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6December 1940
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National Comics #6

Quality Comics · December 1940 · on sale 1940-10-04

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Series
National Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#6
Publication date
December 1940
Key date
1940-12-00
On-sale date
1940-10-04
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Uncle Sam Smashes the Undersea Air Base!cover1pencils: Lou Fine; inks: Lou FineUncle Sam; Quicksilver [Max]; Merlin (inset)
1Sabotagecomic story9script: Will Eisner; pencils: Dan Zolnerowich; inks: Dan ZolnerowichUncle Sam; Nazis (villains)
2Mademoiselle Morguecomic story6script: Toni Blum; pencils: Chuck Mazoujian; inks: Chuck MazoujianSally O'Neil; Scar and his gang (first appearance; villains)
3Dead Streetcomic story5pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Charles NicholasKid Patrol; Sir Chamberlain Bumbershoot (first appearance); Sir Chamberlain Bumbershoot's sister (first appearance)
4The Story of Joey McGrawcomic story6pencils: George Tuska; inks: George TuskaKid Dixon [Danny "Kid" Dixon]; Joey McGraw (first apearance); Joey McGraw's mother (first appearance)
5The Johnny Doring Casecomic story6script: Toni Blum; pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick CardyWonder Boy; Three crooks (first appearance; villains); Johnny Doring (first appearance); Mrs. Doring (first appearance); Mr. Deems (first appearance; death); Mrs. Deems (first appearance); Christy Deems (first appearance)
6The Blades of Baron Hoffcomic story6pencils: Chuck Mazoujian; inks: Chuck Mazoujian, Lou FineQuicksilver; Baron Hoff (first appearance; villain)
7The European-American Bandcomic story5script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingPen Miller; Capt. Wrath and the European-American Band (first appearance; villains)
8The Ape-Man Strikescomic story5pencils: John Celardo; inks: John CelardoPaul Bunyan; King (first appearance; an ape-man); Barnham (first appearance; villain); Joe (first appearance; villain)
9The Dangerous Messagetext story2script: Anthony LambYankee Doodle Boy
10The Secret Nazi Air Basecomic story6pencils: Witmer Williams; inks: Witmer WilliamsProp Powers; Nazi spies (first appearance; villains; death)
11-comic story2script: Bill Newcombe; pencils: Bill Newcombe; inks: Bill NewcombeWindy Breeze
12Unboring Mr. Marlowcomic story7pencils: Dan Zolnerowich; inks: Dan ZolnerowichMerlin the Magician [Jock Kellog]; J. D. Marlow (introduction)

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