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53April 1946
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National Comics #53

Quality Comics · April 1946

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Series
National Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#53
Publication date
April 1946
Key date
1946-04-10
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Scramolocover1pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantThe Barker [Carnie Callahan]
1Scramolo, the Escape Wizardcomic story11script: Gwen Hansen; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingThe Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Colonel Land (Mammoth Circus owner); Tiny; Major Midge; Lena; Professor Scratz (introduction); Scramolo (villain, introduction)
2The Red God Rubycomic story8pencils: Gene Fawcette; inks: Gene FawcetteSally O'Neil; Gwarden (first appearance; villain)
3-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleSalty Waters; Willie
4Lonesomecomic story7pencils: Bill Quackenbush; inks: Bill QuackenbushQuicksilver [Max]; Lonesome (first appearance; villain); Marmot (first appearance; villain; death); Stooge (first appearance; villain; death); Zimmy (first appearance; villain; death); other crooks (first appearance; villains; all die)
5Retriever For Rentcomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeWindy Breeze
6-comic story7script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleLassie; Roberta; Laddie; Professor; Roger; Miss Snipperty
7The Trial of Monk McGurncomic story6script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelThe Whistler [Mallory Drake]; Monk McGurn (first appearance; villain); Tony Munsi (first appearance; villain); Sam (first appearance; villain); other hoods (first appearance; villains); Mr. Mallory Anderson (first appearance); Mrs. Mallory Anderson (first appearance)
8Banditostext story2letters: typeset
9The Saboteurs and the Subcomic story7pencils: Al Camy; inks: Al CamyThe Japanese (villains)
10The Coffin in the Old Housecomic story6script: André LeBlanc; pencils: André LeBlanc; inks: André LeBlancIntellectual Amos; Boss (first appearance; villain); Squint (first appearance; villain); Pete (first appearance; villain)

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