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4Most Vol. 8 (1949) Four Most comic books

  • Issue #1
    4Most Vol. 8 (1949) Four Most 1

    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.

  • Issue #4
    4Most Vol. 8 (1949) Four Most 4
    • Staple rust with migration and deterioration.

    Cover by Joe Certa. Stories and art by Nina Albright, Art Helfant, Harry Lazarus, Milt Hammer, and L. B. Cole. Sometimes listed as 4Most #35. Adventures of clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s. Kit Carter and Dan attempt to navigate rapids on a rescue mission in the Canadian Rockies. Edison Bell and Jerry go hiking to a remote mountain lodge in winter, but bullies Brock and Stinky are already there and refuse to let them in. Toni Gayle, wearing a yellow fez, tries to find out who murdered a flagpole sitter, in one of the most fad-related murder mysteries ever. A note from the Editors explains the Novelty Press production method in detail, from story idea to finished comic. Toni Gayle: The Flagpole-Sitter Murder; The Cadet; Heathcliff the Hobo; Prize-Winning Sucker; Edison Bell; Tent; 4Most Fun; Boitram the Boiglar. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    4Most Vol. 8 (1949) Four Most 5
    Auction opens April 6
    • Tape inside front cover.

    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Nina Albright and L. B. Cole. Sometimes listed as 4Most #36. Adventures of clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s. Kit and Dan are trapped underground after a geology lesson goes tragically wrong. Lem the Grem decides to take a beach vacation, but can't help using gremlin magic to help his fellow beachgoers, whether they like it or not. Model-turned-detective Toni Gayle tries to solve a murder in the frozen North. Another terrific cover by L. B. Cole. Toni Gayle: The Eskimo Murder; The Cadet; Log Thief's Brand; Lem the Grem. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.