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Cover: Ernie Schroeder & Ed Smalle
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Calling All Boys #14

Nov 1947 · Parents' Magazine Press · 0.10 USD
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This anthology issue contains several stories including "Sky Pioneer," featuring aviation pioneer Howard Hughes as a daredevil pilot and airplane executive inventor who performs aerial stunts without safety nets; "Magic Town," by Phil Wilcox, about five Boy Scouts from California who are discovered by a Hollywood producer and cast in a film starring Jimmy Stewart and Jane Wyman; and "The Adventures of 'Bigbrain Billy': The Smartest Boy in the World," depicting a clever boy who outsmarts veterans in an oil well scheme. The issue also features "Tex Granger in Badman Blues," "Touch Football" by Bernie Bierman, and a profile of J. Edgar Hoover labeled "Crimebuster No.1."

Contains 5 stories
Tex's Six-Shooter Sings the Badman Blues
7 pp · Western-Frontier

Tex Granger, Arizona City's sheriff, must face down the notorious outlaw Trigger Lewis while his rival Ben Dowling wages a cutthroat campaign to take his badge in the upcoming election. When Lewis tears through Main Street looking for blood, Tex realizes his opponent may have hired the killer to make him look bad—and only a clever draw and a broken mirror stand between justice and a new sheriff taking office.

Howard Hughes: Sky Pioneer
3 pp · Non-Fiction, Aviation, Biography

Howard Hughes earned his stripes as a daredevil aviator, movie producer, and inventor—a man who refused to play it safe, whether breaking speed records, flying around the world in record time, or testing his own experimental aircraft. From his childhood fascination with planes to his relentless pursuit of aviation breakthroughs, Hughes pushed the boundaries of what was possible in the skies. This True Comic traces the remarkable career of a visionary who turned ambitious dreams into world-changing innovations, all while living on the edge.

Hector Goes Golfing
4 pp · Humor, Teen

Young Hector scrapes together cash doing chores around the house, determined to buy his own set of golf clubs so he can impress Nancy—who's invited him to join her father's foursome that afternoon. But when Hector shows up dressed to the nines in outdated golf wear and brand-new clubs, he quickly discovers that Nancy had something entirely different in mind when she asked her father to include him in the outing.

The Sandbar Mystery
5 pp · Adventure

Captain Dig Bailey rushes to save the freighter Conway from a sandbar during an Atlantic storm, but the ship's captain refuses help—and opens fire on Bailey's tug to drive him away. When Bailey investigates under cover of darkness, he uncovers a smuggling operation and must battle Captain McKay's crew to stop the illegal cargo before the rising tide sets them free.

Untitled Adventure story
4 pp · Adventure

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Full credits

artist, inker Ed Smalle
cover pencils, inks Ernie Schroeder
cover pencils, inks Ed Smalle

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