Comic books July 1948

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Al Liederman and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Mr. Tawny's Problem" with story by Otto Binder and pencils by C.C. Beck; "Captain Marvel Unites a Split Personality" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza; "The Rumor That Wouldn't Stop" by Bill Woolfolk and C.C. Beck; and "The Men of Destiny" with story by Bill Woolfolk. Plus: Captain Kid in "Three Shots for a Dime" with art by Al Liederman. And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "The Great Rhean War" by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Otto Binder and Art Helfant. Art by Art Helfant and others. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. After betraying his partner and in fear of his life, a criminal tries to get Captain Marvel Jr. to arrest him. Sivana Jr.'s latest invention allows him to steal whole trains from their tracks. In a fairy tale-like story, the spirit of Winter feels snubbed, so she abducts the other seasons in an attempt to take over the world. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado, by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. The Crook Who Couldn't Be Caught; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; The Mystery of the Missing Trains; The Witch of Winter; Kanvasback: A Hunting We Will Go; The Great Man Returns; Fuzzy the Bear; Recipe for Madness. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. After their encounter with Midnight in the previous issue, Xog and his weird-looking aliens from Saturn launch an attack on Earth. Johnny Blair tries to figure out who set fire to his glider before the big meet. Attempting to build a TV tower on the highest mountain in Tibet, Midnight and Icky instead find trouble . Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Xog on Earth; Famous Planes; Your Invention Page!; Wilbur The Waiter; Red Skye: Yukon Peril; Sergeant Twilight and His Sky Typewriter; Johnny Blair in the Air; Peak of Peril. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Quarterly collection of work by featured cartoonists, focused on interaction between men and women. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Jack Kirby (credited as Simon and Kirby). Art by Bill Draut and Carmine Infantino. Comic-book adventures of the legendary Asian-American detective, notable for their Jack Kirby covers. This series was designed to tie in with the Charlie Chan radio series then airing on the Mutual network. Chan is called in when a wealthy widow is murdered in a hit-and-run. A petty crook decides to shoot for the stars and become a Monte Carlo gambler. Modern-day train robbers use gas masks that make them look like the 1940s Sandman. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Charlie Chan radio series and its sponsors, medicinal gums Feenamint and Chooz. The Hit and Run Murder Case; Charlie Chan; The Land of the Leopard Men; The Weasel of Wall Street; He Talked Too Much; The Train Robber's Last Trip. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue #9 - July 13, 1948. Weekly movie magazine in French. Rita Hayworth cover. 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., 12 pages, B&W. Formed by the merger of Cinevie and Cinevougue magazines in 1948, absorbed into Cinemonde in 1949.

Issue 13 - Australian Edition. Circa early to mid 1950's. Reprints "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" in abridged form with new cover art. 10" x 7 1/2" horizontal format, color covers with b&w interior, 24 pages-all newsprint.

Canadian Edition HRN47. July 15, 1948. The Last of the Mohicans, Line Drawing Cover. (W) James Fenimore (A) Ray Ramsey Cover price $0.15.

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Alice in Wonderland, 1st Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 14, 7/48). Cover price $0.10.

Alice in Wonderland, 3rd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. Edition 3A has a soft cover with a 15 cent cover price. (HRN 85). Cover price $0.15.

Alice in Wonderland, 1st Printing. Canadian Edition (HRN 52). Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Harry Lampert and Alexander Toth. Anti-Electric starring Wonder Woman, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Steve and Diana are riding a train that is suddenly halted by power failure, and soon discover that a fantastic criminal is blackmailing the city with a device that can cancel electric power. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher). The Island of Little People starring Johnny Peril, script and art by Howard Purcell. The April Fool's Day Crimes starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, art by Alexander Toth. Tex Rogers starring Cotton-Top Katie, script and art by Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle). The Trees of Terror, art by Everett E. Hibbard; The Flash has one of his strangest adventures ever when he encounters a scientist who has the weird capability of transforming the energy of human beings into plant energy. 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 4 Issue 2 - July 1948. True crime magazine. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 4, Issue 5 - July, 1948. Magic Periodical put out by Walter B. Gibson with help from Harry Houdini's brother, Hardeen that showcases the talent of magicians as well as teaching tricks to readers. 8.5" x 11", 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Contains three Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in seventeen consecutive issues of Coo Coo Comics (1942) (#34-50). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse in The Timid Giant!"; "Dodger the Squirrel From Brooklyn" art by Ken Hulgren; "Tuffy" art by Jack Bradbury; "Colonel Punchy Penguin" story by Hubie Karp, art by Bob Wickersham; "Douglas and Duncan" art by Jack Bradbury; "Adam" by Jim Davis; and "Silly" art by Ed Dunn. Illustrated text stories: "The Wingtown Drummer: Reddy Woodpecker Wanted to Play in the Band, Too!" by Mickey Klar Marks, illustration by Frank Frazetta; "The Ambitious Fox: Fuddles Wanted to Be the Leader of the Pack!" by Betty Cummings, illustration by Frank Frazetta; and "The Lion and the Hyena: A Practical Joker Finally Learns His Lesson!" by Elizabeth Starr, illustration by Frank Frazetta. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Al Hartley and Bob Wickersham. Art by Al Hartley and Bob Wickersham. Teen hijinks featuring Cookie and his pals, created by legendary animator Dan Gordon. Cookie and Angelpuss go horseback riding together, and comic chaos ensues; Cookie babysits a pair of bratty twins; Pickles plans to earn money for the teen club with an impossible quiz for nonexistent prizes, in a story with art by Archies Al Hartley. Cookie; Pickles; Debbie: The Girl Friend; Jitterbuck: Star Salesman; Killer O'Toole; Our Kid Sister; Lorrie; Twinkle. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Tex Blaisdell, Lee Sherman, Bill Fraccio, Bill Allison and Joe Orlando. Numbering continues from Jack in the Box (1946) #16. Western adventure tales from the early days of Charlton Publishing. The Texas Rangers track the Phantom Bandit. A folk tale from the Old West about how Paul Bunyan and his cow Babe dug the St. Lawrence River. Pistol Pete wants to serenade Miss Mazie, and a few bullet holes won't stop him. Plus the "true" stories of Old West legends Jesse James, Annie Oakley and Wild Bill Hickok. Highwheeling; Jesse James; Annie Oakley; Tex Trail; Twain Shall Meet; Paul Bunyan; Pistol Pete; The Action Story of Wild Bill Hickok; Sheriff John Slaughter; A Tale of the Texas Rangers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Triumph (art by Reed Crandall; 15 pages), Inkie, Hack O'Hara, Pen Miller (art by Klaus Nordling), Floogy the Fiji, and Beezy. Crandall cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, C. H. Moore, Fred Guardineer, Tony DiPreta, Chic Stone and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. The story of famed outlaw Clyde Barrow and his lesser-known brother, Marvin. Patriotic-sounding John Paul Chase worked with some of the top names in Depression-era crime: the Karpis-Barker Gang, Baby Face Nelson and even the John Dillinger gang. Bill Dillon progresses from stealing cars to bank jobs to kidnapping. Clyde and Marvin Barrow; On the Level; Bill Dillon; This'll Kill Ya!; John Paul Chase; Dinty the Crime Reporter; Death and Small Change; Wild Will Doolin. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition with Canadian ad on back cover. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, C. H. Moore, Fred Guardineer, Tony DiPreta, Chic Stone and Charles Biro. Includes features Clyde and Marvin Barrow; On the Level; Bill Dillon; This'll Kill Ya!; John Paul Chase; Dinty the Crime Reporter; Death and Small Change; Wild Will Doolin. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of killer-for-hire Happy Malone, in a story with early art by future "Flash Gordon" artist Dan Barry. George Kelly, aka Machine Gun Kelly, kidnaps oil tycoon Charles Urschel for a $200,000 ransom. A story that dares the reader to figure out who murdered the Bodin farm family. They Called Him "Happy" Malone Because He Never Smiled!; On the Level; This'll Kill Ya!; Albert Judson; Machine-Gun Kelly; The Ghastly Clues; What's So Funny?; A True Crime Story Who Dunnit? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover  by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, Mike Roy, John Belfi, Tony DiPreta and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The life and crimes of real-life bank robber Wilbur Underhill, known as "The Tri-State Terror." In 1924, Felix Sloper is dubbed the "Lone Wolf" for his daring bank robberies in California. The story of killer Paul Chretien was singled out by Wertheim in the anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent, because of its glee in portraying the main character's violent ways. Also featuring an article listing 12 rules for the Lev Gleason code, an early attempt to deflect criticism that preceded the Comics Code. Possibly discussed in the text of Seduction of the Innocent, p. 306. A Message; Felix Sloper; On the Level; Wilbur Underhill; Paul Chretien, Father of Murderers; A Lesson in Murder; Benny Mickson; Human Decency; Whodunnit? 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of killer-for-hire Happy Malone, in a story with early art by future "Flash Gordon" artist Dan Barry. George Kelly, aka Machine Gun Kelly, kidnaps oil tycoon Charles Urschel for a $200,000 ransom. A story that dares the reader to figure out who murdered the Bodin farm family. They Called Him "Happy" Malone Because He Never Smiled!; On the Level; This'll Kill Ya!; Albert Judson; Machine-Gun Kelly; The Ghastly Clues; What's So Funny?; A True Crime Story Who Dunnit? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Mike Roy, John Belfi and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Curly gets caught up in a secret society of hooded kids with a subterranean base and a mob mentality right out of Lord of the Flies. Daredevil tries to find out the truth behind a murder in broad daylight, and hears a sad tale from the killer. The origin of Sniffer's super-smelling powers, involving a limburger-cheese factory and the toughest neighborhood in America. Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys; Daredevil; Crimebuster: Fourteen Carat Heels; Sniffer: Who Is Sniffer? 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jim Mooney and Charles Paris. Stories by unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Howard Sherman, Lee Harris and unknown. A clever rebus sign on a local furrier's store gives the Joker yet a new and novel method of committing his crimes! Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Rebus Crimes!" with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Slam Bradley in "The Balloon Bandits!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "Cycle of Crimes!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "The Rise and Fall of a Gangster!" Also: 2-page text piece "Secret Codes Can Be Fun" by Henry Lysing, and Shorty half-pager by Henry Boltinoff. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 39, issue 4 - July, 1948. 6.75" x 9", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Chester Gould and Bill Ely. Dell reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints strips from Dec. 28, 1934 - Feb. 6, 1935. Temporarily deputized as a federal agent, Tracy tracks Boris Arson across the country when the criminal genius plans to rob six safes in six different states, all at the same time. The backup feature by Bill Ely stars tough cop Jim O'Brien, a plainclothes detective nicknamed The Iron Man. Dick Tracy; Dick Tracy Reports to You; The Iron Man. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 57, Issue 3 - July, 1948. 6.75" x 9", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Bill Ward. Silver Dollar starring Doll Man and Silver Dollar, script by Bill Woolfolk. The Huntress, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Alex Kotzky; Diane, abused and dumped by her by her fiance, George Barrows (Martha's newspaper editor), uses her archery skills for revenge; calling herself The Huntress, she kidnaps Martha. Jury Duty starring Torchy, art by Bill Ward. The Doll Man's Biography, script by Bill Woolfolk; Story reveals that both Professor Roberts and Martha know Doll Man's secret identity. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Sid Lazarus and others. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don and Red investigate after a ship is found adrift, with half its crew dead. A friend seeks Don's help after being swindled by a phony fortune teller. Mercedes finds danger while researching a news story, and only Don can get her out of it. Also, fun facts about the Navy. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Shanghaied; The Snortville Sneeze: Beauty on Parade; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Warriors of the Sea: Java Rescue; Bell Bottom Bill; The Return of the Dead; Navy Quiz; The Superstition of the Sea. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 15, Issue 6 - July, 1948. 7" x 10", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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July 1948. Monthly publication sent free to all owners of Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Article and photographs of the 5-Mile National race plus club news from around the nation. 6-in. x 9-in., 22 pages, B&W.

Judy of the Jungle in "Vengeance of U'Bongo"; the Black Terror in "Goodbye to Guns" (pencils by Ralph Mayo, inks by George Roussos); "Roger Dodger"; Rick Howard the Mystery Rider in "Guns for Revenge"; and Johnny Dale Secret Agent in "The Death That Glitters!" Cover price $0.10.

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Contains comic strip reprints and a text story. In order of appearance: "Steve Roper and Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Scorchy Smith" by Rodlow Willard; "Dickie Dare" by Mabel Burwick (as Odin); "Bobby Sox" by Martha B. Links; and "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller. "Storm Paddler" text story by Claude Dunnagan. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.