Issue: #18
Published: April 1948, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 52, Editing:
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.; Standard Silver Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, January-June 1948, page 135, registration number B128223.
Editing credit from this issue's statement of ownership.
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| Advertisement (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
Jim Major |
| Synopsis: |
Bennie wishes he could play guitar and be popular. |
| Credits: |
Letters: ?; typeset |
| Characters: |
Jim Bennie |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
In the Nick of Time |
| Featuring: |
Old Nick |
| Synopsis: |
Old Nick detects a flaw in a purse snatcher's alibi and captures him for the police. |
| Genre: |
Detective-mystery |
| Characters: |
Old Nick |
| Activity (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
Whiz Quiz |
| Comic Story (9 pages) |
The Speed Demon |
| Synopsis: |
Wilbur and Red plan to participate in the Westfield jalopy race to Flatburg, but Slats sabotages Wilbur's jalopy. Wilbur causes so much trouble trying to fix it that Mr. Dripwaite bans him from the race. Later Mr. Dripwaite's car won't start, so he is forced to ride with Wilbur and Red to the finish line of the race, with predictable results. |
| Genre: |
Humor Teen |
| Characters: |
Wilbur Wilkin Red Wilson Linda Moore J. K. Dripwaite Slats Morgan |
| Text Story (2 pages) |
Wilbur Builds His Dream Boat |
| Synopsis: |
Wilbur builds a sailboat and wants Red and Linda to take a ride in it. However, Red and Linda are reluctant to ride in anything Wilbur builds. |
| Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Humor Teen |
| Characters: |
Wilbur Wilkin Linda Moore Red Wilson |
| Statement Of Ownership (0 pages) |
Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1947 |
| Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
| Activity (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
Whiz Quiz |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
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| Featuring: |
Katy Keene the Pin-Up Queen |
| Synopsis: |
Katy's future is told by a swami with a crystal ball. Later she and Sis go to the observation tower on the 100th floor of the "Umpire State Building." |
| Genre: |
Humor Fashion |
| Characters: |
Katy Keene Sis Keene Swami Riva |
| Comics-form Advertising (1 page) |
Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party |
| Synopsis: |
Kids from a rival school try to ruin an award party by stealing the ice cream and Tootsie Rolls. Captain Tootsie tracks them down and saves the ice cream and also replaces the Tootsie Rolls the thieves had eaten. |
| Genre: |
Superhero |
| Characters: |
Captain Tootsie Rollo |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
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| Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
National Radio Institute |
| Credits: |
Pencils: ? (photograph) | Inks: ? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Characters: |
J. E. Smith (photograph) |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
American Boys Bill of Rights |
| Featuring: |
Daisy Manufacturing Company |
| Credits: |
Letters: typeset |
| Characters: |
Buck Rogers |
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