4Most  4MOS   (Premium, 1942-1950) ™ and ©1948 The Premium Service Co. Series continues in Thrilling Crime Cases #41

An ode to the day when comics cost 10 cents, heroes were soldiers or police officers and the dirtiest word uttered by a child was “jeepers,” 52-page 4Most comics is a compilation of what editors call “four complete long stories” (independent shorts that range from 10-14 pages). Also scattered throughout the book are four “strips,” usually in the range of one to two pages each.

While the plot for each “long” story changes with every issue, a typical book follows the adventures of Dick Cole (the daring young cadet from Farr Military Academy) and Lem the Grem (the mischievous gremlin with a knack for causing trouble). There’s also Edison Bell (the studious young inventor who always has time for a good deed) and Kit Carter (the All-American boy who serves his country from the halls of Daunton Military Academy). Fan favorite strips include Boitram the Boiglar, Heathcliff the Hobo and Candid Charlie. While most likely considered boring by today’s standards, 4Most represents a time when comic books could truly be referred to as “good clean fun.”

		Notes	Writer	Artist
	#1 Date: 12/1/1942 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $700.00 No copies available	Winter 1942
	#2 Date: 3/1/1942 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $330.00 No copies available	Spring 1942	Ray Gill, Mickey Spillane	Al Fagaly, Harold DeLay, Albert Tyler
	#3 Date: 6/1/1942 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $275.00 No copies available	Flag cover; Summer 1942
	#4 Date: 9/1/1942 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $240.00 No copies available	Fall 1942	Ray Gill, Bart Tumey, Justin Dewey Triem, Roy Garn	John Wilcox, Harold DeLay, John Jordan, Bart Tumey
	#5 Date: 12/1/1943 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $93.00 1 copy available for $19.00	Vol. 2 #1; Winter 1943	Justin Dewey Triem, Ray Gill, Roy Garn	Al Fagaly, Ed Ryan, Harold DeLay, John Jordan
	#6 Date: 3/1/1943 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $80.00 No copies available	Vol. 2 #2; Spring 1943	Ed Ryan, Ray Gill	Al Fagaly, Harold DeLay, Ed Ryan, John Jordan
	#7 Date: 6/1/1943 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $80.00 No copies available	Vol. 2 #3; Summer 1943	Ray Gill, Bobbie Ross	Al Fagaly, Harold DeLay, Ed Ryan, John Jordan
	#8 Date: 9/1/1943 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $100.00 No copies available	Pumpkins carved in shape of Axis rulers on cover (being shot with slingshots)	Ray Gill	Jim WIlcox, Harold DeLay, John Jordan
	#9 Date: 12/1/1944 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $60.00 No copies available	Vol. 3 #1; Winter 1944	Ray Gill, George Kapitan	Jim WIlcox, Harold DeLay, John Jordan
	#10 Date: 3/1/1944 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $45.00 No copies available	Vol. 3 #2; Spring 1944	Ray Gill	Jim WIlcox, Harold DeLay, John Jordan
	#11 Date: 6/1/1944 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $45.00 No copies available	Vol. 3 #3; Summer 1944
	#12 Date: 9/1/1944 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $45.00 No copies available	Vol. 3 #4; Fall 1944
	#13 Date: 12/1/1944 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $45.00 No copies available	Vol. 4 #1; Winter 1944
	#14 Date: 3/1/1945 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $32.00 No copies available	Vol. 4 #2; Spring 1945
	#15 Date: 6/1/1945 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $32.00 No copies available	Vol. 4 #3; Summer 1945
	#16 Date: 9/1/1945 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $32.00 No copies available	Vol. 4 #4; Fall 1945
	#17 Date: 12/1/1945 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $35.00 No copies available	Vol. 5 #1; Winter 1945
	#18 Date: 3/1/1946 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $30.00 No copies available	Vol. 5 #2; Spring 1946
	#19 Date: 6/1/1946 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $30.00 No copies available	Vol. 5 #3; Summer 1946
	#20 Date: 9/1/1946 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $30.00 No copies available	Vol. 5 #4; Fall 1946
	#21 Date: 12/1/1946 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $75.00 1 copy available for $25.60	Vol. 6 #1; Winter 1946
	#22 Date: 3/1/1947 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $30.00 No copies available	Vol. 6 #2; Spring 1947
	#23 Date: 6/1/1947 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $30.00 No copies available	Vol. 6 #3; Summer 1947	Art Helfant, Marjorie Lyndon Smith, Milt Hammer	Jim Wilcox, Art Helfant, Nina Albright, Milt Hammer
	#24 Date: 9/1/1947 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $30.00 No copies available	Vol. 6 #4
	#25 Date: 11/1/1947 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $40.00 1 copy available for $8.00	Vol. 6 #5
	#26 Date: 1/1/1948 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $30.00 No copies available	Vol. 7 #1
	#27 Date: 3/1/1948 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $100.00 No copies available	Vol. 7 #2
	#28 Date: 5/1/1948 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $30.00 No copies available	Vol. 7 #3
	#29 Date: 7/1/1948 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $100.00 No copies available	Vol. 7 #4
	#30 Date: 9/1/1948 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $100.00 No copies available	Vol. 7 #5
	#31 Date: 11/1/1948 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $100.00 No copies available	Vol. 7 #6	Art Helfant, Lindley Mann, Nina Albright	Art Helfant, Nina Albright
	#32 Date: 1/1/1949 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $30.00 No copies available	Vol. 8 #1
	#33 Date: 3/1/1949 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $110.00 No copies available	Vol. 8 #2
	#34 Date: 5/1/1949 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $110.00 No copies available	Vol. 8 #3
	#35 Date: 7/1/1949 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $30.00 No copies available	Vol. 8 #4
	#36 Date: 9/1/1949 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $110.00 No copies available	Vol. 8 #5
	#37 Date: 11/1/1949 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $30.00 No copies available
	#38 Date: 1/1/1950 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $35.00 No copies available	The True Life Story of Johnny Weissmuler
	#38 (2nd printing) Date: Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $4.00 No copies available	Accepted Publications reprint; The True Life Story of Johnny Weissmuler
	#38 Variation A Date: 2/1/1950 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $4.00 No copies available	Canadian edition; The True Life Story of Johnny Weissmuler
	#39 Date: 3/1/1950 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $35.00 No copies available
	#40 Date: 4/1/1950 Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $35.00 No copies available	Series continued in Thrilling Crime Cases #41
	#40 (2nd printing) Date: Cover Price: $0.10 NM Guide: $4.00 No copies available	Series continued in Thrilling Crime Cases #41; Accepted Publications reprint