National Comics #42 is an issue of the series National Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 1944.
Synopsis for The Barker: "Prof. Zell, Seer, Sees the Stars"
The Barker and his friends compete with unscrupulous fortuneteller Professor Zell for a contract at Colonel Lane's Traveling Circus.
Appearing in The Barker: "Prof. Zell, Seer, Sees the Stars"
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Supporting Characters:
- Colonel Lane
- Lena
- Liz Flannery
- Major Midge
- Tiny Tim
Antagonists:
- Professor Zell
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Locations:
- Big City, Pennsylvania
- Waynestown
- Colonel Lane's Mammoth Circus
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Synopsis for Quicksilver: "Big John Hammer"
Appearing in Quicksilver: "Big John Hammer"
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Antagonists:
- Big John Hammer
Other Characters:
- Deputy Sheriff Bill Tragg
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Synopsis for G2: "Case No. 16: The Lady Wang"
Appearing in G2: "Case No. 16: The Lady Wang"
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Other Characters:
- The Lady Wang
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Synopsis for Uncle Sam: "It's Your Move, Uncle Sam!"
Appearing in Uncle Sam: "It's Your Move, Uncle Sam!"
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Locations:
- Marusu Island
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Synopsis for Chic Carter: "The Ice Fiend"
Explorer Kane returns from an arctic expedition with strange rocks, but his assistant Derby warbles incessantly about them suffering the wrath of an ice demon the locals fear for their theft. Chic returns to follow up the story when Kane turns up frozen to death in a room with a raging fire. He quickly twigs that Derby's the guilty party, and after locking Chic in a room to suffer the same fate, the crooked assistant gladly admits as much: he cooked up the whole story and then flooded the room with "refrigerant" to freeze Kane to death and make it look like the work of an ice demon. However, Derby doesn't think through telling Chic the consequences of explaining how he committed his murder: Chic just turns off the radiator so the freezing gas can't get in, and punches out Derby when he comes to collect the body.
Appearing in Chic Carter: "The Ice Fiend"
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Antagonists:
- Derby
Other Characters:
- Kane (Dies)
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Synopsis for Sally O'Neil, Policewoman: "The Case of the Criminal Corpse"
Dr. Doom hypnotizes Mr. Meeker, and murders him, and sends him out on a ghastly crime spree. Officer Sally O'Neil confronts this villain in his laboratory, starts a fire, and escapes the burning building, leaving Dr. Doom to apparently perish.
Appearing in Sally O'Neil, Policewoman: "The Case of the Criminal Corpse"
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Antagonists:
- Dr. Doom (Apparent death)
Other Characters:
- Mr. Meeker
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Synopsis for Destroyer 171: "On the Sea Trail of a Ghost Ship"
Appearing in Destroyer 171: "On the Sea Trail of a Ghost Ship"
Featured Characters
- Lt. Commander Harvey Blake
Supporting Characters:
- USS Pawnee crew
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Vehicles:
- Destroyer 171, USS Pawnee
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