National Comics #43 San Francisco Pedigree (Quality, 1944) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white pages....

Auction amount: $549.70

Sold: May 20, 2017

National Comics #43 Values

Publisher: Quality Comics, 1944

About National Comics #43

Jack Cole story, cover, and art. Don Rico and Al Bryant art.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Lena; Tiny Tim; Major Midge

Pencils: Jack Cole

Inks: Jack Cole

STORY DETAILS

(11 Stories)

Title: The Spider Man

Characters: The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; Major Midge; Lena; Tiny Tim; Colonel Lane (Mammoth Circus owner); Madam Shali (snake charmer; introduction); Spudo the Spider Man [Clarence Twiddle] (villain but reforms, introduction, has four arms); Cappy Kane (villain); Press Hardt (villain)

Synopsis: Colonel Lane meets his rival, Cappy Kane, who has learned about a four-armed freak that is an accomplished pickpocket, so Kane decides to use this freak to undermine Lane's circus by robbing patrons and implicating Mammoth Circus.

Pages: 11.000

Script: Joe Millard (signed)

Pencils: Jack Cole (signed)

Inks: Jack Cole

Notes: Spudo was the only supporting character to be awarded his own spin-off feature, the first appearing in The Barker #1. Later swiped for the story Circus Cyclone or the Muddled Mud Opera in Commando Comics #15 (Bell Features).

Title: Guns and Glamor

Characters: G-2 [Don Leash]; Joline Joy (first appearance); the Japanese (villains); General Delaney

Synopsis: Singer Joline Joy, set to sing for the soldiers, is captured by the Japanese for a trap.

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: John Spranger

Inks: John Spranger

Notes: Previously credited to Don Rico but this is not the artist that did the previous issues.

Title: Death By the Clock

Characters: Sally O'Neil; Jasper Jules (first appearance; death); Matty Jules Dolan (first appearance; villain); Dusty Dolan (first appearance; villain)

Synopsis: Matty's husband escapes from prison and they decide to kill her brother.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Al Bryant ?

Pencils: Al Bryant (signed)

Inks: Al Bryant

Title: The Allotment Check Thieves

Characters: Uncle Sam; Buddy Smith; Heffy and his gang (first appearance; villains); Joe Adams; Mrs. Adams

Synopsis: Uncle Sam discovers a gang stealing checks from mailboxes.

Pages: 6.000

Pencils: Mort Leav

Inks: Mort Leav

Notes: Formerly credited to Ed Dobrotka but does not resemble his Superman work.

Title: Dagger Marlin Hangs Twice

Characters: Quicksilver; Dagger Marlin (first appearance; villain; death); Mike; Jeepers

Synopsis: Dagger Marlin claims he will hang the people responsible for his hanging.

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: Bill Quackenbush ?

Inks: Bill Quackenbush ?

Title: The Case of the Drowned Corpse!

Characters: Chic Carter; Gay; Shane (first appearance; villain); Mr. Kates (first appearance; death); Bevans

Synopsis: The curator of an aquarium is found dead in a dugong tank.

Pages: 6.000

Script: Vernon Henkel (signed)

Pencils: Vernon Henkel (signed)

Inks: Vernon Henkel

Title: Mutiny Aboard the U.S.S. "Pawnee"

Characters: Lt. Commander Harvey Blake; Japanese (villains); Conroy

Synopsis: The crew takes command of the ship to track down a Japanese sub that sank a hospital ship and killed the survivors.

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: Al Camy ?

Inks: Al Camy ?

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	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
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	5
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	5

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