Comic books December 1948

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

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Bernie Krigstein, Mort Leav, Maurice Del Bourgo, and Bill Woolfolk. 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. A playwright discovers the horrible truth about a condemned killer's final message. An escaped convict tries to elude police, in an early story with inks by future EC art legend Bernie Krigstein. Private eye Skip Tracer investigates a star pianist who has a deadly hidden nature. The Musical Demon; Double For Destiny; What Happened to the Cyclops?; Wanted: Roy Stewart; The End of Gerard Chappel; Secret of the Seas. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $45.00 View scan 1" missing piece along spine. Centerfold detached at one staple. Pen marking.

No number, dated December 1948. Bud Steele in "The Cross-Draw Kid vs. the Skull" and "Outlaw Mesa." Sam Brown in "The Barbarous Bully." Duke Buckland in "Backfire." King Fisher in "Texas Terrorist." Sheriff Sal in an untitled story. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Howard Sherman. The Murder Mustang starring Wyoming Kid, art by Howard Sherman. A summary of Bob Feller's baseball career coupled with a Wheaties ad. The Man Who Won Five States, art by Jimmy Thompson. Owlhooter's Heaven starring Rodeo Rick, art by John Lehti. Irwin Foster Sportswear clothing ad with the Superman emblem and figures of Superman. A brief history of stagecoaches. Ingersoll Mickey Mouse Watches ad. The Hat That Hunted Death, art by Ed Smalle Jr. Ad for U. S. Royal bicycle tires, art by Al Plastino. Highlights in the life of Jeff Ake. Little-known facts about baseball and an offer for a photo of Bobby Feller. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Maurice Del Bourgo and Leonard Starr. Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. Apaches allow prospectors to claim a legendary valley of gold, as long as they mind the boundaries - but of course, greed gets the better of them. When their mine peters out, the Clanton family turns to Arizona and outlaw raids. A quick-shooting sheriff and a gun-shy tenderfoot form an unlikely friendship. The Treasure of Never-Never Land; Me and My Boys; The Kids Farewell; Wishbone Harry; A Ride for Life; The Vultures Brand; How to Hang Before Forty. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by John Forte and others. Gun-blazing Western adventure from Fox Feature Syndicate. Buckshot Bill Brand is so devious and murderous even his own friends aren't safe; A false accusation turns upstanding gold prospector Dick Barter to a life of crime; Tumbleweed Kid steps in when rustlers take over the town of Powder Gap. Buckshot Bill: Sign of the Double Cross; Rattlesnake Dick - Pirate of the Placers; Blood On His Hands!; Tumbleweed Kid: Mark of the Maverick. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

In order of appearance: "The Incredible Life of Johnny Devine, The Shanghai Chicken" art by Jack Kamen; "The Hilton Boys, Bullets in the Back!" art by Al Davoren; "Chisolm Trail"; "The Farmer Takes a Life, The Grim Reaper!"; and "Western Facts". "The Ranger's Best Shot" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Wild Bill Pecos in "The Pony Express" (art by Mort Leav), plus "The Iron Horse," "Riders of Justice" (art by Mort Lawrence), and "Sutter's Gold." Cover by Mort Leav. Stories by Mort Leav, Maurice Del Bourgo, and Mort Lawrence. True tales from the Old West, starring such real-life characters as Wild Bill Pecos, Nuggets Nugent, Black Bill Desmond, Dennis O'Brien, Tony Payette, and John Augustus Sutter. Ad for Wanted Comics. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, Al Zere, Louis Cazeneuve, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Sivana tricks Captain Marvel must into creating a machine that can destroy Captain Marvel. Ibis battles an evil mage who can call forth beings from an enchanted tapestry to do his murderous bidding. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Sharpen Your Wits." Captain Marvel: The World's Mightiest Machine; Doc Sorebones; Wilbur the Waiter; The Culture Corner; Little Miss Money Bags; Nautical Nancy; Bell Bottom Bill; Golden Arrow: The Vanishing Payrolls!; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Freshman Freddy: In the Dog House; The Whiz Quiz; Ibis the Invincible: The Tapestry of Terror; Lance O'Casey: The Peril of the Pearls! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Fagaly. "The Key to the Pole Vault"; Wilbur tries pole vaulting for the school. "The Clean-Up"; Wilbur tries selling an electric washer to a farm woman. "The World Beater"; Wilbur accidentally breaks Dripwaite's globe and has to get a replacement. 2 Wilbur Puzzle Pages. "A Lemon's Aid"; Wilbur helps his dad with the new refrigerator. "Three's a Crowd"; Wilbur and Slats try to spend time with Laurie at the carnival. "The Knit-Wit"; Linda is knitting socks for Wilbur. "Suit Yourself" text story; Wilbur has to drop his father's tuxedo off at the cleaners and help Red with a clothing drive. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Randy takes Katy and Sis ice skating. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne and William R. Shelton. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Ruben Moreira, Frank Fermonetti, George Evans, John Celardo and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Murderous thugs will do anything to stop reporter Jane Martin from meeting a germ-warfare scientist; King of the Congo seeks ivory hunters and a lost safari; Mr. Pupin kidnaps a man's children to force him to steal a jet, but Captain Wings is on the case. Captain Wings; Jane Martin; King of the Congo; Air Heroes of World War II; Phantom Falcon; Suicide Smith; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Untitled story; Zegra battles Tugga, a female wrestler who has come to the jungle. "A Destiny Pearl!", script by John Lanier (as Jed Lewis); A girl and her uncle battle over a pearl bed, while Zegra tries to keep them out of trouble. "Modern Harbor Pirates" article. "Jungle Oddities," script and art by Taylor Orr; Facts about African tribes and animals. "Tropical Topics"; Facts about African animals. "The Jilted Canary," script and art by Henkel; Mike Mallory is a detective on the radio who gets a murderer to confess to the killing of a singer while on the air. Indicia states "Zegra". 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.