Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1954-11-16
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (associate editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed]

Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page

I Was King of Dagger Island!

comic story / 8 pages


  • Genre:adventure; drama
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Picture this - Me, First-Class Seaman Eddie Doyle, U.S.N...
Characters:
First-Class Seaman Eddie Doyle, U.S.N.; Lieutenant Howell
Synopsis:
When their ship is blown up in the Pacific in 1944, Doyle and Howell find themselves washed up on the shores of a tropical island. A group of natives rush at them and bow before Doyle, who reasons that because of his diving equipment they think him a god. Savages from a nearby island constantly raid the island and Doyle uses dynamite to sink their craft. He decides to stay and be treated as a god, but Howell knocks him out and drags him back to a passing U.S. ship.
Reprints (5)

[no title indexed]

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]

Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids; Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hello, Jerry, come in!
Characters:
Jerry; Gloria

I Hunted a Flying Saucer!

comic story / 7.67 pages


  • Genre:adventure; science fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Leave us alone, human!
Characters:
John Marston (pilot); Mr. Denning
Synopsis:
Pilot John Marston encounters a flying saucer, which scrapes his wing. But when he alerts the authorities and they examine the plane it is untouched. Marston sees the alien craft land while flying over Nevada and lands nearby, to be told by a speaker on top of the ship to leave them alone. A photo he takes is blank when developed and a lie detector test proves negative, Releasing him as harmless, he flies at 19,00 feet due east of Las Vegas and is never seen again.
Reprints (5)

Now More Than Ever-

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

Let's Go Hunting! / activity / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

Shorty / comic story / 1 page


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Are you sure we're going in the right direction, Shorty?
Characters:
Shorty
Reprints (1)

The Last Jungle on Earth

text story / 2 pages


Characters:
Harry Stark; Roger Marshall

Trapped by a Twister!

comic story / 2 pages


  • Genre:drama
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:One day, on a small Oklahoma farm...
Characters:
Jim; Edna
Synopsis:
In Oklahoma, Jim and Edna run from an oncoming twister. They hide behind a flimsy wagon, which is spared as the farm buildings are razed to the ground.
Reprints (2)

My Cargo Was Death...

comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:adventure; drama
Characters:
Howie Prescott; Barney; his brother Eddie
Synopsis:
Despite the great danger, wildcatter Barney agrees to drive a barrel of nitro through the South American jungle. When he is ambushed the barrel leaks, but is only cocoanut oil. His brother Eddie appears and explains that it was he who drove the real nitro to its destination, while Barney was a decoy, used to draw off the local bandits.
Reprints (4)

Primitive Hunter

comic story / 1 page


Characters:
Jansen; Carlos
Reprints (1)

[no title indexed]

Howdy Doody Color Television Set / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]

Goliath Stamps / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page

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