Issue: #13
Published: July 1941, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing: Will Eisner
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 3.
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Comic Story (9 pages) |
The Mine Slaves |
Featuring: |
Uncle Sam |
Synopsis: |
After an afternoon of fishing, Uncle Sam and Buddy enter enter a town, but to their surprise, there are no men there! When they learn that the men have been kidnapped to work in a mine, they decide to investigate and free the men if at all possible. |
Credits: |
Script: Will Eisner [as William E. Eisner] (credited) | Pencils: Lou Fine | Inks: Lou Fine |
Genre: |
Superhero |
Characters: |
Uncle Sam Buddy Smith Un-named Storekeeper (villain) Un-named Mine Foreman (villain) |
Comic Story (6 pages) |
Arson and a Jewel Box |
Featuring: |
Sally O'Neil Policewoman |
Credits: |
Script: ? [As Frank Kearns] | Pencils: Mort Leav | Inks: Mort Leav |
Genre: |
Detective-mystery |
Characters: |
Sally O'Neil Mike O'Neil |
Comic Story (1 page) |
Wanted: Large Size Hurricane |
Featuring: |
Windy Breeze |
Credits: |
Script: Jack Cole | Pencils: Jack Cole | Inks: Jack Cole |
Genre: |
Humor |
Characters: |
Windy Breeze |
Text Story (2 pages) |
Stars and Stripes |
Credits: |
Script: Toni Blum [as Anthony Lamb] | Letters: typeset |
Comic Story (1 page) |
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Featuring: |
Miss Winky |
Credits: |
Script: Arthur Beeman | Pencils: Arthur Beeman | Inks: Arthur Beeman |
Genre: |
Humor |
Characters: |
Miss Winky |
Comic Story (6 pages) |
Temple of the Man-Eating Spider |
Featuring: |
Merlin the Magician |
Synopsis: |
Merlin heads deep into the Himalayas in hopes of claiming a legendary diamond to bolster Britain's war relief funds. When the priests of the temple foolishly try and stop him, Merlin conjures up the great spider-god, Agor, then reaches the diamond while turning its defenders into bats, and impales the High Priestess on a spear. Merlin then completely destroys the temple and gives the diamond to Prime Minster Churchill himself. |
Credits: |
Script: Fred Guardineer [as Lance Blackwood] (signed) | Pencils: Fred Guardineer [as Lance Blackwood] (signed) | Inks: Fred Guardineer [as Lance Blackwood] (signed) |
Genre: |
Superhero |
Characters: |
Merlin The Magician [Jock Kellog] Winston Churchill Agor (villain, Spider-god) Nang Tu (villain, Introduction, High Priestess, Death) Un-named Spider Priests (villains, Introduction For All, All Die) |
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