Issue Details

Issue	#12
Published	June 1941
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 "Epidemic of Destruction"

Characters	Uncle Sam; Fifth columnists (first appearance; villains; death)
Genre	war; occult
Script	Will Eisner?
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Reed Crandall

6 page Sally O'Neil Policewoman story "The President's Son"

Characters	Sally O'Neil; President Cardos (first appearance); Cardos (first appearance; President Cardos' son); Pancho (first appearance); Pancho's family (first appearance); Cardos's uncle (first appearance; villain)
Genre	detective
Script	Toni Blum
Pencils	Al Bryant?
Inks	Al Bryant?

1 page Windy Breeze story "Anything For a Subway Seat"

Characters	Windy Breeze
Genre	humor
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]
Inks	Jack Cole

5 page Wonder Boy story "The Carney Coal Mine Disaster"

Characters	Wonder Boy; Bo Carney (first appearance; villain); Bo Carney's brother (first appearance; villain)
Genre	superhero
Script	Toni Blum
Pencils	Al Bryant?
Inks	Al Bryant?

5 page Prop Powers story "The Grain Thieves"

Characters	Prop Powers; Herr Doktor (first appearance; villain)
Genre	aviation
Pencils	Clark Williams
Inks	Clark Williams

5 page Kid Dixon story "Contenders Wanted"

Characters	Kid Dixon [Danny "Kid" Dixon]; Mercener (first appearance; villain); Joe Gallus (first appearance); the Saint (first appearance; two wrestlers)
Genre	sports
Script	Klaus Nordling?
Pencils	Klaus Nordling?
Inks	Klaus Nordling?

6 page Quicksilver story "The Rascelli Expose'"

Characters	Quicksilver [Max]; Rascelli and his mob (first appearance; villains)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Nick Cardy
Inks	Nick Cardy

1 page Miss Winky story

Characters	Miss Winky
Genre	humor
Script	Arthur Beeman
Pencils	Arthur Beeman
Inks	Arthur Beeman

5 page Kid Patrol story "Sunshine's Inheritance"

Characters	Kid Patrol; Lenny (first appearance; Sunshine's uncle); Clem (first appearance; Sunshine's uncle)
Genre	adventure; children; humor
Pencils	Charles Nicholas
Inks	Charles Nicholas

4 page Paul Bunyan story "The Mad Moose and the Three-Eyed Lynx"

Characters	Paul Bunyan
Genre	folklore
Pencils	Reed Crandall
Inks	Reed Crandall

2 page text story "Doggone Patriotism"

Letters

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4 page Pen Miller story "The Pyramid Papers"

Characters	Pen Miller; Mr. Inkslinger (first appearance); Joseph Pyramid (first appearance; villain); Lady-Finger Harry (first appearance; villain)
Genre	detective
Script	Klaus Nordling
Pencils	Klaus Nordling
Inks	Klaus Nordling

4 page Jack and Jill story "The Murderous Ghost of Frozen Creek"

Characters	The ghost of Frozen Creek (first appearance; villain); The ghost's cousin (first appearance; death)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Chuck Mazoujian
Inks	Chuck Mazoujian

6 page Merlin story "Magic Vs. U-Boat"

Characters	Merlin the Magician [Jock Kellog]; Nazis (villains)
Script	Fred Guardineer
Pencils	Fred Guardineer
Inks	Fred Guardineer
Notes	Merlin begins speaking spells backwards.