4Most

    (Premium, 1942-1950)
™ and ©1948 The Premium Service Co.
Series continues in Thrilling Crime Cases #41

An ode to the day when comics cost 10 cents, heroes were soldiers or police officers and the dirtiest word uttered by a child was “jeepers,” 52-page 4Most comics is a compilation of what editors call “four complete long stories” (independent shorts that range from 10-14 pages). Also scattered throughout the book are four “strips,” usually in the range of one to two pages each.

While the plot for each “long” story changes with every issue, a typical book follows the adventures of Dick Cole (the daring young cadet from Farr Military Academy) and Lem the Grem (the mischievous gremlin with a knack for causing trouble). There’s also Edison Bell (the studious young inventor who always has time for a good deed) and Kit Carter (the All-American boy who serves his country from the halls of Daunton Military Academy). Fan favorite strips include Boitram the Boiglar, Heathcliff the Hobo and Candid Charlie. While most likely considered boring by today’s standards, 4Most represents a time when comic books could truly be referred to as “good clean fun.”
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  • 1
    #1
    Dec 1942
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    W: Ray Gill, Irving Werstein  ·  A: Bob Davis, Sid Greene, Harold DeLay, John Jordan
    Winter 1942
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  • 2
    #2
    Mar 1942
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    W: Ray Gill, Mickey Spillane  ·  A: Al Fagaly, Harold DeLay, Albert Tyler, Sid Greene
    Spring 1942
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  • 3
    #3
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    Jun 1942
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    W: Ray Gill, Mickey Spillane, Roy Garn, Bart Tumey  ·  A: Al Fagaly, Harold DeLay, Bart Tumey, John Jordan
    Summer 1942
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  • 4
    #4
    Sep 1942
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    W: Ray Gill, Bart Tumey, Justin Dewey Triem, Roy Garn  ·  A: John Wilcox, Harold DeLay, John Jordan, Bart Tumey
    Fall 1942
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  • 5
    #5
    Dec 1943
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    W: Justin Dewey Triem, Ray Gill, Roy Garn  ·  A: Al Fagaly, Ed Ryan, Harold DeLay, John Jordan
    Vol. 2 #1; Winter 1943
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  • 6
    #6
    Mar 1943
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    W: Ed Ryan, Ray Gill  ·  A: Al Fagaly, Harold DeLay, Ed Ryan, John Jordan
    Vol. 2 #2; Spring 1943
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  • 7
    #7
    Jun 1943
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    W: Ray Gill, Bobbie Ross  ·  A: Al Fagaly, Harold DeLay, Ed Ryan, John Jordan
    Vol. 2 #3; Summer 1943
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  • 8
    #8
    Sep 1943
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    W: Ray Gill  ·  A: Jim Wilcox, Harold DeLay, John Jordan
    Vol. 2 #4
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  • 9
    #9
    Dec 1944
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    W: Ray Gill, George Kapitan  ·  A: Jim Wilcox, Harold DeLay, John Jordan
    Vol. 3 #1; Winter 1944
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  • 10
    #10
    Mar 1944
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    W: Ray Gill  ·  A: Jim Wilcox, Harold DeLay, John Jordan
    Vol. 3 #2; Spring 1944
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    #11
    Jun 1944
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    Vol. 3 #3; Summer 1944
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  • 12
    #12
    Sep 1944
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    Vol. 3 #4; Fall 1944
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  • 13
    #13
    Dec 1944
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    Vol. 4 #1; Winter 1944
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    #14
    Mar 1945
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    Vol. 4 #2; Spring 1945
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    #15
    Jun 1945
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    Vol. 4 #3; Summer 1945
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    #16
    Sep 1945
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    Vol. 4 #4; Fall 1945
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  • 17
    #17
    Dec 1945
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    W: Ross Davis  ·  A: Milt Hammer
    Vol. 5 #1; Winter 1945
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  • 18
    #18
    Mar 1946
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    Vol. 5 #2; Spring 1946
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    #19
    Jun 1946
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    Vol. 5 #3; Summer 1946
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  • 20
    #20
    Sep 1946
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    W: Ray Gill, B. Gordon Guth, Art Helfant  ·  A: Jim Wilcox, Milt Hammer, Harvey K. Fuller, Art Helfant, Walter Johnson
    Vol. 5 #4; Fall 1946
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  • 21
    #21
    Dec 1946
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    Vol. 6 #1; Winter 1946
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    #22
    Mar 1947
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    Vol. 6 #2; Spring 1947
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  • 23
    #23
    Jun 1947
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    W: Art Helfant, Marjorie Lyndon Smith, Milt Hammer  ·  A: Jim Wilcox, Art Helfant, Nina Albright, Milt Hammer
    Vol. 6 #3; Summer 1947
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  • 24
    #24
    Sep 1947
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    W: Robert Plate, Tex Blaisdell, Nina Albright  ·  A: Milt Hammer, Art Helfant, Tex Blaisdell, Nina Albright
    Vol. 6 #4
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  • 25
    #25
    Nov 1947
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    Vol. 6 #5
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  • 26
    #26
    Jan 1948
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    Vol. 7 #1
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    #27
    Mar 1948
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    Vol. 7 #2
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    #28
    May 1948
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    Vol. 7 #3
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    #29
    Jul 1948
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    Vol. 7 #4
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    #30
    Sep 1948
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    Vol. 7 #5
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  • 31
    #31
    Nov 1948
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    W: Art Helfant, Lindley Mann, Nina Albright  ·  A: Art Helfant, Nina Albright
    Vol. 7 #6
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    #32
    Jan 1949
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    Vol. 8 #1
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    #33
    Mar 1949
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    Vol. 8 #2
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    #34
    May 1949
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    Vol. 8 #3
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    #35
    Jul 1949
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    Vol. 8 #4
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    #36
    Sep 1949
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    Vol. 8 #5
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  • 37
    #37
    Nov 1949
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  • 38
    #38
    Jan 1950
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    The True Life Story of Johnny Weissmuler
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  • 38-2
    #38 - 2nd printing
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    Accepted Publications reprint; The True Life Story of Johnny Weissmuler
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  • 38/A
    #38 Variation A
    Feb 1950
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    The True Life Story of Johnny Weissmuler
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    #39
    Mar 1950
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  • 40
    #40
    Apr 1950
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    Series continued in Thrilling Crime Cases #41
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  • 40-2
    #40 - 2nd printing
    Accepted Publications reprint
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    Series continued in Thrilling Crime Cases #41; Accepted Publications reprint
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