Rangers of Freedom Comics #1

(October 1941)

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Rangers of Freedom / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

R. W. Colt (credited as Captain Raymond Colt)

Pencils

Joe Doolin

Inks

Joe Doolin

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

As fiendish sabotage terrorizes the citizens of the United States...

Genre

adventure

Characters

The Rangers of Freedom [Biff Barkley; Tex Russell; Percy Cabot, the Little Corporal] (introduction with origin; not the Marine heroes featured in #5-7); guest stars: President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Gloria Travers (Miss America of 1941, name revealed next issue); The Super-Brain (villain, introduction); the Nazis (villains)

Synopsis

Biff, Tex and Percy are brought by the FBI to Washington D.C. and informed that a mysterious mental force is behind the attack on America's democracy and that only young minds can resist their powers. The three accept the challenge and form the "Rangers of Freedom", only to be captured by the Super-Brain, subjected to an intense brain compelling ray and ordered to go to the nation's capitol and kidnap the President of the United States.

Reprints

• in Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #81 (2010), #103 (2017)

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The Royal Watch / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Stacy Kent] (credited)

Pencils

Jim Chambers ?

Inks

Jim Chambers ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jock, Mac, Harry and Terry are at the...

Genre

war

Characters

The Royal Watch [Jock; Mac; Harry; Terry] (intro of all); Sgt. Harkness; Captain Carruthers; Villains: Herman (intro; dies); Nazi spies (intro; die)

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Defense Patrol / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Jeff Adams] (credited)

Pencils

Don Lynch

Inks

Don Lynch

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The toughest little eggs in Steel City are having themselves a gang war one afternoon when suddenly...

Genre

adventure

Characters

The Defense Patrol [Pedro; Tony; Socker; Nick; Spike; Tom; Fatso; Izzy] (intro; origin); Captain Thomason; Villains: Von Sourpuss (intro); Nazis

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Jeep Milarkey / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Pat O'Hara] (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jeep Milarkey, on guard at a southern army...

Genre

humor

Characters

Jeep Milarkey (intro; an MP); Lt. Kitty Tone (an Army nurse); Villains: Nazis

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Anzac Hawks / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Talbot Cook] (credited)

Pencils

Bob Jenney

Inks

Bob Jenney

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Living on an isolated plantation on the barren...

Genre

war

Characters

The Anzac Hawks [Tommy Armitage; Betty Armitage; Roy Blake] (intro; origin; only appearance); Villains: Van Der Meer (intro); Nazis

Indexer Notes

This is the only appearance of the Anzac Hawks.

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Rocky Hall Jungle Stalker / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Buck Masters] (credited)

Pencils

Bob Bugg ?

Inks

Bob Hebberd ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

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Rocky Hall, a champion tracker, has been chosen...

Genre

jungle

Characters

Rocky Hall (intro); Gay-Ree (Gary Murray; a jungle boy; intro); Villains: Snake-Men (intro)

Indexer Notes

HW and HS see some possible Jim Chambers and HW adds Tom Gill to the list of suspects.

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Sea Squad / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

? [as Caleb Banks] (credited)

Pencils

Harry Fisk ?

Inks

Harry Fisk ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Legend. Five adventurous friends, all expert sailors, have...

Genre

adventure

Characters

The Sea Squad [Jackson; Rick Davis; three unnamed others] (intro; origin); Sam Squidd (intro); Villains: Nazis

Indexer Notes

This is the only appearance of the Sea Squad.

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Don Stuart of the Far East Rangers / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

John Campbell (credited)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dr. Stuart, the unofficial adviser to the Chinese government...

Genre

war

Characters

Don Stuart (intro); Dr. Stuart (intro; his father); Hilda Von Bellows (intro); Sing Hi (intro); Sing Lo (intro); Lt. Lee Wing (intro); Villain: Von Bellows (intro)