(March 1949)

Lev Gleason, 1942 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Lev Gleason Publications Inc.
Brand
Lev Gleason Publications
Editing
Charles Biro; Bob Wood

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Biro (signed)
Inks
Charles Biro
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, duck your heads!
Genre
crime
Keywords
policemen
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Jowett Institute of Physical Culture / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?; ? (photographs)
Inks
?; ? (photographs)
Letters
?; typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now! All 5 famous Jowett courses in 1 complete muscle building volume!

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for "How to Become a Muscular He-Man" and other fine books from the Jowett Institute.

Two Gangs at War and Peter Feflin (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
George Tuska
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Characters
Mr. Crime

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

On The Level / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Claude Moore [as C. H. Moore] (signed)
Pencils
Claude Moore [as C. H. Moore] (signed)
Inks
Claude Moore [as C. H. Moore] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A dream that came true
Genre
non-fiction; crime

Al Jennings the Man Who Squealed on Himself! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Kida (signed)
Inks
Fred Kida
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime

The Most Exciting Books of All Time! (Table of Contents: 5)

Thriller Books / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Thriller Books.

Win $1,000 Cash Reward (Table of Contents: 6)

Black Diamond Western / promo (ad from the publisher) / 4 pages (report information)

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?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

4 page promo/contest regarding the new Black Diamond Western comic.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

What's On Your Mind? / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from S.W., Harrison Morson, G. Lundy, James E. Anderson, John Murphy, Don McKernan, W.C., and Minnie L. Sigler.

How the Police Stopped the Murder Rampage of Dennis Mayhew and Everett Johns (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Bernstein
Pencils
Tony DiPreta (signed)
Inks
Tony DiPreta
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime

Inspector Stuyvesant Pinnell Mineola, Long Island, N. Y. (Table of Contents: 9)

Our Police Hall of Fame / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
biography

Disputes (Table of Contents: 10)

Stamp Page / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sidney M. Elias
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

3 column page with a contest (send all entries to Stamp Page Editor, Lev Gleason Comics), article (Disputes) and series of small ads for stamps all under the Stamp Page header.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Who-Dunnit? / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Guardineer (signed)
Inks
Fred Guardineer
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nicholas Grimsby? Lucius Drum? 'Bats' Gunnarsen? Hartley Newbold?
Genre
crime

Blood (Table of Contents: 12)

Science vs. the Criminal! / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Claude Moore [as Claude H. Moore] (signed)
Pencils
Claude Moore [as Claude H. Moore] (signed)
Inks
Claude Moore [as Claude H. Moore] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; crime

Indexer Notes

This feature occupies the lefthand 2/3 of the page

2 Sensational Baseball Offers!! (Table of Contents: 13)

Mark Steele / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Mark Steele selling Casey on the Mound (a baseball game) and Lucky to be a Yankee (Joe DiMaggio's story); occupies righthand 1/3 of page.

Boys! Give Your Bike the Roar of a Motorcycle! (Table of Contents: 14)

Nelson-Charles Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Nelson-Charles Co. selling the Aero-Motor.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Rubber-for-Molds, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Enjoy hilarious "monkey-shines" at your next masquerade party with these amazing life-like rubber masks

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Rubber-For-Molds, Inc.

Animated Lilliputiana (Table of Contents: 16)

Fairy City Associates / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Fairy City Associates selling a cut-out city.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Hey, duck your heads!"]
  2. 1. ["Now! All 5 famous Jowett courses in 1 complete muscle building volume!"]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Culture
  3. 2. Two Gangs at War and Peter Feflin
  4. 3. ["A dream that came true"]
    On The Level
  5. 4. Al Jennings the Man Who Squealed on Himself!
  6. 5. The Most Exciting Books of All Time!
    Thriller Books
  7. 6. Win $1,000 Cash Reward
    Black Diamond Western
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    What's On Your Mind?
  9. 8. How the Police Stopped the Murder Rampage of Dennis Mayhew and Everett Johns
  10. 9. Inspector Stuyvesant Pinnell Mineola, Long Island, N. Y.
    Our Police Hall of Fame
  11. 10. Disputes
    Stamp Page
  12. 11. ["Nicholas Grimsby? Lucius Drum? 'Bats' Gunnarsen? Hartley Newbold?"]
    Who-Dunnit?
  13. 12. Blood
    Science vs. the Criminal!
  14. 13. 2 Sensational Baseball Offers!!
    Mark Steele
  15. 14. Boys! Give Your Bike the Roar of a Motorcycle!
    Nelson-Charles Co.
  16. 15. ["Enjoy hilarious "monkey-shines" at your next masquerade party with these amazing life-like rubber masks"]
    Rubber-for-Molds, Inc.
  17. 16. Animated Lilliputiana
    Fairy City Associates
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