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Rangers Comics, #47

Published: June 1949

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Rangers Comics #47

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Issue Contents:
1 page western-frontier
Characters
  • Firehair [Lynn Cabot]
Credits
The Big Six of the Comics!
Story 1 1 page
Story Notes

Inside-front cover house ad for 6 Fiction House titles (cover repros)

Story 2 12 pages western-frontier

"This is the price we will pay for your furs, not one penny more!"

Characters
  • Firehair [Lynn Cabot]
  • Lil (dance-hall girl
  • impersonates Firehair)
  • Little Ax
  • Bear Claw
  • Red Eagle
  • Diggers
Credits
The Strange Case of the Absent Floor
Story 3 8 pages horror-suspense

"Good evening. Interested in the supernatural, eh?"

Storyline

Dr. Drew examines a mysterious 13th floor of the Wainwright building.

Characters
  • Doctor Drew (intro)
  • Sgt. Dawson (intro)
  • Adam Wainwright
  • Lucy Wainwright
Credits
Story Notes

Drawn in Eisner-SPIRIT style through issue #56. Keith Chandler : There has been much discussion to-and-fro regarding Will Eisner's possible involvement in the art. Stylistically this is Eisner through and through, but ambiguity remains.

Davy Crockett (Part Two)

Featuring World Adventurers

Story 4 3 pages non-fiction; western-frontier

"Travis replied with a cannon shot..."

Characters
  • Davy Crockett
  • Col. William Barrett Travis
  • Col. Jim Bowie
  • General Santa Anna
  • Colonel Fannin
  • James Butler Bonham
Story Notes

Part 2 of the story of the Alamo

Story 5 6 pages children; jungle

"Though Jan of the Jungle had dwelt in the deepest forest more years..."

Characters
  • Jan of the Jungle
  • Kaang the great ape
Credits
Story 6 6 pages crime

"The Kalamanka gang wanted him -- Dead! Dodd Mandon had played the rackets..."

Characters
  • Glory Forbes (private investigator)
  • Dodd Mandon
  • Marie Mandon
  • Sanders (crook)
  • Faker Jones (crook)
  • Manky (crook)
Credits
Story 7 6 pages adventure; aviation

"The radio operator tensed as he repeated his call,..."

Characters
  • Captain Morgan (leader of the Sky Rangers)
  • Pete
  • Jed Graham
Credits
Story 8 7 pages detective-mystery

"Again, unseen audience, I, Myra, your radio voice of conscience..."

Characters
  • Myra (hostess of radio program)
  • Edith
  • Ellen
  • Le Canif (crook)
Credits
  • Pencils:
  • Inks: