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Issue: Real Life Comics #51 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1950
 
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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
Credits
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Subject Matter
biography
Sam Houston; Benjamin Franklin; Prince Henry the Navigator
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Sam Houston Idol of Texas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
biography, informational
Sam Houston; Mr. Bigelow; White Feather; Bull Horn; Andrew Jackson: James Madison
Friend of the Indian...
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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4
BF-354
London Landmarks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction
Three London landmarks: Big Ben, Hyde Park and Baker Street.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
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Job Number illegible.
Real Life Contest Winners

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? [as "The Editor"]
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?; typeset
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Miscellaneous
1
First to Third Prize Winners are Ronald C. Lee (California), Marilyn Nordberg (New Jersey), and Maurice Seitter (Illinois). Article includes Honorable Mentions.
Buffalo Men

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction, western
In ten short years...
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Miscellaneous
1
BF-335
Journey to the Moon! A Jules Verne Classic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jules Verne (Original Novel); ? (Adaptation)
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?
Subject Matter
science fiction
Mr. Blake; Johnny Blake; Mr. Barbicane; Mr. Nicholl; Michel Arden
Long before jet-propelled planes...
Mr. Blake tells his son Johnny the story from Verne's "Journey to the Moon".
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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.
The Young Coastguardsman

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
adventure
Philip Cummings; Dean Williams; Commander Cummings
Philip Cummings was the son of a Coast Guard officer...
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Miscellaneous
1
B-540
Art credits identified by Art Saaf index.
Bee Wise

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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?
Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction
The queen bee is very much larger than her subjects...
The story of bees.
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Miscellaneous
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BF-344
Master of All Trades Ben Franklin

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
biography, informational
Benjamin Franklin
Everyone knows that Benjamin Franklin was a great statesman.
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Miscellaneous
4
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.
Let's Go Skiing!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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?
Subject Matter
sports
Sue; Bill
Many years ago...
Learn how to ski.
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Miscellaneous
3
BF-268
Facts on Fossils

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction
The story of the fossilized reptiles of Western Texas.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
BF-302
The Grosvenor Treasure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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?
Subject Matter
informational, non-fiction
Captain John Coxon; Mr. Beale; King Kubulu
Deep underwater, in the wrecked ship "Grosvenor"...
A fabulous treasure from the ship "Grosvenor" still un-salvaged with $40,000,000 aboard. The story of the wreck.
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Miscellaneous
4
BF-354 ?
The wreck was finally salvaged in July 2000.
Epic Search A True Story

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
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?; typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Do you have grandparents...
Article about the Traveler's Aid.
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Miscellaneous
1
B-427
Prince Henry the Navigator

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
biography, informational
King John of Portugal; Prince Henry; Yussuf Ibn-Ahmed; Prince Pedro
A brilliant military leader...
The story of Prince Henry of Portugal, who was inspired by the Moors to sail around Africa.
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Miscellaneous
4
BF-301

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