Daredevil Comics (1941 Lev Gleason) comic books 1953

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, and William Overgard. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys meet Grabber, a football star with sticky fingers who's also got an eye for the ladies. The Guys form a reluctant deal with dishonest street kids after they all find a $50 bill, but trouble soon follows. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Little Wise Guys: Who's the Crook Around Here?; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: Snowed Under; Crimebuster: Vic Shakes His Shadow; Little Wise Guys: Finders Weepers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, and William Overgard. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. A boxer nicknamed "Jelly Jaw" becomes immune to punches on the chin after an accident. Dilly Duncan and his rival Gruesome Jones attend a masquerade party at a fancy house, and comic chaos inevitably results. The Little Wise Guys meet an eccentric millionaire whose generous promises cause everyone to fawn over him. Also featuring a vintage ad for Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards. Little Wise Guys: The Mysterious Master Jelly Jaw; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: The Masquerade Party; It's A Small World; Crimebuster: The Tell Tale Trash; Little Wise Guys: Generous With A Capital "O". 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, and William Overgard. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys discover an old diary that tells a tale of warfare and tragedy in the Old West. Dilly Duncan and his rival Gruesome Jones go out for boxing and wind up facing each other in the ring. Slugger's photography skills win the Little Wise Guys a trip on an African safari, but a haughty hunter wants them off the tour. Also featuring Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards: Famous Fighting Planes. Little Wise Guys: That's a Lot of Oil; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: Battling Duncan and K.O. Jones; It's A Small World; Crimebuster: The Tables Turned; Little Wise Guys: The Elephant's Paw; Lev Gleason Trading Cards. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, and William Overgard. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. While flying kites, the Little Wise Guys stumble across a plot to derail a military supply train. Dilly Duncan and his high school baseball team wind up playing against pro ball players. The Little Wise Guys suspect that a muscular but phobic veteran is a wanted robber. Also featuring Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards: Famous Fighting Planes. Little Wise Guys: The Tail of the Kite; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: Big League Duncan; It's A Small World; Crimebuster: The Night of the Double Cross; Little Wise Guys: The Strong Sissy; Lev Gleason Trading Cards; What's So Funny? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, and William Overgard. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys head to scout camp and wind up entertaining troops with the USO. Dilly Duncan enlists his beautiful cousin Nancy to play a prank on his rival Gruesome Jones. The Little Wise Guys discover that their new pal Ronny is a pathological liar, and cheats on tests to boot. Also featuring Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards: Famous Fighting Planes. Little Wise Guys: Who's Excited; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: Gruesome, the Great Lover; It's A Small World; Crimebuster: Killer-At-Large; Little Wise Guys: The Liar; Lev Gleason Trading Cards. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, and William Overgard. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys visit a friend in Mexico, and stumble on the ruins of a lost city in the jungle. Dilly Duncan buys an ancient, tank-like jalopy for his first car, but it's perfect for a grueling mountain race against his rival, Gruesome Jones. The Little Wise Guys launch a blood drive to deliver crucial plasma supplies to US soldiers in Korea. Also featuring Lev Gleason Comics Picture Trading Cards, and a vintage ad for a "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet 'Invisible Helmet'." Little Wise Guys: The Explorer; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: Look, No Breaks; Crimebuster: The Ski Mountain Mystery; Little Wise Guys: The Grouch; Lev Gleason Trading Cards. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, and William Overgard. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. At the circus, Slugger finds evidence that will clear a friend who's been framed, but the real criminal releases a gorilla to attack the Little Wise Guys. To earn the money to repair his car, Dilly Duncan enters a stock-car race against his rival, Gruesome Jones. The Little Wise Guys turn on Scarecrow when he throws a baseball game, but they don't know that he's just protecting Slugger from a bully. Runaway gorilla / evil clown cover by Charles Biro. Little Wise Guys: The Hyena Wore Pants; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: Hot Rod Duncan; American Heroes; Little Wise Guys: Scarecrow's Shame. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro and Norman Maurer. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys help a boy and his dog search for his father in the frozen Arctic wastes. Dilly Duncan's antics ruin his father's chances of joining a country club. The backup historical strip "American Heroes" includes Robert Fulton, Lewis & Clark, Thomas Jefferson, General Pershing and Bob Mathias. Also, a biography of boxer Harry "Kid" Matthews. Little Wise Guys: North Woods; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: Dilly Makes a Splash; American Heroes; Hitch Your Wagon: Harry Kid Matthews; Little Wise Guys: Eagle-Eye Ike. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro and Burt Frohman. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys find a new swimming hole on a kindly millionaire's estate, but the man's stern butler has secret reasons for keeping them away from there. Dilly Duncan learns a lesson about plagiarism after he swipes a song written by a kid with social anxiety issues. The backup historical strip "American Heroes" includes Paul Revere, Robert Rogers, Gen. Robert E. Lee, and Stephen Decatur. Little Wise Guys: No Swimming Allowed; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: Creepy Caswell's Caper; American Heroes; Puzzle Page; Little Wise Guys: The Cave-In. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro and Robert Martinott. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Jock is trapped in a truck driven by a compulsive automobile crasher, and the Little Wise Guys must execute a daring rescue. Gruesome Jones convinces Dilly Duncan that he's about to be suspended from school. The backup historical strip "American Heroes" includes writer Ned Buntline, Presidents Andrew Jackson and Zachary Taylor, and scientist George Washington Carver. Little Wise Guys: Just Plain Crazy; Dilly Duncan of Dorset Hig Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Ralph Mayo and Robert Martinott. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys explore a strange old mansion and become trapped in the torture chamber of Dr. Vorko. Dilly Duncan builds a sailboat from a mail-order kit, but doesn't know how to make it seaworthy. The backup historical strip "American Heroes" includes P.T. Barnum, Woodrow Wilson, John Sutter, and scientist Luther Burbank. Also featuring a vintage ad for a "Tom Corbett, Space Cadet 'Invisible Helmet'," and another for a "Foreign Legion Cap." Little Wise Guys: The Crazy House; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: Dillys Sunken Assets; American Heroes; Tickled Silly; Little Wise Guys: Musical Justice. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro and others. This boys' adventure title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys spend the weekend in a haunted mystery house, and sure enough, Slugger disappears and a strange hole appears in the basement. Dilly Duncan is accused of stealing $200 cash from Mr. Staple's office. The backup historical strip "Adventurous Americans" includes Harry Houdini, Mark Twain, Daniel Shays and Martin Johnson. Little Wise Guys: Mystery House; Dilly Duncan of Dorset High: It Takes One To Know One; Adventurous Americans; Laugh At These; Little Wise Guys: The Tough Guy and the Sheriff. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.