Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	July 1940
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Will Eisner

Cover Details

Characters	Uncle Sam
Genre	war; occult
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Lou Fine

9 page Uncle Sam story "The Coming of Uncle Sam"

Characters	Uncle Sam (first appearance); Buddy Smith (first appearance); Ezra Smith (first appearance; death); Andel Cobra (first appearance; villain); Scar (first appearance; villain); Snyle (first appearance; villain); Gatch Gozan (first appearance; villain); the Purple Shirts (first appearance; villains); Franklin D. Roosevelt
Genre	war; occult
Script	Will Eisner
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner

6 page Prop Powers story "Death Rides the Airways"

Characters	Prop Powers (first appearance); June Dawn (first appearance); S. S. Kreesus (first appearance)
Genre	aviation
Script	Toni Blum
Pencils	Clark Williams
Inks	Clark Williams

4 page Sally O'Neil Policewoman story "Sally Joins the Force"

Characters	Sally O'Neil (first appearance; origin); Sgt. O'Neil (Sally's father; first appearance; origin); Mrs. O'Neil (Sally's mother; first appearance; origin); Pat O'Neil (Sally's brother; first appearance; origin); Mike O'Neil (Sally's brother; first appearance; origin); Tom O'Neil (Sally's brother; first appearance; origin); Big Jim Saponi (first appearance; villain); Smilin' Joe Dukes (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre	detective
Script	Toni Blum
Pencils	Chuck Mazoujian
Inks	Chuck Mazoujian

5 page Kid Dixon story "Dixon's First Fight"

Characters	Kid Dixon [Danny "Kid" Dixon] (first appearance; origin); Bottle Topps [B. Galsworthy] (first appearance); Marvo the Muscle Man (first appearance); Jimmy Jones (first appearance)
Genre	sports
Pencils	George Tuska
Inks	George Tuska

7 page Merlin story "The Origin of Merlin"

Characters	Merlin the Magician [Jock Kellog] (first appearance; origin); Jock's uncle (first appearance; death); Peace (first appearance); Mars (first appearance; god of war); Hunger (first appearance; villain); Poverty (first appearance; villain)
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich

2 page text story "Yankee Doodle Boy"

Characters	Yankee Doodle Boy [Jimmy Jones] (first appearance; origin)
Script	Toni Blum [as Anthony Lamb]
Letters	typeset

6 page Wonder Boy story "The Boy From the Meteor"

Characters	Wonder Boy (first appearance; origin); The Mongolians (first appearance; villains)
Genre	superhero
Script	Toni Blum
Pencils	John Celardo?
Inks	John Celardo?

6 page Cyclone story "Race For a New Planet"

Characters	Cyclone (first appearance); Joy Daye (first appearance); King Murdo of Mars (first appearance; villain)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Henry Kiefer
Inks	Henry Kiefer

5 page Pen Miller story "Corpse In the Bedroom"

Characters	Pen Miller (first appearance); Niki (first appearance); Grigor (first appearance; villain)
Genre	detective
Script	Klaus Nordling
Pencils	Klaus Nordling
Inks	Klaus Nordling

6 page Paul Bunyan story "Introducing Paul Bunyan"

Characters	Paul Bunyan (first appearance); Babe (first appearance; Paul Bunyan's ox)
Genre	folklore
Script	Herman Bolstein
Pencils	John Celardo
Inks	John Celardo

2 page Windy Breeze story

Characters	Windy Breeze (first appearance)
Genre	humor
Script	Bill Newcombe
Pencils	Bill Newcombe
Inks	Bill Newcombe

6 page Kid Patrol story "The Coming of the Kid Patrol"

Characters	The Kid Patrol [Terry; Sunshine [George Washington Abraham Lincoln Jones]; Spunky; Suzy; Porky] (first appearance; origin); Pat Malone (first appearance; origin)
Genre	adventure; humor
Pencils	Charles Nicholas
Inks	Charles Nicholas