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56October 1946
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National Comics #56

Quality Comics · October 1946

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Series
National Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#56
Publication date
October 1946
Key date
1946-10-10
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Grifter!cover1pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantThe Barker [Carnie Callahan]
1The Grifter!comic story11script: Joe Millard; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingThe Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Edgar Getz (first appearance; villain); Manuel and Juanita Perez (first appearance; a knife-throwing team)
2The Return of Admiral Bilgecomic story6script: André LeBlanc; pencils: André LeBlanc; inks: André LeBlancIntellectual Amos; Admiral Bilge (first appearance); Phineas Demi-John (first appearance)
3-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleSalty Waters; Mr. Peevitch; Miss Peevitch
4The Boy Who Knew All the Answerscomic story8pencils: Alex Kotzky; inks: Alex KotzkySally O'Neil; Melvin Delane (first appearance); Gunner McGasson (first appearance; villain); Gunner's partner (first appearance; villain)
5Gas Savercomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeWindy Breeze
6The Dagger's Cluecomic story6pencils: Al McWilliams; inks: Al McWilliamsSteve Wood
7Introducing Wildacomic story7pencils: Bill Quackenbush; inks: Bill QuackenbushQuicksilver [Max]; Wilda (first appearance; a crime-fighter); Morvin and his gang (first appearance; villains)
8The Devil Dogtext story2letters: typeset
9The Problem of Sophiacomic story7script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleLassie; Laddie; Uncle Balty; Aunt Sophia; Pipwilliger
10Charity Doesn't Begin at Homecomic story7script: Al Stahl; pencils: Al Stahl; inks: Al StahlTinker Tom [Tom Tinker] (last appearance)

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