| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: John Devlin; inks: John Devlin | Lala Palooza; Vincent; The Doll Man [Darrel Dane] (inset); Mickey Finn (inset); Captain Fortune [Tyrone Fortune] (inset); Spin Shaw (inset) |
| 1 | Back from the Dead | comic story | 9 | script: Will Eisner; pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou Fine | Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Professor Roberts; Molly Shean (introduction); Tim Shean (introduction); Gat Granet (villain, introduction) |
| 2 | Rance's New York Adventure | comic story | 4 | script: Bill Smith; pencils: Bill Smith; inks: Bill Smith | Rance Keane; Harry the Hawk (first appearance; villain) |
| 3 | Spy Scent | comic story | 5 | script: Harry Campbell; pencils: Harry Campbell; inks: Harry Campbell | Captain Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy; Tanya Slavska (villain, introduction); Josef (villain, introduction); Karel (villain, introduction, death) |
| 4 | Mona, Queen of the Apes | comic story | 5 | pencils: Bob Webb, Ann Brewster; inks: Ann Brewster | Samar; Mona (first appearance; villain; death) |
| 5 | Join the Army | comic story | 2 | script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox | Poison Ivy |
| 6 | Navy Planes in Mass Flight to Philippines | comic story | 6 | script: Bob Powell; pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob Powell | Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw] (first appearance); Princess Lahania (first appearance; villain); The Cherubus (first appearance; villain) |
| 7 | The Well Dressed Man | comic story | 2 | pencils: John Devlin; inks: John Devlin | Lala Palooza |
| 8 | The Lady Pirate | comic story | 4 | script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern Henkel | Captain Fortune [Tyrone Fortune]; a lady pirate (villain, introduction, death); Brak (villain, introduction, death) |
| 9 | The Solving of the World's Greatest Counterfeit Case | comic story | 4 | pencils: Stan Asch; inks: Stan Asch | The Voice [Mr. Elixir]; A counterfeiting gang (villains, introduction for all) |
| 10 | The Mystery of the Bloody Sword | comic story | 5 | script: Toni Blum; pencils: Dan Zolnerowich; inks: Dan Zolnerowich | Zero; Major Fawcett (introduction); Miss Fawcett (introduction); Mr. Fawcett (introduction, death); Ghosts of African slaves (villains, introduction for all, all die) |
| 11 | The Dead Return | text story | 2 | script: Robert M. Hyatt; letters: typeset | Perry Scott |
| 12 | The Reforming of Mr. Grudge | comic story | 4 | script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul Gustavson | Rusty Ryan; Ed (introduction); Whitey (introduction); Mr. Grudge (villain, introduction, reforms) |
| 13 | The Great Shotzo | comic story | 2 | pencils: John Devlin; inks: John Devlin | |
| 14 | - | comic story | 4 | script: Lank Leonard; pencils: Lank Leonard; inks: Lank Leonard | |
| 15 | Murder in the Beaver Mine | comic story | 5 | script: Art Pinajian; pencils: Art Pinajian; inks: Art Pinajian | Slade (first appearance; villain) |