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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published October 1941
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 68
Editing De Witt Shank (Editor); Gene Fawcette (Art Director)
Notes The title of the comic book is "Rangers of Freedom Comics." This comic book has no text story. No publication frequency in the indicia.

Cover Details - "The Super-Brain"

Characters The Rangers of Freedom [Biff Barkley; Tex Russell; Percy Cabot]; Super-Brain (villain)
Genre adventure
Pencils Dan Zolnerowich (signed)
Inks Dan Zolnerowich (signed)

12 page Rangers of Freedom story "As fiendish sabotage terrorizes the citizens of the United States..."

Characters The Rangers of Freedom [Biff Barkley; Tex Russell; Percy Cabot, the Little Corporal] (introduction with origin; not the Marine heroes featured in #5-7); guest stars: President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Gloria Travers (Miss America of 1941, name revealed next issue); The Super-Brain (villain, introduction); the Nazis (villains)
Synopsis Biff, Tex and Percy are brought by the FBI to Washington D.C. and informed that a mysterious mental force is behind the attack on America's democracy and that only young minds can resist their powers. The three accept the challenge and form the "Rangers of Freedom", only to be captured by the Super-Brain, subjected to an intense brain compelling ray and ordered to go to the nation's capitol and kidnap the President of the United States.
Genre adventure
Script ? [as Captain Raymond Colt] (signed)
Pencils Joe Doolin
Inks Joe Doolin
Reprinted in Men of Mystery (AC, 1999 series) #81 (2010)

9 page The Royal Watch story "Jock, Mac, Harry and Terry are at the..."

Characters The Royal Watch [Jock; Mac; Harry; Terry] (intro of all); Sgt. Harkness; Captain Carruthers; Villains: Herman (intro; dies); Nazi spies (intro; die)
Genre war
Script ? [as Stacy Kent]
Pencils Jim Chambers?
Inks Jim Chambers?

8 page Defense Patrol story "The toughest little eggs in Steel City are..."

Characters The Defense Patrol [Pedro; Tony; Socker; Nick; Spike; Tom; Fatso; Izzy] (intro; origin); Captain Thomason; Villains: Von Sourpuss (intro); Nazis
Genre adventure
Pencils Stan Asch
Inks Stan Asch

4 page Jeep Milarkey story "Jeep Milarkey, on guard at a southern army..."

Characters Jeep Milarkey (intro; an MP); Lt. Kitty Tone (an Army nurse); Villains: Nazis
Genre humor
Script ? [as Pat O'Hara]

7 page Anzac Hawks story "Living on an isolated plantation on the barren..."

Characters The Anzac Hawks [Tommy Armitage; Betty Armitage; Roy Blake] (intro; origin; only appearance); Villains: Van Der Meer (intro); Nazis
Genre war
Script ? [as Talbot Cook]
Pencils Bob Jenney
Inks Bob Jenney
Notes This is the only appearance of the Anzac Hawks.

8 page Rocky Hall Jungle Stalker story "Rocky Hall, a champion tracker, has been chosen..."

Characters Rocky Hall (intro); Gay-Ree (Gary Murray; a jungle boy; intro); Villains: Snake-Men (intro)
Genre jungle
Script ? [as Buck Masters]
Pencils Robert Bugg?
Inks Bob Hebberd?
Notes HW and HS see some possible Jim Chambers and HW adds Tom Gill to the list of suspects.

8 page Sea Squad story "Legend. Five adventurous friends, all expert sailors, have..."

Characters The Sea Squad [Jackson; Rick Davis; three unnamed others] (intro; origin); Sam Squidd (intro); Villains: Nazis
Genre adventure
Script ? [as Caleb Banks]
Pencils Harry Fisk?
Inks Harry Fisk?
Notes This is the only appearance of the Sea Squad.

8 page Don Stuart of the Far East Rangers story "Dr. Stuart, the unofficial adviser to the Chinese government..."

Characters Don Stuart (intro); Dr. Stuart (intro; his father); Hilda Von Bellows (intro); Sing Hi (intro); Sing Lo (intro); Lt. Lee Wing (intro); Villain: Von Bellows (intro)
Genre war
Script ? [as John Campbell]