Boy Comics comic books issue 13

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, Manny Stallman, Dick Briefer, Carmine Infantino, 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. Murderous thugs knock over a government shipment and acquire war documents that could benefit the Nazis. Yankee Longago encounters dinosaurs and cavemen, including a fire-breathing T-Rex years before Godzilla, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Teen Chinese guerrilla fighter Yung Chu Ching takes on Japanese forces during WWII, in a story with early art by comics legend Carmine Infantino. Crimebuster; Young Robin Hood; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil Pays Us a Visit; Swoop Storm; Little Dynamite; Yankee Longago. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Paul Gustavson, Norman Daniels, Fred Guardineer, Tod Moro, Richard Speed, Fred Schwab, William Allison, Dick Ryan, and Rafael Astarita. Centaur Publishing takes over publishing of the former Star Ranger Comics, one of the first Western-themed comics. Short Western strips, sometimes just one to three pages, with titles like Wild West Junior and Cowboy Jake. The Trouble Hunters tackle outlaws in the modern West. The Air Patrol helps maintain law and order on the US-Mexico border. This series was the only one from Centaur to carry the Centaur brand emblem on its covers. Wild West Junior; Ace and Deuce; Null and Void; Cowboy Jake; Lyin' Lou; Trouble Hunters; Air Patrol; Lee Trent; Two Buckaroos; Aces High. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.