| Unofficial National Comics Index |
NATIONAL COMICS #1
Cover Date: July 1940
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1940-04-14
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Cover Credits:
Art: Lou Fine
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Credits:
| Story | Will Eisner, Dave Berg |
| Pencils | Will Eisner |
| Inks | Dave Berg |
| Editing | Will Eisner |
Feature Character(s):
- Uncle Sam (first appearance; the physical manifestation of the Spirit of America)
Supporting Character(s):
- Buddy (last name possibly Smith; first appearance; a young boy who is the grandson of Ezra Smith; begins working and staying with Uncle Sam)
Villain(s):
- Andel Cobra (first appearance; uses the desperation of the migrant workers to begin staging a coup of America)
- Skar (first appearance; working for Cobra, leader of the Purple Shirts)
- Snyle (first appearance; working for Cobra; dies)
- Gatch Gozan (first appearance; working for a foreign power aiding the coup)
Other Character(s):
- Ezra Smith (first appearance; a patriot who gives up his existence for the physical manifestation of Uncle Sam)
Location(s):
- American West
Credits:
| Art | Dan Zolnerowich |
| Editing | Will Eisner |
Feature Character(s):
- Merlin the Magician (Jock Kellog; first appearance; receives the cloak of Merlin as an inheritance)
Villain(s):
- Mars (defeated by Merlin in battle; ends a war)
Other Character(s):
- Jock's uncle (first appearance; dies)
Credits:
| Story | Toni Bloom |
| Art | John Celardo |
| Editing | Will Eisner |
Feature Character(s):
- Wonder Boy (first appearance; a young boy, lone survivor of the planet Viro with superhuman strength and speed and invulnerability)
Villain(s):
- A Mongolian Warlord (first appearance; declares war and is stopped by Wonder Boy)
Location(s):
- Chicago, IL
- Mongolia
Comment(s):
- Wonder Boy exhibits powers similar to Kryptonians in the 1940s.