National Comics #10

Apr 1941 · Quality Comics · 0.10 USD

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In "The Phony Heinrich Brun," a suspicious gardener named Angus takes advantage of a missing heir’s absence to orchestrate a scheme involving a kidnapped girl and a stolen mansion—only to find himself outmatched when Merlin awakens his family’s portraits to fight back. Written by Toni Blum and illustrated by Emil Gershwin, this 1941 Quality Comics classic blends wartime intrigue with supernatural flair, all rendered with the sharp detail and dynamic composition that define the era. The cover by Lou Fine captures the story’s tension with a striking, stylized image of a man in a disguise, setting the tone for a tale where appearances are anything but what they seem.

Contains 13 stories

The Phony Heinrich Brun

9 pp · Superhero

Uncle SamHeinrich Brun (first appearancevillainan impostor)Statz (first appearancevillain)Klink (first appearancevillain)Doerer (first appearancevillain)Hans (first appearancevillain)Johan (first appearancevillain)Heinrich Brun (first appearance)Mr. Brun (first appearance)Mrs. Brun (first appearance)Paul Brun (first appearance)

Sally Goes Hollywood

6 pp · Detective-Mystery

Sally O'NeilBarry GilmoreLem Flinn (first appearancevillain)Fred Kelly (first appearancedeath)

The Sandhog

1 pp · Humor

Windy Breeze

Underwater Treachery

5 pp · Superhero

Wonder BoyMr. Waters (first appearancevillain)John Cray (first appearance)

The Secret Fascist Base

5 pp · Aviation

Prop PowersLank

The Dirty Mr. Gouge

5 pp · Sports

Kid Dixon [Danny "Kid" Dixon]Lefty Gouge (first appearancevillain)a crooked referee (first appearancevillain)

Feuding Sons of the Kentucky Hills

6 pp · Superhero

QuicksilverSonny (first appearancevillain)Clementine (first appearance)

Untitled Humor story

1 pp · Humor

Miss Winky

The East Side Raiders

5 pp · Adventure, Humor, Children

Kid Patrol [SunshinePorkyand Teddy]Ragatti (first appearancevillain)

When Sunshine, Porky, and Teddy join the East Side Raiders football team, they're thrust into the starting lineup just in time for a championship match—but a ruthless criminal named Ragatti wants them off the field, and he's not asking nicely. The Kid Patrol must face down both the Wildcats' oversized players and Ragatti's threats if they hope to bring home the trophy.

Crime at the Green Dragon

4 pp · Detective-Mystery

The Death of the Laundry Truck Driver

4 pp · Detective-Mystery

Pen MillerA gang of counterfeiters (first appearancevillains)their boss (first appearancevillaindeath)

The Blasting of Bald Rock

4 pp · Adventure

Paul Bunyan

The Last of the Kellogs

7 pp · Superhero

Merlin the Magician [Jock Kellog]Jepson Kellog (introduction, Merlin's cousin, Angus' master)Lady Daphne MacLane (introduction)Ronnie Kellog (pugilist, restored to life)Angus (villain, introduction, Kellog family's gardener)Harry (villain, introduction)

In "The Last of the Kellogs," gardener Angus grows suspicious when Jock disappears, leading him to seize control of Jepson’s mansion in Tahiti—only to be drawn into a scheme to kidnap Daphne. When Merlin learns of the plot, he summons his family’s portraits to life, unleashing a spectral force to reclaim the estate.