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National Comics #51 (1945)

Comic Magazines · 1945 · 60 pages

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Contains 9 stories
The Missing Link
11 pp · adventure; humor
The Barker [Carnie Callahan]Madame Futura (first appearance, a fortune teller)Shali (first appearance, a snake charmer)The Missing Link (first appearance, villain)

In the midst of a traveling circus, Colonel Lane acquires a mysterious new attraction called the Missing Link, a creature whose supposed ability to talk sparks both fear and fascination. As the performers struggle to contain him and keep up the illusion, a series of chaotic mishaps reveal that the "Missing Link" is actually a cleverly disguised ventriloquist, using his voice to mimic the creature’s speech.

Untitled story
1 pp · humor; military
Salty WatersGladys
Smash It Anyway!
7 pp · superhero
Quicksilver [Max]Winslow Rigger (first appearance, villain)James Eagle (first appearance)

Quicksilver and James Eagle, a man from the Black Rock Indian Tribe, team up after Eagle rescues the broker Deslow Ridger from thugs. When Ridger is attacked again in his home, Quicksilver and Eagle must uncover the truth behind the assault—leading to a shocking twist that tests their trust and courage.

Untitled story
1 pp · humor
Windy BreezeSam
Untitled story
7 pp · humor; children
LassieRobertaRogerLaddie
Soup Simpson's Last Blast
8 pp · detective-mystery
Sally O'NeilSoup Simpson (first appearance, villain, death)Boris Meloff (first appearance, villain)Lefty (first appearance, villain)
Kidnapping at Sea
6 pp · adventure; humor; children
Intellectual AmosThe Chief and his gang (first appearance, villains)Miss Venbilt (first appearance)
Trap for the Whistler
6 pp · detective-mystery; superhero
The Whistler [Mallory Drake]Mac ShaneAmbers (first appearance, villain)
The Three Entertainers
7 pp · war
Commander BlakeFirst Officer ConroyJack Hallam (first appearance)Jim Maulsby (first appearance)Bette D'Arcy (first appearance)The Japanese (villains)
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