The superhero the Patriot debuted in "The Human Torch" #4 (cover-dated Spring 1941; mis-numbered #3 on cover), with both a two-page text story by writer Ray Gill, with a spot illustration by artist Bill Everett, and a 10-page comics story by writer Gill and artist George Mandel. The character went on to appear in the first of two "Human Torch" issues both inadvertently numbered #5, and known to collectors as #5(Summer 1941), in a story by Gill and artist Sid Greene. Concurrently, the Patriot began as regular feature in the superhero anthology "Marvel Mystery Comics", appearing in issues #21–44 (July 1941 – June 1943) and #49 -74 (Nov. 1943 – July 1946), making him one of Timely's most popular characters in the second tier beneath stars Captain America, the Human Torch, and the Sub-Mariner. The Patriot story "Death Stalks the Shipyard", from "Marvel Mystery Comics" #29, was reprinted during the Silver Age of Comic Books in "Marvel Super-Heroes" #16 (Sept. 1968).