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21March 1942
$0.10

National Comics #21

Quality Comics · March 1942 · on sale January 7, 1942

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Series: National Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue: #21
Publication date: March 1942
Key date: March 1942
On-sale date: January 7, 1942
Indicia publisher: Comic Magazines Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 68

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou Fine	Uncle Sam; Quicksilver (inset); Sally O'Neil (inset); Kid Patrol (inset)
1	The Man behind the Man behind the Gun!	comic story	9	pencils: Alex Blum; inks: Alex Blum	Uncle Sam; Buddy; I.J. Grab
2	The Baby Contest	comic story	1	script: Ralph Johns; pencils: Ralph Johns; inks: Ralph Johns	Windy Breeze
3	-	comic story	5	pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy	Wonder Boy; Nitzie (villain); Bugs (villain)
4	-	comic story	6	script: Frank Kearns; pencils: Mort Leav; inks: Mort Leav	Sally O'Neil; Stacy Trent; Richard Trent; Batty Gogan (villain)
5	-	comic story	5	pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer Williams	Prop Powers; Lank
6	-	comic story	5	pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus Nordling	Kid Dixon [Danny Dixon]
7	The Box	comic story	6	pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy	Quicksilver; Lefferman; Klumac; Ken Butler; Lord Astor
8	-	comic story	4	pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus Nordling	Pen Miller; Count Lutefisk; Trellis; Niki
9	-	comic story	1	pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur Beeman	Miss Winky
10	-	comic story	5	script: Dan Wilson; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles Nicholas	Kid Patrol [Suzy; Terry; Sunshine; Porky]
11	Crime in the Hinterlands	comic story	4	script: ? [As Storey Weaver]	Paul Bunyan; Babe
12	Fighting Comeback	text story	2	script: Tim Powers
13	-	comic story	4	script: Lowell Riggs; pencils: Mort Leav; inks: Mort Leav	Jack Doe; Jill Doe
14	-	comic story	1	pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox
15	-	comic story	6	script: Fred Guardineer; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer	Merlin the Magician [Jock Kellog]

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Sources

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