Title: The Coming of... Uncle Sam .......... 18 pgs.

Credits: Len Wein ( writer ); Murphy Anderson ( pencils/inks ); Milt Snappin( letters ); Shelly Eiber ( colors ); Roy Thomas and Greg Weisman ( editors )

Feature Characters: Uncle Sam ( first modern appearance, last seen in flashback in Spectre(v3) #40, next National Comics(v1) #2 )

Guest Stars:

Villains: Herr Scar and The Black Legion ( a group of Neo-Nazi bundists, first and only appearance )

Other Characters: Samuel ( first appearance, a patriot who becomes the human template for the American Spirit, dies in flashback ), Samuel ( becomes the modern template for Uncle Sam, first and only appearance, dies ), Ezra Smith ( Buddy's grandfather, killed by a member of the Black Legion, first and only appearance ), Buddy Smith ( Uncle Sam's sidekick, first appearance, next .... )

Chronological Commments: This story takes place in mid-1941.

Comments:

Title: The Secret Origin of The Guardian and The Newsboy Legion ......... 20 pgs.

Credits: Roy Thomas( writer/adaptor/editor ); Arvell Jones ( pencils ); Greg Theakston ( inks ); Jean Simek, Helen Vesik ( letters ); Julianna Ferriter ( colors ); Greg Weisman ( co-editor )

Feature Characters: The Golden Age Guardian and The Newsboy Legion ( first appearance for all, told concurrently in All-Star Squadron Annual #1 and Star-Spangled Comics(v1) #7 )

Guest Stars: The Guardians of The Universe ( brief appearance in flashback only )

Villains: Frankie the Fence ( first and only appearance to date, a crook )

Other Characters:

Chronological Comments: This story takes place in early January, 1942.

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