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National Comics #44 (1944)

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ContinueNational Comics #45 →
Contains 9 stories
Benny the Beep
11 pp · adventure; humor
The Barker [Carnie Callahan]Colonel Land (Mammoth Circus owner)TinyMajor MidgeLenaPeaches (introduction, the bearded lady)Benny the Beep [Benny Yokavitz] (villain, introduction)Barteer (villain, introduction)

When a jewel thief fleeing the police takes shelter at Colonel Lane's Mammoth Circus, he sets off a chain reaction of chaos—and accidentally frames the circus owner himself! The Barker teams up with Peaches and the circus folk to track down the real crook before Colonel Lane takes the fall, leading to a wild hunt through the big top and beyond.

The Crazy Criminals
8 pp · detective-mystery
Sally O'NeilRocky Rhodes (first apearancevillain)Nuts Nisi (first appearancevillain)Pete Trigger (first appearancevillain)a phony psychiatrist (first appearancevillain)Dr. Woods (first appearance)
Untitled story
1 pp · humor; military
Salty Waters
No. 18: The Case of the Rescued Captive
7 pp · spy
G-2 [Don Leash]The Japanese (villains)Major Kyle (first appearance)Dr. Gates (first appearance)

G-2 agent Captain Don Leash has infiltrated Camp Chotsu, the Japanese military's supposedly escape-proof prison camp, with a dangerous mission: rescue Dr. Gates, a scientist whose knowledge is crucial to American intelligence. When Dr. Gates falls genuinely ill and risks execution, Leash and fellow prisoner Major Kyle must act fast, improvising a daring escape plan even as Japanese guards tighten security around the camp. With alarms blazing and danger closing in from all sides, the three men race against time to break through the camp's triple defenses and reach safety.

The Arsonist Alderman
6 pp · detective-mystery
Chic CarterAlderman Kerney (first appearancevillain)
The Express Elevator
1 pp · humor
Windy Breeze
Three Keys to Doom
7 pp · superhero
QuicksilverEdgar Aldington (first appearancevillain)Quimby (first appearancevillain)Jim Connell (first appearance)Sims (first appearancedeath)Harrison Walsh (first appearancedeath)
The John Thorpe Murder Case
6 pp · superhero
Uncle SamBuddy SmithJohn Thorpe (first appearancedeath)Count Torza (first appearancevillain)Dr. Colbu (first appearancevillain)
The Hoshima Incident
7 pp · war
Lt. Commander Harvey BlakeThe Japanese (villains)

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