(May 1940)
Fox,
1939 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- On-sale Date
- 1940-03-28
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Fox Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
FP
- Editing
- Victor Fox
Issue Notes
On sale date from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 2. Second class permit. Copyright number 451261.
[no title indexed]
The Flame / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Flame leaped at the monster and blasted away
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flame
Indexer Notes
Updated cover pencil & ink credits from West Stephan (February 21, 2006). Originally credited to Lou Fine.
[The Death Ray]
The Flame / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Olga (Villain; Intro)
Indexer Notes
Art credits from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr., August 2009; pencils previously credited as "Basil Berold ?".
[no title indexed]
Yarko / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Toni Blum (credited as Anthony Brooks)
- Pencils
- Larry Antonette ?
- Inks
- Larry Antonette ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Far from civilization, in the dark and remote mountains of China, lies the domain of the evil and ageless Fu Chu.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fu Chu (villain; introduction)
Indexer Notes
Second death-ray invention in a row this issue.
Art credits from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr., August 2009; previously credited to Fred Guardineer.
Script credit suggested by the Who's Who.
[no title indexed]
Shorty Shortcake / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- S. M. Iger (credited as Jerry Williams)
- Pencils
- S. M. Iger (credited as Jerry Williams)
- Inks
- S. M. Iger (credited as Jerry Williams)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The villains!
- Genre
- humor
[The Abduction of Lupe De Vere]
Patty O'Day Newsreel Reporter / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Claire S. Moe ? (credited as Vic Todd)
- Inks
- Claire S. Moe ? (credited as Vic Todd)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; spy
- Characters
- Lupe De Vere (Intro)
Indexer Notes
Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. notes that art is unlikely to be Claire Moe, August 2009.
[no title indexed]
Dr. Fung / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Bob Powell (credited as Arthur Dean)
- Pencils
- Bob Powell (credited as Arthur Dean)
- Inks
- Bob Powell (credited as Arthur Dean)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Extra -- Extra! Big robbery at the Occidental Hotel!
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Lo San Kee (villain; introduction); the Wharf Rats (villains; introduction)
Death Mask
text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pandemonium had broken loose on the rock-strewn reservation of the New Mexico Indian Tribe!
- Genre
- adventure; western-frontier
- Synopsis
- Robbers have kidnapped and impersonated an Indian Chief to get a New Mexico Indian tribe's gold. Indian Joe, working for the Department of Interior, investigates.
Indexer Notes
Text with illustrations. The William Martin credited is presumably NOT the 1950s-60s religious artist William Martin.
[Slade and Barnes, Bandits]
Tex Maxon / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Munson Paddock (credited as Chuck Munson)
- Inks
- Munson Paddock (credited as Chuck Munson)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Feature Logo
- Tex Maxon, the Phantom Rider
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Slade (Villain; Intro); Barnes (Villain; Intro)
Indexer Notes
Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. notes that art is NOT by Munson Paddock as originally credited, despite "Chuck Munson" byline, August 2009.
In Modern Times
Don Quixote in Modern Times / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- adventure; humor
Indexer Notes
Art credits from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr., August 2009; originally credited as "Bob Powell ?".
In Guam
"Spark" Stevens of the Navy / comic story / 8 pages
- Feature Logo
- Spark Stevens
- Genre
- military; war
- Characters
- Mr. Krest (Villain; Intro)
- Reprints
-
in Mirim (Grande Consórcio Suplementos Nacionais, 1937 series) #352 (12 de julho de 1940)
-
[The Scientist's Haunted House]
K-51 Spies at War / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner (credited as Willis B. Rensie)
- Pencils
- Tom Gill (signed as TG)
- Inks
- Tom Gill (signed as TG)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- spy; adventure
- Characters
- Dr. Hugo Sloan (Intro)
Indexer Notes
Art credits from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr., August 2009; originally credited as "Charles A. Winter ?".
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["The Flame leaped at the monster and blasted away"]
The Flame -
1.
[The Death Ray]
The Flame -
2.
["Far from civilization, in the dark and remote mountains of China, lies the domain of the evil and ageless Fu Chu."]
Yarko -
3.
["The villains!"]
Shorty Shortcake -
4.
[The Abduction of Lupe De Vere]
Patty O'Day Newsreel Reporter -
5.
["Extra -- Extra! Big robbery at the Occidental Hotel!"]
Dr. Fung -
6.
Death Mask
-
7.
[Slade and Barnes, Bandits]
Tex Maxon -
8.
In Modern Times
Don Quixote in Modern Times -
9.
In Guam
"Spark" Stevens of the Navy -
10.
[The Scientist's Haunted House]
K-51 Spies at War
This issue was modified by, among others
- Henry Andrews
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Pat Conolly
- Gregory Fischer
- Clint Maxwell
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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