Issue: #14
Published: December 1947, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 52, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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| Advertisement (1 page) |
Amazing Bargain Rings |
| Featuring: |
Harem Co. (House of Rings) |
| Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
| Comic Story (9 pages) |
The Land of the Lawless |
| Synopsis: |
When gambler Bat Parker forces storekeepers to hand over 20 percent of their weekly earnings to his gang and kills anyone who objects, the storekeepers send for Hopalong to come and restore order. |
| Genre: |
Western-frontier |
| Characters: |
Hopalong Cassidy Mesquite (cameo) |
| Comic Story (0 pages) |
Brainwork |
| Synopsis: |
A man says he'll use his brains to find a job, but his friend thinks he's overly optimistic. |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Crazy About Wheat Cakes |
| Featuring: |
Hill Billy |
| Synopsis: |
Hill Billy likes wheat cakes so much he keeps barrels full of them. |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Characters: |
Hill Billy |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
Premiums, Given, Cash Commission |
| Featuring: |
Wilson Chemical Co. |
| Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
New Eveready Flashlight Batteries |
| Featuring: |
Eveready Batteries; National Carbon Company, Inc. |
| Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Under the Big Top |
| Featuring: |
Giggle Gags |
| Synopsis: |
Cartoons and a three-panel strip about circuses. |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Comics-form Advertising (1 page) |
Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook |
| Synopsis: |
Captain Tootsie foils a robbery in a museum by disguising himself as a mummy. |
| Characters: |
Captain Tootsie Rollo Joe |
| Comic Story (7 pages) |
The Disobeyed Orders |
| Synopsis: |
Hopalong tells Mesquite to guard the safe in the sherrif's office. Mesquite decides to try out a new bathtub instead and is caught in the bathtub when a robber steals the money and his clothes. |
| Genre: |
Western-frontier |
| Characters: |
Hopalong Cassidy Mesquite |
| Comic Story (0 pages) |
Sartorial Sidesplitter |
| Synopsis: |
Horace says he can't sit because "his suit is tighter than his skin." |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
Caught Off Guard |
| Featuring: |
Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb |
| Synopsis: |
Korny tries to teach the Colonel how to play football. |
| Genre: |
Humor Sports |
| Characters: |
Colonel Cobb Korny Kobb |
| Text Story (2 pages) |
The Legend of Peaceful Hollow |
| Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Western-frontier |
| Comic Story (4 pages) |
Whitey Whiskers and the Fighting Words |
| Featuring: |
Whitey Whiskers |
| Synopsis: |
Whitey tries to boost his standing with the townspeople by setting up a fixed fight, but his plan falls through. |
| Genre: |
Humor Western-frontier |
| Characters: |
Whitey Whiskers Little Lew Big Bill |
| Public Service Announcement (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
Ridin' Herd with William Boyd |
| Synopsis: |
William Boyd gives advice on learning, working hard, and being a good sport. |
| Credits: |
Script: ? [as William Boyd] |
| Genre: |
Western-frontier |
| Characters: |
William Boyd |
| Promo (ad From The Publisher) (0 pages) |
Ozzie / Babs |
| Featuring: |
Comix Cards |
| Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Teen |
| Characters: |
Ozzie Babs |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
J. C. Penney; Gardiner-Warring Company |
| Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
| Characters: |
Red Ryder |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Bird Brain |
| Synopsis: |
Hill Billy needs a new clock, but doesn't want a cuckoo clock because he thinks he'll have to feed the bird. |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Characters: |
Hill Billy Seth |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
Amazing Lifebuoy Offer |
| Featuring: |
Lifebuoy |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
Schwinn Bicycles |
| Credits: |
Pencils: ?; ? (photo) | Inks: ?; ? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Characters: |
Speedy Wheeler (cameo) |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
Daisy Air Rifles |
| Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
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