Auctions: comic books August 1949

Mr. District Attorney (1948 DC) 4 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE. Piece clipped. Interrupts art or story. Cover detached at one staple.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Ed Herron, Stookie Allen and unknown. Art by Ed Dobrotka, Charles Paris, George Papp, Stookie Allen and unknown. Law vs. crime! Based on the smash radio hit! Mr. District Attorney in: "The Merchant of Death!" by Ed Herron, Ed Dobrotka and Charles Paris; "The False Code of Honor!" with story by Herron and pencils by Dobrotka; "Death Writes a Forgery!" with pencils by Dobrotka; and "The Case of the Loan Shark!" with pencils by Dobrotka. Also in this issue: A Special Crime Feature "Border Cop" with art by Paris; Thomas Brophy 1-pager "Firebug Catcher" by Stookie Allen; The Grapevine 2-page text article; and A Perfect Crime Mystery "Crime Rides the Sky!" with art by George Papp. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

My Love Life (1949) 7 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white

Label #4069619001

Art by George Appel and others. Tales of love and indiscretion from Fox Feature Syndicate. An American woman becomes engaged to a man from India, but doesn't appreciate the differences between their cultures; Dot is engaged to her childhood sweetheart, but wealthy suitor Alistair could provide for her ailing father; Kathy tricks Ron into marrying her while he's drunk, but that's not the path to lasting happiness. Plus love advice to readers. I Fear the Unknown; An Old Man's Fancy; Lover's Postoffice; From Jane Manners' Scrapbook; My Mock Marriage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Titter America's Merriest Magazine (1943-1955 Roy Harmon^) Vol. 6 #1

Vol. 6, No. 1 - August 1949. Men's magazine with humor and pin-up pictorials. Peter Driben cover. 8.5" x 11.5", 60 pages, B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

True Love Problems and Advice Illustrated (1949 McCombs/Harvey) 2 VG- 3.5

Water spotting with residue.

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Cover art by Lee Elias. "I Fell In Love With the Man of My Dreams"; 15-year-old Candy has a crush on 21-year-old Bob, a friend of her brother; Bobs companion is Betty, who is his own age, but Candy plots to win him away; After Candy helps Bob during an emergency at a charity dance, they become friendly although hes shocked to learn her true age. "Can First Love Be True Love?", pencils by Bob Powell; Doris and Paul fall in love at first sight but she "couldnt be sure it would last." "I Was Betrothed to a Stranger"; Frank gives Alice an engagement ring but her "old-countryish" father says hes arranged for her to marry Tony, the son of a fellow immigrant; Alice finds Tony "a corpulent, loud-mouthed oaf" but wonders if she must repay her parents sacrifices with one of her own. "Know Your Own Mind!" text story. "Be Punctual!" How to Hold Your Man story, script by Merilla Herman, art by Vic Herman; Smart Sue is punctual and pleases her boyfriend; Silly Millie is always late and loses her boyfriend. Dear Peggy: Love Problems & Advice column. Hollywood Roddy McDowall at Monogram Pictures Studio Adventures of Popsicle Pete ad. "I Was Tormented!"; Babs and Belle are twins, but Babs is "such a droop compared to Belle" that Babs loses all of her boyfriends to her sister. Babs falls in love with lawyer Jeff; he says hed never leave her for her "slinky sister"; Belle pulls her usual fake "fainting" gimmick and kisses Jeff when he helps her up—an upset Babs runs into traffic and is hit by a car. "Was It Love Or Pity?", art by Bob Powell; Nurse Julia loves doctor Stuart, but hes the boyfriend of fellow nurse Bea, whose father is head of the hospital where they all work; Stuart feels like a kept man but is unable to break up with the domineering Bea. "The Man I Love" text story. "I Loved Two Men!" text story. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.