Issue Details

Issue	#44
Published	October 1944
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	60
Editing	George Brenner

Cover Details

Characters	The Barker [Carnie Callahan]
Genre	adventure; humor
Pencils	Al Bryant
Inks	Al Bryant

11 page Barker story "Benny the Beep"

Characters	The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Peaches (first appearance; the bearded lady); Benny the Beep [Benny Yokavitz] (first appearance; villain); Barteer (first appearance; villain)
Genre	adventure; humor
Script	Klaus Nordling?
Pencils	Klaus Nordling
Inks	Klaus Nordling

8 page Sally O'Neil Policewoman story "The Crazy Criminals"

Characters	Sally O'Neil; Rocky Rhodes (first apearance; villain); Nuts Nisi (first appearance; villain); Pete Trigger (first appearance; villain); a phony psychiatrist (first appearance; villain); Dr. Woods (first appearance)
Genre	detective
Script	Al Bryant?
Pencils	Al Bryant
Inks	Al Bryant

1 page Salty Waters story

Genre	humor
Script	Bernard Dibble
Pencils	Bernard Dibble
Inks	Bernard Dibble

7 page G-2 story "The Case of the Rescued Captive"

Characters	The Japanese (villains); Major Kyle (first appearance); Dr. Gates (first appearance)
Genre	spy
Script	Don Rico?
Pencils	Don Rico
Inks	Don Rico

6 page Chic Carter story "The Arsonist Alderman"

Characters	Chic Carter; Alderman Kerney (first appearance; villain)
Genre	detective
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel

1 page Windy Breeze story "The Express Elevator"

Characters	Windy Breeze
Genre	humor
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]
Inks	Jack Cole

7 page Quicksilver story "Three Keys To Doom"

Characters	Quicksilver [Max]; Edgar Aldington (first appearance; villain); Quimby (first appearance; villain); Jim Connell (first appearance); Sims (first appearance; death); Harrison Walsh (first appearance; death)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Bill Quackenbush?
Inks	Bill Quackenbush?

2 page text story "Wagon Train"

Letters

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6 page Uncle Sam story "The John Thorpe Murder Case"

Characters	Uncle Sam; John Thorpe (first appearance; death); Count Torza (first appearance; villain); Dr. Colbu (first appearance; villain)
Genre	war; occult
Pencils	Ed Dobrotka?
Inks	Ed Dobrotka?

7 page Destroyer 171 story "The Hoshima Incident"

Characters	The Japanese (villains)
Genre	war
Pencils	Al Camy?
Inks	Al Camy?