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Revision as of 19:23, 17 January 2021
National Comics #5 is an issue of the series National Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1940.
Synopsis for Uncle Sam: "The True Story of Uncle Sam--Who He Was and How He Came To Be"
- In 1777, near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, an American patriot remembered only by his first name, Samuel, was shot dead by some Hessian soldiers. In his last moments, he saw and talked to the spirit of Uncle Sam, and was reassured that America would be free. Sam became Uncle Sam, or united with Uncle Sam, and invisibly provided guidance to the USA during its turbulent history.
One day Uncle Sam, gigantic and invisible, passes through a small Midwestern town, and listens in on a conversation. It's about the Black Legion, and the one voice advocating standing up to them has a white beard and is also named Sam. That night, Unc appears in Sam's home, and they have a conversation, similar to the one in 1777. Sam trims his beard and changes his clothes, taking on the persona of Uncle Sam himself.
In a barn on a farm not far from town, the hooded and robed Black Legion, all six of them, are deciding on a strategy. They need to get control of this town, Glen Valley, and they're ready to use automatic weapons to get it. The next morning, they ride into town on motorcycles, wielding machine guns, and inflict a lot of civilian casualties, both in town and in the surrounding countryside.
Uncle Sam attacks them, at the county creamery, locking them inside with himself, then wades into them. Bullets are useless against him, and he snaps rifle-barrels in half with one hand, like they were pencils. One Black Legionnaire manages to whack him on the head, hard enough to bend a thick iron bar, and it DOES squash his hat, but not his cheerful approach to dealing out the fisticuffs. Very soon the Black Legion, all still alive, are hanging from hooks on the creamery wall, waiting for the police to arrive.
Appearing in Uncle Sam: "The True Story of Uncle Sam--Who He Was and How He Came To Be"
Featured Characters:
- Uncle Sam (Origin)
Antagonists:
- The Black Legion
- Hessians
Locations:
Concepts:
Synopsis for Sally O'Neil, Policewoman: "The Bonritz Murder"
Appearing in Sally O'Neil, Policewoman: "The Bonritz Murder"
Featured Characters
Supporting Characters:
- Captain, Sally's boss
- Barry Gilmore
Antagonists:
- female shoplifter
- store detective, murderer
- two henchmen
Other Characters:
- Barbara De Van, divorcee (Dies)
Locations:
- New York City
- Bonritz Department Store
- Police HQ
- Westchester, delivery address
Items:
- expensive diamond clip
Synopsis for Kid Patrol: "The Capture of "William Shakespeare""
Appearing in Kid Patrol: "The Capture of "William Shakespeare""
Featured Characters:
- Kid Patrol
- Teddy
- George Washington Abraham Lincoln "Sunshine " Jones
- Porky
- Spunky (Mentioned only)
- Suzy (Mentioned only)
Supporting Characters:
- Officer Pat Malone
Antagonists:
- City Asylum Officials: Lem, 2 others
Other Characters:
- William Shakespeare, lunatic
Locations:
- Lower East Side, New York City
- old house in the woods
Vehicles:
- black sedan
Synopsis for Pen Miller: "Nipper's Drug Mob"
Appearing in Pen Miller: "Nipper's Drug Mob"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for Wonder Boy: "Cheatum the Crooked Landlord"
Appearing in Wonder Boy: "Cheatum the Crooked Landlord"
Featured Characters
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Cheatum
Other Characters:
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (Behind the scenes)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Presenting Quicksilver"
Appearing in "Presenting Quicksilver"
Featured Characters:
- Quicksilver (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Von Lohfer
Other Characters:
Locations:
Synopsis for Kid Dixon: "Slugger Mike To Fight Champ"
Appearing in Kid Dixon: "Slugger Mike To Fight Champ"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- B. Galsworthy "Bottle" Topps, Dixon's Manager
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Slugger Mike
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for Paul Bunyan: "The Parachutists"
Appearing in Paul Bunyan: "The Parachutists"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for Prop Powers: "Americans Trapped In France"
Appearing in Prop Powers: "Americans Trapped In France"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for Merlin the Magician: "Dr. Morbidd's Zombie"
Appearing in Merlin the Magician: "Dr. Morbidd's Zombie"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Elaine
Antagonists:
- Dr. Morbidd
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
- Merlin's Magic Cloak
Vehicles:
Notes
- Uncle Sam
- This story necessarily takes place before the events described in National Comics #1 (July 1940). Sam has not yet met and hired his assistant, Buddy Smith.
- Also featured in this issue of National Comics were
Trivia
- Bill Newcombe signed his "Windy Breeze" strip as "George."
- Charles Nicholas signed his Kid Patrol art as "Dan Wilson."
- Dan Zolnerowich signed his Merlin art as "Lance Blackwood."
- George Tuska signed his Kid Dixon art as "Bob Reynolds."
- Henry Kiefer signed his Cyclone art as "Tony Rawlins."
- Herman Bolstein and John Celardo signed their Paul Bunyan story as "Storey Weaver."
- Jack Cole and Chuck Mazoujian didn't sign their Quicksilver story.
- Klaus Nordling signed his Pen Miller story as "Klaus."
- Toni Blum signed her Yankee Doodle Boy text story as "Anthony Lamb."
- Toni Blum and Chuck Mazoujian signed their Sally O'Neil story as "Frank Kearn."
- Toni Blum and John Celardo signed their Wonder Boy story as "Jerry Maxwell."
- Toni Blum and Witmer Williams signed their Prop Powers story as "Lynn Bird."
- Will Eisner signed his Uncle Sam story as "William Eisner."
- The art was long thought to have been by Dan Zolnerowich, but recent research indicates that it was by Lou Fine.
- Unlike most golden age comic story titles used here and elsewhere, "The True Story of Uncle Sam--Who He Was and How He Came To Be" was applied by the author, Will Eisner. It seems to include a hat-tip to Bob Kane's title for the Batman origin story in Detective Comics #33.
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