(June 1940)

Fiction House, 1940 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1940-04-12
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

On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 2. Class B periodical. Copyright number B 451775.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Rip Regan, the Power-Man

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

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
Rip and Punchy grapple with a ruthless gang...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Rip Regan; Punchy; Barron Metcalfe (Villain, Intro)

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

Shark Brodie / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The untamed winds of the vast Pacific blow...
Genre
adventure; military; war
Characters
Shark Brodie; Krodin and his gang (Villain, Intro); Andrea Dare (Intro)

Indexer Notes

Fine-line inks here are atypical of Tuska.

Note that Aksut is Tuska in reverse.

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

Big Red McLane King of the Northwoods / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Fletcher Hanks (signed as Chas. Netcher)
Pencils
Fletcher Hanks (signed as Chas. Netcher)
Inks
Fletcher Hanks (signed as Chas. Netcher)
Colors
?
Letters
Fletcher Hanks (signed as Chas. Netcher)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Big Red has learned that a large pulp and paper mill...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Big Red McLane; Tom Farr; Machine Gun Randall (Villain, Intro)
Synopsis
Tom Farr is shot and left for dead by Machine-Gun Randall, an employee of Royal River Mills.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Leonard Frank
Inks
Leonard Frank
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Foiled by the invincible Spy Fighter again and again...
Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
Saber [Spy Fighter]; The Lizard (Villain, Intro); The Grotonians (Villain, Intro)

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

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

Script
Hugh Bartlett (credited)
Pencils
Dan Zolnerowich ?
Inks
Dan Zolnerowich ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oran almost meets his match in a primitive fight...
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Oran; Black Crow (Villain, Intro)

Indexer Notes

The ninth and final panel on the last page is an advertisement for fireworks.

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

Keeping Fit / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (1 panel art)
Inks
? (1 panel art)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You've learned and practiced -- we hope -- the four...
Genre
sports

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

Chip Collins / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Chip faces death at the hands of the...
Genre
adventure; military; war
Characters
Chip Collins; The Walrus Men (Villain, Intro)

The True Life Story of Gene Tunney (Table of Contents: 8)

Gene Tunney / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gene trained his mind and body...
Genre
sports
Characters
Gene Tunney

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

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
Kinks is about to set sail for some...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Kinks Mason; A gang of pirates (Villain, Intro, Death); Lord Satur (Intro); The Queen of an undersea city (Intro)

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

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

Script
Fred Schwab (credited as Fist E. Cuffs)
Pencils
Fred Schwab (credited as Fist E. Cuffs)
Inks
Fred Schwab (credited as Fist E. Cuffs)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I wonder who I should sign Slug-Nutty up...
Genre
humor; sports
Characters
Slug-Nutty Sam; The Gorilla (Villain, Intro)

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

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
At an outpost in Hawaii, Company "A" is secretly...
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Cpl. Strut Warren; Krux and his spy ring (Villain, Intro)

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

Kayo Kirby / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Walker (credited)
Pencils
Dan Zolnerowich; Alex Blum ?
Inks
Dan Zolnerowich ?; ? [Iger/Eisner shop]
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Manny Gold, Kayo's and the Kid's manager, has just...
Genre
sports
Characters
Kayo Kirby [Red Kirby]; Spitelli (Villain, Intro)

Indexer Notes

Also signs of Art Peddy pencils.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Rip Regan, the Power-Man
  2. 1. ["Rip and Punchy grapple with a ruthless gang..."]
    Rip Regan the Power-Man
  3. 2. ["The untamed winds of the vast Pacific blow..."]
    Shark Brodie
  4. 3. ["Big Red has learned that a large pulp and paper mill..."]
    Big Red McLane King of the Northwoods
  5. 4. ["Foiled by the invincible Spy Fighter again and again..."]
    Spy Fighter
  6. 5. ["Oran almost meets his match in a primitive fight..."]
    Oran of the Jungle
  7. 6. ["You've learned and practiced -- we hope -- the four..."]
    Keeping Fit
  8. 7. ["Chip faces death at the hands of the..."]
    Chip Collins
  9. 8. The True Life Story of Gene Tunney
    Gene Tunney
  10. 9. ["Kinks is about to set sail for some..."]
    Kinks Mason
  11. 10. ["I wonder who I should sign Slug-Nutty up..."]
    Slug-Nutty Sam
  12. 11. ["At an outpost in Hawaii, Company "A" is secretly..."]
    Strut Warren
  13. 12. ["Manny Gold, Kayo's and the Kid's manager, has just..."]
    Kayo Kirby
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Patrick Shaughnessy
  • Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)