Multiple Writers 1B

Truman accepts the nomination for Vice-President in Joplin, Mo., as the war rages on. Sept.3 has a radio ad for George Burns & Gracie Allen, an article on 77-year old Charles Dana Gibson and one on swimming star Esther Williams. And the sports pages tell the tale of the pennant race in both leagues, a season that would see the St.Louis Cardinals and Browns take each other on in an all St. Louis World Series.

A double-sized issue with multiple comic strips, the highlights being Buz Sawyer, Gasoline Alley, Krazy Kat and Modesty Blaise. The cover is a nice and lightly humorous drawing of all this issue's stars, drawn by George Perez.

The beginning of a planned series reprinting classic adventure comic strips. This one reprints "King of the Royal Mounted", a mediocre adventure strip by Jim Gary from 1947, and "Mandrake the Magician", an adventure strip from 1937 scripted by Lee Falk, but drawn by the wonderful (artist, anyway) Alex Raymond.

The 1973 publication of the poetry - literature - art - photography journal from my old college, Southeast Missouri State University. Some fairly pretentious poems and stories, along with some actually quite good artwork and one or two decent photographs. Retained for sentimental value.