Issue Contents:
The Rattler
Storyline
The Rattler and his gang are digging a tunnel to rob the U.S. Sub Treasury building.
Characters
- Steel Sterling [John Sterling]
- Clancy McGinty (Police)
- Dora Cummings
- The Rattler (villain)
- Inferno (guest-star)
Credits
- Script: Joe Blair (uncertain)
- Pencils: Charles Biro
- Inks: Charles Biro
Story Notes
There is no writer credit.
Gorro the Terror (1)
Storyline
Dick's father fights Gorro, the Terror, and is nearly killed. Dick must return to the Magic Forest to get cocoanut milk to cure him.
Characters
- Dicky Farenwell
- Farenwell (Dicky's father)
- Gorro the Terror (villain, introduction)
- two giants (villains, introduction)
- a witch (villain, introduction)
- Mr. Sage (introduction)
Credits
- Script: R. Louis Golden
- Pencils: R. Louis Golden
- Inks: R. Louis Golden
Deviltry At the Dude Ranch (1)
Storyline
Guests at a dude ranch are mysteriously killed.
Characters
- Nevada Jones
- Little Joe (sidekick)
- Murderer
Credits
- Pencils: Frank Volpe
- Inks: Frank Volpe
Story Notes
Faces and very realistic horses identical to Volpe's credited Loop Logan story in Blue Ribbon Comics #13.
Black Widow (1)
Storyline
Two masked men enter the payroll office of the Bradley Shoe Company, and Red Reagan takes up a subscription for a widow, to trap the murderer of her husband.
Characters
- Mrs. Muldom (villain, introduction)
- Mori (villain, introduction)
- his gang (villains, introduction)
- Mr. Muldom (introduction, death)
Story Notes
Originally credited to Sam Cooper, but this is the same artist as on the War Eagles story following. There is no writer credit.
Enemy Force on Howe Island (1)
Storyline
Helen has information that the Germans have managed to get an invasion force based on the Howe Island, and they are going to strike soon, but Intelligence don't believe her.
Characters
- Tim Shane (pilot)
- Tom Shane (pilot)
- Helen (guest-star)
- Kermit (guest-star)
- Ware (villain, introduction)
- Nazis (villains)
Invader! Invader!
Storyline
The Japanese invader division rolls into the village as Captain Valor and his band gallop out the rear gate.
Characters
- Captain Valor
- Ronnie
- Dallas
- Neek-Olaus
- Zeke Pepper
- The Japanese (villains)
Credits
- Script: Joe Blair
- Pencils: Mort Meskin
- Inks: Mort Meskin
The Liquid Air Murders (1)
Storyline
The judge in the trial of the gangster, Maretti, is turned into a pillar of ice when he is about to pass the sentence.
Characters
- The Scarlet Avenger [Jim Kendall]
- Inez Courtney [Operative No.1]
- Augie Maretti (villain, introduction)
- the Professor (villain, introduction)
- James Kent (villain, introduction, death)
Credits
- Script: Harry Shorten (uncertain)
- Pencils: Irv Novick
- Inks: Irv Novick
Story Notes
There is no writer credit.
The Shambo Dance of Death (1)
Storyline
One of the plantation workers has been killed, pierced by twenty spears, and ever since then, strange and sinister things have happened to the owner.
Characters
- Zambini (magician)
- Sandor (villain, introduction)
- Larry, (a cook, introduction, death)
Credits
- Script: Joe Blair (uncertain)
- Pencils: Lin Streeter
- Inks: Lin Streeter
Story Notes
There are no writer or artist credits.