Issue Details

Issue	#2
Published	August 1940
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Will Eisner

Cover Details

Characters	Uncle Sam
Genre	war; occult
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Lou Fine

9 page Uncle Sam story "Smashing the Enemies of Free Speech!"

Characters	Uncle Sam; J. P. Potter (villain; death); Senator Grover (first appearance); Miss Grover (first appearance); Casey (first appearance)
Genre	war; occult
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner

6 page Prop Powers story "Wings of Death Over London"

Characters	Prop Powers
Genre	aviation
Script	Toni Blum
Pencils	Clark Williams?
Inks	Clark Williams?

4 page Sally O'Neil Policewoman story The "Death" of Barry Gilmore

Characters	Sally O'Neil; Barry Gilmore (first appearance); The Boss (first appearance; villain; death); Tony (first appearance; villain); other gangsters (first appearance; villains)
Genre	detective
Script	Toni Blum
Pencils	Chuck Mazoujian
Inks	Chuck Mazoujian

5 page Pen Miller story "The Unkillable Man"

Characters	Pen Miller; Tony Torpedo (first appearance; villain); Milligan (first appearance)
Genre	detective
Script	Klaus Nordling
Pencils	Klaus Nordling
Inks	Klaus Nordling
Notes	This story based on the true case of Michael Malloy (1933).

7 page Kid Patrol story "The Evictor"

Characters	Kid Patrol; Primo Andriola (first appearance); Mrs. Morgan (first appearance); Mr. Meagre (first appearance; villain)
Genre	adventure; children
Pencils	Charles Nicholas
Inks	Charles Nicholas

6 page Wonder Boy story "The Pirates and the Buddha's Eyes"

Characters	Wonder Boy; The Mongolians (villains); pirates (first appearance; villains); A Buddhist priest (first appearance); the priest's daughter (first appearance)
Genre	superhero
Script	Toni Blum
Pencils	John Celardo?
Inks	John Celardo?

6 page Cyclone story "The Winged People"

Characters	Cyclone; King Zarxas (villain); A tribe of winged people (first appearance)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Henry Kiefer
Inks	Henry Kiefer

5 page Kid Dixon story "Bout With Slugger Sweeney"

Characters	Kid Dixon [Danny "Kid" Dixon]; Slugger Sweeney (first appearance; villain); his manager (first appearance; villain); a crumb (first appearance; villain); Jennie Barley (first appearance); Mr. Barley (first appearance)
Genre	sports
Pencils	George Tuska
Inks	George Tuska

2 page Yankee Doodle Boy text story "Yankee Doodle Boy"

Characters	Yankee Doodle Boy [Jimmy Jones]
Script	Toni Blum [as Anthony Lamb]
Letters	typeset

6 page Paul Bunyan story "Fight With Mike Disogra"

Characters	Paul Bunyan; Mike Disogra (first appearance; villain)
Genre	folklore
Script	Herman Bolstein?
Pencils	John Celardo
Inks	John Celardo

2 page Windy Breeze story

Characters	Windy Breeze
Genre	humor
Script	Paul Newcombe
Pencils	Paul Newcombe
Inks	Paul Newcombe

7 page Merlin story "In the Land of the Dead"

Characters	Merlin the Magician [Jock Kellog]; Rajah Singh-Abeem (first appearance; villain); Prince Singh-Abeem (first appearance; villain; death in flashback; a ghost); Abdul (first appearance; villain); Lord Elliot (first appearance; death); Sybil Elliot (first appearance)
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich