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20February 1942
$0.10

National Comics #20

Quality Comics · February 1942 · on sale 1941-12-05

First appearance: Jack DoeFirst appearance: Jill Doe
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Identification plate

Series
National Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#20
Publication date
February 1942
Key date
1942-02-00
On-sale date
1941-12-05
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Jack Doe - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Jill Doe - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0A Smashing Adventure!cover1pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineSally O'Neil, Quicksilver, Uncle Sam
1Shake Hands with Simon Bolivarcomic story9pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineBuddy, Uncle Sam, George Washington
2Jimmy Cinch and His Heck Driverscomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeWindy Breeze
3Bagrum and Barley Circuscomic story5script: Bob Reynolds; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingKid Dixon [Danny Dixon]; Bottle Topps; Colosso
4Madman of the Mansioncomic story6pencils: Mort Leav; inks: Mort LeavSally O'Neil
5The Kid Criminalscomic story5script: Jerry Maxwell; pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardyWonder Boy
6The Mine Field Plotcomic story5pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsProp Powers
7The Speed Demonscomic story6pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardyQuicksilver
8Coffee Criminalscomic story4script: Coulton Riggs; pencils: Mort Leav; inks: Mort LeavJack Doe First, Jill Doe First
9-comic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxCyclone Cupid
10The Bike Bulliescomic story5script: Toni Blum; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles Nicholas
11The Island Spectretext story1.75script: Cole MynnesTerry Milton; Lew Poore
12Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc.statement of ownership0.25script: Everett M. Arnold
13The Case of the Blind Peddlercomic story4script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingPen Miller
14Rattler and His Mobcomic story4pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallPaul Bunyan
15On the Russian Frontcomic story6script: Fred Guardineer; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerJock Kellog, Merlin the Magician

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Sources

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