Issue Contents:
Credits
- Pencils: Will Eisner
- Inks: Will Eisner
Story Notes
Cover possibly intended for PLANET COMICS
"Calling all manhunters!"
Characters
- Bull's-Eye Bannon
Story Notes
Inside front cover. Advertisement by Fiction House to solve a case that will be presented with four separate clues which will be individually found in the February 1940 issues of Jumbo Comics, Jungle Comics, Fight Comics and Planet Comics.
"Shark clashes with a treacherous band of desperados, in..."
Characters
- Shark Brodie
- Ford Kennedy (Intro)
- Matey (Intro)
- Boss Bullard and his gang (Villains, Intro, Dies)
Credits
- Script: Will Eisner
- Pencils: Fadi Hakim
- Inks: Fadi Hakim
Story Notes
Previous indexer listed script as by Eisner. We can't corroborate. Aksut is Tuska backwards.
"Starring Saber, the Spy Fighter, the mightiest and..."
Storyline
Story now set in 1998.
Characters
- Saber [Spy Fighter]
- A gang of traitors (Villain, Intro)
Credits
- Script: Will Eisner (uncertain)
- Pencils: Leonard Frank
- Inks: Leonard Frank
Story Notes
Previous indexer assigned script to Eisner. We are unable to corroborate.
The Life of Tony Galento
Featuring Tony Galento
"The two-ton Newark "Nightstick" climbed the pugilistic ladder the hard way..."
Storyline
A biography of major fights and important life events in Tony Galento's life.
Characters
- Tony Galento
- Jim Frain
- Elmer Flynn
- Henry Breitenkamp
- Tommy Blare
- Babe Farmer
- Joe Jacobs
- Gene Mickens
- Mary Graso
- Lou Nova
"At his camp in the country, Kayo is..."
Characters
- Kayo Kirby [Red Kirby]
- The Kid (Intro)
- Bendelli (Villain, Intro)
- Slam Deman (Villain, Intro)
- Bob Benton (Villain, Intro)
Credits
- Script:
- Pencils: Dan Zolnerowich (uncertain)
The Case of the Diamond Death: Case 1, File-A: Clue No. 3
"Now, each of you account for yourselves!"
Characters
- Joe Dugan
- Joe Bonse
- Peerce's ex-wife
- Bull's-Eye Bannon
Credits
- Pencils: Bob Powell
- Inks: Bob Powell
The Graveyard of Forgotten Ships (1)
"There has been a noticeable shortage of salt..."
Characters
- Kinks Mason
- Amphibians (Villain, Intro)
Credits
- Pencils: Steve Broder
- Inks: Steve Broder
Story Notes
The story title is taken from the cover blurb.
Fight Tips For Students
"A fighter steps into the ring, his sleek, slim body a perfect harmony of suppleness and steely strength."
Storyline
The training routine of a boxer named Kid McCoy is detailed.
Characters
- Kid McCoy
- Tom O'Rourke
- Dick Cook
- Steve O'Donnell
- Frank Bosworth
""Big Red" is wandering alone through the togging (sic) country."
Storyline
After stopping a group of thieves Big Red is made Mr. Farr's partner.
Characters
- Big Red McLane
- Mr. Farr (Intro)
Credits
- Script: Fletcher Hanks
- Pencils: Fletcher Hanks
- Inks: Fletcher Hanks
- Letters: Fletcher Hanks
"Oran, who won world-wide fame in the ring..."
Characters
- Oran
- The Malengas (Villain, Intro)
- Two crooks (Villain, Intro)
Credits
- Script:
- Pencils: August Froehlich (uncertain)
- Inks: Edd Ashe (uncertain)
"Come on, ya' big lug, have you forgotten..."
Characters
- Rip Regan (the Power-Man) (Intro, Origin)
- Dr. Austin (Intro)
- Punchy Bogart (Intro)
- The Skull (Villain, Intro)
Credits
- Script: Herman Bolstein
- Pencils: John Celardo
- Inks: John Celardo
"Okay, Corporal Warren, you can knock off for a while..."
Characters
- Cpl. Strut Warren
- A mad scientist (Villain, Intro, Death)
Credits
- Script: Klaus Nordling
- Pencils: Klaus Nordling
- Inks: Klaus Nordling
Story Notes
Previous indexer assigned script to Nordling. We cannot corraborate.
"Look, Sam! - I just dug up a fight..."
Characters
- Slug-Nutty Sam [formerly Slap-Happy Sam]
Credits
- Script: Daniel Picciotto
- Pencils: Daniel Picciotto
- Inks: Daniel Picciotto
Story Notes
Previous indexer assigned script to Schwab. We are unable to corraborate.
"Chip and his Skull Squad have flown to..."
Characters
- Chip Collins
- The Japanese (Villains)
Credits
- Script: Philippe Hauri
- Pencils: Charles Sultan
- Inks: Leo Morey (uncertain)