| Additional Information |
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| Publication | January 1950 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Quarterly |
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| Cover | The Story of Sam Houston Idol of Texas |
| Content | Genre: Biography | Characters: Sam Houston; Benjamin Franklin; Prince Henry the Navigator |
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| Comic Story | Sam Houston Idol of Texas (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sam Houston started out as a friend of the Indians in Tennessee, became a politician and then the President of Texas. |
| Credits | Job #: BF-354 |
| Content | Genre: Biography | Characters: Sam Houston; Mr. Bigelow; White Feather; Bull Horn; Andrew Jackson: James Madison |
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| Comic Story | London Landmarks |
| Synopsis | Three London landmarks: Big Ben, Hyde Park and Baker Street. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | Job Number illegible. |
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| Text Article | Real Life Contest Winners (1 page) |
| Credits | Script:? [as "The Editor"] | Letters:?; typeset |
| Notes | First to Third Prize Winners are Ronald C. Lee (California), Marilyn Nordberg (New Jersey), and Maurice Seitter (Illinois). Article includes Honorable Mentions. |
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| Comic Story | Buffalo Men (1 page) |
| Credits | Job #: BF-335 |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Western-frontier |
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| Comic Story | Journey to the Moon! A Jules Verne Classic (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mr. Blake tells his son Johnny the story from Verne's "Journey to the Moon". |
| Credits | Script: Jules Verne (Original Novel);? (Adaptation) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Mr. Blake; Johnny Blake; Mr. Barbicane; Mr. Nicholl; Michel Arden |
| Notes | One-page introduction and four pages adapting the Verne novel.
Johnny is reading Thrilling Wonder Stories, a science fiction prose pulp magazine published by the same publisher as this comic.
Evans' name is on the spine of a book in the splash panel. |
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| Text Story | The Young Coastguardsman (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset | Job #: B-540 |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Philip Cummings; Dean Williams; Commander Cummings |
| Notes | Art credits identified by Art Saaf index. |
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| Comic Story | Bee Wise |
| Synopsis | The story of bees. |
| Credits | Job #: BF-344 |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | Master of All Trades Ben Franklin (4 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Biography | Characters: Benjamin Franklin |
| Notes | Unknown pencils per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Steve Ditko but Nick notes Ditko's earliest comic book work appeared in 1953 as corroborated by Ditko in various biographical pieces. |
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| Comic Story | Let's Go Skiing! (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Learn how to ski. |
| Credits | Job #: BF-268 |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: Sue; Bill |
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| Comic Story | Facts on Fossils |
| Synopsis | The story of the fossilized reptiles of Western Texas. |
| Credits | Job #: BF-302 |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | The Grosvenor Treasure (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | A fabulous treasure from the ship "Grosvenor" still un-salvaged with $40,000,000 aboard. The story of the wreck. |
| Credits | Job #: BF-354? |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Captain John Coxon; Mr. Beale; King Kubulu |
| Notes | The wreck was finally salvaged in July 2000. |
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| Text Article | Epic Search A True Story (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Article about the Traveler's Aid. |
| Credits | Letters:?; typeset | Job #: B-427 |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | Prince Henry the Navigator (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The story of Prince Henry of Portugal, who was inspired by the Moors to sail around Africa. |
| Credits | Job #: BF-301 |
| Content | Genre: Biography | Characters: King John of Portugal; Prince Henry; Yussuf Ibn-Ahmed; Prince Pedro |
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