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| Name | War Comics 1 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 |
| Notes | Entire contents, copyright, 1940 by Dell Publishing Company. On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, January-December 1940, Numbers 1-4. Second class permit. Copyright number 439931. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | War |
| Pencils | Al McWilliams |
| Inks | Al McWilliams |
| Text Article | War Planes (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Non-fiction; War |
| Pencils | Roy Humphries (signed) |
| Inks | Roy Humphries (signed) |
| Notes | On inside front cover in black, white and red. |
| Story | Scoop Mason (8 pages) |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | Scoop Mason (first appearance); Sleepy Samson (first appearance); Jay-Jay [Judy Jackson] (first appearance); Jonesie (first appearance); Baron Treville (first appearance); Rosita (first appearance) |
| Script | Alan Blane |
| First Line | Scoop and his aid, Sleepy Samson, are covering the European conflict between France and Germany. |
| Story | The Tripod Trio (2 pages) |
| Genre | Humor; War |
| Characters | Tripod Trio (first appearance) |
| First Line | What a story! All about the isle of everlasting beauty! |
| Story | The Sky Hawk (8 pages) |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | Storm Allen (first appearance); Lucky Lane (first appearance); Buzz Magee (first appearance); Ah Wing (first appearance); Admiral White (first appearance); Nichi Koto (first appearance) |
| Script | Ralf Stone |
| Pencils | Tom Hickey |
| Inks | Tom Hickey |
| First Line | Bad news strikes hard. |
| Comic Story | On the High Seas / Three Days Out / The Tripod Trio (2 pages) |
| Genre | Humor; War |
| Characters | Tripod Trio |
| Comic Story | Scapa Flow (4 pages) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; War |
| Characters | Guenther Prien |
| Pencils | Al McWilliams |
| Inks | Al McWilliams |
| Notes | Alden McWilliams credit from "Comic book culture: an illustrated history" by Ron Goulart (2000-Collectors Press Inc.) [Submitted by Doc Mars via the Error Tracker]. |
| Comic Story | Lt. Frank Luke, World War Ace (4 pages) |
| Genre | Biography; War |
| Characters | Lt. Frank Luke, Jr. |
| Pencils | Roy Humphries (signed) |
| Inks | Roy Humphries (signed) |
| Comic Story | No Title (7 pages) |
| Feature | Sikandur the Robot Master |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | Sikandur (first appearance; only appearance); Countess Sylvia (first appearance); Robot X5328B (first appearance); Bert (first appearance); Bill (first appearance); Ed (first appearance) |
| First Line | In his laboratory, sits Sikandur, the robot master. |
| Notes | This is the only appearance of the "Sikandur the Robot Master" feature. |
| Comic Story | Television Torpedo Wars Newest Weapon (5 pages) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; War |
| Characters | Sgt. Murphy; Lt. Radcliffe; U. A. Sanabria |
| Pencils | Roy Humphries (signed) |
| Inks | Roy Humphries (signed) |
| Story | Blockade (8 pages) |
| Script | ? [as J. D. Wilkyey] |
| Pencils | ? [as J. D. Wilkyey] |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | Tim (first appearance); Jerry (first appearance); Mr. Jones |
| First Line | Tim and Jerry, two American boys, are enjoying a hiking and bicycling tour through Sweden |
| Story | The Tripod Trio (2 pages) |
| Genre | Humor; War |
| Characters | Tripod Trio |
| First Line | Take dem away |
| Comic Story | London is Bombed / Danny Dash Globe Trotter (6 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; War |
| Characters | Danny Dash (first appearance); Mac [Shamrock McGlynn] (first appearance); Gray Hordes from the Center of the Earth (first appearance) |
| Pencils | Erwin Hess (signed) |
| Inks | Erwin Hess (signed) |
| Story | Peace Raider (6 pages) |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | Peace Raider [Larry MacIntosh] (first appearance); Babanoff (first appearance) |
| Pencils | Arthur McCaffery (signed) |
| Inks | Arthur McCaffery (signed) |
| First Line | Larry MacIntosh, wealthy and idealistic, wants the U.S. Navy to adopt his invention without cost |
| Notes | I'm assuming Arthur McCaffery is the artist based on the use of the other bylines in this issue, since it says "by Arthur McCaffery." |
| Story | The Tripod Trio (2 pages) |
| Genre | Humor; War |
| Characters | Tripod Trio |
| First Line | But we're not soldiers |
| Activity | Name the Pilots! (1 page) |
| Notes | A "Name the Pilots" contest on inside back cover. |
| Text Article | Submarine Strength at the Outbreak of War! (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Non-fiction; War |
| Notes | Back cover. |
| The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution License. More details about this comic may be available in their page here | |
