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Issue Details

Issue	#70
Published	February 1949
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	George Brenner

Cover Details

Characters	The Barker [Carnie Callahan]
Genre	adventure; humor
Pencils	Gill Fox
Inks	Gill Fox

11 page Barker story "The Barker Tires of the Big Top"

Characters	The Barker [Carnie Callahan]; J. B. Brokely (first appearance; villain; the Barker's double); Cropper (first appearance; villain); Dove (first appearance; villain)
Genre	adventure; humor
Script	Klaus Nordling
Pencils	Klaus Nordling
Inks	Klaus Nordling
Notes	title from cover

1 page Salty Waters story

Genre	humor
Script	Bernard Dibble
Pencils	Bernard Dibble
Inks	Bernard Dibble
Notes	next app. in BARKER #14

5 page Granny Gumshoe story "Globe of Doom"

Characters	Granny Gumshoe (last appearance); Ludwig Cymbal (first appearance; villain); Mr. Acoustic (first appearance)
Genre	detective
Script	Gill Fox
Pencils	Gill Fox
Inks	Gill Fox

6 page Sally O'Neil Policewoman story "The Rich Rag Doll Murders"

Characters	Sally O'Neil; Slit-Eye (first appearance; villain); Gimpy (first appearance; villain); Red (first appearance; villain; death); Slug (first appearance; villain; death); Mrs. Reese (first appearance); Judy Reese (first appearance)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Alice Kirkpatrick
Inks	Alice Kirkpatrick

4 page Lassie story "Uncle Balty's Birthday"

Characters	Lassie
Script	Bernard Dibble
Pencils	Bernard Dibble
Inks	Bernard Dibble

6 page Quicksilver story "The Man From the Moon"

Characters	Quicksilver [Max]; The Man From the Moon [Moony Masters] (first appearance; villain)
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich

2 page The Barker text story "Three Strikes For a Jinx"

Characters	The Barker [Carnie Callahan]
Letters	typeset

6 page Anthrop story "How To Be a Detective"

Characters	Anthrop (last appearance)
Script	Bart Tumey
Pencils	Bart Tumey
Inks	Bart Tumey

6 page Steve Wood story "Queen and Pawn"

Characters	Steve Wood; Marphy Hale (first appearance; villain); Jerdo Mapes (first appearance); Alyce Carters (first appearance)
Genre	detective
Pencils	Alice Kirkpatrick?
Inks	Alice Kirkpatrick?