(October 1947)

Quality Comics, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Comic Magazines
Brand
Quality Comic Group
Editing
George Brenner

The Crocodile Man! (Table of Contents)

The Barker / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Bryant (signed)
Inks
Al Bryant (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
The Barker [Carnie Callahan]

The Crocodile Man (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Gwen Hansen (sourced)
Pencils
Klaus Nordling
Inks
Klaus Nordling
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; humor
Characters
The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; The Crocodile Man [Coco LeBoc] (first appearance); Yvonne (first appearance); Gaston (first appearance)

Indexer Notes

Writer credit formerly "Klaus Nordling".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Salty Waters / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bernard Dibble
Pencils
Bernard Dibble
Inks
Bernard Dibble
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes Sir...Beautiful babes and balmy breezes...
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Salty Waters; Gor'jis
Synopsis
Navy sailor Salty is stationed on a tropical island filled with beautiful women. He's assigned to help the native chief's daughter with some chores.

Screaming Percy (Table of Contents: 3)

Granny Gumshoe / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Gill Fox (signed)
Pencils
Gill Fox (signed)
Inks
Gill Fox (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Granny Gumshoe; Screaming Percy (first appearance); Mr. Scale (first appearance)

[Introducing Anthrop] (Table of Contents: 4)

Anthrop / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Mike Senich
Pencils
Mike Senich
Inks
Mike Senich
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Anthrop (first appearance); Anthrop's papa (first appearance); Anthrop's mama (first appearance); Uncle Dandy (first appearance)

Sign Here, Lady (Table of Contents: 5)

Sally O'Neil Policewoman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Quackenbush
Inks
Bill Quackenbush
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Sally O'Neil; Lorna Lowe (first appearance); Lozzy (first appearance; villain); Fisty (first appearance; villain); other crooks (first appearance; villains)

Indexer Notes

formerly credited to Al Bryant?

The Arm-Chair Method of Solving a Crime (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Al McWilliams
Inks
Al McWilliams
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Steve Wood

The Spider Spins a Web (Table of Contents: 7)

The Barker / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
The Barker [Carnie Callahan]

[Camp Leskyboatha] (Table of Contents: 8)

Lassie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bernard Dibble
Pencils
Bernard Dibble
Inks
Bernard Dibble
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow! What a fight!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Lassie; Roberta; Mrs. Fitzwizzy; Miss Snickerly; Mr. Terwilliger
Synopsis
Lassie is sent to a camp to cure her penchant for exaggeration. When some escaped circus animals show up, the camp counselors are the ones with wild stories.

Win or Die! (Table of Contents: 9)

Quicksilver / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan Zolnerowich
Inks
Dan Zolnerowich
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Quicksilver
Synopsis
Quicksilver takes on truck hi-jackers.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Crocodile Man!
    The Barker
  2. 1. The Crocodile Man
    The Barker
  3. 2. ["Yes Sir...Beautiful babes and balmy breezes..."]
    Salty Waters
  4. 3. Screaming Percy
    Granny Gumshoe
  5. 4. [Introducing Anthrop]
    Anthrop
  6. 5. Sign Here, Lady
    Sally O'Neil Policewoman
  7. 6. The Arm-Chair Method of Solving a Crime
    Steve Wood
  8. 7. The Spider Spins a Web
    The Barker
  9. 8. [Camp Leskyboatha]
    Lassie
  10. 9. Win or Die!
    Quicksilver
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Bob Hughes
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Ramon Schenk
  • David Wilt