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16October 1941
$0.10

National Comics #16

Quality Comics · October 1941 · on sale 1941-08-08

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Series
National Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#16
Publication date
October 1941
Key date
1941-10-00
On-sale date
1941-08-08
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); Kid Patrol (inset); Sally O'Neil (inset)
1The Hollywood Invasion Plotcomic story9script: Will Eisner; pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineUncle Sam; Buddy Smith; George Washington (as a ghost); Emil von Blon (Warren Brothers movie director); fifth columnists (villains)
2Rain of Soupcomic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxCyclone Cupid
3The Amateur Hourcomic story5script: Toni Blum; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasKid Patrol
4Big Dan's Hundred Grandcomic story6script: Toni Blum; pencils: Mort Leav; inks: Mort LeavSally O'Neil
5The Blank Check Swindlecomic story5pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingKid Dixon [Danny "Kid" Dixon]
6Pagi's Return to the Islandscomic story5pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardyWonder Boy; Pagi (South Seas performing native)
7The Soap Box Demagoguecomic story6script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonQuicksilver [Max]; McGinty (villain, radical speaker); C.J. Merton (villain, political boss)
8The Counterfeiter's Cannoncomic story4pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardyJack; Jill
9Paddle-Ball Champcomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeWindy Breeze
10Herr Musser's Radio Plotcomic story5script: Toni Blum; pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsProp Powers
11Flames of Freedomtext story2script: Bowen Arroe
12The Rustling of Babecomic story4pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallPaul Bunyan
13The Sinister Swamp Campcomic story4script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingPen Miller
14-comic story1script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur BeemanMiss Winky
15Incident in Greenlandcomic story6script: Fred Guardineer; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerMerlin the Magician [Jock Kellog]; the Nazis (villains)

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CollectionYear
Ace Comics Presents #41987On eBay ›
The Lou Fine Comics Treasury #[nn]1991On eBay ›
Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn]
ISBN 9781606994948
2011On eBay ›

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