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National Comics #47 (1945)

Quality Comics · 1945 · 60 pages

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ContinueNational Comics #48 →
Contains 9 stories
Samson Smith vs. Mighty Moose
11 pp · adventure; humor
The Barker [Carnie Callahan]Colonel Land (Mammoth Circus owner)LenaMajor MidgeTiny TimSamson SmithCappy Kane (villain)Mighty Moose (villain, introduction)Duke (villain, introduction)Runt (villain, introduction)

Samson Smith steps into the ring against the brutish Mighty Moose for a grudge match to determine the world's strongest man, but villain Cappy Kane has rigged the fight with underhanded tricks—including a Super-Vitamin extract and sneeze powder—to ensure his fighter wins big money from the locals' bets. When Kane's schemes backfire spectacularly, chaos erupts in the arena, and an unexpected champion emerges from the mayhem.

Untitled story
1 pp · humor; military
Salty Waters
Untitled story
7 pp · humor; children
Lassie (first appearance)Laddie (first appearance)Roberta (first appearance)Roger (first appearance)
Sally Haunts a Ghost
8 pp · detective-mystery
Sally O'NeilMrs. Vanderdough (first appearance)Nick the Chiseler (first appearancevillain)three other crooks (first appearancevillainsone dies)
Swami Joe and the Counterfeiters
6 pp · adventure; humor; children
Intellectual AmosSwami Joe (first appearancevillain)Silas P. Pinkbottom (first appearancevillain)other two Varx Brothers (first appearancevillaisn)
Helium Tires
1 pp · humor
Windy Breeze
The Vengeance of Boss Bumble
7 pp · superhero
Quicksilver [Max]Boss Bumble (first appearancevillain)Avie (first appearancevillaindeath)Romby (first appearancevillaindeath)Dirk (first appearancevillaindeath)
Big Joe Ryan and the Silver Bracelet
6 pp · detective-mystery
Chic CarterChic's newspaper city editorBig Joe Ryan (villain, introduction)Louella (villain, introduction)Blackie (villain, Ryan's chauffeur, introduction)

In "Big Joe Ryan and the Silver Bracelet," a mysterious woman sends Chic on a strange errand involving a silver bracelet and a $500 reward—only for the package to vanish and Carter to be arrested for theft. When Chic uncovers the bracelet is a fake made of frozen mercury, he tracks down Big Joe Ryan, setting off a tense chase through the city’s underbelly.

Lifeboat No. 1
7 pp · military; war
Commander BlakeFirst Officer ConroyThe Japanese (villains)

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