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Issue Details

Issue #8
Published August 1949
Frequency by-monthly [sic]
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Robert W. Farrell (managing editor); Ruth Roche (editor); S. M. Iger (Art Director)
Notes Indicia states "AGGIE MACK Vol. 1 No. 8 August 1949. Published by-monthly by Superior Comics Ltd., 28 East 10th Street, New York 3, N.Y. Executive Offices 2382 Dundas Street, Toronto, Canada. Robert W. Farrell, Managing Editor; Ruth Roche, Editor; S. M. Iger, Art Director. Entered as second class matter at New York, N. Y. under act of March 3rd, 1879. Subscriptions in the United States and Canada, 10 issues $1.00, single copies 10 cents. All names in this periodical are entirely fictitious. Entire contents copyrighted 1949. PRINTED IN THE U.S.A." Available as a scan at goldenagecomics.co.uk. Original comics, not strip reprints.

Cover Details - "Aggie Mack is reflected in a fun-house mirror"

Characters Aggie Mack
Genre teen
Pencils Hal Rasmusson ?
Inks Hal Rasmusson ?
Notes Hal Rasmusson was the artist of the comic strip "Aggie Mack". This cover resembles samples online of those strips. The interior comics aren't as finely drawn and are unlikely to be his work.

1 page advertisement "A Genuine Jeweled Western Belt"

Synopsis Ad for belt from Illinois Merchandise Co, in Illinois.
Notes Inside front cover. Also includes indicia.

9 page Aggie Mack story "A Day at the Circus"

Characters Aggie Mack; Mona Mack; Bobo
Synopsis Aggie and Mona end up at the circus, battling for a summer job at the newspaper.
Genre teen

6 page Aggie Mack story "No Greater Luv"

Characters Aggie Mack; Bobo; Daphne
Synopsis Bobo ends up with a snake in a basket after another passenger leaves it behind on a bus.
Genre teen

2 page text story "Kim and the Rice Pirates"

Synopsis Kim, a young boy, helps American soldiers in Korea.
Genre war
Script Burt Stalton (credited)
Letters Typeset
Notes Korean war story.

8 page Aggie Mack story "Chilly, Isn't It?"

Characters Aggie Mack; Bobo
Synopsis Bobo buys a used motorcycle so that he and Aggie can take part in a scavenger hunt but they end up in a graveyard with a stolen skeleton.
Genre teen

6 page Aggie Mack story "It's the Plane Truth, Aggie!"

Characters Aggie Mack; Bobo; Chillie
Synopsis Bobo finds out that Chillie's been cheating to win Aggie's heart and that he doesn't know how to fly a plane after all.
Genre teen

1 page activity "Whizz Kwizz Winners"

Synopsis List of winners of a contest from a previous issue. Most addresses are in the United States but at least a couple are from Canada.
Letters Typeset

1 page advertisement "Newest Military Style Watch"

Synopsis Ad for watch from Illinois Merchandise Mart, based in Chicago.
Notes Inside back cover.

1 page advertisement "Greatest Value Ever Offered to Comic Readers!"

Synopsis Ad for billfold, pen, flashlight and key holder from Illinois Merchandise Mart, based in Chicago.
Notes On back cover of comic.