National Comics #44 Mile High pedigree (Quality, 1944) Condition: NM+. Step right up to see that eighth wonder of the world,...

Auction amount: $836.50

Sold: Sep 9, 2006

National Comics #44 Values

Publisher: Quality Comics, 1944

About National Comics #44

First appearance of Peaches. Al Bryant cover. Klaus Nordling and Don Rico art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Benny the Beep

Characters: The Barker [Carnie Callahan]

Pencils: Al Bryant (signed)

Inks: Al Bryant

STORY DETAILS

(10 Stories)

Title: Benny the Beep

Characters: The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Colonel Land (Mammoth Circus owner); Tiny; Major Midge; Lena; Peaches (introduction, the bearded lady); Benny the Beep [Benny Yokavitz] (villain, introduction); Barteer (villain, introduction)

Synopsis: The Barker has to step in when Benny the Beep frames the Colonel for theft.

Pages: 11.000

Script: Joe Millard

Pencils: Klaus Nordling (signed)

Inks: Klaus Nordling

Notes: Writer credit formerly "Klaus Nordling ?". Script credit based on textual analysis by Lou Mougin.

Title: The Crazy Criminals

Characters: Sally O'Neil; Rocky Rhodes (first apearance; villain); Nuts Nisi (first appearance; villain); Pete Trigger (first appearance; villain); a phony psychiatrist (first appearance; villain); Dr. Woods (first appearance)

Pages: 8.000

Script: Al Bryant ?

Pencils: Al Bryant (signed)

Inks: Al Bryant

Title: The Case of the Rescued Captive

Characters: G-2 [Don Leash]; The Japanese (villains); Major Kyle (first appearance); Dr. Gates (first appearance)

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: John Spranger

Inks: John Spranger

Notes: formerly credited to Don Rico but art doesn't match the previous stories credited to Rico.

Title: Three Keys To Doom

Characters: Quicksilver; Edgar Aldington (first appearance; villain); Quimby (first appearance; villain); Jim Connell (first appearance); Sims (first appearance; death); Harrison Walsh (first appearance; death)

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: Bill Quackenbush ?

Inks: Bill Quackenbush ?

Title: The John Thorpe Murder Case

Characters: Uncle Sam; Buddy Smith; John Thorpe (first appearance; death); Count Torza (first appearance; villain); Dr. Colbu (first appearance; villain)

Pages: 6.000

Pencils: Mort Leav

Inks: Mort Leav

Notes: Formerly credited to Ed Dobrotka, but there is no evidence Dobrotka ever worked for Quality. And a letter exists from Busy Arnold to Jerry Bails denying the possibility.

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Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
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