Daredevil Comics (1941 Lev Gleason) comic books 1951

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Jerry Fasano, Fred Kida, Claude Moore, Bill Norman and Carl Wessler. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Scarecrow and Pee Wee adopt a baby elephant, but neighborhood bully Willy pushes the pachyderm too far. In Air Force training, ace pilot "Hot Rock" Flanagan forms a friendly rivalry with a superior officer and gets ground support from radar operator "Sure Shot." Pee Wee discovers the secret of Marvello the Magician's self-driving car, but the wizard has diabolical plans for wealthy billionaire Mr. Lottaworth. Little Wise Guys: Willy Gets His Lumps; The Classroom Secret; Introducing Air Devils Starring "Hot Rock" Flanagan, Part 1; Crimebuster: 2 Skis + 2 Skiers = 1 Champ; Famous Eccentrics; Happy Daze; Little Wise Guys: The World's Richest Phoney. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, and Claude Moore. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys risk their lives all over town to save people and win the Boy Heroes competition. Ace pilot "Hot Rock" Flanagan targets the mysterious enemy ace known only as "R" who targets Red Cross relief caravans. The Little Wise Guys investigate strange doings at a ski resort and uncover a killer. Little Wise Guys: Heroes by the Dozen; A Strange but True Story of Animal Passion; Air Devils Starring "Hot Rock" Flanagan, Part 2; Deny It If You Can; Crimebuster: He Fiddled While Jerome Burned; Famous Eccentrics; Laff It Off!; Little Wise Guys: Jumped or Fell. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Virginia Hubbell and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys become passengers in an experimental helicopter flight across the Atlantic. Ace pilot "Hot Rock" Flanagan is assigned to find a safe hiding place for a top-secret "atomic fuse," but he's captured by communist soldiers. The Little Wise Guys stumble on a meteor made of pure uranium while treasure-hunting, but a crook gets wind of the find. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Lone Ranger Silver Bullet Ball Pen Set. Little Wise Guys: Trans-Atlantic Helicopter Flight; Air Devils Starring "Hot Rock" Flanagan, Part 3; Little Wise Guys: The Narrow Escape; Uncle Sam Has a Green Thumb; Crimebuster: Penny Wise, Hound Foolish; Westfield the Whaler. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Alden McWilliams and William Overgard. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys find danger and a gigantic gem in a Temple of Doom. Ace pilot "Hot Rock" Flanagan investigates activity in a dormant South Seas volcano and discovers an enemy uranium plant. A blow-by-blow comics retelling of the 1947 fight that made a heavyweight champion of Rocky Graziano. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards! Little Wise Guys: The Old One-Two; Air Devils Starring "Hot Rock" Flanagan, Part 4; Little Wise Guys: The Man Who Wasn't There; Best Fights of the Century: Tony Zale and Rocky Graziano; Crimebuster: The Windfall; Westfield the Whaler. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Alden McWilliams and William Overgard. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. While trying to raft down the river, the Little Wise Guys discover that the dam is about to burst and they must warn the town. Ace pilot "Hot Rock" Flanagan and Sure Shot try to figure out how enemy bombers are able to target their base airfields, leaving them without supplies or escape. While traveling through the South, the Little Wise Guys inadvertently get caught up in a feud between two families. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards! Little Wise Guys: Sink or Swim; Air Devils Starring "Hot Rock" Flanagan, Part 5; Little Wise Guys: Feudin' Fools; Uncle Sam Has a Green Thumb; Happy Daze; The Law of the Wolf Pack. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Alden McWilliams, C. H. Moore and William Overgard. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys try to get juvenile delinquent Weazy to reform, but he rejects their gestures of goodwill. Ace pilot "Hot Rock" Flanagan gets stuck escorting a female war correspondent while trying to prevent an enemy offensive. A Forrest Gump-like millionaire helps the Little Wise Guys produce the play that Jock has written. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards! Little Wise Guys: Weazy Does It; Air Devils Starring "Hot Rock" Flanagan, Part 6; Little Wise Guys: The Angel; Crimebuster: Monkey Business; Happy Daze; Deny It... If You Can. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Alden McWilliams, C. H. Moore and William Overgard. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Pee Wee tires of being the smallest, and begins acting out to prove he's not just a kid. Ace pilot "Hot Rock" Flanagan and war correspondent Nina try to find out the secret behind increased enemy activity at the border. The Little Wise Guys spend the night in a creepy old mansion owned by a deranged killer. Little Wise Guys Meet "Slugger" Sloane; Air Devils Starring "Hot Rock" Flanagan, Part 7; Little Wise Guys: Skeletons in the Closet; Crimebuster: The Surprised Trespasser. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Alden McWilliams, C. H. Moore and William Overgard. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Pee Wee whittles a baseball bat out of an irradiated branch after an atomic accident, and the result makes the Little Wise Guys into national baseball stars. Ace pilot "Hot Rock" Flanagan discovers that enemy forces are smuggling weapons to prisoners of war. The Little Wise Guys get mixed up with a killer and his girlfriend, a gorgeous blonde femme fatale. Little Wise Guys: The Trick Baseball Bat; Air Devils Starring "Hot Rock" Flanagan, Part 8; Little Wise Guys: The Stable of Horror; Crimebuster: The Saga of the Sullied Skipper; Happy Daze. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, and Alden McWilliams. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. After discovering a killer's grisly trophy, the Little Wise Guys are convinced to act as decoys to lure the killer out of hiding. Ace pilot "Hot Rock" Flanagan and Sure Shot are shot down 70 miles behind enemy lines. A "true-life adventures"-type story of a wolverine (the animal, that is) in the tundra. Little Wise Guys: The Gooseflesh Hotel; Air Devils Starring "Hot Rock" Flanagan, Part 9; Little Wise Guys: Armed and Dangerous; Crimebuster: Herbie, the Hapless Hot-Shot; Wild Fury. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, William Overgard, Claude Moore and Alden McWilliams. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys have a Jonny Quest-style adventure in the African jungle. Ace pilot "Hot Rock" Flanagan makes a hotshot maneuver right when a visiting senator is conducting a base inspection. The Little Wise Guys are trapped on a runaway hot-air balloon that drifts out to sea, and only Daredevil can save them. One of the final Daredevil appearances in the series. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards! Little Wise Guys: Danger in Dark Africa; Air Devils Starring "Hot Rock" Flanagan, Part 10; Little Wise Guys: The Runaway Balloon; Crimebuster: Gordy and the Gorham Ghost; Deny It - If You Can! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Hy Mankin and Alden McWilliams. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys stow away on the first rocketship to Jupiter. This is the final appearance of the Golden Age Daredevil. Ace pilot "Hot Rock" Flanagan must help a doctor investigate an epidemic behind enemy lines, in his final adventure. A "true-life adventures"-type story of a deer and doe in the wilderness. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards, and another for "Uncle Bernie's Fun Shop." Little Wise Guys: Speed and Space; Air Devils Starring "Hot Rock" Flanagan, Part 11; Little Wise Guys: The Champion Phony; Crimebuster: Squeeks + Soot = Solution; Wild Devotion. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, and Hy Mankin. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys travel to Texas to help a friend's father defend his ferry business. After debuting in Boy Comics, teen comedy series Dilly Duncan comes to Daredevil Comics. Dilly must land a plane after the pilot is knocked cold. The Little Wise Guys build a car out of aircraft parts to enter an auto race. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Little Wise Guys: Go West, Young Man; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: Plane Crazy; Little Wise Guys: Driving Blind; Crimebuster: The Men Who Pushed Too Hard; Laff Dis Off! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.