Famous Funnies comic books issue 72

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "The Gay Thirties" by Hank Barrow; "Goofie Gags" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Butty and Fatty" by M. E. Brady; "Roy Powers, Eagle Scout" by Paul Powell; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "Skyroads" by Dick Calkins and Russell Keaton; "Hairbreadth Harry" and "High-Gear Homer" by F. O. Alexander; "Jitter" by Arthur B. Poinier; "Speed Spaulding" by Edwin Balmer, Philip Wylie, and Marvin Bradley; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Adventures of Patsy" by Mel Graff; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Big Chief Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Seaweed Sam" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; "Somebody's Stenog" and "The Back-Seat Driver" by A. E. Hayward; "Lightnin' and the Lone Rider" by Jack Kirby (as Lance Kirby) and Frank Robbins; "Above the Crowd" by Benjamin D. Allen (as Stookie Allen); "Babe Bunting" by Roy L. Williams; "Mescal Ike" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta; "Connie" and "The Wet Blanket" by Frank Godwin; "Life's Like That" by Fred Neher; "There's A Town" by M. E. Brady; and "Homer Hoopee" by Fred Locher. "Long Live the King" text story by Eva Hanks Lycan. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Henry Kiefer. Stories and art by Ed Moore, Fred Guardineer, H. G. Peter, Harold LeDoux, and Frank Frazetta. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. Sgt. Ernest Kouma wins the Medal of Honor in the Korean War; Melvin Brown holds off the enemy with a shovel after he runs out of ammunition (as depicted on the cover); and a PSA about artificial respiration, all featuring early art by comics legend Frank Frazetta. The first story features Frazetta's rendition of President Harry S Truman. Also featuring a fun vintage ad for Roy Rogers binoculars and a Space Patrol "Rocket Gun." Help Wanted; G.M; Lifesaving Award Winner; He Chose to Fight; For a Pal; Always Obey Your Parents; Patrolman Off Duty; Medal of Honor; Safety Hero; Heroism Is His Hobby; Broken Glass; With Only A Shovel; Scout Hero; Red Cross New Method of Artificial Respiration. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.