(December 1939)

Lev Gleason, 1939 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1939-09-22
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Your Guide Publications Inc.
Brand
A Rhoda Publ. YG
Printer
Printed in U. S. A.
Editing
Jack Cole (editor)

Issue Notes

Indicia (transcription courtesy of Frank Motler):
SILVER STREAK COMICS is published monthly by Your Guide Publications, Inc., publishing, editorial and executive offices are at 67 W. 44th St., New York, New York, N.Y. December 1939. Vol. 1 No. 1. Entry as second class matter at the post office at New York, N. Y., applied for under the act of March 3, 1879. single copies 10 cents; yearly subscription in U. S. and Canada, $1; elsewhere $2. No actual person is named or delineated in this magazine Copyright, 1939 by Your Guide Publications, Inc. Application for title pending at U. S. Patent Office. Printed in U. S. A.

On sale date from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 34, 1939, Number 4. Second class periodical. Copyright number 429810.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Claw / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Cole
Inks
Jack Cole
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Claw; Captain Fearless
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Silver Streak Comics (Lev Gleason, 1939 series) #1
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Cover gallery

The Tom-Tom (Table of Contents: 1)

Indian Lore / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Warren (credited as Jack A. Warren)
Pencils
Jack Warren (credited as Jack A. Warren)
Inks
Jack Warren (credited as Jack A. Warren)
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

The use of the tom-tom in Indian society.

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

The Claw / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Cole ?
Pencils
Jack Cole
Inks
Jack Cole
Colors
?
Letters
Menken ? (see notes)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
On a map, the island of Ricca is but a dot in Mid Pacific, sitting at the crossroads of international trade routes.
Genre
adventure
Characters
The Claw (introduction); Jerry Morris; Eloise Pearsall; Hy-Lang
Synopsis
Jerry Morris and Ambassador Eloise Pearsall happen to stop at Ricca, on their way to China to aid war victims. This is the home of The Claw, and The Claw needs a woman to aid in his world conquest.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Per Bails' Who's Who, payment records show that Cole and someone named "Menken" (signature illegible) were paid for this Claw story. "Menken" may be a letterer.

The Acid Test (Table of Contents: 3)

Factograms / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ray Gill (signed)
Pencils
Ray Gill (signed)
Inks
Ray Gill (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Six factoids.

As Time Stops (Table of Contents: 4)

Mister Midnite / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Anders
Inks
Al Anders
Colors
?
Letters
Al Anders ?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mr. Midnite (Neal Carruthers); Will-O-Wisp (villain); Slip; Gunner; Chief Birey
Synopsis
A ball of light is committing crimes.

Indexer Notes

Pencils:
1. Original indexer stated: Jim Chambers ?
2. Eric Schumacher stated (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4061): Al Anders ?

Letters:
Eric Schumacher stated (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4061): Al Anders ?
Bob Hughes confirms Al Anders by comparing his art with Marvel Mystery #1, Masked Raider. Several shots and body positions are almost identical.

Save on Bullets (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ray Gill (signed)
Pencils
Bill Everett (signed as W. B. Everett) (illustrations)
Inks
Bill Everett (signed as W. B. Everett) (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
John Carteris (Sheriff); Kenneth Lester (Deputy); Ken Lester
Synopsis
The Sheriff of Green Gulch was dignified, well bred, and older man (even though he didn't look it or act like it) who was careful, and slow about things, especially guns. Although his young Deputy held that against him, when the chips were down, the Sheriff knew how to take care of troublemakers......without wasting time or lead!
Reprints
Keywords
Black Snake; Dry Creek; Green Gulch; Valley Town

Indexer Notes

Pencils/inks: Eric Schumacher stated (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4061): Bill Everett.

[Meeting With a Genie] (Table of Contents: 6)

Red Reeves / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harold DeLay
Inks
Harold DeLay
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Begory, I'll have to be chasin' them kids agin - they be fightin' in the street - and causin a traffic jam.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; children
Characters
Red Reeves (introduction); the Genie (introduction); Reilley; Mrs. Reeves
Synopsis
Red finds a genie in a marble.

Indexer Notes

Pencils/inks: Eric Schumacher also stated (http://errors.comics.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4060): Harold DeLay

[Ting Ling's Power Play] (Table of Contents: 7)

Captain Fearless / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Malcolm Kildale ?
Pencils
Malcolm Kildale (credited)
Inks
Malcolm Kildale (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The blockade-running sloop "The Wasp" - two days out of Calcutta, India, with munitions for the Chinese government.
Genre
adventure
Characters
Captain Fearless; Ting Ling (villain); Lt. Dugan
Synopsis
Captain Fearless has his ship stolen by Ting Ling.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Continued next issue.

[The Airport Murders] (Table of Contents: 8)

Calling the Duke / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Larry Antonette ?
Pencils
Larry Antonette (credited)
Inks
Larry Antonette (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Calling the Duke!
Genre
adventure
Characters
The Duke; Jack Smith; Mary; the Hooded man; Bill
Synopsis
Someone is killing test pilots.

The Spy Ring Case (Table of Contents: 9)

Wasp / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Art Pinajian ?
Pencils
Art Pinajian (credited as Jay Fletcher)
Inks
Art Pinajian (credited as Jay Fletcher)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
The Wasp (Burton Slade); Rudolph Lake; Philip Wingate; Dan Roberts; Wilson; Jim; Ludwig; Max
Synopsis
The Wasp tracks down a spy ring that is stealing blueprints.
Reprints

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

Make This / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ray Gill (credited)
Pencils
Ray Gill (credited)
Inks
Ray Gill (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Solid scale model of the Lockheed 14

Indexer Notes

How to make a model airplane out of balsa wood.

Mesa Justice (Table of Contents: 11)

Barry Lane / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Steve Dahlman (credited as S. B. Dahlman)
Pencils
Steve Dahlman (credited as S. B. Dahlman)
Inks
Steve Dahlman (credited as S. B. Dahlman)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Barry Lane (introduction); Pat Bowers; Matt Blake
Synopsis
Barry helps the sheriff round up a gang of cattle rustlers.

[Introducing the Spirit Man] (Table of Contents: 12)

Spirit Man / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A little more on the space control - how's the time control?
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Spiritman [Spirit Malcolm] (introduction); Ray Williams; Fritz
Synopsis
Spiritman stops men robbing the U. S. gold depository.

Indexer Notes

The story spells Spiritman as one word whereas the feature name has it as two words.

Here's Marvel Comics (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Did You Say Thrills? (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Claw
  2. 1. The Tom-Tom
    Indian Lore
  3. 2. ["On a map, the island of Ricca is but a dot in Mid Pacific, sitting at the crossroads of international trade routes."]
    The Claw
  4. 3. The Acid Test
    Factograms
  5. 4. As Time Stops
    Mister Midnite
  6. 5. Save on Bullets
  7. 6. [Meeting With a Genie]
    Red Reeves
  8. 7. [Ting Ling's Power Play]
    Captain Fearless
  9. 8. [The Airport Murders]
    Calling the Duke
  10. 9. The Spy Ring Case
    Wasp
  11. 10. ["Solid scale model of the Lockheed 14"]
    Make This
  12. 11. Mesa Justice
    Barry Lane
  13. 12. [Introducing the Spirit Man]
    Spirit Man
  14. 13. Here's Marvel Comics
  15. 14. Did You Say Thrills?
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Henry Andrews
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Shad Z. Daly
  • Craig Delich
  • Bob Hughes
  • Edgar Loftin
  • Frank Lovece
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike White
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