Comic books January 1948

Art and cover by Al Feldstein. Teen comedy typical of the time, with art by EC legend Al Feldstein. Junior and Deena take a boat trip that goes off the rails; Goofy tells the gang about the record Junior wants for his birthday; Junior has to break a date with Deena when his mother forces him to baby-sit, but Deena doesn't believe him. On the Outs at an Outing!; A Record Breaking Day; Deena's Dream Date; Babe in Arms; Gwenny Pulls the Wool Over Deena's Eyes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Funny numbering on this title. 2 versions of #7-9 exist with different dates. # 8 on cover; however, this is the 2nd issue in the series. Dated Winter 1948. Stories include "All That Money Won't Buy," "The Case of the Strangler's Hands," "Sharpshooter in Skirts," "The Bully and the Beast," "The Deadly Double Cross," and a two-page text story, "Reverse Justice." Six "Giggles 'n Grins" cartoons by Harvey Kurtzman. Syd Shores cover? Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola, Salo and Bob Powell. Harvey takes over publishing of reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip, Kerry Drake. This issue features reprints from Jan. - April, 1945. After a close encounter with a plate-glass window while escaping Kerry five years earlier, the gangster called Stitches is back for revenge. Plus a Lady Crime story. Kerry Drake Matches Wits with Stitches; Outsmarted; Lady Crime; Snoopy; Cops and Robbers; Fatal Error. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Jo King). Stories and art by Chic Young, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Bob Naylor, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Bela Zaboly, George McManus, Austin Briggs, Jack Sords, Ray Moore, Otto Soglow, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Carl Anderson, and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. The Phantom tries to rescue Diana from a foreign prison, and is captured himself; Mandrake the Magician and Lothar wonder if "the singing devils" have anything to do with the cruel prince of the neighboring kingdom. Blondie; The Lone Ranger; Dun-Dums; Barney Baxter in the Air; Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Bringing Up Father; Flash Gordon; Sords Sports; The Phantom; The Little King; Henry. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 8, Issue 10 - January 1948. Joann Frank Cover Model. Men's Magazine focusing on Humor, Sports, Politics, News, and Pin-ups. 10 1/2-in. x 13-in., 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Charles Hedinger, inks by Irving Tripp. Mountain Climbing, script by John Stanley, art by Charles Hedinger; Lulu and Tubby go mountain climbing up the side of a brick building. Lulus Diary (May 1948) text story. Bam! Bam!, script by John Stanley, pencils by Charles Hedinger, inks by Irving Tripp; Lulu, Tubby, and Alvin's noisy gun playing drives Mr. Gripe up the wall. The Lost Hat, script by John Stanley, pencils by Charles Hedinger, inks by Irving Tripp; Alvin loses his paper hat down a manhole. Tubby one-pager, script by John Stanley, pencils by Charles Hedinger, inks by Irving Tripp. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

American Dental Association Promo. Illustrated picture booklet. Art by Merryweather. 6-in. x 5-in. 16 Pages, duotone color.

The Lone Ranger and the Cave of the Ghost; A mysterious killer called "The Ghost" is terrorizing a town. The Lone Ranger and the Mystery of the Missing Body, art by Charles Flanders; Someone has knifed rancher Red Loftus and his daughter and stepson try to catch the killer. The Lone Ranger and a Deal in Wheat, art by Charles Flanders; The owner of the Lazy J ranch plans to burn the homesteaders' wheat crop to force them from his valley. Based on the popular Western TV series. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Roy Crane, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Clayton Knight, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Joe Musial, Tom Sims, and Bela Zaboly. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake discovers the secret of the Earthshaker; Little Acorns looks at shopping for food with kids. Mandrake the Magician; Jan and Aloysius; Heroes on Wings; Best Laughs; Buz Sawyer; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Little Acorns; Popeye; Blondie; Dollar-A-Dither. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD- 1.8 $13.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 4, Issue 1 - January, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 194 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

"Red Letter Day" text story by Gardner Fox. "The Secret of the Statue," art by Ogden Whitney; Undercover Girl must keep a statue with the location of uranium deposits from Russian agents. Untitled story, art by Fred Guardineer; Space Ace must catch the criminal that has stolen the Neverfade Emeralds. "The Faery and the Fireplace," art by Paul Parker; Sir Menkie is killed while in a locked room in the home of his hated rivals, the MacClaymores. "The Adventure of the Fur Robbers," art by L. B. Cole; Red Fox stops Raoul Metis from stealing Chief Cornstalk's tribes furs. "The Girl and the Gorilla," art by Ogden Whitney; Agent Fallon follows killer Mike Makle into the swamps to capture him. "The Talented Team That Created Superman ..." ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk, and Jack Binder. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. The Marvel family faces a giant that has been slumbering under the Old Man of the Mountain rock formation for generations. Construction on a tunnel under the West River awakens a sleeping triton that attacks the workers, and Mary Marvel dives into action. The original Captain Marvel gets involved in the cutthroat world of midget auto racing when he offers to help a boy win the race for his elderly inventor father. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads, including a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Classic cover by C. C. Beck and Pete Costanza. The Monster Menace; Judge Smudge; Lazy Lee; Peewee Pete; Captain Marvel, Jr.: The Correspondence School Genius; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Mary Marvel: The Triton and the Tunnel; Coffin of Concrete; Ice-Capades; Captain Marvel: The Midget Auto Race. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Binder. "The Sinister Twins," script by Otto Binder; Georgia Sivana thinks she has put Mary out of the way, using robotic doubles, in order to steal the Royal Diadem...but she's wrong! "The Last Bullet" text story by Larry Steinfeldt. "The Good Skate" starring Freshman Freddy. "Sleigh Fun," script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Binder; Freckles encourages Mary to come along with the gang on a sleigh ride, but it's Mary Marvel who saves the day, really giving the gang a ride! "The Clown Prince" starring Peewee Pete. "The Evil Bottles," script by Otto Binder; Her friend Teddy gives bottle collector Mary two unusual bottles for her collection, which proves nearly disastrous when two evil imps escape from them and wreak havoc! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue #20 - Jan.(?) 1948. Assume reprints partial contents of Mary Marvel Comics #20. Canadian edition published by Anglo-American Publishing Company. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Charlie Tomsey, Bud Thompson and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Bulletman battles teens gone wrong or "juvenile delinquents," a hot topic in the 1940s and '50s. Nyoka tries to keep the Lion Hunters Club from killing, or being killed by, lions. Radar the superspy faces an enemy that seems to be invading aliens from another world, in his final appearance. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads, including a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Root of Evil!; Trader Tom; Lumber Jack; Nyoka: The Lion Hunters' Club!; Bulletman: The Juvenile Delinquents; Vacuum Bloobstutter and the Burglars; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: The Short Voyage; Lion-Hearted Leo, the Animal Trainer: Monkey Business; Radar: The Invaders from Space! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 39, Issue 1 - November, 1947. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Articles include Tips on a Scattergun, Supersonic Wind Tunnel, Electronic Micrometer, Million Dollar Skeletons, Clocking a Shooting-Star, and more. 6.75-in. x 9.5-in. 192 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $23.00 View scans Paper: Off white

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Volume 39, Issue 3 - January 1948. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Articles include Atom-Ray Detective, Firefighting with Water Bombs and more. 6.75-in. x 9.5-in. 176 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 37, Issue 145 - January, 1948. Digest-size UK men's magazine. Articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 5" x 7.25", 116 pages, B&W with color.

Articles and Patsy Walker comics. Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.70 3" Cumulative spine split.

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Vol. 38 #1 - Jan. 1948. Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11.5", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $85.00 View scans 1" Spine split from top. Cover detached at one staple. Tear to cover (taped). Rust migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover art by Reed Crandall. Murder From the Clouds starring Blackhawk, pencils by Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. Untitled stories starring Torchy (script and art by Bill Ward), Dogtag (script and art by Bart Tumey), Ezra (script and art by Harry Sahle), Choo Choo (script and art by Gill Fox), and Will Bragg (script and art by Paul Gustavson), Blackhawk Plays Hawk text story starring Blackhawk. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 36, No. 2. January 1948. June Allyson cover. Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 96 pages, B&W and Color. Cover price $0.15.

Hal Lockwood cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Funny Bunny" art by Hal Lockwood; "Pete the Peke"; "Pat and Mike"; "Marmaduke Monk" art by Hal Lockwood; "Nutty Squirrel"; "Tuffy Bear"; and "Professor Penguin" art by Hal Lockwood. "Chestnuts Gathered by Nutty Squirrel" joke pages. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Johnny Craig. The Battle of the Congo, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Future Man, art by Sheldon Moldoff; Moon Girl battles Future Man. The Toothpick Trail text story. The Rustlers of Ransom Gap; Clare and Lionel are on their way to Ransom Gap, which has invited Clare to be Queen of the Harvest Festival; However, she gets embroiled in a cattle rustling caper, discovering the town's Mayor to be behind the scheme. The Most Daring Man in the World, script by William Woolfolk, art by Sheldon Moldoff. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Explicit violence. Cover states "For Adults Only". In order of appearance: "The Short Bloody Life of Charlie Birger, Behind The Scene Story of 'Little Egypt Massacre'"; "The Marino Gang and the Man That Death Refused!" retitled and reprinted as "The Shocking Plot to Kill" in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #50; and "Arthur J. Wright and Winnie McKeever, Death in the Night" retitled and reprinted as "Death in the Night!!" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #6. "Hate Blazes a Bloody Trail, A True Crime Story" text story reprinted in Famous Crimes (1948) #19 and retitled and reprinted as "Revenge!! A True Crime Story" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #6. Indicia states "MURDER, INCORPORATED". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.