Comic books June 1949

Summer 1950. The Black Bat in "The Murder Genius" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "The Body in the Bar" by D.L. Champion; "The Wreath on her Coffin" by Johanas L. Bouma; "The Cop and the Star" by Barry Perowne; "Pass the Dice--to Death" by Jack D'Arcy; and "Thubway Tham, Eye Witness" by Johnston McCulley. One-page ad for Popular Library paperbacks includes a listing and small cover reproduction for "Duke" by Hal Ellson (i.e. Harlan Ellison), noting, "This novel pulls no punches about teenage hoodlums. It's almost unbelievable--yet true!" Pulp magazine format; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Edited by Bob Wood. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by William Overgard, Claude Moore, Fred Guardineer, Sam Cooper, and Jack Keller. Black Diamond (art by William Overgard), "Bowie" Ben Marsh and "Crazy" Jake Dudley (art by Fred Gardineer, Brothers in Banditry (art by Cooper), and Sheriff Dustry Cullenbine (art by Jack Keller). Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. Black Diamond battles a gang of murderous desperadoes who defy the government and the life savings of every law-abiding citizen in the west. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

British Edition. June, 1949 - Volume 6, Issue #12. A Magazine of Gripping, Smashing Detective Stories. Stories Include: "No Pocket in a Shroud" by Richard Denning, "Trouble on Circut 13" by Robert J. McCaig, "Legitimately Dead" by G. T. Fleming-Roberts, "Ear-Witness" by Maurice Beam, and "Somebody for the Wolves" by Robinson MacLean. 6 1/2" X 9 1/2". 68 pages. B&W.

Final issue of the series. Edited by Ned Pines. Cover by Alex Schomburg. "The Haunt of Kowanchoo!" (art by Mort Meskin), "The Cheat of Chinatown" (art by George Tuska?), and "Clash By Night!" (art by Ruben Moreira). Two one-page strips by Moreira. Three-page illustrated Black Terror text story, "Professor's Secret" (story by Charles Strong). Action-packed tales featuring such characters as Ned Dart, Angel-Face Dalton, and the Black Terror, a super strong super-hero. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Reed Crandall. Featuring: 11 page Blackhawk story "Blackhawk Against Blackhawk" drawn by Reed Crandall; 8 page Chop Chop story "Charley Chop and the Green Dragon" drawn by Bill Ward; 1 page Burp the Twerp story "Volcanic Weekend" by Jack Cole; 2 page text story "Beacon Trap"; 10 page Blackhawk story "Polito, Master Schemer" drawn by Bill Ward. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Final issue of the series (continues with Rex Hart # 6-on). Blaze Carson stars in "Murder By the Wrong Man!" and "The menace in the Past!" Tex Taylor stars in "The Great Impersonation!" Two-page text story based on the cover art, Blaze Carson in "Trapped in the Killer's Den!" Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Bob Lubbers, Charles Sultan, Edmond Good and Leonard Starr. Tales of the Old West from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Blazing West was an anthology title that featured the adventures of Texas Tim, a Texas Ranger; Buffalo Belle, a redheaded sheriffs deputy with quick wits and a fast gun; Injun Jones, a white man who worked with the Apache tribe; Bantam Buckaroo, a young boy who could outshoot any man; and the Tenderfoot, a Clark Kent-looking tough guy who lulled foes with his mild-mannered appearance. Little Lobo battles bank robbers who flood a town to get their booty; Outlaw Moose Madden wears a dress to get the drop on Buffalo Belle; The mild-appearing Tenderfoot goes after the Larson Twins, then taunts them with his own image. Buffalo Belle; Injun Jones; Little Lobo; Texas Tim, Ranger; Phantom of the Range; The Posse That Didn't Ride; Tenderfoot. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 24 pages, B&W

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 24 pages, B&W

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Jack Callahan and Jack Hearne. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #99. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. Students at a rival school kidnap Dick Cole's brother so they have the advantage in a basketball game. Grover decides to automate the entire house to save work for Bonnie, but of course that doesn't go like it should. Blue Bolt takes an underwater photography assignment and winds up far too close to a shark. Dick Cole; Mom Says, "Don't Fight"; Grover and Bonnie: The House of Magic; Blue Bolt the American. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Comic strip reprints. Edgar Martin art on all "Boots..." comic stories. In order of appearance: "Boots and Her Buddies, 'Hijack a Husband!'"; "Boots and Her Buddies, 'A Cold Reception!'"; "Boots and Her Buddies, 'Marriage Proposal!'"; "Boots and Her Buddies, 'The New Look!'"; "Boots and Her Buddies, 'Wedding Bells!'"; and "Phineas the Parrot" art by Art Helfant. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Two adventurous boys discover a strange secret under an abandoned house: a hermit's one-man silver-mining operation. Famous Eccentrics features Blackbeard and famed royal mistress Lola Montez. A condemned criminal writes a story for a magazine, advising young people to avoid his mistakes. Also featuring a vintage ad for "the Raised Eagle Club," offering reproductions of military service ribbons. Crimebuster; Thug-Uglies; Daredevil Calls the Fiddler's Tune. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Houdini From Brooklyn, pencils by Curt Swan; Brooklyn thinks he's become a real magician. Jerry The Jitterbug humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Strange Case of Last Mile Hogan, inks by Steve Brodie; Nervous Finnley wants revenge on Bill Hogan, so he frames his son for murder. Daffy and Doodle humor page by Lit-Win. Public Enemies and G-Men of the Plant World article. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The adventures of Dale Messick's fearless comic strip hero, redheaded reporter Brenda Starr. Brenda's find at a Chinese antique shop is, of course, the idol being used to smuggle a fortune into the country by a killer. Brenda and a hotshot pilot struggle to survive in the Arctic after a crash landing. Brenda narrates the more-or-less true story of how reporter Henry Stanley found missing explorer Livingstone in the wilds of Africa. Fun size-changing cover by an unknown artist.Shopping for Trouble; Get Your News While It's Hot!; Better Man for It; How Stanley Found Livingstone; Photo Finish!; Murder in Style. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kamen. Ray Bailey, former assistant to legendary cartoonist Milton Caniff, creates his own aviator strip, with freelance pilot Bruce meeting bad guys and beautiful women in equal measure to Caniff's Terry and the Pirates. Bruce seeks a hidden diamond mine and is captured by the tribal warriors of the beautiful Goddess. The story of Orville and Wilbur Wright and the first successful motorized flight. Ricardo falls for beautiful movie star Rita Lane when a film crew comes to South America for a movie shoot. Featuring plentiful good girl art. Jungle Madness; Murder Set to Music; Daredevil of the Skies; Conquerors of the Clouds...the Wright Brothers; Flying Fancies. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Vic Herman, Orestes Calpini and Ernie Schroeder. A kids' anthology in the tradition of Calling All Girls from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories, games and quizzes as well as comics. Marco Polar Bear and Bobby try to catch an elusive fly; Twinkle teaches a pixie a lesson about borrowing things without asking; Pop's new invention sends messages, but also undoes the laundry. Color Puzzle; Twinkle, The Star That Came Down From Heaven; Marco Polar Bear; Paddy Penguin; Pop and Junior; Riddles; The Magic Box; Bobo; What's Wrong? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Numbering continues from Dagar Desert Hawk (1948) #23. In order of appearance: "Blackbeard the Pirate"; "Captain Kidd"; and "The Beautiful Buccaneer". "Slaves of the Sahara" text story reprinted in Famous Crimes (1948) #17. Indicia states "CAPTAIN KIDD (formerly Dagar)". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck (partial photo). Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Al Liederman and unknown. When Billy Batson finds a large diamond in the street, Captain Marvel gets the task of trying to find its owner in "The Ownerless Diamond" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Captain Marvel also stars in: "The World Without Water" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck (Sivana appearance) and "Captain Marvel Is Wiped Out" with story by Otto Binder and pencils by C.C. Beck (along with a cameo by C.C. Beck). Plus: Captain Kid in "The Manager" with art by Al Liederman. And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Villain of Time" by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Otto Binder, Howard Boughner and Bill Woolfolk. Art by Bud Thompson and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. New foe Dr. Satano can't defeat Captain Marvel Jr., so he makes him so radioactive that he has to leave Earth for humanity's sake. CM Jr. investigates when the people of the city are suddenly overcome with the urge to head south en masse. Captain Marvel Jr. discovers an island of men who have renounced civilization and prefer to live as stone-age primitives. Exiled From Earth; The New Night Watchman; The Migration Madness; Kanvasback: Izzac Walton Junior; The Civilization Haters. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C. C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Stories and art by C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza and Al Liederman. The Captain Marvel Story Book featured an innovative combination of text and comics art, featuring great full-page illustrations by Shazam co-creator C.C. Beck. Billy Batson goes on assignment to Egypt, where Captain Marvel tries to uncover the secret of the Gargoyle Men. The desert trail leads to the beautiful but deadly Queen Ashtira, in an issue-length story, The Gargoyle Men. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue #4 - Summer 1949. Cartoon Comedy is a male-oriented magazine with cartoons, puzzles and jokes. Includes contributions from Bill Wenzel. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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

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Add to cart VG 4.0 $14.00 View scans Chew to bottom of cover.

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The Moonstone, 2nd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 60, no price or date).

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $6.40 View scan 1" Cumulative spine split. Staple rust with migration.	Add to cart Good $5.40	Add to cart GD 2.0 $5.40 1 1/2" spine split from top of comic.	Add to cart GD- 1.8 $4.30 View scan 2 1/4" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.
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Black Beauty, 1st Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 62, 6/49). Cover price $0.10.

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Black Beauty, 3rd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 85). Cover price $0.15.

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Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $6.70

Add to cart GD 2.0 $5.60

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $2.90 1 1/4" Cumulative spine split.

Black Beauty, 4th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 158). Cover price $0.15.

Volume 8, Issue 5 - June, 1949. 7" x 10", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 172 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Tony DiPreta, C.H. Moore, Fred Guardineer, Joseph Gagliardi, 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 auto theft squad locks horns with the toughest hot-car ring in history. Gambler Manny Owens pressures Bo Keller to take a dive, but when the boxer gets a permanent KO, a boxing cop sets out to tag the killer. A hidden auto serial number holds the key to revealing a sheriff's killer. First page features an endorsement from Mary Sullivan, NYPD Women's Bureau Chief, approving of "this magazine as a good moral influence on our youth." 'Cellar-Dancer' Kiefer; On the Level; Manny Owens Vs. Johnny Fletcher; This'll Kill Ya!; The End of the Danton Mob!; Science Vs. the Criminal; Our Police Hall of Fame; Laugh These Off!; The Clue of the Secret Number! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Charles Raab, George Roussos, Jules Steiner, Jack Keller, Art Helfant, Max Elkan and Leonard Starr. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. The Secret Service tracks a smuggling gang in 1885 Boston, but the smugglers are always one step ahead. A Chinese farmer becomes a bandit king to provide for his son's education, but fate has a nasty trick in store. Spinster sisters Tabby and Birdie Rosebud, "the 70-year-old teenagers," take a scheming car salesman on the test-drive of his life. The Boston "Ice" Party; The Rembrandt of the Tracks; The Lesson; The Typewriter; Whistle Stop; The Rosebud Sisters; Drama Dept.; Alfie and Ralphie; The Book of Life. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, 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. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of Clarence Reese, who wants to be like the famous gangsters he idolizes. Police investigate a shooting at a circus full of suspects, in a whodunit featuring the line "Who'd have believed that Waldo, the mind-reading midget, would turn out to be a blackmailer?" Killer Wilbur Stiles is undone by his well-known addiction to watching college basketball. Cover and first page feature a photo endorsement from police Captain Felix Lynch, approving of "this magazine as a good reading for red-blooded American youngsters." This endorsement was later cited (negatively) in the text of the classic anti-comics tome Seduction of the Innocent. Clarence Reese the Hero-Worshipper; Wilbur Stiles; Laff It Off; This'll Kill Ya!; On The Level; The Case of the Kidnapper's Pigeon; Who Dunnit. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian Edition. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, 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. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of Clarence Reese, who wants to be like the famous gangsters he idolizes. Police investigate a shooting at a circus full of suspects, in a whodunit featuring the line "Who'd have believed that Waldo, the mind-reading midget, would turn out to be a blackmailer?" Killer Wilbur Stiles is undone by his well-known addiction to watching college basketball. Cover and first page feature a photo endorsement from police Captain Felix Lynch, approving of "this magazine as a good reading for red-blooded American youngsters." This endorsement was later cited (negatively) in the text of the classic anti-comics tome Seduction of the Innocent. Clarence Reese the Hero-Worshipper; Wilbur Stiles; Laff It Off; This'll Kill Ya!; On The Level; The Case of the Kidnapper's Pigeon; Who Dunnit. 48 pages, Full Color. 10¢ cover price. Cover price $0.10.

"The Human Bomb," "Blades of Doom!" (art by Sy Grudko), "The Man Who Talked Too Much," "The Ghoulish Gambler" (art by Frank Giacoia), and a two page story, "The Death Signal," by Alan Ross. Astute collectors seek pre-code comics featuring transvestism, hypodermic needles, "injury to eye" panels, and other oddball story devices. This issue features transvestism in "The Human Bomb," featuring three panels in which the villain dresses like a woman to evade capture. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 5, Issue 12 - Summer, 1949. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.