Unofficial National Comics Index

NATIONAL COMICS #21

Cover Date: March 1942
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1942-01-07

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Cover Credits:
Art: Lou Fine

Story: "The Man Behind the Man with a Gun!" (9 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Alex Blum
Editing	Ed Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Uncle Sam

Supporting Character(s):

Buddy

Villain(s):

Spies and Saboteurs (first appearance for all; work with Grab to slow down wartime production in an auto factory; several die)

I.J. Grab (first appearance; owner of an auto factory; tries to get workers to move into his substandard housing; works with spies to destroy new housing)

Location(s):

Autoville

Comment(s):

This story happens in winter.

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Second Story: [No Title] (5 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Nick Cardy
Editing	Ed Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Wonder Boy

Villain(s):

Bugs and his gang (first appearance for all; kills a college professor for helping them convict him of murder)

Location(s):

State College

Comment(s):

Wonder Boy gets an honorary law degree!

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Third Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Nick Cardy
Editing	Ed Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Quicksilver

Villain(s):

Spies (first appearance for all; try and steal a convoy schedule from India)

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Fourth Story: [No Title] (4 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Mort Leav
Editing	Ed Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Jack Doe

Jill Doe

Villain(s):

Two French spies (first appearance for both)

Location(s):

Grand Central Station, NY

Canada

Comment(s):

This story takes place in the winter.

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Fifth Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Fred Guardineer
Art	Fred Guardineer
Editing	Ed Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Merlin the Magician

Villain(s):

Herman and his soldiers (first appearance for all; create large vampire bats to attack US Army forces; all die?)

Location(s):

Trinidad

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