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Issue: Military Comics #7 Public Domain
Publication Date: February 1942
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Issues: #7 of 43 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand: Quality Comic GroupView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/10/1941
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Claire C. Arnold (credited) (owner, per statement of ownership); Henry P. Martin (credited) (owner, per statement of ownership)
Disclose Notes: The ownership statement for Police Comics is mistakenly printed in this issue. As a result, it lists Edward Cronin as the editor for this series in error. The indicia lists Eisner as the editor.

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. 1. On sale date same as listed in the previous issue.

Published monthly by Comic Magazines, Inc., S. Lord St., Buffalo, N. Y. Executive and editorial offices, Gurley Building, 322 Main Street, Stamford, Conn.
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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
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The Return of Genghis Khan; The Phantom Army of Vengeance

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, war
Character(s): Bill Dunn; The Sniper; Yankee Eagle; Loops McCann; Banks Barrows; Genghis Khan II
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In Issue: FlagThe Blackhawk Archives #1 published November 2001
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Be Sure Your Christmas Bike Has This Coaster Brake

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Morrow Coaster Brake
Character(s): unnamed boy
First Line: What's missing in this picture?
Synopsis: The cartoon includes a fill-in the dots activity that when finished creates Santa Claus on the page.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Indicia at the bottom of the page.

A cartoon activity advertisement for the Morrow Coaster Brake from Eclipse Machine Division of the Bendix Aviation Corporation of Elmira, New York.
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The Return of Genghis Khan!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, war
Character(s): unnamed Padré (death); unnamed guardian of Genghis Khan's tomb (death); Genghis Khan II (reincarnation of Genghis Khan, villain, introduction, death); Von Trope (Nazi envoy, presumably killed)
Synopsis: Genghis Khan is re-born and starts on his reign of terror, until Blackhawk catches up with him. However, Blackhawk is captured and even Chop-Chop becomes one of Khan's own Generals, but recovers his sanity in time to release his leader.
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In Issue: FlagThe Blackhawk Archives #1 published November 2001
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Letterer credit per Cuidera.

The 1 unidentified member could be Stanislaus, Zeg, or Chuck (or possibly Boris).
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The Iceberg of Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, war
Character(s): Private Boomerang Jones; Captain Bill Dunn
First Line: Looks like they're all dead down there!
Synopsis: A Nazi submarine, hidden inside a phony iceberg, has been attacking ships off the Icelandic coast until the Blue Tracer crew exposes the deception and scuttles the sub.
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Pages: 5.67
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Drums of Doom

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, war
First Line: A preview of the next issue in which The Blue Tracer smashes the Nazi lines on the frozen steppes of Russia...
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Pages: 0.33
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Cannibal Island

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Character(s): Loops McCann; Banks Barrows; Chief Kono-Mambi
Synopsis: Loops and Banks are ordered to fly a general and the woman accompanying him to Manila, but when they land on an island for repairs, they are turned over to the natives.
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Pages: 6
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The Death of Herr Brock

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, war
Character(s): The Sniper; Franz Brock (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: Even a ruthless killer like Herr Brock fears for his life when pursued by the Sniper.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: An article in Alter Ego #127 (August 2014) cites a quote made by Busy Arnold, in which Arnold states that Jerry Robinson did the art on this story. But the art is clearly Henkel's. Possibly Arnold had this issue confused with #8's story, illustrated by Robinson's good friend, Bernard Klein.
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Van Der Dopple's Rice Paddies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
Character(s): Sam Shot; Slim Shell; Mr. Van der Dopple
Synopsis: Forced by bad weather to land on an island in the Dutch East Indies, Shot and Shell are waylaid by Nazi spies and put to work harvesting rice.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Final appearance.
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Spies in the Shipyard

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, military
Character(s): Jerry Noble; Senator Walter Noble; Joe Dillon; Miriam Dillon; Rudolph; Victor; Manfred
Synopsis: Jerry brings down a ring of Nazi saboteurs.
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Pages: 7.8
Disclose Notes: Has a secondary title: "Navy" and "Stories of Military Action at Sea Section 2."
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Jerry Noble] (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: military, non-fiction
Feature(s): Jerry Noble's Scrapbook of Naval Information
First Line: This is the U.S. battleship 'Maryland'
Synopsis: The feature talks about American battleships, their guns, tonnage, and that they are named after states.
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Pages: 0.2
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The Patchwork Kid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, humorous, war
Character(s): The Death Patrol [Del Van Dyke; Hank; King Hotintot; Chief Chuckalug; Boris; The Patchwork Kid [aka Frere Jacques in issue #9] (introduction)]
Synopsis: A French teen enlists the help of the Death Patrol to save his parents from a German firing squad, then becomes the newest member.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: This tale is one of two (#7 and #8) that no member of the Patrol was killed in the story.
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Moth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Tim Healy (of the FBI); The Moth (villain, introduction, death); Moth's gang (villains, introduction for all)
First Line: Joan Dale, (Miss America) endowed with the magical powers of the Statue of Liberty,[...]
Synopsis: Miss America faces a non-costumed silk thief who uses cards that burst into flames when thrown.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: The Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #100 and Heroine Heaven (AC, 2022 Series) #6 reprints credit Elmer Wexler with the art.

Final appearance of the Miss America [Quality] feature. The character Miss America [Joan Dale] next appears in All-Star Squadron (DC, 1981 series) #31 (March 1984).
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The Green Terror

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Character(s): Inferior Man [Courtney Fudd] (introduction); The Green Terror (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: The Quartermaster at Fort Bang dons an emblem and cape, calling himself Inferior Man, in order to take care of the Green Terror by whipping out his sissy serum and turning the Terror into a dancing dandy.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Jaffee, wanting to get into comic books, was hired by Will Eisner to do this strip, but he soon found that his style ill-suited for the wartime hero books, and the strip being astoundingly anachronistic for its parody of the superhero.
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Women of France

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ? (illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, war
Character(s): Madame Le Donne
Synopsis: Madame Le Donne sacrifices her life to save her daughter.
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Pages: 1.42
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Statement of Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: The wrong statement was printed. This is for Police Comics (Quality Comics, 1941 series).
The statement for this issue is in Police Comics #7.

Comic Magazines Inc., 322 Main Street, Stamford, Conn.;
Editor: Edward Cronin, 322 Main Street, Stamford, Conn.;
Business Manager: Everett M. Arnold, 198 Shore Road, Old Greenwich, Conn.;
Owners: Everett M. Arnold, Claire C. Arnold, Henry P. Martin, 8 Foster Dr. Des Moines, Iowa;
Published monthly at Buffalo, New York.

This statement is at the bottom of page one of the text story.
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The Top Ace of the RAF.

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, biography, non-fiction, war
Feature(s): Military Comics RAF Hero Stamp
Character(s): Albert Gerald Lewis
First Line: Flying officer Albert Gerald Lewis from Kimberly, South Africa
Synopsis: Brief highlights of Royal Air Force war ace pilot Albert Gerald Lewis, including downing 28 Nazi fighters at the age of 22, including six over a 6 hour period, and shot down, burning head to foot, surviving and fighting again three months later.
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: This appears at the bottom of page two of the text stories.
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Phantom Army of Vengeance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama, non-fiction, war
Synopsis: Soldiers of the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZACs) battle Nazis on the Greek island of Crete.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: true story
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The U. S. S. Greer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: naval, non-fiction, war
Synopsis: Story of the U.S.S. Greer, first United States Navy ship fired on in World War II.
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Pages: 1
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Your Christmas Daisy Ready

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
First Line: Look 'em over now!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.

An advertisement for Daisy Air Rifles from Daisy Manufacturing Company, 491 Union Street, Plymouth, Michigan, U.S.A. Air rifles include, Daisy Single Shot, Nickled 500-Shot Repeater, Lightning-Loader Carbine, Buck Jones Special, Daisy Pump Gun, and the Golden Branded 1000 Shot Red Ryder Saddle Carbine. Also offers a free catalog, a Daisy Targeteer Pistol, and the Daisy Bulls Eye Shot Jumbo Tube for 5¢.
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Tom Had the Merriest Christmas Ever!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy); ? (comic art)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, drama
Character(s): Tom; Tom's friend; Tom's father; Tom's mother
First Line: Gee! That's what I want for Christmas...
Synopsis: Tom talks about wanting to get a Schwinn bicycle when his friend recommends he order the Schwinn movie cyclorama and show it to his father. He asks his father if he can get one for Christmas. his father tells him "We'll see about it, son." On Christmas, Tom's parents show him the Schwinn bicycle they got for him. Tom says "It's the swellest present you could give me!"
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

A comic-form advertisement for Schwinn-built bicycles from the Arnold, Schwinn & Company, Inc., 1756 N. Kildare Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Includes the promotional brochure for a color movie cyclorama of movie stars like Buck Jones, Bing Crosby, Dorothy Lamour, and others on their bikes.

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