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National Comics #68 (1948)

Quality Comics · 1948 · 52 pages

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ContinueNational Comics #69 →
Contains 8 stories
Leo, the Lion Man
11 pp · adventure; humor
The Barker [Carnie Callahan]Leo the Lion Man (first appearance)Sam (first appearancedeath)Guido (first appearancevillaina lion trainer)

When carnival barker Carnie Callahan encounters Leo, the Lion Man, and his fierce companion Nero joining Colonel Lane's Mammoth Circus, he quickly discovers that Leo's arrival has stirred up dangerous secrets—particularly with the renowned animal trainer Guido. As tensions simmer between Leo and Guido, and trouble erupts throughout the circus, Carnie finds himself caught between mirth, mayhem, and a mystery that demands solving before more blood is spilled.

Untitled story
1 pp · humor; military
Salty Waters
The Lightning Man
5 pp · detective-mystery
Granny GumshoeIrwin (first appearancevillain)Mr. Squeeze (first appearance)
Riddle in Rhyme
6 pp · detective-mystery
Sally O'NeilHanger (first appearancevillain)Ernest Kent (first appearancedeath)Best (first appearancedeath)Linda Kent (first appearance)

Detective Sally O'Neil investigates the apparent suicide of poet Ernest Kent—but a riddle in verse left at the scene suggests foul play, and suspicion falls on his daughter Linda, who's secretly infiltrated the offices of publishers Best and Hanger to uncover theft of her father's work. As Sally digs deeper, cryptic death threats penned in poetic couplets begin arriving, and the body count rises, forcing her to separate genuine clues from elaborate misdirection to expose the true killer.

Poetry Problem
4 pp · humor; children
LassieLaddieUncle Balty BingleMrs. BitzelMr. Bitzel

Jo writes a heartfelt poem for Uncle Balty to read, only to watch him panic when he thinks it's a love note from the married woman next door—so he packs up and flees the country, convinced he’s in danger from her husband.

Slumber Strikes
6 pp · superhero
Quicksilver [Max]Slumber [Jones] (villain, introduction)Slumber's gang (villains, introduction for all)
The Composition Contest
6 pp
Anthrop
The Hunk Warwell Case
6 pp · detective-mystery
Steve WoodFuzz Forry (first appearancevillaindeath)Joss Lickey (first appearancevillaindeath)Libra (first appearancevillain)Hunk Warwell (first appearancevillain)

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