(April 1941)

Fiction House, 1940 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Every other month
On-sale Date
1941-01-20
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fight Stories Inc.
Brand
Fiction House Magazines
Editing
Malcolm Reiss (credited) (editor); S. M. Iger (credited) (feature editor); Will Eisner (credited as William E. Eisner) (art director)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 2.

Monster of Madness (Table of Contents)

Rip Regan the Power-Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Reed Crandall
Inks
Reed Crandall
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
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Death Rides High (Table of Contents: 1)

Chip Collins / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Torrence
Pencils
Charles Nicholas ?
Inks
Charles Nicholas ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Chip remembered that he left some of his...
Genre
adventure; military; war
Characters
A band of invaders (villains, introductions, deaths)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb. HW offers another possibility for the art as Frank Frollo?.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Shark Brodie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as George Aksut]
Pencils
Al Bryant ?
Inks
Al Bryant ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
When Shark Brodie looks for action, he's sure...
Genre
adventure; military; war
Characters
The Nazis (villains)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Spy Fighter / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Leonard Frank
Inks
Leonard Frank
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Starring Saber, the mighty man with the piercing...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dictator of Krieglandia (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Story now set in 2041

The Life Story of Joe Gans (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Bryant ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
sports

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Kinks Mason / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Steve Broder]
Pencils
?
Inks
Witmer Williams?; ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Warm tropic breezes lure Kinks south to palm-fringed...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Red McGill (villain, introduction)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Keeping Fit / text article / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script
? [as The Trainer]
Pencils
Al Bryant (signed)
Inks
Al Bryant (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I guess I'll have to give my readers...
Genre
sports

Indexer Notes

One third of the second page is taken up with an Ownership Statement. One illustration is initialled "AB".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Thurman Scott (credited as T. T. Scott) (business manager)
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Oran of the Jungle / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Hugh Bartlett]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A strange fish is caught in the nets...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Zarita (villain, introduction, death)

Monster of Madness (Table of Contents: 9)

Rip Regan the Power-Man / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Herman Bolstein ?
Pencils
Witmer Williams
Inks
Witmer Williams
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Deep in the hidden heart of the south...
Genre
adventure
Characters
A mad scientist (villain, introduction); a giant (villain, introduction, death)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb. A previous indexer assigned the script to Bolstein? and we cannot confirm nor deny.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Strut Warren / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Norris
Pencils
Klaus Nordling ?
Inks
Sy Reit ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Strut's ship, which has been cruising in far...
Characters
Japanese spies (villains, introductions)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Spencer Steel / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Dennis Colebrook]
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dawn... the city dozes in peaceful quiet. Suddenly...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
The Boss (villain, introduction); Petey (villain, introduction); Joe (villain, introduction)
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Kayo Kirby / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Walker
Pencils
Reed Crandall
Inks
Reed Crandall; Max Elkan ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Kayo and Mary, out for an aimless stroll...
Genre
sports
Characters
Karne (villain, introduction); Tuffy (villain, introduction); the Big Boss (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introductions)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Slug-Nutty Sam / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Schwab
Pencils
Sy Reit
Inks
Sy Reit
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Three months without a fight.. If the phone...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Frosty North / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Franchot Renaud
Pencils
George Appel
Inks
George Appel
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the northernmost outpost of Alaska, Frosty North...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Joe (villain, introduction); X-7 (a female spy, introduction)
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Monster of Madness
    Rip Regan the Power-Man
  2. 1. Death Rides High
    Chip Collins
  3. 2. ["When Shark Brodie looks for action, he's sure..."]
    Shark Brodie
  4. 3. ["Starring Saber, the mighty man with the piercing..."]
    The Spy Fighter
  5. 4. The Life Story of Joe Gans
  6. 5. ["Warm tropic breezes lure Kinks south to palm-fringed..."]
    Kinks Mason
  7. 6. ["I guess I'll have to give my readers..."]
    Keeping Fit
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
  9. 8. ["A strange fish is caught in the nets..."]
    Oran of the Jungle
  10. 9. Monster of Madness
    Rip Regan the Power-Man
  11. 10. ["Strut's ship, which has been cruising in far..."]
    Strut Warren
  12. 11. ["Dawn... the city dozes in peaceful quiet. Suddenly..."]
    Spencer Steel
  13. 12. ["Kayo and Mary, out for an aimless stroll..."]
    Kayo Kirby
  14. 13. ["Three months without a fight.. If the phone..."]
    Slug-Nutty Sam
  15. 14. ["In the northernmost outpost of Alaska, Frosty North..."]
    Frosty North
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