Don Winslow of the Navy (1943 Fawcett) comic books 1947-1949

Stories and art by Tom McNamara and others. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don and Red crash-land on an island of gigantic Amazon women, and once again find themselves in a cauldron over a cookfire, literally and otherwise. Don's old foe The American escapes a firing squad and steals a plane, so Don tracks him to a remote Pacific island. Red decides to promote a fighter known as The Professor, who's a natural with his fists, but reluctant to step into the ring. Plus fun facts about the US military. Toguchi's Escape; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Amazon Island; Dippy Detours; Whipper Snappers; Jetsam Joe; Eaglebeak Spruder; Mission Tokyo; Warriors of the Sea: Prison Ship; Beyond All Duty; Don Winslow's Military Shorthand; Bell Bottom Bill; Red Pennington's Folly; Did You Know...? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Victor Pazmino and others. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don and Red try to figure out which of a dozen shipboard passengers is smuggling diamonds into the United States. Surveying Tabu Island for use as a test range, Don and Red encounter its sole inhabitant, a hermit who is violently opposed to strangers. Don and Red go undercover as Naval recruits to figure out why recruits are disappearing, and find their old enemy The Scorpion is building a navy. Plus fun facts about the US Navy. The Doll Murder Case; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; The Hermit of Tabu Island; Dippy Detours; Whipper Snappers; Jetsam Joe; Eaglebeak Spruder; Mission Tokyo; Warriors of the Sea: Interrupted Journey; Beyond All Duty; Don Winslow's Military Shorthand; Bell Bottom Bill; The Scorpion's Navy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Victor Pazmino and others. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don's old enemy The Scorpion holds Admiral Colby's daughter Mercedes hostage to demand the plans for a combo battleship-aircraft carrier. Jewel thieves crash a Navy benefit by disguising themselves as a swing band, but luckily, Don and Red are in the audience. Don and Red investigate a murder mystery after Red inherits a small fortune, and it looks like one of Red's cousins is the killer. Plus fun facts about the military and a vintage ad for Mary Marvel fashions (dresses, not the costume). The Scorpion's Web; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Invitation to a Dance; Hollywood Bound; Whipper Snappers; Jetsam Joe; Eaglebeak Spruder; Warriors of the Sea: Day of Battle; Don Winslow's Military Shorthand; Bell Bottom Bill; Death by Inheritance; Drug Store Drolleries. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dick MacKay, Victor Pazmino and Tom McNamara. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don and Red track modern-day pirates who use a submarine as floating base. When Red is accused of murder, Don must find the evidence to prove him innocent. Don joins a round-the-world race. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie: The Log Jam Rescue, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Highwaymen of the Seas; Don Winslow's Navy Quiz; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Public Enemy No. 1; The Sailor Who Hated the Sea; Richard Richard Private Dick: The Case of the Extra Mask; Whipper Snappers; Jetsam Joe; Eaglebeak Spruder; Warriors of the Sea: Day of Battle; Don Winslow's Military Shorthand; Bell Bottom Bill; The Race 'Round the World. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Dick MacKay, Victor Pazmino and Tom McNamara. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don's old enemy The Renegade sets out to escape from Rock Island Prison, and Don needs a contingent of US Marines to stop the resulting jailbreak. Don and Red get drawn into a Tintin-like murder mystery over a ship in a bottle. Don races to reach a shipwreck containing an important map before his old foe the Scorpion gets there first. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. The Renegade's Jailbreak; Don Winslow's Navy Quiz; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; The Ship Bottle Mystery; Red's Beauty Contest; Whipper Snappers; Jetsam Joe; Warriors of the Sea: Straits of Death Part Two; Bell Bottom Bill; The Scorpion's Quest. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by John Jordan, Victor Pazmino and Tom McNamara. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don must wrestle a polar bear and eat frozen mastodon meat to survive during a rescue expedition into the Arctic. Don meets one of his most dangerous enemies, the beautiful pirate queen Singapore Sal. Don helps a young pickpocket start life over by enlisting him in the Coast Guard, but the kid's gangster boss isn't happy with the change. Plus a Navy quiz, and a vintage ad for Mary Marvel fashions (dresses, not the costume). Arctic Expedition; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Singapore Sal; Flatbush Foley's Predicament; Jetsam Joe; Warriors of the Sea: Battle of the Nile; Bell Bottom Bill; The 2nd Chance. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Tom McNamara and others. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don explores the ocean floor in an experimental submersible, and soon finds himself under attack by an angry octopus. Don and Red investigate after saboteurs cause the Navy's newest ships to sink upon launch. Don realizes that a phony news photographer is actually an assassin, because he's never heard of any newspaper called "The Daily Bugle" (!). Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Maelstrom of the Deep; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Death at High Noon; Denizens of the Deep; Whipper Snappers; Jetsam Joe; Flatbush Foley's New Career; Dippy Detours; Warriors of the Sea: Battle of the Nile; Bell Bottom Bill; The Camera Fiend! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and others. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don investigates ships that are vanishing right out of the ocean, and what they have to do with the escape of his old enemy, the Renegade. Don has an undersea adventure in a 18th-century submarine designed by one of his ancestors. Don and Red are scheduled to destroy the aging warship Courageous, which has seen three wars, but cantankerous Captain Battles is determined to go down with his ship. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the Sailplane, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. The Vanishing Ships!; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Opportunity Knoxx; Adventure Dated 1776!; Denizens of the Deep; Whipper Snappers; Jetsam Joe; Flatbush Foley vs. Lefty Wright!; Dippy Detours; Warriors of the Sea: First of the Iron-Clads; Don Winslow's Navy Quiz; Bell Bottom Bill; The Good Ship S.S. Courageous. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. Stories and art by Dick Kraus and others. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don's latest foe is the long-limbed contortionist known as The Snake, who can fit into any space, no matter how narrow. Don and Red's investigation of a ship aground on a reef leads to a murdered lighthouse keeper and fugitive smugglers. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, The Radar Rescue, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. The Light That Failed; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Witless Witmore; Denizens of the Deep; Whipper Snappers; Jetsam Joe; Dippy Detours; Warriors of the Sea: Death at Trafalgar; Don Winslow's Navy Quiz; Bell Bottom Bill; The Venom of the Snake! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Victor Pazmino, Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. The beautiful but deadly pirate queen Singapore Sal captures Don, in a story (and cover) featuring bondage elements. A vengeful ex-sailor uses Don's package of souvenirs from Asia in his plot of revenge against Admiral Colby. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie and the Secret-Play Touchdown, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Also, a vintage ad for Captain Marvel (Shazam) sweatshirts. The Return of Singapore Sal; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight!; Whipper Snappers; Jetsam Joe; Opportunity Knoxx; Warriors of the Sea: Taps for Billy; Don Winslow's Navy Quiz; Bell Bottom Bill; Messenger of Death! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. A mysterious spirit seems to haunt the sunken treasure recovered by a fishing ship. Don and Red go on leave in Algiers, and immediately find intrigue and danger amongst the colorful locals. The Ghost of the Fishing Ships!; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight!; Whipper Snappers; Jetsam Joe; Warriors of the Sea: And Still Champion; Don Winslow's Navy Quiz; Bell Bottom Bill; Denizens of the Deep; Algiers Adventure!; Scout Bob. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Tom McNamara and others. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don tries to protect the Commander's young son Georgie after he stows away on a ship during a dangerous training mission. Don joins forces with a local detective when he goes to a remote tropical island in search of missing ammunition. And a guide to international signal flags. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. On Target; International Signal Code Flags; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight!; Whipper Snappers; Jetsam Joe; Warriors of the Sea: Ring of Death; Don Winslow's Navy Quiz; Bell Bottom Bill; Denizens of the Deep; Doomed Atoll. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Victor Pazmino and Joe Certa. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don discovers that The Snake is using his snakelike abilities to smuggle opium to wealthy Huntington Hophead. Don's latest foe is the mysterious Longhair, who, like Samson, has superhuman strength as long as he has long hair. The Return of the Snake; High Talk!; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Seaside Sticklers; Whipper Snappers; Jetsam Joe; Boy Scout Bob; Warriors of the Sea: The Commandos; Port Puzzlers; Noodle Knockers; Bell Bottom Bill; Denizens of the Deep; The Close Shave. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Victor Pazmino and Howard Boughner. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don's old foe Rubberface returns to make trouble, by disguising himself as Don Winslow. Don tries to help an old friend of the Admiral who's convinced that he's the modern Noah building an ark, in a story featuring a cameo by newsboy Freddy Freeman, aka Captain Marvel Jr. Plus a vintage hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. The Perfect Disguise; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Wilbur the Waiter; Whipper Snappers; Jetsam Joe; Clumsy Clara; Warriors of the Sea: Ironclad Showdown; Dizzy Daisy; Vita Min; Bell Bottom Bill; Captain Noah's Ark. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Victor Pazmino, Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don and Red find danger in the harem when they get mistaken for spies by a Nazi war criminal hiding out as a pasha in Turkey. In an even more outlandish contrivance, Don and Red are abducted by Arab raiders while dressed as harem girls for a masquerade party. Then, the duo gets pickpocketed while watching a magic act in an Indian bazaar. Uninvited Death; Jetsam Joe; Warriors of the Sea: Tripoli Raid; Bell Bottom Bill; The Fatal Disguise; Navy Quiz; The Murderous Saw. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. In a three-part story, Don and Red join an expedition down the Nile River. But they aren't expecting an incursion by their old foe, the beautiful but deadly pirate queen Singapore Sal. Plus fun facts about the Navy and the creatures of the sea. The Scourge of the Seven Seas, Part I: The Mysterious Nile; War Record of Patrol Bombing Squadron 150; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Jetsam Joe; Don Winslow's Navy Head-Knockers; Warriors of the Sea: 13 Men; Bell Bottom Bill; The Scourge of the Seven Seas! Part II: Singapore Sal Sails Again!; Denizens of the Deep; Chippy Chipmunk; Navy Quiz; The Scourge of the Seven Seas! Part III: Net Trap. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Tom McNamara and Howard Boughner. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. On assignment with the Coast Guard to protect fishing scows, Don and Red encounter the dangerous place called Disaster Falls. Don tests an experimental one-man submarine under dangerous weather conditions. Don and Red are stationed on a Coast Guard cutter in the Pacific that soon faces unexpected danger. Plus this issue's "Navy Quiz" focuses on the Coast Guard. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Death Rides the Rapids; Cape Fear Landing; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Jetsam Joe; Battling Bantam; Warriors of the Sea; Bell Bottom Bill; Danger in the Depths; Don Winslow's Head-Knockers; Dizzy Daisy; Navy Quiz; Destination Danger. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Sid Lazarus and others. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don and Red investigate after a ship is found adrift, with half its crew dead. A friend seeks Don's help after being swindled by a phony fortune teller. Mercedes finds danger while researching a news story, and only Don can get her out of it. Also, fun facts about the Navy. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Shanghaied; The Snortville Sneeze: Beauty on Parade; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Warriors of the Sea: Java Rescue; Bell Bottom Bill; The Return of the Dead; Navy Quiz; The Superstition of the Sea. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Prof. Pogol develops U-425, which is "more powerful than the atomic bomb," in a three-part story. So naturally Don's old foe, beautiful but deadly pirate queen Singapore Sal, wants to get her hands on it, and she's willing to use a "hypnotic drug" to do it. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Death for Sale Part I: Escape; Signs of Times; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Warriors of the Sea: Scourge of the Mediterranean; Bell Bottom Bill; Death for Sale Part II: The Hypnotic Drug; Puzzlers; Death for Sale Part III: The Hour of Doom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don and Red are marooned at sea in a rowboat with two smugglers they were escorting to prison. During WWII, Don must retrieve sunken treasure before Axis forces get their hands on it. Don tracks his old foe the Scorpion, who has been destroying Coast Guard vessels. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad for a propeller beanie, a must-have fashion item for 1950s kids. Bondage cover by an unknown artist. Marooned; Shipwreck Jones and Seaweed Sam: Big Men at Sea; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Warriors of the Sea: Lucky Thirteenth; Bell Bottom Bill; Dangerous Treasure; Navy Quiz; Don Winslow and the Return of the Scorpion. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. During WWII, Don matches wits with his old foe The American, an Axis agent educated in the US. Don gets some downtime during the war, in a story that includes an image of him water-skiing behind a battleship while avoiding enemy fire. Boxer Flatbush Foley returns, seeking to manage his own career, but he lacks the brain power. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. The Return of the American!; Shipwreck Jones and Seaweed Sam: Singing Seamen; Don Winslow Takes It Easy; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Warriors of the Sea: Sturdee's Revenge; Bell Bottom Bill; Foul Fisticuffs. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Viking pirates (!) lost in the Sargasso Sea in the 10th century are revived in the 20th century to resume their buccaneering. Don and Red are captured by fascists trying to take over the country of Rugomania, in a story that includes images of the "injury-to-the-eye-motif," a Fredric Wertham favorite. Boxer Flatbush Foley returns, "helping" Don solve a murder mystery. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Babe Ruth Story," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck and a cameo by actor William Bendix, promoting the film The Babe Ruth Story. Legend of the Sargasso Sea; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: Gentlemen Scholars; The Castle of Evil; Silly Sue; Warriors of the Sea: Prelude to Glory; Navy Head-Knockers; The Disappearing Body. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Tom McNamara and Howard Boughner. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don and Red must escort a ship, the "Excelsior," bearing a cargo of nitroglycerine. Don and boxer Flatbush Foley get kids involved in boxing for a neighborhood athletic league, but naturally gangsters want in on the action. Don tries to awaken Flatbush for a bout after he spends a night at Joe's Jitterbug Jive Dive with his girlfriend. Plus a vintage ad for the Captain Marvel (Shazam) wristwatch, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Dangerous Cargo; Nautical Nancy; Trouble; Concrete Evidence; Eaglebeak Spruder; Bell Bottom Bill; Dizzy Daisy; Navy Quiz; The Big Snooze. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.