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45December 1944
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National Comics #45

Quality Comics · December 1944

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Series
National Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#45
Publication date
December 1944
Key date
1944-12-10
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantThe Barker [Carnie Callahan]
1Seven Wonders Show and Pageant of Peacecomic story11script: Joe Millard; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingThe Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Sam Smart (villain, introduction); Smart's gang (villains introduction for all); Mayor of Grabville (villain, introduction)
2-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleSalty Waters
3Case No. 19: The Agents of Despaircomic story7pencils: Art Seymour; inks: Art SeymourG-2 [Don Leash]; Narmanx (first appearance; villain; death); Kara (first appearance; villain); Vilmo (first appearance; villain)
4Champ Mushroom Growercomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeWindy Breeze
5The Timberley Diamondcomic story7pencils: Bill Quackenbush; inks: Bill QuackenbushQuicksilver [Max] (circus acrobat); Vera Durant (villain, introduction); Boris (villain, introduction); Boris and Vera's gang (villains, introduction for all)
6Danger -- Deadly Weaponscomic story8script: Al Bryant; pencils: Al Bryant; inks: Al BryantSally O'Neil; Terrible Toomey (first appearance; villain); Kit Kett (first appearance; villain)
7City of Feartext story2letters: typeset
8Good Neighbors -- Yescomic story6pencils: Mort Leav; inks: Mort LeavUncle Sam; Kroff (villain); Zando (villain, introduction)
9Abazec the Greatcomic story6script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelChic Carter; Abazec (villain, introduction); Abazec's gang (villains, introduction for all)
10Destroyer 171 Is Missingcomic story7pencils: Al Camy; inks: Al CamyLt. Commander Harvey Blake; Captain Saito (first appearance; villain; death); the Japanese (villains)

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