
Notes:
Continued in Big Shot Comics (Columbia, 1940 series) #1.
Title:
Magic on the Rink
Pages:
2.000
Script:
Robert E. Jones (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Title:
Open Season on Car Salesmen
Pages:
2.000
Script:
H. J. Tuthill (signed)
Pencils:
H. J. Tuthill (signed)
Inks:
H. J. Tuthill (signed)
Notes:
Continued in Big Shot Comics (Columbia, 1940 series) #1.
Title:
The Escaped Convicts
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Art Pinajian (signed)
Pencils:
Art Pinajian (signed)
Inks:
Art Pinajian (signed)
Title:
Mike McTigue's Grand Display of Gameness
Pages:
1.000
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Rube Goldberg
Pencils:
Rube Goldberg
Pages:
2.000
Script:
J. P. McEvoy (signed)
Pencils:
J. H. Striebel (signed)
Inks:
J. H. Striebel (signed)
Notes:
The top tier of each page features Good Deed Dotty.
Continued in Big Shot Comics (Columbia, 1940 series) #1.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Ed Reed (signed)
Pencils:
Ed Reed (signed)
Inks:
Ed Reed ?
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Lank Leonard (signed)
Pencils:
Lank Leonard (signed)
Inks:
Lank Leonard (signed)
Notes:
The top tier of each page is Nippie, also by Lank Leonard.
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CGC Census Report*
Grade
NG
PG
CVR
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
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
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
0
0
0
CGCxJSA
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
0
0
0
Restored
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Total
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
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