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| Name | Jack Armstrong 4 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 52 | Frequency: monthly |
| Cover | Land of the Leopard Men / 1 page |
| Feature | Jack Armstrong |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Jack Armstrong; Jim Fairfield; Betty Fairfield |
| Pencils | Howard Larsen |
| Inks | Howard Larsen |
| Notes | Cover is a condensed version of the interior splash panel, which includes Howard Larsen‘s signature. |
| Comic Story | Dempsey-Tunney Fight (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The Dempsey-Tunny "Long Count" fight of 1927. |
| Feature | Famous Split-Seconds in Sports |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Sports |
| Characters | Jack Dempsey; Gene Tunney |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
| Comic Story | Dangerous Cargo (8 pages) |
| Feature | Jack Armstrong |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Jack Armstrong; Billy Fairfield |
| Comic Story | Ralph Beard (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Profile of college basketball's "1947 Player of the Year," Phil Beard of the University of Kentucky. |
| Feature | Sports Champs |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Sports |
| Characters | Phil Beard |
| Pencils | Phil Berube (signed) |
| Inks | Phil Berube (signed) |
| Notes | Text and illustrations. |
| Comic Story | James W. (J.W.) Thompson (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | J. W. Thompson saves his brother from electrocution after his kite hits a electric wire. |
| Feature | Jack Armstrong Magazine All-American Award |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Characters | James Thompson [J.W. Thompson]; Duane Thompson |
| Notes | "Based on information from the American Red Cross." Thompson received an engraved medal and was "privileged to choose a shut-in youngster who will receive a one-year subscription to this magazine." |
| Comic Story | The Case of the Broken Headlight (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Vic has to solve a hit-and-run case. |
| Feature | Vic Hardy's Crime Lab |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Vic Hardy; Chief Dale |
| Comic Story | The Three Suspects (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Vic has to decide which of three suspects robbed a jewelry store. |
| Feature | Vic Hardy's Crime Clues |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Vic Hardy |
| Notes | Panels with typeset text underneath. Solution is printed upside-down on same page. |
| Advertisement | Win One of These Columbia Bikes! / Wheaties (1 page) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Ad for contest with 1,000 prizes of Columbia bicycles. Wheaties breakfast cereal; General Mills, Inc. |
| Comic Story | Land of Leopard Men (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jack and his friends are in Africa to get motion pictures of the savage Leopard Men. When his safari leader refuses to enter the land of the Leopard Men, Jack and Billy push on. They save a pygmy from a crocodile and he leads them to large clearing which the Leopard Men use for their ritual dances. |
| Feature | Jack Armstrong |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Jack Armstrong; Jim Fairfield; Billy Fairfield; Betty Fairfield; Professor Proteus |
| Pencils | Howard Larsen (signed) |
| Inks | Howard Larsen (signed) |
| Notes | Splash panel covers most of first two pages, with no gutter. |
| Text Story | The Team Mates (3.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | A high school hockey team's captain is over-shadowed when a flashy newcomer joins the team and is an immediate sensation. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Sports |
| Characters | Sam Coulter; French La Pointe |
| Script | Charles Verral |
| Pencils | Edd Ashe (signed) |
| Inks | Edd Ashe (signed) |
| Notes | Text story with one large illustration. Story concludes on page 45 of the issue. |
| Comic Story | Old Nubs (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | A whaling ship fails to catch "Old Nubs,' a huge sperm whale, but aren't very disappointed the whale escaped. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Captain Andy; Barbados Jack |
| Publisher advertisement | The Best Buys in Joy, Thrills, and Fun (1 page) |
| Feature | Parents' Magazine Press |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Promo for subscriptions to Calling All Girls; Polly Pigtails; Varsity; Calling All Boys; Calling All Kids; True Comics; and Jack Armstrong. |
| Comic Story | Hazardous Holiday (4.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | Betty goes on a skiing trip to the mountains. Her female ski instructor rescues a woman who has fallen into a crevasse during a blizzard. |
| Feature | A New Betty Fairfield Adventure |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Betty Fairfield; Kate Anderson |
| Pencils | Jack Sparling ? |
| Inks | Jack Sparling ? |
| Notes | Bottom one-sixth of pages four and five of the story are subscription coupons to Parents' Magazine comics (back-to-back). |
| Publisher advertisement | Subscription Coupons |
| Feature | Parents' Magazine Press |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Bottom one-sixth of pages four and five of the previous sequence are mail-in coupons for subscriptions to Parent's Magazine Press comics (back-to-back). |
| Advertisement | Classified Ads / Electric Motor Kit |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Small ads for electric motor kit for 60 cents from Hayden Chemical Co., Kenmore, N.Y. and Electric Light Jazz Bow Tie for $1.95 from Bernard Fine Co., New York 11, N.Y. |
| Cartoon | No Title |
| Synopsis | A man uses snowshoes in an unorthodox way. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Humor |
| First Line | I wonder who instructed Gus in the use of snowshoes? |
| Notes | Cartoon is signed, but is illegible. |
| Comic Story | Billy's Scavenger Hunt (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Billy and Daisy go on a scavenger hunt. |
| Feature | Billy Fairfield's Cartoons of His Comical Adventures |
| Genre | Humor; Teen |
| Characters | Billy Fairfield; Daisy Jones |
| Pencils | Vic Herman |
| Inks | Vic Herman |
| Comic Story | Tops in Table Tennis (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Profile of Dick Miles, U.S. table tennis champion for 1945, 1946, and 1947. |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Sports |
| Characters | Dick Miles |
| Pencils | Phil Berube |
| Inks | Phil Berube |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
| Publisher advertisement | Action, Suspense, Thrills (1 page) |
| Feature | Jack Armstrong Magazine |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Jack Armstrong (cameo); Billy Fairfield (cameo); Betty Fairfield (cameo); Vic Hardy (cameo) |
| Notes | Back cover (but in black and white). Promo for subscriptions to Jack Armstrong Magazine. One year for $1.00. |
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