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The Revolt of the Villains!

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Lou Fine

Inker(s): Lou Fine

Colorist(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: occult, war

Feature(s): Uncle Sam

Character(s): Uncle Sam; Buddy Smith?; King Killer (inset); Malvolo (inset); The Villain (inset)

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Pages: 1

Raiders of the Deep

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Will Eisner ?

Penciller(s): Lou Fine

Inker(s): Lou Fine

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: occult, war

Feature(s): Uncle Sam

Character(s): Uncle Sam; Buddy Smith; an un-named inventor (villain, introduction, death); the Nazis (villains)

First Line: Born in the warped mind of a mad inventor, a mighty fleet of...

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Pages: 14

War in Kid-Land

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: occult, war

Feature(s): Uncle Sam

Character(s): Uncle Sam; Buddy Smith; President Franklin D Roosevelt; the inhabitants of Kidland (introduction for all); The Witch Queen (villain, introduction, death), the Monster (villain, a dragon, introduction, death)

First Line: Ya-a-a-a-a-a-ahh

Synopsis: Sam and Buddy enter Kidland, an underground fantasy world where the children never grew old. The duo face the wicked Witch Queen, from whom Sam saves the residents of Kidland.

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Pages: 14

The Villains' Revolt, or, Who Swiped My Comic Book?

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Will Eisner ?

Penciller(s): Dave Berg

Inker(s): Dave Berg

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: occult, war

Feature(s): Uncle Sam

Character(s): Uncle Sam; Buddy Smith; Hercules [Joe Hercules]; Neon [Tom Corbet]; Quicksilver [Max]; The Ray [Happy Terrill]; The Black Condor [Richard Grey, Jr. aka Senator Thomas Wright]; The Villain (villain, introduction)

First Line: Tsk. tsk.. tsk!

Synopsis: Comic book villains revolt and leap from the page to enslave the comics' creators. Sam rights things when he by convincing the villains to their role "cause the kids must have their heroes, and the heroes must have foes, so the villains should return to work, before the trouble grows!"

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Pages: 4

Notes: Story all in verse. Only Quality hero team-up ever?

The Fiddler of Death

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Will Eisner

Penciller(s): Dave Berg ?

Inker(s): Dave Berg ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: occult, war

Feature(s): Uncle Sam

Character(s): Uncle Sam; Buddy Smith; Malvolo (villain, introduction, death)

First Line: A master fiend strings his violin and takes up his bow to spell the doom of a...

Synopsis: Sam faces the Fiddler of death, whose violin sounds was able to control animals.

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Pages: 10

Notes: The splash page of this story features the sheet music for the Fiddler's song.

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Penciller(s): ? [as Bill Bydem] (signed)

Inker(s): ? [as Bill Bydem] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: occult

Feature(s): Margo the Magician

Character(s): Margo the Magician [Margo Webster] (introduction, origin); The Great Presto (introduction, death); Jimmy Webster (introduction); Chick Benson (introduction); Hi; Lo; the Japanese (villains)

First Line: One fine day, Margo -- beautiful only daughter of a travelling conjurer, discovers she has tremendous magic power at her fingertips...

Synopsis: The Webster family finds themselves aiding two Chinese soldiers who were fleeing from the occupying Japanese. When gunfire breaks out, Presto calls upon his supernatural abilities and diverts bullets meant for his kids into himself, and he dies. As he dies, he whispers the secret of his powers to Margo, one of which, hypnotism, is used to help free her brother and reporter Chick Benson from Japanese captivity.

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Pages: 8

Notes: Only appearance.

Feature probably created by Will Eisner.

Bill Bydem is a by-line and not the name of a real person according to the Who's Who. However, the writer now listed suggested by the Who's Who......re-arrange "Byden" and you get "Demby", who Busy Arnold said was on his staff.

The Who's Who credits Bill Bossert as the artist, but the art is NOT comparable to Bossert's other features.

Uncle Sam Tells Buddy Who He Is and How He Came To Be

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: occult, superhero

Feature(s): Uncle Sam

Character(s): Uncle Sam (origin revealed); Buddy Smith

First Line: Hya fellows and girls.

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Pages: 1.67

Notes: The second text page is shared with the "Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc."

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Statement of Ownership on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: informational

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Pages: 0.33

Notes: Published by Comic Magazines Inc
322 Main St Stamford, Ct
Editor: Ed Cronin; Bus Manager Everett M. Arnold
Owners: Everett M Arnold, Claire C. Arnold, 198 Shore Rd Old Greenwich, CT
Henry P Martin Jr. 8 Foster Dr Des Moines, Ia
Printed at Buffalo, NY

The Return of King Killer

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Will Eisner ?

Penciller(s): Dave Berg ?

Inker(s): Dave Berg ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: occult, war

Feature(s): Uncle Sam

Character(s): Uncle Sam; Buddy Smith; King Killer (villain)

First Line: Horror stalks abroad--and behind bolted barriers Uncle Sam and King Killer, mightiest criminal in...

Synopsis: King Killer returns for a grudge match with Sam, who is forced to bury the Killer in a collapsed mine shaft.

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Pages: 12