4Most comic books issue 1
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Published Jan 1942 by Novelty Publications.
- Paper: Light tan to off white
- 1 piece of tape on spine of cover. Pinnacle Hill Collection sticker adhered to front of case.
- Label #0700761005
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Cover by John Jordan. Stories and art by Bob Davis, Sid Greene, Ray Gill, Harold DeLay, Irving Werstein and John Jordan. Four different stories featuring clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s from Novelty Press. Military academy cadet Dick Cole is accused of treason, but only fellow cadet Reggie knows the truth. Teen inventor Edison Bell and his friends become "junior air raid wardens" on the WWII home front, and foil saboteurs. The Target and the Targeteers are trapped in a medieval castle and forced to fight the evil Purple Knights. Killer Morrison's gang steals a tank and breaks him out of prison. Plus a history of the Virginia Military Institute. Dick Cole; Real Cadets in Action; The Target and the Targeteers; Edison Bell and His Junior Air Raid Wardens; The Cadet (Kit Carter): Death A.W.O.L.! 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Dec 1945 by Novelty Publications.
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Cover by Jim Wilcox. Stories and art by Ray Gill, Ross Davis, Jim Wilcox, Walter Johnson and Harold DeLay. Sometimes listed as 4Most #17. Four different stories featuring clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s from Novelty Press. Dick Cole is his team's best hope for a championship, but an old enemy shows up to gamble on the game and decides to kill instead. Target and the Targeteers battle Japanese spies, in an "untold tale" clearly left over from the recently ended WWII. Edison Bell and Jerry go camping on the beach, and stumble on Redbeard's pirate treasure chest - literally. Edison Bell tells young readers how to convert a room into a pirate's den. Dick Cole; Edison Bell; Pirates Den!; Spots; The Target and the Targeteers: The Mystery of the Missing Searchlight!; Plants; The Cadet; Haunted Isle. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Feb 1949 by Novelty Publications.
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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Robert Sale (credited as Bob Q. Siege), Art Helfant, Nina Albright, Milt Hammer, Harry Lazarus, and Ray Gill. Sometimes listed as 4Most #32. Adventures of clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s. Edison Bell and Jerry use a dogsled to deliver flu vaccine to isolated Alaskan towns, just like the Serum Run of 1925. The con man Dr. Chimp tries to swindle the school for losing his rare fish collection, but Candid Charlie's photos reveal the truth. Kit Carter and Dan go looking for a meteorite and run into trouble from hoods Pigs Nuckles, Sour Krout and Stiletto Stab, in a strip by early female comics artist Nina Albright. The Cadet; Edison Bell; Snowshoes; Harness; Heathcliff the Hobo; Toni Gayle; Two-Ton O'Toole; The Message; Candid Charlie; Lem the Grem; 4Most Fun. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Jan 1944 by Novelty Publications.
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Cover by Al Plastino. Stories and art by Ray Gill, George Kapitan, Jim Wilcox, Harold DeLay, and John Jordan. Sometimes listed as 4Most #9. Four different stories featuring clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s from Novelty Press. Dick Cole and his pals encounter Nazi war criminals that have escaped from a prison train wreck near Farr Academy. Li'l Abner-like Danl Flannel enters Homespun Center's Hawg Call Contest, where he must defeat Bull Voice Barclay. Edison Bell gets to use his Rocket Sled during a Christmas trip to mountain man King Robinson's Island. Edison Bell tells young readers how to make animal feeders; sadly, he does not reveal the schematics of the Rocket Sled. Dick Cole; Danl Flannel; A Splotch of Red; Edison Bell; The Cadet. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Dec 1946 by Novelty Publications.$8.80
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- Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage. Cover oxidation.
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Cover by Jim Wilcox. Stories and art by Ray Gill, Harold DeLay, Jim Wilcox, Art Helfant, Walter Johnson, Milt Hammer, Jack Callahan, and E. J. Reeves. Sometimes listed as 4Most #21. Adventures of clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s. Gangster Jolly Rogers wants to fix the college football championship by getting rid of Dick Cole. Struggling clock-sellers Grover and Bonnie must secure a promotion to buy the house of their dreams, in a strip with unusually detailed art by Jack Callahan. Kit Carter (The Cadet) and Dan chase an escaped convict, save a kidnapped girl, and still have time to win a football game. Dick Cole; Edison Bell; How to Make a Moving Target; Grover and Bonnie; Boitram the Boiglar; The Cadet; Two-Ton O'Toole; The Code. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Jan 1943 by Novelty Publications.
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Cover by John Jordan. Stories and art by Ray Gill, Justin Dewey Triem, Roy Garn, Al Fagaly, Bart Tumey (credited as Ed Ryan), Harold DeLay, and John Jordan. Sometimes listed as 4Most #5. Four different stories featuring clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s from Novelty Press. During war games, Dick Cole and his fellow cadets find an ancient war club with a story relating to the American Revolution. Danl Flannel enters a catfishin' contest to win a coonskin cap and a kiss from Flordadora, but the competition doesn't fish fair. Edison Bell goes ice-boating. Edison Bell shows young readers how to make an ice-boat out of an ironing board. Also featuring a patriotic message from the Editors on the inside front cover, discussing war bonds, Junior Air Wardens, and other aspects of WWII life for American kids. Dick Cole: The Spirit of 76!; Danl Flannel: Catfish Catchin Contest; Keep Em Rolling; Edison Bell: No Noose is Good Noose!; Edison Bells Ironing Board Ice-Boat; The Cadet-Kit Carter: An Officer and a Gentleman. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Feb 1948 by Novelty Publications.
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Cover by Jack Hearne. Stories and art by Al McWilliams, Art Helfant, Lindley Mann, Nina Albright, Milt Hammer, and Tex Blaisdell. Sometimes listed as 4Most #26. Adventures of clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s. In Arizona, Dick Cole's pal Slip'ry falls for a gold-prospecting scam. Edison Bell and Jerry witness the hijacking of a much-needed vaccine shipment. Lem the Grem uses gremlin magic to help a struggling street cleaner get together with the woman of his dreams. Dick Cole; Lem the Grem: Welcome To Letty Lister; Heathcliff the Hobo; The Devil's House; Edison Bell; Bike Trailer; Housing Shortage; Boitram the Boiglar; The Cadet. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$200 4 Most vol 7 #1 - CGC 7.0 (1948, Novelty Press) classic Hearne basketball cover Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Published Dec 1944 by Novelty Publications.
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Stories and art by Ray Gill, Jim Wilcox, Walter Johnson and B. Gordon Guth. Sometimes listed as 4Most #13. Four different stories featuring clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s from Novelty Press. Dick Cole's pal Ted Todley, the wealthy new cadet, finds trouble after joining Farr Academy. Amateur photographer Candid Charlie finds trouble he can't forget in Chinatown. Kit Carter, The Cadet, goes on a secret mission to Panama to save the Canal from destruction by Japanese agents. Edison Bell tells young readers how to build a model of a "hurricane" - a Gloucester fishing schooner. Dick Cole; Edison Bell; Hurricane; Candid Charlie; Foul Ball; The Cadet. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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