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Cover: Lou Fine & Barbara Marker

Jerry Iger's National Comics #1

Jan 1985 · Blackthorne · 5.95 USD; 7.60 CAD
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About this Collection

This Classics Collector's Edition reprints the entirety of National Comics #1, the 1940 debut issue of the Quality Comics anthology. Featuring the first appearances of Uncle Sam, Sheena, and other Golden Age heroes, this Blackthorne volume collects stories by Will Eisner, Lou Fine, and Bob Powell, among others. It's a faithful reproduction of a landmark comic that launched several iconic characters and defined the early superhero and adventure genres.

Contains 12 stories
The Coming of Uncle Sam
9 pp · Superhero

In "The Coming of Uncle Sam," a desperate young boy named Buddy Smith finds himself caught between a rising fascist movement and the nation’s symbolic protector. When the Purple Shirts, led by the manipulative Andel Cobra, seize President Roosevelt and then Uncle Sam, the hero’s defiant words ignite a spark in the ranks—though not without tragic consequences.

Death Rides the Airways
6 pp · Aviation
Sally Joins the Force
4 pp · Detective-Mystery
Dixon's First Fight
5 pp · Sports
The Origin of Merlin
7 pp · Superhero
The Boy from the Meteor
6 pp · Superhero

In "The Boy from the Meteor," a young alien survivor of a destroyed planet crash-lands on Earth, only to be dismissed and forgotten—nameless in an orphanage, his incredible origins met with disbelief. When a sudden Mongolian invasion threatens Europe, his hidden powers emerge, forcing the world to finally take notice and earn him the name that will define his legend.

Race for a New Planet
6 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Corpse in the Bedroom
5 pp · Detective-Mystery
Introducing Paul Bunyan
6 pp · Fantasy
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
The Coming of the Kid Patrol
6 pp · Adventure, Humor
Untitled Adventure story
6 pp · Adventure, Humor

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CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $20
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Cast · 9 characters

Full credits

writer, inker Will Eisner
writer, artist Dave Berg
cover pencils, inks Lou Fine
cover inks Barbara Marker

Reprints

↩ Reprints National Comics #1 (1940)

Reprinted in Jerry Iger's Golden Features #6 (1987)

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