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13July 1941
$0.10

National Comics #13

Quality Comics · July 1941 · on sale 1941-05-09

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Identification plate

Series
National Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#13
Publication date
July 1941
Key date
1941-07-00
On-sale date
1941-05-09
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineUncle Sam; Quicksilver [Max] (inset); Sally O'Neil (inset); Kid Patrol [Suzy; Sunshine; Porky; Teddy] (inset)
1The Mine Slavescomic story9script: William E. Eisner; pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineUncle Sam; Buddy Smith; un-named storekeeper (villain); un-named mine foreman (villain)
2Arson and a Jewel Boxcomic story6pencils: Mort Leav; inks: Mort LeavSally O'Neil; Mike O'Neil
3Airplane Tripcomic story5pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasKid Patrol [Suzy; Sunshine; Porky; Teddy]
4The Movie Crew Spiescomic story5pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsProp Powers; Lank; A movie director (first appearance; villain); Vera (first appearance; villain); other spies (first appearance; villains)
5Wanted: Large Size Hurricanecomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeWindy Breeze
6The Kidnappingcomic story5script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingKid Dixon [Danny "Kid" Dixon]; Goldy (first appearance; villain); other kidnappers (first appearance; villains)
7Wizard Ward and the Boat Racecomic story6script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeQuicksilver [Max]; Wizard Ward (villain, introduction); V. Snatch McGatt (villain, introduction)
8The Department Store Arsonistscomic story4pencils: Chuck Mazoujian; inks: Chuck MazoujianJack Doe; Jill Doe; A gang of arsonists (first appearance; villains)
9He Ain't Stupidcomic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxCyclone Cupid [Cupid] (first appearance; origin)
10The Lost Citycomic story5pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantWonder Boy; Richards (first appearance; villain; death); Velez (first appearance; villain; death); Oraccos (first appearance; villain); Paul Darrow (first appearance)
11Stars and Stripestext story2script: Anthony Lamb
12The Subway Pickpocketscomic story4script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingPen Miller; Lefty and his gang (first appearance; villains)
13The Red Dog Firecomic story4pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallPaul Bunyan; Three renegade Indians (first appearance; villains; death)
14-comic story1script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur BeemanMiss Winky
15Temple of the Man-Eating Spidercomic story6script: Fred Guardineer; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerMerlin the Magician [Jock Kellog]; Winston Churchill; Agor (villain, spider-god); Nang Tu (villain, introduction, high Priestess, death); un-named Spider priests (villains, introduction for all, all die)

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