Issue Details

Issue	#53
Published	April 1946
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	60
Editing	George Brenner

Cover Details

Characters	The Barker [Carnie Callahan]
Genre	adventure; humor
Pencils	Al Bryant
Inks	Al Bryant

11 page Barker story "Scramolo, the Escape Wizard"

Characters	The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Scramolo (first appearance; villain); Prof. Scratz (first appearance)
Genre	adventure; humor
Script	Klaus Nordling
Pencils	Klaus Nordling
Inks	Klaus Nordling

8 page Sally O'Neil Policewoman story "The Red God Ruby"

Characters	Sally O'Neil; Gwarden (first appearance; villain)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Gene Fawcette
Inks	Gene Fawcette

1 page Salty Waters story

Genre	humor
Script	Bernard Dibble
Pencils	Bernard Dibble
Inks	Bernard Dibble

7 page Quicksilver story "Lonesome"

Characters	Quicksilver [Max]; Lonesome (first appearance; villain); Marmot (first appearance; villain; death); Stooge (first appearance; villain; death); Zimmy (first appearance; villain; death); other crooks (first appearance; villains; all die)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Bill Quackenbush
Inks	Bill Quackenbush

1 page Windy Breeze story "Retriever For Rent"

Characters	Windy Breeze
Genre	humor
Script	Jack Cole
Pencils	Jack Cole
Inks	Jack Cole

7 page Lassie story "The Men From Mars?"

Characters	Lassie
Script	Bernard Dibble
Pencils	Bernard Dibble
Inks	Bernard Dibble

6 page Whistler story "The Trial of Monk McGurn"

Characters	The Whistler [Mallory Drake]; Monk McGurn (first appearance; villain); Tony Munsi (first appearance; villain); Sam (first appearance; villain); other hoods (first appearance; villains); Mr. Mallory Anderson (first appearance); Mrs. Mallory Anderson (first appearance)
Genre	superhero; detective
Script	Vernon Henkel
Pencils	Vernon Henkel
Inks	Vernon Henkel

2 page text story "Banditos"

Letters

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7 page Destroyer 171 story "The Saboteurs and the Sub"

Characters	The Japanese (villains)
Genre	war
Pencils	Al Camy?
Inks	Al Camy?
Notes	last appearance; all stories set in World War II

6 page Intellectual Amos story "The Coffin In the Old House"

Characters	Intellectual Amos; Boss (first appearance; villain); Squint (first appearance; villain); Pete (first appearance; villain)
Genre	humor; adventure; children
Script	Andre LeBlanc
Pencils	Andre LeBlanc
Inks	Andre LeBlanc