(October 1940)

Fox, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1940-08-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Fox Publications Inc.
Brand
A Fox Feature Comic 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. 4.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Samson / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Kotzky ?
Inks
Alex Kotzky ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
With a mighty blow Samson wrecks the torture machine to save his fellow Americans
Genre
superhero
Characters
Samson
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[The Ray That Turned Steel to Dust] (Table of Contents: 1)

Samson / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Toni Blum ?
Pencils
Alex Blum (signed as Alex Boon)
Inks
Alex Blum (signed as Alex Boon)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Samson; David; Prof. Donaldson (villain, introduction, death)

[In the Days of the Cavemen] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
? [as Orville Wells] (signed)
Inks
? [as Orville Wells] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Flip Falcon

[The Queen of Soulless Isle] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Toni Blum ?
Pencils
Grieg Chapian
Inks
Grieg Chapian
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Golden Knight [Sir Richard of Warwick]; Sulia (villain, introduction, death)

[Assignment In Greenland] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Grant Ferguson
Inks
Grant Ferguson
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; spy
Characters
Yank Wilson; Col. Ock (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Artist's first name revised from Lance to Grant per Henry Andrews by Craig Delich 2010-3-21.

The Revenge of the Slaves (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Nathaniel Nitkin (signed as N. N. Nathaniel)
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure

[The Hand of the Fire-God] (Table of Contents: 6)

Captain Kidd / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Toni Blum ?
Pencils
Bill Bossert
Inks
Bill Bossert
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Captain Kidd; The fire god (villain, introduction, death)

[Captured On Cato] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Hank Christy (signed) (house name)
Pencils
Hank Christy (signed) (house name)
Inks
Hank Christy (signed) (house name)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction; adventure
Characters
Space Smith; Ulwa (villain, introduction, death); Capt. Moody (villain, introduction, death))

[Suicide Attempt #2] (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 (signed as Boris Plaster)
Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
Professor Fiend

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-3-20.

[The Skullface Kurd Mob] (Table of Contents: 9)

Stardust / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Fletcher Hanks (signed)
Pencils
Fletcher Hanks (signed)
Inks
Fletcher Hanks (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Fletcher Hanks (signed)
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; science fiction; superhero
Characters
Stardust; Skullface Kurd (villain, introduction)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 2010-3-20.

The Last of the Ray-Men (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Kiefer (signed as Karl Kief)
Inks
Henry Kiefer (signed as Kark Kief)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Sub Saunders; Dablo (villain, introduction); the Hood [Judge Ord](villain, introduction, death)
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["With a mighty blow Samson wrecks the torture machine to save his fellow Americans"]
    Samson
  2. 1. [The Ray That Turned Steel to Dust]
    Samson
  3. 2. [In the Days of the Cavemen]
    Flip Falcon
  4. 3. [The Queen of Soulless Isle]
    Golden Knight
  5. 4. [Assignment In Greenland]
    Yank Wilson
  6. 5. The Revenge of the Slaves
  7. 6. [The Hand of the Fire-God]
    Captain Kidd
  8. 7. [Captured On Cato]
    Space Smith
  9. 8. [Suicide Attempt #2]
    Professor Fiend
  10. 9. [The Skullface Kurd Mob]
    Stardust
  11. 10. The Last of the Ray-Men
    Sub Saunders
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