Issue Details

Issue	#24
Published	February 1939
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Vincent Sullivan

Cover Details

Pencils	Fred Guardineer
Inks	Fred Guardineer
Letters	Fred Guardineer

1 page Cleo and Clancy filler

Genre	gag
Script	Bob Kane
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Bob Kane
Notes	inside front cover

6 page Speed Saunders story "The Persian Jewel Mystery"

Characters	V: Fence Borden, Nora Dobson, Harry Karr (I for all)
Genre	detective
Script	Gardner Fox
Pencils	Fred Guardineer
Inks	Fred Guardineer

1 page Oscar the Gumshoe filler

Genre	gag
Script	Bob Kane
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Bob Kane

6 page Larry Steele story "The Model Murder Mystery: Part 1"

Characters	V: Maurice Du Val (I); I: Maxine Beaumont, Lucille Beaumont (both D), Yvonne Beaumont
Genre	detective
Script	Will Ely
Pencils	Will Ely
Inks	Will Ely

6 page Cosmo story "The Ace Foundry Sabotage"

Characters	V: Radsky (I)
Pencils	Sven Elven
Inks	Sven Elven
Notes	story in red, white, and black

6 page Spy story "Subterfuge At Sea"

Characters	V: Jones and the crew of the WHIRLWIND (I, D for all)
Genre	adventure
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Shuster Shop
Inks	Shuster Shop

4 page Dr. Fu Manchu story "The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu: Part 8"

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 "The Old Grey House"

Script	Terry Keane
Letters	typeset

6 page Crimson Avenger story "Tony Sparta and the River Gang"

Characters	V: Tony Sparta and the River Gang (I for all); I: Sin Lu
Genre	superhero
Script	Jim Chambers?
Pencils	Jim Chambers
Inks	Jim Chambers

6 page Bruce Nelson story "Back From the Dead [Part 1]"

Characters	V: Jeff Virdone (I)
Genre	detective
Script	Gardner Fox?
Pencils	Tom Hickey
Inks	Tom Hickey

6 page Buck Marshall story "Paper Trail"

Characters	V: Gene Carley (I)
Script	Homer Fleming
Pencils	Homer Fleming
Inks	Homer Fleming
Notes	story in red, white, and black

13 page Slam Bradley story "In Two Billion A.D.: Part 2"

Characters	V: Iron Fingers (I), a tyrant (I, D), the bird-man (D), the plant-man (D), the orange guy (I); GS: Prof. Kenton
Genre	detective
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Shuster Shop
Inks	Shuster Shop

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