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I looked at this page before I looked at your post and thought, that's just the like the pacing and storytelling of John Stanley. Then I read your write-up and understood why. Actually, this page is a reprint of a Sunday strip (probably late '40s vintage by the look of the art) and is by Bushmiller. Stanley didn't work on Nancy until significantly later. The Bushmiller work on Fritzi and Nancy was excellent during the '30s and '40s, but deteriorated rapidly thereafter to the point where the '60s and later strips are all but unreadable. I would encourage anyone who has an interest in comic strip art to pick up a few of the early issues of Comics on Parade that are devoted to Nancy and Fritzi (eg #32, 35, 38) they are very enjoyable

Of course, some titles just kept cruising along...

This time period really was very transitional, with a lot of strange hybrid books. Here's an issue of Tip Topper (traditionally a vehicle for UFS strip reprints such as Fritzi Ritz and Lil Abner) with a flying saucer cover:

This isn't exactly a pedigree, but it is a Harvey File Copy so I thought I could justify its inclusion here

Just doing my part to diversify the boards

Speaking of Space covers...

First Mon-El

Another of my favorite US covers:

Not a first (Magica first appeared in US 36) but one of my favorite Uncle Scrooge covers:

Here's another (minor) duck first--the first Beagle Boys

Boy, I think I would be embarrassed to post any of my duck books after those three. That FC 178 is one of the most amazing GA books I've ever seen. My copy is around a VG, and with the cheap paper cover that issue has... Beautiful books

Nice books!

Great cover--it would also fit nicely into my frog cover collection (I have 2 so far... )

As you can see from my sig line, I still need #44. I also need upgrades on just about all the numbers in the 40s--they are tough to find in decent shape. If you ever want to part with them LMK.

Very nice books Lotemo. I'm especially impressed (and jealous) with those Peps in the 40s. Thanks for posting them.

The story has her in the standard blue skirt. I assume it was a coloring error. Although it looks kind of nice...

Harry Lucey. He's my favorite, too

And now for something completely different...

And last but certainly not least...