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26November 1942
$0.10

National Comics #26

Quality Comics · November 1942 · on sale 1942-09-09

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Series
National Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#26
Publication date
November 1942
Key date
1942-11-00
On-sale date
1942-09-09
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed CrandallUncle Sam; Buddy Smith
1-comic story9pencils: Reed Crandall, Iger Shop; inks: Reed Crandall, Iger ShopUncle Sam; Buddy Smith
2-comic story1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeWindy Breeze
3-comic story5pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingKid Dixon [Danny Dixon]
4-comic story6pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantSally O'Neil
5-comic story6script: Ted Udall; pencils: Bernard Klein; inks: Bernard KleinThe Unknown; Herr Raval (villain, Nazi head of the French government, death); the Nazis (villains, all die)
6To the Circus!comic story5script: Toni Blum; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasKid Patrol
7Zimbamboocomic story6script: Paul Gustavson; pencils: Paul Gustavson; inks: Paul Gustavson; letters: Paul GustavsonQuicksilver [Max]; Rufus T. Jones (King of Zimbamboo); group of foreign spies (villains)
8-comic story1pencils: John Devlin; inks: John DevlinSalty Waters
9-comic story5script: Toni Blum; pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsProp Powers
10The U-Boatcomic story6script: Fred Guardineer; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerMerlin the Magician [Jock Kellog]; un-named U.S. Army General; Adolf Hitler (villain, image); un-named U-Boat Commander (villain, death?); the Nazis (villains, many die)
11The Desert Always Winstext story2letters: typeset
12-comic story1script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill Fox
13-comic story5script: Jerry Maxwell; pencils: Rudy Palais; inks: Rudy PalaisWonder Boy
14-comic story1script: Arthur Beeman; pencils: Arthur Beeman; inks: Arthur BeemanMiss Winky
15-comic story6pencils: Al McWilliams; inks: Al McWilliams

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