National Comics #12

(June 1941)

[Epidemic of Destruction] (Table of Contents)

Uncle Sam / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Will Eisner?

Pencils:

Lou Fine

Inks:

Reed Crandall

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war; occult

Characters:

Uncle Sam; Fifth columnists (first appearance; villains; death)

[The President's Son] (Table of Contents)

Sally O'Neil Policewoman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Toni Blum

Pencils:

Al Bryant?

Inks:

Al Bryant?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Sally O'Neil; President Cardos (first appearance); Cardos (first appearance; President Cardos' son); Pancho (first appearance); Pancho's family (first appearance); Cardos's uncle (first appearance; villain)

[Anything For a Subway Seat] (Table of Contents)

Windy Breeze / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Cole

Pencils:

Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]

Inks:

Jack Cole

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Windy Breeze

[The Carney Coal Mine Disaster] (Table of Contents)

Wonder Boy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Toni Blum

Pencils:

Al Bryant?

Inks:

Al Bryant?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wonder Boy; Bo Carney (first appearance; villain); Bo Carney's brother (first appearance; villain)

[The Grain Thieves] (Table of Contents)

Prop Powers / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Clark Williams

Inks:

Clark Williams

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

aviation

Characters:

Prop Powers; Herr Doktor (first appearance; villain)

Contenders Wanted (Table of Contents)

Kid Dixon / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Klaus Nordling?

Pencils:

Klaus Nordling?

Inks:

Klaus Nordling?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

Characters:

Kid Dixon [Danny "Kid" Dixon]; Mercener (first appearance; villain); Joe Gallus (first appearance); the Saint (first appearance; two wrestlers)

[The Rascelli Expose'] (Table of Contents)

Quicksilver / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Nick Cardy

Inks:

Nick Cardy

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Quicksilver [Max]; Rascelli and his mob (first appearance; villains)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Miss Winky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Arthur Beeman

Pencils:

Arthur Beeman

Inks:

Arthur Beeman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Miss Winky

[Sunshine's Inheritance] (Table of Contents)

Kid Patrol / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Charles Nicholas

Inks:

Charles Nicholas

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; children; humor

Characters:

Kid Patrol; Lenny (first appearance; Sunshine's uncle); Clem (first appearance; Sunshine's uncle)

[The Mad Moose and the Three-Eyed Lynx] (Table of Contents)

Paul Bunyan / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Reed Crandall

Inks:

Reed Crandall

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

folklore

Characters:

Paul Bunyan

Doggone Patriotism (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

[The Pyramid Papers] (Table of Contents)

Pen Miller / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Klaus Nordling

Pencils:

Klaus Nordling

Inks:

Klaus Nordling

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

Pen Miller; Mr. Inkslinger (first appearance); Joseph Pyramid (first appearance; villain); Lady-Finger Harry (first appearance; villain)

[The Murderous Ghost of Frozen Creek] (Table of Contents)

Jack and Jill / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Chuck Mazoujian

Inks:

Chuck Mazoujian

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective

Characters:

The ghost of Frozen Creek (first appearance; villain); The ghost's cousin (first appearance; death)

[Magic Vs. U-Boat] (Table of Contents)

Merlin / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fred Guardineer

Pencils:

Fred Guardineer

Inks:

Fred Guardineer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Merlin the Magician [Jock Kellog]; Nazis (villains)

Indexer Notes

Merlin begins speaking spells backwards.