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Issue: #18
Published: August 1941, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing: Abner Sundell
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Silver 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, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 4.

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)	He's a Hit! The Hangman
Featuring:	The Shield; The Hangman; Dusty
Credits:	Pencils: Irv Novick (signed) \| Inks: Irv Novick (signed)
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	The Shield [Joe Higgins] The Hangman [Bob Dickering] Dusty [Dusty Simmons]

Comic Story (13 pages)	The Case of the Side Show Horrors
Featuring:	The Shield
Synopsis:	Ju Ju finds a corpse in the water when out bathing with Betty and Mamie.
Credits:	Script: Harry Shorten \| Pencils: Irv Novick \| Inks: Irv Novick
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	The Shield [Joe Higgins] Dusty [Dusty Simmons] Ju Ju Watson Betty Warren Mamie (introduction) Midge (introduction) Joe (introduction) The Vulture (introduction)

Comic Story (11 pages)	Hangman's Holiday
Featuring:	The Hangman
Synopsis:	The criminal mastermind, the Jackal, knows the Hangman’s after him. So, he puts on a Hangman suit himself and starts committing murders in the Hangman’s name. However, he’s easily identified by having two thumbs on his right hand.
Credits:	Script: Joe Blair ? [as Cliff Campbell] (signed) \| Pencils: George Storm \| Inks: George Storm
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	The Hangman [Bob Dickering] Thelma Gordon (reporter) Anthracite (introduction) The Jackal (villain, Introduction)

Comic Story (7 pages)	Thieves of Wonderland
Featuring:	Danny In Wonderland
Synopsis:	The Fairy Queen transfers Danny and Kupkake to the hills where it is thought the thieves they search for are hiding.
Credits:	Script: Harry Shorten \| Pencils: Lin Streeter [as Lin] (signed) \| Inks: Lin Streeter [as Lin] (signed)
Genre:	Fantasy
Characters:	Danny GS: Fairy Queen, Kupkake V: A Band Of Thieves (I) And Their Chief (I, D)

Comic Story (7 pages)	The Body on the Beach
Featuring:	Sergeant Boyle
Synopsis:	A German body is washed up on the beach with papers about a coming U-boat attack on the coastguard.
Credits:	Script: Bob Wood ? \| Pencils: Carl Hubbell (signed) \| Inks: Carl Hubbell (signed)
Genre:	War
Characters:	Sergeant Boyle The Nazis

Comic Story (7 pages)	Palermo the Evil Politician
Featuring:	Fireball
Synopsis:	A strangled man is found in a burning house.
Credits:	Script: Harry Shorten [as H. Shorten] (signed) \| Pencils: Paul Reinman (signed) \| Inks: Paul Reinman (signed)
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Fireball [Ted Tyler] Eddie Collins (introduction) Suzie Collins (introduction) Palermo (villain, Introduction)

Comic Story (6 pages)	The Seduction of George Seldes
Featuring:	Madam Satan
Synopsis:	Madam Satan escapes from the broken spirit bottle.
Credits:	Script: Joe Blair? \| Pencils: Harry Lucey ? \| Inks: Harry Lucey ?
Genre:	Horror-suspense
Characters:	V: Satan, Madam Satan I: George Seldes, Nita, Tom GS: Brother Sunbeam

Comic Story (6 pages)	Tangle with Tiger Blair
Featuring:	Kayo Ward
Synopsis:	Kayo saves a girl from drowning in a water tank.
Credits:	Script: Harry Shorten \| Pencils: George Storm \| Inks: George Storm
Genre:	Sports
Characters:	Kayo Ward [Eddie Ward] Tiger Blair Mickey Janet Gulch

Comic Story (6 pages)	The Curse of the Pharaohs
Featuring:	Bentley of Scotland Yard
Synopsis:	The curse of the Pharoahs follows the mummy of King Ahm to the home of Sir Hubert Tigh.
Credits:	Script: Joe Blair \| Pencils: Sam Cooper (signed) \| Inks: Sam Cooper (signed)
Genre:	Detective-mystery
Characters:	Bentley (detective) V: Sir Hubert Tigh (I, D) I: Prof. Lee (D) Ahmid Tom Daw Babs Lee

Illustration (1 page)	Shield and Dusty pin-up
Credits:	Pencils: Irv Novick? \| Inks: Irv Novick?

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