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Issue: National Comics #53 Public Domain
Publication Date: April 1946
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Issues: #53 of 75 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Brand: Quality Comic GroupView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): George Brenner
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Al Bryant (signed)
Inker(s): Al Bryant (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
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Scramolo, the Escape Wizard

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gwen Hansen
Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling
Inker(s): Klaus Nordling
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous
Feature(s): Barker
Character(s): The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Colonel Land (Mammoth Circus owner); Tiny; Major Midge; Lena; Professor Scratz (introduction); Scramolo (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: The Barker discovers that Scramolo, the escape artist, was only out to scam the circus's bankroll.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
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The Red God Ruby

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Gene Fawcette [as Fawcette] (signed)
Inker(s): Gene Fawcette [as Fawcette] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Sally O'Neil Policewoman
Character(s): Sally O'Neil; Gwarden (first appearance; villain)
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Pages: 8
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bernard Dibble
Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble
Inker(s): Bernard Dibble
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Salty Waters
Character(s): Salty Waters; Willie
First Line: Wotcha readin', Willie?
Synopsis: Salty remembers his failures around the world with women.
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Pages: 1
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Lonesome

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Quackenbush
Inker(s): Bill Quackenbush
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Quicksilver
Character(s): Quicksilver [Max]; Lonesome (first appearance; villain); Marmot (first appearance; villain; death); Stooge (first appearance; villain; death); Zimmy (first appearance; villain; death); other crooks (first appearance; villains; all die)
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Pages: 7
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Retriever For Rent

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
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bernard Dibble
Penciller(s): Bernard Dibble
Inker(s): Bernard Dibble
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Lassie
Character(s): Lassie; Roberta; Laddie; Professor; Roger; Miss Snipperty
First Line: Just think -- a visit to a real observatory!
Synopsis: After a visit to an observatory, Lassie and Laddie think they've spotted men from Mars in the park. The aliens turn out to be people dressed up for a "Futurist mask party."
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Roger and Roberta are definitely not married in this story.
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The Trial of Monk McGurn

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vernon Henkel
Penciller(s): Vernon Henkel
Inker(s): Vernon Henkel
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, superhero
Feature(s): Whistler
Character(s): The Whistler [Mallory Drake]; Monk McGurn (first appearance; villain); Tony Munsi (first appearance; villain); Sam (first appearance; villain); other hoods (first appearance; villains); Mr. Mallory Anderson (first appearance); Mrs. Mallory Anderson (first appearance)
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Pages: 6
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Banditos

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
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The Saboteurs and the Sub

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Camy?
Inker(s): Al Camy?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Destroyer 171
Character(s): The Japanese (villains)
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: last appearance; all stories set in World War II
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The Coffin In the Old House

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Andre LeBlanc
Penciller(s): Andre LeBlanc
Inker(s): Andre LeBlanc
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Intellectual Amos
Character(s): Intellectual Amos; Boss (first appearance; villain); Squint (first appearance; villain); Pete (first appearance; villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6

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