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National Comics #43 (1944)

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ContinueNational Comics #44 →
Contains 9 stories
The Spider Man
11 pp · adventure; humor
The Barker [Carnie Callahan]Major MidgeLenaTiny TimColonel Lane (Mammoth Circus owner)Madam Shali (snake charmerintroduction)Spudo the Spider Man [Clarence Twiddle] (villain but reforms, introduction, has four arms)Cappy Kane (villain)Press Hardt (villain)

In "The Spider Man," Colonel Lane faces off against his rival Cappy Kane, who's determined to ruin the Mammoth Circus by exploiting a mysterious four-armed pickpocket. With the freak's talents turned to sabotage, Lane must uncover the truth before the circus's reputation is destroyed.

Untitled story
1 pp · humor
Bill
Case No. 17: Guns and Glamor
7 pp · spy
G-2 [Don Leash]Joline Joy (first appearance)the Japanese (villains)General Delaney

When singing sensation Joline Joy arrives at a Pacific island base to perform for the troops, Captain Don Leash—secretly the intelligence operative G-2—is assigned as her escort. But Japanese raiders have other plans: they capture the glamorous performer as bait for an elaborate ambush designed to lure the American camp into a deadly trap. G-2 must use cunning and combat to outmaneuver the enemy, rescue Joline Joy, and turn the Japanese strategy against them—all while keeping his dual identity under wraps.

Death By the Clock
8 pp · detective-mystery
Sally O'NeilJasper Jules (first appearancedeath)Matty Jules Dolan (first appearancevillain)Dusty Dolan (first appearancevillain)

Policewoman Sally O'Neill brings her alarm clock to Jasper Jules' repair shop for a quick fix, but returns the next morning to find the clock maker dead—apparently by his own hand, complete with a suicide note. When Sally spots a broken clock stopped at 7:23, the exact time of death, her instincts kick in: a man devoted to timepieces would never allow one to be destroyed, even in his final act. What unfolds is a web involving an escaped convict, a scheming wife, and a carefully staged murder that nearly fooled everyone—until Sally's keen eye caught what others missed.

The Allotment Check Thieves
6 pp · superhero
Uncle SamBuddy SmithHeffy and his gang (first appearancevillains)Joe AdamsMrs. Adams
Here Lies Windy Breeze...And How He Lies and Lies and Lies!
1 pp · humor
Windy Breeze
Dagger Marlin Hangs Twice
7 pp · superhero
QuicksilverDagger Marlin (first appearancevillaindeath)MikeJeepers
The Case of the Drowned Corpse!
6 pp · detective-mystery
Chic CarterGayShane (first appearancevillain)Mr. Kates (first appearancedeath)Bevans

When Chic Carter and his companion Gay discover a dead body in the aquarium's tank during what was supposed to be a peaceful evening, the police reporter's detective instincts kick into high gear. As the investigation unfolds at a nearby bay specimen house, Carter must navigate treacherous underwater secrets and a killer determined to silence anyone who gets too close to the truth. With danger lurking beneath the surface—both literal and figurative—Carter races to uncover the real motive behind the curator's murder before he becomes the next victim.

Mutiny Aboard the U.S.S. "Pawnee"
7 pp · war
Lt. Commander Harvey BlakeJapanese (villains)Conroy

When Lt. Commander Blake is locked in his cabin by his own crew, the men of the U.S.S. "Pawnee" seize their chance to hunt down the Japanese submarine that massacred the crew of a hospital ship—defying orders to return to base. Racing to Hinoka Island, they find themselves trapped in a hostile harbor, outgunned and crippled, facing both shore batteries and the killer sub itself. What unfolds is a desperate gamble where the crew must use cunning and grit to survive an impossible situation and avenge those lost at sea.

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