Issue: #1
Published: April 1940, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing: Victor Fox
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1940, New Series, Vol. 35, No. 2.
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| Cover (1 page) |
Brent's Gun Blazed Away And Stopped The Fiend |
| Featuring: |
Dr. Mortal |
| Credits: |
Pencils: George Tuska | Inks: George Tuska |
| Genre: |
Adventure |
| Characters: |
Gary Brent Dr. Mortal |
| Comic Story (12 pages) |
The Origin of Thor |
| Featuring: |
Thor |
| Synopsis: |
Thor, the son of Odin, chooses a mortal, Grant Farrel, and imbues him with the God of Thunder's powers and abilities. Thereafter, Grant is known as Thor when he changes shape and assumes the form and powers of the Thunder God. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Pierce Rice |
| Genre: |
Adventure Fantasy |
| Characters: |
Thor Grant Farrel [Thor] Glenda |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
Boy! Special delivery to Mars! |
| Featuring: |
Solar Plexis |
| Synopsis: |
Solar is tasked with delivering a message to Mars. |
| Credits: |
Script: Fred Schwab | Pencils: Fred Schwab | Inks: Fred Schwab | Letters: Fred Schwab |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Characters: |
Solar Plexis |
| Comic Story (8 pages) |
The Pirates and the Meteor |
| Featuring: |
Blast Bennett |
| Synopsis: |
Blast and Red explore a meteor that crosses their path. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Don Rico | Inks: Don Rico |
| Genre: |
Science Fiction |
| Characters: |
Blast Bennett Red |
| Comic Story (8 pages) |
The Man Who Made Monsters |
| Featuring: |
Dr. Mortal |
| Synopsis: |
Dr. Mortal is about to operate on his niece, Marlene, but is stopped in the nick of time by Gary Brent. |
| Credits: |
Script: Bert Whitman | Pencils: Bert Whitman | Inks: Bert Whitman |
| Genre: |
Adventure |
| Characters: |
Dr. Mortal Marlene Mortal Gary Brent |
| Comic Story (8 pages) |
The Voodoo Man Cometh |
| Featuring: |
Voodoo Man |
| Synopsis: |
Bob frees Petro and Lana from the clutches of the Voodoo Man. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: ? [as Alan Spectre] |
| Genre: |
Adventure |
| Characters: |
The Voodoo Man Bob Warren Petro Lana |
| Comic Story (8 pages) |
Introducing the Bird Man |
| Featuring: |
Bird Man |
| Synopsis: |
Bird Man helps a father find his missing daughter in Lone Canyon. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: ? [as Arnold Inagos] |
| Genre: |
Adventure |
| Characters: |
The Bird Man The Stone Man |
| Comic Story (8 pages) |
Master of the Serpent-Men |
| Featuring: |
Typhon |
| Synopsis: |
Exploring the ocean depths, Typhon fights off a giant electric eel and a many-headed sea monster. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: ? [as Phillips Judge] |
| Genre: |
Adventure |
| Characters: |
Typhon Master Of The Serpent-Men |
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