The only feature in this issue that previously or subsequently appeared in this title is Sergeant Dix (previously Corporal Dix). Victory Boys and probably the Blue Blade appeared in a slightly different forms in Comedy Comics (Marvel, 1942 series) #10. The Black Widow previously appeared three times in Mystic Comics, and subsequently in All Select Comics.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 3.