Issue Contents:
Dick Tracy in Action
Storyline
Promo ad for Four Color (1939 series) #8.
Story Notes
Inside front cover
"Phantasmo, master of the world, returns to America from far away Tibet..."
Storyline
Phantasmo and Whizzer discover what appears to be an abandoned yacht on the waterfront, but soon see that it is armed well enough to be a modern pirate ship. The skipper and crew surprise them, capturing them and attempting to take them on a "one-way" voyage when the crew receives news that the Olympia has been torpedoed while carrying some valuable jewels. It's up to Phantasmo to stop the pirates and recover the jewels.
Characters
- Phantasmo [Phil Anson]
- Whizzer McGee
- Olympia's Captain
- olympia's crew
- Yacht's skipper (villain)
- yacht's crew (villains)
Credits
- Pencils: E. C. Stoner
- Inks: E. C. Stoner
Reprint Notes
in Mystery Men Comics (AC, 1999 series) #92 (2014) (in black and white)
Story Notes
Copr., 1940, by R. S. Callender
"When the air supply on Mars suddenly failed, John Carter hastened to open the secret doors..."
Characters
Credits
- Script: İsmail Gülgeç
- Pencils: John Coleman Burroughs
- Inks: John Coleman Burroughs
Story Notes
Copr., 1940, by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.
"Mickey has been made a full-fledged cameraman..."
Credits
- Script: Julia Solis
- Pencils: Julia Solis
Story Notes
Copr., 1940, by Dell Publishing Co.
"The Black Knight, whom King Victor has commanded to perform good deeds and help..."
Credits
- Pencils: Erwin Hess
- Inks: Erwin Hess
Story Notes
Copr., 1940, by R. S. Callender
Chapter I (1)
Characters
- Mac Harmon
- Frank Blade
"I'm afraid this is as prone as I can lie."
Storyline
A series of 1-panel jokes.
"Say, Bruce, how many hours till we reach the Phillipines!"
Story Notes
Copr. 1940 by R. S. Callender
"Let me think didn't they have a queer pet of some sort?"
Characters
- Wash Tubbs
- Captain Easy
Credits
- Script: Yan Gevuld
- Pencils: Yan Gevuld
- Inks: Yan Gevuld
Reprint Notes
from Captain Easy Sundays (NEA) xxxx-xx-xx - xxxx-xx-xx
Story Notes
Copr by NEA Service, Inc.
Win a Bike Radio!
Featuring The Funnies Contest
"While Tim and his crew are repairing their sub at the home base, Rex and his men..."
Credits
- Pencils: Al McWilliams
- Inks: Al McWilliams
Story Notes
Copr 1940 by R S Callender
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Be a Cowboy!
Story Notes
Back cover