Comic books April 1949

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Cover by Ed Dobrotka and Charles Paris. Stories by Ed Herron, Stookie Allen and unknown. Art by Ed Dobrotka, Charles Paris, Ralph Mayo, Stookie Allen and unknown. Law vs. crime! Based on the smash radio hit! Mr. District Attorney in: "The Richest Man in Prison!" by Ed Herron, Ed Dobrotka and Charles Paris; "The Case of the Crooked Models!" with art by Dobrotka and Paris; "The Case of the Blind Crook!" with story by Herron and pencils by Dobrotka; and "Station K-I-L-L!" showing how gangland's sinister disc jockey was trapped, with art by Dobrotka. Also in this issue: A Special Crime Feature "Camera Cop"; "Old Timer" half-pager by Stookie Allen; The Crime File 2-page text article; A Fact Feature 1-pager "Hard to Kill!" by Allen; and A Perfect Crime Mystery "The Case of the Honest Burglar" with art by Ralph Mayo and Paris. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Howard Purcell and Charles Paris. Stories by Phil Evans, Ed Herron, Stookie Allen and unknown. Art by Howard Purcell, Charles Paris, Win Mortimer, Stookie Allen and unknown. Radio's No. 1 hit! Mr. District Attorney in: "The Rise and Fall of "Lucky" Lynn!" by Phil Evans, Howard Purcell and Charles Paris; "The Case of the Money Makers!" by Ed Herron, Purcell and Paris; and "Fighting Editor versus the Underworld!" with art by Purcell and Paris. Also in this issue: William J. Burns "The Old Master" half-pager by Stookie Allen; "I Set Convicts Free!"; Capt. Charles Fitzgerald "Adventurous Cop" 1-pager by Allen; A Perfect Crime Mystery "Hit-and-Stay Homicide" with art by Win Mortimer; You Can't Beat the Law! 1-pager by Allen; and The Crime File 2-page text article. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

In order of appearance: "The Sky Pirate, The Sky's the Limit!" retitled and reprinted as "Career of Terror.." in Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) #8; "Crates of Death"; "Horror in the Hole"; and "Escaped Convict 'X'" art by Chuck Miller, retitled and reprinted as "Three Lives, Three Deaths" in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #53. "Death Visits the Gay White Way" text story reprinted in Murder Incorporated (1950 2nd Series) #2 and retitled and reprinted as "Death on Broadway.." in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #56. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher) and Ted Udall. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat. Jeff and Cicero replace Mutt's cherry tree with a chocolate-covered cherry tree. Jeff buys moth balls, but he can't hit the moths with them. Jeff asks Mutt if he can borrow the ten dollars that Mutt owes him. Plus a vintage house ad promoting DC's new "Superman Publication" logo, because "there are more comics on the newsstands than ever before." Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Class Will Tell. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Gill Fox. Spellbinder Smith starring Barker, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Untitled stories starring Lassie (script and art by Bernard Dibble), Honeybun (script and art by Paul Gustavson), and Quicksilver (art by Dan Zolnerowich). Death Carries an Umbrella! starring Sally O'Neil Policewoman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! 1-pager) and unknown. Art by Morris Weiss, Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! 1-pager) and unknown. Nellie the Nurse stars in: "Sailboat Sail!"; "Pamela's Punk Picnic!"; "Too Late to Date!"; and "Train Troubles!" Also in this issue: Hedy De Vine in "Vacation Frustration!"; 2-page text story "Who Am I?"; Tessie the Typist in "Fit to Be Tied!" 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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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover features Kay Aldridge and friend from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by Bert Whitman and Howard Boughner. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, Nyoka faces Professor Orang, who can give gorillas human brains, and Folsom, his first success. But Folsom is not a nice person, even as a gorilla. In a two-part story, the death of a tribal chieftain leads to a power struggle over his successor. Plus Comix Cards (like the later Marvel Value Stamps) featuring Captain Marvel, aka Shazam, and the wizard Shazam. Cool gorilla cover features Kay Aldridge from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. The Human Gorillas, Part I: The Jungle Colony; Trader Tom; Ballyhoo Barney: 3 Shots for a Dime; Part II: The Fatal Experiment!; Nyoka's Jungle Quiz; Egbert the Explorer; Harry and Barry: Gaston's French Restaurant; Part III: Gorilla Warfare; Jungle Lesson; The Tobey Twins; Tribal Intrigue, Part I: The Chieftain's Death!; Part II: Chief Trouble. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Front and Center"; Ozzie insists that he can find two seats in a sold out theatre for a Clark Gable/Lana Turner movie. "Ozzie Goes Bugs"; Ozzie intends to become an entomolologist but things get out of hand. "Shake Pal!"; Mischievous Mike is playing hooky again. "Wacky Wedding" Blowhard McDuff text story by R. R. Symes. "The Customer's Always Right!"; Babs and Glitter go to war over a costume for the Art-Student masquerade dance. "The Spotless Wonder"; Algernon has to keep his clothes clean for 20 minutes before a visit to grandma. "Join the March of Dimes" public service announcement featuring Captain Marvel. "Snowbound"; A snowstorm has cut off the Foresters from the rest of Winkleville. Captain Marvel Wrist Watch ad. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Camy. Stories and art by Al Camy, Bob Jenney, Gretchen George, B. Rhodes and Al McWilliams. Like many of DS Publishing's crime comics, Pay-Off transformed slowly from violent pre-Code gangster stories to milder mysteries featuring heroic detectives. Two women end up in a life-raft after a cruise liner goes down, but one of them is a criminal. A police detective investigating a murder encounters a modern-day Jekyll-and-Hyde. Private eye Mike Rand discovers a mysterious secret society when a case takes him to a mansion on Long Island. The Beautiful Embezzler; Death Stalks the Stage; Dangerous Alibi; Shoes Of the Guilty; Murder in the Electric Chair; Deuce of Pearls; Killer Dillers; League of the 10,000. Final issue of the series. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

April 1949. Digest-sized humor magazine, one cartoon per page. 5.5" x 7.5". Black and white. Mature. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Jack Kamen. The Indian Tiger Murders... starring Phantom Lady. The Adventure of the Jade Maiden starring Phantom Lady. The Tunnel Was a Secret text story. The Saturnalia of Sin! starring Phantom Lady. The True Story of Walt Stevens, narrated by Phantom Lady. 36 pgs. $0.10. Final issue of the series (continues as My Love Secret). Cover price $0.10.

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The Gold Seal Novel was a tabloid-sized weekly supplement of the Philadelphia Inquirer issued with the Sunday edition of the newspaper. Between 1934 and 1949, they published almost 400 of these novels.

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April 24, 1949. The Philadelphia Record Book of the Week was a tabloid-sized weekly supplement of the Philadelphia Record issued with the Sunday edition of the newspaper. This particular issue is "The Web of Evil" by Lucille Emerick. 11" x 15.75". 12 pages. Black and white.

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Vol. 3, No. 1 - April 1949. Men's interest magazine devoted to pin-up photos. 10" x 13", 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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UK weekly film magazine. 9" x 11.75", 20 pages, tinted B&W.

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UK weekly film magazine. 9" x 11.75", 20 pages, tinted B&W.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Plastic Man story with Woozy Winks, Derelict, and Muggins. Candy story. Poor Fish text story starring Plastic Man. Manhunter story, art by Al Bryant. 36 pgs. $.0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover photo by Leigh Charell. Stories and art by Vic Herman, Jane Ellin Prescott, Mickey Klar Marks, Ellin Jaynes, Marguerite Aspinwall, Lois Withers, Pearl Wells, M. Hodge, Kay Wambold, Patti Cooke, Elise Gibbs, and Marie Cummings. A magazine for girls from the producers of Parents' Magazine, with stories, fashion and advice as well as comics. A profile of the Ada Foster School for young actors in London; Tizzie gets into a prank war with her friends on April Fool's Day; Magic tricks for parties. Polly Pigtails; Blossom Out in Cotton; Tulip Time in Holland, USA; That Special Day; Tizzie's Monkey Business; Me, Myself and I; Belles on Their Toes; The Secret in Stone; Hobbies; April Frolic; It's Magic; Pin Money Pals; Polly and the Toy Princess; Pigtailers Talk Things Over; Polly Prefers; Needle Play; Club News; Polly in the Kitchen. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 36, Issue 2 - April, 1949. 7" x 10", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Al Carreno. Art by Irving Werstein, Al Carreno, John Severin, Will Elder and Harvey Kurtzman. Prize's flagship Western title featured early art by John Severin and other greats who worked for EC in the following decade. A greedy buffalo hunter drives the native tribes into war against white settlers. The Lazo Kid sets out to free a blacksmith's daughter held hostage by train robbers. A story featuring early art by EC legends John Severin, Will Elder and Harvey Kurtzman. Buffalo Killers Are Loose; Lumber Bandit; Fiery Posse; Sawbones Cupid; Prairie Schooner Ahoy; Fur Pirates of the North Woods. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Published by Hugo Gernsback, considered the father of science-fiction. This issue is centered around the new medium of television with Gernsback's editorial, "The Television Age". 8.5" x 11.5". 128 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.30.

Cover by Morris Gollub. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Beatrix Potter, L. Bing (credited as Johnny Gruelle), W.J. Enright, Arthur Jameson, Oskar Lebeck, Warren W. McSpadden ,Morris Gollub, Frank Jupo and Dan Noonan. Johnny Gruelle's famous doll characters have adventures and learn lessons, featuring early art from Walt Kelly. Legendary Pogo artist Walt Kelly adapts Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including Lewis Carroll's "The Crocodile and The Pig in a Wig. An adaptation of Beatrix Potter's classic story, The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Raggedy Ann and the dolls go kite flying. Plus activity pages and "nonesuch" animals. The Tale of Peter Rabbit; None-Such Animals: The Snudge; Raggedy Ann; Egbert Elephant and His Friends; The Star Money; The Stone Mora; Animal Mother Goose; The Raggedy Way; Billy and Bonny Bee. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by John Stanley. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, John Stanley, Morris Gollub, Mary Greenwalt, Steve Dublin, Mick Dublin and Dan Noonan. Johnny Gruelle's famous doll characters have adventures and learn lessons, featuring early art from Walt Kelly. The Brownies take their mop to Clippo the Barber for a trim, in a story with art by legendary Pogo artist Walt Kelly. The Bad Witch turns Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy into a lamb and a pig, in a story by John Stanley of Little Lulu fame. In another Stanley story, Peterkin Pottle falls asleep on a museum field trip and dreams he's a caveman. Plus activity pages. Chippie the Curious Chipmunk; Peterkin Pottle; Egbert Elephant; Raggedy Ann; The Brownies; Stuffins; Billy and Bonny Bee. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.