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70February 1949
$0.10

National Comics #70

Quality Comics · February 1949

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Series
National Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#70
Publication date
February 1949
Key date
1949-02-10
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Barker Tires of the Big Top!cover1pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxThe Barker [Carnie Callahan]
1The Barker Tires of the Big Top!comic story11script: Gwen Hansen; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingThe Barker [Carnie Callahan]; J. B. Brokely (villain, the Barker's double, introduction); Cropper (villain, introduction); Dove (villain, introduction)
2-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleSalty Waters
3Globe of Doomcomic story5script: Gill Fox; pencils: Gill Fox; inks: Gill FoxGranny Gumshoe (last appearance); Ludwig Cymbal (first appearance; villain); Mr. Acoustic (first appearance)
4The Rich Rag Doll Murderscomic story6pencils: Alice Kirkpatrick; inks: Alice KirkpatrickSally O'Neil; Slit-Eye (first appearance; villain); Gimpy (first appearance; villain); Red (first appearance; villain; death); Slug (first appearance; villain; death); Mrs. Reese (first appearance); Judy Reese (first appearance)
5Uncle Balty's Birthdaycomic story4script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleLassie; Roberta; Uncle Balty
6The Man from the Mooncomic story6pencils: Pete Riss; inks: Pete RissQuicksilver [Max]; The Man from the Moon [Moony Masters] (villain, introduction)
7Three Strikes for a Jinxtext story2letters: typesetThe Barker [Carnie Callahan]
8How to Be a Detectivecomic story6script: Bart Tumey; pencils: Bart Tumey; inks: Bart TumeyAnthrop (last appearance)
9Queen and Pawncomic story6pencils: Alice Kirkpatrick; inks: Alice KirkpatrickSteve Wood; Marphy Hale (first appearance; villain); Jerdo Mapes (first appearance); Alyce Carters (first appearance)

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