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NATIONAL COMICS #19

Cover Date: January 1942
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1941-11-07

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Cover Credits:
Art: Lou Fine


Story: "The Black Fog Mystery" (9 Pages)

Credits:

StoryHarry Stein
ArtLou Fine
EditingEd Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Uncle Sam

Supporting Character(s):

Buddy

Villain(s):

Unnamed Commander and his troops (first appearance for all; use a gigantic aircraft to drop "atomic pellets" that emit matter destroying black fog; Commander probably dies)

Other Character(s):

President F.D. Roosevelt

Location(s):

Washington, DC
Chicago, IL
Denver, CO


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Second Story: [No Title] (5 Pages)

Credits:

ArtNick Cardy
EditingEd Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Wonder Boy

Villain(s):

Two "city-slickers" (first appearance for both; try to take a valuable painting from a destitute old farm couple)

Comment(s):

Wonder Boy is an art expert!


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Third Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtNick Cardy
EditingEd Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Quicksilver

Villain(s):

Dr. Henry Strugheim and his gang (first appearance for all; creates a metal-eating bug and uses it to sabotage defense industries)


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Fourth Story: [No Title] (4 Pages)

Credits:

StoryCoulton Riggs?
ArtArt Saaf
EditingEd Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Jack Doe
Jill Doe

Villain(s):

Harry Harper (first appearance; swindles monies from aspiring actresses)


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Fifth Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryFred Guardineer
PencilsFred Guardineer
EditingEd Cronin

Feature Character(s):

Merlin the Magician

Villain(s):

German Army (first appearance for all; Oberlieutenant Von Gool named; dies)

Other Character(s):

Goliath (brought back to life briefly by Merlin)

Location(s):

Iraq

Comment(s):

Merlin recreates Nineveh.


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