Calling All Boys (1946) comic books 1948
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Issue #15
Published Jan 1948 by Parents' Magazine.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Lorence Bjorklund. Stories and art by Lorence Bjorklund, Peter Zurlinden, Edward (Moose) Krause, Jack Sparling, Ernie Schroeder, and Vic Herman. Another kids' anthology in the tradition of Calling All Girls and Calling All Kids from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories and advice as well as comics. A phony gold prospector tries to swindle Tex Granger's town; College basketball coach Edward (Moose) Krause offers sporting advice; "Bigbrain Billy," the smartest boy in the world, encounters Martian Fever during a mission to the red planet. Tex Granger; Hector; One-Play Morgan; Science Belongs to Youth; Streaky Smith of Essex High; Coachs Corner; The Adventures of Bigbrain Billy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #16
Published Mar 1948 by Parents' Magazine.$7.90
Stories and art by Warren L. Royer, Ernie Schroeder, and Vic Herman. Another kids' anthology in the tradition of Calling All Girls and Calling All Kids from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories and advice as well as comics. A profile of future US president Dwight Eisenhower; Tugboat captain Dig Bailey discovers saboteurs who want to destroy an underwater tunnel; "Bigbrain Billy," tries to prevent a comet from decimating a human colony on Jupiter. Boys' Hero of the Month: General "Ike" Eisenhower; Tex Granger; Hector; Skyscraper on Skis!; Tournament; Coachs Corner; Dig Bailey: Sandhog Sabotage; The Adventures of Bigbrain Billy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #17
Published May 1948 by Parents' Magazine.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Stories and art by Ted Knoles, Edd Ashe, Ernie Schroeder, and Vic Herman. Another kids' anthology in the tradition of Calling All Girls and Calling All Kids from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories and advice as well as comics. A profile of baseball legend Babe Ruth; Tugboat captain Dig Bailey pursues kidnappers on the open water; On the first mission to Saturn, "Bigbrain Billy" encounters strange aliens with bubble-like weapons. Boys' Hero of the Month: Babe Ruth; Tex Granger; Hector; Trail of Fear; Coachs Corner; Dig Bailey: Tugboat Rescue; The Adventures of Bigbrain Billy. Final issue under this title; the series continued as Tex Granger (1948). 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
