Synopsis:
The Claw, in a weakened condition after the savage beating inflicted on him by Daredevil, is found guilty by a jury and sentenced to die in the electric chair. When he is placed in the chair and the current is administered, the Claw regains his power and escapes. He leads his gang to a volcanic crater in the Rockies, which he declares will be the future capital of the United States. To seal that intent, he captures Daredevil and burns him at the stake.
Pages:
10.000
Script:
Jack Cole
Pencils:
Jack Cole
Inks:
Jack Cole
Title:
Absent-Minded Album
Characters:
Caston Pierre; Gorilla Jones; Homer McNutz; Professor Buzzle
Synopsis:
Six individual stand along cartoons of fictional absent minded individuals from the sports world and their accomplishments.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
David B. Icove [as D. B. I.] (signed)
Pencils:
David B. Icove [as D. B. I.] (signed)
Inks:
David B. Icove [as D. B. I.] (signed)
Title:
The Lesson of Dr. Boggs
Characters:
The Pirate Prince; Flip (crew member of the Prince's); Dr. Boggs (villain, slave runner); Squire Rooks (villain, slave runner)
Synopsis:
While the Pirate Prince is trying to free some captured slaves, Dr. Boggs takes over the Prince's ship, and uses the Prince and the re-captured slaves to do his bidding. That is, until he Prince turns the tables on Boggs.
Pages:
5.000
Script:
Dick Briefer [as Richard Norman] (signed)
Pencils:
Dick Briefer [as Richard Norman] (signed)
Inks:
Dick Briefer [as Richard Norman] (signed)
Title:
Who Is Iron Jaw?
Characters:
The Silver Streak [un-named cab driver]; Whiz (pet falcon); Iron Jaw I (villain, introduction, heard but not seen)
Synopsis:
Silver Streak is vacationing in Argentina and must investigate and solve a series of sabotage crimes already set in motion there and in the United States by a man known only as Iron Jaw.
Pages:
8.000
Script:
Bob Wood (signed)
Pencils:
Bob Wood (signed)
Inks:
Bob Wood (signed)
Notes:
The Iron Jaw, which is not seen in this issue, is NOT the same villain that fought Crimebuster in Boy Comics. Continued next issue.
Title:
The Return of Killer Pete
Characters:
Gully Gulliver; Daisy; Cluck (a chicken); "Killer" Pete (villain)
Synopsis:
Killer Pete breaks jail and captures Gully and Daisy. However, Cluck comes to their rescue.
Pages:
2.000
Script:
David B. Icove [as D. B. Icove] (signed)
Pencils:
David B. Icove [as D. B. Icove] (signed)
Inks:
David B. Icove [as D. B. Icove] (signed)
Title:
The Wingers
Characters:
Cloud Curtis; Mr. Richmond (airline President); "Crusher" McCoy; "Pop" Whistler; The Wingers (villains, all die)
Synopsis:
Cloud happens upon an airplane wreck and the pilot reports "snow on the wings" before he dies. Meeting with the airline's President, he learns this has happened five other times, and he also discovers the accidents were caused by "The Wingers", who employ a mysterious gun that shoots a secret chemical which condenses the moisture in the air and freezes it.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Otto Binder ?
Pencils:
Jack Binder (signed)
Inks:
Jack Binder (signed)
Notes:
The strip is titled "Cloud Curtis and His Golden Bullet".
Characters:
Secret Agent X-101 [Bart Benson]; McCann (Daily Record employee); Pat White; Joe (Daily Record typesetter); Jim (Daily Record press operator); Sandra Hendrix (villain); Mr. Hendrix (villain); Otto (villain); Adolph (villain); Hans (villain)
Synopsis:
Bart heads out to track down the murderer of the U.S. Secretary of State.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
? [as Dick Dawson (byline)]
Pencils:
? [as Dick Dawson (byline)]
Inks:
? [as Dick Dawson (byline)]
Title:
Captives of the Pygmies
Characters:
Lance Hale; Jim Thorne (aviator); Pygmies (villains, some die)
Synopsis:
Lance and Jim are taken prisoner by a band of pygmies after Thorne crashes his plane, but set a fire in one of the huts and manage to escape.
Pages:
5.000
Script:
Fred Guardineer (signed)
Pencils:
Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inks:
Fred Guardineer (signed)
Letters:
Fred Guardineer ?
Notes:
Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2012-12-8.
Title:
The Gambler's Last Stand, or, Desert Justice Wins Again: Part 2
Characters:
The Silver Ranger; Lucifer (the Ranger's horse); Roy Penwell (young ranch owner); Stokes (old widow); Slick Hanson (villain, gambler, saloon owner); Roper (villain)
Synopsis:
Young Roy Penwell is about to be hung by a mob, who believe he was in on trying to bilk an old widow lady out her money. The vRanger steps in and saves the lad, proving that he had been framed.
Pages:
3.000
Script:
Carl Formes [as Silver Films Studios] (signed)
Pencils:
Jack Binder (signed)
Inks:
Jack Binder (signed)
Letters:
typeset
Notes:
Writer/artist credits revised by Craig Delich 2012-8-5. Formes was the writer, not penciler, of the strip. Binder did all art.
Synopsis:
The Police have been endeavoring to shut down Leonetti's "Red Rouse", a swank night spot, for months with no luck, so Presto Martin uses his disguise ability to corral "The Domino" in his infamous "Game of Death"!
Pages:
5.000
Script:
Bob Wood (signed)
Pencils:
Bob Wood (signed)
Inks:
Bob Wood (signed)
Characters:
Marvin; Willie; Zeke; Miss Grepburn; Ed
Synopsis:
Series of eight stand alone humorous panels.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
David B. Icove [as D. B. I.] (signed)
Pencils:
David B. Icove (signed)
Inks:
David B. Icove [as D. B. I.] (signed)
Title:
Scarface the Renegade
Characters:
Dan Dearborn; Major George Rogers Clark; Jed Swift; Scarface Dykes (villain, spy); the British (villains); Indians (villains, some die)
Synopsis:
Dan and Major Clark begin their journey to take gun powder from Ft. Pitt down the Ohio River to Boonesboro, and meet with resistance from a renegade spy and the Indians.
Pages:
4.000
Script:
Walter Galli (signed)
Pencils:
Walter Galli (signed)
Inks:
Walter Galli (signed)
Notes:
Continued next issue.
Title:
The War of Inventions
Characters:
Dickie Dean; Zip Todd; Professor Skinn (villain, death); Blubber (villain, death)
Synopsis:
Professor Skinn has issued a challenge to Dickie Dean for a duel of inventions, and both begin work on various inventions to use on the other. People all over town are taking bets as to whose invention will win out.
Synopsis:
Rusty gets into an argument over the Daredevil only being a comic strip character, when Daredevil shows up in the flesh. He encourages the boys to be a "daredevil" by fighting against all that is bad and evil. Silver Streak dittos that remarks, but warns Daredevil that the Claw is on a rampage again, and both leave to take the villain on.
Pages:
1.000
Script:
Bob Wood (signed)
Pencils:
Bob Wood (signed)
Inks:
Bob Wood (signed)
Notes:
In part, the Rusty strip was a publisher promo for Silver Streak Comics.
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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
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
5
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Total
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
5
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
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