#2 September 2001

Cover
Contents
Uncle Sam
Fighting Yank
Spy Smasher
Commando Cubs
Profiles/Letters
Back Cover


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   -Uncle Sam, Spy Smasher, and Commando Cubs scans by me. First posting.

   -Fighting Yank scans by Marble River. Originally posted on the newsgroup, alt.binaries.pictures.comics.

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Profiles
Uncle Sam and Buddy
    -Story taken from National Comics #15
Quality Comics Inc. September 1941
     -Writer- Will Eisner
     -Penciler- Lou Fine
     -Inker- Lou Fine
    -A.K.A.- Uncle Sam and Buddy Smith
    -Known Powers- Super-strength, leaps, can’t be photographed, and has limited precognition.
    -Known Appearances- National Comics 1-45; Uncle Sam Quarterly 1-8

Fighting Yank
    -Story taken from Startling Comics #34
Better Publications Inc. July 1945
     -Writer- (Unknown)
     -Penciler- Ken Battlefield
     -Inker- Ken Battlefield
    -A.K.A.- Bruce Carter III 
    -Known Powers- Strength, invulnerability
    -Known Appearances- America's Best Comics 9, 11, 13-25; Fighting Yank 1-29; Startling Comics 10-49

Spy Smasher
    -Story taken from Whiz Comics #70
Fawcett Publications Inc. July 1946
     -Writer- (Unknown)
     -Penciler- Charles Tomsey
     -Inker- Charles Tomsey
    -A.K.A.- Alan Armstrong
    -Known Powers- None
    -Known Appearances- All-Hero Comics 1; America's Greatest Comics 1-8; Mighty Midget Comics: Spy Smasher (11); Spy Smasher 1-11; Whiz Comics 1-76

Commando Cubs
    -Story taken from Thrilling Comics #51
Standard Magazines Inc. December 1945
     -Writer- Richard Hughes
     -Penciler- Lin Streeter 
     -Inker- Lin Streeter 
    -A.K.A.- Ace, Spud, Horace, Whizzer, and Pokey.
    -Known Powers- None
    -Known Appearances- America's Best Comics 27, 28; America's Biggest Comics Book 1; Thrilling Comics 36-52, 55-60, 63, 65

All characters and stories are believed to be in the public domain. See Library page for details.