National Comics #12
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis anthology issue features multiple stories, including a tale involving a character navigating a tunnel trap with sharp spikes, where they manage to escape danger and pursue adversaries fleeing through a building. Another story depicts a comedic sequence involving Miller, who becomes confused and mixed up in matters he doesn't want involved in, leading to a confrontation where he teaches a lesson in social etiquette before discovering an electrified exit has been sabotaged, trapping him in a room where he faces starvation. The issue also features the cover-starred character Uncle Sam and includes stories with characters identified on the cover as Quicksilver, Sally O'Neil, and Kid Patrol.
When a wave of sabotage sweeps across America—factories burning, arsenals destroyed—Uncle Sam moves to protect the last remaining military stronghold in Mammoth City. Buddy Smith spots a suspicious tramp near the arsenal and follows him into a dangerous hideout, where he overhears a spy ring's plot to demolish the arsenal and signal an invasion. Now Uncle Sam must track down the enemy leader and dismantle the conspiracy before it's too late.
Sally O'Neil finds herself caught up in the search for President Cardos's son in Mexico City, where she suspects the local police may be working against her. With the help of a young man named Manuel, she navigates corrupt officials and dangerous streets to track down the missing boy. When Sally's determination finally pays off, she discovers the truth behind the disappearance and reunites the President with his son.
Kid Dixon is drawn into a brutal wrestling match when a crooked promoter bribes two grapplers to jump him in the ring and take him out of commission—clearing the path for a rival boxer to reclaim the championship. When the fighters turn on our young heavyweight, the match explodes into a full-blown riot, and Dixon finds himself on the wrong side of the law before the real scheme comes to light.
In "The Rascelli Expose'," a bold editorial at News Star sparks danger when the Raselli Mob retaliates by attempting to kidnap the paper’s editor. Just as the threat unfolds, Quicksilver moves in to shield the journalist, turning a moment of fear into a swift, decisive stand.
Paul Bunyan battles the frontier itself when a treacherous winter brings two devastating creatures to his logging camp—a three-eyed lynx that preys on horses under cover of darkness, and a mad moose that terrorizes Pete Ayres' operation in broad daylight. Bunyan's got to stop the jinx stalking the timber camps before fear and loss make it impossible for the loggers to move their season's cut downriver.
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