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1October 1941
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Rangers of Freedom Comics #1

Fiction House · October 1941 · on sale 1941-07-18

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Series
Rangers of Freedom Comics (Fiction House, 1941 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
October 1941
Key date
1941-10-00
On-sale date
1941-07-18
Indicia publisher
Flying Stories Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Super-Braincover1pencils: Dan Zolnerowich; inks: Dan ZolnerowichThe Rangers of Freedom [Biff Barkley; Tex Russell; Percy Cabot]; Super-Brain (villain)
1The Super-Braincomic story12script: R. W. Colt; pencils: Joe Doolin; inks: Joe DoolinThe Rangers of Freedom [Biff Barkley; Tex Russell; Percy Cabot, the Little Corporal] (introduction with origin; not the Marine heroes featured in #5-7); guest stars: President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Gloria Travers (Miss America of 1941, name revealed next issue); The Super-Brain (villain, introducti
2-comic story9pencils: Jim Chambers; inks: Jim ChambersThe Royal Watch [Jock; Mac; Harry; Terry] (intro of all); Sgt. Harkness; Captain Carruthers; Villains: Herman (intro; dies); Nazi spies (intro; die)
3-comic story8pencils: Don Lynch; inks: Don LynchThe Defense Patrol [Pedro; Tony; Socker; Nick; Spike; Tom; Fatso; Izzy] (intro; origin); Captain Thomason; Villains: Von Sourpuss (intro); Nazis
4-comic story4script: ? [as Pat O'Hara] (credited)Jeep Milarkey (intro; an MP); Lt. Kitty Tone (an Army nurse); Villains: Nazis
5Anzac Hawkscomic story7pencils: Bob Jenney; inks: Bob JenneyThe Anzac Hawks [Tommy Armitage; Betty Armitage; Roy Blake] (intro; origin; only appearance); Villains: Van Der Meer (intro); Nazis
6-comic story8pencils: Robert Bugg; inks: Bob HebberdRocky Hall (intro); Gay-Ree (Gary Murray; a jungle boy; intro); Villains: Snake-Men (intro)
7Sea Squadcomic story8pencils: Harry Fisk; inks: Harry FiskThe Sea Squad [Jackson; Rick Davis; three unnamed others] (intro; origin); Sam Squidd (intro); Villains: Nazis
8-comic story8script: John CampbellDon Stuart (intro); Dr. Stuart (intro; his father); Hilda Von Bellows (intro); Sing Hi (intro); Sing Lo (intro); Lt. Lee Wing (intro); Villain: Von Bellows (intro)

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