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National Comics #61 (1947)

Comic Magazines · 1947 · 52 pages

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Contains 7 stories
Trouble Comes in Small Packages!
11 pp · adventure; humor
The Barker [Carnie Callahan]General Smallo (first appearancevillain)a husband-and-wife crook team (first appearancevillains)

When the tiny but fiery General Smallo arrives at Colonel Lane's circus, his size immediately sparks outrage—especially from the brash Barker, who can’t believe such a small man is being billed as the "smallest in the world." Forced into a job after threatening to sabotage the show, Smallo’s defiant attitude and unexpected antics quickly turn heads, proving that even the tiniest performer can stir up big trouble.

Vilma and the Black Bottle
6 pp · detective-mystery
Steve WoodVilma Drum (first appearancevillain)Sawbones and his mob (first appearancevillains)
Pandora's Box, Take Two
6 pp · adventure; humor; children
Intellectual Amos (last appearance)An ancient Grecian woman (first appearance)Pandora (first appearance)Hope (first appearance)
The Framer
7 pp · detective-mystery
Sally O'NeilThe Framer [Tip Tanner] (first appearancevillain)

Policewoman Sally O’Neil finds herself the target of a sinister frame-up after a series of bizarre events—falsified reports, a phantom car wreck, and a suspicious $2,000 prize—conspire to discredit her. With her badge in jeopardy and no one believing her story, she turns to the very system that’s turned on her, using the press and a clever ruse to expose the mysterious "Framer" behind the scheme.

Mademoiselle Angora
5 pp · detective-mystery
Granny GumshoeMademoiselle Angora (first appearancevillain)

Granny Gumshoe takes on a baffling case when five millionaires die mysteriously, each strangled with their own right hand, and a night club dancer named Mademoiselle Angora appears afterward with a check for their entire fortune. Using a clever ruse involving a left-handed man and a homemade antidote, Granny uncovers the truth behind the dancer’s seemingly supernatural influence.

The Evil Eye
6 pp · superhero
Quicksilver [Max]Onager (introduction)Squatty (villain, introduction, death)Hips Hoag (villain, introduction, death)an un-named hood (villain, introduction, death)Worry Witson (villain, introduction)Witson's Gang (villains, introduction for all)an un-named murderer (villain, introduction)

In "The Evil Eye," a mob enforcer named Onager claims he can kill with a stare, drawing the attention of Quick-Silver when he seemingly dispatches a rival with just a glance. As the police struggle to make sense of the corpse with no visible wounds, Quick-Silver uncovers the truth behind the so-called supernatural power—revealing a cleverly disguised murder weapon hidden in Onager’s sleeve.

Uncle Balthazar's Youthful Outlook
4 pp · humor; children
LassieRobertaUncle BaltazarLaddieHilda
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