Comic books July 1948

Cover by Al McWilliams. Stories and art by Ann Brewster, "Red" Holmdale, Tom Hickey and Al McWilliams. Violent pre-Code tales of crime and the law from DS Publishing. "Ma" Wilkins finds her niche in the crime world by cornering the market on fencing stolen goods. The terrifying Belle Gunness becomes one of the first American serial killers, and not even her children are safe. The teen gang known as the Bronx Boys grows up to become a criminal force to be reckoned with, until they cross the Luciano mob, in a story by early female comics artist Ann Brewster. They Killed By Night; The Bronx Boys; Ma Wilkins, Queen of the Fences; The Widow of Death; Monk Maloney, the Terror of No Mans' Land!; Gambler's Showdown; The Accident Club. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Bill Walsh, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Ralph Heimdahl, Harvey Eisenberg, Gil Turner, Don Gunn, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Sylvia Holland, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 8 #10. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey and Goofy search for sunken treasure. In a story by Barks, Donald joins the Coast Guard and tries to catch jewel smugglers. As part of a plot against the Three Little Pigs, the Big Bad Wolf disguises himself as talent scout Dalt Wisney. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Plutos Fledgling; Soups On; Goofys Prize; Mickey Mouse: Sunken Treasure. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Mort Leav, Maurice Del Bourgo, Mort Lawrence and Bob Rogers. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Rejected by a girl in high school, rotund loser Jack Zarto grows up to become a gangster to get back at Society. Private eye Skip Tracer witnesses a kidnapping, and gets mixed up in a $3 million bank heist in Chicago. A trunk purchased at a lost-luggage auction turns out to be filled with marijuana. Big Jack Zarto; The Great Chicago Vault Robbery; Wanted: Vincent Pellicer; Death of a Ragged Stranger!; A Dog's Death!; Mr. Dynamite. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 53, Issue 12 - July 1948. "A Magazine for Boys and Girls." Stories, poems, and activities designed for kids. 7-in. x 10-in., 36 pages, PC,PB&W Cover price $0.15.

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July 1948. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Edmond Hamilton "Twilight of the Gods", Allison V. Harding. Harold Lawlor, Stephen Grendon, Theodore Sturgeon "Abreaction", Malcolm M. Ferguson, Manly Wade Wellman, and E. Everett Evans. Illustrations by Fred Humiston, Vincent Napoli, John Giunta, Lee Brown Coye, and Boris Dolgov. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Very Good $17.00 View scans Paper: Off white Spine stress. Corner Damage. Denting. Edge damage. Soiling. Water damage.

Volume 219, Issue 3 - July, 1948. 5.5" x 7.5", 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 2, Issue 2 - July, 1948. Pin-up and glamour magazine. Cover by Peter Driben. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Bernie Krigstein, Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Al Zere, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel leads the members of the Captain Marvel Club on a mountain-climbing trip, but the mountain happens to be one where criminals are hiding out from Captain Marvel. Helpful Jones invents the automatic rifle a few decades early, but he hasn't quite worked all the bugs out, as Golden Arrow discovers in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Prince Ibis and Taia follow scientist Jeremy when he decides to investigate the sinister whirlpool known as the Maelstrom. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Chomp Food Without Being Rude." And a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Captain Marvel: Menace in the Mountains!; The Culture Corner; Wilbur the Waiter; Golden Arrow: Automatic Trouble; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Doc Sorebones; Ibis the Invincible: The Descent into the Maelstrom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Tootsie by Beck. Shores cover. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne and William R. Shelton. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Charles Sultan, Al Walker, George Evans, John Celardo and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Reporter Jane Martin figures out a famed war correspondent is actually a murderous spy; Greasemonkey Griffin wins a lottery and immediately becomes a target for thieves; The Phantom Falcon investigates a fire at a circus. Good-girl cover with bondage elements by Bob Lubbers. Captain Wings; Jane Martin; Greasemonkey Griffin; Air Heroes of World War II; Phantom Falcon; Suicide Smith; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 4 #1 - July 1948. Men's interest magazine with pin-up and glamour photography, plus episode 7 of "Sweet Gwendoline" by John Willie. Peter Driben cover. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 64 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.25.

"Cattle Kate" panel featured in Fredric Wertham's "Seduction of the Innocent"; see "Cattle Kate..." story page eight, panel three. In order of appearance: "Cattle Kate, The Queen of the Rustlers!" reprinted in Almanac of Crime (1948,1950 Fox Giant) #0; "Jack Zuta, Chicago's Brutal Killer"; "Gang Leaders, Frankie Yale" reprinted in Almanac of Crime (1948,1950 Fox Giant) #0; "Gang Leaders, Bugsy Goldstein"; and "Larry Baccia and His Five Brother Stooges, Swan Song!". "Border Hoax" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Harry G. Peter. "The Secret of the Limestone Caves," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Olive, an Amazon trainee, learns to temper her Amazon strength with loving kindness after viewing Princess Diana in action against the Radium Giants. Wonder Women of History: three-page Lynde Dix bio, art by Paul Reinman. "The Song of the Sirens," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; The jealousy of Steve's old girlfriend turns deadly when she acquires an armlet that gives her an irresistible power over men. "A Human Bomb," art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman helps a female candidate for prison warden transform a women's prison into a model facility using Amazon methods of rehabilitation, all while fighting off the sabotage attempts of her competitor. Wonder Women of History: three-page Nellie Bly bio, art by Paul Reinman. Two-page text story, "Race to the Top of the World" by Charles King. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit" (art by C.C. Beck). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

1948 Canadian Edition. Cover by Harry G. Peter. "The Secret of the Limestone Caves," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Olive, an Amazon trainee, learns to temper her Amazon strength with loving kindness after viewing Princess Diana in action against the Radium Giants. Wonder Women of History: three-page Lynde Dix bio, art by Paul Reinman. "The Song of the Sirens," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; The jealousy of Steve's old girlfriend turns deadly when she acquires an armlet that gives her an irresistible power over men. "A Human Bomb," art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman helps a female candidate for prison warden transform a women's prison into a model facility using Amazon methods of rehabilitation, all while fighting off the sabotage attempts of her competitor. Wonder Women of History: three-page Nellie Bly bio, art by Paul Reinman. Two-page text story, "Race to the Top of the World" by Charles King. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit" (art by C.C. Beck). 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Daddy Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring; Twin babies are accidentally left on Clark Kent's doorstep. The Freedom Press starring Tomahawk, Tom Paine, and Ben Franklin, art by Fred Ray. The Bravest Man In The World starring Boy Commandos, script by George Kashdan, pencils by Curt Swan. The Bow Fails Green Arrow starring Green Arrow, script by George Kashdan, art by George Papp. The Tattooed Crook starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by William F. White. Crime By The Book starring Batman and Penguin, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Ray Burnley. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit by C.C. Beck. 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Dick McCay and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Ozzie gets so good at riding a bicycle on a high wire, he gets a job at the circus. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky track the Gargoyle, a jewel thief who is a master of disguise. The Demon Bandit may be tricky, but he didn't count on the bad driving of Richard Richard, Private Dick. Plus a profusion of vintage comics-format ads, including a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade, and a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Tames A Tornado, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. And "Comix Cards" (like the later Marvel Value Stamps) featuring Nyoka the Jungle Girl. Ozzie: Circus Daze; Bobo; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: The Gargoyle; Muscle Hedd; Phantom Eagle; Penny Graves: The Bronze Raven; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Case of the Used Car; Tom Mix: Challenge To Death. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al McWilliams. Stories and art by Al McWilliams, Bob Plate, Pete Riss, Milt Hammer, Will Hammell, Joe Certa and Art Helfant. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. King Cole smells something rotten when deported criminals are smuggled back into the country in fish barrels. Toni Gayle investigates after an blackmailed actress is killed during a TV broadcast. Detective Larry Broderick tries to prove who killed a gangster, but the main suspect has an airtight alibi. Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Inspector Klooz: Plant Me Now and Dig Me Later!; Time Will Tell; Dr. Drew the Zoo Man: The Case of the Mute Mountain Lions; Larry Broderick Detective: The Case of the Murdered Gangster; Boitram the Boiglar; Heathcliff the Hobo. Final issue under this title; series continues as Criminals on the Run (1948) #1. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby & Joe Simon. Stories by unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Bill Draut, Jerry Robinson, Joe Simon, Mort Meskin and unknown. Featuring: "Disgrace"; "Friend of the Family"; "The Love That Might Have Been.."; "The Inferior Male"; and "Gossip!" Plus: 2-page text story "Bachelor Girl"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.