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Issue Details

Issue	#56
Published	July 1947
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	52
Editing	Roy Ald

Cover Details - "The Sacred Pearls of Comatosh"

Characters	Mary Marvel; Phantom Eagle.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Jack Binder
Inks	Jack Binder

1 page credits "Contents Page"

Pencils	Jack Binder
Inks	Jack Binder

7 page Mary Marvel story "The Sacred Pearls of Comatosh"

Characters	Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; V: Dr. Encyclo (I).
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Jack Binder
Inks	Jack Binder

1 page Muscle Hedd filler "A Stop Gap"

Characters	Muscle Hedd
Genre	gag
Script	Dick Pascal
Pencils	Dick Pascal
Inks	Dick Pascal

Mr. Scarlet & Pinky story "Win"

Characters	Mr. Scarlet; Pinky.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Carl Pfeufer?
Inks	Carl Pfeufer?

1 page Boy Scout Bob filler "Easy Does It"

Characters	Bob
Genre	gag

11 page The Phantom Eagle story "The Aerial Vikings"

Characters	The Phantom Eagle [Mickey Malone]; Jerry Sloane; Sven; V: Black Viking (I).
Synopsis	No aircraft is safe over the fjords of Norway, as a mysterious flying Viking ship attacks them, leaving no wreckage behind.
Genre	aviation
Pencils	Charles Tomsey
Inks	Charles Tomsey
Notes	Writer revision from Marc Swayze to ? and art credit revision from Marc Swayze to Charles Tomsey, plus some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-18-08. Swayze did NOT do this art.
Reprinted	In Men of Mystery Comics (AC, 1999 series) #71 (2008).

2 page Penny Graves text story "Escape By Night"

Characters	Penny Graves
Genre	adventure
Script	Richard Kraus (signed)
Letters	typeset

Half page Muscle Hedd filler "Homeward Bound"

Characters	Muscle Hedd
Genre	gag
Script	Dick Pascal
Pencils	Dick Pascal
Inks	Dick Pascal

3 page Richard Richard, Private Dick story "The Fish Story"

Characters	Richard Richard
Genre	detective; humor
Script	Dick McKay
Pencils	Dick McKay
Inks	Dick McKay

6 page Commando Yank story "The Banana King"

Characters	Commando Yank
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Carl Pfeufer?
Inks	Carl Pfeufer?