(September 1952)

Lev Gleason, 1941 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Lev Gleason Publications Inc.
Brand
Lev Gleason Publications
Editing
Charles Biro; Bob Wood

Issue Notes

Indicia states "Daredevil".

[The Horse That Had Ulcers] (Table of Contents)

The Little Wise Guys / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Biro (signed)
Inks
Charles Biro (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
The Little Wise Guys

Handsome Is As Handsome Does--n't (Table of Contents: 1)

The Little Wise Guys / comic story / 8.66 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Biro
Pencils
Norman Maurer (signed)
Inks
Norman Maurer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
The Little Wise Guys
Synopsis
The Little Wise Guys win a contest for writing a poem about the United Nations.

Indexer Notes

Top 1/3 of first page is a warning that selling coverless copies of the comic is illegal. "352" appears under Norman Maurer's signature. Presumably this means the artwork was done in March 1952.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Beemis & His Flying Saucer (Table of Contents: 3)

Dilly Duncan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Dilly Duncan; Philbert Beemis
Synopsis
Dilly goes up in Beemis' balloon and they get mistaken for a flying saucer by the military.

Indexer Notes

Feature title is just "Dilly Duncan" instead of "Dilly Duncan of Dorset High".

The Chemist and the Crooks (Table of Contents: 4)

Crimebuster / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Biro ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset

Genre
adventure
Characters
Crimebuster

The Horse That Had Ulcers (Table of Contents: 5)

The Little Wise Guys / comic story / 8.66 pages (report information)

Script
Charles Biro (credited)
Pencils
William Overgard (signed) [as WO]
Inks
William Overgard (signed) [as WO]
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
The Little Wise Guys

Indexer Notes

William Overgard's signature ("WO") is hidden as carved into the wood on the right side of the first panel. Original indexer had had Norman Maurer. Last third of last page is a promo for the next issue story about Jesse James' gun.

Prayer Works Wonders (Table of Contents: 6)

public service announcement / 0.66 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Frazetta (signed)
Inks
Frank Frazetta (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Public Service Ad for Religion in American Life. Appears as though it might have been edited from a full page PSA, first panel (of four) is "She's the one for me!".

Also printed in various other comics from August/September 1952.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [The Horse That Had Ulcers]
    The Little Wise Guys
  2. 1. Handsome Is As Handsome Does--n't
    The Little Wise Guys
  3. 2. ["The Hit Of The Year"]
  4. 3. Beemis & His Flying Saucer
    Dilly Duncan
  5. 4. The Chemist and the Crooks
    Crimebuster
  6. 5. The Horse That Had Ulcers
    The Little Wise Guys
  7. 6. Prayer Works Wonders
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Matt Tauber
  • Jim Van Dore