Dates
- Cover date
- June-July 1947
- On sale
- May 9, 1947
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- Crimson Madness · 10 pages
Denied the female lead in "Forever Crimson", Olga attacks the director (C.B.), Tim, and Rick.
- The Loaded Oyster Bed · 6 pages
- Charity Ball Robbery · Scarlet Arrow · 6 pages
Roxanne's father is throwing a charity bash, and the money is supposed to be presented to a blowhard U.S. Senator. However, the Arrow must step in when it is discovered the Senator and his bodyguard are imposters.
- Fear: The Story of a Guilty Conscience · 9 pages
- The Case of Desert Death · 2 pages
- The Midnight Killer · His Honor and ... The Demon · 10 pages
The Red Demon sits on a throne in parts unknown, musing over the circumstances that turned Judge Straight into the crime buster, The Red Demon. A gangster, Boss Brewster, is killed at a masquerade party and one Joe Monsi is arrested for the crime and sentenced to die for it. However, a remark from Monsi's wife somehow rings true to the judge, who decides to go out among the criminal element to see how the other half lives. In doing so, he tracks down the Brewster Gang, and as The Red Demon, brings them to justice, and clears Monsi's name.
Reprinted in
Men of Mystery Comics (1999), Fun Parade (1947), The Man in Black (1990), Vintage Comic Classics (1990)