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Issue Details

Issue	V1#8 [8]
Published	January 1941
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Editing	John Reece?

Cover Details

Characters

Green Lama [Jethro Dumont]

9 page Black Owl story "The Return of the Whistler"

Characters	The Black Owl [Doug Danville]; The Whistler (villain; death)
Synopsis	Excalibur is lost at sea.
Script	Jack Kirby; Joe Simon?
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Jack Kirby
Letters	Jack Kirby
Notes	Pencils, inks, and letters credits from Greg Theakston.
Reprinted	in Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #2

6 page Dr. Frost story "Vulcan's Underground City"

Characters	Dr. Frost; Vulcan (villain)
Pencils	Ben Thompson
Inks	Ben Thompson

6 page Ted O'Neil story "A Saboteur's Salvation"

Characters	Ted O'Neil; Dawson (first appearance; death)
Script	Jack Kirby; Joe Simon?
Pencils	Jack Kirby
Inks	Jack Kirby
Letters	Jack Kirby
Notes	Pencils, inks, and letters credits from Greg Theakston.
Reprinted	in Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #2

8 page Frankenstein story "New Adventures No. 2"

Characters	Frankenstein; Victor Frankenstein; Betty; The Crocoman (first appearance; death; Frankenstein's second monster)
Script	Dick Briefer
Pencils	Dick Briefer [as Frank N. Stein]
Inks	Dick Briefer
Reprinted	in Complete Jack Kirby (Pure Imagination, 1997 series) #2 [splash page only]

8 page Green Lama story "The Cult of the Mad"

Characters	Green Lama [Jethro Dumont]; The Cult of the Mad (first appearance; villains); their leader (first appearance; villain; death)
Script	Ken Crossen
Pencils	Mac Raboy
Inks	Mac Raboy

6 page Captain Gallant story "The Attack of Captain Carney"

Characters	Captain Gallant [Jon Gallant]; Captain Carney (first appearance; villain; death)
Pencils	Grieg Chapian
Inks	Grieg Chapian

6 page Twist Turner story "Task No. 2"

Characters	Twist Turner; Lefjab (first appearance; villain)
Script	Four Roth Brothers (Los Bros. Roth?)
Pencils	Four Roth Brothers [Irving Roir; Al Ross; Ben Roth; Salo Roth]
Inks	Four Roth Brothers

2 page text story "The Hijackers"

Script	Charles Hauen
Letters	typeset

6 page Great Voodini story "The Death Light of Ginger Hawk"

Characters	Voodini; Ginger Hawk (first appearance; villain)
Script	Fred Guardineer?
Pencils	Jon Smalle
Inks	Jon Smalle

7 page Power Nelson story "Introducing Gene West"

Characters	Power Nelson [Gene Wast] (new secret identity); Von Dribitz (first appearance; villain); Dr. Daniels (first appearance)
Synopsis	Power Nelson assumes secret i.d. of Gene West.
Pencils	Paul Norris
Inks	Paul Norris