Comic books August 1949

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Cover by Ray Moore. Edited by Hal Fox. Stories and art by Charles Flanders, Drake Williams, H. H. Knerr, Doc Winner, Chic Young, Joe Musial, Lee Falk, Ray Moore, William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. The Phantom must complete a series of deadly tasks to save his beloved Diana from marriage to a pampered prince; Jungle Jim faces the gaze of a hypnotic lama. The Phantom; Jungle Jim; Katzenjammer Kids; Fighting Americans; Blondie; Rip Kirby; Teddy and Sitting Bull; Doc Winner's Daffy Doodles. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Bat by Night," "Condemned to Live," "Spirit of Frankenstein," the Ghosts of History featuring "The Case of the Malignant Mummy" (featuring the Titanic!), "Journey into the Unknown," and "The Devil's Disciple." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Edvard Moritz. Stories by Robert Brice, Jon Blummer, Paul Gattuso, Charlie Sultan, John Celardo, Lynneal H. Diamond, Bob Lubbers, and R. S. Pious. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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The Justice Society of America star in "The Strange Lives of Edmund Blake!" Script by John Broome, pencils by Arthur Peddy (splash page and chapters 1 and 3) and Irwin Hasen (chapter 2), inks by Bernard Sachs (splash and chapters 1 and 3) and Bob Oksner (chapter 2). Back-up Johnny Peril's Surprise Story, "The Littlest Planet!" Two-page article, "Frontier Surgeon," about Ephraim McDowell, by William Irwin. Peddy/Sachs cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 23, Issue 8 - August, 1949. Science fiction stories by Rog Phillips, Robert Fleming Fitzpatrick, Lee Prescott, John and Dorothy deCourcy, and Alexander Blade. Illustrations by Robert Keys, Arnold Kohn, and Bill Terry. Cover by Arnold Kohn. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 148 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Bill Vigoda? Stories by Ray Gill and unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda and Ray Gill. Featuring Archie in: "The Builder"; "The Talent Scout"; "Giving Is Living" (introductions of Blinky and Charlie); "The Cold Shoulder"; "A Peck of Trouble"; and "Hard To Swallow"! Plus: 2-page text piece "Hollywood Tattle Tales"! Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Queen of Zamba!" 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 164 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Abridged version of "Death Has Four Hands" by Hilda Lawrence. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Reed Crandall. Skagg's Raiders, pencils by Wally Wood; Andre falls victim to a rescue ruse and is kidnapped by the Bandit Skaggs deep in the jungle and forced to teach him how to fly the Blackhawk's plane. Chop Chop's Double Trouble, art by Bill Ward. Only Skin Deep text story. Kauno, Atoll of Mystery starring Blackhawk and Morbius, art by Reed Crandall. The Ghost Host one-page story starring Wun Cloo, script and art by Jack Cole. 36 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", 28 pages, B&W

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Cover by Joe Certa. Stories and art by Milt Hammer and Jack Hearne. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #100. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. An injured Dick Cole struggles to convince his teammates he can win a baseball game. Millionaire adventurer Rick Richards battles a giant clam to save a boy, but still has to get past the crooks waiting on the surface. Sergeant Spook and the ghost of Daniel Boone help Jerry battle thieving poachers, in the Sergeant's final adventure in this series. Dick Cole; Toby's Mule; Rick Richards; Draw Funny Faces; Sergeant Spook. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, Al Borth, 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. A boxer who is losing his eyesight struggles to hold on long enough to finish one last fight. A pilot makes a daring flight for medical help through a dangerous storm. Crimebuster; Kamp Sappies; Little Wise Guys: Scarecrow Meets Harriet. 48 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 train a new puppy; Pop and Junior try to help Mom throw a tea party, but only create chaos; Paddy Penguin captures a strange dog that doesn't know how to talk. Twinkle, The Star That Came Down From Heaven; Marco Polar Bear; Paddy Penguin; Pop and Junior; Riddles; Pug and Curly; Dribble; Funny Freddy; What's Wrong? Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Al Liederman and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Airtown, U.S.A." with art by C.C. Beck; "Captain Marvel Stars in Television" with art by C.C. Beck (first appearance of TV star Milton Earle); "Captain Marvel's Absent-Mindedness" with art by C.C. Beck; and "The Rain of Terror" with pencils by C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Kid in "The Good Skate" with art by Al Liederman. And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Wandering World" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Western Stories, 1st Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 62, 8/49). Cover price $0.10.

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Western Stories, 2nd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 89). Cover price $0.15.

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Western Stories, 3rd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 121). Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska, 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 Link Gage, whose attempt to take over his hometown rackets leads to a shootout on a parade float. Holdup men foolishly leave maps to their planned crimes where police can find them. A story that dares the reader to figure out who killed a concert violinist in the middle of a symphony performance. Cover and first page feature endorsements from police Captain Felix Lynch and Mary Sullivan, NYPD Women's Bureau Chief, approving of "this magazine as a good reading for red-blooded American youngsters." Also featuring a vintage ad for "Amazing Lifelike Rubber Masks." Link Gage; This'll Kill Ya; The Taxi Killers; On The Level; Our Police Hall of Fame; Al Hodges and John "Shorty" Gross; Who Dunnit. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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In order of appearance: "Movie-Struck Maniac!" reprinted in Crime Must Pay The Penalty (1948) #42 and in Justice Traps The Guilty (1951) UK #34; "Trail of the Airborne Ransom"; "Sinister Heritage" art by Bill Walton; and "Rex Lewis, Escape Artist". "A Cutting Clue, A True Crime Story" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian Reprint. "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. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 43, Issue 1 - August, 1949. 6.75" x 9", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 55, Issue 4 - August, 1949. 6.75" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 6, Issue 1 - August, 1949. Painted cover by Peter Driben. Vintage men's interest magazine full of adult humor comics and tasteful pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11.5", 64 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

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Clark Ashton Smith is profiled in the "Masters of Fantasy" column.

Volume 10, Issue 6 - August, 1949. Cover by Lawrence. "The Valley of Silent Men" by E. Charles Vivian and "The Counter Charm" by Margaret St. Clair. Interior illustrations by Lawrence and Hannes Bok. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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

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Volume 11, Issue 8 - August, 1949. Cover by Arnold Kohn. Stories by Alexander Blade "The Man Who Laughed at Time", Rog Phillips, Robert Moore Williams, Guy Archette, Lester Barclay, E. K. Jarvis, and Warren Kastel. Illustrations by Robert Keyes, Richard E. Loehle, Rod Ruth, Julian S. Krupa, and Edmond Swiatek. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 146 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Alex Schomburg cover. 36 pages Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Peter Driben. Diary of a French Maid centerfold by John Willie. Pin-ups and glamour photos paired with humorous text stories and situations. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 58 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 56 #4 (Whole Number 225) - Aug. 1949. Flying model airplanes. 8" x 11", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK in VOODOO HOODOO, No. 238." Cover art by Carl Barks. Voodoo Hoodoo, script and art by Carl Barks; A zombie gives Donald a poisoned doll that was intended for Uncle Scrooge, who looked like Donald when the doll was given to the Zombie some seventy years before; Donald--followed by the nephews and "Bombie the Zombie"--goes to Africa to persuade the witch doctor Foola Zoola to give him the antidote for the poison, which is supposed to shrink its victims to the size of a rat. 3 one-page Barks strips. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Walter Lantz ANDY PANDA, No. 240." Cover art by Dan Gormley. Deep-Sea Trouble, pencils by Dick Hall, inks by Anahid Dinkjian; Andy inherits a boat from his uncle; He and Charlie decide to go into the deep-sea fishing business; They hire an old salt named Captain Davy to help them run the boat; Three crooks hire the boat, then when it's out to sea, hijack it to go to their South Seas island hideout. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "PORKY PIG, MIGHTY HUNTER, No. 241." Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. Porky Pig, Mighty Hunter, pencils by Roger Armstrong, inks by Kaem Wong; Porky tells Cicero a story of their Pilgrim ancestors, who go hunting for turkeys and have to escape from an Indian. Circus Performer, art by Gil Turner; Elmer and Porky decide to put on a circus; After selling tickets they find that each thought the other was going to do the stunts; The pair hurry through a practice performance to try to get ready for the show. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Rube Grossman. Untitled Nutsy Squirrel story, art by Rube Grossman; Nutsy decides to become a painter (of mustaches...on other people's paintings). Wheaties ad featuring Bob Lemon. Untitled Ozzie Owl story, art by Rube Grossman; Once all the sheep run away, no one can get any sleep anymore, so it's up to Ozzie to figure out a way to get them to come back! Untitled Bernard the Brave, art by Otto Feuer; Bernard has to rescue a rabbit who is trapped on the railroad tracks. Untitled story, art by Howie Post; A conman (squirrel? chipmunk?) tries to trick Plato out of his money, but Plato's too dumb for him. Untitled Roly and Poly story, art by Rube Grossman; Mugsy swipes the boys' fishing rods so they concoct an elaborate scheme involving a fake fish to get back at him. "Why the Wolf Howls" Patrick Parrot's Unnatural History text story. Untitled Nutsy Squirrel story, art by Rube Grossman; Nutsy reinterprets the rules of baseball, much to the chagrin of his teammates. Superman on Safety First! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Jimmy Wakely ad. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Otto Feuer. Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer. Blabber Mouse story, art by Rube Grossman. J. Rufus Lion story, art by Howie Post. Bernard the Brave story, art by Otto Feuer. Nip and Chip story, art by Otto Feuer. Safety First public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Jack Binder and Dick Kraus. The legendary Gabby Hayes, the most famous of all Western movie sidekicks, takes the starring role for adventure and misadventure. An arsonist is targeting buildings in the town of Rawhide, and he frames Gabby for his crimes. Gabby's clothes are stolen by wily coyote Lop Ear, and Gabby gives chase, wearing only his red union suit with the flap in the back. Gabby realizes that the pickpocket plaguing the town is actually the trained kangaroo of a traveling snake-oil salesman. Favorite line this issue: "Dadburn the thieving four-legged varmint! It's hoomiliating!" Tumbleweed Jr.; Wilbur the Waiter; The Frigid Firebug!; The Ornery Coyote; Young Falcon: Vindication!; Buck Desmond: Hide-Out Cabin; The Kangaroo Crook!!; Pilot Pete; Bell Bottom Bill. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Comic book featuring the famous singing cowboy hero Gene Autry. Gene Autry and Champion photo cover. "Gene Autry and the Secret of Naranjal," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; Deputy Marshall Gene, pursuing a criminal into Mexico, tracks him solo with Federales permission; He finds the criminal's corpse, a victim of fierce Indians. "Champ Meets a Horse Thief," script by Gaylord Du Bois; Of the purebred Arabian mares and colts that ran off last issue, Champ rescues Whitey the colt and two of the mares from a horse thief, returns them to the ranch, where his master is confident that with Champ's held the rest can be recovered from the wild. "History Repeats Itself" text story, art by Jesse Marsh. "Gene Autry Turns the Tables," art by Jesse Marsh; Gene rides into Rapid Creek on the cold trail of "Beak" Obray, mail train robber. Gene Autry photo on inside back cover and on back cover. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 1 - August, 1949. 6.75" x 9.75", 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Contains two Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in sixteen consecutive issues of Goofy Comics (1943 Nedor/Standard) (#20-#35) and in eighteen consecutive issues of companion title Happy Comics (1943) (#20-#37). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Spunky, Junior Cowboy: Fun and Frolic...Western Style!" comic advertisement for Spunky (1949 Standard); "Goofy Gander, The Pie Merchant"; "Uncle Pigly"; "Goofy Gander"; "Mary Lamb in 'The Picnic'"; "Wilbur Fox, The Get-Rich-Quick Scheme" art by Lynn Karp; "Peter Pigly, A Surprise Party for Mary"; and "Wilbur Fox". Illustrated text stories: "Butch The Bully: This Ferocious Canine Finally Got His Lesson!" by Elizabeth Starr, illustration by Frank Frazetta; and "Wally the Whale: This Fun-Loving Sea Giant Was a Friendly Creature!" by Betty Cummings, illustration by Frank Frazetta. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hopalong tries to find the hidden gulch where Slim and Saddle are hiding out with their gang. Traditional saddlemaker Stitch tries to corner the market by sabotaging Swanson's machine-made saddles. Outlaws drug Mesquite to get away with a payroll theft, but they didn't reckon that he's got an iron grip even while asleep. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie to the Rescue, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. The Hidden Gulch; Hill Billy; The Rotted Saddles!; Appetite for Crime; Western Quiz; Dawn Attack; Whitey Whiskers: Boarden the Boarder; The Missing Guide! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Paula Giokaris and others. Teen-humor comics featuring the misadventures of Junie and her gal-pals. Fortune teller Madame La Zonga predicts that Junie will meet a new man, so she gives boyfriend Mike the heave-ho. Junie's rival Drucilla offers to end their feud by giving Junie a home perm - no way that can go wrong. Dexter's attempts to cure his dad's insomnia only make the situation worse. Plus fashion pin-ups starring Junie and her pals. A Date with Fate!; Buttons and Bows; Wave Rave!; Fun Under the Sun; A Torch for the Teacher; Dexter: Sleep My Sweet; By Hook or Crook! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Alfred Andriola. Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Nov., 1946 - Feb. 1947. Kerry faces phony psychic Dr. Prey, who looks and acts like an owl. Old West gunfighter Kitty Carson, the "ruff ridin' gal sheriff," tracks down a murderer, but fears that her assistant will try to get revenge. Plus a war bonds PSA featuring Joe Palooka, with art by Ham Fisher. Also featuring an early defense of crime comics as a "deterrent" to crime, as Mrs. Jones complains to Kerry about the violence in comics, a hot topic of discussion at the time. Little Max Lends a Helping Hand; Kerry Drake: The Case of the Fake Mystic Racket; The Case of the Traditional Ghost; Scent of Death; Kitty Carson: Indian Revenge; Bullets of Death!; Ace Detective Proves Crime Can't Win. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.