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Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Reed Crandall

Inker(s): Reed Crandall

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: occult, war

Feature(s): Uncle Sam

Character(s): Uncle Sam; Buddy Smith

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Reed Crandall; shop personnel

Inker(s): Reed Crandall; shop personnel

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: occult, war

Feature(s): Uncle Sam

Character(s): Uncle Sam; Buddy Smith

First Line: Uncle Sam again turns the tables...

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Golden-Age Greats Spotlight #5 published June 2011
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Pages: 9

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]

Inker(s): Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Windy Breeze

Character(s): Windy Breeze

First Line: Oh boy...a sale!

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Pages: 1

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Bob Reynolds] (signed)

Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling

Inker(s): Klaus Nordling

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: sports

Feature(s): Kid Dixon

Character(s): Kid Dixon [Danny Dixon]

First Line: Hey, champ...

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Pages: 5

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Al Bryant ?

Inker(s): Al Bryant ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Sally O'Neil Policewoman

Character(s): Sally O'Neil

First Line: Sally helps stretch the long arm of the law...

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Pages: 6

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Ted Udall

Penciller(s): Bernard Klein

Inker(s): Bernard Klein

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Unknown

Character(s): The Unknown; Herr Raval (villain, Nazi head of the French government, death); the Nazis (villains, all die)

First Line: In ravaged Holland, three Gestapo agents...

Synopsis: The new Nazi-backed leader of the Vichy French government is challenged by the Unknown, and promptly arrests a hundred of the French people in order to put them to death. The Unknown breaks into the prison complex and frees the Frenchmen, and attends to the Nazi swine as well.

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Men of Mystery Comics #88 published January 2013
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Pages: 6

To the Circus!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Toni Blum ? [as Dan Wilson] (signed)

Penciller(s): Charles Nicholas

Inker(s): Charles Nicholas

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, childrens, humorous

Feature(s): Kid Patrol

Character(s): Kid Patrol

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Pages: 5

Zimbamboo

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Paul Gustavson [as Nick Cardy] (signed)

Penciller(s): Paul Gustavson [as Nick Cardy] (signed)

Inker(s): Paul Gustavson [as Nick Cardy] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Paul Gustavson

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Quicksilver, the Laughing Robin Hood

Character(s): Quicksilver [Max]; Rufus T. Jones (King of Zimbamboo); group of foreign spies (villains)

Synopsis: When a volcano in the jungles of South America near Zimbamboo begins to smoke, the natives begin to do the Dance of Death, then, traditionally, sacrifice their king. But Quicksilver, realizing there is an Army detachment within ten miles of the village, heads south, just in case the villagers decide to attack the base and sacrifice U.S. soldiers to boot!

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Pages: 6

Notes: All Gustavson credits verified and courtesy of Terry Gustafson, son of Paul Gustavson.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): John Devlin ?

Inker(s): John Devlin ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Salty Waters

Character(s): Salty Waters

First Line: Y'mean they're givin' us a dance right here on ship board?

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Toni Blum ? [as Lynn Bird]

Penciller(s): Witmer Williams

Inker(s): Witmer Williams

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: aviation

Feature(s): Prop Powers

Character(s): Prop Powers

First Line: To what lengths...

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Pages: 5

The U-Boat

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Fred Guardineer [as Lance Blackwood] (signed)

Penciller(s): Fred Guardineer [as Lance Blackwood] (signed)

Inker(s): Fred Guardineer [as Lance Blackwood] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: occult

Feature(s): Merlin the Magician

Character(s): Merlin the Magician [Jock Kellog]; un-named U.S. Army General; Adolf Hitler (villain, image); un-named U-Boat Commander (villain, death?); the Nazis (villains, many die)

Synopsis: An enemy u-boat surfaces along the Atlantic Coast, terrorizing a seacoast town with the threat of hanging ten citizens for each German soldier killed. Merlin decides to intervene in his own way.

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Men of Mystery Comics #88 published January 2013
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Pages: 6

Notes: Last Golden Age appearance. Next appears in All-Star Comics Vol. 2 #1 (May 1999) and dies in that story.

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.

Writer and art credits from the Quality Companion (TwoMorrows, 2011 series) #nn (November 2011).

The U.S. General in this story looks suspiciously like Commissioner Dolan in the Spirit strip.

The Desert Always Wins

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 2

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Gill Fox

Penciller(s): Gill Fox (signed)

Inker(s): Gill Fox

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Cyclone Cupid

First Line: We got a tip that Elephant Ears McPutrid will try to rob this safe tonight

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ? [as Jerry Maxwell]

Penciller(s): Rudy Palais ?

Inker(s): Rudy Palais ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Wonder Boy

Character(s): Wonder Boy

First Line: The long bloody hand of America's enemies...

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Men of Mystery Comics #45 published January 2004
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Pages: 5

Notes: Last appearance in National. Next seen in Bomber Comics (Gilberton, 1944 series) #1.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Arthur Beeman (signed)

Penciller(s): Arthur Beeman (signed)

Inker(s): Arthur Beeman

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Miss Winky

Character(s): Miss Winky

First Line: I just don't know what to do about Little Midge, Nancy

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Pages: 1

[untitled]

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Al McWilliams (signed)

Inker(s): Al McWilliams

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: war

Feature(s): Destroyer 171

First Line: The U.S.S. Pawnee cruises on patrol...

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Pages: 6