| Index Card | ||||
| ||||
| Title |
| |||
| Date | | Number: 26 | Lang: English (en) | |||
| Uploaded | by Dave Hayward | |||
| File size | 48.37mb consisting of 68 pages | Format: EBook | |||
| File name | National_Comics_026_Rangerhouse_DaveH.cbz | |||
| Downloads | 93 and 5495 views | |||
| Rating | 10/10 (2 votes) | |||
| Comments | You must be logged on to make a comment! | |||
| Notes | There is more information about this book at the bottom of the page | |||
You are WELCOME to enjoy our site & read ALL our books online. But to download & join our forum please create a FREE account or
login
| Additional Information | |
| Name | National Comics 26 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Uncle Sam; Buddy Smith |
| Pencils | Reed Crandall |
| Inks | Reed Crandall |
| First Line | They asked for it and Uncle Sam is going to give it to them! |
| Story | Uncle Sam (9 pages) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Uncle Sam; Buddy Smith |
| Pencils | Reed Crandall Iger Shop (assist) |
| Inks | Reed Crandall Iger Shop (assist) |
| First Line | Uncle Sam again turns the tables... |
| Story | Windy Breeze (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Windy Breeze |
| Pencils | Jack Cole (signed) |
| Inks | Jack Cole (signed) |
| First Line | Oh boy...a sale! |
| Story | Kid Dixon (5 pages) |
| Script | ? [as Bob Reynolds] (signed) |
| Genre | Sports |
| Characters | Kid Dixon [Danny Dixon] |
| Pencils | Klaus Nordling |
| Inks | Klaus Nordling |
| First Line | Hey, champ... |
| Story | Sally O'Neil Policewoman (6 pages) |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Sally O'Neil |
| Pencils | Al Bryant ? |
| Inks | Al Bryant ? |
| First Line | Sally helps stretch the long arm of the law... |
| Story | The Unknown (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The new Nazi-backed leader of the Vichy French government is challenged by the Unknown, and promptly arrests a hundred of the French people in order to put them to death. The Unknown breaks into the prison complex and frees the Frenchmen, and attends to the Nazi swine as well. |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | The Unknown; Herr Raval (villain, Nazi head of the French government, death); the Nazis (villains, all die) |
| Script | Ted Udall |
| Pencils | Bernard Klein |
| Inks | Bernard Klein |
| First Line | In ravaged Holland, three Gestapo agents... |
| Comic Story | To the Circus! / Kid Patrol (5 pages) |
| Genre | Adventure; Humor; Children |
| Characters | Kid Patrol |
| Script | Toni Blum (signed) ? |
| Pencils | Charles Nicholas |
| Inks | Charles Nicholas |
| Comic Story | Zimbamboo / Quicksilver (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | When a volcano in the jungles of South America near Zimbamboo begins to smoke, the natives begin to do the Dance of Death, then, traditionally, sacrifice their king. But Quicksilver, realizing there is an Army detachment within ten miles of the village, heads south, just in case the villagers decide to attack the base and sacrifice U.S. soldiers to boot! |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Quicksilver [Max]; Rufus T. Jones (King of Zimbamboo); group of foreign spies (villains) |
| Script | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Pencils | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Inks | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Letters | Paul Gustavson (signed) |
| Story | Salty Waters (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Salty Waters |
| Pencils | John Devlin ? |
| Inks | John Devlin ? |
| First Line | Y'mean they're givin' us a dance right here on ship board? |
| Story | Prop Powers (5 pages) |
| Genre | Aviation |
| Characters | Prop Powers |
| Script | Toni Blum (signed) ? |
| Pencils | Witmer Williams |
| Inks | Witmer Williams |
| First Line | To what lengths... |
| Notes | Final appearance in National Comics. Prop Powers appears next in Atomic Comics (Green Publishing, 1946 Series) #2. |
| Comic Story | The U-Boat / Merlin the Magician (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | An enemy u-boat surfaces along the Atlantic Coast, terrorizing a seacoast town with the threat of hanging ten citizens for each German soldier killed. Merlin decides to intervene in his own way. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Merlin the Magician [Jock Kellog]; un-named U.S. Army General; Adolf Hitler (villain, image); un-named U-Boat Commander (villain, death?); the Nazis (villains, many die) |
| Script | Fred Guardineer (signed) |
| Pencils | Fred Guardineer (signed) |
| Inks | Fred Guardineer (signed) |
| Notes | Final appearance of the "Merlin the Magician" feature. Final Golden Age appearance of the Merlin the Magician character. Appears next in All Star Comics (DC, 1999 Series) #1 (Early May 1999), where he dies. Lance Blackwood, according to the Who's Who, is a by-line on this strip. The U.S. general in this story resembles Commissioner Dolan in the Spirit strip. |
| Text Story | The Desert Always Wins (2 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Story | Cyclone Cupid (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Script | Gill Fox (signed) |
| Pencils | Gill Fox (signed) |
| Inks | Gill Fox (signed) |
| First Line | We got a tip that Elephant Ears McPutrid will try to rob this safe tonight |
| Story | Wonder Boy (5 pages) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Wonder Boy |
| Script | Jerry Maxwell (signed) |
| Pencils | Rudy Palais ? |
| Inks | Rudy Palais ? |
| First Line | The long bloody hand of America's enemies... |
| Notes | Last appearance in National Comics. Next seen in Bomber Comics (Elliot, 1944 series) #1. Tracking of feature noted by Leonard Wolinsky via the GCD Errors list, February 2009. |
| Story | Miss Winky (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Miss Winky |
| Script | Arthur Beeman (signed) |
| Pencils | Arthur Beeman (signed) |
| Inks | Arthur Beeman (signed) |
| First Line | I just don't know what to do about Little Midge, Nancy |
| Story | Destroyer 171 (6 pages) |
| Genre | War |
| Pencils | Al McWilliams (signed) |
| Inks | Al McWilliams (signed) |
| First Line | The U.S.S. Pawnee cruises on patrol... |
| 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 | |

