(October 1940)

Fiction House, 1940 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
published every other month
On-sale Date
1940-07-15
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

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. 4.

The Power Man Smashes the Steel-Clad Invaders (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Rip Regan the Power-Man
Keywords
tanks

Indexer Notes

Art attribution by John Coates, confirmed by the artist (August 2010). Previous indexer had "Nick Cardy ? John Celardo ?" for pencils only.

Cover Thumbnail for Fight Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series) #9
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Prey of the War-Eagle (Table of Contents: 1)

Chip Collins / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Ted Torrence (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
After circling the globe in thrilling adventure, Chip...
Genre
adventure; military; war
Characters
Chip Collins; A Chinese man (villain, introduction, death)

Indexer Notes

The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

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

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

Script
Herman Bolstein ? (credited as Herm Bolstein)
Pencils
Witmer Williams ?; John Celardo (credited)
Inks
Witmer Williams ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In response to an urgent plea for help...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Rip Regan, the Power-Man

Indexer Notes

Although by-lined 'By John Celardo & Herm Bolstein' this is only faintly similar to previous strips and the presence of Celardo has to be taken on faith - if he's here at all.

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

Shark Brodie / comic story / 7 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
Come! Swallow this! It's better than a bullet...
Genre
adventure; military; war
Characters
Shark Brodie; Prof. Gustoff (villain, introduction); Basil (villain, introduction); Terry

Indexer Notes

This story appears to have been 'padded' to extend the page count. Two pages consist of four panels each that appear to be printed at twice the size of the rest of the story. Inks are not typical for Tuska.

The True Life Story of Fitzsimmons (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Born in Cornwall, England in 1862...
Genre
non-fiction; biography; sports
Characters
Bob Fitzsimmons; Billy McCarthy; Jack Dempsey; Peter Maher; Rose Julian; Con Riordan; Jim Corbett; Hickey

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

Spencer Steel / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Dennis Colebrook] (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Spencer Steel takes Nora to the "77" Club...
Genre
detective-mystery; adventure
Characters
Spencer Steel; Nora Steel; Jackson; Shivers Mayo (villain, introduction); the Jinxes (villain, introduction); Joe Stag (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introductions)

Indexer Notes

Art is reminiscent of one particular Timely artist who drew a few Whizzer strips.

The Louis-Braddock Fight (Table of Contents: 6)

Remember When? / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Topps (signed as Topps)
Pencils
Jim Topps (signed as Topps)
Inks
Jim Topps (signed as Topps)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This scrap was probably the most puzzling bout in ring history...
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Characters
Jim Braddock; Jow Louis

Indexer Notes

We have no reason NOT to believe that 'Jim Topps' is a real person.

Keith Chandler : The Who's Who gives Jim Topps as a byline, with Fiction House sports fillers as the only credit.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
? (spot illustration)
Inks
? (spot illustration)
Colors
? (spot illustration)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The fighter without a punch--either a knockout...
Genre
sports

Escape From Reality (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Fred Schwab (signed as Fist E. Cuffs)
Pencils
Fred Schwab (signed as Fist E. Cuffs)
Inks
Fred Schwab (signed as Fist E. Cuffs)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good bye, cruel world!!!
Genre
humor; sports
Characters
Slug-Nutty Sam; Joe the Shrimp (villain, introduction)

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

Kinks Mason / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Broder ? (credited) ((see note))
Pencils
Steve Broder ? (credited) ((see note))
Inks
Steve Broder ? (credited) ((see note))
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Some vacation! Away two days, and ...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Kinks Mason

Indexer Notes

The art in this story is collaged from previous episodes. Highly unlikely that Broder is still involved in such a travesty.

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

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

Script
Fletcher Hanks (signed as Charles Netcher)
Pencils
Fletcher Hanks (signed as Charles Netcher)
Inks
Fletcher Hanks (signed as Charles Netcher)
Colors
?
Letters
Fletcher Hanks (signed as Charles Netcher)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
"Big Red" leaves the northwoods to spend a few days in Frisco.. He hopes to find Sally Breen.
Genre
adventure
Characters
Big Red McLane (last appearance); Tom Farr; Sally Breen (introduction); Bulldog Brice (introduction); Battling Gatzo (introduction); Mike Stone (introduction)
Synopsis
Big Red travels to Frisco to search for his one-time fiancee Sally Breen. While there, he is substituted into a boxing match when he breaks the jaw of one of the boxers in a sparring session.
Reprints

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

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

Script
Hugh Bartlett (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whatsa matter, Oran, you sick? You haven't said...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Oran

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

"Strut" Warren the U.S. Marine / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Klaus Nordling (signed as Ed North)
Pencils
Klaus Nordling (signed as Ed North)
Inks
Klaus Nordling (signed as Ed North)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Due to rebellious disorders in a part of Mexico...
Genre
war
Characters
Corporal "Strut" Warren

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

Kayo Kirby / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Chuck Walker (credited)
Pencils
Ray Burley
Inks
Ray Burley
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Kayo dreams of the great champions of the past.
Genre
sports
Characters
Kayo Kirby [Red Kirby]; GUEST STARS: John L. Sullivan; Jim Corbett; Bob Fitzsimmons (in a dream; all beat Kayo Kirby)

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Leonard Frank (signed)
Inks
Leonard Frank (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
One day, early in the twenty-first century, the...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Saber, the Spy Fighter; an unnamed inventor (villain, introduction, death)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Power Man Smashes the Steel-Clad Invaders
    Rip Regan the Power-Man
  2. 1. Prey of the War-Eagle
    Chip Collins
  3. 2. ["In response to an urgent plea for help..."]
    Rip Regan, the Power-Man
  4. 3. ["Come! Swallow this! It's better than a bullet..."]
    Shark Brodie
  5. 4. The True Life Story of Fitzsimmons
  6. 5. ["Spencer Steel takes Nora to the "77" Club..."]
    Spencer Steel
  7. 6. The Louis-Braddock Fight
    Remember When?
  8. 7. ["The fighter without a punch--either a knockout..."]
    Keeping Fit
  9. 8. Escape From Reality
    Slug-Nutty Sam
  10. 9. ["Some vacation! Away two days, and ..."]
    Kinks Mason
  11. 10. [""Big Red" leaves the northwoods to spend a few days in Frisco.. He hopes to find Sally Breen."]
    Big Red McLane King of the Northwoods
  12. 11. ["Whatsa matter, Oran, you sick? You haven't said..."]
    Oran of the Jungle
  13. 12. ["Due to rebellious disorders in a part of Mexico..."]
    "Strut" Warren the U.S. Marine
  14. 13. ["Kayo dreams of the great champions of the past."]
    Kayo Kirby
  15. 14. ["One day, early in the twenty-first century, the..."]
    The Spy Fighter
  16. 15. ["The bull's eye on the cover means top-flight quality..."]
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  • Keith Chandler
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  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
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  • Terry Jeffress
  • Dan Kocher
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  • Ramon Schenk
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  • Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
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