Issue Contents:
The Puppet Master's Murders (1)
Storyline
A crazy puppet master murders two men to use in his greatest puppet act ever seen by human eyes.
Characters
- Steel Sterling [John Sterling]
- Clancy McGinty (Police)
- Dora Cummings
- Looney
- V: The Puppet Master (I
- Gargulio)
Credits
- Script: Joe Blair (uncertain)
- Pencils: Charles Biro
- Inks: Charles Biro
Story Notes
There is no writer credit.
The Great Magic Contest (1)
Storyline
Dick enters the great magic contest to win the golden crown.
Characters
- Dicky Farenwell
- Farenwell (Dicky's father)
- GS: Mr. Sage
- V: Mr. Magico (I)
Credits
- Script: R. Louis Golden
- Pencils: R. Louis Golden
- Inks: R. Louis Golden
The Oil Derrick Murder (1)
Storyline
The banker holds Miss Amy's mortgage, so if any oil production was stopped he could take over, and he is deliberately trying to scare her off her ranch.
Characters
- Nevada Jones
- Little Joe (sidekick)
- I: Amy, Mr. Goldsmith
- V: Sheriff Slagg (I, D)
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, but the inking here seems a bit hastier than in the previous stories.
The Case of the Kill-Crazy Gorilla
Storyline
A killer gorilla is on the loose, so everybody is to believe, but it is really a man in disguise.
Characters
- Red Reagan (police detective)
- Bertie Randolph (assistant)
- V: Claude Dutton (introduction)
- Earl Nelson (introduction, death)
- Paul Anderson (introduction, death)
- Count D'Andria (introduction)
- Ruth D'Andria (introduction)
Credits
- Script: Joe Blair (uncertain)
- Pencils: Sam Cooper
- Inks: Sam Cooper
Story Notes
title on pg. 5 There is no writer credit.
The Hidden Explosive Formula (1)
Storyline
The twins are sent on a mission to Norway to retrieve a hidden formula for a new condensed explosion. In Norway they meet agent Swen Olsen.
Characters
- Tim Shane (pilot)
- Tom Shane (pilot)
- I: Swen Olsen
- V: Nazis
"Wow! Did I hit the jackpot!"
Storyline
House ad for Jackpot Comics. Drawings and synopses of 4 stories: Steel Sterling, the Black Hood, Mr. Justice and Sgt. Boyle.
Story Notes
Cover of Jackpot Comics 1 is reproduced. The Steel Sterling story is listed as "The Green Eggs of Death" but in the actual comic the splash page says "The Green Eggs of Doom." The Black Hood and Mr. Justice stories are given titles in the ad but the stories in Jackpot Comics have no titles.
Mystery of the Secluded City (1)
Storyline
Far in the interior of China, Captain Valor and his followers are taken to a sqrewy Chinese lord that can't stand any noise.
Characters
- Captain Valor
- GS: Angie
- Ronnie
- Dallas
- Big Dip
- V: Ab-Ah-Ner (I
- named after Abner Sundell)
Credits
- Script: Joe Blair
- Pencils: Mort Meskin
- Inks: Mort Meskin
The House of the Gilded Lily (1)
Storyline
A cop is killed in China Town by a dope fiend, and the Scarlet Avenger will get the real killer.
Characters
- The Scarlet Avenger [Jim Kendall]
- Inez Courtney [Operative No.1]
- GS: Ah Ling
- V: Kim Lee (I)
Credits
- Script: Harry Shorten (uncertain)
- Pencils: Carl Hubbell
- Inks: Carl Hubbell
Story Notes
There is no writer or artist credit.
Mayhem in the Marine Auditorium (1)
Storyline
Zambini is visiting a famous Marine Auditorium where denizens of the sea are on display.
Characters
- Zambini (magician)
- I: Teddy Watson
- V: Smith (I)
Credits
- Script: Joe Blair (uncertain)
- Pencils: Lin Streeter
- Inks: Lin Streeter
Story Notes
There is no writer or artist credit.