Issue Details

Issue	#59
Published	April 1947
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 Birdman"

Characters	The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; The Birdman [Denoso] (first appearance; villain; death)
Genre	adventure; humor
Script	Klaus Nordling
Pencils	Klaus Nordling
Inks	Klaus Nordling

1 page Windy Breeze story "What's Opera?"

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

7 page Lassie story "The Diamond Bracelet Cat Collar"

Characters	Lassie
Script	Bernard Dibble
Pencils	Bernard Dibble
Inks	Bernard Dibble

8 page Sally O'Neil Policewoman story "The Smiling Swede"

Characters	Sally O'Neil; The Smiling Swede (first appearance; villain); Max (first appearance; villain); other crooks (first appearance; villains)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Al Bryant
Inks	Al Bryant

6 page Intellectual Amos story "Admiral Bilge and the Pot of Gold"

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

6 page Steve Wood story "Mr. Bones"

Characters	Steve Wood; Grimm J. Bones (first appearance; villain)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Al McWilliams
Inks	Al McWilliams

2 page text story "The Test"

Letters

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7 page Granny Gumshoe story "The Haunted Doll House"

Characters	Granny Gumshoe; Dr. Lucifer Shrinkem (first appearance; villain); Droop (first appearance; villain)
Genre	detective
Script	Gill Fox
Pencils	Gill Fox
Inks	Gill Fox

7 page Quicksilver story "The Australian Magic Murders"

Characters	Quicksilver [Max]; Jonas (first appearance; villain); Simon Hidge (first appearance; villain; death); Garroby (first appearance)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich

1 page Salty Waters story

Genre	humor
Script	Bernard Dibble
Pencils	Bernard Dibble
Inks	Bernard Dibble