| 0 | The Case of the Unlucky Quarter | cover | 1 | pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al Bryant | Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; Lala Palooza (inset); Rusty Ryan (inset); Mickey Finn (inset); Spin Shaw (inset) |
| 1 | The Unlucky Quarter | comic story | 13 | script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Rudy Palais; inks: Rudy Palais | Doll Man [Darrel Dane]; "Once More" Charlie (first appearance); Midnight Joe (first appearance, villain, death); Louie (first appearance, villain, death); Prof. Belittle (first appearance, villain, death); Slick Simmons (first appearance, villain, death); Peg (first appearance, villain, death) |
| 2 | - | comic story | 4 | script: Lank Leonard; pencils: Lank Leonard; inks: Lank Leonard | |
| 3 | Death to Irving Gershwin | comic story | 6 | script: Phil Martin; pencils: Phil Martin; inks: Phil Martin | Swing Sisson; Irving Gershwin (first appearance, a song writer); Von Brunt (first appearance, villain); his Nazis (first appearance, villains) |
| 4 | - | comic story | 2 | pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard Dibble | |
| 5 | The Human Fly | comic story | 1 | script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox | Poison Ivy |
| 6 | The Death Emerald | comic story | 5 | script: Toni Blum; pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer Williams | Zero; Vern Hobson (introduction); Ann Hobson (villain, introduction); Death (villain) |
| 7 | - | comic story | 2 | pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard Dibble | Lala Palooza |
| 8 | The Traitorous Actor | comic story | 5 | script: Frank Borth; pencils: Frank Borth; inks: Frank Borth | The Spider Widow [Dianne Grayson]; The Raven [Tony Grey]; Lee (introduction); Matt (villain, introduction) |
| 9 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur Beeman | |
| 10 | Kismet El Aschid | comic story | 5 | pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob Powell | Spin Shaw [Capt. S. R. "Spin" Shaw]; Kismet El Aschid (villain, introduction); the Nazis (villains) |
| 11 | Death from the Skies | text story | 1.67 | script: Robert M. Hyatt ?; letters: typeset | Perry Scott |
| 12 | - | statement of ownership | 0.33 | script: Everett M. Arnold | |
| 13 | Origin of the Bungling Buddha | comic story | 7 | script: Sy Reit; pencils: Sy Reit; inks: Sy Reit | Blimpy [aka Rufus Rastas Sassafrass O'Brain] (introduction, origin); Tabby Tyler (introduction); Inspector Sherlock Foo (introduction) |
| 14 | How To Be a Super Salesman | comic story | 9 | script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul Gustavson | Rusty Ryan; The Boyville Brigadiers [Smiley Scott; Ed; Whitey; Scotty; Moi Yutong]; Wilbert T. Thump (introduction); Kurt Luger (introduction, death); Alfred Krantz (villain, introduction) |