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    Brenda Starr (1948-1949 Superior) 8 CGC 5.5

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4491124021

    Starts Apr 5

    The adventures of Dale Messick's fearless comic strip hero, redheaded reporter Brenda Starr. Brenda faces a terrifying chase on a roller coaster when she tracks supposedly dead gangster Mugs Lawson to an amusement park. Newspaper copy boy Pesky Miller, who looks a lot like classic Jimmy Olsen, is crowned prince for a day to fill column space on a slow news day. Brenda narrates the real-life story of newspaper publisher Carl Magee, who exposed the Teapot Dome Scandal. The Case of the Undead Corpse; Paradise by Proxy!; Trapped by Nothing; Tempest in the Teapot Dome!; Murder in Style. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Junie Prom (1947) 5 VG- 3.5

    Cover coming loose at one staple. Interior pencil markings and staple rust/migration.

    Starts Apr 5

    Stories and art by Paula Giokaris and others. Teen-humor comics featuring the misadventures of Junie and her gal-pals. While rehearsing for a flight attendant role in costume, Junie mistakenly gets to be the real thing, even though she's never flown before. Junie's visiting cousin, a Southern belle from Atlanta, immediately charms all the boys in school, but the girls have a problem with that. Dexter and his dad try to make dinner for his mother's birthday, and the kitchen will never be the same. Plus fashion pin-ups starring Junie and her pals. Not So High Flyer!; Dance Time with Junie; Runway Starlet; Lamb in the House!; A Weigh with Women!; Junie's Teen Tips; Dexter: Many Happy Returns. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.