(March 1940)

Fiction House, 1940 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Every month
On-sale Date
1940-01-21
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fight Stories Inc.
Brand
Fiction House Magazines
Editing
Malcolm Reiss (editor); Will Eisner [as William E. Eisner] (art director); S. M. Iger (feature editor)

Issue Notes

Contents of this magazine are copyrighted, 1940, by Fight Stories, Inc.

On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, January-December 1940, Numbers 1-4. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 444545.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Will Eisner
Inks
Will Eisner
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints
Keywords
anti-aircraft guns; planes

Indexer Notes

Cover possibly intended for PLANET COMICS

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Shark Brodie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner
Pencils
George Tuska (credited as George Aksut)
Inks
George Tuska (credited as George Aksut)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Shark clashes with a treacherous band of desperados, in...
Genre
adventure; military; war
Characters
Shark Brodie; Ford Kennedy (Intro); Matey (Intro); Boss Bullard and his gang (Villains, Intro, Dies)

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer listed script as by Eisner. We can't corroborate.

Aksut is Tuska backwards.

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

The Spy Fighter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Will Eisner ?
Pencils
Leonard Frank (credited)
Inks
Leonard Frank (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Starring Saber, the Spy Fighter, the mightiest and...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Saber [Spy Fighter]; A gang of traitors (Villain, Intro)
Synopsis
Story now set in 1998.

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer assigned script to Eisner. We are unable to corroborate.

The Life of Tony Galento (Table of Contents: 4)

Tony Galento / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The two-ton Newark "Nightstick" climbed the pugilistic ladder the hard way...
Genre
non-fiction; biography; sports
Characters
Tony Galento; Jim Frain; Elmer Flynn; Henry Breitenkamp; Tommy Blare; Babe Farmer; Joe Jacobs; Gene Mickens; Mary Graso; Lou Nova
Synopsis
A biography of major fights and important life events in Tony Galento's life.
Keywords
boxing; New Jersey

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

Kayo Kirby / comic story / 7.75 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Walker (credited)
Pencils
Dan Zolnerowich ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At his camp in the country, Kayo is...
Genre
sports
Characters
Kayo Kirby [Red Kirby]; The Kid (Intro); Bendelli (Villain, Intro); Slam Deman (Villain, Intro); Bob Benton (Villain, Intro)

The Case of the Diamond Death: Case 1, File-A: Clue No. 3 (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now, each of you account for yourselves!
Genre
crime
Characters
Joe Dugan; Joe Bonse; Peerce's ex-wife; Bull's-Eye Bannon

The Graveyard of Forgotten Ships (Table of Contents: 7)

Kinks Mason / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Steve Broder] (credited)
Pencils
Steve Broder (credited)
Inks
Steve Broder (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There has been a noticeable shortage of salt...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Kinks Mason; Amphibians (Villain, Intro)
Keywords
submarines; torpedoes

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

Fight Tips For Students (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (2 spot illustrations)
Inks
? (2 spot illustrations)
Colors
? (2 spot illustrations)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A fighter steps into the ring, his sleek, slim body a perfect harmony of suppleness and steely strength.
Genre
sports
Characters
Kid McCoy; Tom O'Rourke; Dick Cook; Steve O'Donnell; Frank Bosworth
Synopsis
The training routine of a boxer named Kid McCoy is detailed.
Keywords
boxing

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Big Red McLane / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Fletcher Hanks
Pencils
Fletcher Hanks
Inks
Fletcher Hanks
Colors
?
Letters
Fletcher Hanks

First Line of Dialogue or Text
"Big Red" is wandering alone through the togging (sic) country.
Genre
adventure
Characters
Big Red McLane; Mr. Farr (Intro)
Synopsis
After stopping a group of thieves Big Red is made Mr. Farr's partner.
Reprints

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

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

Script
Hugh Bartlett (credited)
Pencils
August Froehlich ?
Inks
Edd Ashe ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oran, who won world-wide fame in the ring...
Genre
jungle
Characters
Oran; The Malengas (Villain, Intro); Two crooks (Villain, Intro)

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

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

Script
Herman Bolstein (credited as Herm Bolstein)
Pencils
John Celardo (signed)
Inks
John Celardo (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come on, ya' big lug, have you forgotten...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Rip Regan (the Power-Man) (Intro, Origin); Dr. Austin (Intro); Punchy Bogart (Intro); The Skull (Villain, Intro)

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Okay, Corporal Warren, you can knock off for a while...
Genre
humor
Characters
Cpl. Strut Warren; A mad scientist (Villain, Intro, Death)

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer assigned script to Nordling. We cannot corraborate.

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

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

Script
Fred Schwab (credited as Fred Ricks)
Pencils
Fred Schwab (credited as Fred Ricks)
Inks
Fred Schwab (credited as Fred Ricks)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look, Sam! - I just dug up a fight...
Genre
humor
Characters
Slug-Nutty Sam [formerly Slap-Happy Sam]

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer assigned script to Schwab. We are unable to corraborate.

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

Chip Collins / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Torrence (credited)
Pencils
Charles Sultan
Inks
Leo Morey ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Chip and his Skull Squad have flown to...
Genre
war; military
Characters
Chip Collins; The Japanese (Villains)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. ["Calling all manhunters!"]
  3. 2. ["Shark clashes with a treacherous band of desperados, in..."]
    Shark Brodie
  4. 3. ["Starring Saber, the Spy Fighter, the mightiest and..."]
    The Spy Fighter
  5. 4. The Life of Tony Galento
    Tony Galento
  6. 5. ["At his camp in the country, Kayo is..."]
    Kayo Kirby
  7. 6. The Case of the Diamond Death: Case 1, File-A: Clue No. 3
  8. 7. The Graveyard of Forgotten Ships
    Kinks Mason
  9. 8. Fight Tips For Students
  10. 9. [""Big Red" is wandering alone through the togging (sic) country."]
    Big Red McLane
  11. 10. ["Oran, who won world-wide fame in the ring..."]
    Oran of the Jungle
  12. 11. ["Come on, ya' big lug, have you forgotten..."]
    Rip Regan the Power-Man
  13. 12. ["Okay, Corporal Warren, you can knock off for a while..."]
    Strut Warren
  14. 13. ["Look, Sam! - I just dug up a fight..."]
    Slug-Nutty Sam
  15. 14. ["Chip and his Skull Squad have flown to..."]
    Chip Collins
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Patrick Shaughnessy
  • Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)