(September 1940)
Lev Gleason,
1939 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1940-07-01
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Your Guide Publications, Inc.
- Brand
- A Rhoda Publ. YG
- Editing
- Lev Gleason (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 Claw Returns!
The Claw / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Claw
- Reprints
-
in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #27 (1974) - in Comic Reprints (Nostalgia, Inc. [Don Maris Comics], 1973 series) #[8] ([circa 1975]) [cover]
- in The Golden Age of Comic Books (Random House, 1977 series) (April 1977)
- in The Golden Age Review (Superlith, Inc., 1978 series) (1978)
- in Supermen! The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941 (Fantagraphics, 2009 series) ([February 15] 2009)
- in Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) (December 2011)
- in Silver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #1 (June 2012), #2 (December 2012)
- in Tops: The Complete Collection of Charles Biro's Visionary 1949 Comic Book Series (Fantagraphics, 2022 series) (March 2022) [Cover reprint.]
-
Announcing the winners of the Silver Streak Contest!
Silver Streak / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
[no title indexed]
Silver Streak / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Jack Cole (signed as Ralph Johns)
- Pencils
- Jack Cole (signed as Ralph Johns)
- Inks
- Jack Cole (signed as Ralph Johns)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All of America is agog at the accomplishments of the world's ace of speed, Silver Streak --
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Silver Streak (un-named taxi cab driver); Whiz (introduction, pet falcon); Sir Cedric Baldwin; Shadra; the Nazis (villains); Sheik Ali Ben Hassan (villain)
- Synopsis
- Sir Cedric challenges the Streak to a race, and he agrees to make it an around the world affair. On the way, the Streak fights the Nazis, rescues a girl from an evil sheik, prevents that sheik from harming a caravan of American travelers on their way to Maskat, and wins the race.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Silver Streak was originally an un-named cab driver and his identity not revealed.
[The Flying Dragon]
The Sky Wolf / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Maurice Gutwirth (signed)
- Inks
- Maurice Gutwirth (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- aviation; war
- Characters
- The Sky Wolf [Paul Storm]; Crane (villain, death); un-named chief (villain, death)
- Synopsis
- Sky Wolf comes across a weird plane used by a gang of vicious criminals who defy the law by using scientific methods to rob and plunder. He is forced to the ground and offered the chance to join the group. When he refuses, the gang throws him into a cell, from which he escapes, then uses his own plane to destroy the gang.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Art credits added by Craig Delich 2012-6-30.
[no title indexed]
Bill Wayne, the Texas Terror / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- ...and with our organization we can run a protection racket with them dumb ranchers.
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Bill Wayne [aka the Texas Terror] (Texas Ranger); Hank Russel (rancher, death); Adams (rancher); un-named sheriff; Nick Carro (villain)
- Synopsis
- Ranger Wayne has to prevent a protection racket from moving into the west to take advantage of the cattle ranchers.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Story printed in red, black and white.
Art credits suggested by the Who's Who.
Last appearance in Silver Streak.
Slow Drawin' Fool
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Kane Miller (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Cole ? (two spot illustrations)
- Inks
- Jack Cole ? (two spot illustrations)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Jed Graymes; Mike Kenly; Blackie Ranson (villain, death)
- Synopsis
- Young Jed Graymes must face the man who killed his father and took over the Bar-30 spread, which rightfully belonged to him.
- Reprints
- in Captain Battle Jr. (Lev Gleason, 1943 series) #2 (Winter 1944) [without illustrations]
- in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #27 (1974)
- in Silver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #1 (June 2012)
-
- Keywords
- Tott City
Indexer Notes
Art printed in red, black and white. The splash page drawing is signed, but I cannot decipher it fully (first two letters appear to be "Co"). The full figure illustration on page two looks like Jack Cole's work.
[no title indexed]
The Green Claw / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the remote mountain regions of Asia, a cult of devil worshippers gather around a gigantic corpse that has been consigned to the flames
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Green Claw (villain); Major Carl Tarrant; un-named police commissioner; un-named followers of the Claw (villains, all die)
- Synopsis
- The Green Claw literally rises from the dead, and it's up to Carl Durrant to investigate. However, the Claw uses hypnotic powers on the major and he is shrunk and placed in a box to die while the Claw readies an army of robots to conquer the armies of the Earth.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
The Daredevil, Master of Courage / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Don Rico
- Pencils
- Jack Binder (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Binder (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I swear to devote my time on earth to make crime pay for the death of my mother and father.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Daredevil [Bart Hill] (introduction, first origin); Joe Ripper (villain, death); Ricco (villain, club owner and gang leader); Joe (villain); Conde (villain, gang leader)
- Synopsis
- Joe Ripper, having murdered a bank guard and stolen the bank's money, is prevented from escaping by Daredevil. Daredevil finds a clue on Ripper's body and begins to hunt down the Ricco Gang that Ripper was a part of. He arrives in time to stop the gang from destroying the rival Conde Gang and captures both gangs.
- Reprints
-
in L'âge merveilleux des Comics (J.F.C. Editions, 2012 series) #2 - in Flashback (DynaPubs Enterprises, 1973 series) #27 (1974)
- in Magnificent Superheroes of Comics Golden Age (Vintage Features, 1979 series) #1 (1979)
- in Silver Streak Archives Featuring the Original Daredevil (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #1 (June 2012)
- in Futura (Organic Comix, 2013 series) #4
-
Indexer Notes
Daredevil's origin was revised in Daredevil Comics #18.
In the 1970's, in correspondence with Jerry Bails, Rico told Jerry that he had scripted the first Daredevil story.
[no title indexed]
Lance Hale / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- After destroying the monster in the city, Lance Hale wanders into the jungles of deep Africa, to do battle with the ivory raiders.
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Lance Hale; Jackie; Yamba (an elephant); Brad (villain, death)
- Synopsis
- After having destroyed the monster in the city, Lance heads into the jungle to do battle with ivory raiders. He sees a young boy being threatened by a lion. After saving him, a series of events leads the pair to the cabin of the ivory raiders and a fight ensues.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Art credits suggested by Bails' Who's Who.
[The Spook Strikes Back]
Ace Powers / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Ace Powers; Panther Man (villain, death); Spook (villain, death)
- Synopsis
- Ace has overcome the Four Madmen and has called the Police in to recover their bodies. When they arrive, only three bodies are found, and Ace realizes that Panther Man has escaped. He finds him being murdered by the Spook, and must battle the Skeleton Men to reach him in time.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Story in printed in red, black and white. Anderson is credited on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and the faces with the sharp arched upper eyelid, long thin eyebrows, and a small inkline under the outer corner of the eyes, are certain signs of Anderson. Also the closed hands with short lines between fingers, and a marked line under the cheeks. Look at the face in the last panel. Anderson drew Lance O'Casey, Nyoka and Red Gaucho. This story is the only one he drew of Ace Powers.
Throwing Snowballs Caused the Boston Massacre
Momentous Mites / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Illustrated re-telling of the events of March 5, 1770.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Boston Massacre
Indexer Notes
Story is printed in red, black and white. Title added by Craig Delich. The art IS signed....hard to make all of it out, but it appears to be "Gardinbirg", "Gardinking" or something like that.
[The Starfish Men of the Water Planet]
Planet Patrol / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Planet Patrol [Captain Ken Keen; Nirma]; Star-Fish Men (villains, all die)
- Synopsis
- While on patrol one day near a weird planet, Nirma starts feeling faint and Captain Keen wonders if the planet is responsible. Diving under water, they come into contact with the Star-Fish Men, whose leader captures the duo and informs Keen that he can guide the water-planet through the universe, robbing and conquering as they go.
- Reprints
[The Sky Bug]
Dickie Dean, the Boy Inventor / comic story / 7.5 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Dickie Dean; Zip; Mr. Dean (head of Dean Chemical Plant, Dickie's father); Mrs. Dean; Mr. Crawley (villain, President of Zepher Aeroplane Factory, death)
- Synopsis
- When a plane crashes into Dickie's father's business, destroying it, Dickie tries to figure out a way he can help his parents financially. So he builds a weird type of aircraft that flies thanks to a repelling magnet, and markets the concept to the President of the Zepher Aeroplane Factory. Unfortunately, Crawley wants the invention for free and is willing to kill Dickie and Zip to get it.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Writer credit added by Craig Delich 2012-12-8.
Editing
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Table of Contents
-
0.
The Claw Returns!
The Claw -
1.
Announcing the winners of the Silver Streak Contest!
Silver Streak -
2.
["All of America is agog at the accomplishments of the world's ace of speed, Silver Streak --"]
Silver Streak -
3.
[The Flying Dragon]
The Sky Wolf -
4.
["...and with our organization we can run a protection racket with them dumb ranchers."]
Bill Wayne, the Texas Terror -
5.
Slow Drawin' Fool
-
6.
["In the remote mountain regions of Asia, a cult of devil worshippers gather around a gigantic corpse that has been consigned to the flames"]
The Green Claw -
7.
["I swear to devote my time on earth to make crime pay for the death of my mother and father."]
The Daredevil, Master of Courage -
8.
["After destroying the monster in the city, Lance Hale wanders into the jungles of deep Africa, to do battle with the ivory raiders."]
Lance Hale -
9.
[The Spook Strikes Back]
Ace Powers -
10.
Throwing Snowballs Caused the Boston Massacre
Momentous Mites -
11.
[The Starfish Men of the Water Planet]
Planet Patrol -
12.
[The Sky Bug]
Dickie Dean, the Boy Inventor -
13.
How to Build the Smallest Zoo in the World!!
Dickie Dean's Workshop -
14.
The Fight for Fun!
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15.
[no title indexed]
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