Calling All Boys #13

(September 1947)

Bing Crosby (Table of Contents: 1)

Boys' Hero of the Month / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Editing:

Kenneth L. Hall

Genre:

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Inside Front Cover

... Races Against Death (Table of Contents: 2)

Streaky Smith of Essex High / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre:

teen

Characters:

Streaky Smith; Mr. Samson; Tommy Samson

Synopsis:

Streaky is a counselor at the Pinetree Fresh Air
Camp, teaching boys who never had a chance to learn how to swim and paddle a canoe.

Get in the Swim (Table of Contents: 3)

Coach's Corner / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Robert Kiphuth

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Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Robert "Bob" Kiphuth

Indexer Notes

Illustrated article about swimming by the Director
of Athletics and coach of the swimming team at
Yale University

["Look, fellas! Here's how old Hybarr does it."] (Table of Contents: 4)

Hector / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Vic Herman

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Vic Herman

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Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Hector Hibble; Mr. Hybarr; Nancy; Mrs. Hibble

Perils of Pauline (Table of Contents: 5)

Perils of Pauline / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Genre:

adventure; drama

Characters:

Pearl White [Betty Hutton]; Mike; Julia

Synopsis:

Pearl White, queen of the old-time movie serials,'
begins her daredevil career with a traveling troupe of stage players.

Indexer Notes

Adaptation of the 1947 Paramount motion picture

["Roundup time in Railhead finds two huge herds..."] (Table of Contents: 6)

Tex Granger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Genre:

western-frontier

Characters:

Tex Granger; Luke Conway

Mail Call (Table of Contents: 7)

letters page / 0.33 page (report information)

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Genre:

non-fiction

You're a Magician (Table of Contents: 8)

activity / 0.66 page (report information)

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Genre:

non-fiction

High Swamp (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

Jim Chapman

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Typeset

Genre:

adventure

The Case of the Hidden Eye (Table of Contents: 10)

The Adventures of Bigbrain Billy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Ernie Schroeder

Pencils:

Ernie Schroeder

Inks:

Ernie Schroeder

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Genre:

adventure; teen

Characters:

Billy; Mayor Hartley

Synopsis:

"Bigbrain Billy," the smartest boy in the world, puts science on his side as he challenges the ruthless robbers of Midvale's city treasury.

Indexer Notes

Ernie Schroeder identified as writer and artist of this feature by Jerry Bails.

Drama on the Highway (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Adventures of R.C. and Quickie / advertisement / 1 page (report information)