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47April 1945
$0.10

National Comics #47

Quality Comics · April 1945 · on sale 1945-02-07

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Identification plate

Series
National Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#47
Publication date
April 1945
Key date
1945-04-00
On-sale date
1945-02-07
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Winning Hand!cover1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeThe Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Lena; Major Midge; Samson Smith
2Samson Smith vs. Mighty Moosecomic story11script: Joe Millard; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingThe Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Colonel Land (Mammoth Circus owner); Lena; Major Midge; Tiny Tim; Samson Smith; Cappy Kane (villain); Mighty Moose (villain, introduction); Duke (villain, introduction); Runt (villain, introduction)
3-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleSalty Waters
4-comic story7script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleLassie (first appearance); Laddie (first appearance); Roberta (first appearance); Roger (first appearance)
5Sally Haunts a Ghostcomic story8pencils: Gene Fawcette; inks: Gene FawcetteSally O'Neil; Mrs. Vanderdough (first appearance); Nick the Chiseler (first appearance; villain); three other crooks (first appearance; villains; one dies)
6Swami Joe and the Counterfeiterscomic story6script: André LeBlanc; pencils: André LeBlanc; inks: André LeBlancIntellectual Amos; Swami Joe (first appearance; villain); Silas P. Pinkbottom (first appearance; villain); other two Varx Brothers (first appearance; villaisn)
7Helium Tirescomic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeWindy Breeze
8The Vengeance of Boss Bumblecomic story7pencils: Bill Quackenbush; inks: Bill QuackenbushQuicksilver [Max]; Boss Bumble (first appearance; villain); Avie (first appearance; villain; death); Romby (first appearance; villain; death); Dirk (first appearance; villain; death)
9Motorized Dragonfliestext story1.67letters: typeset
10-statement of ownership0.25script: Everett M. Arnold
11Big Joe Ryan and the Silver Braceletcomic story6script: Vernon Henkel; pencils: Vernon Henkel; inks: Vernon HenkelChic Carter; Chic's newspaper city editor; Big Joe Ryan (villain, introduction); Louella (villain, introduction); Blackie (villain, Ryan's chauffeur, introduction)
12Lifeboat No. 1comic story7pencils: Al Camy; inks: Al CamyCommander Blake; First Officer Conroy; The Japanese (villains)

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

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