Calling All Boys  CAAB   (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.

		Notes	Writer	Artist
	#1 Date: 1/1/1946 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $60.00 No copies available
	#2 Date: 2/1/1946 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $28.00 No copies available
	#3 Date: 4/1/1946 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $18.00 No copies available
	#4 Date: 5/1/1946 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $15.00 No copies available
	#5 Date: 6/1/1946 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $15.00 No copies available	Contains readership survey	Carl G. Hodges, Ed Lawson, Walter B. Gibson, Larry Alson, Victor E. Lawson, Dave Newell, Charles Strong, Flynn V. Livingston, David C. Cooke, Sandy Sergeant, Terry Crawford, Riff Daley
	#6 Date: 7/1/1946 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $15.00 No copies available
	#7 Date: 9/1/1946 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $15.00 No copies available	Ted Williams story
	#8 Date: 10/1/1946 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $86.00 No copies available
	#9 Date: 12/1/1946 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $15.00 No copies available
	#10 Date: 3/1/1947 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $30.00 No copies available	Gary Cooper cover; 13 Rue Madeleine adaptation; Statement of Ownership	Donovan Fitzpatrick, Nat Holman, Hal Goodwin, Franc Ladner
	#11 Date: 5/1/1947 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $15.00 No copies available	Rin Tin Tin photo cover
	#12 Date: 7/1/1947 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $35.00 No copies available	Bob Hope photo cover
	#13 Date: 9/1/1947 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $59.00 No copies available	Bing Crosby photo cover
	#14 Date: 11/1/1947 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $15.00 No copies available
	#15 Date: 1/1/1948 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $15.00 No copies available
	#16 Date: 3/1/1948 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $24.00 No copies available
	#17 Date: 5/1/1948 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $15.00 No copies available	Series continued in Tex Granger #18