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J. Edgar Hoover certainly had a publicity campaign going in the late 40s. Comics, especially the Parents-Magazine-style "upstanding" ones, are full of stories presenting Hoover as a superhero. And don't forget Sir Lancelot's calypso song from around this same time lionizing "he-man G-Man Hoover."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScGrfy9shOw |
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Additional Information |
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Publication | November 1947 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bimonthly |
Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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Featuring | Tex Granger |
Credits | Pencils: Ernie Schroeder; Ed Smalle | Inks: Ernie Schroeder; Ed Smalle | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Sports; Western-frontier | Characters: Tex Granger; J. Edgar Hoover |
Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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Text Article | J. Edgar Hoover Crime Buster No. 1 (1 page) |
Synopsis | A biography of FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover. |
Featuring | Boys' Hero of the Month |
Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Biography | Characters: J. Edgar Hoover |
Notes | On inside front cover. |
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Comic Story | Tex's Six-Shooter Sings the Badman Blues (7 pages) |
Featuring | Tex Granger |
Credits | Pencils: Ed Smalle | Inks: Ed Smalle |
Content | Genre: Western-frontier |
Notes | Story titled "Badman Blues" on cover.
Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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Text Article | Get a Big Kick Out of Football (2 pages) |
Featuring | Coach's Corner |
Credits | Script: Bernie Bierman | Pencils: Ernie Schroeder (illustrations) | Inks: Ernie Schroeder (illustrations) | Colors:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Sports |
Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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Comic Story | Howard Hughes: Sky Pioneer (3 pages) |
Featuring | A True Comic |
Credits | Pencils: Sam Glankoff | Inks: Sam Glankoff |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Aviation; Biography |
Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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Text Story | Tiger Bait (2.33 pages) |
Credits | Script: Rutherford Montgomery | Pencils: Ernie Schroeder (illustrations) | Inks: Ernie Schroeder (illustrations) | Colors:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Adventure |
Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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Comic Story | Hector Goes Golfing (4 pages) |
Featuring | Hector |
Credits | Pencils: Vic Herman | Inks: Vic Herman |
Content | Genre: Humor; Teen |
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Text Article | Magic Town (1 page) |
Synopsis | Article about the child stars appearing in the motion picture Magic Town. |
Credits | Script: Phil Wilcox | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Colors:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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Comic Story | The Sandbar Mystery (5 pages) |
Featuring | Dig Bailey |
Credits | Pencils: Edd Ashe | Inks: Edd Ashe |
Content | Genre: Adventure |
Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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Text Article | Treasure Chest - in Your Own Coin Bank! (1 page) |
Credits | Script: Joseph B. Stack | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Colors:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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Featuring | The Adventures of Bigbrain Billy |
Credits | Pencils: Ernie Schroeder | Inks: Ernie Schroeder |
Content | Genre: Adventure |
Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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