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Issue: National Comics #56 Public Domain
Publication Date: October 1946
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Issues: #56 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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The Grifter!

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Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, humorous
Character(s): The Barker [Carnie Callahan]
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The Grifter!

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Genres: adventure, humorous
Character(s): The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Edgar Getz (first appearance; villain); Manuel and Juanita Perez (first appearance; a knife-throwing team)
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Pages: 11
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The Return of Admiral Bilge

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Genres: adventure, childrens, humorous
Character(s): Intellectual Amos; Admiral Bilge (first appearance); Phineas Demi-John (first appearance)
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Salty Waters; Mr. Peevitch; Miss Peevitch
First Line: Do you mean to say that, after all this time, Father actually seems to be taking a liking to you?
Synopsis: Salty's "friendship" with his girlfriend's father is short-lived.
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The Boy Who Knew All the Answers

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Sally O'Neil; Melvin Delane (first appearance); Gunner McGasson (first appearance; villain); Gunner's partner (first appearance; villain)
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Pages: 8
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Gas Saver

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Windy Breeze
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The Dagger's Clue

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Steve Wood
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Introducing Wilda

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Quicksilver [Max]; Wilda (first appearance; a crime-fighter); Morvin and his gang (first appearance; villains)
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The Devil Dog

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Letterer(s): typeset
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The Problem of Sophia

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Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Lassie; Laddie; Uncle Balty; Aunt Sophia; Pipwilliger
First Line: Lassie and Laddie are invited to rich Uncle Balty's for a visit...
Synopsis: Lassie and Laddie visit Uncle Balty. His sister Sophia is stern at first, but takes her brother's advice to act more like the children, and goes on a spree with a confiscated slingshot. Lassie and Laddie promote a romance for Sophia, freeing Balty from her presence. He's delighted.
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Charity Doesn't Begin at Home

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Character(s): Tinker Tom [Tom Tinker] (last appearance)
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Pages: 7
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