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Issue: National Comics #69 Public Domain
Publication Date: December 1948
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Issues: #69 of 75 Issues
Title:
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: 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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Percy the Powerful

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Gill Fox (signed)
Inker(s): Gill Fox (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous
Feature(s): The Barker
Character(s): The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Percy the Powerful
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Pages: 1
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Percy the Powerful

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gwen Hansen
Penciller(s): Klaus Nordling (signed)
Inker(s): Klaus Nordling (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous
Feature(s): The Barker
Character(s): The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Colonel Land (Mammoth Circus owner); Lena; Major Midge; Tiny Tim; Percy the Powerful (introduction); Professor Goby (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Tiny is challenged by a 90-pound weakling named Percy, who takes special pills every 12 hours for his tremendous strength. However, these special pills were stolen by an evil professor, who feeds them to animals, forcing Carnie to also take some of the pills in order to bring order back to the circus and clean up the mess left behind.
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Pages: 11
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B. O. Railroad Co.,E

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): Fuzzy
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: last app. in CRACK COMICS #52; next app. in BARKER #12
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Mr. Bugg

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gill Fox (signed)
Penciller(s): Gill Fox (signed)
Inker(s): Gill Fox (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Granny Gumshoe
Character(s): Granny Gumshoe; Mr. Bugg (first appearance; villain)
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Pages: 5
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The Will of Barry Taunton

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Alice Kirkpatrick
Inker(s): Alice Kirkpatrick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Sally O'Neil Policewoman
Character(s): Sally O'Neil; Parker (first appearance; villain); Camille D'Arcy (first appearance; villain); Helen Taunton (first appearance)
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Pages: 6
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Faked Amnesia

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; Laddie; Roberta
First Line: Oh, dear! Roberta will brain me for getting home so late!
Synopsis: Laddie advises Lassie to fake amnesia to get out of punishment. Roberta sees through the ruse and tells Lassie that she's really the "new hired girl" and puts her to work doing chores.
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Pages: 4
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Piracy Ploy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Peter Riss
Inker(s): Peter Riss
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Quicksilver
Character(s): Quicksilver [Max]; Stilson (first appearance; villain); Yates (first appearance; villain); Trigger (first appearance; villain); other pirates (first appearance; villains)
Synopsis: A cruising yacht with society people is hijacked by hoodlums.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Originally credited to Dan Zolnerowich. The pointed faces with eyes far apart and flying perons are all the trademark of Peter Riss
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All That Glitters

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Barker
Character(s): The Barker [Carnie Callahan]
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Pages: 2
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Any Laundry? Any Dry Cleaning?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bart Tumey
Penciller(s): Bart Tumey
Inker(s): Bart Tumey
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Anthrop
Character(s): Anthrop
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Pages: 6
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The Twin Terrorists

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Alice Kirkpatrick
Inker(s): Alice Kirkpatrick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Steve Wood
Character(s): Steve Wood; Sticker Latch (first appearance; villain); Latch (first appearance; villain; Sticker's brother)
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Pages: 6

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