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| Heritage Auctions credits the cover to Jack Kamen. |
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| Why did Rasmussen draw Bobo with blanks for eyes?
It's very off-putting.
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/r/rasmusson_hal.htm
He was a very creative visual artist, from the little I've seen.
With a stepmother and a nasty sister, I'm thinking Cinderella. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | August 1949 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: by-monthly [sic] |
| Notes | Hal Rasmusson was the artist of the comic strip "Aggie Mack". This cover resembles samples online of those strips. The interior comics aren't as finely drawn and are unlikely to be his work. |
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| Cover | Aggie Mack is reflected in a fun-house mirror |
| Featuring | Aggie Mack |
| Credits | Pencils: Hal Rasmusson? | Inks: Hal Rasmusson? |
| Content | Genre: Teen | Characters: Aggie Mack |
| Notes | Hal Rasmusson was the artist of the comic strip "Aggie Mack". This cover resembles samples online of those strips. The interior comics aren't as finely drawn and are unlikely to be his work. |
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| Advertisement | A Genuine Jeweled Western Belt (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for belt from Illinois Merchandise Co, in Illinois. |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Also includes indicia. |
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| Comic Story | A Day at the Circus (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Aggie and Mona end up at the circus, battling for a summer job at the newspaper. |
| Featuring | Aggie Mack |
| Content | Genre: Teen | Characters: Aggie Mack; Mona Mack; Bobo |
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| Comic Story | No Greater Luv (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bobo ends up with a snake in a basket after another passenger leaves it behind on a bus. |
| Featuring | Aggie Mack |
| Content | Genre: Teen | Characters: Aggie Mack; Bobo; Daphne |
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| Text Story | Kim and the Rice Pirates (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Kim, a young boy, helps American soldiers in Korea. |
| Credits | Script: Burt Stalton (credited) | Letters: Typeset |
| Content | Genre: War |
| Notes | Korean war story. |
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| Comic Story | Chilly, Isn't It? (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bobo buys a used motorcycle so that he and Aggie can take part in a scavenger hunt but they end up in a graveyard with a stolen skeleton. |
| Featuring | Aggie Mack |
| Content | Genre: Teen | Characters: Aggie Mack; Bobo |
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| Comic Story | It's the Plane Truth, Aggie! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Bobo finds out that Chillie's been cheating to win Aggie's heart and that he doesn't know how to fly a plane after all. |
| Featuring | Aggie Mack |
| Content | Genre: Teen | Characters: Aggie Mack; Bobo; Chillie |
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| Activity | Whizz Kwizz Winners (1 page) |
| Synopsis | List of winners of a contest from a previous issue. Most addresses are in the United States but at least a couple are from Canada. |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
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| Advertisement | Newest Military Style Watch (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for watch from Illinois Merchandise Mart, based in Chicago. |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
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| Advertisement | Greatest Value Ever Offered to Comic Readers! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for billfold, pen, flashlight and key holder from Illinois Merchandise Mart, based in Chicago. |
| Notes | On back cover of comic. |
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