National Comics #44

(October 1944)

Benny the Beep (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Joe Millard (sourced)

Pencils

Klaus Nordling (signed)

Inks

Klaus Nordling (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; humor

Characters

The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Colonel Land (Mammoth Circus owner); Tiny; Major Midge; Lena; Peaches (introduction, the bearded lady); Benny the Beep [Benny Yokavitz] (villain, introduction); Barteer (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

The Barker has to step in when Benny the Beep frames the Colonel for theft.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit formerly "Klaus Nordling ?".

[The Crazy Criminals] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Al Bryant ? (signed)

Pencils

Al Bryant (signed)

Inks

Al Bryant (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Sally O'Neil; Rocky Rhodes (first apearance; villain); Nuts Nisi (first appearance; villain); Pete Trigger (first appearance; villain); a phony psychiatrist (first appearance; villain); Dr. Woods (first appearance)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Mmmm!

Genre

humor; military

Characters

Salty Waters

Synopsis

Salty Waters dreams he meets a cannibal on a tropical island.

No. 18: The Case of the Rescued Captive (Table of Contents: 4)

G-2 / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Spranger

Inks

Jack Spranger

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

spy

Characters

G-2 [Don Leash]; The Japanese (villains); Major Kyle (first appearance); Dr. Gates (first appearance)

Indexer Notes

formerly credited to Don Rico but art doesn't match the previous stories credited to Rico.

[The Arsonist Alderman] (Table of Contents: 5)

Chic Carter / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)

Pencils

Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)

Inks

Vern Henkel (signed as Vernon Henkel)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery; superhero

Characters

Chic Carter; Alderman Kerney (first appearance; villain)

[The Express Elevator] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Jack Cole (signed as Ralph Johns)

Pencils

Jack Cole (signed as Ralph Johns)

Inks

Jack Cole (signed as Ralph Johns)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Windy Breeze

[Three Keys to Doom] (Table of Contents: 7)

Quicksilver / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Quackenbush ?

Inks

Bill Quackenbush ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Quicksilver; Edgar Aldington (first appearance; villain); Quimby (first appearance; villain); Jim Connell (first appearance); Sims (first appearance; death); Harrison Walsh (first appearance; death)

Wagon Train (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

western-frontier

[The John Thorpe Murder Case] (Table of Contents: 9)

Uncle Sam / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Leav

Inks

Mort Leav

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Uncle Sam; Buddy Smith; John Thorpe (first appearance; death); Count Torza (first appearance; villain); Dr. Colbu (first appearance; villain)

Indexer Notes

Formerly credited to Ed Dobrotka, but there is no evidence Dobrotka ever worked for Quality. And a letter exists from Busy Arnold to Jerry Bails denying the possibility.

[The Hoshima Incident] (Table of Contents: 10)

Destroyer 171 / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Camy ?

Inks

Al Camy ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

war; military

Characters

Lt. Commander Harvey Blake; The Japanese (villains)