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| Name | Amazing Mystery Funnies 18 (v3 2) | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, January-December 1940, Numbers 1-4. Second class permit. Copyright number 445033. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Speed Centaur [Jerry R. McCoy] |
| Pencils | Bill Everett (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Everett (signed) |
| First Line | The Speed dashed the charging stallion to the ground... |
| Notes | The artist signs 'Everett 39'. |
| Story | Speed Centaur (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | There is a shortage of horses for the armed forces. Speed and Reel fly to wild horse country, where Speed fights and defeats the leader of a herd of wild horses. In an attempt to capture a group of enemy agents, Reel goes into town and brags loudly about the valley he has found teeming with a thousand wild steeds. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Speed Centaur [Jerry R. McCoy]; Reel McCoy |
| Pencils | Malcolm Kildale |
| Inks | Malcolm Kildale |
| First Line | U.S. refuses to sell horses to nations at war. |
| Story | The Inner Circle (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | A shipment of gold, worth $50,000, is loaded onto a ship, but three days out it is stolen by men using a submarine. Selkirk and Ramsey attempt to capture the thieves by planting false stories of upcoming gold shipments. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | George Selkirk; Major Ramsey |
| Pencils | Lochlan Field |
| Inks | Lochlan Field |
| First Line | November--1938. |
| Story | Jon Linton (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | In 2000 A.D. Satan Rex plans to destroy the Earth by plunging it into the path of the sun. Linton appears to willingly join forces with him, but is secretly working towards his downfall. |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Characters | Jon Linton; Satan Rex; Burke; Lisa Kane |
| Script | Harry Campbell |
| Pencils | Harry Campbell |
| Inks | Harry Campbell |
| First Line | In the year 2000 A.D.... |
| Comic Story | No Title (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Scientific possibilities of today and tomorrow. |
| Feature | Fantastic Projects |
| Genre | Science Fiction |
| Script | Terry Gilkison (signed) |
| Pencils | Terry Gilkison (signed) |
| Inks | Terry Gilkison (signed) |
| Notes | Two 0.5 page panels. |
| Story | Bill and Davey (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bill and Davy are aboard the 'Lady May' owned by Jane Trew. Bill begins to fall for the young girl, but is too insecure to tell her. Eventually he plucks up enough courage to ask for her hand in marriage, but she turns him down. On the wharf they encounter Jamaica Jones, who drugs their drink and shanghais them. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Bill Bilson; Davy; Jane Trew; Dreary; Jamaica Jones |
| Script | James McCague |
| Pencils | James McCague |
| Inks | James McCague |
| First Line | Well, Miss Trew... |
| Text Story | Jungle Mad (2 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure; Jungle |
| Characters | Martin Vernon |
| Script | Ralph Butts (signed) |
| Pencils | Ralph Butts (signed) |
| Inks | Ralph Butts (signed) |
| First Line | Deep into the wilderness went young Vernon... |
| Comic Story | Fantasy Isle: Chapter 2 / Fantasy Isle (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tippy Taylor is on Fantasy Isle, where he is ten times larger than its inhabitants. One faction tries to enlist his aid in an effort to conquer another faction, but Tippy's sense of fair play allows him to bring about an armistice. |
| Genre | Adventure; Fantasy |
| Characters | Tippy Taylor; Katrina; Alphonzo |
| Pencils | George Loomis |
| Inks | George Loomis |
| Notes | Loomis was previously credited with the script, but Bails' Who's Who only gives him as penciller and inker at Centaur. |
| Comic Story | The Fiend of Halwith Hall (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | A man known as The Fiend escapes from a lunatic asylum and begins a systematic attack on doctors. Detective John Degen is called onto the case and tracks the villain down, only to be captured and left to die by an explosive device. |
| Genre | Drama |
| Characters | John Degen; Doctor Sloane; The Fiend (villain) |
| Script | Charles Pearson |
| Pencils | Charles Pearson |
| Inks | Charles Pearson |
| First Line | The wife and children of a famous scientist die... |
| Comic Story | The Ghost of Kirkwood / Larry Kane (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Adventurer Larry Kane finds himself in England, bored by the monotony of life. He meets Mrs. Randolph and her daughter on the street and they tell him of weird doings at Kirkwood Castle. He goes to investigate, and finds that the strange occurrences are caused by a gang of robbers who are using the place as a hideout. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Larry Kane; Mrs. Harriman Randolph; Betty Randolph |
| Script | Steve Dahlman |
| Pencils | Steve Dahlman |
| Inks | Steve Dahlman |
| First Line | Gosh, this monotony is getting me down... |
| Comic Story | No Title (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dr. Jordan and King have just completed a new stratosphere plane, which they are about to unveil to the U.S. government. A group of foreign agents first try to buy the plans, then attempt to steal them, but King is too quick witted for them. |
| Feature | Spy A-5 |
| Genre | Spy |
| Characters | Dr. Karl Jordan; King Storm; Elsa Jordan; Spy A-5 [Harry Jackson]; Demarr (villain) |
| Script | Ralph Butts (signed) |
| Pencils | Ralph Butts (signed) |
| Inks | Ralph Butts (signed) |
| First Line | On a small secluded estate... |
| Story | Fantom of the Fair (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Dr. Tin Loy creates brutish monsters in his laboratory and sends them forth to spread fear and cause disruption. The Fantom of the Fair engages them in battle, and discovers that they can be disintegrated with jet streams of simple water. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | The Fantom of the Fair; Dr. Tin Loy (villain); Morris Green (villain) |
| Script | Paul Gustavson |
| Pencils | Paul Gustavson |
| Inks | Paul Gustavson |
| Letters | Paul Gustavson |
| First Line | One stormy night, as the heavens seem to split... |
| Notes | Script and letterer credits courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson. |
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