| Additional Information |
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| Publication | April 1946 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 |
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| Cover | Scramolo |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor | Characters: The Barker [Carnie Callahan] |
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| Comic Story | Scramolo, the Escape Wizard (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Barker discovers that Scramolo, the escape artist, was only out to scam the circus's bankroll. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor | Characters: The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Colonel Land (Mammoth Circus owner); Tiny; Major Midge; Lena; Professor Scratz (introduction); Scramolo (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Writer credit formerly "Klaus Nordling". |
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| Comic Story | The Red God Ruby (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Sally O'Neil; Gwarden (first appearance; villain) |
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| Synopsis | Salty remembers his failures around the world with women. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Military | Characters: Salty Waters; Willie |
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| Comic Story | Lonesome (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Quicksilver [Max]; Lonesome (first appearance; villain); Marmot (first appearance; villain; death); Stooge (first appearance; villain; death); Zimmy (first appearance; villain; death); other crooks (first appearance; villains; all die) |
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| Comic Story | Retriever For Rent (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Windy Breeze |
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| Synopsis | After a visit to an observatory, Lassie and Laddie think they've spotted men from Mars in the park. The aliens turn out to be people dressed up for a "Futurist mask party." |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Children | Characters: Lassie; Roberta; Laddie; Professor; Roger; Miss Snipperty |
| Notes | Roger and Roberta are definitely not married in this story. |
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| Comic Story | The Trial of Monk McGurn (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery; Superhero | Characters: The Whistler [Mallory Drake]; Monk McGurn (first appearance; villain); Tony Munsi (first appearance; villain); Sam (first appearance; villain); other hoods (first appearance; villains); Mr. Mallory Anderson (first appearance); Mrs. Mallory Anderson (first appearance) |
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| Text Story | Banditos (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | The Saboteurs and the Sub (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: The Japanese (villains) |
| Notes | last appearance; all stories set in World War II |
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| Comic Story | The Coffin in the Old House (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor; Children | Characters: Intellectual Amos; Boss (first appearance; villain); Squint (first appearance; villain); Pete (first appearance; villain) |
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