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5November 1940
$0.10

National Comics #5

Quality Comics · November 1940 · on sale 1940-09-06

First appearance: QuicksilverOrigin: Uncle Sam
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Identification plate

Series
National Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
November 1940
Key date
1940-11-00
On-sale date
1940-09-06
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Quicksilver - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Uncle Sam.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineQuicksilver First, Uncle Sam
1The True Story of Uncle Sam--Who He Was and How He Came to Becomic story9script: Will Eisner; pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineUncle Sam Origin
2The Bonritz Murdercomic story6script: Toni Blum; pencils: Chuck Mazoujian; inks: Chuck MazoujianSally O'Neil
3The Capture of "William Shakespeare"comic story5pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasSunshine Jones, Officer Pat Malone, Porky, Teddy
4Nipper's Drug Mobcomic story5script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingPen Miller
5Cheatum the Crooked Landlordcomic story6script: Toni Blum; pencils: John Celardo; inks: John CelardoWonder Boy, Franklin D. Roosevelt
6Presenting Quicksilvercomic story6script: Jack Cole; pencils: Chuck Mazoujian, Jack Cole; inks: Chuck MazoujianQuicksilver First
7Slugger Mike to Fight Champcomic story5pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaDanny "Kid" Dixon
8The Parachutistscomic story5script: Herman Bolstein; pencils: John Celardo; inks: John CelardoBabe, Paul Bunyan
9Yankee Doodle Boytext story2script: Anthony LambYankee Doodle Boy
10Americans Trapped in Francecomic story6pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsProp Powers
11-comic story2script: Bill Newcombe; pencils: Bill Newcombe; inks: Bill NewcombeWindy Breeze
12Dr. Morbidd's Zombiecomic story7pencils: Dan Zolnerowich; inks: Dan ZolnerowichJock Kellog, Merlin the Magician

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Men of Mystery Comics #932014On eBay ›
The Golden Age Firsts of Quality Comics: Volume 1
ISBN 978-1719549844		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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