National Comics
#37
(November 1943)
Quality Comics,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 60
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1943-09-08
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Comic Magazines
- Brand
-
Quality Comic Group
- Editing
- George Brenner
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 4.
Men Who Fight for Freedom!
Uncle Sam / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Uncle Sam; Buddy Smith; the Japanese
Men Who Fight For Freedom
Uncle Sam / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Uncle Sam; Buddy Smith; the Vagabond (guerilla leader); the Nazis (villains)
- Synopsis
- Sam travels into the heart of Nazi Germany itself to assist the Vagabond, with he and Buddy supplying the Vagabond's men with weapons to battle the Führer.
The Mighty Midget
Sally O'Neil Policewoman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Sally O'Neil
[no title indexed]
Windy Breeze / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Unk, I bet Stinky you couldn't even hit a golf ball!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Windy Breeze
[no title indexed]
Destroyer 171 / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is a Red Cross ship....
- Genre
- war; military
- Characters
- Lt. Commander Harvey Blake
[no title indexed]
Salty Waters / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Our orders are to make friends with this native island chief!
- Genre
- humor; military; war
- Characters
- Salty Waters
- Synopsis
- Salty Waters, carrying a sack of "trinkets," accompanies his commanding officer to a Pacific island to cultivate the friendship of the indigenous inhabitants. They run into Japanese troops instead.
[no title indexed]
Quicksilver / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Fred Guardineer (signed)
- Inks
- Fred Guardineer
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Quicksilver - I've got you!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Quicksilver; Hacklehead Hogan (villain)
[no title indexed]
The Unknown / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Rudy Palais (signed as R. Palais)
- Inks
- Rudy Palais (signed as R. Palais)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The hatred of conquered people for their conquerors...
- Genre
- war; superhero
- Characters
- The Unknown; the Japanese (villains, some die)
- Synopsis
- Well in 1943, the Unknown decides that he was needed more in the Pacific Theatre of war, so he turns to helping the Koreans battle the Japanese.
The Case of the Purloined Purse and Who Dun It!, or, Kupid Katches Krazy Kleptomaniac!
Cyclone Cupid / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Cyclone Cupid
Indexer Notes
Final appearance in National Comics. Cyclone Cupid will appear next in Police Comics (Quality Comics, 1941 Series) #24 (November 1943).
The Umpire Who Was Really Murdered
Chic Carter / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery; superhero
- Characters
- Chic Carter
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Men Who Fight for Freedom!
Uncle Sam -
1.
Men Who Fight For Freedom
Uncle Sam -
2.
The Mighty Midget
Sally O'Neil Policewoman -
3.
["Unk, I bet Stinky you couldn't even hit a golf ball!"]
Windy Breeze -
4.
["This is a Red Cross ship...."]
Destroyer 171 -
5.
["Our orders are to make friends with this native island chief!"]
Salty Waters -
6.
["Quicksilver - I've got you!"]
Quicksilver -
7.
["The hatred of conquered people for their conquerors..."]
The Unknown -
8.
Golden Retribution
-
9.
The Case of the Purloined Purse and Who Dun It!, or, Kupid Katches Krazy Kleptomaniac!
Cyclone Cupid -
10.
The Umpire Who Was Really Murdered
Chic Carter -
11.
Case No. 11: Case of the Unlucky Two-Dollar Bill
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This issue was modified by, among others
- Craig Delich
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Katy Hayhurst
- Bob Hughes
- Daniel Martinez
- Clint Maxwell
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
- David Wilt
- Len Wolinsky
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