Boy Comics (1942) comic books 1949-1951

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, Mike Roy, John Belfi, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster investigates a murder involving identical twins, in the series' first use of the initials "C.B." instead of his name, possibly because of a social backlash against crime comics. C.B tells the story of Larry Lane, the junkman's son, and how he created a gold-plated playground called Treasure Park. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Buck Rogers Sonic Ray gun. Crimebuster; Daredevil: The Case of the Washed-Out Alibi. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, Mike Roy, John Belfi, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. CB's pals in the junior basketball league resort to unusual measures to counter an especially tall kid on the other team. Famous Eccentrics features Ponce de Leon and Kublai Khan. Aspiring criminologist Dave decides to go undercover to find out what makes criminals really tick, and quickly gets involved with hoods planning a prison break. Also featuring a vintage house ad for a contest to name Western hero Black Diamond's horse. Crimebuster; Famous Eccentrics; Daredevil: The Windrop Case. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Two adventurous boys discover a strange secret under an abandoned house: a hermit's one-man silver-mining operation. Famous Eccentrics features Blackbeard and famed royal mistress Lola Montez. A condemned criminal writes a story for a magazine, advising young people to avoid his mistakes. Also featuring a vintage ad for "the Raised Eagle Club," offering reproductions of military service ribbons. Crimebuster; Thug-Uglies; Daredevil Calls the Fiddler's Tune. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, Al Borth, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. A boxer who is losing his eyesight struggles to hold on long enough to finish one last fight. A pilot makes a daring flight for medical help through a dangerous storm. Crimebuster; Kamp Sappies; Little Wise Guys: Scarecrow Meets Harriet. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, Al Borth, Harold Sherman and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster and Squeeks the monkey leap into action when a villain sets circus animals loose on the city. Another in a series of multi-joke two-page spreads by an unknown artist, this one set on a fishing lake. Conflict between the rich and poor branches of the same family erupts into violence, a wrongful prison sentence, and revenge on a high cliff. Crimebuster; Nutty Nauticals; Famous Eccentrics; Jest Nuts!; Little Wise Guys Meet Waif. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, Al Borth, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. A simple misunderstanding leads to C.B. and Doc being tied to stakes for a sacrifice. A Ripley's-like strip features Beethoven's deafness and the stone heads of Easter Island. A youth is faced with the choice of following the straight and narrow path or becoming a delinquent. Crimebuster: The Habitual Liar; The Good-Bad Boy; Deny It If You Can; Gags for Wags!; Little Wise Guys: The Riddle of the Mystery House. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, Al Borth, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. CB and Squeeks have the crucial play in a dramatic hockey game. Coach Lynn Patrick of the New York Rangers explains how to play hockey, in a unique illustrated comics piece. A struggling young couple gets caught in a frame-up at Christmas. Crimebuster: C. B.'s Miracle; The Most Hated Hockey Coach; The Fastest Game in the World; The Big Bet; Little Wise Guys: Rescue By Radio. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, William Overgard, Frank Borth, C.H. Moore, Al Borth, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. A man with an "inferiority complex" finds new strength with the help of C.B. A villain's words can be as deadly as a weapon. A jealous partner puts C.B. in a fix that the cover describes as a "hair stander upper. Crimebuster: The Jealous Partner; The Man Who Made Words Kill; The Deaf One; Little Wise Guys: Mr. Toodley's Tire. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Jerry Grandenetti, Bart Tumey, C.H. Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. CB helps a snob investigate his family tree, and what he discovers drives him mad. The criminal called The Ape executes a series of daring escapes from a train in motion and a plane in flight, despite the presence of CB and the police. Another in a series of multi-joke two-page spreads by an unknown artist, this one set in a winter landscape. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Slinky ("It's a dandy toy!"). Crimebuster: The Fantastic Riddle of Philbert's Family Tree; The Maddest Criminal of All--the Ape; The Meanest Man in Town; Winter Blunderland; Little Wise Guys: Pee Wee Takes the Count. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Al Borth and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. A town mayor (who looks like Edward G. Robinson) refuses to approve a teen rec building to combat juvenile delinquency, because he thinks all teens are thugs and hoodlums. Manager Burt Shotton of the Brooklyn Dodgers explains how to play baseball, in a unique illustrated comics piece. A dog helps rescue a kidnapped boy. Also featuring a vintage house ad that claims 90 million Americans read comics. Crimebuster: Are Tough Guys Really Tough?; A Ransom Note, a Dog, and Young Jerry Norton; Dangerous Cargo; It's the Law!; Spring Training by Burt Shotton; Little Wise Guys: A Chair For Scarecrow. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, Bill Walton, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. A principal tries to get a teen crimelord to express his talent for art instead of his talent for crime. A poverty-stricken youth who longs to be rich gets a chance after an accidental death. Baseball legend Ted Williams explains how to hit a ball, in a unique illustrated comics piece. Also featuring a vintage house ad that claims 90 million Americans read comics. Crimebuster: The Rise and Fall of Danny Denver; The Unfinished Story; Down But Not Out; This'll Kill Ya!; Tips on How to Lead Your League in Hitting; Little Wise Guys: Pee Wee's Brain Storm. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. CB helps when teen bullies use violence to take over the student government at their school. A cab driver manages to get revenge on the mobsters who attacked him, in a bravura wordless explosive sequence with art by Bob Fujitani. Champion archer Larry Hughes explains how to go all Robin Hood. Crimebuster: The Bullies; The Man Who Liked to be Wrong; Archery: The Do's and Don'ts; Little Wise Guys: Seeing Double. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, Jerry Fasano, C.H. Moore, William Overgard and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. CB helps teens dive for sunken treasure, but thugs have learned about the treasure too. A poor boy gains everything he could need from a mysterious benefactor. A Ripley's-like strip features a four-eyed man and an electric palace. Also featuring a vintage PSA encouraging school improvement. Crimebuster: Billy's Golden Secret; The Cinderella Boy; Better Schools Make Better Communities; Famous Eccentrics; Deny It If You Can; Little Wise Guys: Scarecrow's Serpent. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, William Overgard and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. A cowardly boy must overcome his fear to help a friend strike back against bullies. Baseball legend Joe Page explains how to throw a ball, in a unique illustrated comics piece. The debut of teen comedy hero Dilly Duncan and his constant rival, Gruesome Jones, later a long-running feature in Daredevil Comics. Crimebuster: Lenny Was a Coward; From String Bean to Strong Man; Here's the Pitch on Pitching, by Joe Page; Famous Eccentrics; Dilly Duncan; Fact Oddities; Little Wise Guys: Dog Days. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crooks ambush CB to prevent him from advising a man to avoid signing a crooked contract. Champion sprinter Andy Stanfield explains the secret of success as a sprinter. School safety monitors try to prevent kids from hitching rides on passing trucks and other unsafe behaviors. Crimebuster: Second Chance Andy; The Man Who Loved Danger; Sprint Hints, by Andy Stanfield; Famous Eccentrics; Dilly Duncan; Fact Oddities; Little Wise Guys: The Red Jalopy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. A femme fatale comes between a man and his wealthy father. A house seems haunted, but the ghost is an actor covering for a bizarre recluse. Dilly Duncan becomes captain of the freshman football team, and foolhardily challenges Gruesome Jones' varsity team to a grudge match. Crimebuster: The Reckless Rascal; The Has-Been; Deny It If You Can; Happy Daze; Famous Eccentrics; Dilly Duncan: The Big Game; Little Wise Guys: Scarecrow's Stubborn Mascot. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Despite his seeming demise in issue #15, Crimebuster's foe Iron Jaw returns, now more criminal than Nazi. A vintage ad offers 10 live monkeys! to the 10 winners of a patriotic slogan contest. When the quarterback is out sick, Dilly Duncan gets a chance to play on the varsity team, even though he's a freshman. Crimebuster: The Coming of Iron Jaw; Iron Jaw's Escape Into Prison; Deny It If You Can; Dilly Duncan; Little Wise Guys: The Tarkabian Cargo. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. With the Nazis defeated, Iron Jaw hires himself out to Communist agents plotting the overthrow of the US. Teen Dilly Duncan creates his alter ego Scoop Duncan, investigative reporter. Iron Jaw escapes prison and goes on a crime spree, and only Crimebuster can stop him. Crimebuster: The Death Chase; Iron Jaw's Escape To Conquer; The Classroom Secret; Dilly Duncan: Alias "Scoop Duncan"; Daredevil and Little Wise Guys: The Little Sahib. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Iron Jaw explains to Crimebuster how he faked his death and burial. Dilly Duncan faces an initiation into the Circle Club, but his rival Gruesome Jones makes sure it's not an easy one. Crimebuster gets shot while fighting crime in his ordinary clothes. Crimebuster: Iron Jaw's Rendezvous With Death; The Shooting of Crimebuster; The Classroom Secret; Dilly Duncan; Little Wise Guys: Pee Wee's Pertinent Palaver. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. CB's final showdown with the mysterious Krepla Rooblik, the archvillain known as Number One. A vintage PSA, Uncle Sam Has a Green Thumb, features Uncle Sam encouraging the use of US savings bonds. Crimebuster seeks a gorilla gone wild, in a story with art possibly by Reed Crandall. Gorilla-on-the-loose cover by Charles Biro. Crimebuster: The Death Mask; The Gorilla Hunt; Uncle Sam Has a Green Thumb; Dilly Duncan: On the Bench; Daredevil & Little Wise Guys: The Secret of the Shabby Rickshaw. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. CB helps a boxer escape crooked promoters and winds up saving Julie from a hostage situation. Dilly Duncan and his rival Gruesome Jones compete in a snow-sculpture contest. An innocent construction worker is accused of attacking an elderly restaurateur. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Lone Ranger Silver Bullet Ball Pen Set. Crimebuster: Dive Or Die; The Wrong Accusation; Dilly Duncan: S'no Trouble; Little Wise Guys: The Curious Calcutta Cobra Caper. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, William Overgard and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. CB becomes involved in testing experimental aircraft as the Cold War heats up. Dilly Duncan and his rival Gruesome Jones compete on the baseball field. CB tries to help a friend earn money with his new plane. Also featuring the announcement of the winners of live monkeys (!) from the contest in issue #60. Crimebuster: Dear Enemy; The Bad Hero; Taking Ways; Deny It If You Can; Dilly Duncan: Dilly On the Diamond; Little Wise Guys: Scarecrow Gets A Lift; Fact Oddities. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, C.H. Moore, William Overgard and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. The cover story - involving a crashed airplane, a jungle boy, and a society of gorillas - includes a survey for the readers, asking what kinds of stories they'd like to see. Dilly Duncan doesn't think he'll make it off the bench, until the opposing team starts deliberately injuring players. Drama unfolds on the midget racing track. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Another gorilla-on-the-loose cover by Charles Biro. Crimebuster: Adventure To Danger; Genius Will Out; Taking Ways; Deny It If You Can; Dilly Duncan: Slide, Dilly, Slide; Little Wise Guys: The Private Bucks the Sergeant. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Ben Brown, C.H. Moore, William Overgard and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Scientist Bubbles Briggs is kidnapped by gangsters after he invents a formula for creating diamonds. Dilly Duncan and Gruesome Jones try to propel Dorset High to its first baseball championship in ten years. Crimebuster sets out to clear an innocent man of murder. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: Last Laugh Briggs; A Victim's Silent Revenge; Dilly Duncan: Gruesome Gets a Prize; Little Wise Guys: The Intrepid Slugger. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Ben Brown, C.H. Moore, William Overgard and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Iron Jaw stows away on a train, and finds himself facing Crimebuster in a humiliating sword duel. Dilly Duncan's rival Gruesome Jones dresses as a bear to prank Dilly, but a real bear joins the fun. A boy's cruel uncle seeks revenge after Crimebuster humiliates him in front of the guys. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: Iron Jaw and the Iron Lung; The Cash-Baited Trap; Dilly Duncan: Gruesome and the Bear; Tid-Bits; Little Wise Guys: Scarecrow Hooks a Big One. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Ben Brown, C.H. Moore, Norman Maurer and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Iron Jaw escapes custody by hijacking a police wagon and leads Crimebuster on a cross-city chase to a drawbridge. Dilly Duncan and his pals discover a treasure map, but some crooks want the treasure first, leading to a Goonies-style chase. Crimebuster tries to help a kid from reform school get a job in a gas station, but he's tempted to go back to his thieving ways to impress a girl. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: The Wild Pursuit; Dangerous Curves; Dilly Duncan: An Unexpected Treasure; Little Wise Guys: The Talkative Terrier. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Ben Brown, C.H. Moore, Norman Maurer and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster goes after phony charities run by con men and winds up on the wrong end of a boat propeller. Dilly Duncan tries to be a jockey in an amateur horse race for a carnival. Crimebuster tries to protect a murder witness who falls into the hands of racketeers. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: Blind Man's Bluff; The Wreckers--Flesh and Steel; Laff This Off!; Dilly Duncan: Ride 'Em Dilly; Little Wise Guys: The Coming of Courtney. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by William Overgard, Ben Brown, C.H. Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. A man becomes the American agent for a drug dealer who's been deported. Dilly Duncan gets an afterschool job managing the school athletic equipment, but some rivals try to frame him for stealing. Crimebuster gets to judge a beauty contest at an amusement park, but encounters murder and a deadly dive, in a story with good-girl art by William Overgard. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: The High Cost of Dying; The Fatal Beauty Contest; Laff This Off!; Dilly Duncan: Just Buddies; Little Wise Guys: Collapse of a Career. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by William Overgard, Hy Mankin, Ben Brown, C.H. Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. An enemy power sends Iron Jaw to blow up the US atomic bomb supply, but Crimebuster stumbles onto their rendezvous point. Then Iron Jaw attempts to destroy the Statue of Liberty but ends up in the water where, almost drowned, he is captured by Crimebuster. Finally, he is declared insane, forcing Crimebuster's boss to go undercover as a captured spy. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Crimebuster: Iron Jaw Meets His Master; Boomerang of Destruction; Old Dog, New Tricks; Little Wise Guys: Sven's Vengeance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.