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Issue Details

Issue #66
Published June 1948
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 "The Man Who Hated Circuses"

Characters The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Ephraim Squires (first appearance; villain; death)
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 "Stone Man"

Characters Granny Gumshoe; Rocky Granite (first appearance; villain; death; a living statue) Rocky's manager (first appearance; villain); Stoney Cement (first appearance; death; another living statue); Anatole Chipper (first appearance)
Genre detective
Script Gill Fox
Pencils Gill Fox
Inks Gill Fox

6 page Sally O'Neil Policewoman story "The Black Hand"

Characters Sally O'Neil; Mr. Fix and the Black Hand (first appearance; villains); Capt. Jack Barham (first appearance)
Genre detective
Pencils Alice Kirkpatrick
Inks Alice Kirkpatrick

4 page Lassie story "The Monster In the Swamp"

Characters Lassie
Script Bernard Dibble
Pencils Bernard Dibble
Inks Bernard Dibble

6 page Quicksilver story "Mr. Miacca"

Characters Quicksilver [Max]; Mr. Miacca [Maynard Scrope] (first appearance; villain)
Genre superhero
Pencils Dan Zolnerowich
Inks Dan Zolnerowich

2 page The Barker text story "The Monster Marvel"

Characters The Barker [Carnie Callahan]
Letters typeset

6 page Anthrop story "The Pleasure Investment"

Characters Anthrop; Dr. Botchagaloop (first appearance)
Script Michael Senich
Pencils Michael Senich
Inks Michael Senich

6 page Steve Wood story "The Ruthven Case"

Characters Steve Wood; Spurrman (first appearance; villain); Loe Latrice (first appearance); Hinkey Tarn (first appearance); Capt. Ronn Rohver (first appearance; death)
Genre detective
Pencils Alice Kirkpatrick
Inks Alice Kirkpatrick