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Issue: #51
Published: May 1940, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing: Oskar Lebeck; George T. Delacorte, Jr. [as G. T. Delacorte, Jr.] (president); Helen Meyer [as H. Meyer] (vice-president); J. Fred Henry (vice-president); Margarita Delacorte (secretary)
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Contents copyright, 1938 by NEA Service, Inc.; 1940 by Stephen Slesinger; 1940 by R. S. Callender; 1940 by Phillip Lords, Inc. 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.

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Featuring:	Gang Busters; The Masked Pilot; The Hurricane Kids; Martan the Marvel Man
Genre:	Adventure Aviation Crime Science Fiction
Characters:	The Masked Pilot Tom The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham Dave Burnham] Martan The Marvel Man Vana

Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page)	Here Kids are Your Favorite Features in Comic Book Form
Featuring:	The Funnies
Characters:	John Carter Rex Sky Ranger

Comic Story (6 pages)
Featuring:	Gang Busters
Genre:	Crime
Characters:	John Winston Tony Carter Hank Lamar [also As John Williams Also As Mr. Hammer Also As George Benson] (villain)

Comic Story (6 pages)
Featuring:	Masked Pilot
Synopsis:	The Masked Pilot and Tom head to Alaska for a hunting trip.
Credits:	Pencils: Bob Jenney [as Bob Jenny] (signed) \| Inks: Bob Jenney [as Bob Jenny] (signed)
Genre:	Adventure Aviation
Characters:	The Masked Pilot Tom Dulac (villain)

Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring:	Herky
Credits:	Script: Clyde Lewis (credited) \| Pencils: Clyde Lewis (credited) \| Inks: Clyde Lewis (credited)
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Herky Noodles Nelson J. Granville Gurk

Advertisement (0 pages)
Featuring:	L. C. Smith & Corona Typewriters Inc.

Comic Story (7 pages)
Featuring:	The Hurricane Kids
Credits:	Script: Albert Hartje (credited) \| Pencils: Will Ely (credited) \| Inks: Will Ely (credited)
Genre:	Adventure Historical
Characters:	The Hurricane Kids [Alan Burnham Dave Burnham] Maya Omu Captain Bill Brady Captain Blackbeard

Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring:	Herky
Credits:	Script: Clyde Lewis (credited) \| Pencils: Clyde Lewis (credited) \| Inks: Clyde Lewis (credited)
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Noodles Nelson

Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring:	Herky
Credits:	Script: Clyde Lewis (credited) \| Pencils: Clyde Lewis (credited) \| Inks: Clyde Lewis (credited)
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Herky Noodles Nelson J. Granville Gurk Minnie Moffit

Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring:	Herky
Credits:	Script: Clyde Lewis (credited) \| Pencils: Clyde Lewis (credited) \| Inks: Clyde Lewis (credited)
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Herky

Text Article (0 pages)	Winners of Popular Comics Contest for December
Featuring:	Popular Comics Gang Buster Contest
Credits:	Letters: typeset

Comic Story (6 pages)
Featuring:	Shark Egan
Credits:	Pencils: John Donaldson [as J. T. D.] (signed) \| Inks: John Donaldson [as J. T. D.] (signed)
Genre:	Adventure Historical
Characters:	Shark Egan Mary McDermot Ace O'Doul Kanaka Lew Angkar Captain Mai-ti [also As Captain Mai Ti] Koye (villain) The Syndicate (villains)

Comic Story (4 pages)
Featuring:	Penguin Pete and His Pal Pudgie
Credits:	Script: Win Smith (credited) \| Pencils: Win Smith (signed) \| Inks: Win Smith (signed)
Genre:	Humor Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
Characters:	Penguin Pete Pudgie

Comic Story (8 pages)
Featuring:	Wally Williams, American Boy
Credits:	Pencils: Tom Hickey (signed) \| Inks: Tom Hickey (signed)
Genre:	Sports Teen
Characters:	Wally Williams Gramps Williams Arlene Grahame Mayor Grahame Betty Coach Biff Harrigan Hawthorne

Comic Story (6 pages)
Featuring:	Martan the Marvel Man
Credits:	Script: G. Ellerbrock (credited)
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	Martan The Marvel Man Vana General Pelton Professor Wharton Joe Martians (villains)

Cartoon (1 page)
Featuring:	Carnival
Genre:	Humor

Advertisement (1 page)

Stamps-Hobbies

Comic Story (5 pages)
Featuring:	The Voice
Synopsis:	Tim Brant borrows an invisible suit created by Professor Wilson and uses it to solve a murder.
Credits:	Pencils: Jim Chambers \| Inks: Jim Chambers
Genre:	Detective-mystery
Characters:	The Voice [Tim Brant] (first Appearance, Origin) Professor Bert Wilson (first Appearance) Anne Graves (first Appearance) Mike Mrs. Duclair (corpse) Mr. Duclair (villain) Michel (villain)

Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring:	Out Our Way
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Willis Willet Lil Willet Mrs. Willet

Comic Story (4 pages)
Featuring:	Bronc Peeler
Credits:	Pencils: Fred Harman (signed) \| Inks: Fred Harman (signed)
Genre:	Western-frontier
Characters:	Bronc Peeler Coyote Pete Shorty Babs Dalton Mr. Dalton Crazy Kate (villain) Baldy (villain) Blackie (villain)

Activity (1 page)	Calling All Gangbusters....
Featuring:	Popular Comics Gang Buster Contest

Comic Story (6 pages)
Featuring:	Captain Tornado
Credits:	Script: ? [as Kenneth Kennedy] (credited) \| Pencils: Newt Alfred ? \| Inks: Newt Alfred ?
Genre:	Adventure Science Fiction
Characters:	Captain Tornado Professor Bordani Jane Bordani

Advertisement (1 page)	This Beautiful Desk for Only $1.00
Featuring:	Remington Rand Inc.

Advertisement (1 page)	Announcing the Sensational New Daisy 1000-Shot Red Ryder Carbine
Featuring:	Daisy Manufacturing Company; Red Ryder
Credits:	Pencils: Fred Harman (signed) \| Inks: Fred Harman (signed)
Genre:	Western-frontier
Characters:	Red Ryder Little Beaver

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