Comic books December 1948

Cover by Milton Caniff. Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bob Powell, and Frank Engli. Harvey reprints the second comic strip from Terry and the Pirates creator Caniff. WWII vet and aviator Canyon has adventures around the world during the Cold War. Steve meets Madame Lynx, the beautiful femme fatale modeled after Hollywood actress Ilona Massey. Plus a PSA about bike safety, and a vintage shoe ad featuring baseball legend Stan Musial. Kid Safety Says Play Safe!; Madame Lynx; Kid Brother; Plane Talk; Flossie; Ricky Roony; Sky Pirates of the Andes; Pilot's Revenge. Final issue of the series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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An advertising magazine for furniture sellers from the Grand Rapids Furniture Makers Guild. Color and B&W photos of furniture from the late 1940s.

Cover pencils by Ken Bald. The Mystery of Pirate Cove! starring the Sub-Mariner and Namora, script and art by Bill Everett. The Deadly Game of Captain Black starring Sub-Mariner and Namora, art by Syd Shores. The Flame That Wouldn't Die starring the Human Torch and Sun Girl, art by Charles Nicholas. The Professor and the Mermaid starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Ken Bald and Namora, inks by Al Gabriele. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Final issue of the series. Cover by Ken Bald. "Bokk the Beast!"; Sun Girl is grabbed by Jon Conelly, the publicity director for Winterfield and Grimes Circus; He explains that he circus is importing Bokk the Beast, a massive gorilla captured in the wilds of Brazil. "Night Of Terror" text story. "The Leap of Doom!"; Sun Girl is at a local observatory looking at Venus; She and Professor White spot Professor Wemblem floating in the sky; White explains to Sun Girl that Wemblem had been experimenting on secret wavelengths; Meanwhile, Peanuts McCoy has robbed a bank and with his new leaping ability is able to escape the authorities with ease. Open letter from Marvel Comics' editorial staff criticizing those attacking comics, to point out the wholesomeness of their own titles, and urging the public to buy them and to keep the critics from taking them away. "The Spoiler!"; The Spoiler, a costumed criminal who has made his career making fools of costumed heroes reads the latest exploits of the Blonde Phantom and decides that she will be the next to be humiliated by the Spoiler. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Supermouse in "Mirror Mutiny," "The Stolen Week-End," and "Crime Wave." Root and Reet in "All Washed Up." Li'l Thomas Hippopot in "Snapshot Snafu!" Three Frank Frazetta illustrations. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye (background figures), inks by Kaye. Prankster's Second Childhood, art by Al Plastino; The Prankster is voted Most Admired Man by the students at the Manly Academy for Problem Children. The Richest Man In the World, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Millionaire Stephen Van Schuyler wants to marry Lois Lane, so she stages a contest to see who can give her the most spectacular gifts, Schuyler or Superman. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Albert Einstein bio. Too Many Heroes, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Actor Peter Loroff wills all his money to the person who performs the most heroic deed in the week after his death. Used in Seduction of the Innocent (pg. 33). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

#73 in a series of 90. Superman-Tim is a boys' clothing catalog, activity book, and comic book all rolled into one, featuring Superman illustrations throughout. All issues are 16 pages unless a Superman story is inserted (bringing page count to 24 or 36 pages). Every issue encourages boys not to be a "Whoo-Shoo" -- a boy who reads "Superman-Tim" but doesn't buy clothes from the Superman-Tim Store. Copyright 1948 by National Comics Pub., Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Janet has a lovely evening on the lake with Fred, but her jilted friend Flo warns her not to trust men. Opportunistic Ginny sets her sights on stealing the wealthy boyfriend of her friend Joan. Helene likes to be provocative, but she can't get Keith to give her a tumble. Plus a comics biography of actor Alan Ladd, a romance-themed horoscope, and a comics version of a classic Romantic poem by Percy Shelley. Without Love; Sweethearts the World Over: Love in Lapland; Fortune Hunter; There Is a Lady Sweet and Kind; I Was a Heartbreaker; The Happiness and Heartbreak of Vicki Carter; Picture Biography: Alan Ladd; The Vengeful Heart; Illustrated Great Love Poems: Love's Philosophy; Star Mates. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by L. B. Cole. Cadet story, art by Nina Albright; a sinister stranger who stalks the Daunton campus. Swamp Justice text story. Bull's-Eye Bill story, art by Joe Certa. Targetoons story, script and art by Milt Hammer. Dink story. Kidnapped by Zale Storm starring Gary Stark, art by Don Rico. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Story and art by Milton Caniff and Lee Elias. Cover by Milton Caniff. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Flip Corkin gets promoted to full colonel. Then Burma shows up to create more trouble. A profile of real-life Col. Philip Corcoran, the inspiration for Flip Corkin in Terry and the Pirates. Plus a text story featuring early female superhero Black Cat. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Babe Ruth Story," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck and a cameo by actor William Bendix, promoting the film The Babe Ruth Story. Toast of Friendship; Real Life Hero Outdoes Comic Strip Stunts; Sally; Hotshot Charlie: Date Bait; Black Cat: Clue to Murder. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

The High Sign starring Tessie the Typist, art by Morris Weiss. Little Sir Ego starring Tessie the Typist. A Taxing Problem starring Tessie the Typist. Rage of the Stage starring Lana. According to Rules text story. Skidsy Gets Thrown starring Tessie the Typist, art by Morris Weiss. Sally's Saddle Sadness starring Annie Oakley. Weak Link With Ink starring Tessie the Typist. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 33, Issue 1 - December, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Art Saaf, Frank Frazetta, Charles S. Strong, George Tuska, Donald Bayne Hobart, and Lin Skeeter. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Two great mystery novelettes: "With Death in His Corner" by Louis L'Amour, and "Serenade with Slugs" by Robert Leslie Belleum.

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Volume 33, Issue 2 - December, 1948. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Murray Leinster, Ray Bradbury, Charles L. Harness, L. Ron Hubbard, Fredric Brown, George O. Smith, Noel Loomis, Benj. Miller, John D. MacDonald, and Frank Belknap Long. Five Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 180 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Stories and art by Frank Bolle. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #19. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. A publicity still of actor Tim Holt reading an issue of his own comic; Tim and the Sheriff pull a fast one on outlaws by using makeshift mannequins; Tim recovers a document hidden in a tree, and must get it to Nogales before it's too late. Tim Holt's Western Album; The Ramrod of Rustler Range!; Tim Holt's Roundup; Tim Holt's Last Ride!; Sixguns at Snake Cave; The Railroad at Apache Arroyo! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Tex Ritter" article by Mario De Marco, art by De Marco; Short biography of western star Tex Ritter. "Phantom Ranger," art by James McKell; Adapted from the Monogram Pictures film "Phantom Ranger"; A gang of counterfeiters is holding an expert government engraver, Pat Doyle, prisoner to engrave plates for phony money. "Indian Dances," art by Floyd Torbert; How Native Americans pay homage to the Great Spirit, narrated by Tim McCoy. "Al Jennings, Trainrobber-And Gentleman" From The Scrapbook of Col. Tim McCoy story. John Wayne bio by Mario De Marco. Untitled story, script and art by Clinton Harmon; Pecos Bill goes up in a balloon. "Marshal of Amarillo"; Adapted from the Republic Picture "Marshal of Amarillo"; Nugget is framed for the murder of Hiram Short, and theft of his 50.000 dollars. Lyrics of the song "Home On The Range." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Raeburn Van Buren, Ving Fuller and Gustavo Arriola. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bathless Groggins accidentally drinks a formula that will disintegrate him in 30 days, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. After Shorty the Clown manages to capture a tiger that escaped from its circus cage, Bombo disguises himself as a tiger. Li'l Abner becomes engaged to the ominously named Miss Fortune. Li'l Abner; Ella Cinders; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; El Bombo; Doc Syke; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Al Liederman and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom tracks the mysterious masked leader of the Black Onyx Gang, who managed to shoot Tom in the shoulder, only to learn the leader is actually a woman. Tom tries to get a homeless young boy to change his thieving ways, but outlaws want to make him part of their robbery scheme.After his father is killed by a train while fleeing Tom Mix, outlaw Mike Clifton swears revenge against all trains. Plus a vintage ad for the Tom Mix radio show, and Tom Mix glow-in-the-dark spurs! And the original Captain Marvel offers a patriotic song, "I'm the You in the U.S.A." The Black Onyx Queen; Cowboy Cal; The Youthful Menace; Death Rides the Rails!; Gunning for Slim; Tumbleweed Jr. and the Interminable Termites; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; The Secret of the Antique Sword! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Career in the Circus," "Water Hazard," "Trouble in the Big Tent," "Race Against Death," "Circus Life," and "The Lady or the Tiger." Cover price $0.10.

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Stories based on actual people and events: The Story Behind the U.S. Treasury. Amos and Andy. Wheaties ad featuring Cincinnati Reds pitcher, Ewell Blackwell. The Happy Warrior bio on Alfred E. Smith. Football tips given by Lou Little, head coach at Columbia University. Highlights in the Life of Tom Dewey text article. The Case of Public Enemy No. 1--Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigations starring Steve Saunders. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Syd Shores. Anti-Wertham letter in this issue. "The Rider of the Owlhoot Trail!", art by Syd Shores; Two-Gun Kid is riding the range when he spots a coach that appears to have been robbed; Going to the aid of the passengers and coach riders who have been tied up, he learns that they were attacked by someone calling themselves the Black Ride. "The Guardian" text story. "Guns Blast in Thunder Pass!"; In the Western Prairies Molly Prentice is riding her horse when somebody shoots the horse in the head. Thrown from the dying mare, Molly lands in the path of a rattle snake about to strike; Two-Gun Kid steps in. "Marvel Comics Group" article; Dr Jean Thompson, psychiatrist, is announced as an editorial consultant; This was to ensure that Marvel Comics "contain nothing that might meet with objections." "Annie Clicks in Politics" starring Arizona Annie. "Shotgun Justice" starring The Two-Gun Kid, art by Syd Shores; Two-Gun Kid rides into a western town to see an outlaw named Samson making the local sheriff dance under the shots of his six-guns. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

December 1948. Vol. 3, No. 10. Children's magazine featuring fiction and non fiction text stories with illustrations. 36 pages, B&W, 7.25" x 10.5". Cover price $0.25.

"The Handsomest Man in the World." Della Mason, up to her old tricks, convinces Beauty Magazine publisher Whitney Hammond to send Venus on a seemingly hopeless mission. Actor Rodney Radiant falls prey to the beauty and charm of Venus. "The Day the Sun Stood Still!" Venus convinces Apollo to leave Earth. Also includes: "Money Mad!"; "The Make-Up"; and "Special Feature from Venus." Cover price $0.10.