Comic books August 1949

Cover art by Bob Montana. "Shop Talk"; Veronica wants a hope chest for her birthday and Archie promises to get her one; After he finds out he can't afford a new one, he decides to make one himself in the school woodshop; The shop teacher, Mr. Woodley, seeing the poor job that Archie has done decides to help. Archie Club article. Untitled story, art by Bill Woggon; Katy Keene reads that golf helps to keep a figure trim and wants to learn how to play; After convincing K.O. to teach her, she makes a hole in one on the first hole. "Bargain Day"; Suzie wants $39.50 for a new dress; Her father gives her $20.00 and tells her to shop around; She runs into Ferdie who she invites to come along. "Hearts and Hamburgers"; Jughead wonders why everyone is acting slap happy; Archie tells him it's because of the new girl, Gilda; When Archie introduces Jughead to Gilda he hardly notices her, which Gilda finds amazing. "A Shaggy Dog Story"; Wilbur brings home a stray puppy; His Pop has a fit, telling Wilbur to get rid of the dog before school. Nine articles about Hollywood stars. "Love Thy Neighbor," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx is fighting with the new neighbor girl Alice; This upsets Li'l Jinx's father who tells her she has to learn how to get along with new people and he decides to show her how it's done; Alice's mother sees him talking to Alice and tells George, who's reading about local kidnappers. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"When Thieves Fall Out" (art by Bob Powell), "I Found the Time to Kill" (art by Augie Scotto), "Clyde Rozic, the Ambitious Hoodlum" (art by Cal Massey) "The Too Careful Killer," "The Perfect Setup" (art by Massey), "The Gimp," and "The Milked Murder!" (art by Scotto). Two page text story, "They're Swindling You." 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.

August 7, 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 Big Sky" by A. B. Guthrie Jr. 11" x 15.75". 12 pages. Black and white.

Vol. 3, No. 5 - August 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.

Add to cart Very Good $11.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

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

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $10.00 View scans Staple rust: Extensive.

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

10" x 13", 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Twinning Terror starring Plastic Man, art by Jack Cole. Candy story. Where's Plas? text story starring Plastic Man. Mimic the Great starring Manhunter, art by Al Bryant. Dewey Drip story, script and art by Joe Devlin. 36 pgs. $.0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest magazine focusing on true crime, and police cases. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 76 pages, text, with B&W images Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 37, Issue 1 - August, 1949. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Photo cover features Western star Randolph Scott. Art by Will Elder and John Severin. Prize's flagship Western title featured early art by John Severin and other greats who worked for EC in the following decade. A comics adaptation of the Western movie "Canadian Pacific," as an engineer oversees construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Dusty and Gumption get mixed up with a gambler and a crooked boxer. Masked gunfighter the Black Bull battles masked outlaw Blue Phantom over a fallen meteor. Canadian Pacific; Thousand Dollar Forfeit; Events on the Little Big Horn; Trailing the Border Thieves; A Meteor Saves the Ranch. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian reprint of Prize Comics Western (1948-1956 Prize) #76. Photo cover features Western star Randolph Scott. Art by Will Elder and John Severin. Prize's flagship Western title featured early art by John Severin and other greats who worked for EC in the following decade. A comics adaptation of the Western movie "Canadian Pacific," as an engineer oversees construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Dusty and Gumption get mixed up with a gambler and a crooked boxer. Masked gunfighter the Black Bull battles masked outlaw Blue Phantom over a fallen meteor. Canadian Pacific; Thousand Dollar Forfeit; Events on the Little Big Horn; Trailing the Border Thieves; A Meteor Saves the Ranch. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Morris Gollub, Steve Dublin, Mick Dublin and Dan Noonan. Johnny Gruelle's famous doll characters have adventures and learn lessons. Raggedy Ann and Andy try to help Eddie Elephant's cousin Alfred gain weight, but then an elf and a goblin get involved. Benjamin the penguin dreams that he's Sherlock Holmes, and Egbert Elephant is Dr. Watson. A Brownie tries to catch a wily fish. Plus activity pages and "nonesuch" animals. The Ducks; Raggedy Ann; Egbert Elephant; Stuffins; Billy and Bonny Bee; The Brownies. Final issue of the series. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Drygulch Range" a novelette by Robert Moore Williams.

Add to cart Very Good $30.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $10.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

"Stagecoach to Sunup" a short story by DC comics writer ; Gardner F. Fox.

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by Seymour S. Schneid and Jack Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Marilyn Mercer, Jerry Grandenetti, Enrico Bagnoli, Giovanni Benvenuti, and George Evans. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. In her last case, Glory Forbes is hired to find a kidnapping victim, but something doesn't add up; World Adventurers retells the story of Davy Crockett and the Alamo; Dr. Drew encounters 2000-year-old Count St. Germain and his quest for the equally famous Philosophers Stone (or Sorcerer's Stone, if you prefer). Firehair; The Secret Files of Dr. Drew; World Adventurers; Jan of the Jungle; Glory Forbes; Sky Rangers; I Confess. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by John Prentice and Ed Moore. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #42. No issue # on cover; Vol. 4, issue #6 in indicia. Serge plots to remove his father's gold stash from its secret hiding place. A card sharp swindles wealthy gamblers with his fancy shuffle. A bank counterfeiting expert realizes he can pull the perfect counterfeit scheme. King of the Swindlers; Blue Book Hennessey; The Gruber Boys; Gas Man; The Folly of Paul Grunenthal; The Story of John Lee; Mr. Many Faces; The Black Valise. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

L.B. Cole art on "Such Love...". Alice Kirkpatrick cover. In order of appearance: "She Came Between Us" art by Chuck A. Winter, reprinted in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #71; "Revenge Conquest" art by Al Hartley, reprinted in Love Experiences (1949) #30; "Lip-Tips"; "Such Love Is Dangerous" art by L. B. Cole, reprinted in Glamorous Romances (1949) #79; and "In Bad Company" reprinted in Love at First Sight (1949) #32. "Pep Up Your Dates: Go Sightseeing! Meet New People! Test Your Skills!" text article reprinted as "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #30. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 15, Issue 2 - August, 1949. 6.5" x 9.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Red Ryder, Telecomics presents King of the Royal Mounted, and the Kiyotee Kids. Two-page text story, "Little Beaver and the Badlands Bandit." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 4, Issue 4 - August, 1949. True stories of crime most foul fall victim to the pages of this short-lived vintage true crime magazine. Here, you will find tales of greed, jealousy, revenge, thievery, and murder....all true, all told in the words of the detectives who worked the cases. This issue: A letter "C" on the gray scarf that strangled her was the only clue to the murder of an English service-woman in "Case of the Buck-Happy Brunette" as reported by Charles L. Burgess, Jack Slater recounts that "The Blonde Ballerina was Burning - For Love" as dental charts were the only way to identify the body, the Vienna Homicide Squad swung into action following a fatal picnic, Then, good-time guys who take up with strange women should not be surprised when the strangest of things happen to them in "The Oldest Profession is Getting Younger" from the casebook of Constable O.D. Henderson Jr., plus many more shocking, sultry stories sure to surprise and shock the most devoted of true crime fans. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

First issue; continues from "Blaze Carson." "Empty Holsters," "When East Meets West," and "Between Two Fires." The Black Rider stars in "The Black Rider's Justice!" Two-page text story, "Ranch Holiday." One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Mysterious Plan" by C.C. Beck. Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. In an issue-length story, Rocky investigates reports of Native attacks on the Transcontinental railroad crews, and learns it's actually each rail crew trying to sabotage the other. Plus photo pinups of Rocky and his movie horse, Black Jack. And a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie to the Rescue!, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Rail Raiders' Rampage; Slim Pickens: The Photo Finish; Reliable Rustler; Majob The Magician; Condemned! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 13, Issue 1 - August, 1949. 6.75" x 9", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Photo cover of Jimmy Wakely and Wanda McKay. Escape from Love starring Molly Adams, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Frank Giacoia. River of Dreams, pencil by Irwin Hasen, inks by Frank Giacoia. Tootsie Roll ad, art by C.C. Beck. A Heart Divided, art by John Giunta. Dangerous Sweetheart, pencils by Bob Oksner, inks by Frank Giacoia. A Message to You All from Jimmy Wakely ad, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Sy Barry. Untamed, art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Ads for All-American Western #108, Dale Evans Comics #6, and Western Comics #10. 52 pgs. $.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. The 'Lost Partner' Mine, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Roy is trapped in a mine cave-in. Roy Rogers Does Business in Brimstone, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Roy takes on the job of town marshal. The Hero of Donner's Pass--Pioneers of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois. Trigger story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Back cover: Roy, color publicity photo. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. The High-Graders, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Roy wages war against high-graders, while helping a young man and his wife. Pioneers of the Old West story, script by Gaylord DuBois. Chuck Wagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks. Back cover: in this color close-up taken at Rogers' home, Roy sits against door, aiming his six-gun. 32 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.