Sparkling Stars #31

This January 1948 anthology from Holyoke delivers a genuinely thrilling cover by Herman C. Browner — a bold, adventurous scene showing a young woman riding atop a massive tusked elephant as it squares off against a snarling lion in a lush jungle setting. The tension between the two great animals, with the rider poised and undaunted above the fray, gives the image a real sense of wild, untamed excitement. At a dime for 64 pages, Sparkling Stars #31 was living up to its own banner promise: "The Most for Your Dime.