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Jo-Joy appeared in comics from 1945 to 1953. Not bad for a J-list character! 1945

I would definitely say the FC #38 is a GA western key. I'd also say the following are GA western keys: Crackajack Funnies #9 (First Red Ryder) Gene Autry Comics #1 Lone Ranger Comics #1 (Ice Cream Cone cover) (first western comic devoted to single character). Star Ranger #1 (tied for first western comic) Western Picture Stories #1 (tied for first western comic) Prize Comics Western #85 - First American Eagle by Severin and Elder

Now eight different versions. At this point they find me.

Please excuse that it's a pulp...

Happy Turkey Day!

Great stuff!

You have put together a great set of books!

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Son of a... Fantastic covers posted so far. I can almost feel the sand...

Great book but I reject this premise:

Here are some more...

This is a great find! Thanks for sharing it! At the very least... IRON MAN PROTOTYPE!

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Ok! And here's the historical inspiration for the strip. It's about George Hudson, known as the "Railway King" (hence the crown here). The clue is the "York You're Wanted!" on the cover, part of Hudson's machinations involved the York and Midland Railway. Wiki tells us: Edit -- haha... and as you say, "Railway Raillery" an early reference that eventually evolved to "Getting Railroaded", "Getting Railed". Wow! Scrooge and Mark, thanks for the great review and research! It seems the target of the comic may indeed be Hudson. The multiple lines like a spiderweb, the "railway king" moniker, and the empty chair after he resigned as chairman all seem to fit. It could also be a fictional amalgam of Hudson and other railroad barons of the time. Looking up "mizzle" from the title reveals two different meanings - to rain lightly, and to disappear. So the title has a double pun - rain-->mizzle, reign-->mizzle. I'll go ahead and post all the pages in order...please excuse the duplication but it's probably easier to read them in sequence. Pages 1-4

Here are some pages... "He explains thus !!!"

What a cover! For each of the last four covers! :applause::applause: This is one of my favorite threads!

Here's another early comic from Alfred Crowquill...1849 - How He Reigned and How He Mizzled...This one is kind of obtuse...

It's stamped on the inside "Withdrawn". Probably obtained via library sale...

One of my favorite panels in all comics...poetry and philosophy.

Secret Romances 21 - some later issues contain reprints...

Secret Romances 14