Comic books December 1919

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Issue #18 - second half of Dec. 1919. NOTE: German language text. Der Orchideengarten or The Orchids Garden is considered the first magazine of the macabre and fantastic. Weird Tales, its nearest competitor, was first published in 1923, four years later. Subtitled Phantastische Blatter, loosely translated to Fantastic Pages. Edited by World War I correspondent Karl Hans Strobl and Alfons von Czibulka. Overall, the magazine published a selection of new and reprinted supernatural and horror stories from both domestic and foreign authors (Dickens, Pushkin, Maupassant, Poe, Valtaire, Wells, Hugo). The Orchids Garden is more well known as being one of the most beautiful fantasy magazines ever published. Artists included Heinrich Kley, Alred Kubin, Karl Ritter, Gustave Dore, Tony Johannot, Otto Linnekogel, Rolf von Hoerschelmann and many others. Contents this issue include: "Die Golden Garten" by Karl Hans Strobl, illustrated by Sascha Kronburg, "Tanz Aug Montmartre" by Walter Rheiner, full page illustration by Wilhelm Kaulbach, "Geburtscucher" by L.W. Rochowanski, illustrated by Wilhelm Heise, "Duke of Portland" by Villiers de L'Iele-Adam, illustrated by Alf von Czibulka, "Lied" by Alfons Kolzow, "Das Treibhaus" by H.W. Cover by Hilda Supan. Extremely scarce. 8 3/4-in. x 12-in., 24 pages on rough book paper, black and white.

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December 19, 1919. A Winning Tip; or, Beating The Tricky Brokers. 11" x 8", 32 pages. Cover price $0.06.

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Volume 7, Issue 20 - December 1, 1919. In this issue: "Stained Glass" by Ida J. Burgess. Includes Mentor Gravures of: Rose Window, Cathedral Of Fheims, France - East Window, Glouchester Cathedral, England - Choir Window, Church Of Santa Maria Del Popolo, Rome - Moses And The Law, Flemish Glass - St. Roch, With Donor And Angel, Glass Of The Rhineland - Floral Window B John La Farge. Each gravure also has educational text on the back. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 12 pages on white paper plus card-stock gravures. Cover price $0.20.

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Volume 7, Issue 21 (Serial Number 193) - December 15, 1918. Deparatment of Literature. In this issue: "Balzac" by Vance Thompson. Includes Gravures that feature; "Portrait of Balzac", "Honore De Balzac", "House of Eugenie Grandet", "Statue of Balzac", "Hotel of the Moor", and "The Old Inn, Issoudun". Also includes 6 index cards, each one features a black and white photo on the front, and a short biography on the back. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 12 pages on white paper plus card-stock gravures. Cover price $0.20.

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September 1918. Cover by Ronald Lee Anderson. Women's magazine with emphasis on needlework and homecrafts. 10.25" x 14". 52 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.15.

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Women's magazine with stories, humor, and recipes. 10.25" x 13.5", 44 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.