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2May 1940
$0.10

War Comics #2

Dell · May 1940 · on sale 1940-04-01

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Identification plate

Series
War Comics (Dell, 1940 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
May 1940
Key date
1940-05-00
On-sale date
1940-04-01
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1
1$25 in Cash Prizes!activity1
2-comic story8script: Arthur McCaffery; pencils: Arthur McCafferyPeace Raider [Larry MacIntosh]; Babanoff (villain); O'Roke (first appearance, villain)
3-comic story2Tripod Trio [Mickey]
4Greg Gilday and the Martianscomic story6pencils: Dick Fletcher; inks: Dick FletcherDr. Greg Gilday (introduction, origin, doctor); Joan; President Franklin D. Roosevelt
5The Admiral Graf Speecomic story4pencils: Al McWilliams; inks: Al McWilliamsCaptain Langsdorff
6-comic story2Tripod Trio [Mickey]
7Small News True Stories from Behind the Linescomic story1
8New War Tacticstext article1
9-comic story8script: Alan BlaneScoop Mason; Sleepy Samson; Jay-Jay [Judy Jackson; also as Rosita]; Crane; Baron Treville (villain); Carl (villain)
10-comic story8script: Ralf Stone; pencils: Tom Hickey; inks: Tom HickeyStorm Allen; Lucky Lane; Buzz Magee; Admiral White; Commander Kerry (first appearance); Judy Baines (first appearance); Ah Wing; Nichi Koto
11-comic story2Tripod Trio [Mickey]
12-comic story6pencils: Erwin Hess; inks: Erwin HessDanny Dash; Captain Georges Barnett; J.D.S.; Miss Stanley; Mr. Boumier; Dr. Lagron; Albert; Gray Hordes from the Center of the Earth
13Minescomic story5pencils: Roy Humphries (signed); inks: Roy Humphries
14Small News True Stories from Behind the Linescomic story1
15-comic story2Tripod Trio [Mickey]
16-comic story8pencils: Ray Burley; inks: Ray BurleyJerry; Tim; Mr. Bailey; Mr. Bosun (villain); Schultz (villain)

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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