National Comics #64 is an issue of the series National Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1948.
Synopsis for The Barker: "The Human Fly"
At their latest stop, Lane's annoyed to meet Louie Leary, who's expressed a desire to buy the circus (that's been brushed off) more than once. Louie's actually down on his luck, and asks for a job, demonstrating his human fly act. He accepts Lane's hat, as a trophy of the hat the imperious owner took off when amazed by his accomplishments, and one of Midge's best cigars. The next morning, however, Lane wakes up to find himself buried under a pile of money, and police arresting him for pulling off a robbery via an entrance on the 24th floor of a building! His hat was even left behind as evidence, and Midge is arrested as an accomplice because a fine cigar matching the one he's smoking was found at the scene as well. Calahan tries to hand Louie over as the obvious suspect, but the officer refuses to believe there's a man who can climb sheer walls.
The visit the county lockup to find Louie mocking Lane's refusal to give him what he wanted, and where it got Lane. Spudo picks Louie's pockets and finds the suction cups he used to climb before, which the Barker uses while the police watch from a window to prove they could be used to make the climb to commit the robbery. With his friends freed, however, the Barker adamantly refuses Lane's suggestion to perform a human fly act of his own for the show.
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- Juxville
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Synopsis for Sally O'Neil Policewoman: "The New Recruit"
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Synopsis for Steve Wood: "The Finger of Suspicion"
A Mr. Gardyce comes to Steve Wood for help as he's being blackmailed, and Steve hates blackmailers in particular. It's Gardyce's former business partner, Polder. Steve goes to confront Polder, but after he leaves the room somebody leans through the window and shoots Polder. Because of the blazing row they had, the butler easily suspects Steve of the murder, and when Inspector Flanagan shows up he finds the gunshot matches Steve's piece which is suspiciously lying on the floor. The waterfront detective flees through a window before Flanagan can slap the cuffs on him.
Steve's secretary Sally volunteers to help Flanagan find her wayward boss, since she knows most of his hideouts. They do indeed find Steve Wood hiding out in a shack under a pier (to Sally's surprise, as she was trying to lead Flanagan on a wild goose chase for her boss's sake). The private dick manages to convince Flanagan to give him a brief reprieve, as he's pretty sure he's worked out who framed him. Indeed, an assailant tries to sneak into the hideout to silence Steve, which turns out to be Gardyce, the only person who knew that Steve would be at Polder's place and had a chance to pocket his gun.
Appearing in Steve Wood: "The Finger of Suspicion"
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- Steve Wood, Waterfront Detective
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- Sally, secretary
- Inspector Flanagan
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- J. J. Gardyce
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- Polder (Dies)
Synopsis for Lassie and Laddie: "Mutt in the Museum"
Appearing in Lassie and Laddie: "Mutt in the Museum"
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- Lassie
- Laddie
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- Roberta
- Roger
Synopsis for Quicksilver: "Battle at Dead Man's Curve"
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