Land of the Lost Comics (1946) comic books 1946

Cover by Olive Bailey. Stories by Isabel Manning Hewson, Al Chase and Robert Snedigar. Art by Olive Bailey and Saul Kessler. The comics adaptation of a popular children's radio show, from back when EC was still run by Max Gaines and called "Educational Comics." Isabel and Billy travel to a magical undersea kingdom after befriending Red Lantern, a talking fish. During Red Lantern's birthday, he accidentally cures Triton's blindness. In a story sanctioned by the American Museum of Natural History, Johnny Jackrabbit (who looks a lot like Bugs Bunny) explores life in the American desert. Flitty Flicker the bird runs away from home to find fun things to do, but the outside world is full of animals trying to eat each other. Plus ads for Picture Stories of the Bible and Picture Stories from American History, other early "Educational Comics" classics. Land of the Lost; The Hall of Lost Lamps; Mystical Meteorites; Desert Dawn; The Picnic in the Dell. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Olive Bailey. Stories by Isabel Manning Hewson and Al Chase. Art by Olive Bailey and Dennis Neville. The comics adaptation of a popular children's radio show, from back when EC was still run by Max Gaines and called "Educational Comics." Isabel and Billy travel to a magical undersea kingdom after befriending Red Lantern, a talking fish. Isabel and Billy go undersea to meet midget performer Ulysses the Great and his manager, Pee Wee Barnum. Then they find themselves lost in the Disappearing Desert. In a story sanctioned by the American Museum of Natural History, the life of African explorer Carl Akeley is given the comics biography treatment, 1950s style. Plus ads for Picture Stories of the Bible and Picture Stories from American History, other early "Educational Comics" classics. Ulysses the Great!; The Disappearing Desert; Mystical Meteorites; The Story of Carl Akeley; Umbrella Land. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Olive Bailey. Stories by Isabel Manning Hewson, M. C. Gaines, W. W. D. Sones and Jack Brewster. Art by Olive Bailey, Don C. Cameron and Allen Simon. The comics adaptation of a popular children's radio show, from back when EC was still run by Max Gaines and called "Educational Comics." Isabel and Billy travel to a magical undersea kingdom after befriending Red Lantern, a talking fish. Isabel and Billy meet Jack Frost. Then they find themselves in The Armory of Lost Weapons - but even lost weapons are still dangerous. A biography of Young George Washington, written by Max Gaines, father of William Gaines (and EC Comics) and inventor of the comic book itself. Plus ads for Picture Stories of the Bible and Picture Stories from American History, other early "Educational Comics" classics. Jack Frost; Putting Empty Space to Work; The Disappearing People; The Armory of Lost Weapons; Dog Daze; Sandy Squirrel and His Cousins; The Story of Young George Washington. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.