Comics #1

This anthology issue features multiple comic strips and instructional content. "Erik Noble and the Forty-Niners" depicts the California Gold Rush of 1849, showing the discovery of gold and the subsequent rush of fortune seekers traveling overland and by sea, including passengers aboard the ship Helena. "Flying the Sky Clipper" follows Winsie Atkins, son of a Pacific Air Lines president, who has learned wireless code from Chief Pilot Chuck Carson and becomes involved in a mystery aboard the Sky Clipper aircraft when a suspicious coil of wire goes missing. The issue also includes a detailed instructional article on building a model airplane with specifications for wings, tail ribs, landing gear, propeller, and surfacing techniques.