National Comics
#63
(December 1947)
Quality Comics,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Comic Magazines
- Brand
-
Quality Comic Group
- Editing
- George Brenner (credited as George E. Brenner) (editor)
The Bearded Lady!
The Barker / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; humor
- Characters
- The Barker [Carnie Calahan]
Belinda, the Bearded Lady
The Barker / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Gwen Hansen (sourced)
- Pencils
- Klaus Nordling (signed)
- Inks
- Klaus Nordling (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Step up closer, folks!
- Genre
- adventure; humor
- Characters
- The Barker [Carnie Calahan]; Swifty Horton (first appearance, villain); Dixie Watson (first appearance, villain); Belinda [Benny] (first appearance, villain); Jackson (first appearance); Mrs. Benny (first appearance); Mrs. Benny's son (first appearance)
Indexer Notes
Writer credit formerly "Klaus Nordling".
[no title indexed]
Salty Waters / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You pick up the craziest contraptions!
- Genre
- humor; military
- Characters
- Salty Waters
- Synopsis
- Salty and a Navy pal, on shore leave in Egypt, deface the Sphinx with a paint sprayer.
Talking Dog
Granny Gumshoe / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I won't talk until I see my lawyer!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Granny Gumshoe; Jake Sleek (first appearance; villain; brain transplanted into a dog's body); Dr. Ripp (first appearance; villain)
[Atom the Watchdog]
Anthrop / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Anthrop; Atom (dog)
Indexer Notes
Story supposedly introes Atom, a dog, but Atom is already present in previous story.
[Lulette, the Lady Crime Boss]
Sally O'Neil Policewoman / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- But I deserve to take Lulette to the coast!
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Sally O'Neil; Lulette and her gang (first appearance; villains)
Ahoy!
Steve Wood / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Catch something, Sally?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Steve Wood; Bull Mattson (first appearance; villain); Captain Blodgett (first appearance; death); Sally
Red Man's Buff
The Barker / text story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- "I'm leeay of it," said Colonel Lane...
- Genre
- drama; humor
- Characters
- The Barker [Carnie Calahan]; Colonel Lane; Spindo; Shali; Chief Sit-Down-Too-Long
[Colonel Cuppy]
Lassie / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Say, Roberta--do you remember when I was just an awfully small girl...
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Lassie; Laddie; Roberta; Uncle Balty; Colonel Cuppy
- Synopsis
- Lassie and Laddie visit Uncle Balty, and accidentally become involved in Balty's dispute with Colonel Cuppy over a rare tropical fish.
Top Floor--All Out for Murder
Quicksilver / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's the matter with that window cleaner?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Quicksilver; Slippy Sparrot (first appearance, villain)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Bearded Lady!
The Barker -
1.
Belinda, the Bearded Lady
The Barker -
2.
["You pick up the craziest contraptions!"]
Salty Waters -
3.
Talking Dog
Granny Gumshoe -
4.
[Atom the Watchdog]
Anthrop -
5.
[Lulette, the Lady Crime Boss]
Sally O'Neil Policewoman -
6.
Ahoy!
Steve Wood -
7.
Red Man's Buff
The Barker -
8.
[Colonel Cuppy]
Lassie -
9.
Top Floor--All Out for Murder
Quicksilver
This issue was modified by, among others
- John Censullo
- Keith Chandler
- Gregory Fischer
- Michael Hoskin
- Clint Maxwell
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
- David Wilt
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