(March 1943)
- Volume
- ?
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- ?
- Editing
- Leon Harvey (editor)
in 
Mystery of the Hilarious Flight
Rex Elliott / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harry Sahle (signed as
S) - Inks
- Harry Sahle (signed as S)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Rex Elliott (introduction, only appearance); Hamilton (villain, introduction, death)
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Only appearance of the "Rex Elliott" feature.
Crisis On Kiel Canal
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- war
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
[no title indexed]
The Story Behind the Cover / text story / 2.66 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Pierce Rice ? (sourced)
- Inks
- Pierce Rice ? (sourced); Sam Glanzman ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
Two illustrations occupy the second page. One uses the art from the cover except clipped, flopped and re-colored. The second illustration origins have not been identified.
Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
statement of ownership / 0.34 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Date of filing: October 1, 1942. No circulation data.
Depth Charge
Barry Kuda / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- The Midget Kingdom (villain, introduction)
Indexer Notes
app. between YANKEE COMICS #4 (Dynamic) / SPOTLIGHT COMICS #1 (Dynamic)
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Previous indexer suggested George Tuska for pencils and inks.
[no title indexed]
Judy Joy / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Al Zere (credited as Bates) (see notes)
- Pencils
- Al Zere (credited as Bates) (see notes)
- Inks
- Al Zere (credited as Bates) (see notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Al Zere (credited as Bates) (see notes)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy! Two weeks vacation...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Ollie Joy; Judy Joy; Mr. Nexdoor
- Synopsis
- The Joy family vacation is repeatedly postponed, so Judy says they can visit her mother and her husband can help with the canning. Ollie signs up for a 2-week shift as a Civil Defense "fire watcher" to avoid this chore.
- Keywords
- Civil Defense; rationing; World War II
Indexer Notes
This is an early version of Al Zere's "The Joy Family," which appeared in a number of Fox titles in 1944-46: although the characters have different first names and slightly different appearances, it's the same sort of "family situation comedy" strip. Al Zere had contributed to the previous issue of All-New Short Story Comics with a "Flossie" strip (under the name Jourdain) and this story is his style. [He also had a strip in All-New #5.]
Byline credited to "Bates" but this is clearly Zere's work.
Case of the Crumpling Skyscrapers
Scarlet Nemesis and Black Orchid / comic story / 7 pages
- Characters
- Scarlet Nemesis [Rocky Ford] (introduction, only appearance); Black Orchid [Judith Allen] (introduction, only appearance); Jim Crow (villain, introduction)
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
Previous indexer suggested George Tuska ? for pencils and inks.
Only appearance of the "Scarlet Nemesis and Black Orchid" feature.
The Curse of Gold
Scarlet Phantom / comic story / 7 pages
- Characters
- Scarlet Phantom [Jack Winstead]; Dr. Winstead (Jack's father, death); Dr. Gratz (introduction)
Indexer Notes
Art credits from Bud Plant via the GCD Error List (22 December 2006); the original indexer credited Rudy Palais.
Only appearance of the "Scarlet Phantom" feature.
[no title indexed]
Moe, Joe, and Co. / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Art Helfant
- Pencils
- Art Helfant (signed)
- Inks
- Art Helfant (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Art Helfant
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm Moe
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Only appearance of the "Moe, Joe, and Co" feature.
Old Lady Dynamite
Ma Jenkins / comic story / 8 pages
- Characters
- Ma Jenkins (introduction, only appearance); Danny (introduction); Ted (introduction); Pat (introduction); Boss Hawkins (villain, introduction)
Indexer Notes
Only appearance of the "Ma Jenkins" feature.
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Murder on the High Seas
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2.
Mystery of the Hilarious Flight
Rex Elliott -
3.
Crisis On Kiel Canal
-
4.
[no title indexed]
The Story Behind the Cover -
5.
Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
-
6.
Depth Charge
Barry Kuda -
7.
["Boy! Two weeks vacation..."]
Judy Joy -
8.
Case of the Crumpling Skyscrapers
Scarlet Nemesis and Black Orchid -
9.
The Curse of Gold
Scarlet Phantom -
10.
["I'm Moe"]
Moe, Joe, and Co. -
11.
Old Lady Dynamite
Ma Jenkins -
12.
The Secret Weapon
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Steve Coates
- Tillmann Courth
- Michael Hoskin
- Edgar Loftin
- Daniel Martinez
- Clint Maxwell
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
- David Wilt
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