(July 1940)

Fox, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1940-05-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fox Publications Inc.
Brand
FP
Editing
Victor Fox (editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 3.

[The Mask of Fire] (Table of Contents)

Samson / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Simon
Inks
Joe Simon
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Samson destroys the Mask of Fire
Genre
superhero
Characters
Samson

Indexer Notes

Simon art per Jack Kirby Checklist. Previous indexer credited Alex Blum.

[The Plot of Prince Diablo] (Table of Contents: 1)

Samson / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Blum
Inks
Alex Blum
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Samson; Prince Fernando Diablo (villain, introduction, death)

A Trip into the Unknown (Table of Contents: 2)

Flip Falcon / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Don Rico
Inks
Don Rico
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Flip Falcon

[Duel with Saladin] (Table of Contents: 3)

Golden Knight / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Grieg Chapian
Inks
Grieg Chapian
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Golden Knight [Sir Richard of Warwick]; Saladin (villain, death); Saracens (villain)

[The House of Four Elms] (Table of Contents: 4)

Yank Wilson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Tuska (signed as Lance Ferguson)
Inks
George Tuska (signed as Lance Ferguson)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
spy; adventure
Characters
Yank Wilson; Emil and other un-named spies (villains, introduction)

The Green Crust (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Dirk Dedd (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

[The Space Leeches of Planet Bloodu] (Table of Contents: 6)

Space Smith / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Fletcher Hanks (signed as Hank Christy)
Pencils
Fletcher Hanks (signed as Hank Christy)
Inks
Fletcher Hanks (signed as Hank Christy)
Colors
?
Letters
Fletcher Hanks

First Line of Dialogue or Text
New planetoids have been discovered, and "Space" and Dianna decide to visit one.
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
Space Smith; Dianna; Bloodusians (villains, introduction); Trekurs (villains, introduction)
Synopsis
Space Smith and Dianna escape imprisonment at the the hands of the leech-like inhabitants of the planet Bloodu.
Reprints

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

Captain Kidd / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Bossert
Inks
Bill Bossert
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Captain Kidd's adventure brings him...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Captain Kidd

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

Professor Fiend / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Schwab (signed as Boris Plaster)
Pencils
Fred Schwab (signed as Boris Plaster)
Inks
Fred Schwab (signed as Boris Plaster)
Colors
?
Letters
Fred Schwab

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Professor Fiend has discovered an "invisible serum"...
Genre
humor
Characters
Professor Fiend

Indexer Notes

Writer, artist and letterer credits added by Craig Delich 2010-3-21.

[The Emerald Men of Asperus] (Table of Contents: 9)

Stardust / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Fletcher Hanks (signed)
Pencils
Fletcher Hanks (signed)
Inks
Fletcher Hanks (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Fletcher Hanks

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stardust, the most remarkable man of all time, is devoting his vast knowledge of interplanetary science to crime-busting.
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Stardust; The Emerald Men (villains, introduction)
Synopsis
Stardust prevents the Emerald Men of Asperus from using gas bombs to enslave the people of Earth.
Reprints

The Octopeople of Ectroia (Table of Contents: 10)

Sub Saunders / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Kiefer
Inks
Henry Kiefer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Sub Saunders; Guest Star: Lantida; The Octopeople (villains, introduction)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [The Mask of Fire]
    Samson
  2. 1. [The Plot of Prince Diablo]
    Samson
  3. 2. A Trip into the Unknown
    Flip Falcon
  4. 3. [Duel with Saladin]
    Golden Knight
  5. 4. [The House of Four Elms]
    Yank Wilson
  6. 5. The Green Crust
  7. 6. [The Space Leeches of Planet Bloodu]
    Space Smith
  8. 7. ["Captain Kidd's adventure brings him..."]
    Captain Kidd
  9. 8. ["Professor Fiend has discovered an "invisible serum"..."]
    Professor Fiend
  10. 9. [The Emerald Men of Asperus]
    Stardust
  11. 10. The Octopeople of Ectroia
    Sub Saunders
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore