(June 1948)

Pines, 1948 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Best Books, Inc.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Indexed from scans at http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Buz Sawyer / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Buz Sawyer; Taboo; Snooper Skagg; The Maharani of Batu

Home, Sweet Home (Table of Contents: 1)

Buz Sawyer / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Crane
Pencils
Roy Crane
Inks
Roy Crane
Colors
?
Letters
Roy Crane ?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Buz Sawyer; Teddy Sawyer; Peggy Sawyer; Mrs. Sawyer
Synopsis
With his wartime service completed, Buz returns to Willow Springs and his family, only to find himself growing restless as too many of his old acquaintances have moved on.
Reprints
  • from Buz Sawyer (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) xxxx.xx.xx - xxxx.xx.xx
Keywords
Willow Springs

Finders Keepers (Table of Contents: 2)

Buz Sawyer / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Crane
Pencils
Roy Crane
Inks
Roy Crane
Colors
?
Letters
Roy Crane ?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Buz Sawyer; Peggy Sawyer; Mrs. Sawyer; Chili Harrison; Tot Winters; Mrs. Winter; Count Franco Confetti; Snooper Skagg; Marie; Watson; The Maharani of Batu
Synopsis
Chili summons Buz to New York to offer him a job with International Airways in Iraq. While in New York, Buz discovers his old flame Tot is now engaged to Count Confetti and the Count becomes immediately jealous and suspicious of Buz's intentions. Meanwhile, the Maharani of Batu comes to New York to see Tot and has her agent Skagg monitor Tot & Buz's activities.
Reprints
  • from Buz Sawyer (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) xxxx.xx.xx - xxxx.xx.xx
Keywords
Willow Springs

Lady and the Tiger! (Table of Contents: 3)

Buz Sawyer / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Crane
Pencils
Roy Crane
Inks
Roy Crane
Colors
?
Letters
Roy Crane ?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Buz Sawyer; Tot Winters; The Maharani of Batu; Chili Harrison; Major Dare; Taboo
Synopsis
Buz is reunited with the Maharani, but finds her extremely jealous of the attention he's been giving Tot. The Maharani causes a minor panic in New York by taking her pet tiger Taboo for a walk and she likewise uses Taboo to frighten Tot. The Maharani pledges her devotion to Buz and tries to win him back.
Reprints
  • from Buz Sawyer (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) xxxx.xx.xx - xxxx.xx.xx

Stab of Doom (Table of Contents: 4)

Buz Sawyer / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Crane
Pencils
Roy Crane
Inks
Roy Crane
Colors
?
Letters
Roy Crane ?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Buz Sawyer; Tot Winters; Chili Harrison; The Maharani of Batu; Mr. Wright; Snooper Skagg; Roscoe Sweeney; Count Franco Confetti; Taboo
Synopsis
Buz completes his job interview with International Airways and lands a job for himself and Sweeney, summoning Sweeney to New York to share in his good fortune. The Maharani becomes increasingly difficult and has to be escorted from Buz's hotel room after attacking him. Tot breaks off her engagement to the Count, thinking now she can be with Buz, but the Maharani sends Taboo into Tot's apartment to frighten her and Tot falls over the balcony.
Reprints
  • from Buz Sawyer (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) xxxx.xx.xx - xxxx.xx.xx

Pangs of Remorse (Table of Contents: 5)

Buz Sawyer / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Crane
Pencils
Roy Crane
Inks
Roy Crane
Colors
?
Letters
Roy Crane ?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Buz Sawyer; Brannon; Walters; Count Franco Confetti; Snooper Skagg; The Maharani of Batu; Taboo; Suscha
Synopsis
Tot Winters is reported dead and when the police find an unwitting Buz in Tot's room, they arrest him. The Maharani is sorrowful at inadvertently landing Buz in trouble and goes to Skagg to plan her exit from the USA.
Reprints
  • from Buz Sawyer (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) xxxx.xx.xx - xxxx.xx.xx

End of the Trail (Table of Contents: 6)

Buz Sawyer / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Crane
Pencils
Roy Crane
Inks
Roy Crane
Colors
?
Letters
Roy Crane ?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Buz Sawyer; Taboo; The Maharani of Batu; Snooper Skagg; Count Franco Confetti; Donovan; Brannon; Chili Harrison; Rosco Sweeney; Oka
Synopsis
Buz is released from jail and when he learns the Maharani is leaving aboard her yacht, Buz and Sweeney pursue the vessel in their seaplane. Buz confronts the Maharani aboard the yacht and she attempts to shanghai him, but he fights back against Skagg, during which Taboo's antics cause a fire to break out aboard ship. The yacht is destroyed with no sign of the Maharani aboard the lifeboats. Buz returns to explain Tot's death to the police, but they'd already correctly surmised what happened.
Reprints
  • from Buz Sawyer (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) xxxx.xx.xx - xxxx.xx.xx

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

Little Legends / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jules Steiner (signed)
Pencils
Jules Steiner (signed)
Inks
Jules Steiner (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Jules Steiner (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A wicked old woman hated her neighbor...
Genre
drama
Synopsis
An old woman tries to stir up her village against a hated neighbor by claiming she's a witch, but instead the village casts out the old woman.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Rico / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Hubie Karp [as H. R. Karp]
Pencils
Lynn Karp
Inks
Lynn Karp
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
AC-894
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ties 20¢
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Rico's tie vending wagon is beset by calamity no matter where he sets it up.

Indexer Notes

No dialogue.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Buz Sawyer
  2. 1. Home, Sweet Home
    Buz Sawyer
  3. 2. Finders Keepers
    Buz Sawyer
  4. 3. Lady and the Tiger!
    Buz Sawyer
  5. 4. Stab of Doom
    Buz Sawyer
  6. 5. Pangs of Remorse
    Buz Sawyer
  7. 6. End of the Trail
    Buz Sawyer
  8. 7. ["A wicked old woman hated her neighbor..."]
    Little Legends
  9. 8. ["Ties 20¢"]
    Rico
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