(December 1939)

Fox, 1939 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1939-10-25
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fox Publications Inc.
Brand
FP
Editing
Victor Fox (editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from the publication date and volume number found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 4. Second class periodical. Copyright number 432887.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Flame / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Lou Fine
Inks
Lou Fine
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flame [Gary Preston]
Reprints

[The Atomic Generator] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Flame / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner (signed as Basil Berold)
Pencils
Lou Fine
Inks
Lou Fine
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In a remote part of the city, a scientist and his...
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Flame [Gary Preston]; Dr. Harvey; Joan Harvey (daughter); Lizzy; VILLAINS: Von Kraupt (Introduction); Jarud Kane (Introduction); Von Kraupt's henchmen
Synopsis
Dr. Harvey has invented a machine that unleashes the power of atomic energy. However the plans were stolen and Von Kraupt, an international racketeer, builds the machine for criminal gain.
Reprints

[The Golden Amulet] (Table of Contents: 2)

Yarko / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner ?
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pyramids; ancient monuments to forgotten monarchs.
Feature Logo
Yarko the Great
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Yarko; Carla Dennis (introduction, Sir Dennis' daughter, dies but restored to life); Sir Arthur Dennis (introduction, Scottish diplomat); Dennis' un-named servant; Madame Punjai (villain, introduction, death); Burning Pain (villain, a demon, introduction); Horror (villain, a demon, introduction); Fear (villain, a demon, introduction); Death (villain, introduction)
Synopsis
Madame Punjai has obtained the Golden Amulet, which gives her the power over death, and she calls forth Death in order to kill young Carla Dennis whose beauty she hates. Yarko is asked by Sir Arthur Dennis to look into the matter and restore his daughter, if he can. Yarko tracks down Madame Punjai and takes her into the Land of Death, to show her what she has done. Defeating several demons, Yarko takes her to the Hall of Time, where her beauty is restored. Learning that that beauty will only last in death, she requests Death to take her life and restore Carla to life.
Reprints
Keywords
Curse of Akan Ajh-Kamin; Land of Death; Pyramid of Nineven; River Styx; The Hall of Time

The Terror (Table of Contents: 3)

Shorty Shortcake / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
S. M. Iger (signed as Jerry Williams)
Pencils
S. M. Iger (signed as Jerry Williams)
Inks
S. M. Iger (signed as Jerry Williams)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Down in the county of El Snoro, Guatemala...
Genre
humor
Characters
Shorty Shortcake; the mayor; Suzy; Mr. Mizzen; Don Gorgonzola
Synopsis
Shorty calls for an election to oust the corrupt mayor.
Keywords
Guatemala

[Action In Switzerland] (Table of Contents: 4)

Patty O'Day Newsreel Reporter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Claire S. Moe (signed as Vic Todd)
Pencils
Claire S. Moe (signed as Vic Todd)
Inks
Claire S. Moe (signed as Vic Todd)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wake up, Ham!
Genre
adventure; war; spy
Characters
Patty O'Day; Ham; Lord Mike; Major Giguere; several soldiers
Synopsis
Patty and Ham are sent to Switzerland to film refugees escaping an unnamed European conflict.

[The Real Scorpio] (Table of Contents: 5)

Dr. Fung / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Powell (signed as Arthur Dean)
Pencils
Bob Powell (signed as Arthur Dean)
Inks
Bob Powell (signed as Arthur Dean)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Roaring high over the Rockies, a huge cross-country plane approaches San Francisco.
Genre
adventure; detective-mystery
Characters
Dr. Fung; Dan Barrister; Corey Crews; Ted Collins; Chief Brady; Arno; Mira; Scorpio
Synopsis
Dr. Fung and Dan Barrister fly to San Francisco to expose cult leader Scorpio, who has been black-mailing a number of citizens.

[Tommy Taylor, the Great Boy-Adventurer] (Table of Contents: 6)

Tommy Taylor / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
S. M. Iger (credited)
Pencils
Bob Powell (illustrations)
Inks
Bob Powell (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tommy sat at the head of a long table...
Genre
adventure; history; children
Characters
Tommy Taylor; Ben Todd; King Zoser; Hassan; Emperor Shih-Huang-Ti; Genghis Khan; Marco Polo; Emperor Vespasian; Emperor Domitian
Synopsis
Tommy is given a welcome home party by his friends and he tells of his adventures in Egypt, China and Rome.
Keywords
Coliseum; Great Wall of China; pyramids

The Dust of the Dead Men On Hangtown Flat (Table of Contents: 7)

Tex Maxon / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Munson Paddock (signed as Cecelia Munson)
Pencils
Munson Paddock (signed as Cecelia Munson)
Inks
Munson Paddock (signed as Cecelia Munson)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aimlessly following a secluded trail, the hombres...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Tex Maxon; Mungen; Riggs; Hogan; Timmons; Mr. Yaw
Synopsis
Mungen and Riggs are accused of murdering Timmons and are about to be hung by a mob when Tex shows up to delay the hanging and find out what really happened to Timmons.

[Skull Maker!] (Table of Contents: 8)

Wonders That Are True! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Nelson Moore (credited)
Pencils
Nelson Moore (credited)
Inks
Nelson Moore (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Nelson Moore (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ramon Varez, a South American taxidermist invented a...
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Ramon Varez; Jon Pulski

Indexer Notes

Four odd facts done in the style of Ripley's Believe-it-or-Not.

Hitting the Road (Table of Contents: 9)

Don Quixote in Modern Times / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look! Yonder approaches two men!
Genre
humor; adventure
Characters
Don Quixote; Sancho; Bill; Spike; unnamed vagabonds; judge
Synopsis
Following the lead of Bill and Spike, Don and Sancho hop on a freight train.

[The Return of Lin Sun] (Table of Contents: 10)

K-51 Spies at War / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner (signed as Willis B. Rensie)
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In Leyte, a new menace threatens the Phillipine [sic] Islands.
Genre
adventure; spy
Characters
Claire Conos; K-51; Remy Mussoni; Tsin-Tu; Lin-Sun (also called Lim-Sun); two unnamed henchmen
Synopsis
Lin Sun is using Remy Mussoni to create a revolution in the Philippines, so that she can gather forces to wage a war on the white race. Agents K-51 and Z-19 must stop that from happening.
Reprints

[The Train Robbers] (Table of Contents: 11)

Mob-Buster Robinson / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Vance (credited)
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
George Tuska
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Robinson foils a desperate band of train robbers
Genre
crime; detective-mystery
Characters
Richard G. Robinson ["Mob-Buster" Robinson]; railroad workers; Jerome Muldon; Muldon's gang members; motorcycle cop
Synopsis
Robinson goes after a gang of railroad mail car robbers.

[Suez Canal Folly] (Table of Contents: 12)

Wonderworld Stamp Club / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
? (background)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
On April 25, 1859, one of the greatest engineering projects in the...
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Ferdinand de Lesseps; King George VI; M. Riche (French postmaster); Gustave Riche
Synopsis
The story of a postage stamp for the Suez Canal and a stamp from Fiji with portrait of Great Britain's King George VI.
Keywords
philately

Indexer Notes

A banner along the bottom touts the new Fantastic Comics (Fox, 1939 series).

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

Movie Memos / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bernard Baily (credited as Glenda Carrol)
Pencils
Bernard Baily (credited as Glenda Carrol)
Inks
Bernard Baily (credited as Glenda Carrol)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fay Wray - one of the lovliest [sic] girls in Hollywood.
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Warner Baxter (1889-1951); Fay Wray (1907-2004); Herbert Plews (1898-1982); Anthony Quinn (1915-2001); C. Aubrey Smith (1863-1948)

Indexer Notes

A face portrait and paragraph of text about five Hollywood personalities.

[Adventure In the Azores] (Table of Contents: 14)

"Spark" Stevens of the Navy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Klaus Nordling (signed as Nordling)
Pencils
Klaus Nordling (signed as Nordling)
Inks
Klaus Nordling (signed as Nordling)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
With the U.S.S. Dragon anchored off the Azores...
Genre
adventure; military; war
Characters
"Spark" Stevens; Chuck Lawton; woman on balcony; 3 ruffians; Captain Nugg; Navy officers (U.S.S. Skyhawk)
Synopsis
While on shore leave, Spark and Chuck are captured by a crew of smugglers who run guns and munitions to unnamed warring forces.

The New Comic Sensation! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Samson; Yank Wilson / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

This Beautiful Desk for Only $1.00 (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Remington Typewriters / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Flame
  2. 1. [The Atomic Generator]
    The Flame
  3. 2. [The Golden Amulet]
    Yarko
  4. 3. The Terror
    Shorty Shortcake
  5. 4. [Action In Switzerland]
    Patty O'Day Newsreel Reporter
  6. 5. [The Real Scorpio]
    Dr. Fung
  7. 6. [Tommy Taylor, the Great Boy-Adventurer]
    Tommy Taylor
  8. 7. The Dust of the Dead Men On Hangtown Flat
    Tex Maxon
  9. 8. [Skull Maker!]
    Wonders That Are True!
  10. 9. Hitting the Road
    Don Quixote in Modern Times
  11. 10. [The Return of Lin Sun]
    K-51 Spies at War
  12. 11. [The Train Robbers]
    Mob-Buster Robinson
  13. 12. [Suez Canal Folly]
    Wonderworld Stamp Club
  14. 13. ["Fay Wray - one of the lovliest [sic] girls in Hollywood."]
    Movie Memos
  15. 14. [Adventure In the Azores]
    "Spark" Stevens of the Navy
  16. 15. The New Comic Sensation!
    Samson; Yank Wilson
  17. 16. This Beautiful Desk for Only $1.00
    Remington Typewriters
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Henry Andrews
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Craig Delich
  • Bill Devine
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore