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Issue Details

Issue #111
Published October 1948
Cover Price .10
Pages 36
Editing ?

Cover Details

Characters Dagwood
Genre Humor; Family
Pencils Joe Musial?
Inks Joe Musial?

1 page Hi Stars story

Script Floyd Torbert?
Pencils Floyd Torbert [as TORB] (signed)
Inks Floyd Torbert [as TORB] (signed)
Notes Black & White, Inside Front Cover

2 page Blondie story "This is one of those nice, quiet afternoons...."

Characters Blondie; Dagwood; Alexander; Cookie
Synopsis Dagwood paints himself into a corner.
Genre Humor; Family
Script Chic Young
Pencils Chic Young
Inks Chic Young

2 page Blondie story "Pop--I'm in the money-- I got a job as a baby sitter!"

Characters Alexander; Dagwood; Blondie; Daisy
Genre Humor; Family
Script Chic Young
Pencils Chic Young
Inks Chic Young

1 page Goodnight Stories text story "A Strange Squeaking Noise"

Characters Knarf; Hanid
Script Max Trell
Letters Typeset
Notes Subtitled: "The Stairs Said They Were Just Stretching"

10 page Mandrake the Magician story "Specs rushes to the safe..."

Characters Mandrake; Specs; Dome; Narda;
Synopsis Mandrake pretends to work for Dome, who has is holding Narda hostage in a high-pressure room.
Genre Adventure
Script Lee Falk
Pencils Phil Davis
Inks Phil Davis
Reprinted Mandrake newspaper comic strip reprints through King Features Syndicate from 1944.

2 page Heores on Wings text story "Air Commodore Frank Whittle"

Synopsis Bio of Frank Whittle, a British Air Commodore who helped develop jet engine airplanes during World War II.
Genre Fact
Script Clayton Knight
Pencils Clayton Knight
Inks Clayton Knight
Notes Two page centerfold spread with color illustrations.

6 page Lone Ranger story "Sheriff, as a group of townsmen, we demand immediate action!"

Synopsis The Lone Ranger is wanted for murder.
Genre Western
Script Fran Striker
Pencils Charles Flanders
Inks Charles Flanders
Reprinted Lone Ranger newspaper comic strip reprints through King Features Syndicate from 1944

8 page Secret Agent X-9 story "This is Dr. Barnes..."

Characters X-9; Belinda; Gilda
Synopsis A woman with amnesia claims she murdered a man, but doesn't remember committing the crime.
Genre Spy; Crime
Script ? [as Robert Storm (byline)]
Pencils Mel Graff?
Reprinted Secret Agent X-9 newspaper comic strip reprints through King Features Syndicate from 1943.

Half page Dollar-A-Dither story

Synopsis One panel gags based on ideas from readers.
Genre Humor
Script Joe Musial; Various
Pencils Joe Musial
Inks Joe Musial

1 page Henry story

Synopsis Henry has fun with a sign painter
Genre Humor
Script Carl Anderson
Pencils Carl Anderson
Inks Carl Anderson
Notes Black & White, Inside Back Cover

1 page Little Acorns story "Growing Up"

Genre Humor
Script Bob Dunn
Pencils Bob Dunn
Inks Bob Dunn
Notes Back Cover