National Comics
#23
National Comics #23
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Key facts
- 1st appearance of Executive Officer Fred Conroy (Lt. Commander Lake)
- 1st appearance of The Unknown
Market value
- Graded copies for sale
- $73.00 - $4,560
- 12 graded copies for sale, Updated 29 Sep 2026
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CGC Census
The evil Cadaver, gloating over having started the war in Europe, now uses his whiles to convince America that the Canadians are responsible for attacks on the U.S.
Cover date
June 1, 1942
On sale date
April 8, 1942
Pages
68
Cover price
$0.10
Editor
Ed Cronin
Credits
Writer
Penciller
Inker
Letterer
Characters
Executive Officer Fred Conroy (1st appearance); Lt. Commander Lake (1st appearance); The Unknown (1st appearance); Buddy; Cadaver (villain, introduction, death); Captain Prop Powers; Carl (caretaker); Carl's brother; Cyclone Cupid; Danny \"Kid\" Dixon; group of Nazi spies [Henricks; Herr Baboon (villain, death); Jock Kellog; Joe; Kaufman] (villains); Koba (villain, Cadaver's aide); Kurtz; Margaret; Merlin the Magician; Miss Anderson (secretary in the Office of Public Management); Miss Winky; Mrs. Scudder; Murphy (Policeman); Nazi spies [Karl; others unnamed] (villains); Otto; Porky; Quicksilver; rest unnamed] (villains, all die); Sally (boat building company's owner); Sally O'Neil; Salty Waters; school janitor; school kids [Bobby; Sergeant Mulligan; Sunshine Jones; Suzy; Teddy; The Japanese (villains, some die); Tom]; Uncle Sam; Windy Breeze; Wonder Boy