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Issue Details

Issue #59
Published April 1947
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 Birdman"

Characters The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; The Birdman [Denoso] (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre adventure; humor
Script Klaus Nordling
Pencils Klaus Nordling
Inks Klaus Nordling

1 page Windy Breeze story "What's Opera?"

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

7 page Lassie story "The Diamond Bracelet Cat Collar"

Characters Lassie
Script Bernard Dibble
Pencils Bernard Dibble
Inks Bernard Dibble

8 page Sally O'Neil Policewoman story "The Smiling Swede"

Characters Sally O'Neil; The Smiling Swede (first appearance; villain); Max (first appearance; villain); other crooks (first appearance; villains)
Genre detective
Pencils Al Bryant
Inks Al Bryant

6 page Intellectual Amos story "Admiral Bilge and the Pot of Gold"

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

6 page Steve Wood story "Mr. Bones"

Characters Steve Wood; Grimm J. Bones (first appearance; villain)
Genre detective
Pencils Al McWilliams
Inks Al McWilliams

2 page text story "The Test"

Letters typeset

7 page Granny Gumshoe story "The Haunted Doll House"

Characters Granny Gumshoe; Dr. Lucifer Shrinkem (first appearance; villain); Droop (first appearance; villain)
Genre detective
Script Gill Fox
Pencils Gill Fox
Inks Gill Fox

7 page Quicksilver story "The Australian Magic Murders"

Characters Quicksilver [Max]; Jonas (first appearance; villain); Simon Hidge (first appearance; villain; death); Garroby (first appearance)
Genre superhero
Pencils Dan Zolnerowich
Inks Dan Zolnerowich

1 page Salty Waters story

Genre humor
Script Bernard Dibble
Pencils Bernard Dibble
Inks Bernard Dibble