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Issue Details

Issue #56
Published October 1946
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 "The Grifter"

Characters The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Edgar Getz (first appearance; villain); Manuel and Juanita Perez (first appearance; a knife-throwing team)
Genre adventure; humor
Script Klaus Nordling?
Pencils Klaus Nordling?
Inks Klaus Nordling?
Notes title from cover

6 page Intellectual Amos story "The Return of Admiral Bilge"

Characters Intellectual Amos; Admiral Bilge (first appearance); Phineas Demi-John (first appearance)
Genre humor; adventure; children
Script Andre LeBlanc
Pencils Andre LeBlanc
Inks Andre LeBlanc

1 page Salty Waters story

Genre humor
Script Bernard Dibble
Pencils Bernard Dibble
Inks Bernard Dibble

8 page Sally O'Neil Policewoman story "The Boy Who Knew All the Answers"

Characters Sally O'Neil; Melvin Delane (first appearance); Gunner McGasson (first appearance; villain); Gunner's partner (first appearance; villain)
Genre detective
Pencils Alex Kotzky?
Inks Alex Kotzky?

1 page Windy Breeze story "Gas Saver"

Characters Windy Breeze
Genre humor
Script Jack Cole
Pencils Jack Cole
Inks Jack Cole

6 page Steve Wood story "The Dagger's Clue"

Characters Steve Wood
Genre detective
Pencils Al McWilliams
Inks Al McWilliams

7 page Quicksilver story "Introducing Wilda"

Characters Quicksilver [Max]; Wilda (first appearance; a crime-fighter); Morvin and his gang (first appearance; villains)
Genre superhero
Pencils Bill Quackenbush
Inks Bill Quackenbush

2 page text story "The Devil Dog"

Letters typeset

7 page Lassie story "The Problem of Sophia"

Characters Lassie
Script Bernard Dibble
Pencils Bernard Dibble
Inks Bernard Dibble

7 page Tinker Tom story "Charity Doesn't Begin At Home"

Characters Tinker Tom [Tom Tinker] (last appearance)
Script Al Stahl
Pencils Al Stahl
Inks Al Stahl