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National Comics #18 (1941)

Quality Comics · 1941 · 68 pages

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ContinueNational Comics #19 →
Contains 14 stories
The Bombing of Pearl Harbor
9 pp · superhero
Uncle SamBuddy SmithJohn Paul Jones (as a ghostcameo)the Nazis (villains)

In "The Bombing of Pearl Harbor," a 1941 tale from National Comics #18, the Axis Powers launch a surprise assault on Pearl Harbor, Guam, and even Portland, Maine—though the Germans are behind the attack on the Pacific base. As Buddy devises a clever wire net to disable enemy aircraft, Uncle Sam draws strength from the Spirit of John Paul Jones, rallying America’s retired frigates to turn the tide at sea, even as enemy forces push toward Boston.

The Lie Detector
1 pp · humor
Windy Breeze

Windy Breeze, the self-proclaimed champion of tall tales, agrees to put one of his wildly improbable yarns to the lie detector test at police headquarters—only to discover someone's been tinkering with the machine. This 1941 humor story from National Comics offers a hilarious look at what happens when a master storyteller meets a rigged truth-teller.

Baby Carriage Brouhaha
5 pp · adventure; humor; children · script ? [as Dan Wilson] (signed)
Kid Patrol [SunshinePorkySuzyTeddy]
Crooks in the Country
6 pp · detective-mystery · script ? [as Frank Kearns] (signed)
Sally O'Neil
The Phony Lighthouse
5 pp · aviation · script ? [as Lynn Bird] (signed)
Prop Powers
The Central American Jungle Caper
5 pp · superhero
Wonder Boy
The Twelve Duplicate Jurors
6 pp · superhero
Quicksilver [Max]Carol Thomas (State's witness)Dutch Hanson (villain)

In "The Twelve Duplicate Jurors," mobster Dutch Hanson pulls off a daring courtroom deception, replacing key witnesses with his own men—only to be outsmarted by Quicksilver, who turns the trial into a trap by freeing the real witnesses and exposing the impostors. With a clever twist and a flash of speed, Quicksilver unravels the scheme before the jury even reaches a verdict.

Fury on the Florida Flyer
4 pp · detective-mystery · script ? [as Lowell Riggs] (signed)
Jack DoeJill Doe
Untitled story
1 pp · humor
Miss Winky
Hollywood Hero
5 pp · sports · script ? [as Bob Reynolds] (signed)
Kid Dixon [Danny "Kid" Dixon]
The Levee Saboteurs
4 pp · fantasy · script ? [as Storey Weaver] (signed)
Paul BunyanBabe the Blue Ox
A Real Slugfest
4 pp · detective-mystery
Pen Miller
The Giant Mosquito
1 pp · humor
Cyclone Cupid
The Marsden Mystery
6 pp · superhero
Merlin the Magician [Jock Kellog]

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