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Popular Teen-Agers #8

Jul 1951 · Star Publications [1949-1954] · 0.10 USD
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Popular Teen-Agers #8 is an anthology featuring multiple stories: "Toni Gay in Model Miss" depicts a beach outing where Toni organizes her club to catch lobsters for a dinner; "Toni Gay in The Case of the Fortunate Fiddle" shows Toni confronting a model who listens to an old street musician named John Rome and revealing she will take over the musician's profession; a story featuring Merry Collins and Louis Lewis involves tennis competition at a Shore Club where Louis Lewis competes and Merry develops romantic interest in him; and "Midge Martin Girl Reporter" in "Smuggle Trouble" depicts Midge and a colleague investigating a crime involving smuggling near Glenview, discovering a fire at Schwabell's Drug Store as they pursue leads for a newspaper story.

Contains 4 stories
No Holds Barred
6 pp

Honey Bunn, Riding High School's star athlete, is tired of being treated like "one of the boys" and decides to pursue modeling like her classmate Betty Brewster—but a mix-up at the Thorndike Modeling Agency lands her photo in a wrestling promoter's hands instead. When she shows up at the agency, she's mistaken for "Terrible Tilly," a professional wrestler, and finds herself thrust into the ring against some formidable opponents who think she's their rival.

The Case of the 'Fortunate Fiddle'
8 pp

Glamorous model Toni Gayle witnesses the brutal theft of an old street musician's cherished fiddle and sets out to catch the thief—but when her bodyguard Biff spots a red-haired suspect at a music shop, Toni's instincts tell her something doesn't add up. As she digs deeper into the mystery, she uncovers a clever disguise and discovers that the fiddle may be far more valuable than anyone realized.

Untitled story
7 pp
Smuggle Trouble
6 pp

When Midge Martin, a girl reporter for City Press, discovers industrial diamond chips hidden inside a fountain pen, she's thrust into a dangerous smuggling investigation. Racing to find where the compromised pens came from, she's forced into a tense confrontation with Harry Barry—a charming neighbor who's actually part of the smuggling ring—while innocent Charlie, who unknowingly became a salesman for the operation, gets caught in the crossfire. Midge and Charlie must use their wits to survive a deadly situation and expose the criminals behind the scheme.

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Raw (Good) $169
CGC 9.4 · 1 in census $7,217
CGC 9.2 none in existence
CGC 9.0 none in existence
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 none in existence
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $1,413*
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CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $1,295
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $985*
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $852*
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 · 1 in census $648
CGC 4.5 · 2 in census $581*
CGC 4.0 · 2 in census $456
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $418
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $398*
CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 none in existence
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Full credits

artist, inker Jay Disbrow
cover pencils, inks L. B. Cole

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