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NATIONAL COMICS #43

Cover Date: August 1944
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1944

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jack Cole (signed)


Story: [No Title] (11 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJoe Millard
ArtJack Cole
LetteringJack Cole
EditingGeorge Brenner

Feature Character(s):

Barker

Supporting Character(s):

Major Midge
Tiny
Lena
Colonel Lane
Madame Shali (first appearance; a beautiful snake charmer)

Villain(s):

Cappy Kane (first appearance; an unscrupulous sideshow owner; uses Spudo to try and discredit Col. Lane's crew)

Other Character(s):

Spudo the Spider Man (Clarence Twiddle; first appearance; a four armed pickpocket hired by Kane; reforms and goes to work for Col. Lane)

Location(s):

Oatsville
Hick Corner

Comment(s):

This story takes place in the spring.


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Second Story: "Case No. 17: Guns and Glamor" (7 Pages)

Credits:

ArtJack Spranger
EditingGeorge Brenner

Feature Character(s):

G-2

Villain(s):

Japanese Army (first appearance for all; many, if not all die)

Location(s):

Pacific Theater


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Third Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtMort Leav
EditingGeorge Brenner

Feature Character(s):

Uncle Sam

Supporting Character(s):

Buddy Smith

Villain(s):

Allotment Check thieves (first appearance for all; Heffy named)


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Fourth Story: [No Title] (7 Pages)

Credits:

ArtBill Quackenbush
EditingGeorge Brenner

Feature Character(s):

Quicksilver

Villain(s):

Dagger Marlin and his gang (first appearance for all; tamper with hangman's rope; dies)


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Fifth Story: "The Case of the Drowned Corpse!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryVernon Henkel
ArtVernon Henkel
EditingGeorge Brenner

Feature Character(s):

Chic Carter

Supporting Character(s):

Gay

Villain(s):

Shane (first appearance; guard at an aquarium. kills the curator)


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