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Issue: National Comics #42

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Publication Date: May 1944

Issue #42
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Issues: #42 of 75 Issues

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Variant: unnamed

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Publisher: Flag

Quality Comics

Brand: Quality Comic Group

Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume:

Pages: 60

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 12 (10 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): George Brenner

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Golden Age US

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

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Content Items (12 total)

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Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Jack Cole (signed)

Inker(s): Jack Cole (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, humorous

Feature(s): Barker

Character(s): The Barker [Carnie Callahan]

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Pages: 1

Prof. Zell, Seer, Sees the Stars

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Joe Millard (signed)

Penciller(s): Jack Cole (signed)

Inker(s): Jack Cole (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: adventure, humorous

Feature(s): The Barker

Character(s): The Barker [Clarence "Carnie" Callahan] (introduction; real first name revealed in issue #48); Lena (introduction); Major Midge (introduction); Tiny Tim (introduction); Elasto; Liz Flannery (boarding house keeper); Colonel Lane (Mammoth Circus owner); Professor Zell (villain, fortune teller)

Synopsis: A telegram from Colonel Lane to Carnie, inviting him to participate in his circus sideshow, is intercepted by a silver-tongued fortune teller named Zell. When Zell sneaks out of the circus, Carnie and his pals follow him to Waynetown, where they wrest a contract from Zell and then set up shop in Lane's circus.

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Pages: 11

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble

Inker(s): Bernard Dibble

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Salty Waters

First Line: I don't think I can last 'til morning, Salty!

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Penciller(s): Bill Quackenbush

Inker(s): Bill Quackenbush

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Quicksilver

Character(s): Quicksilver; Deputy Sherrif Bill Tragg; Big John Hammer (villain)

First Line: Speed, daring, the perfect co-ordination of mind and muscle...

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Pages: 7

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Jack Cole

Penciller(s): Jack Cole

Inker(s): Jack Cole

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Windy Breeze

Character(s): Windy Breeze

First Line: Quick, Stinky--give me a few licks with this hammer!

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Pages: 1

Case No. 16: The Lady Wang

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): Don Rico ?

Penciller(s): Don Rico

Inker(s): Don Rico

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: espionage

Feature(s): G-2

Character(s): G-2 [Captain Don Leash]; The Lady Wang; he Japanese (villains)

Synopsis: In China, G-2 meets a freedom fighter named Lady Wang, the "Eastern Joan of Arc", and saves her people by routing the Japanese invaders in her village.

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Pages: 7

It's Your Move, Uncle Sam!

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Harry Stein

Penciller(s): Art Seymour

Inker(s): Art Seymour

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: occult, war

Feature(s): Uncle Sam

Character(s): Uncle Sam; Buddy Smith; unnamed U.S. general (cameo only); the Japanese (villains)

Synopsis: A military general informs Uncle Sam that the Japanese have an inside edge on the United States at their base in Marusu, able to get munitions and troops in place while America has to send their troops halfway across the globe to deal with it. The Japanese know it, but also know that a large American force will spell trouble for them, so the high command decides to attack the American forces from behind. Uncle Sam and Buddy willingly let themselves be captured so they can learn enemy plans, then escape to lead U.S. foces against the foe.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

Uncle Sam addresses the General as "one of my most brilliant nephews".

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Vernon Henkel (signed)

Penciller(s): Vernon Henkel (signed)

Inker(s): Vernon Henkel

Colorist(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Chic Carter

Character(s): Chic Carter

First Line: The reporters laughed when they heard about the Ice Fiend!

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Pages: 6

The Demon

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Letterer(s): typeset

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The Case of the Criminal Corpse

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Al Bryant (signed)

Inker(s): Al Bryant

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Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Sally O'Neil Policewoman

Character(s): Sally O'Neil; Dr. Doom (villain; introduction; death)

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Pages: 8

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Al Camy ?

Inker(s): Al Camy ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: war

Feature(s): Destroyer 171

Character(s): Lt. Commander Harvey Blake

First Line: Destroyer 171 embarks on the strangest voyage of her adventuresome career...

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Pages: 7

The Bumbershoot Jump!

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Credits

Writer(s): Rod Reed (signed)

Penciller(s): C. C. Beck (signed)

Inker(s): C. C. Beck (signed)

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Subject Matter

Feature(s): Captain Tootsie

Character(s): Captain Tootsie; Rollo

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