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51December 1945
$0.10

National Comics #51

Quality Comics · December 1945 · on sale 1945-10-05

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Series
National Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series)
Issue
#51
Publication date
December 1945
Key date
1945-12-00
On-sale date
1945-10-05
Indicia publisher
Comic Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Missing Linkcover1pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeThe Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Lena; Major Midge; Tiny
1The Missing Linkcomic story11script: Klaus Nordling; pencils: Klaus Nordling; inks: Klaus NordlingThe Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Madame Futura (first appearance, a fortune teller); Shali (first appearance, a snake charmer); The Missing Link (first appearance, villain)
2-comic story1script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleSalty Waters; Gladys
3Smash It Anyway!comic story7pencils: Bill Quackenbush; inks: Bill QuackenbushQuicksilver [Max]; Winslow Rigger (first appearance, villain); James Eagle (first appearance)
4-comic story1script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack ColeWindy Breeze; Sam
5-comic story7script: Bernard Dibble; pencils: Bernard Dibble; inks: Bernard DibbleLassie; Roberta; Roger; Laddie
6Soup Simpson's Last Blastcomic story8pencils: Bill Ward; inks: Bill WardSally O'Neil; Soup Simpson (first appearance, villain, death); Boris Meloff (first appearance, villain); Lefty (first appearance, villain)
7Kidnapping at Seacomic story6script: André LeBlanc; pencils: André LeBlanc; inks: André LeBlancIntellectual Amos; The Chief and his gang (first appearance, villains); Miss Venbilt (first appearance)
8Strange Escapetext story2letters: typesetJules; Banning; Judge Bekins; Crandell; Holmes
9Trap for the Whistlercomic story6script: Vern Henkel; pencils: Vern Henkel; inks: Vern HenkelThe Whistler [Mallory Drake]; Mac Shane; Ambers (first appearance, villain)
10The Three Entertainerscomic story7pencils: Al Camy; inks: Al CamyCommander Blake; First Officer Conroy; Jack Hallam (first appearance); Jim Maulsby (first appearance); Bette D'Arcy (first appearance); The Japanese (villains)

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