Comic books April 1949

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Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Menace of the Machine Men, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Aliens appear to land in the woods outside Northville and invade the city with giant robots. Every Man a Superman, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman is thrown into the future where everyone has super powers, and he meets a woman who looks just like Lois Lane. Bebe humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Beethoven bio. Varsity Vic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Son of Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman adopts an orphan boy and builds up his strength and confidence. Full-page ad for Superboy #1. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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#77 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 1949 by National Comics Pub., Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

Cover by Al Fagaly. "Wishing Will Make it So," art by Samm Schwartz; Ferdie buys a magical wishing ring from a shady street character and is amazed when it actually works. Untitled story; Ferdie and Gregory compete in a fox hunt for the right to date Suzie. Untitled story; Ferdie and Gregory compete in a fox hunt for the right to date Suzie. "The Perfect Shopper," art by Samm Schwartz; A store manager goes to extreme lengths to get Suzie to buy a dress. "Hello, Randy Van Ronson," script by Bill Woggon, pencils by Bill Woggon and Hazel Marten, inks by Hazel Marten; Randy flies Katy to his old Spanish mansion in southern California for a date; There they run into a fashion show with a theme of looking like Katy. "Star Gazers" text story with Suzie by Ray Gill. "All Undressed Up," art by Samm Schwartz; To avoid trouble with Suzie, Ferdie shows up early for a date. But his punctuality only causes different problems. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Pathological fibber Judy finds that her embellishments might cost her the love of a truly genuine guy. Redheaded car-hop Helen is torn between Bob with his jalopy and Lew with his limo, in a story with some nice good-girl (and good-car) art. Kathy falls for the handsome costumed guy she meets during Mardi Gras, but he has to leave before she can even learn his name. Plus a comics biography of actor John Lund, a romance-themed horoscope, and a romantic story serial. Love Walks in Truth; Indian Love Lyric; Romance on the Menu; My Masquerade; I Stole a Gem; The Happiness and Heartbreak of Vicki Carter; Picture Biography and Dream-Beau of the Month: John Lund; Star Mates: Aries. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art cover. "Tarzan and the White Pygmies." Tarzan teaches pygmies (of the valley Lipona) how to use bows and arrows. Includes part eight of Jesse Marsh's adaptation of Burroughs' Ape-English Dictionary. Script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover art by Matt Baker. "I Dared to Kiss and Tell," pencils by Matt Baker; Student nurse Maureen loves Dr. Frank, but her nursing supervisors also have crushes on the handsome doctor and want to dismiss Maureen from the program; Maureen claims she is Franks fiance, which will allow her to stay in school. "We Couldn't Be Kept Apart," script by Dana Dutch, art by Lily Renee; High school students Fred and Bobby love each other, but their parents dont want them to get serious at such a young age; Fred and Bobby make a reasoned case that their "interest in each other brings forth the best qualities" in them both. "They Made Me a Cinderella" text story. "How Could I Fight Temptation?", script by Dana Dutch, art by Matt Baker; Carolyn has a crush on fellow high school student Ronnie, even though he has a reputation as a "wolf"; They go on a date and Carolyn discovers the stories were true. "I Took the Wrong Road to Romance," script by Dana Dutch, pencils by Matt Baker; When her boyfriend Phil enlists in the Army, 16 year old Jean decides to quit school to follow him to camp; She tells her parents the camp is located in a state where she can legally marry him without their consent; Getting a job at the Post Exchange, Jean hopes Phil will propose to her when he completes basic training, but catches him flirting with a nurse and accepts a date from Sgt. Ray on the rebound. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover art by Matt Baker. "I Dared to Kiss and Tell," pencils by Matt Baker; Student nurse Maureen loves Dr. Frank, but her nursing supervisors also have crushes on the handsome doctor and want to dismiss Maureen from the program; Maureen claims she is Franks fiance, which will allow her to stay in school. "We Couldn't Be Kept Apart," script by Dana Dutch, art by Lily Renee; High school students Fred and Bobby love each other, but their parents dont want them to get serious at such a young age; Fred and Bobby make a reasoned case that their "interest in each other brings forth the best qualities" in them both. "They Made Me a Cinderella" text story. "How Could I Fight Temptation?", script by Dana Dutch, art by Matt Baker; Carolyn has a crush on fellow high school student Ronnie, even though he has a reputation as a "wolf"; They go on a date and Carolyn discovers the stories were true. "I Took the Wrong Road to Romance," script by Dana Dutch, pencils by Matt Baker; When her boyfriend Phil enlists in the Army, 16 year old Jean decides to quit school to follow him to camp; She tells her parents the camp is located in a state where she can legally marry him without their consent; Getting a job at the Post Exchange, Jean hopes Phil will propose to her when he completes basic training, but catches him flirting with a nurse and accepts a date from Sgt. Ray on the rebound. Cover price $0.10.

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UK Reprint of Terror Tales (1934-1941 Popular) Vol. 12 #4, no reprint date listed on book. Numbered "No. 3" on spine. Includes stories by Wayne Rogers, Donald Dale, Ralston Shields, Raymond Whetstone, and others.

Story and art by Milton Caniff and Bob Powell. Cover by Milton Caniff. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. After their rescue from the jungle, Burma disguises herself as Willow's tutor to hide out from the police. Then the guys get involved in the search for a motion-picture crew missing in enemy territory. Plus a text story featuring early female superhero Black Cat. Prepare For Action; Meet Dunkan; Dangerous Foe; Treachery In the Night; Trapped; Counterattack; Flight To Adventure; Enemy Attack; Safe Landing; Salute To a Hero; Hotshot Charlie: Landsick; Plane Talk; Black Cat: Dangerous Curve; Flossie; S.O.S. Mountie Patrol Trapped! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Art Bartsch. Art by Art Bartsch, Jim Tyer and Connie Rasinski. St. John presents the comics adventures of the characters of animator Paul Terry's studio. A magic wand in the wrong hands means magical trouble for Mighty Mouse. Heckle and Jeckle get a job selling "atomic shoes" and run afoul of a bulldog detective when the atomic shoes start running by themselves. Gandy Goose's latest invention is a wooden mechanical chicken, but how is it laying real eggs? Mighty Mouse: The Magic Wand; Gandy Goose: Muscles By Mail; Dinky: The New Arrival; Heckle and Jeckle: Atomic Shoes; Gandy Goose: The Wooden Hen. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Tex Morgan in "Valley of Missing Cowboys," "The Killer's Brand," and "The Mystery of the Desert Sands!" Blaze Carson back-up story, "Killer's Mistake!" Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 34, Issue 2 - April, 1949. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 33, Issue 3 - April, 1949. TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Art Saaf, Ruben Moreira, Jerry Devers, Donald Bayne Hobart, Gene Fawcette, Oliver Buchanan, and Frank Frazetta. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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April 1949. Stories by Noel Loomis, Edmond Hamilton, Ray Bradbury, Benj. Miller, Raymond Z. Gallun, Leigh Brackett, Rog Phillips, Margaret St. Clair, Murray Leinster, Fredric Brown, and James Blish. Five Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 166 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Art by Frank Bolle and others. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Devil Dan Barnett takes advantage of a harsh winter to try to drive ranchers off their land; An outlaw sells illegal booze to the nearby tribes; Paul and his sister get into a war with a rival operation over management of a key route to California. Tim Holt's Western Album; The Winter War!; Tim Holt's Roundup; Along the War-Whoop Trail!; Badge of the Lawman; Desperate Journey. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Mario DeMarco. Stories and art by Lee Sherman, Mario DeMarco, and James McKell. Western comics featuring Western star Tim McCoy and adaptations of movie Westerns. Wells Fargo agent Whip Wilson masquerades as a sheriff to get the goods on the leader of an outlaw gang. Tim McCoy tells the story of Jesse James' lost treasure. Plus comics biographies of Western stars William "Hopalong Cassidy" Boyd, legendary stuntman Yakima Canutt, silent star William S. Hart and Tim Holt. Tim McCoy; Renegade Guns; William "Hopalong Cassidy" Boyd; The Treasure Trove of Jesse James; Apache Gold; Virginia City; Yakima Canutt; Crashing Thru; The Origin of the "Curly Bill Spin"; William S. Hart; Tim Holt. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Rudolph Dirks (The Captain and the Kids). Stories and Art by Ernie Bushmiller, Sam Leff, Al Capp, Ving Fuller and unknown. (Note: Who the inkers are is mainly unknown.) In this issue: Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; Fritzi Ritz by Bushmiller; Curly Kayoe by Sam Leff; Stamp Tips article "The Costly Invitation"; Li'l Abner by Al Capp; Doc Syke 1-pager by Ving Fuller; How It Began article "Hocus Pocus"; and Strange as It Seems 1-pager. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and Al Liederman. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. A rash of vicious stagecoach robbery-murders causes Tom to suspect someone's trying to put Tad Hodges' coach line out of business. Tom agrees to help Mr. Frost and his daughter search for the gold atop treacherous Vulcan's Peak, but outlaw Blackjack Creely wants the gold for himself. Henry, teen king of Transvania, travels to America to visit his hero Tom Mix, but his advisors are plotting to seize Henry and the throne. Death Rides the Highway; Cowboy Cal; Perils of Vulcan's Peak; Old Slick; Fightin' Forbes: Threat of the Skull; The Fatal Feather; Helpless Horatio: The Ambitious Job Agency; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Teacher's Pet; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; Tom Mix and the Royal Threat. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Phil Berube, Richard G. Waite and Claude Jarman Jr. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The legend of racehorse Moifaa, who survived a shipwreck; A soldier stranded in the Arctic finds messages left by Admiral Peary 40 years before; Wrestling as an amateur sport. Walt 'Turk' Broda; A Story of Buried Treasure; Youre the Detective; The Case of the Missing Jewels; Are You a Quiz Whiz?; Moifaa the Super Horse; My Most Interesting True Experience; Wrestling for Fun; Truly Comic!, Solving the Great Arctic Mystery; The Story Behind the Department of National Defense. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Edd Ashe and others. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. Genghis Khan uses brute force and strategy to conquer vast territory; The Marie Celeste is found adrift with all hands missing, a mystery that was never solved; Attorney Abe Lincoln defends a murder suspect. Star of Stanford: Hank Luisetti; The Mystery of the Marie Celeste; Genghis Khan: Empire Builder; Wolves Can Be Tough; Shotgun Bank Robbers; Abraham Lincoln: Murder by Moonlight; The Truth about Cattle Rustling. 32 pages, Full Color. NOTE: #80-84 are all newsprint editions that were distributed by mail only to subscribers (no newstand distribution). Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Phillips 66 Oilers basketball team, baseball manager Connie Mack, spring training, and boxer Ezzard Charles. Most of issue (plus cover) drawn by Bob Powell. Cover price $0.10.

"Brand of the Killers!"; Horn City: Two-Gun Kid is a patron at the Ace Saloon where he witnesses young Billy Horn is forced into an altercation with a patron whom Billy shoots dead. Article in defense of comics, comparing anti-comics critics to anti-novel critics. "Fine Feathers and Flying Fists!"; Two-Gun Kid hears a boy crying and goes to see if he is okay; He learns that the boy has been run out of town and school, and is intending to run away to become a gunfighter like the Two-Gun Kid. "Ghost Story" text story. "Nuggets of Doom!"; Jake Miller is toiling his gold panning operation when he is confronted by a gang of masked riders who demand that he turn over his gold; When Miller recognizes the voice of the gangs leader, the leader shoots Miller dead; Soon Blaze Carson and a crowd of local gold miners arrive to investigate. "The Saga of the Mad Mayor!"; Two-Gun Kid rides a train to Rail's End, meeting railroad detective Pat McCune and Jeremiah Mooney the mayor of Mooneyville; Ahead of the train are some of Mooney's men who have blocked the rail track, causing the engine to derail, stopping the train. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"Whom the Gods Would Destroy!" Venus brings Samson to Earth to make Beauty Magazine publisher Whitney Hammond jealous."It's All in the Mind!" Della tricks Venus into toning down her beauty. Also includes: "Oh, Doctor!"; "Out of This World"; and "Hey Look!" Script and art by Harvey Kurtzman. Cover price $0.10.

This #4 published 1949. NOTE: There is another #4 with a 1948 publication date. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Max Elkan. "The Cross-Draw Kid Fights El Tigre's Tyrannt," art by Max Elkan; El Tigre and his bandits kidnap prospectors and take them across the border to work on his new silver mine. "Blazing Six-Guns on a Manhunt," art by Max Elkan; How the cold-bloded desperado, Cole Younger was killed by a Minesota posse. Untitled Sheriff Sal story, art by King Ward; Sally blows up a gang of outlaws with a barrel of blasting powder. "The Bisbee Massacre"; The Heath gang's reign of terror and murder in Arizona in 1884 comes to a violent end in an ambush. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Lehti. The Origin of the Wyoming Kid, art by Howard Sherman. Ads for All-American Western #107 and Dale Evans Comics #4, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Joe Giella. The Battle of Liberty Hill starring Rodeo Rick, script by Phil Evans, art by Jimmy Thompson. A short history of young BIlly Smith's work in the rodeo. A short history of the life of Buffalo Jones. Wagon-Wheel War starring Nighthawk, art by Charles Paris. Highlights of the careers of some rodeo cowgirls. From War-Whoop to Wigwag, art by Raymond Perry. The Phantom of Gunsmoke Mesa starring Cowboy Marshal, script by Phil Evans, art by Ed Smalle Jr. Ad for Scribbly #5, art by Sheldon Mayer. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and others. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Protecting a seemingly worthless treasure seems like an easy job for Hopalong Cassidy, but it's neither worthless nor easy. Young Falcon proves Little Star didn't commit the theft that got her exiled from her tribe, but finding the real culprit is trickier. An outlaw framed for murder is blackmailed by the real killer. Hopalong Cassidy: Buried Trouble; Cactus Brain; Young Falcon: Little Star's Secret; Monte Hale: The Men Who Died Twice; Hammer Head; Red Roan: Outlaw Valley; Gabby Hayes: The Cliff Bandits; Vita Min; Tom Mix: Blackmail. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 11, Issue 9 - April, 1949. 6.75" x 9.75", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.