National Comics #58

(February 1947)

Talking Animals (Table of Contents)

The Barker / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Klaus Nordling

Pencils:

Klaus Nordling

Inks:

Klaus Nordling

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; humor

Characters:

The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Lena; Tiny; Major Midge; Colonel Land (Mammoth Circus owner); Andy Bales (introduction, death); Donna Bales (introduction); Duff (villain, introduction, animal trainer)

Synopsis:

A trio of "talking" animals: a bear, seal and fox, have had miniature transmitters affixed to them by their trainer, who plans to use them to attack and kill.

Indexer Notes

Story title taken from the cover.

[Robinson Breeze] (Table of Contents)

Windy Breeze / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Cole

Pencils:

Jack Cole

Inks:

Jack Cole

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Windy Breeze

[Von Morbidd's Model] (Table of Contents)

Granny Gumshoe / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gill Fox

Pencils:

Gill Fox

Inks:

Gill Fox

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Granny Gumshoe; Indigo Van Morbidd (first appearance; villain); A monster (first appearance); Mr. Brush (first appearance)

Indexer Notes

Almost a send-up of Lovecraft's "Pickman's Model."

[The Story of Wiley Gorn] (Table of Contents)

Sally O'Neil Policewoman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al Bryant?

Inks:

Al Bryant?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Sally O'Neil; Bruce Fenley and his hirelings (first appearance; villains)

[Land-Rats and Water-Rats] (Table of Contents)

Steve Wood / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al McWilliams

Inks:

Al McWilliams

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Steve Wood; Two river pirates (first appearance; villains)

[The Ostrich] (Table of Contents)

Intellectual Amos / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Andre LeBlanc

Pencils:

Andre LeBlanc

Inks:

Andre LeBlanc

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure; humor; children

Characters:

Intellectual Amos

Reprints:

• in The Toon Treasury of Classic Childrens' Comics (Harry N. Abrams, 2009 series) [nn]

Mix Well With Bullets (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

[Suspicious Characters] (Table of Contents)

Lassie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bernard Dibble

Pencils:

Bernard Dibble

Inks:

Bernard Dibble

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Lassie

[Boss Duray's Penthouse of Peril] (Table of Contents)

Quicksilver / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fred Guardineer?

Pencils:

Fred Guardineer

Inks:

Fred Guardineer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Quicksilver [Max]; Boss Duray (first appearance; villain)