Comic books April 1949

Volume 24, Issue 1 - April, 1949. 6.75" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole, Nina Albright, Milt Hammer, Harry Lazarus, and Ray Gill. Sometimes listed as 4Most #33. Adventures of clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s. During a modeling job in the Hawaiian islands, Toni Gayle is stalked by a killer, but he doesn't suspect she's tangled with crooks before. Edison Bell and Jerry discover contraband weapons while combing the beach for driftwood. Kit Carter discovers his hockey equipment has been sabotaged before a big game, and his best buddy Dan is suspected as the culprit, in a strip with art by early female comics artist Nina Albright. Good-girl damsel in distress cover by L. B. Cole features Toni Gayle menaced by a sinister surfer. Toni Gayle: Murder By Midnight; The Cadet; The Same Language; Edison Bell; Bike Garage; Dear Sally. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ray Moore. Edited by Jean S. McKay. Stories and art by Drake Williams, H. H. Knerr, Doc Winner, Chic Young, Joe Musial, Lee Falk, Ray Moore, William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Includes Alex Raymond's Jungle Jim and Lee Falk's The Phantom. With the Phantom out of action, Diana must act alone to find and rescue the amnesiac Maharajah; Brick Bradford sets fire to a native village as a distraction while he finds their sacred cavern. The Phantom; Jungle Jim; Katzenjammer Kids; Fighting Americans; Blondie; Brick Bradford; Teddy and Sitting Bull; Doc Winner's Daffy Doodles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Plastino. The Scrambled Superman starring Lex Luthor, script by Joe Samachson, art by Al Plastino. The Secret at the Center of the Earth starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Prince of Hams starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. The Pampas Troubadour starring Vigilante, script by George Kashdan, art by Dan Barry. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 120, Issue 6 - April, 1949. 6.75" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Al Wenzel. Telegraph Boy starring Superboy, pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka. Reign of the Reptiles, script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp; Green Arrow gets involved in a hunt for live dinosaurs in a lost valley. The Man Who Owned the Sea starring Aquaman, script by Otto Binder, art by John Daly. Knight Without Armor, script by Otto Binder. The Film of the Future starring Johnny Quick, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Sultan. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Edvard Moritz. Giants of the Unknown, art by Jon Blummer; Egyrtologist Tom Andrews leads an expedition to an ancient tomb where they find a giant mummy; The giant revives and tells them he is El-Rano, of an even more ancient race that was revered by the Egyptians as gods because of their advanced scientific knowledge. The Affair of Room 1313, art by Edvard Moritz. Back To Yesterday, art by Leonard Starr. Specialist In Spooks, art by Charlie Sultan. St. Mary's Spectre--True Ghosts of History, art by Max Elkan. Rescue Out of the Unknown text story. The Women Wore Black, art by Pete Riss. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Ken Battefield, John Belfi, and Ernest Schroeder. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #62. No issue # on cover; Vol. 6, issue #3 in indicia. Airboy enters the boxing ring to help a friend and runs afoul of crooked fight promoters. A comics biography of legendary sharpshooter Annie Oakley. A Chinese counterfeiting gang abducts Riot O'Hara to lure The Flying Fool into a trap. Also featuring a vintage ad for the "All-Over Rain Cover," basically a tent-shaped two-person umbrella. Cover includes the seal of the ACMP, a precursor of the Comics Code. Airboy; The Flying Fool; The First Buccaneer; Sure-Shot Annie; Cheese-Box On a Raft. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

This comic is a Fox Giant Comics Edition (25c cover price) which contains four remaindered Fox comics without their original covers. The first page of the first story for each remaindered comic may be missing as in Fox comics, the first story page was often on the inside front cover. Such missing story pages are not considerted a defect. Cover price $0.25.

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The Justice Society of America star in "The Adventure of the Invisible Band!" Script by John Broome. Pencils by Irwin Hasen (splash page and chapters 1 and 3) and Arthur Peddy (chapter 2), inks by Bob Oksner (splash and chapters 1 and 3) and Bernard Sachs (chapter 2). Back-up story, "The Fabulous Ride of Portugese Jack!" Back-up Johnny Peril's Surprise Story, "Colossus!" Two-page article, "In the Days of Knights" by John Osgood." Peddy/Sachs cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 23, Issue 4 - April, 1949. Science fiction stories by S.M. Tenneshaw, Rog Phillips, Gaston Derreaux, H.B. Hickey, and Lee Tarbell Illustrations by Julian S. Krupa and Bill Terry. Cover by Arnold Kohn. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 152 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

The Black Terror stars in "The Challenger of the Puzzler!" (art by Ruben Moreira); Miss Masque in "The Gems of Jeopardy!"; and Bart Bradley in "The Fight for the Finals!" Cover price $0.10.

Volume 32, Issue 4 - April 1949. The American Girl magazine. For all girls--Published by the Girl Scouts, features articles, advice, and crafts. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.20.

Cover art by Otto Feuer. Muggsy Q, Mole, Tough Guy starring the Raccoon Kids, art by Otto Feuer; Muggsy is upset because he's not on the Public Enemy List. Pirate Treasure starring Nip and Chip, art by Otto Feuer; Chip tries to get Nip to dig his garden for him by telling him there's buried treasure under there. See the Stars starring Pete the Pup, art by Otto Feuer. Selling Apples starring Goofy Goose, art by Rube Grossman; Calvin tries to play a trick on Goofy by convincing him his apple trees grow money. Sammy Seal, the Horse Thief starring Sherrif Corky, art by Rube Grossman. House For Sale starring Custer Cat and Cheesy the Mouse, art by Rube Grossman. President Presto, script and art by Howie Post. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Vigoda? Introduction of Mr. Jansen in "The Trouble Shooter," art by Ray Gill; Archie tries to fix Betty's radio which leads to further trouble. Appearance by Veronica's mother, Mrs. Lodge, in "Trunk Trouble," art by Ray Gill; Mr. Lodge's papers are locked in the trunk of Veronica's car; Archie tries to help. "Flying High," art by Ray Gill; Betty mistakenly buys her father an airplane. Introduction of Mrs. Primple in "Archie Gets the Bird," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie buys a talking parrot. "Skate Date," art by Ray Gill; Archie wants to go roller skating. "Ride Him Cowboy!" text story by Ray Gill. Introduction of J. Frederick Worthington in "Give 'Til It Hurts," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie tries to help a hobo. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

NOTE: Series title changes to Broadway Laughs (1950-1963) 1st Series with Vol. 9 #2.

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April, 1949 - Volume 6, Issue #9.

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Volume 43, Issue 2 - April, 1949. Cover by Santry. Science Fiction and Adventure stories. Featuring PLAGUE By Rene Lafayette. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. Comics about famous sports figures of the past, featuring a continuing comics biography of baseball legend Babe Ruth. Part one of Babe Ruth's life story starts when he was just a babe. Also, a feature on basketball, then not nearly as popular a national sport as baseball. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Last 52 page issue. Contains three Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in sixteen nearly-consecutive issues of Barnyard Comics (1944) (#12-15, #17-27, and #29). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Barney Rooster in 'One-Man Show!'"; "Snooze, 'The Vanishing Garden!'"; "Hucky Duck, 'What, No Music?'"; "Professor Bacon, 'History Repeats Itself!'"; "Robin Hood Robin, 'Damsel in Distress!'"; "Francois Feline"; and "Adam". Comic advertisement for Spunky (1949 Standard). Illustrated text stories: "Miggles and Bojo: A Little Pup Learns How to Make Wishes Come True!" by Elizabeth Starr, illustration by Frank Frazetta; "Scaredy Cat: Timid Slunky Just Couldn't Help Being Afraid!" by Betty Cummings, illustration by Frank Frazetta; and "Firefly's Light: Poor Fillmore Suddenly Found Himself in the Dark!" by Mickey Klar Marks, illustration by Frank Frazetta. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 8, Issue 1 - April, 1949. Pin-up pictorials with humorous text. 8" x 11.5", 62 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Abridged version of "In Cold Blood" by George Bagby. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Lank Leonard, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Marion Bailey, and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Passing ghosts read Brass Knuckles' book manuscript and decide it's so terrible, they should rewrite it themselves. Returning to reality, Sparky Watts learns that his gal Dotty will marry him after all, even if he's not the last man on Earth. Tony and Babs Trent are captured by enemy forces during a pleasure cruise. Sparky Watts; Mickey Finn; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Bumpy: Limehouse Louie Again. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Charles Biro and Bob Wood. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by William Overgard, Norman Maurer, George Tuska, Claude Moore, and Jack Keller. Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. The U.S. government orders to clean out a nest of bad guys in a town where men drop like flies. Black Diamond 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Ned Pines. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by George Tuska, Jerry Robinson, Mort Meskin, Charles S. Strong, H. R. Karp, Irving Karp, and Art Helfant. Action-packed tales featuring such characters as Flush Bradley and the Black Terror, a super strong super-hero. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Reed Crandall. Featuring: 11 page Blackhawk story "The Woman Known as Number One" drawn by Reed Crandall; 1 page Burp the Twerp story "The Stone Mountain Wager" by Jack Cole; 5 page Chop Chop story "Honest Wong" drawn by Bill Ward; 2 page Salty Waters story by Bernard Dibble; 2 page text story "Atomic Control"; 11 page Blackhawk story "Captain Suicide" drawn by Bill Ward. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by A. C. Hollingsworth and Leonard Starr. Tales of the Old West from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Blazing West was an anthology title that featured the adventures of Texas Tim, a Texas Ranger; Buffalo Belle, a redheaded sheriffs deputy with quick wits and a fast gun; Injun Jones, a white man who worked with the Apache tribe; Bantam Buckaroo, a young boy who could outshoot any man; and the Tenderfoot, a Clark Kent-looking tough guy who lulled foes with his mild-mannered appearance. The boy gunfighter called Little Lobo gets his start searching for the outlaw band that murdered his father; Buffalo Belle tracks strangers to an outlaws lair, and rides right into a trap; A young woman seeks Texas Tims help in protecting her fathers gold claim from the meanest outlaw that ever dynamited a stagecoach. Buffalo Belle; Injun Jones; Little Lobo; Texas Tim, Ranger; Ranger Law; Not So Tough; Tenderfoot; Thars No Action In These Parts! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 24 pages, B&W

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 24 pages, B&W

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 24 pages, B&W

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 24 pages, B&W

Cover by Al McWilliams. Stories and art by Art Helfant, Milt Hammer, Henry Kiefer and Jack Hearne. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #98. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. This is the first issue of Blue Bolt not to actually feature Blue Bolt, as the comic switches to 32 pages. Students at a stuck-up prep school seek bitter revenge after Dick Cole's academy beats them in a hockey game. Edison and Jerry are sail-racing on the icy river when the ice breaks and Jerry is pulled dangerously downstream. Millionaire Rick Richards investigates when a lovely sportswriter interferes with his star pitcher's baseball game. Edison Bell tells young readers how to make a skate sail. Dynamic hockey cover by Al McWilliams. Dick Cole; Rick Richards; Draw Funny Faces with Letters of the Alphabet; Edison Bell; Skate Sail; Heathcliff the Hobo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.