(September 1940)

Fox, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1940-07-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fox Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fox Feature Comic FP
Editing
Victor Fox

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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Blue Beetle / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Charles Nicholas?
Inks
Charles Nicholas?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Blue Beetle snatched the policeman from certain death under the engine's wheels!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Blue Beetle [Dan Garrett]
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Mystery Men Comics (Fox, 1939 series) #14
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[Skull, the Saboteur] (Table of Contents: 1)

Blue Beetle / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Nicholas
Inks
Charles Nicholas
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Blue Beetle [Dan Garrett]; The Skull (first appearance; villain; death)

[The Moonlight Murder Mystery] (Table of Contents: 2)

Rex Dexter / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Briefer
Pencils
Dick Briefer
Inks
Dick Briefer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Rex Dexter; The Moonmen (first appearance; villain)

[The Joe Pennelli Case: Part 2] (Table of Contents: 3)

Wing Turner / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dennis Neville ? (Floyd Kelly)
Inks
Dennis Neville ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Joe Pennelli (villain); Manton (first appearance; villain)

Featuring Domino, the Miracle Boy (Table of Contents: 4)

The Green Mask / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Walter Frehm
Inks
Walter Frehm
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Mask [Michael Shelby] (more origin details; in caption); Domino [Don] (first appearance); Capt. Domai (first appearance; villain; death); Kuma Hiroto (first appearance; villain; death)

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

Billy Bounce / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Schwab
Pencils
Fred Schwab
Inks
Fred Schwab
Colors
?
Letters
Fred Schwab
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bong! ...It's now exactly 12 o'clock noon!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Billy Bounce

[Spider Torture] (Table of Contents: 6)

Chen Chang / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Munson Paddock (credited as Cecilia Munson)
Inks
Munson Paddock (credited as Cecilia Munson)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Characters
Chen Chang (villain)

[The Airplane Parts Smugglers] (Table of Contents: 7)

Lt. Drake / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Klaus Nordling ?
Inks
Klaus Nordling ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
military
Characters
Lt. Drake

The Crusaders at War (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Nathaniel Nitkin [as N. N. Nathaniel]
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure; historical

[Prisoner of Droom Mansion] (Table of Contents: 9)

The Lynx / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (Norton Kingsley)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lynx [Jim] (origin details in caption); Dr. Glome (first appearance; villain); Janice (first appearance; villain)

[The Mysterious Junk] (Table of Contents: 10)

D-13 / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Powell
Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
spy
Characters
D-13 [Richard Anthony]; Capt. Brusiloff (first appearance; villain)

[The Pirates and the Pearl] (Table of Contents: 11)

Captain Savage, Sea Rover / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Chuck Winter ?
Inks
Chuck Winter ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Feature Logo
Captain Savage
Genre
adventure
Characters
Captain Savage; Summa (first appearance; villain)

[The Mark of the Cobra] (Table of Contents: 12)

Zanzibar / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pierce Rice ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
James E. Drew (first appearance; death)
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["The Blue Beetle snatched the policeman from certain death under the engine's wheels!"]
    Blue Beetle
  2. 1. [Skull, the Saboteur]
    Blue Beetle
  3. 2. [The Moonlight Murder Mystery]
    Rex Dexter
  4. 3. [The Joe Pennelli Case: Part 2]
    Wing Turner
  5. 4. Featuring Domino, the Miracle Boy
    The Green Mask
  6. 5. ["Bong! ...It's now exactly 12 o'clock noon!"]
    Billy Bounce
  7. 6. [Spider Torture]
    Chen Chang
  8. 7. [The Airplane Parts Smugglers]
    Lt. Drake
  9. 8. The Crusaders at War
  10. 9. [Prisoner of Droom Mansion]
    The Lynx
  11. 10. [The Mysterious Junk]
    D-13
  12. 11. [The Pirates and the Pearl]
    Captain Savage, Sea Rover
  13. 12. [The Mark of the Cobra]
    Zanzibar
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