Comic books February 1948

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Stories and art by Dick Briefer, Ed Goggin and Fritz Wilkinson. Cover by Dick Briefer. The first incarnation of Dick Briefer's famed Frankenstein comic featured Addams Family-style dark comedy and monster hijinks. Horror-movie star Boris Karload accidentally spends the night with Frankenstein in the cemetery. Mr. Rose plots to do away with Frankenstein with his man-eating plant. Frankenstein has a crush on a pretty girl in a picture, so Awful Annie gives him a potion that will bring her out of the book, but other characters come to life as well. Boris Karload, Master of Horror; The Maestro; The Fountain of Youth; The Man-Eating Plant; Grown Up Now; The Picture Out of the Book. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago, Mickey Klar Marks, E. J. Reeves, Marty Taras, Al Stahl (credited as Bruce Baker), Harold Abbey and Milt Hammer. Sometimes listed as Frisky Fables #26. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. Pidgy uses his magic paint to create a space-plane and visit the moon, but they don't like outsiders there. Cute pigeons Bill and Koo try to get work at a carnival freak show by pretending to be freaks. Dopsy Durvy uses his Magic Storybook to help The Sorcerer's Apprentice control what he has unleashed. Neddy Bear; Pidgy and the Magic Paint; Bill and Koo: The Disappearing Head!!; Homegrown Darts; Tick, Tack and Toe; Lee O'Lion; Chucky and Bub; Glub-Glub Earns Her Dinner; Dopsy Durvy: The Sorcerer's Apprentice; Sniffy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Otto Feuer. "Dodo-White and the Seven Professors," art by Otto Feuer; King Fenimore thinks he's the richest in all the land, but his magic mirror tells him Dodo-White is richer; Meanwhile the 7 Professors are trying to find something stronger than the atom bomb. Wheaties ad featuring "Chick" Davies. Untitled Blackie Bear story, art by Rube Grossman; The Cubs sell Blackie a magic lamp. Funny Folks ad. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; J. Rufus Lion and Mortimer Ratt compete for a job where you only have to work for two minutes and the rest of the time you sleep. Untitled story starring Dunbar Dodo and Fenimore Frog, art by Otto Feuer. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog text story. The Kilroys ad. Untitled Henry the Laffing Hyena story, art by Harris Steinbrook; Elmo buys a youth tonic and decides to try it on Henry first. Comic Cavalcade ad. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer; Grandpa Dodo is a messenger and he has $10,000. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by Jesse Marsh and Till Goodan. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. This issue features art by Tarzan artist Jesse Marsh. Gene and the sheriff are captured by masked bandits who have murdered Jim Parker. But what does Killer Kitchin have to do with it, and how is Sheriff Bryant involved? A salesman unnerves his customers with tales of the outlaw known as Big-foot. The Gila County Killers; The Twice-Told Story; Big-Foot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Dan Gordon and others. Art by Dan Gordon, Jack Bradbury, and Ken Hultgren. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Spencer Spook is assigned to help the new ghost get used to being around other ghosts; Little Smacko, a baby fishing boat, tries to catch a whale with the help of his friend Barney the Barnacle; Fremont the Frog claims that he can build a rainmaking machine, then has to back it up. Superkatt; Little Smacko; The Duke and the Dope; Spencer Spook; Binky; Fremont Frog; Corky; Witch Hazel. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Contains two Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in sixteen consecutive issues of Goofy Comics (1943 Nedor/Standard) (#20-#35) and in eighteen consecutive issues of Happy Comics (1943) (#20-#37). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Goofy Gander" by Vincent Fago; "Uncle Pigly" by Ken Hultgren; "Wilbur Fox"; "Bagshaw Bear" by Jack Bradbury; "Daffy and Dilly" by Allan Hubbard; and "Donkey-Oaty" story by Mike Maltese, art by Ed Dunn. Illustrated text stories: "The Bold Little Antelope: Ambitious Andy Wanted to Be a Roaring Lion!" by Elizabeth Starr, illustration by Frazetta; and "The Wanderers: Here Is What Happened to Those Lost Sheep!" by Donald Bayne Hobart, illustration by Frazetta. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.15.

Stories by Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! strips) and unknown. Art by Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! strips), Morris Weiss and unknown. Hedy De Vine stars in: "The Prince's Peachy Pick"; "Doing the Town"; "The Star Who Couldn't Be"; and "Scrapping Over Scripts"! Also in this issue: 2-page text story "I'm a Hero"; Millie the Model in "Best Laid Plans"; untitled Hey Look! half-pager by Harvey Kurtzman; Tessie the Typist in "The Garrulous Guest" with art by Morris Weiss; and untitled Hey Look! 1-pager by Harvey Kurtzman. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Vee Quintal Pearson, Michael Buccino and Claudine Tiffany. Historical and religious illustrated stories. Newsprint 7-in. x 10-in. 32 pages full color

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Art by Vee Quintal Pearson, Michael Buccino and Claudine Tiffany. Historical and religious illustrated stories. Newsprint 7-in. x 10-in. 32 pages full color

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Photo cover of Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) and Topper. "Webfoot's Revenge!", art by Irvin Steinberg; Webfoot and some followers are exiled from his tribe for trying to kill the chief and are planning revenge. Wheaties ad starring Bud Foster. "Are you a good cowhand?"--Ridin' Herd With William Boyd; Several questions about cowhands. "The Robbery in the Night," art by Irvin Steinberg; Lazy Joe just pretends to be lazy; He is a shrewd robber. "The Wolf With False Teeth" starring Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone, Jr.; Daniel thinks Whitey's story about the wolf's false teeth is as false as the teeth in Whitey's pocket. "Robin Hood II" text story by R.R. Symes. "The Twin River Dude"; Mesquite is fixing up his hair for Widow Jones and spills some of the perfume on the bad man. "Headlines News" starring Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb; The colonel is going down to get his suit pressed free; He had heard of freedom of the press. "Bredd Brothers, Bandits," art by Irvin Steinberg; Brothers stick together, even bad ones, as Hopalong finds out. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.15.

January-February 1948 issue of Interurbans News Digest reports on the L. A. Transit Plan, the St. Louis B-3 Truck, New Toronto Cars, and much more. This issue also marks the addition of a new regular feature titled "Model Traction" - a page devoted exclusively to train model building enthusiasts. B&W text with photos, 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/4-in., 8 pages, all newsprint. Cover price $0.25.

Children's text stories and illustrations with puzzles and activities. 6 page picture section. 7 x 10. Cover price $0.25.

The Dempsey-Tunny "Long Count" fight of 1927 sports page. Dangerous Cargo starring Jack Armstrong. Profile of college basketball's "1947 Player of the Year," Phil Beard of the University of Kentucky, art by Phil Berube. James W. (J.W.) Thompson; J.W. Thompson saves his brother from electrocution after his kite hits a electric wire. The Case of the Broken Headlight featuring Vic Hardy's Crime Lab. The Three Suspects; Vic has to decide which of three suspects robbed a jewelry store. Land of Leopard Men, art by Howard Larson; Jack and his friends are in Africa to get motion pictures of the savage Leopard Men; When his safari leader refuses to enter the land of the Leopard Men, Jack and Billy push on. The Team Mates, script by Charles Spain Verral, art by Edd Ashe; A high school hockey team's captain is over-shadowed when a flashy newcomer joins the team and is an immediate sensation. Old Nubs; A whaling ship fails to catch "Old Nubs,' a huge sperm whale, but aren't very disappointed the whale escaped. Hazardous Holiday; Betty goes on a skiing trip to the mountains. Her female ski instructor rescues a woman who has fallen into a crevasse during a blizzard. Billy's Scavenger Hunt, art by Vic Herman; Billy and Daisy go on a scavenger hunt. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Allen Ulmer. Stories and art by George Carlson, David Tendlar, Allen Ulmer, Ray Willner, Jack Farr and Larz Bourne. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." King Tooki turns Yollo's magical bed into a dragon ship, but it remains faithful and helps him out of a jam. A runaway gorilla sabotages a birthday cake in The Old Swap Shop. The Green Witch steals the Royal Payroll and escapes in The Pie-Face Prince's new boat, but she can't steer because it has Invisible Oars. Also featuring an ad for a "Mickey Mouse-Donald Duck Weather Forecaster." Bingo and Glum in Fairytale Land; Chauncey Chirp and Johnny Jay; Jingle Jangle Tales: Sleepy Yollo the Bedless Norseman; Topsy Turtle; Let's Get Acquainted; Topsy; Swifty Takes a Wire; The Coo Coo Bird; Hortense the Lovable Brat; Aunty Spry; The Pie-Face Prince of Old Pretzleburg; The Old Swap Shop. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Jack Kamen bondage cover. In order of appearance: "The Water Warriors!"; "The Cutthroat Caravan"; and "Vulture Birdmen!". "Decoy for Death" text story reprinted in Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #18, Famous Crimes (1948) #13, and Famous Crimes (1948) #51 and retitled and reprinted as "Brother of Death" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #14. Indicia states "JO-JO". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ham Fisher. Most scripts and art by Fisher. "Here's The Story Behind The Cover"; Local townsfolk put up their life-savings to build a million dollar stadium for Humphrey's fight career; However, Humphrey is the local blacksmith and not a professional boxer. Crooked managers try to get Humphrey into high-stake matches to cash in on the proceeds if Humphrey can knock the other fighter out. "Joe Palooka, Adventures in Hollywood, Part 1, Lost in the Woods"; On a flight to Hollywood, the plane Joe and Knobby are on is forced to make an emergency landing in a wilderness area; They learn the pilots somehow got off course and the plane was low on fuel; Joe and one of the pilots take off, in different directions, to try and find help; In the meantime, Knobby falls in love with Sally Grepps, a young woman wanting to become an actress. "Joe Palooka and His Bodyguard"; Chauncey, a former fighter, tries to get hired as Joe's bodyguard; At first Joe states he doesn't need one, but Chauncey's wife explains that they're broke because Chauncey hasn't been able to get a fight in 10 years. "Little Max, Baby Service"; Little Max tries working as a babysitter at $0.15 an hour. His first client is Butch Wilkers, who turns out to be quite a handful; Trying to placate the baby, he encounters Joe Palooka at the local ice cream parlor while trying to buy an ice cream cone for Butch. "Little Max, On The Farm"; Little Max is visiting Rosie on the farm while Joe Palooka is on furlough; Rosie asks Little Max to milk the cow as she needs to stay in the kitchen to watch the roast while her mama is out. "Tinhorns Are Dumb" text story. "Chickie Ricks, Better Known as the Flyin' Fool," script and art by Powell. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest humor digest with cartoons, jokes and tasteful pin-up photography. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle", reprinted in Good Girl Art Quarterly (1990) #4, and "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb; "ZX-5" art by Jack Kamen; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker, reprinted in Good Girl Art Quarterly (1990) #7; and "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" and "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen. "Top of the World" text story by Henry Wysham Lanier. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by John Celardo. "Ten Tusks of Zulu Ivory," art by John Celardo; Station manager Markham spreads word that the station personnel are suffering from fever and the natives give it a wide berth, enabling Markham to steal ten tusks of ivory; When Lindstrom, the station owner arrives, Markham convinces him to sign over the local mines to him; Kaänga rescues the party that Markham had taken hostage and Markham is killed by a captive gorilla. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; Simba is wounded by a rhinoceros that proclaims himself king of the jungle; Simba's wounds are treated by a doctor on safari; When the rhinoceros attacks Simba's family, Simba stands his ground and defeats him. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; Congo Lil and her men, disguised as ape cultists, raid the T'bongas and make them slaves in Lil's diamond mine; Terry leads the real ape cultists in attack on Lil and her men and Lil is killed in the battle. Jungle Quiz, art by Mike Peppe. Untitled story, Frank Doyle; After Wambi rescues an orphaned lion from a hunter's trap, the boy becomes jealous of the attention given to the cub by his jungle friends; He plays a series of practical jokes on them that almost results in his own death when he falls into the hunter's tiger trap and they don't believe his cries for help. "Lions at Large" text story. "Zazenda Ghost Goddess of Lost Souls!", art by Maurice Whitman; Tabu and the district commissioner travel by astral projection to the land of the witch Zazenda where Tabu bests her in a magic duel. Untitled story, art by Bob Lubbers; A trio of con men, hoping to extract tribute from a local tribe, use a double of Camilla to warn the tribe against dis-obeying the white men. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 4, Issue 2 - Spring 1948 Feb-Apr. Pulp magazine focused on tales of Jungle adventure and intrigue. This issue features "Slayer by Stealth" by Wilton Hazzard, "Three Lion's Teeth" by Cordwell Staples, and "The Sorcerer of Kambara" by Dan Cushman. 7-in. x 10-in., 128 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations and photos) Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. Gun Moll!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; a girl faces a jury who accuses her of being a gun moll. The Killer Thought He Was Satan; a Midwestern sheriff faces off against Chief Satan. Sudden Switch for Murder text story. You Don't Have to Be Crazy to Trap a Criminal, art by Bill Draut. The Murdering Bender Family. The True Life Story of Alvin Karpis, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Charles Atlas comic strip ad. 52 pgs. $0.10. 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 mysterious King of Beasts frees The Phantom and Diana from a foreign prison; Mandrake the Magician and Lothar discover the truth about "the singing devils" plaguing Lothar's homeland. 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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Cover by Al Fagaly. Written by unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda and unknown. Identical twins Alice and Adele Adams cause confusion for Archie when he begins to date Alice in "Double Trouble"! Starring Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Alice Adams, Adele Adams, Pinky and Pop Tate. Plus: Veronica tries to sabotage Betty's attempts to win a beauty contest for a date with movie star Vandy Ronson by fixing Betty's scale and buying a novelty mirror in "Turnabout"! Also featuring more tales of mirth! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Capp. A brief biography of Al Capp with a photo. Li'l Abner's Wedding, script and art by Al Capp; Believing he has permanently injured opera singer, Barbara Seville, Li'l Abner marries a dressmaker's dummy, much to the dismay of Daisy Mae. Li'l Abner's Problem, script and art by Al Capp; Daisy Mae's grandma conspire to marry off Daisy Mae to Timberwolf McHowl, and Marryin' Sam tries to shame McHowl into springing for a deluxe $3.00 wedding; Li'l Abner struggles with his marriage to the dressmaker's dummy. Daisy Mae's Discovery, script and art by Al Capp; Daisy Mae and Timberwolf McHowl jilt each other, and neither shows up for the prepaid wedding; An unnamed Dogpatcher marries Hoss-Face McGoon to take advantage of the prepaid $3.00 wedding; Daisy Mae discovers that Li'l Abner is married to a dressmaker's dummy and plans to burn the dummy in an old barbecue pit. Here Is the First Issue of Milton Caniff's Sensational New Comics ad. Danny's Dilemma text story. "That's it, Buddy! That's it! Easy! Easy!, art by Bob Powell; Tommy and Buddy stumlbe onto a crime scene. Puzzle Fun activity page by A. W. Nugent. Death Watch text story. Dick Tracy Two-Way Wrist Radio ad. Terry and the Pirates ad. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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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. The conclusion of Mandrake's Earthshaker adventure; Little Acorns looks at kids and laughter. 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.