Issue Details

Issue	#5
Published	November 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 "The True Story of Uncle Sam--Who He Was and How He Came To Be"

Characters	Uncle Sam (origin); The Black Legion (first appearance; villain)
Genre	war; occult
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich
Notes	story takes place before issue #1

6 page Sally O'Neil Policewoman story "The Bonritz Murder"

Characters	Sally O'Neil; Barry Gilmore; A gang of crooks (first appearance; villains)
Genre	detective
Script	Toni Blum
Pencils	Chuck Mazoujian
Inks	Chuck Mazoujian

5 page Kid Patrol story The Capture of "William Shakespeare"

Characters	Kid Patrol; William Shakespeare (first appearance; a lunatic)
Genre	adventure; children; humor
Pencils	Charles Nicholas
Inks	Charles Nicholas

5 page Pen Miller story "Nipper's Drug Mob"

Characters	Pen Miller; Nipper Eldeen and his gang (first appearance; villains)
Genre	detective
Script	Klaus Nordling
Pencils	Klaus Nordling
Inks	Klaus Nordling

6 page Wonder Boy story "Cheatum the Crooked Landlord"

Characters	Wonder Boy; Cheatum (first appearance; villain); Franklin D. Roosevelt (face unseen)
Genre	superhero
Script	Toni Blum
Pencils	John Celardo
Inks	John Celardo

6 page Quicksilver story "Presenting Quicksilver"

Characters	Quicksilver [Max] (first appearance); Von Lohfer (first appearance; villain)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Chuck Mazoujian
Inks	Chuck Mazoujian

5 page Kid Dixon story "Slugger Mike To Fight Champ"

Characters	Kid Dixon [Danny "Kid" Dixon]; Slugger Mike (first appearance)
Genre	sports
Pencils	George Tuska
Inks	George Tuska

5 page Paul Bunyan story "The Parachutists"

Characters	Paul Bunyan; Nazis (villains)
Genre	folklore
Script	Herman Bolstein?
Pencils	John Celardo
Inks	John Celardo

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

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

6 page Prop Powers story "Americans Trapped In France"

Characters	Prop Powers; Nazis (villains)
Genre	aviation
Pencils	Clark Williams?
Inks	Clark Williams?

2 page Windy Breeze story

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

7 page Merlin story "Dr. Morbidd's Zombie"

Characters	Merlin the Magician [Jock Kellog]; Elaine (first appearance); Dr. Morbidd (first appearance; villain; death)
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich