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Issue: National Comics #1 Public Domain
Publication Date: July 1940
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Issues: #1 of 75 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/14/1940
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date from the fanzine, Fantasy News, dated April 14, 1940 (on page 3). The comic was scheduled for release during the week of April 14-20, 1940. Information shared by Bart Bush through the Comics History Exchange page on Facebook (4 October 2016).
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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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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero, war
First Line: Starring Uncle Sam America's greatest comic character
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Pages: 1
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The Coming of Uncle Sam

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Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero, war
Character(s): Ezra Smith (introduction, death); Andel Cobra (villain, introduction); Scar (villain, introduction); Snyle (villain, introduction); Gatch Gozan (villain, introduction); the Purple Shirts (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis: Andel Cobra tries to organize American dust bowl refugees into his own version of Hitler's Brown Shirts, called the Purple Shirts. The Purple Shirts manage to kidnap President Roosevelt, and later Uncle Sam. But Sam's rhetoric stirred some of the recruits, inciting them to rebel against the Purple Shirts. Unfortunately, these "terrorists" killed the father of young Buddy Smith, whom Uncle Sam adopted as his sidekick.
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Uncle Sam was created by Will Eisner and Lou Fine.

An article in Alter Ego #127 (August 2014) states this story was written and laid out by Eisner, and Berg did the finishes.
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Death Rides the Airways

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Genres: aviation
Character(s): June Dawn (first appearance); S. S. Kreesus (first appearance)
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Pages: 6
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Sally Joins the Force

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Sgt. O'Neil (Sally's father); Mrs. O'Neil (Sally's mother); Pat O'Neil (Sally's brother); Mike O'Neil (Sally's brother); Tom O'Neil (Sally's brother); Big Jim Saponi (first appearance, villain); Smilin' Joe Dukes (first appearance, villain, death)
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Pages: 4
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Dixon's First Fight

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Genres: sports
Character(s): Bottle Topps [B. Galsworthy] (first appearance); Marvo the Muscle Man (first appearance); Jimmy Jones (first appearance)
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Pages: 5
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The Origin of Merlin

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Jock's unnamed uncle (introduction, death); Peace (introduction); Mars (villain, introduction, god of war); Hunger (villain, introduction); Poverty (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: English playboy Jock Kellog learns that he is a descendant of Merlin, the ancient wizard of Camelot, and that he is being bequeathed Merlin's cloak, imbued with considerable magical power. His first foe is Mars, who had chained the goddess of peace. Kellog, calling himself Merlin, defeats Mars's minions (Hunger and Poverty) and then wrestles the god of war himself, achieving victory.
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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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Yankee Doodle Boy

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Yankee Doodle Boy [Jimmy Jones] (first appearance, origin)
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Pages: 2
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The Boy from the Meteor

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Mongolians (first appearance, villains)
Synopsis: When Wonder Boy's home planet Viro is destroyed he comes to Earth. However no one believes his story and he is put in an orphanage, where no one bothers to give him a name. However after he defeats a Mongolian invasion of Europe he is named Wonder Boy.
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Pages: 6
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Race for a New Planet

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Genres: science fiction, superhero
Character(s): Joy Daye (first appearance); Professor Nebula (scientist); King Murdo of Mars (villain, Mar's champion, introduction)
Synopsis: When Professor Nebula discovers a new planet in the Earth's solar system, all remaining planets race to lay claim to it for colonization.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Tony Rawlins was a by-line for this feature and was not necessarily a real person.

The story line takes place in the year 3000.

NOTE: Art spotters might want to look over all four stories in this series, for Chuck Winter is known to have inked at least one of these stories.
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Corpse in the Bedroom

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Niki (first appearance); Grigor (first appearance, villain)
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Pages: 5
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Introducing Paul Bunyan

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Genres: fantasy, mythological
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Pages: 6
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Windy Breeze (first appearance)
First Line: It's great to be alive
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Pages: 2
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The Coming of the Kid Patrol

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: adventure, humorous
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Origin of The Kid Patrol.

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