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Issue: Calling All Boys #2 Public Domain
Publication Date: March 1946
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Issues: #2 of 17 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagParents' Magazine Press
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Indicia Publisher: Calling All Boys, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 25 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Richard G. Kraus
Disclose Notes: Indexed from a scan from Digital Comic Museum (digitalcomicmuseum.com).
Pages 29 & 30 are missing.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: full color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was on-going series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): William Ward (photo)
Inker(s): William Ward (photo)
Colorist(s): William Ward (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Felix Murphy (photo)
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Pages: 1
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Thanks a Million!

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Coach Lou Little (photo)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Contains a thanks for the success of the first issue, information on the next issue, publisher's information, and Indicia.
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Gasoline Jackrabbit

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Carl G. Hodges
Penciller(s): Ralph Crosby Smith (signed)
Inker(s): Ralph Crosby Smith (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Three lives depend on Hal Berke and his sidecar motorcycle.
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Pages: 4.34
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The Ghost of Ebenezer Hooker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff ?
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Sheldon Moldoff ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dig Bailey
Character(s): Dig Baily
First Line: Girm, weatherbeaten and lonesome, Hooker Point Lighthouse was indeed a place of the dead.
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Pages: 8
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Hockey Fever

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Charles Spain Verral
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
First Line: Could rookie goalie Stubby Stevens stand hockey's toughtest test, the Stanley Cup Championship Play-off
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Pages: 4
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Modern Mercury

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, sports
Character(s): Jesse Owens
First Line: America's speed king, Jesse Owens, dared to prove the courage and prowess of his race before Hitler himself!
Synopsis: Life story of Olympic Runner Jesse Owens.
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Pages: 3
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Gotham Gangbusters

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Milton Hoffman
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Character(s): Lou Valentine
First Line: Young Lou Valentine got the New York City's Police Commissioner the hard way.
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Pages: 2
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King of the Cowboys

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick Gordon
Penciller(s): Republic (photo)
Inker(s): Republic (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Roy Rogers
Character(s): Roy Rogers (photo); Trigger (photo); Cheryl Darlene Rogers (photo); Linda Lou Rogers (photo)
First Line: Meet America's favorite cowboy star Roy Rogers!
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Wild About Westerns

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sandy Sergeant
Penciller(s): Arthur Avedon (photo)
Inker(s): Arthur Avedon (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: There's a twirl of ropes and a stamp of high-heeled cowboy boots around all forty-eight states nowadays.
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Pages: 2
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Destination Suicide

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Nat Schachner
Penciller(s): A. de Martini
Inker(s): A. de Martini
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: war
First Line: The mission meant almost sure death for himself and his men, but Captain Baum took orders without questioning
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Pages: 3.16
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Boys in the News

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): International News Photos; World Wide Photos; Paramont
Inker(s): International News Photos; World Wide Photos; Paramont
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Presenting - boy headliners of the month
Synopsis: News stories and photos of boys.
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Pages: 2
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The Secret of Baldhead Mountain

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Charles Strong
Penciller(s): A. de Martini (signed)
Inker(s): A. de Martini (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
First Line: Just who was responsible for the Baldhead tunnel cave-in?
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Pages: 4.66
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Cover Boy

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): William Ward (photo)
Inker(s): William Ward (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Felix Murphy (photo)
First Line: Felix Murphy is a twin,E
Synopsis: Short description of the boy on the cover and what he is wearing.
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Pages: 0.16
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Steven R. Strong
Penciller(s): Frank Hamley (signed)
Inker(s): Frank Hamley (signed)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Let's Talk It Over
Synopsis: Mike M. 14 ask how to deal with his temper problem.
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Pages: 1.34
Disclose Notes: Advice column.
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Whats New in the Air

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): David C. Cooke
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation
First Line: General Electric has developed an entirely new engine that can be used both to drive propeller and provide jet thrust.
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Pages: 2
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You can Play Basketball

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Clair Bee
Penciller(s): International News Photos; World Wide Photos
Inker(s): International News Photos; World Wide Photos
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
First Line: Basket Ball is America's favorite participant sport.
Synopsis: Coach Clair Bee explains why everyone can play Basketball.
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Rainwear to go Anywhere

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sandy Sergeant
Penciller(s): Roy Pinney (photo)
Inker(s): Roy Pinney (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
First Line: Raincoats don't smell of rubber or look like raincoasts anymore.
Synopsis: New raincoats for boys.
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Pages: 2
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Movies You'll Like

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Terry Crawford
Penciller(s): Warners (photo); 20th [Century] Fox (photo); PRC (photo); MGM (photo); Paramount (photo)
Inker(s): Warners (photo); 20th [Century] Fox (photo); PRC (photo); MGM (photo); Paramount (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Although the fighting's over the best war films are just beginning to reach the screen!
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Quizzing All Boys

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Here's a brand-new variety quiz to try your hand at.
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Pages: 0.84
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Boys on Bikes

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Don't carry anyone else on your bike.
Synopsis: Rules for riding bikes.
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Pages: 0.34
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.16
Disclose Notes: Location to get the coat featured on the cover, photo credits for the issue, and a small ad for Metal Arts Co.
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Dusty Davis Buys a Car

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Sparling
Inker(s): Jack Sparling
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Dusty Davis
Character(s): Dusty Davis
First Line: The old car looked like a real bargain to Dusty Davis -
Synopsis: Dusty buys a car with no engine and uses an old boiler to power it.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Jack Sparling identified as artist of this feature by Jerry Bails.
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The Phantom Voice

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Lawson
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Spark Adams radio wizardry cost bellhop Beanie Butler one perfectly good job and got him a much better one.
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Pages: 4
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Cool Under Fire

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Royal Crown Cola; R.C. and Quickie
Character(s): R.C.; Quickie
First Line: How'd you like to make speeches like that, Quickie?
Synopsis: When fire breaks out in a lecture hall, R.C. and Quickie keep cool and prevent a stampede.
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You'll fall in Love

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jantzen
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Disclose Notes: Ad for Jantzen Sports Sweaters.

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