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Issue: Real Life Comics #51 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1950
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Issues: #51 of 59 Issues (60 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagPines
Brand: Standard ComicsView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Visual Editions Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: newsprint interior; glossy cover
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Story of Sam Houston Idol of Texas

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: biography
Character(s): Sam Houston; Benjamin Franklin; Prince Henry the Navigator
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Pages: 1
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Sam Houston Idol of Texas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: biography, informational
Character(s): Sam Houston; Mr. Bigelow; White Feather; Bull Horn; Andrew Jackson: James Madison
First Line: Friend of the Indian...
Synopsis: Sam Houston started out as a friend of the Indians in Tennessee, became a politician and then the President of Texas.
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Pages: 4
Job Number: BF-354
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London Landmarks

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Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: Three London landmarks: Big Ben, Hyde Park and Baker Street.
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Pages: 0.5
Job Number: ?
Disclose Notes: Job Number illegible.
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Real Life Contest Winners

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? [as "The Editor"]
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: First to Third Prize Winners are Ronald C. Lee (California), Marilyn Nordberg (New Jersey), and Maurice Seitter (Illinois). Article includes Honorable Mentions.
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Buffalo Men

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Writer(s): ?
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Genres: informational, non-fiction, western
First Line: In ten short years...
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Pages: 1
Job Number: BF-335
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Journey to the Moon! A Jules Verne Classic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Jules Verne (Original Novel); ? (Adaptation)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Mr. Blake; Johnny Blake; Mr. Barbicane; Mr. Nicholl; Michel Arden
First Line: Long before jet-propelled planes...
Synopsis: Mr. Blake tells his son Johnny the story from Verne's "Journey to the Moon".
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: One-page introduction and four pages adapting the Verne novel.
Johnny is reading Thrilling Wonder Stories, a science fiction prose pulp magazine published by the same publisher as this comic.

Evans' name is on the spine of a book in the splash panel.
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The Young Coastguardsman

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Philip Cummings; Dean Williams; Commander Cummings
First Line: Philip Cummings was the son of a Coast Guard officer...
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Pages: 1
Job Number: B-540
Disclose Notes: Art credits identified by Art Saaf index.
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Bee Wise

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Genres: informational, non-fiction
First Line: The queen bee is very much larger than her subjects...
Synopsis: The story of bees.
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Pages: 0.5
Job Number: BF-344
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Master of All Trades Ben Franklin

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: biography, informational
Character(s): Benjamin Franklin
First Line: Everyone knows that Benjamin Franklin was a great statesman.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Unknown pencils per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Steve Ditko but Nick notes Ditko's earliest comic book work appeared in 1953 as corroborated by Ditko in various biographical pieces.
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Let's Go Skiing!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Character(s): Sue; Bill
First Line: Many years ago...
Synopsis: Learn how to ski.
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Pages: 3
Job Number: BF-268
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Facts on Fossils

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Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: The story of the fossilized reptiles of Western Texas.
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Pages: 0.5
Job Number: BF-302
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The Grosvenor Treasure

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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: informational, non-fiction
Character(s): Captain John Coxon; Mr. Beale; King Kubulu
First Line: Deep underwater, in the wrecked ship "Grosvenor"...
Synopsis: A fabulous treasure from the ship "Grosvenor" still un-salvaged with $40,000,000 aboard. The story of the wreck.
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Pages: 4
Job Number: BF-354 ?
Disclose Notes: The wreck was finally salvaged in July 2000.
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Epic Search A True Story

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Do you have grandparents...
Synopsis: Article about the Traveler's Aid.
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Pages: 1
Job Number: B-427
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Prince Henry the Navigator

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, informational
Character(s): King John of Portugal; Prince Henry; Yussuf Ibn-Ahmed; Prince Pedro
First Line: A brilliant military leader...
Synopsis: The story of Prince Henry of Portugal, who was inspired by the Moors to sail around Africa.
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Pages: 4
Job Number: BF-301

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