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34August 1943
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National Comics #34

Quality Comics · August 1943 · on sale 1943-05-28

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Series
National Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#34
Publication date
August 1943
Key date
1943-08-00
On-sale date
1943-05-28
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Big John Falescover1pencils: Alex Kotzky; inks: Alex KotzkyUncle Sam; Buddy Smith
1Big John Falescomic story11pencils: Art Seymour; inks: Art SeymourUncle Sam; Buddy [Buddy Smith]; Big John Fales (villain, introduction, death, but comes back as a ghost)
2Watsoncomic story8pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantSally O'Neil; Tonelli [Watson] (first appearance; villain; death)
3-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard Dibble
4The Case of the Timid Librariancomic story5script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelChic Carter; Homer Weeks (first appearance); Lefty (first appearance; villain)
5A Dream of Marscomic story6pencils: Rudy Palais; inks: Rudy PalaisThe Unknown; Victory (introduction, a goddess); Victory's talking pigeon (introduction); Mars (villain); Adolf Hitler (villain); the Nazis (villains)
6The Protestcomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeWindy Breeze
7Captain Eddie Hickens Down at Seacomic story7pencils: André LeBlanc; inks: André LeBlancLt. Commander Harvey Blake; Capt. Eddie Hickens (first appearance); The Japanese (villains)
8The Living Dummycomic story6script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxKid Patrol; A living dummy (first appearance); Dr. Revalis (first appearance; villain; death)
9Skull Islandtext story2letters: typeset
10Sweating Out the Japanesecomic story7script: Fred Guardineer; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred GuardineerQuicksilver [Max]; the apanese (villains)
11#8: The Case of Death in a Crowded Roomcomic story10pencils: Al Gabriele; inks: Al GabrieleG-2 [Captain Don Leash]; Governor Tweed (introduction); Spana (introduction); Senator Hutton (introduction); King Spy (villain, introduction); other Nazi spies (villains, introduction for all)

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