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Issue: National Comics #68 Public Domain
Publication Date: October 1948
 
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Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagQuality Comics
Indicia Publisher: Comic Magazines
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 10 (9 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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Leo, the Lion Man!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Klaus Nordling
Klaus Nordling
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous
Barker
The Barker [Carnie Callahan]
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Miscellaneous
1
Art formerly attributed to Al Bryant.
Leo, the Lion Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Klaus Nordling
Klaus Nordling
Klaus Nordling
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous
Barker
The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Leo the Lion Man (first appearance); Sam (first appearance; death); Guido (first appearance; villain; a lion trainer)
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Miscellaneous
11
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bernard Dibble
Bernard Dibble
Bernard Dibble
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Salty Waters
Salty Waters
Salty...we're making you a temporary S.P.!
Salty becomes a temporary Shore Patrolman.
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Miscellaneous
1
The Lightning Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gill Fox
Gill Fox
Gill Fox
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Granny Gumshoe
Granny Gumshoe; Irwin (first appearance; villain); Mr. Squeeze (first appearance)
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Miscellaneous
5
Riddle In Rhyme

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Alice Kirkpatrick
Alice Kirkpatrick
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Sally O'Neil Policewoman
Sally O'Neil; Hanger (first appearance; villain); Ernest Kent (first appearance; death); Best (first appearance; death); Linda Kent (first appearance)
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Miscellaneous
6
Poetry Problem

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bernard Dibble
Bernard Dibble
Bernard Dibble
?
?
Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Lassie
Lassie; Laddie; Uncle Balty Bingle; Mrs. Bitzel; Mr. Bitzel
Huh! So now you're writing' poetry!
Lassie leaves Uncle Balty a love poem she wrote, for him to critique. He mistakenly thinks it's from the married woman next door, and leaves the country to avoid her "jealous" husband.
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Miscellaneous
4
Slumber Strikes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Dan Zolnerowich
Dan Zolnerowich
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Quicksilver
Quicksilver [Max]; Slumber [Jones] (villain, introduction); Slumber's gang (villains, introduction for all)
Quicksilver comes up against a foe wearing a gas mask and using sleeping gas on his victims.
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Miscellaneous
6
Cure For Firebugs

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
The Barker
The Barker [Carnie Callahan]
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Miscellaneous
2
The Composition Contest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Michael Senich
Michael Senich
Michael Senich
?
?
Subject Matter
Anthrop
Anthrop
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Miscellaneous
6
The Hunk Warwell Case

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Alice Kirkpatrick
Alice Kirkpatrick
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Steve Wood
Steve Wood; Fuzz Forry (first appearance; villain; death); Joss Lickey (first appearance; villain; death); Libra (first appearance; villain); Hunk Warwell (first appearance; villain)
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Miscellaneous
6

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