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Issue Details

Issue	#72
Published	June 1949
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	George Brenner

Cover Details

Characters	The Barker [Carnie Callahan]
Genre	adventure; humor
Pencils	Gill Fox
Inks	Gill Fox

11 page Barker story "The Oldest Man In the World"

Characters	The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Grubstake Peters (first appearance)
Genre	adventure; humor
Script	Klaus Nordling
Pencils	Klaus Nordling
Inks	Klaus Nordling
Notes	title from cover

6 page Sally O'Neil Policewoman story "Mr. Malevolence"

Characters	Sally O'Neil; Mr. Malevolence [Tiny Ted] (first appearance; villain)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Alice Kirkpatrick
Inks	Alice Kirkpatrick

4 page Lassie story "Caveman Capers"

Characters	Lassie
Script	Bernard Dibble
Pencils	Bernard Dibble
Inks	Bernard Dibble

4 page Honeybun story "The Dumber Plumber"

Characters	Jon Ford (first appearance)
Script	Paul Gustavson
Pencils	Paul Gustavson
Inks	Paul Gustavson

1 page The Barker text story "Tiger Killer"

Characters	The Barker [Carnie Callahan]
Letters	typeset

6 page Steve Wood story "The Squid"

Characters	Steve Wood; The Squid [Beetle] (first appearance; villain); Dopey Dan (first appearance); Cokie Stern (first appearance; death)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Alice Kirkpatrick?
Inks	Alice Kirkpatrick?