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Issue: National Comics #8 Public Domain
Publication Date: February 1941
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Issues: #8 of 75 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand: Quality Comic GroupView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/06/1940
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose 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.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero, war
Character(s): Uncle Sam
First Line: Starring Uncle Sam in a new smash action story
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In Content Item: FlagThe Lou Fine Comics Treasury #[nn] published January 1991
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Spy with Two Faces

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero, war
Character(s): Uncle Sam; Buddy; Yoritomo Rawlins (first appearance; villain; death); Hirohito (villain); Mrs. Rawlins (first appearance; villain); the Japanese (villains; some die)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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Broadway Flossie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Sally O'Neil; Broadway Flossie (first appearance; villain); Tony (first appearance; villain); their gang (first appearance; villains)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Skating Contest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens, humorous
Character(s): Kid Patrol [Teddy; Porky; Sunshine]; Jerad Whooperwool (first appearance; villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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South American Sabotage Scheme

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Character(s): Prop Powers; Anita and her gang of spies (first appearance; villains); their leader (first appearance; villain; death)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Windy Breeze
First Line: Here it is five o'clock and I haven't done my good deed for today yet
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Four-Man Fight

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Character(s): Kid Dixon [Danny "Kid" Dixon]; Gorgy Hill and his gang (first appearance; villains)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The Rocket Destructor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Quicksilver; Albert Cruch (first appearance; villain)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Not the same inker as last issue
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The Bridge Busters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Wonder Boy; Oskar Kruber and his spy ring (first appearance; villains)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The Wisdom of Ancient Greece

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Character(s): 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.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Lance Blackwood is a by-line found on this strip and is also the pen name of Dan Zolnerowich. Zolne did no writing and the he is known as an artist only for this feature.
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Kidnapped in the Sky

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Yankee Doodle Boy
Character(s): Yankee Doodle Boy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.75
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Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, etc.

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: 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.
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The Furbish Line Disasters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Pen Miller; Mr. Fusing (first appearance; villain); a harbor pilot (first appearance; villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Page count corrected by Huck Foley via the GCD Error Tracker.
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Paul Bunyan Joins the Army

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, mythological
Feature(s): Paul Bunyan [folklore]
Character(s): Paul Bunyan; Nazis (villains)
Synopsis: Paul Bunyan joins the Army.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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The Beauty Shop Murder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Jack Doe; Jill Doe; J. J. Burton (villain, introduction); un-named spies (villains, introduction for all)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose 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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