USA Comics (1941) 4
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Issue #4
- INCOMPLETE. First wrap missing, affects Major Liberty and Whizzer stories. Centerfold detached, tape on first page.
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Edited by Stan Lee. Cover inks by Al Gabriele. "Remember Pearl Harbor!" U.S. War Bonds and Stamps public service announcement; House ad encouraging all readers to buy U.S. War Bonds and Stamps to help support the war effort. "The Eerie Mansion On the Hill," script by Phil Sturm, pencils by Syd Shores; Scientist Hans Stiller has invented a powerful explosive for the U.S. Army; However, when the Gestapo comes to the shores of America to "encourage" him to return to Germany and work for Hitler, Major Liberty risks his life to save his secret for America. "The Adventure of the Frozen Corpses"; A deranged research chemist, jealous that he has lost "his" girl to his partner (because of an accident caused by him that has marred his features), tries to kill his partner with liquid ice and attempts to blame it on Jack Frost. "The Fog," inks by George Klein; The Defender must find a solution to the mystery of a strange, heavy fog that settles in over Middleton, resulting in factories and warehouses being looted. "The Mad Monk," script and pencils by Ed Winiarski, inks by George Klein; The Vagabond must discover the correlation between a million dollar robbery case from twenty years earlier and the strange recurrence of the Mad Monk of Malamoor Castle. "Diamond of Juba" text story. "The Torpedoes of Dr. Leech," art by Mike Suchorsky; Captain Terror must battle the evil Dr. Leech, sometimes known as the "Human Torpedo," who strives to destroy all food shipments to England, hoping that if they starve long enough, they will submit to the Führer's will. "La Barbe the Killer"; Rockman must stop a demented killer, whose bloody hands had reached everywhere on the peninsula, from gaining possession of the richest gold mine in Alaska. "Dix's Homecoming"; Corporal Dix's brother is being swayed by the criminal element to steal the proceeds from the local U.S.O. "The Secret Carburetor," art by Howard James; The Whizzer helps his friend Jere regain a secret stolen carburetor. Ad for Marvel Mystery Comics. Ad for Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty, art by Bill King. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
