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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.