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Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	October 1941
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	De Witt Shank (Editor); Gene Fawcette (Art Director)
Notes	The title of the comic book is "Rangers of Freedom Comics." This comic book has no text story. No publication frequency in the indicia.

Cover Details - "The Super-Brain"

Characters	The Rangers of Freedom [Biff Barkley; Tex Russell; Percy Cabot]; Super-Brain (villain)
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich (signed)
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich (signed)

12 page Rangers of Freedom story "As fiendish sabotage terrorizes the citizens of the United States..."

Characters	The Rangers of Freedom [Biff Barkley; Tex Russell; Percy Cabot, the Little Corporal] (introduction with origin; not the Marine heroes featured in #5-7); guest stars: President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Gloria Travers (Miss America of 1941, name revealed next issue); The Super-Brain (villain, introduction); the Nazis (villains)
Synopsis	Biff, Tex and Percy are brought by the FBI to Washington D.C. and informed that a mysterious mental force is behind the attack on America's democracy and that only young minds can resist their powers. The three accept the challenge and form the "Rangers of Freedom", only to be captured by the Super-Brain, subjected to an intense brain compelling ray and ordered to go to the nation's capitol and kidnap the President of the United States.
Genre	adventure
Script	? [as Captain Raymond Colt] (signed)
Pencils	Joe Doolin
Inks	Joe Doolin
Reprinted	in Men of Mystery (AC, 1999 series) #81 (2010)

9 page The Royal Watch story "Jock, Mac, Harry and Terry are at the..."

Characters	The Royal Watch [Jock; Mac; Harry; Terry] (intro of all); Sgt. Harkness; Captain Carruthers; Villains: Herman (intro; dies); Nazi spies (intro; die)
Genre	war
Script	? [as Stacy Kent]
Pencils	Jim Chambers?
Inks	Jim Chambers?

8 page Defense Patrol story "The toughest little eggs in Steel City are..."

Characters	The Defense Patrol [Pedro; Tony; Socker; Nick; Spike; Tom; Fatso; Izzy] (intro; origin); Captain Thomason; Villains: Von Sourpuss (intro); Nazis
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Stan Asch
Inks	Stan Asch

4 page Jeep Milarkey story "Jeep Milarkey, on guard at a southern army..."

Characters	Jeep Milarkey (intro; an MP); Lt. Kitty Tone (an Army nurse); Villains: Nazis
Genre	humor
Script	? [as Pat O'Hara]

7 page Anzac Hawks story "Living on an isolated plantation on the barren..."

Characters	The Anzac Hawks [Tommy Armitage; Betty Armitage; Roy Blake] (intro; origin; only appearance); Villains: Van Der Meer (intro); Nazis
Genre	war
Script	? [as Talbot Cook]
Pencils	Bob Jenney
Inks	Bob Jenney
Notes	This is the only appearance of the Anzac Hawks.

8 page Rocky Hall Jungle Stalker story "Rocky Hall, a champion tracker, has been chosen..."

Characters	Rocky Hall (intro); Gay-Ree (Gary Murray; a jungle boy; intro); Villains: Snake-Men (intro)
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as Buck Masters]
Pencils	Robert Bugg?
Inks	Bob Hebberd?
Notes	HW and HS see some possible Jim Chambers and HW adds Tom Gill to the list of suspects.

8 page Sea Squad story "Legend. Five adventurous friends, all expert sailors, have..."

Characters	The Sea Squad [Jackson; Rick Davis; three unnamed others] (intro; origin); Sam Squidd (intro); Villains: Nazis
Genre	adventure
Script	? [as Caleb Banks]
Pencils	Harry Fisk?
Inks	Harry Fisk?
Notes	This is the only appearance of the Sea Squad.

8 page Don Stuart of the Far East Rangers story "Dr. Stuart, the unofficial adviser to the Chinese government..."

Characters	Don Stuart (intro); Dr. Stuart (intro; his father); Hilda Von Bellows (intro); Sing Hi (intro); Sing Lo (intro); Lt. Lee Wing (intro); Villain: Von Bellows (intro)
Genre	war
Script	? [as John Campbell]