(February 1948)
Parents' Magazine Press,
1947 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Parents' Institute Inc.
- Editing
- Kenneth L. Hall (executive editor)
Land of the Leopard Men
Jack Armstrong / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Jack Armstrong; Jim Fairfield; Betty Fairfield
- Keywords
- jungle
Indexer Notes
Cover is a condensed version of the interior splash panel, which includes Howard Larsen‘s signature.
[Dempsey-Tunney Fight]
Famous Split-Seconds in Sports / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; sports
- Characters
- Jack Dempsey; Gene Tunney
- Synopsis
- The Dempsey-Tunny "Long Count" fight of 1927.
- Keywords
- 1927; boxing
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Dangerous Cargo
Jack Armstrong / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Jack Armstrong; Billy Fairfield
- Keywords
- Freedom Train; railroad; trains
Ralph Beard
Sports Champs / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; sports
- Characters
- Phil Beard
- Synopsis
- Profile of college basketball's "1947 Player of the Year," Phil Beard of the University of Kentucky.
- Keywords
- basketball; college; University of Kentucky
Indexer Notes
Text and illustrations.
[James W. (J.W.) Thompson]
Jack Armstrong Magazine All-American Award / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- James Thompson [J.W. Thompson]; Duane Thompson
- Synopsis
- J. W. Thompson saves his brother from electrocution after his kite hits a electric wire.
- Keywords
- electric wires; kites; Red Cross
Indexer Notes
"Based on information from the American Red Cross." Thompson received an engraved medal and was "privileged to choose a shut-in youngster who will receive a one-year subscription to this magazine."
The Case of the Broken Headlight
Vic Hardy's Crime Lab / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Vic Hardy; Chief Dale
- Synopsis
- Vic has to solve a hit-and-run case.
- Keywords
- hit-and-run; plaster cast; tire tracks
[The Three Suspects]
Vic Hardy's Crime Clues / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Vic Hardy
- Synopsis
- Vic has to decide which of three suspects robbed a jewelry store.
- Keywords
- jewelry store; robbery
Indexer Notes
Panels with typeset text underneath. Solution is printed upside-down on same page.
Land of Leopard Men
Jack Armstrong / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Howard Larsen [as H. L. Larsen] (signed)
- Inks
- Howard Larsen [as H. L. Larsen] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Jack Armstrong; Jim Fairfield; Billy Fairfield; Betty Fairfield; Professor Proteus
- Synopsis
- Jack and his friends are in Africa to get motion pictures of the savage Leopard Men. When his safari leader refuses to enter the land of the Leopard Men, Jack and Billy push on. They save a pygmy from a crocodile and he leads them to large clearing which the Leopard Men use for their ritual dances.
- Keywords
- Africa; crocodile; disguise; leopards; motion pictures; pygmy; salt
Indexer Notes
Splash panel covers most of first two pages, with no gutter.
The Team Mates
text story / 3.67 pages
- Script
- Charles Spain Verral (credited)
- Pencils
- Edd Ashe (signed)
- Inks
- Edd Ashe (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Sam Coulter; French La Pointe
- Synopsis
- A high school hockey team's captain is over-shadowed when a flashy newcomer joins the team and is an immediate sensation.
- Keywords
- high school; hockey
Indexer Notes
Text story with one large illustration. Story concludes on page 45 of the issue.
Old Nubs
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Captain Andy; Barbados Jack
- Synopsis
- A whaling ship fails to catch "Old Nubs,' a huge sperm whale, but aren't very disappointed the whale escaped.
- Keywords
- harpoon; sailing ship; whale; whaling
The Best Buys in Joy, Thrills, and Fun
Parents' Magazine Press / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Hazardous Holiday
A New Betty Fairfield Adventure / comic story / 4.67 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Betty Fairfield; Kate Anderson
- Synopsis
- Betty goes on a skiing trip to the mountains. Her female ski instructor rescues a woman who has fallen into a crevasse during a blizzard.
- Keywords
- blizzard; crevasse; skiing
Indexer Notes
Bottom one-sixth of pages four and five of the story are subscription coupons to Parents' Magazine comics (back-to-back).
[no title indexed]
cartoon / 0.22 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I wonder who instructed Gus in the use of snowshoes?
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A man uses snowshoes in an unorthodox way.
- Keywords
- snowshoes
Indexer Notes
Cartoon is signed, but is illegible.
Billy's Scavenger Hunt
Billy Fairfield's Cartoons of His Comical Adventures / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Billy Fairfield; Daisy Jones
- Synopsis
- Billy and Daisy go on a scavenger hunt.
- Keywords
- feathers; garters; parking ticker; rabbit's foot; scavenger hunt
Tops in Table Tennis
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; sports
- Characters
- Dick Miles
- Synopsis
- Profile of Dick Miles, U.S. table tennis champion for 1945, 1946, and 1947.
- Keywords
- ping pong; table tennis
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Land of the Leopard Men
Jack Armstrong -
1.
[Dempsey-Tunney Fight]
Famous Split-Seconds in Sports -
2.
Dangerous Cargo
Jack Armstrong -
3.
Ralph Beard
Sports Champs -
4.
[James W. (J.W.) Thompson]
Jack Armstrong Magazine All-American Award -
5.
The Case of the Broken Headlight
Vic Hardy's Crime Lab -
6.
[The Three Suspects]
Vic Hardy's Crime Clues -
7.
Win One of These Columbia Bikes!
Wheaties -
8.
Land of Leopard Men
Jack Armstrong -
9.
The Team Mates
-
10.
Old Nubs
-
11.
The Best Buys in Joy, Thrills, and Fun
Parents' Magazine Press -
12.
Hazardous Holiday
A New Betty Fairfield Adventure -
13.
[Subscription Coupons]
Parents' Magazine Press -
14.
[Classified Ads]
-
15.
["I wonder who instructed Gus in the use of snowshoes?"]
-
16.
Billy's Scavenger Hunt
Billy Fairfield's Cartoons of His Comical Adventures -
17.
Tops in Table Tennis
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18.
Action, Suspense, Thrills
Jack Armstrong Magazine
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- Michael Hoskin
- Daniel Martinez
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