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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 typeset

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.