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Issue: Western Comics #4
Publication Date: July 1948
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Issues: #4 of 85 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A Superman DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/26/1948
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US, standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

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Genres: western
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In Content Item: FlagWestern Comics #4 published September 1948
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Pages: 1
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Editorial Advisory Board

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Synopsis: A list of members of DC's Advisory Board and a list of current DC publications.
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Left side of inside front cover.
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Tops in Radio! Now Tops in Comics!

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Genres: crime
Feature(s): Gang Busters; Mr. District Attorney
Synopsis: A house advertisement for the current issues of Gang Busters and Mr. District Attorney.
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Right side of inside front cover.
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The Fangs of the Rattler!

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Genres: western
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Pages: 8
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You Run Faster in Keds!

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Feature(s): U. S. Keds
Synopsis: Advertisement for U. S. Keds.
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Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Miss Trixie; Mr. Bingling
Synopsis: Captain Tootsie solves the mystery of a sabotaged trapeze in this advertisement for Tootsie Pops and other Tootsie products like Tootsie Rolls.
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The Four Notches of Hate!

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Genres: superhero, western
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Jerry Robinson pencils and Mort Meskin inks were credited for this story in the book Jerry Robinson Ambassador of Comics (Abrams ComicArts) 2010 by N. C. Christopher Couch (p. 90). The original art for the splash page was signed as Robinson and Meskin. Those signatures did not appear in the printed work. The original indexer gave pencil credit to Mort Meskin and ink credit to George Roussos.
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Get Your Free Movie Star Pictures

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Feature(s): Arnold, Schwinn & Co.
Synopsis: Advertisement for Schwinn bicycles.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Kellogg's Variety Package
First Line: Look kids! Get your own scale model of the history making Freedom Train!
Synopsis: Advertisement for a cereal premium found on the bottom of Kellogg's Variety Pack.
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Rodeo for Rogues!

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Genres: western
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Won - by a Whisper

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Genres: sports
Feature(s): Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
Character(s): Jim Wise
Synopsis: Jim helps a track-and-field team.
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for P-F Canvas Shoes made by B. F. Goodrich and Hood Rubber Co.
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Show Time

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Genres: adventure
Character(s): Popsicle Pete; Mr. Winters
Synopsis: Advertisement for Popsicle products with instructions on how to redeem wrappers for premiums.
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Brands and Branding Irons

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Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: A short history of cattle brands.
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The Ghost of Zuni Canyon!

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Genres: western
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Rounding up the Rustlers

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Genres: adventure
Feature(s): "U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
Character(s): U. S. Royal
Synopsis: Advertisement for bike tires made by the United States Rubber Company.
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Conqueror of Billy the Kid

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Genres: informational, non-fiction, western
Character(s): Pat Garrett; Billy the Kid
Synopsis: A summary of Pat Garrett's encounters with Billy the Kid.
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Hero of Death Valley

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Genres: informational, non-fiction, western
Character(s): R. J. "Dad" Fairbanks
Synopsis: Short feature about a man who helped people when they encountered problems in Death Valley.
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Hi-Kids! Get This Cracker Jack Magic Pencil

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Feature(s): Cracker Jack
Synopsis: Advertisement for Cracker Jack premiums.
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How Much Do You Really Know About Baseball?

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Thom McAn Shoes
Synopsis: Advertisement for Thom McAn shoes and an offer to get a free photo of Bobby Feller.
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New Handbook and New Air Rifle Catalog Ready

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Character(s): Captain Marvel; Robotman; Red Ryder; Da Vinci; 2-Gun Percy; Rudolph Diesel; Boy Commandos; Ibis
Synopsis: Advertisement for the Daisy Handbook and air rifle catalog from the Daisy Manufacturing Company.
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Taste Treat to Share

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Feature(s): Milky Way Candy Bar
Synopsis: Advertisement for Milky Way candy bars.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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