(April 1940)
Komos Publications,
1940 Series
- Volume
- ?
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- On-sale Date
- 1940-03-16
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- ?
- Brand
- ?
- Editing
- Hugo Gernsback
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4.
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The Martians on the Moon
Mitey Powers / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Mitey Powers (introduction); Prof. Wingate (introduction); Nina Wingate (introduction); The Martians (villain, introduction, death)
The Invisible Avenger
Buzz Allen / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Buzz Allen (introduction, origin); Will Lawrence (introduction); Yates (villain, introduction, death)
Indexer Notes
Hornig claims Lesser as his pen name in the book "Partners of Wonder" (1999).
Introducing Hip Knox, Super Hypnotist
Hip Knox / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Hip Knox (introduction, origin, hypnotist); Professor Knox (introduction); Eric McFadden (villain, introduction)
Indexer Notes
Some people credit Gernsback with originating the term "science fiction". He originated and published Amazing Stories pulp magazine.
Arch villain McFadden was likely based and inspired by Gernsback's rival publisher (and kooky body builder), Bernarr MacFadden, who had manipulated things behind the scenes to cause Gernsback to fail and go into debt, thus allowing MacFadden to seize Amazing Stories.
Art credit by Craig Delich.
Continued next issue.
You Can't Judge a Book By Its Cover
Fables In Rhyme / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
Humans and Martians
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Hugo Gernsback
- Pencils
- Frank Paul (illustration)
- Inks
- Frank Paul (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- science fiction
The Case of Super-Speed
Detective Crane / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Detective Crane (introduction)
[no title indexed]
Dream of the Mince Pie Fiend / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Winsor McCay [as Silas]
- Pencils
- Winsor McCay [as Silas]
- Inks
- Winsor McCay [as Silas]
- Colors
- Bob McCay ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
- from Dream of the Rarebit Fiend (New York Evening Telegram)
Indexer Notes
Silas was an alias of Winsor McCay for Dream of the Rarebit Fiend. His son Robert McCay was a contributor for this magazine so this is probably by him or a repurposed comic strip.
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Mitey Powers -
1.
The Martians on the Moon
Mitey Powers -
2.
The Invisible Avenger
Buzz Allen -
3.
Introducing Hip Knox, Super Hypnotist
Hip Knox -
4.
The Worm Turns
Fables In Rhyme -
5.
You Can't Judge a Book By Its Cover
Fables In Rhyme -
6.
Humans and Martians
-
7.
She Fibs
Alibi Alice -
8.
The Case of Super-Speed
Detective Crane -
9.
[no title indexed]
Educatin' Edgar -
10.
He Knows It All
Smarty Artie -
11.
[no title indexed]
Little Nemo -
12.
[no title indexed]
Dream of the Mince Pie Fiend
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