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Calling All Boys #17

May 1948 · Parents' Magazine Press · 0.10 USD
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This anthology issue features multiple stories including a Tex Granger Western adventure shown on the cover where two cowboys engage in a gunfight; an instructional article on puppy care and training covering proper nutrition, housebreaking, and obedience; a story about a boy named Barry who must overcome his fear and ride an ornery horse named Flash to reach a ranch for help; and a comedic story about a character named Hector who borrows a fancy dress from Mr. Blunk for a "best-dressed-girl" contest, with complications arising from the borrowed garment.

Contains 4 stories
Law of the Longhorns
7 pp · Western-Frontier
Tex Granger

When rustlers target the rangeland around Arizona City, Sheriff Tex Granger discovers rope burns on stolen calves that point straight to Ace Kincaid and his Bar O outfit. With a search warrant in hand and a plan that's pure frontier ingenuity, Tex enlists an unlikely posse to catch the culprits red-handed.

Tugboat Rescue
5 pp
Dig Bailey

Dig Bailey captains the tugboat Broadside when a kidnapping unfolds on shore—a speedboat is making off with a young boy, and it looks unstoppable. With quick thinking and a submerged towrope, Dig devises a daring plan to intercept the fleeing vessel before it reaches open sea. What starts as a rescue mission takes an unexpected turn when the truth about what's really happening comes to light.

Flight to Saturn
5 pp · Adventure
Bigbrain Billy

Bigbrain Billy joins a government-sponsored pioneer mission to Saturn aboard a rocket ship, accompanied by his friend Pete and an observer, Dr. Jackson. When the trio lands on Saturn's mysterious surface and encounters towering stone structures and strange footprints, they discover the planet is inhabited by hostile creatures who trap Dr. Jackson with peculiar bubble weapons. Billy must use quick thinking and resourcefulness to rescue his companions and survive an encounter with Saturn's alien defenders.

Untitled Humor story
5 pp · Humor
Hector

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