Issue: #5
Published: March 1948, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 52, Editing: Kenneth L. Hall (executive editor)
Color: Color Cover; Color Interior Dimensions: Issues #1-8 Are 7.5" X 10.875" (taller Than Standard Comics); #9-13 Are 7.5" X 10.375" (standard Golden Age Size) Paper Stock: Newsprint Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Cover (1 page) |
Jack Armstrong's Fighting Chance |
Featuring: |
Jack Armstrong |
Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
Genre: |
Adventure Sports |
Characters: |
Jack Armstrong |
Comic Story (1 page) |
Last-Second Shot in NIT |
Featuring: |
Famous Split Seconds in Sports |
Synopsis: |
Ernie Calverly's three-quarter court basket lifts Rhode Island to an overtime win over Bowling Green University in the National Invitational Tournament in 1946. |
Credits: |
Letters: ?; typeset |
Genre: |
Non-fiction Sports |
Characters: |
Ernie Calverly |
Comic Story (1 page) |
Maurice "The Rocket" Richard |
Featuring: |
Sports Champs |
Synopsis: |
Highlights of the career of Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens hockey player. |
Credits: |
Pencils: Phil Berube (signed) | Inks: Phil Berube (signed) |
Genre: |
Sports |
Characters: |
Maurice Richard |
Comic Story (2 pages) |
Donald L. Smith |
Featuring: |
Jack Armstrong Magazine All-American Award |
Synopsis: |
Fifteen-year-old Donald L. Smith of Coldwater, Mich., rescues eight-year-old Nancy McConnell from drowning and earns the fifth Jack Armstrong Magazine All-American Award. |
Credits: |
Letters: ?; typeset |
Genre: |
Non-fiction |
Characters: |
Donald L. Smith Nancy McConnell |
Text Story (1 page) |
Acme Gear Works Payroll Robbery |
Featuring: |
Vic Hardy's Crime Clues |
Synopsis: |
Vic Hardy has to figure out who was the "inside man" in a payroll robbery. |
Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
Genre: |
Detective-mystery |
Characters: |
Vic Hardy Mr. Hoag Jack Haines Dot Wilson |
Advertisement (1 page) |
"Ozzie" Cowles |
Featuring: |
Wheaties; General Mills |
Synopsis: |
Profile of Ozzie Cowles, champion basketball coach of the University of Michigan. |
Genre: |
Sports |
Characters: |
Ozzie Cowles |
Comic Story (12 pages) |
Jack Armstrong Trails the Killer of Ghost Canyon |
Featuring: |
Jack Armstrong |
Genre: |
Adventure |
Characters: |
Jack Armstrong |
Text Story (3 pages) |
Slow Down to Win |
Credits: |
Script: Jay Worthington (credited) | Pencils: Edd Ashe (signed) | Inks: Edd Ashe (signed) | Letters: typeset |
Genre: |
Sports |
Comic Story (5 pages) |
Ready-y-y! Aim-- Fire! |
Featuring: |
Billy Fairfield |
Synopsis: |
Billy has misadventures in a firehouse, but saves the day at a real fire. |
Credits: |
Pencils: Vic Herman ? | Inks: Vic Herman ? |
Genre: |
Humor |
Characters: |
Billy Fairfield Mayor Broadbeam Mrs. Broadbeam |
Cartoon (0 pages) |
Eagle Scout |
Synopsis: |
In a zoo, a Boy Scout observes an eagle wearing a scout neckerchief. |
Credits: |
Script: Al Kaufman (signed) | Pencils: Al Kaufman (signed) | Inks: Al Kaufman (signed) |
Genre: |
Humor |
Letters Page (1 page) |
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Featuring: |
Mail Call |
Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page) |
The Best Buys in Joy, Thrills, and Fun |
Featuring: |
Parents' Magazine Press |
Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
Advertisement (1 page) |
Sleek as the New Convertibles |
Featuring: |
Monark Silver King |
Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
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