(December 1949-January 1950)

American Comics Group, 1949 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1949
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Best Syndicated Features Inc.
Brand
American Comics Group ACG
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Richard Hughes (credited as Richard E. Hughes) (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
spy
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Who's Number One in the Laugh Lineup? (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Cookie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Adventures of a Spy (Table of Contents: 2)

Jonathan Kent / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Sultan
Inks
Charles Sultan
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
spy
Characters
Jonathan Kent; Chief; Colonel George Howard; Penny Crane; Bill; Konstantin; Tarnov; Joe
Synopsis
North Korean spies in the United States - includes trip to Buddhist temple.

Hi Fellows! The New Lionel Trains Catalog is Ready (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Spy Whose Blood Boiled! (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
Ed Hamilton; typeset
Genre
spy
Characters
Roy Carter; Frank Withers
Synopsis
There's a spy at the jet plane design base.

Date with Danger (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Robert Pious (signed as R.S.P.)
Inks
Robert Pious (signed as R.S.P.)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
spy
Characters
Professor Lawrence Osborn; Olivia; Antonov
Synopsis
Common Tern is confused for Comintern.

Indexer Notes

Pious used to sign with "R.S.P." - as he does here.

The Vain Dictator (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
Ed Hamilton; typeset
Genre
spy
Characters
Ronald Harrison
Synopsis
Ronald has unintentionally given a dictator a rocket fuel that would let him take over the world.

Boys! Girls! Hurray! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Sleep of Death (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Moritz ?
Inks
Ed Moritz ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Hamilton
Genre
spy
Characters
Donald Farr; Dr. Oppenheim; Larsen; Michael Grey; Harold G. Wade; Virginia Wade
Synopsis
The anti-immigration organization, America for Americans, is actually a fascist terrorist group.
Reprints

Amazing Value (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Roberts Company ball point pen / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Broadcast Over Your Own Radio with this new Radio Mike (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Hollister-White Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

School for Spies (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Larsen (signed as H.L.)
Inks
Howard Larsen (signed as H.L.)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; spy
Synopsis
Some of the tricks spies use to catch other spies.

Jeopardy in the Jungle (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Leonard Starr ?
Inks
Leonard Starr ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Calvera; Greg; Chops; Tania Lubova
Synopsis
Communists threaten a sugar plantation in the Philippines.

Send Secret Signals (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Trigger-Lite Gun / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

New! Jim Prentice.. amazing... exciting... electric football (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Electric Football [Jim Prentice] / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Tulip Offer (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Michigan Bulb Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Who's Number One in the Laugh Lineup?
    Cookie
  3. 2. Adventures of a Spy
    Jonathan Kent
  4. 3. Hi Fellows! The New Lionel Trains Catalog is Ready
    Lionel Trains
  5. 4. The Spy Whose Blood Boiled!
  6. 5. Date with Danger
  7. 6. The Vain Dictator
  8. 7. Boys! Girls! Hurray!
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  9. 8. The Sleep of Death
  10. 9. Amazing Value
    Roberts Company ball point pen
  11. 10. Broadcast Over Your Own Radio with this new Radio Mike
    Hollister-White Company
  12. 11. School for Spies
  13. 12. Jeopardy in the Jungle
  14. 13. Send Secret Signals
    Trigger-Lite Gun
  15. 14. New! Jim Prentice.. amazing... exciting... electric football
    Electric Football [Jim Prentice]
  16. 15. Tulip Offer
    Michigan Bulb Company
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  • Tillmann Courth
  • Peter Croome
  • Brian Saner Lamken
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Steven Rowe
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
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