Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1941-08-07
Editing: Victor Fox (editor)

[no title indexed]

The Eagle / cover / 1 page


  • Genre:superhero; war; fantasy-supernatural
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:As the Eagle battled the U-boat crew, Buddy dove overboard, to try to stop, with his bare hands, the torpedo headed for the American boat!
  • Keywords:submarines; torpedos
Characters:
The Eagle; Buddy; The Dart (inset)

Indexer Notes

Art identification based on Patenaude’s signed covers for The Eagle #3 and 4, on which the art of the Eagle and Buddy is consistent with the art of them on this cover, including small and smoothly well-rounded heads, wide smiles with teeth showing, and their capes hanging in the air. Star-esque spiky circles are also used to convey the Nazis getting punched.

Issue Data

Indexer 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.

[The Electromagnetic Trap]

The Eagle / comic story / 14 pages


  • Genre:superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters:
The Eagle; Buddy; Gauleiter (villain, introduction, death); Gleich (villain, introduction, death); Nazis
Reprints (1)

[The Vault of Time]

The Sorceress of Zoom / comic story / 7 pages


  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural
Characters:
Father Time (introduction); Time; Lanny; Sorceress of Zoom (villain); Gunner Scapula (villain, introduction, death); Slug (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
The Sorceress visits Father Time to discover who the owner of the fabulous Crimson Sapphire is.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Harry Lucey art credits, synopsis, and some other information added by Craig Delich 9-28-08.

[The Gold Thief]

Black Rider / comic story / 8 pages


  • Genre:western-frontier; superhero
Characters:
The Black Rider; Bolton (villain, introduction)

[no title indexed]

The Dart / comic story / 10 pages


  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Jimmy Dante, adopted son of John Mance, high school principal is the victim of a murderous attack by a masked killed! [sic]
Characters:
The Dart [Wheeler]; Ace [Andy]; Jimmy Dante; Mr. Mance (death); Miss Tilbury; Blackwell (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
When the watch of Mr. Wheeler is found at the scene of a murder, the Dart must go into action to clear the name of his secret identity.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-28-08.

Credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

Sudden Death!

Marga the Panther Woman / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
? [as James J. Royal] (signed)
Inks:
? [as James J. Royal] (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:jungle
Characters:
Marga; Mary; Ambers; Marl (villain, introduction)
Synopsis:
The murder of a messager and the theft of the jewels he was carrying lead Marga on a mission to track down the killer and recover the gems.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 9-28-08.

Rome by Time Machine

text story / 2 pages


  • Genre:adventure

[no title indexed]

Dynamo / comic story / 5.5 pages


  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:As the lone watchman walks his round at the central abutment of the Barrett Railroad bridge, two sinister figures attack him from the back and blow up the main derrick!
Characters:
Dynamo [Jim Andrews]; Mr. Barret; Barret's daughter; Slate (villain, detective, introduction)
Synopsis:
Dynamo must stop the attempt by a detective hired to protect a powerhouse from blowing up the same.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Last appearance.

Synopsis added by Craig Delich 10-26-08.

Harold Weber is a house name.

Art credits from Mark Heike.

The last half of Page 6 is an illustrated ad in panels, featuring The Kooba Kid, and a panel announcing a contest and prizes for kids making up the last line for a limerick. Contest closed July 25, 1941.

[no title indexed]

The Kooba Kid / advertisement / 0.5 page

[Gorrit the War Ace]

Swoop Curtiss / comic story / 6 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
? [as Bob Keen] (signed)
Inks:
? [as Bob Keen] (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

  • Genre:aviation
Characters:
Swoop Curtis; Gorrit (villain, introduction)
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