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NATIONAL COMICS #45

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

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Cover Credits:
Art: Al Bryant


Story: "Seven Wonders Show and Pageant of Peace" (11 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
ArtKlaus Nordling
EditingGeorge Brenner

Feature Character(s):

Barker

Supporting Character(s):

Major Midge
Tiny
Lena
Colonel Lane
Spudo the Spider Man

Villain(s):

Grabbville City Council and their thugs (first appearance for all; attempt to start fights with the circus so they have to forfeit a peace bond)


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Second Story: "Case No. 19 The Agents of Despair" (7 Pages)

Credits:

ArtArt Seymour
EditingGeorge Brenner

Feature Character(s):

G-2

Villain(s):

Narmanx and Kara (first appearance for both; Axis spies; Narmanx dies)
Vilmo (first appearance; a scientist working with Narmanx to develop a deadly bacteria; dies)

Location(s):

Washington, DC


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Third Story: [No Title] (7 Pages)

Credits:

ArtBill Quackenbush
EditingGeorge Brenner

Feature Character(s):

Quicksilver

Villain(s):

Vera Durant and her thugs (first appearance for all; Boris named; planned to fake cutting a large diamond)


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Fourth Story: "Good Neighbors -- Yes!" (6 Pages)

Credits:

ArtMort Leav
EditingGeorge Brenner

Feature Character(s):

Uncle Sam (next, Pre-Crisis in Justice League of America #107 or possibly JLA: Year One #11)

Supporting Character(s):

Buddy Smith (last appearance)

Villain(s):

Kroff and Zando and their thugs (first appearance for all; two foreigners who try and take over democratic government of Zatlan)

Location(s):

Zatlan (first appearance; a tiny South American democracy)


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Fifth Story: [No Title] (6 Pages)

Credits:

StoryVern Henkel
ArtVern Henkel
EditingGeorge Brenner

Feature Character(s):

Chic Carter

Villain(s):

Abazee and two other fakirs (first appearance for all; try to dress up as ghosts to scare Carter into leaving their rackets alone)


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