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Calling All Boys

    (Parents’ Magazine Institute, 1946-1948)
©1947 Calling All Boys, Inc., a division of Parents’ Magazine Institute

Drawing on the success of the earlier “Calling All Girls” and Calling All Kids, the publishers of Parents’ Magazine launched this, the logical conclusion to the series in 1946.

Each giant-sized issue brought numerous stories, including the comical exploits of Hector, sports comics featuring Streaky Smith, and the super-smart adventures of “Big Brain Billy.” In an unusual move for a comics magazine, it also included numerous multi-page text stories. Wrapping things up, a “Coach’s Corner,” written by sports legends such as Joe DiMaggio gave kids tips for improving their playing abilities.

After seventeen issues under the Calling All Boys name, the title became known as Tex Granger, after the title’s popular Western feature.
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  • 1
    #1
    Jan 1946
    Cover: $0.10
    1 copy for $30.00
  • 2
    #2
    Feb 1946
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    No copies available
  • 3
    #3
    Apr 1946
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  • 4
    #4
    May 1946
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  • 5
    #5
    Jun 1946
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    W: Carl G. Hodges, Ed Lawson, Walter B. Gibson, Larry Alson, Victor E. Lawson, Dave Newell, Charles S. Strong, Flynn V. Livingston, David Cooke, Sandy Sergeant, Terry Crawford, Riff Daley
    Contains readership survey
    No copies available
  • 6
    #6
    Jul 1946
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  • 7
    #7
    Sep 1946
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    Ted Williams story
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  • 8
    #8
    Oct 1946
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    No copies available
  • 9
    #9
    Dec 1946
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    No copies available
  • 10
    #10
    Gary Cooper cover
    Mar 1947
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    W: Donovan Fitzpatrick, Nat Holman, Hal Goodwin, Franc Ladner
    13 Rue Madeleine adaptation; Statement of Ownership
    1 copy for $9.99
  • 11
    #11
    Rin Tin Tin photo cover
    May 1947
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    No copies available
  • 12
    #12
    Bob Hope photo cover
    Jul 1947
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    W: Bucky Harris, Clem Philbrook
    No copies available
  • 13
    #13
    Bing Cros
    Sep 1947
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  • 14
    #14
    J. Edgar Hoover Cover by Ernest Schroeder
    Nov 1947
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    A: Ed Smalle, Ernest Schroeder, Sam Glankoff, Vic Herman
    No copies available
  • 15
    #15
    Jan 1948
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    No copies available
  • 16
    #16
    Mar 1948
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    No copies available
  • 17
    #17
    May 1948
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    Series continued in Tex Granger #18
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