National Comics
75 issues
July 1940–November 1949
an impressive title boasting two of Quality's longest running heroes, Uncle
Sam and Quicksilver, along with many other popular strips that lasted just
as long. National, along with Hit Comics, debuted as Quality's fourth titles
. Managed to stay monthly through most of 1944, then went to bimonthly until
its end.
Moreso than other titles, the super-heroes in National lacked alter egos.
Heralded in the inside back cover of Hit Comics #1, which came out one month earlier.
Cover scans courtesy of the Grand Comics Database.
| Entries in yellow are costumed heroes. Click to read their profile. |
| Character | Appeared in Issues… | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Uncle Sam | #1-45 (July 1940–December 1944) | Also in Uncle Sam Quarterly #1–8 |
| Cyclone, future adventurer | #1–4, 13–37 (July–October 1940, July 1941–November 1943) | |
| Kid Dixon (boxer) | #1–32 (July 1940 –May 1943) | By George Tuska. Also in Bomber Comics, published by Elliott. |
| Kid Patrol (Porky, Sunshine, Teddy, Spunky & Suzy) | #1–36 (July 1940 –October 1943) | By Charles Nicholas. Also in Bomber Comics, published by Elliott. Like the Little Rascals, complete with token (and embarrassingly represented) black kid |
| Merlin (Jock Kellog) | #1-26 (July 1940–November 1942) | By Dan Zolnerowich. |
| Paul Bunyan (historical) | #1–22 (July 1940 –April 1942) | By Herman Bolstein and John Celardo. |
| Pen Miller (cartoonist) | #1–22 (July 1940 –April 1942) | By Klaus Nordling. Also in Crack #23–60 |
| Prop Powers (pilot) | #1–26 (July 1940 –November 1942) | By the Iger Studio. |
| Sally O'Neil (policewoman) | #1–75 (July 1940 –December 1949) | By Chuck Mazoujian. |
| Windy Breeze | #1–60 (July 1940 –June 1947) |
By Bill Newcombe. |
| Wonder Boy | #1–26 (July 1940–November 1942) | |
| Quicksilver | #5-71 (November 1940–April 1949) | |
| Jack and Jill | #8-22 (February 1941–April 1942) |
By Lowell Riggs. Also in Hit #1-7. |
| Miss Winky | #9–29 (March 1941—February 1943) | By Arthur Beeman. |
| Cyclone Cupid | #13–37 (July 1941–November 1943) | By Gill Fox. |
| The Unknown | #23-41 (June 1942–April 1944) | By Ted Udall and Bernard Klein. |
| Destroyer 171, Lt. Cmdr. Harvey Blake | #23–53 (June 1942–April 1946) | |
| G-2 (Don Leash) | #27-46 (December 1942–February 1945) | |
| Super-Heroes wane... | ||
| Chic Carter, crime reporter | #33–47 | |
| The Barker, Carnie Calahan | #42–75 (May 1944—December 1949) |
Also in The Barker #1-15 (Autumn 1946–December 1949) |
| The Whistler | #48–54 (June 1945–June 1946) | |