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National Comics #66 (1948)

Quality Comics · 1948 · 51 pages

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ContinueNational Comics #67 →
Contains 8 stories
The Man Who Hated Circuses
11 pp · adventure; humor
The Barker [Carnie Callahan]Ephraim Squires (first appearancevillaindeath)
Untitled story
1 pp · humor; military
Salty WatersMcChisel
Stone Man
5 pp · detective-mystery
Granny GumshoeRocky Granite (first appearancevillaindeatha living statue) Rocky's manager (first appearancevillain)Stoney Cement (first appearancedeathanother living statue)Anatole Chipper (first appearance)

When Granny Gumshoe investigates a seemingly invincible boxer named Rocky Granite who's been leaving opponents dead in the ring, she discovers the fighter is far more than human—a living statue created by sculptor Anatole Chipper and exploited by a ruthless fight manager. Determined to stop the killings, Granny devises an ingenious plan: she enlists Chipper to create another living statue to face Rocky in the ring.

The Black Hand
6 pp · detective-mystery
Sally O'NeilMr. Fix and the Black Hand (first appearancevillains)Capt. Jack Barham (first appearance)

Policewoman Sally O'Neil is already working her first case under Captain Jack Barham's newly formed special crime bureau when a mysterious criminal known as Mr. Fix lures the captain into a trap, claiming the notorious Black Hand has resurfaced. When Sally tracks Barham down, she discovers both of them imprisoned and must use her wits—and a purse full of resourcefulness—to turn the tables on their captors. A tight detective mystery that proves O'Neil is far more than just clerical support in Barham's operation.

The Monster in the Swamp
4 pp · humor; children
LassieLaddieRoberta
Mr. Miacca
6 pp · superhero
Quicksilver [Max]Mr. Miacca [Maynard Scrope] (villain, introduction)

In "Mr. Miacca," Quicksilver keeps watch from a clock tower when he spots a peculiar, portly man leaping between rooftops with an uncanny, bouncy gait—his costume's secret revealed to be a reservoir of gas that powers his strange, spring-like movements.

The Pleasure Investment
6 pp
AnthropDr. Botchagaloop (first appearance)
The Ruthven Case
6 pp · detective-mystery
Steve WoodSpurrman (first appearancevillain)Loe Latrice (first appearance)Hinkey Tarn (first appearance)Capt. Ronn Rohver (first appearancedeath)

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