Digital Comic Museum - National Comics 053


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Issue: #53
Published: April 1946, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 60, Editing: George Brenner
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Featuring:	Barker
Credits:	Pencils: Al Bryant (signed) \| Inks: Al Bryant (signed)
Genre:	Adventure Humor
Characters:	The Barker [Carnie Callahan]

Comic Story (11 pages)	Scramolo, the Escape Wizard
Featuring:	Barker
Synopsis:	The Barker discovers that Scramolo, the escape artist, was only out to scam the circus's bankroll.
Credits:	Script: Gwen Hansen \| Pencils: Klaus Nordling \| Inks: Klaus Nordling
Genre:	Adventure Humor
Characters:	The Barker [Carnie Callahan] Colonel Land (Mammoth Circus Owner) Tiny Major Midge Lena Professor Scratz (introduction) Scramolo (villain, Introduction)

Comic Story (8 pages)	The Red God Ruby
Featuring:	Sally O'Neil Policewoman
Credits:	Pencils: Gene Fawcette [as Fawcette] (signed) \| Inks: Gene Fawcette [as Fawcette] (signed)
Genre:	Detective-mystery
Characters:	Sally O'Neil Gwarden (first Appearance Villain)

Comic Story (1 page)
Featuring:	Salty Waters
Synopsis:	Salty remembers his failures around the world with women.
Credits:	Script: Bernard Dibble \| Pencils: Bernard Dibble \| Inks: Bernard Dibble
Genre:	Humor Military
Characters:	Salty Waters Willie

Comic Story (7 pages)	Lonesome
Featuring:	Quicksilver
Credits:	Pencils: Bill Quackenbush \| Inks: Bill Quackenbush
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Quicksilver [Max] Lonesome (first Appearance Villain) Marmot (first Appearance Villain Death) Stooge (first Appearance Zimmy (first Appearance Other Crooks (first Appearance Villains All Die)

Comic Story (1 page)	Retriever For Rent
Featuring:	Windy Breeze
Credits:	Script: Jack Cole \| Pencils: Jack Cole \| Inks: Jack Cole
Genre:	Humor
Characters:	Windy Breeze

Comic Story (7 pages)
Featuring:	Lassie
Synopsis:	After a visit to an observatory, Lassie and Laddie think they've spotted men from Mars in the park. The aliens turn out to be people dressed up for a "Futurist mask party."
Credits:	Script: Bernard Dibble \| Pencils: Bernard Dibble \| Inks: Bernard Dibble
Genre:	Humor Children
Characters:	Lassie Roberta Laddie Professor Roger Miss Snipperty

Comic Story (6 pages)	The Trial of Monk McGurn
Featuring:	Whistler
Credits:	Script: Vernon Henkel \| Pencils: Vernon Henkel \| Inks: Vernon Henkel
Genre:	Detective-mystery Superhero
Characters:	The Whistler [Mallory Drake] Monk McGurn (first Appearance Villain) Tony Munsi (first Appearance Sam (first Appearance Other Hoods (first Appearance Villains) Mr. Mallory Anderson (first Appearance) Mrs. Mallory Anderson (first Appearance)

Text Story (2 pages)	Banditos
Credits:	Letters: typeset

Comic Story (7 pages)	The Saboteurs and the Sub
Featuring:	Destroyer 171
Credits:	Pencils: Al Camy? \| Inks: Al Camy?
Genre:	War
Characters:	The Japanese (villains)

Comic Story (6 pages)	The Coffin In the Old House
Featuring:	Intellectual Amos
Credits:	Script: Andre LeBlanc \| Pencils: Andre LeBlanc \| Inks: Andre LeBlanc
Genre:	Adventure Humor Children
Characters:	Intellectual Amos Boss (first Appearance Villain) Squint (first Appearance Pete (first Appearance

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