Issue: #47
Published: January 1940, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing: Oskar Lebeck; Helen Meyer (Vice President)
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S. 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. 3.
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| Comic Story (9 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
Martan the Marvel Man |
| Synopsis: |
Martan and Vana land their magic plane in the heart of war-torn Europe and disgustedly want to destroy them all, but they realize that their own race on Antaclea went through the same thing before they learned to forsake war for peace. Leaving Europe and landing in America, the pair attend a performance at a local theater where news is announced that Martians have invaded the Earth. |
| Credits: |
Script: G. Ellerbrock (credited) | Pencils: ? [as William Kent (byline)] | Inks: ? [as William Kent (byline)] |
| Genre: |
Science Fiction |
| Characters: |
Martan The Marvel Man Vana The Martians (villains) |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
Boys! How Many of These Chemical Secrets Do You Know? |
| Featuring: |
The A. C. Gilbert Co. |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
Captain Tornado, Professor Bordani and his daughter Jane have landed their rocket ship" |
| Featuring: |
Captain Tornado |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as Kenneth Kennedy] (credited) | Pencils: Newt Alfred ? | Inks: Newt Alfred ? |
| Genre: |
Science Fiction |
| Characters: |
Captain Tornado Professor Bordani Jane Bordani |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
Think of Owning One of These Slick Ingersoll Watches |
| Featuring: |
Ingersoll |
| Characters: |
Mickey Mouse Donald Duck |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
Herky |
| Credits: |
Script: Clyde Lewis (credited) | Pencils: Clyde Lewis (credited) | Inks: Clyde Lewis (credited) |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Characters: |
Herky Gwendolyn Noodles Nelson |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
Herky |
| Credits: |
Script: Clyde Lewis (credited) | Pencils: Clyde Lewis (credited) | Inks: Clyde Lewis (credited) |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Characters: |
Herky J. Granville Gurk |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
Herky |
| Credits: |
Script: Clyde Lewis (credited) | Pencils: Clyde Lewis (credited) | Inks: Clyde Lewis (credited) |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Characters: |
Herky Noodles Nelson |
| Statement Of Ownership (0 pages) |
Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc. |
| Credits: |
Script: Helen Meyer | Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction |
| Advertisement (0 pages) |
Miscellaneous Advertisements |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
Herky |
| Credits: |
Script: Clyde Lewis (credited) | Pencils: Clyde Lewis (credited) | Inks: Clyde Lewis (credited) |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Characters: |
Herky Honey Noodles Nelson |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
Our Boarding House |
| Credits: |
Script: Gene Ahern | Pencils: Gene Ahern | Inks: Gene Ahern |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Characters: |
Major Hoople |
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