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Issue Details

Issue #68
Published July 1948
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Roy Ald; William Lieberson (executive editor); Ralph Daigh (editorial director)
Notes W. H. Fawcett, Jr. (president); Roger Fawcett (vice-president); Allen E. Norman (secretary); Gordon Fawcett (treasurer); Eliot D. Odell (advertising director); Roscoe K. Fawcett (circulation director); Al Allard (art director). Subscriptions 1.20 USD for 12 issues in the United States and Canada. 1.70 USD subscription rate for international subscriptions. Fawcett listed as member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation. Indexed updated from digital copy missing the Phantom Eagle story, so its exact sequence is uncertain.

Cover Details

Characters Ozzie; Dip; Tom Mix (inset); Phantom Eagle (inset); Mr. Scarlet (inset); Pinky (inset)
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Warren Kremer
Inks Warren Kremer

1 page advertisement "Gillette Bike Tire Facts"

Genre fact
Script ? (ad copy)
Notes Ad for Gillette Bicycle Tires. Inside front cover.

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Contents"

Characters Ozzie (inset); Mr. Scarlet (inset); Pinky (inset); Phantom Eagle (inset); Tom Mix (inset)

9 page Ozzie story "Circus Daze"

Characters Ozzie Turner; Dip; Babs Turner; Slick; unnamed female and male of Ozzie's friends; Mr. Forester; Mr. Tingling; Lulu (an elephant); unnamed magician; unnamed circus ringleader; unnamed Gorilla; unnamed troupe of human pyramid performers
Synopsis Ozzie shows off his skills riding a bicycle on a high wire. His efforts lead Ozzie to join a circus.
Genre teen; humor

1 page "R.C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola advertisement Adventures of "R.C." and Quickie"

Characters R.C.; Quickie; unnamed Royal Crown vendor; Gorilla; unnamed carnival employees; unnamed carnival patrons; John Wayne
Synopsis Quickie lures an escaped gorilla back to his cage.
Genre adventure

Half page Muscle Hedd filler "Two Much!"

Characters Muscle Hedd; unnamed clothing store salesman
Synopsis Muscle wants his money back over two pairs of pants.
Genre humor

Half page Bobo filler "Alone"

Characters Bobo; Miss Simpkins; unnamed classmates of Bobo
Synopsis Bobo's arithmetic arouses Miss Simpkins suspicions.
Genre humor

1 page Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Fudge advertisement "Captain Tootsie Tames A Tornado"

Characters Captain Tootsie; Secret Legion; unnamed members of the Army Air Corps
Synopsis Captain Tootsie and members of the Army Air Corps stop a tornado.
Genre adventure
Script C. C. Beck
Pencils C. C. Beck
Inks C. C. Beck
Notes Ad for Tootsie Fudge.

6 page Mr. Scarlet and Pinky story "The Gargoyle"

Characters Mr. Scarlet [Brian Butler]; Pinky [Pinky]; The Gargoyle (villain); unnamed Gargoyle victims; unnamed police officer
Synopsis Mr. Scarlet and Pinky try to stop a master of disguise and jewel thief, the Gargoyle.
Genre superhero

Half page Comix Cards illustration

Characters Nyoka
Letters typeset
Notes Nyoka action scenes that can be cut out and used as trading cards.

1 page Dashiell Hammett's Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic advertisement "The Case Of The Killer Cat!"

Characters Sam Spade; Sam's unnamed 'sweetheart' [Effie Perrine]; Orlo the Great (death); Leo (lion); unnamed lion; unnamed circus ring leader; Mrs. Orlo; unnamed lion trainer
Synopsis Sam discovers who put catnip in the Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic causing Orlo to be killed by his own lions.
Genre adventure
Notes Ad for Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic.

Half page Bobo filler "Magic Book"

Characters Bobo; Bobo's mom; unnamed female guest
Synopsis Bobo surprises his mother with an interest in a book.
Genre humor

Half page Muscle Hedd filler "His Brain Swims"

Characters Muscle Hedd; unnamed male
Synopsis Muscle confuses fishing with swimming.
Genre humor

1 page advertisement "Something Important That You Should Know...The Winning Secret Of "Broad-Jump Joe""

Script ? (ad copy)
Pencils Brehdiel ? (signed)
Inks Brehdiel ? (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Ad for Ball-Band Arch-Gards. The signed first name of the artist is unreadable.

2 page Penny Graves text story "The Bronze Raven"

Characters Penny Graves; Ben Morgan (Chief of Police); Baron Marzac (villain)
Synopsis Penny tries to stop Baron Marzac from stealing the crown jewels of Bulgaria.
Script Dick Kraus
Letters typeset

4 page Richard Richard, Private Dick story "The Case of the Used Car"

Characters Richard Richard; Flub Dub (talking dog); Ah Choo; The Demon Bandit; unnamed used car salesman; unnamed police officers
Synopsis Richard Richard's bad driving helps capture the Demon Bandit.
Genre detective; humor
Script Dick McCay
Pencils Dick McCay
Inks Dick McCay

7 page Phantom Eagle story "The Jungle of Doom"

Characters Phantom Eagle [Mickey Malone]
Genre adventure; aviation
Script Marc Swayze
Pencils Marc Swayze
Inks Marc Swayze

9 page Tom Mix story "Challenge To Death"

Characters Tom Mix; Blondy Barron (villain); Sam (death); Shivering Henry; Mike Shaw (sheriff); Tom D'Arcy (villain); Ed D'Arcy (villain); Doc; unnamed boy; numerous unnamed cowboys
Synopsis Tom Mix finds himself having to take on Blondy Barron, the fastest and surest gunman in that part of the country, as well as the D'Arcy Brothers to in an effort to bring them all to justice for the killing of Sam and the shooting of Sheriff Shaw.
Genre western

1 page advertisement "Hi, Pardner!"

Characters Roy Rogers
Script ? (ad copy)
Letters typeset
Notes Ad for Roy Rogers Shirts.

1 page Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; B.F. Goodrich and Hood Rubber Company advertisement "The Secret of Mystery Mountain!"

Characters Jim Wise; unnamed boy scouts; two unnamed criminals; unnamed police officers
Synopsis Jim Wise and scouts stumble across a criminal hiding cabin in the woods. The criminals are no match for the speed of Jim and the scouts wearing "P-F" Canvas Shoes.
Genre adventure
Notes Ad for "P-F Canvas Shoes made by B.F. Goodrich and Hood Rubber Company.

1 page advertisement "build and fly MI models" (sic)

Script ? (ad copy)
Letters typeset
Notes Inside back cover. Ad for Mechanix Illustrated MI model planes.

1 page advertisement "-In The Ring"

Script ? (ad copy)
Letters typeset
Notes Back cover. Ad for Butterfinger candy bar by Curtiss Candy.