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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