Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 68
On-sale Date: 1940-12-06
Editing: Will Eisner (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for National Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series) #8 Edit Cover
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Uncle Sam / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Starring Uncle Sam in a new smash action story
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Uncle Sam
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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. 1.

[Spy with Two Faces]
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Uncle Sam / comic story / 9 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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Uncle Sam; Buddy; Yoritomo Rawlins (first appearance; villain; death); Hirohito (villain); Mrs. Rawlins (first appearance; villain); the Japanese (villains; some die)

[Broadway Flossie]
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Sally O'Neil Policewoman / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:detective-mystery
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Sally O'Neil; Broadway Flossie (first appearance; villain); Tony (first appearance; villain); their gang (first appearance; villains)

[The Skating Contest]
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Kid Patrol / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; children
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Kid Patrol [Teddy; Porky; Sunshine]; Jerad Whooperwool (first appearance; villain)

[South American Sabotage Scheme]
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Prop Powers / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:aviation
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Prop Powers; Anita and her gang of spies (first appearance; villains); their leader (first appearance; villain; death)

[no title indexed]
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Windy Breeze / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here it is five o'clock and I haven't done my good deed for today yet
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Windy Breeze

[Four-Man Fight]
(Table of Contents: 6)

Kid Dixon / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:sports
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Kid Dixon [Danny "Kid" Dixon]; Gorgy Hill and his gang (first appearance; villains)

[The Rocket Destructor]
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Quicksilver / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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Quicksilver; Albert Cruch (first appearance; villain)

Indexer Notes

Not the same inker as last issue

[The Bridge Busters]
(Table of Contents: 8)

Wonder Boy / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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Wonder Boy; Oskar Kruber and his spy ring (first appearance; villains)

[The Wisdom of Ancient Greece]
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Merlin the Magician / comic story / 7 pages

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  • Genre:superhero; fantasy-supernatural
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Merlin the Magician [Jock Kellog]; Oracle of Delphi (introduction); Cyclops (introduction); the Minotaur (introduction); Ribbo (villain, introduction, probable death); Gasolini (villain, introduction, probable death); Molo (villain, introduction, probable death)
Synopsis:
Arriving at a museum, Merlin summons the spirit of the Greek Oracle of Delphi, who empowers him to send Axis tyrants back to ancient Greece. After being forced to call off their troops, the three dictators are left as prey for ancient monsters. When Merlin returns to the 20th Century, he witnesses a return to peace in Europe.

Indexer Notes

Lance Blackwood, according to the Who's Who, is a by-line found on this strip (and was a pen-name for the early work of artist Dan Zolnerowich).

Script credit suggested by the Who's Who.

Kidnapped in the Sky
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Yankee Doodle Boy / text story / 1.75 pages

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  • Genre:adventure
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Yankee Doodle Boy

Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, etc.
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statement of ownership / 0.25 page

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typeset

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Statement of Ownership:
Comic Magazines Inc 322 Main St Stamford, CT
Editor: William E. Eisner 202 E 44th St New York, NY
Owners: Everett M. Arnold 198 Shore Rd Old Greenwich, CT, Claire C. Arnold
Fred A. Little 4006 Grand Ave Des Moines Iowa
Henry P. Martin 8 Foster Dr. Des Moines Iowa
Printed in Cleveland Ohio.

[The Furbish Line Disasters]
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Pen Miller / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:detective-mystery
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Pen Miller; Mr. Fusing (first appearance; villain); a harbor pilot (first appearance; villain)

Indexer Notes

Page count corrected by Huck Foley via the GCD Error Tracker.

[Paul Bunyan Joins the Army]
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Paul Bunyan [folklore] / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:fantasy-supernatural
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Paul Bunyan; Nazis (villains)
Synopsis:
Paul Bunyan joins the Army.

[The Beauty Shop Murder]
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Jack and Jill / comic story / 4 pages

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  • Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:
Jack Doe; Jill Doe; J. J. Burton (villain, introduction); un-named spies (villains, introduction for all)

Indexer Notes

This feature was in Hit Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 Series), last in #7 (January 1941). It is now starting a long run in National Comics.

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Starring Uncle Sam in a new smash action story"]
    Uncle Sam
  2. [Spy with Two Faces]
    Uncle Sam
  3. [Broadway Flossie]
    Sally O'Neil Policewoman
  4. [The Skating Contest]
    Kid Patrol
  5. [South American Sabotage Scheme]
    Prop Powers
  6. ["Here it is five o'clock and I haven't done my good deed for today yet"]
    Windy Breeze
  7. [Four-Man Fight]
    Kid Dixon
  8. [The Rocket Destructor]
    Quicksilver
  9. [The Bridge Busters]
    Wonder Boy
  10. [The Wisdom of Ancient Greece]
    Merlin the Magician
  11. Kidnapped in the Sky
    Yankee Doodle Boy
  12. Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, etc.
  13. [The Furbish Line Disasters]
    Pen Miller
  14. [Paul Bunyan Joins the Army]
    Paul Bunyan [folklore]
  15. [The Beauty Shop Murder]
    Jack and Jill
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