(June-July 1949)

Hillman, 1949 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1949-04-13
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Hillman Periodicals Inc.
Brand
A Hillman Publication
Editing
Ed Cronin (editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date as given in the copyright application as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, January-June 1949, page 16, registration number B189053.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ball fou'..... yer out!!
Genre
sports
Characters
umpire; catcher; left-handed batter; base runner; third baseman; pitcher; second baseman
Synopsis
A batter strikes out at home plate.
Keywords
baseball

Indexer Notes

Error on cover. The umpire says "ball four" when it should actually be "strike three."

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The Best Costs You Less at These Factory-to-You Savings! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Tiger Town (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Bob Powell
Inks
Bob Powell
Colors
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Letters
?
Genre
sports
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Bob Powell was most likely assisted on art by members of his studio.

The Great Goldsmith Maid! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Manny Stallman
Inks
Manny Stallman
Colors
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Letters
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Genre
sports
Synopsis
The story of a race horse.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art identification as Manny Stallman from Gene Reed. Ger Apeldoorn thinks it looks like George Roussos inks with possible Roussos pencils, citing "clumsy faces and thick and thin lines on page five."

The Man They Called Siki (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
sports
Characters
Siki; Mike McTigue
Synopsis
Boxing story.

The Massacre Game! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
sports
Synopsis
Lacrosse is the sport in this story.

The Batboy (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
sports
Characters
Ken Sullivan; Jess Haines

Downhill Dynamite (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
sports
Synopsis
A story about the American bob-sled team.

Great Moments in Sports (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Rogofe (signed)
Pencils
Rogofe (signed)
Inks
Rogofe (signed)
Colors
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Letters
Rogofe (signed)
Synopsis
Vignettes about sporting events.

English Baseball (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Cobb (signed)
Inks
Cobb (signed)
Colors
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Letters
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Genre
sports
Synopsis
A story about cricket.

Mammoth of Japan (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
sports
Synopsis
Sumo wrestling.
Reprints

[Hollywood Champion Jacket] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Amazing New Mickey Mouse - Donald Duck Weather Forecaster (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Reduce Fat! Up to 5 lbs. a Week (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fishermen Amazing New Invention Helps Catch More Fish (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Ball fou'..... yer out!!"]
  2. 1. The Best Costs You Less at These Factory-to-You Savings!
  3. 2. Tiger Town
  4. 3. The Great Goldsmith Maid!
  5. 4. The Man They Called Siki
  6. 5. The Massacre Game!
  7. 6. The Batboy
  8. 7. Downhill Dynamite
  9. 8. Great Moments in Sports
  10. 9. English Baseball
  11. 10. Mammoth of Japan
  12. 11. [Hollywood Champion Jacket]
  13. 12. Amazing New Mickey Mouse - Donald Duck Weather Forecaster
  14. 13. Reduce Fat! Up to 5 lbs. a Week
  15. 14. Fishermen Amazing New Invention Helps Catch More Fish
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  • Bill Devine
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
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