Issue: #8
Published: September 1940, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing: Harry Shorten
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover, Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing
Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 3.
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Comic Story (7 pages) |
Origin of the Firefly |
Featuring: |
The Firefly, Enemy of Crime |
Synopsis: |
An accomplished scientist, Harley Hudson discovers the secret of the tremendous strength of insects. Suddenly, the lights in the lab go out and some fireflies flicker in, lighting up the darkness. And Harley knows that he must adopt that guise of a firefly in order to light up the darkness that shrouds the underworld. |
Credits: |
Script: Harry Shorten (signed) | Pencils: Bob Wood (signed) | Inks: Bob Wood (signed) |
Genre: |
Superhero |
Characters: |
The Firefly [Harley Hudson] (chemist. Biologist, Introduction, Origin) Joan Burton (Harley's Girlfriend, Introduction) Dr. Dread [aka The Professor] (villain, Introduction) Selig (villain, Introduction) Monsters (villains, Introduction For All) |
Text Story (1 page) |
Lariat Law |
Credits: |
Script: The Trail Boss | Pencils: ? [as H.] (signed) (illustration) | Inks: ? [as H.] (signed) (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
Comic Story (6 pages) |
Escape on Io |
Featuring: |
Streak Chandler |
Credits: |
Script: Harry Shorten (signed) | Pencils: William Wills | Inks: William Wills |
Genre: |
Superhero |
Characters: |
Quantus (Villain) Lura (Villain) |
Comic Story (6 pages) |
The Camouflaged Air Base |
Featuring: |
Wings Johnson |
Credits: |
Script: Joe Blair (signed) | Pencils: Ed Smalle (signed) | Inks: Ed Smalle (signed) |
Characters: |
The Nazis (Villain) |
Comic Story (6 pages) |
The Mystery of the Kidnapped Policemen |
Featuring: |
Bob Phantom |
Credits: |
Script: Harry Shorten (signed) | Pencils: Gerry Thorpe [as Jerry Thorp] (signed) | Inks: Gerry Thorpe [as Jerry Thorp] (signed) |
Genre: |
Superhero |
Characters: |
Bob Phantom [Walt Whitney] |
Comic Story (6 pages) |
The Master Brahmins: Part 3 |
Featuring: |
Kardak |
Credits: |
Script: Harry Shorten [as H. Shorten] (signed) | Pencils: Bernard Klein [as Bernie Klein] (signed) | Inks: Bernard Klein [as Bernie Klein] (signed) |
Genre: |
Superhero |
Characters: |
Master Of The Valley Of Death (Villain Intro) |
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