Issue Details

Issue	#63
Published	December 1947
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	George Brenner

Cover Details

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

11 page Barker story "Belinda, the Bearded Lady"

Characters	The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Swifty Horton (first appearance; villain); Dixie Watson (first appearance; villain); Belinda [Benny] (first appearance; villain); Jackson (first appearance); Mrs. Benny (first appearance); Mrs. Benny's son (first appearance)
Genre	adventure; humor
Script	Klaus Nordling
Pencils	Klaus Nordling
Inks	Klaus Nordling

1 page Salty Waters story

Genre	humor
Script	Bernard Dibble
Pencils	Bernard Dibble
Inks	Bernard Dibble

5 page Granny Gumshoe story "Talking Dog"

Characters	Granny Gumshoe; Jake Sleek (first appearance; villain; brain transplanted into a dog's body); Dr. Ripp (first appearance; villain)
Genre	detective
Script	Gill Fox
Pencils	Gill Fox
Inks	Gill Fox

6 page Anthrop story "Atom the Watchdog"

Characters	Anthrop; Atom (dog)
Script	Michael Senich
Pencils	Michael Senich
Inks	Michael Senich
Notes	Story supposedly introes Atom, a dog, but Atom is already present in previous story.

6 page Sally O'Neil Policewoman story "Lulette, the Lady Crime Boss"

Characters	Sally O'Neil; Lulette and her gang (first appearance; villains)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Bill Ward?
Inks	Bill Ward?

6 page Steve Wood story "Ahoy!"

Characters	Steve Wood; Bull Mattson (first appearance; villain); Captain Blodgett (first appearance; death)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Al McWilliams
Inks	Al McWilliams

2 page The Barker text story "Red Man's Buff"

Characters	The Barker [Carnie Callahan]
Letters	typeset

4 page Lassie story "Colonel Cuppy"

Characters	Lassie
Script	Bernard Dibble
Pencils	Bernard Dibble
Inks	Bernard Dibble

6 page Quicksilver story "Top Floor--All Out For Murder"

Characters	Quicksilver [Max]; Slippy Sparrot (first appearance; villain)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich