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Issue Details

Issue #8
Published February 1941
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 "Spy With Two Faces"

Characters Uncle Sam; Yoritomo Rawlins (first appearance; villain; death); Hirohito (villain; ?); Mrs. Rawlins (first appearance; villain); the Japanese (villains; some die)
Genre war; occult
Script Will Eisner?
Pencils Dan Zolnerowich
Inks Dan Zolnerowich

6 page Sally O'Neil Policewoman story "Broadway Flossie"

Characters Sally O'Neil; Broadway Flossie (first appearance; villain); Tony (first appearance; villain); their gang (first appearance; villains)
Genre detective
Script Toni Blum
Pencils Chuck Mazoujian
Inks Chuck Mazoujian

5 page Kid Patrol story "The Skating Contest"

Characters Kid Patrol; Jerad Whooperwool (first appearance; villain)
Genre adventure; children; humor
Pencils Charles Nicholas
Inks Charles Nicholas
Notes V: Jerad Whooperwool (I)

5 page Prop Powers story "South American Sabotage Scheme"

Characters Prop Powers; Anita and her gang of spies (first appearance; villains); their leader (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre aviation
Pencils Arthur Peddy?
Inks Arthur Peddy?

1 page Windy Breeze story

Characters Windy Breeze
Genre humor
Pencils Tony DiPreta?
Inks Tony DiPreta?

5 page Kid Dixon story "Four-Man Fight"

Characters Kid Dixon [Danny "Kid" Dixon]; Gorgy Hill and his gang (first appearance; villains)
Genre sports
Pencils George Tuska
Inks George Tuska

6 page Quicksilver story "The Rocket Destructor"

Characters Quicksilver [Max]; Albert Cruch (first appearance; villain)
Genre superhero
Pencils Nick Cardy?
Inks Nick Cardy?

5 page Wonder Boy story "The Bridge Busters"

Characters Wonder Boy; Oskar Kruber and his spy ring (first appearance; villains)
Genre superhero
Script Toni Blum
Pencils Nick Cardy?
Inks Nick Cardy?

7 page Merlin story "The Wisdom of Ancient Greece"

Characters Merlin the Magician [Jock Kellog]; Oracle of Delphi (first appearance); Cyclops (first appearance); the Minotaur (first appearance); Ribbo (first appearance; villain; probably dies); Gasolini (first appearance; villain; probably dies); Molo (first appearance; villain; probably dies)
Pencils Arthur Peddy
Inks Arthur Peddy

2 page Yankee Doodle Boy text story "Kidnapped In the Sky"

Characters Yankee Doodle Boy
Script Toni Blum [as Anthony Lamb]
Letters typeset

6 page Pen Miller story "The Furbish Line Disasters"

Characters Pen Miller; Mr. Fusing (first appearance; villain); a harbor pilot (first appearance; villain)
Genre detective
Script Klaus Nordling
Pencils Klaus Nordling
Inks Klaus Nordling

4 page Paul Bunyan story "Paul Bunyan Joins the Army"

Characters Paul Bunyan; Nazis (villains)
Synopsis Paul Bunyan joins the Army.
Genre folklore
Pencils John Celardo
Inks John Celardo

4 page Jack and Jill story "The Beauty Shop Murder"

Characters J. J. Burton (first appearance; villain); other spies (first appearance; villains)
Genre detective
Pencils Chuck Mazoujian
Inks Chuck Mazoujian
Notes last app. in HIT COMICS #7