Issue Details

Issue	#56
Published	October 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 "The Grifter"

Characters	The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Edgar Getz (first appearance; villain); Manuel and Juanita Perez (first appearance; a knife-throwing team)
Genre	adventure; humor
Script	Klaus Nordling?
Pencils	Klaus Nordling?
Inks	Klaus Nordling?
Notes	title from cover

6 page Intellectual Amos story "The Return of Admiral Bilge"

Characters	Intellectual Amos; Admiral Bilge (first appearance); Phineas Demi-John (first appearance)
Genre	humor; adventure; children
Script	Andre LeBlanc
Pencils	Andre LeBlanc
Inks	Andre LeBlanc

1 page Salty Waters story

Genre	humor
Script	Bernard Dibble
Pencils	Bernard Dibble
Inks	Bernard Dibble

8 page Sally O'Neil Policewoman story "The Boy Who Knew All the Answers"

Characters	Sally O'Neil; Melvin Delane (first appearance); Gunner McGasson (first appearance; villain); Gunner's partner (first appearance; villain)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Alex Kotzky?
Inks	Alex Kotzky?

1 page Windy Breeze story "Gas Saver"

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

6 page Steve Wood story "The Dagger's Clue"

Characters	Steve Wood
Genre	detective
Pencils	Al McWilliams
Inks	Al McWilliams

7 page Quicksilver story "Introducing Wilda"

Characters	Quicksilver [Max]; Wilda (first appearance; a crime-fighter); Morvin and his gang (first appearance; villains)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Bill Quackenbush
Inks	Bill Quackenbush

2 page text story "The Devil Dog"

Letters

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7 page Lassie story "The Problem of Sophia"

Characters	Lassie
Script	Bernard Dibble
Pencils	Bernard Dibble
Inks	Bernard Dibble

7 page Tinker Tom story "Charity Doesn't Begin At Home"

Characters	Tinker Tom [Tom Tinker] (last appearance)
Script	Al Stahl
Pencils	Al Stahl
Inks	Al Stahl