Issue Details

Issue	#18
Published	November 1941
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Ed Cronin

Cover Details - "Another Exciting Episode of The Black Condor"

Characters	Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]; The Clock; Jane Arden; The Spider; Spitfire; Molly The Model
Synopsis	Black Condor fights a giant bird in flight.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Gill Fox?
Inks	Gill Fox?

9 page The Black Condor story "The dreaded Black Condor..."

Characters	Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr.]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Lou Fine
Reprinted	in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #252 (June 1972)

1 page Molly The Model story

Characters	Molly The Model
Genre	humor

1 page Molly The Model story

Characters	Molly The Model
Genre	humor

6 page Red Torpedo story "Vs. The Black Shark"

Characters	Red Torpedo [Jim Lockhart]; Black Shark (villain)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Drew Allen
Inks	Drew Allen

5 page Tor the Magic Master story "I see a strange man..."

Characters	Tor
Genre	occult
Pencils	Fred Guardineer
Inks	Fred Guardineer

1 page Slap Happy Pappy story

Genre	Gags
Pencils	Jack Cole (as Ralph Johns)
Inks	Jack Cole (as Ralph Johns)

5 page Space Legion story "To The fearless men..."

Characters	Space Legion (last appearance); Captain Rock Braddon (last appearance, hero, legion captain); Curly (legion officer, introduction); Yuk-Yuk (villain); Koola girl
Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel
Notes	This issue is the end of the story.

4 page Jane Arden story

Genre	soap opera
Script	Monte Barrett
Pencils	Russell Ross
Inks	Russell Ross
Notes	strip reprints

6 page Alias The Spider story "The Crow"

Characters	The Spider [Tom Hallaway]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Paul Gustavson
Inks	Paul Gustavson

4 page Ned Brant story

Genre	sports
Script	Bob Zuppke
Pencils	B. W. Depew
Inks	B. W. Depew
Notes	strip reprints

6 page Spitfire story "Tex 'Spitfire' Adams and his companion..."

Characters	Spitfire [Tex Adams]
Genre	aviation
Pencils	Al McWilliams
Inks	Al McWilliams

2 page Eric Vale text story "World of Ice"

Characters	Eric Vale
Genre	adventure
Script	Larry Spain
Letters	typeset

1 page Off The Record story

Genre	Gags
Pencils	Ed Reed
Inks	Ed Reed

5 page Madam Fatal story "The Black Witch"

Characters	Madam Fatal
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Art Pinajian
Inks	Art Pinajian

1 page Snappy story

Genre	Gags
Pencils	Arthur Beeman
Inks	Arthur Beeman

Half page Rube Goldberg's Side Show story "Little Butch"

Genre	Gags
Script	Rube Goldberg
Pencils	Rube Goldberg
Inks	Rube Goldberg
Notes	strip reprint

Half page Rube Goldberg's Side Show story "Brad and Dad"

Genre	Gags
Script	Rube Goldberg
Pencils	Rube Goldberg
Inks	Rube Goldberg
Notes	strip reprint

Half page Rube Goldberg's Side Show story "Weekly Invention"

Genre	Gags
Script	Rube Goldberg
Pencils	Rube Goldberg
Inks	Rube Goldberg
Notes	strip reprint

7 page The Clock story "The Terror"

Characters	Clock [Brian O'Brien]
Script	George E. Brenner
Pencils	George E. Brenner
Inks	George E. Brenner