The classic cover, featuring The Flame, is by Lou Fine, and the book contains interior art by Fine, Will Eisner, Bob Powell, Klaus Nordling, Samuel "Jerry" Iger, and George Tuska. Rated a "7" ("scarce") on The Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books Scarcity Index.
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COVER DETAILS
Characters:
The Flame [Gary Preston]
Pencils:
Lou Fine; Will Eisner ?
Inks:
Lou Fine
STORY DETAILS
Title:
Invasion of the Kikoos
Characters:
The Flame [Gary Preston]; unnamed girl agent; The Kikoos (villains, some die); Monk (villain)
Synopsis:
The Flame has to deal with the wanton killing and robberies staged by a group of weird, spectral creatures called the Kikoo, which came from an island where the government leaders hid them out because of their inferior minds. Unfortunately, led by an evil influence, they are capable of extreme violence, as the Flame discovers.
Pages:
9.000
Script:
Will Eisner [as Basil Berold] (signed)
Pencils:
Lou Fine
Inks:
Lou Fine
Reprints:
The Flame (Fox, 1940 series) #1 (Summer 1940)
Notes:
Revised synopsis added by Craig Delich (2009-7-30).
Title:
Attack on the Infidels
Characters:
Yarko; Major Hazlip; Mr. Burke (detective); Captain Dupree (Desert Patrol leader); Sarabin (villain)
Synopsis:
While relaxing at a desert oasis, Yarko greets a noted detective who is on the trail of a missing Major named Hazlip. Soon after, Yarko is kidnapped and taken to the ruins of Alchaz, where he mystically connects with detective Burke, whom he asks to contact local colonial troops to rescue him. In the meantime, Yarko faces the threat of Sarabin, who is leading an organized attack on the infidels in the area. The Desert Patrol arrives in time to stop Sarabin.
Pages:
8.000
Notes:
Corrected characters, synopsis and title by Craig Delich. Previous info I entered was wrong.
Title:
In Guatemala
Characters:
Shorty Shortcake; Mr. Mizzen; Sheriff Manana; unnamed Mayor; Lobo (villain); Don Gorgonzola (villain)
Synopsis:
Since becoming the boss of the Dewelth Mines, Shorty's enemies have been trying their best to rub him out, including a fencing master, Don Gorgonzola, who challenges Shorty to a duel.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
S. M. Iger [as Jerry Williams] (signed)
Pencils:
S. M. Iger [as Jerry Williams] (signed)
Inks:
S. M. Iger [as Jerry Williams] (signed)
Title:
Sabotage On the Northern Clipper
Characters:
Patty O'Day; Ham (reporter); unnamed newspaper editor; saboteurs (villains)
Synopsis:
Patty and Ham are assigned by their editor to take the Northern Clipper and make the Atlantic Crossing, taking pictures along the way for her newspaper articles. Unfortunately, saboteurs aboard force the plane to make a water landing, but the newspaper duo not only get great pictures, but also help to save a man from drowning and still get the photos to their editor.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Claire Moe
Pencils:
Claire Moe
Inks:
Claire Moe
Title:
The Revenge of Loti Gen-Kee
Characters:
Dr. Fung; Dan Barrister; Lio San; Little Lotus Flower (death); Khan Gen-Kee (villain, death)
Synopsis:
After the death of a Mr. Byron, Dr. Fung and his assistant pull a false maneuover against Khan Gen-Kee in order to secure evidence that Gen-Kee is responsible.
Pages:
6.000
Script:
Bob Powell [as Arthur Dean] (signed)
Pencils:
Bob Powell [as Arthur Dean] (signed)
Inks:
Bob Powell [as Arthur Dean] (signed)
Notes:
Some information and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-28-08.
Title:
Tommy Taylor in India
Characters:
Tommy Taylor; Hindu Yogi Haridas
Synopsis:
Tommy decides to visit India and made many discoveries on the life styles of the people there, including witnessing the arrival of people to a temple on the Ganges River. One strange things was the revival of a Yogi who had been in a state of suspended animation for 40 days!
Pages:
2.000
Script:
S. M. Iger (signed)
Pencils:
Bob Powell [as Powell] (spot illustrations) (signed)
Inks:
Bob Powell [as Powell] (spot illustrations) (signed)
Synopsis:
As Tex drives cattle into the pens of the Rawlings Ranch, he talks with the owner about two cattle rustlers operating in the area, but his boss doesn't seem to fear them any, unaware that the two are listening in and plan to rustle his cattle anyway. Fortunately for Rawlings, McNab's drunken men mess up the scheme.
Notes:
The blurb panel at the end of the story gives the title to next month's story, "The Dust of the 'Dead' Men On Hangtown Flat".
Characters:
Edgar Bergen; Charlie McCarthy; Professor Gruvel
Pages:
1.000
Notes:
Series of 4 illustrated strange but true facts.
Sequence added by Craig Delich.
Title:
A Day at the Circus
Characters:
Don Quixote; Sancho (Quixote's companion); lion tamer; unnamed woman
Synopsis:
Don and Sancho decide to take in the circus that has come to town, and when they see a woman inside a lion's cage surrounded by vicious beasts, Don decides to save her.
Synopsis:
Agents K-51 and Z-19 hear of a plot to take over the Philippine Islands, so K-51 disguises himself to try and get to the bottom of the situation, suspecting that Von Diableff is behind the scheme.
Pages:
5.000
Script:
Will Eisner [as Willis B. Rensie] (signed)
Synopsis:
Several criminals decide to relieve "Diamond Row", a well-known street in Capitol City, of it's wealth of diamonds. Robinson figures that the thieves will have to secure the services of an expert diamond cutter, so he heads out in search of the man.
Pages:
5.000
Script:
? [as Larry Vance] (signed)
Pencils:
George Tuska
Inks:
George Tuska
Notes:
Harold Vance was a company by-line and not the name of a real person.
Synopsis:
On leave from the U.S. Navy in Cuba, Spark and Chuck watch a native female dancer using her castanets, and one of them notes that she is sending out a code message about an old castle. But the pair are overcome by agents and soon learn that the leader, Perez, seeks to over throw the Cuban government and then sell the nation to a foreign power.
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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
4
0
0
2
3
0
2
1
2
5
1
0
3
5
4
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
36
Qualified
0
0
0
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
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
1
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
Total
4
0
0
3
3
3
3
1
3
5
1
0
3
5
4
0
5
1
3
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
48
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