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2August 1940
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National Comics #2

Quality Comics · August 1940 · on sale 1940-05-24

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Series
National Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
August 1940
Key date
1940-08-00
On-sale date
1940-05-24
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineUncle Sam; Buddy Smith; Merlin the Magician (inset); Wonder Boy (inset); Sally O'Neill (inset)
1Smashing the Enemies of Free Speech!comic story9script: Will Eisner, Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Will EisnerUncle Sam; Senator Grover (introduction); Miss Grover (introduction); Casey (introduction); J. P. Potter (villain, death)
2Wings of Death Over Londoncomic story6script: Toni Blum; pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsProp Powers
3The "Death" of Barry Gilmorecomic story4script: Toni Blum; pencils: Chuck Mazoujian; inks: Chuck MazoujianSally O'Neil; Barry Gilmore (first appearance); The Boss (first appearance, villain, death); Tony (first appearance, villain); other gangsters (first appearance, villains)
4The Unkillable Mancomic story5script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingPen Miller; Tony Torpedo (first appearance, villain); Milligan (first appearance)
5The Evictorcomic story7pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasKid Patrol; Primo Andriola (first appearance); Mrs. Morgan (first appearance); Mr. Meagre (first appearance, villain)
6The Pirates and the Buddha's Eyescomic story6script: Toni Blum; pencils: John Celardo; inks: John CelardoWonder Boy; The Mongolians (villains); pirates (first appearance, villains); A Buddhist priest (first appearance); the priest's daughter (first appearance)
7The Winged Peoplecomic story6script: Tony Rawlins; pencils: Henry Kiefer; inks: Henry KieferCyclone; A tribe of winged people (introduction); King Zarxas (villain, introduction)
8Bout with Slugger Sweeneycomic story5script: Bob Reynolds; pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaKid Dixon [Danny "Kid" Dixon]; Slugger Sweeney (first appearance, villain); his manager (first appearance, villain); a crumb (first appearance; villain); Jennie Barley (first appearance); Mr. Barley (first appearance)
9Yankee Doodle Boytext story2script: Anthony LambYankee Doodle Boy [Jimmy Jones]
10Fight with Mike Disogracomic story6script: Herman Bolstein; pencils: John Celardo; inks: John CelardoPaul Bunyan; Mike Disogra (first appearance, villain)
11-comic story2script: Bill Newcombe; pencils: Bill Newcombe; inks: Bill NewcombeWindy Breeze
12In the Land of the Deadcomic story7script: Lance Blackwood; pencils: Dan Zolnerowich; inks: Dan ZolnerowichMerlin the Magician [Jock Kellog]; Lord Elliot (introduction, death); Sybil Elliot (introduction); Rajah Singh-Abeem (villain, introduction); Prince Singh-Abeem (villain, introduction, a ghost, death in flashback); Abdul (villain, introduction)

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