National Comics #8

(February 1941)

[Spy with Two Faces] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Will Eisner ?

Pencils

Dan Zolnerowich

Inks

Dan Zolnerowich

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Uncle Sam; Buddy; Yoritomo Rawlins (first appearance; villain; death); Hirohito (villain); Mrs. Rawlins (first appearance; villain); the Japanese (villains; some die)

[Broadway Flossie] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Toni Blum

Pencils

Chuck Mazoujian (signed as Frank Kearn)

Inks

Chuck Mazoujian (signed as Frank Kearn)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Sally O'Neil; Broadway Flossie (first appearance; villain); Tony (first appearance; villain); their gang (first appearance; villains)

[The Skating Contest] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Charles Nicholas (signed as Dan Wilson)

Inks

Charles Nicholas (signed as Dan Wilson)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; children

Characters

Kid Patrol [Teddy; Porky; Sunshine]; Jerad Whooperwool (first appearance; villain)

[South American Sabotage Scheme] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Art Peddy ? (signed as Lynn Byrd)

Inks

Art Peddy ? (signed as Lynn Byrd)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

aviation

Characters

Prop Powers; Anita and her gang of spies (first appearance; villains); their leader (first appearance; villain; death)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Tony DiPreta ? (signed as Tom Taylor)

Inks

Tony DiPreta ? (signed as Tom Taylor)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here it is five o'clock and I haven't done my good deed for today yet

Genre

humor

Characters

Windy Breeze

[Four-Man Fight] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

?

Pencils

George Tuska (signed as Bob Reynolds)

Inks

George Tuska (signed as Bob Reynolds)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

sports

Characters

Kid Dixon [Danny "Kid" Dixon]; Gorgy Hill and his gang (first appearance; villains)

[The Rocket Destructor] (Table of Contents: 7)

Quicksilver / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Nick Cardy

Inks

Nick Cardy ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Quicksilver; Albert Cruch (first appearance; villain)

Indexer Notes

Not the same inker as last issue

[The Bridge Busters] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

Toni Blum

Pencils

Nick Cardy ? (signed as Jerry Maxwell)

Inks

Nick Cardy ? (signed as Jerry Maxwell)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Wonder Boy; Oskar Kruber and his spy ring (first appearance; villains)

[The Wisdom of Ancient Greece] (Table of Contents: 9)

Merlin the Magician / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Toni Blum (signed as Lance Blackwood)

Pencils

Art Peddy (signed as Lance Blackwood)

Inks

Art Peddy (signed as Lance Blackwood)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Merlin the Magician [Jock Kellog]; Oracle of Delphi (introduction); Cyclops (introduction); the Minotaur (introduction); Ribbo (villain, introduction, probable death); Gasolini (villain, introduction, probable death); Molo (villain, introduction, probable death)

Synopsis

Arriving at a museum, Merlin summons the spirit of the Greek Oracle of Delphi, who empowers him to send Axis tyrants back to ancient Greece. After being forced to call off their troops, the three dictators are left as prey for ancient monsters. When Merlin returns to the 20th Century, he witnesses a return to peace in Europe.

Indexer Notes

Lance Blackwood, according to the Who's Who, is a by-line found on this strip (and was a pen-name for the early work of artist Dan Zolnerowich).

Script credit suggested by the Who's Who.

Kidnapped in the Sky (Table of Contents: 10)

Yankee Doodle Boy / text story / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script

Toni Blum [as Anthony Lamb] (signed)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

adventure

Characters

Yankee Doodle Boy

Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, etc. (Table of Contents: 11)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

Everett M. Arnold

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership:
Comic Magazines Inc 322 Main St Stamford, CT
Editor: William E. Eisner 202 E 44th St New York, NY
Owners: Everett M. Arnold 198 Shore Rd Old Greenwich, CT, Claire C. Arnold
Fred A. Little 4006 Grand Ave Des Moines Iowa
Henry P. Martin 8 Foster Dr. Des Moines Iowa
Printed in Cleveland Ohio.

[The Furbish Line Disasters] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

Klaus Nordling (signed)

Pencils

Klaus Nordling (signed)

Inks

Klaus Nordling (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Pen Miller; Mr. Fusing (first appearance; villain); a harbor pilot (first appearance; villain)

Indexer Notes

Page count corrected by Huck Foley via the GCD Error Tracker.

[Paul Bunyan Joins the Army] (Table of Contents: 13)

Paul Bunyan [folklore] / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Celardo (signed as Storey Weaver)

Inks

John Celardo (signed as Storey Weaver)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Paul Bunyan; Nazis (villains)

Synopsis

Paul Bunyan joins the Army.

Keywords

folklore

[The Beauty Shop Murder] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Chuck Mazoujian (signed as Lowell Riggs)

Inks

Chuck Mazoujian (signed as Lowell Riggs)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Jack Doe; Jill Doe; J. J. Burton (villain, introduction); un-named spies (villains, introduction for all)

Indexer Notes

This feature was in Hit Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 Series), last in #7 (January 1941). It is now starting a long run in National Comics.