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49August 1945
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National Comics #49

Quality Comics · August 1945 · on sale 1945-06-08

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Series
National Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#49
Publication date
August 1945
Key date
1945-08-00
On-sale date
1945-06-08
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0A Corpse for a Cannonball!cover1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeThe Barker [Carnie Callahan]
1A Corpse for a Cannonball!comic story11script: Joe Millard; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingThe Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Bombo (first appearance, the human cannonball); Al Cazzoni [Al Hassen] (first appearance, villain, death); Drago (first appearance, villain); Amby (first appearance, villain)
2Here Lies Windy Breeze--He Lies and Lies and Liescomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeWindy Breeze
3-comic story7script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleLassie; Laddie; Roger; Roberta
4Nick the Knifecomic story8pencils: Bill Ward; inks: Bill WardSally O'Neil; Nick the Knife (first appearance, villain)
5Amos and the Piratescomic story6script: André LeBlanc; pencils: André LeBlanc; inks: André LeBlancIntellectual Amos; Cap'n Flint and his pirates (first appearance, villains)
6-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleSalty Waters; Captain
7The Murder Hobbyistscomic story7pencils: Bill Quackenbush; inks: Bill QuackenbushQuicksilver [Max]; Jochem (first appearance, death); The Murder Hobbyists (first appearance, villains)
8Carribeetext article2letters: typeset
9Monster of Milton Parkcomic story6script: Vernon Henkel; pencils: Vernon Henkel; inks: Vernon HenkelThe Whistler [Mallory Drake]; Tom Milton (first appearance, villain)
10The Red Devil Missioncomic story7pencils: Al Camy; inks: Al CamyThe Japanese (villains)

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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