Jerry Iger's National Comics #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis 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.
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.
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.
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↩ Reprints National Comics #1 (1940)
Reprinted in Jerry Iger's Golden Features #6 (1987)
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