Issue Details

Issue	#19
Published	September 1938
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Vincent Sullivan
Notes	Pencils and inks were originally credited to Leo O'Mealia. Creig Flessel confirmed to Scott Bonagofsky in 2007 that it was one of his covers. Correction was submitted by Scott Bonagofsky on July 20, 2008.

Cover Details

Pencils	Creig Flessel
Inks	Creig Flessel
Notes	Pencils and inks were originally credited to Leo O'Mealia. Creig Flessel confirmed to Scott Bonagofsky in 2007 that it was one of his covers. Correction was submitted by Scott Bonagofsky on July 20, 2008.

6 page Speed Saunders story "The Grogan Case"

Characters	V: Dave Grogan (I, D), Gus (I)
Genre	detective
Script	Gardner Fox
Pencils	Fred Guardineer
Inks	Fred Guardineer

6 page Inspector Kent story "The Invisibility Formula"

Characters	I: Inspector Kent, Dr. Ronald Wainwright (D), Wendy Foster, Henry Adams; V: The Raven (I)
Genre	detective
Pencils	George Newman
Inks	George Newman

6 page Larry Steele story "The Island of Wanatoba: Part 1"

Characters	V: En Rico (I)
Genre	detective
Script	Will Ely
Pencils	Will Ely
Inks	Will Ely
Notes	story in black and white

8 page Spy story "Mirror of Doom"

Characters	V: Rosa Rinaldo (I, D)
Genre	adventure
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Joe Shuster
Inks	Joe Shuster
Notes	Bart Regan and Sally Norris ALMOST get married!

4 page Dr. Fu Manchu story "The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu: Part 3"

Genre	adventure
Script	Sax Rohmer
Pencils	Leo O'Mealia
Inks	Leo O'Mealia
Letters	typeset
Notes	strip reprints; adapted from THE INSIDIOUS DR. FU MANCHU by Sax Rohmer

2 page text story "A Dead Case"

Script	Gardner Fox (Paul Dean)
Letters	typeset

6 page Bruce Nelson story "The Coolie Smugglers (Part 3)"

Characters	V: Captain Carstairs
Genre	detective
Script	Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson?
Pencils	Tom Hickey
Inks	Tom Hickey

6 page Cosmo story "The Air Pirates and the S.S. ALMOA"

Characters	V: A band of pirates (I); I: Carlo Di Milo, Capt. Bartlett
Pencils	Sven Elven
Inks	Sven Elven

6 page Steve Malone story "Luigi Ferrini Strikes"

Characters	V: Luigi Ferrini (I)
Genre	detective
Script	Gardner Fox
Notes	story in black and white

13 page Slam Bradley story "In Africa"

Characters	I: Betty Gladstone, Mr. Gladstone; V: The "Beast-Man" (I, D)
Genre	detective
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Joe Shuster
Inks	Joe Shuster
Notes	title from last issue blurb

1 page Puzzles activity

Script	Arthur W. Nugent
Pencils	Arthur W. Nugent
Inks	Arthur W. Nugent
Notes	may be out of order in this book

1 page Crime Never Pays filler

Script	Don Vincent
Pencils	Don Vincent
Inks	Don Vincent
Notes	may be out of order in this book