Issue: #20
Published: March 1941, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing: Ed Cronin
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-Stitched Publishing Format: Was On-Going Series
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. 1.
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| Comic Story (9 pages) |
The Curse of the Marshwoods |
| Featuring: |
The Ray |
| Synopsis: |
Happy has been assigned to cover the waterfront for his newspaper and discovers Timothy Marshwood trying to drown himself. Rescuing him, Tim relates the gruesome family history of family members dying violent deaths, usually by their own hands.....and Happy decides to investigate. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Lou Fine [as E. Lectron] (signed) | Inks: Lou Fine [as E. Lectron] (signed) |
| Genre: |
Superhero |
| Characters: |
The Ray [Happy Terrill] Timothy Marshwood (introduction) Mr. Marshwood (flashback, Introduction, Death, In Flashback) Jud Marshwood (villain, Tim's Uncle, Introduction) Slyme (villain, Marshwood Family Butler, Introduction, Death) |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
The Ghost of Old King Ghoul |
| Featuring: |
Archie O'Toole |
| Credits: |
Script: John Devlin | Pencils: John Devlin | Inks: John Devlin |
| Genre: |
Humor Children |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
Just Laugh It Off |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Arthur Beeman? |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Comic Story (5 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
Invisible Justice |
| Credits: |
Script: Art Pinajian | Pencils: Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon] | Inks: Art Pinajian |
| Genre: |
Superhero |
| Characters: |
Kent Thurston Ghost Rider |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
Madame Doom Strikes at Sea |
| Featuring: |
Espionage Starring Black X |
| Credits: |
Script: Lane French [as Will Erwin] (signed) | Pencils: John Celardo | Inks: John Celardo |
| Genre: |
Spy |
| Characters: |
Espionage [Black X] Madame Doom (villain) |
| Comic Story (4 pages) |
The Story of Salome |
| Featuring: |
Abdul the Arab |
| Credits: |
Script: Bob Powell | Pencils: Bob Powell [as Powell Roberts] | Inks: Bob Powell |
| Genre: |
Adventure |
| Characters: |
Abdul Hassan |
| Text Story (2 pages) |
Pharaoh's Daughter |
| Featuring: |
Jimmy Christian |
| Credits: |
Script: Robert M. Hyatt | Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Adventure |
| Comic Story (7 pages) |
The Building Racketeers |
| Featuring: |
Bozo the Robot |
| Credits: |
Script: George Brenner | Pencils: George Brenner [as Wayne Reid] | Inks: George Brenner |
| Genre: |
Science Fiction |
| Characters: |
Acton (Intro) Hugh Hazzard Bozo |
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