Patches (1945) comic books 1945

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by B. Kerman, Maurice Whitman and Ezra Jackson. Teen comedy with Patches and his friends getting up to wholesome mischief. Patches and Blacky compete to be the star of the basketball team, but Blacky plays dirty. Mr. Smyte the landlord sells the boys' clubhouse, but offers them a haunted house for their new gathering spot. Patches faces a love triangle when movie star Gloria Payne visits the town. The Secret Seven; The Redwood Wrens; The Haunted House; Patches and the Tiger-Lion; Sandy vs Payne; Scraps Rescue; The Sea Story. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by George Harrison. "Is Perfume, Perfume?", pencils by George Harrison, inks by Terry Loik; Patches becomes a door-to-door perfume salesman to raise money for a birthday present for Yu-Yue. "Winner Take All," pencils by George Harrison, inks by Terry Loik; Patches and Spencer have a sail boat race to see who gets to take Yu-Yue to the dance. "Surprise," art by George Harrison; Sandy's birthday is on Friday the 13th. "Jitterbug Contest," art by George Harrison; Sandy can't take Sue to the dance because he has to take his cousin Marsha, so Sue goes with Spider which makes Sandy really mad. "Adventure on Skis," art by George Harrison; Spider tries to teach Sandy to ski; Then Sandy tries to convince Sue he's a champion skier, only to find out that she really is. "Jalopy," art by George Harrison; Sandy needs money to fix his car. "Cheating Cheaters," pencils by George Harrison, inks by Terry Loik; Patches tries to get out of a school exam. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Harrison and L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Carl Wessler, George Harrison, Terry Woik and Maurice Del Bourgo. Teen comedy with Patches and his friends getting up to wholesome mischief. Patches gets a job at a dude ranch, but his pal Tubby charms the horses with his harmonica. A non-fiction article predicts that the future is plastics. Plus biographies of noteworthy young people, including 15-year-old child and teen star Dix Davis. Dude Ranch; Sunday Monday and Always; Junior Hall of Fame; Sandy & Spiderlegs: Half Hitch; Keeping Fit; Tomorrow's World; Ingenuity Unlimited; Can Wishes Be Your Fortune?; Tubby Takes Off. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Harrison. Stories and art by Carl Wessler, George Harrison, Terry Woik, Terry Szenics and Maurice Del Bourgo. Teen comedy with Patches and his friends getting up to wholesome mischief. After eating a plateful of Ham, Patches falls asleep reading Taffy Comics and wakes up with the nose of a pig. Patches and his friends compete for a prize for the first person to capture a rare butterfly. Plus biographies of noteworthy young people, including jazz saxophonist Charles Barnet. Pigs Is Pigs; Youthbuilders Lead the Way; Entomology; Sandy & Spiderlegs: High Society; Plastics in Tomorrow's World; Charlie Barnet; Electronics in Tomorrow's World; Patches & Tubby: A Lion's Tale; Tubby Takes Off. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Richard Burdick, Bruce Elliot, Mort Leav, Carl Wessler, George Harrison, Theresa Szenics and Maurice Del Bourgo. Teen comedy with Patches and his friends getting up to wholesome mischief. Patches and Tubby try to become romantic balladeers after all the girls fall for Frank Sinatra, or in the Patches-verse, "Lank Sonora." A short article predicting a huge growth in television in the years 1946-1956, including color television, 3-D television and television-phones. A profile of comedian and actor Danny Kaye. The Voice; Danny Kaye - The Kid from Brooklyn; Television in Tomorrow's World; Touchdown Tubby; Rainbow's End; Beware of the Trap!; Teenage Tycoon; Short Order Success. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.