Comic books August 1949

Cover art by Martin Nodell. "The Haunted Room," pencils by Gene Colan; A writer, working on a book about the ghosts of Europe, is sufficiently ill-advised to stay at a Hungarian inn with a haunted room; It transpires that the room is a rendezvous for supernatural creatures of the worst possible description. "The Gool Strikes!"; Doctor Kirby battles the giant monster called the Gool. "Step Into the Mirror of Madness!" "Out of the Past" text story. "Beware of the Cat!"; Story about were-pussycats in old China. "The Man Who Fled from the Future!", art by Gene Colan. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Aug 1949. Cover by George Rozen. Western adventure stories by Jud Tally "Corpse Canyon" (featuring Wayne Morgan, the Masked Rider), T. W. Ford "Adios to the Owlhoot", Hal White, Larry Harris, and Walt Morey. Illustrations by Al Savitt and H. W. Kiemle. 7" x 9 1/2"; black and white; 98 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Bill Ward, Bud Thompson, Howard Boughner, Henry Kiefer, Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Sivana Jr.'s latest trick is to animate Mrs. Wagner's umbrella, so Freddy Freeman's landlady is accused of crimes actually committed...by the umbrella! While guiding hunters in the South Pacific islands, jungle queen Nyoka encounters the poisonous skunkfish, whose deadly spray is legendary. When a prospector goes on an insane rampage shortly after discovering gold, Western hero Tom Mix wants to find out what it's all about. Bulletman and Bulletgirl make their final Golden Age appearance, in a story with art by Torchy artist Bill Ward. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads, including a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade, and a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie to the Rescue!, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Magic Umbrella; Nyoka: The Fatal Spray; Dizzy Daisy; Bulletman: The Case of the Crime Portrait; Alkali Pete; Muscle Hedd Sweats It Out!; Vacuum Bloobstutter: Summer Santa Claus; Great Gus; Tom Mix: Madness in the Mountains. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Art Bartsch. Art by Art Bartsch, Jim Tyer and Connie Rasinski. The world's mightiest mouse defends Mouseville from danger - mostly cats - in the comic-book adventures of the Terrytoons animated superhero. Two mice are in trouble when a cat gets hold of their copies of Mighty Mouse comics. Oil Can Harry uses mesmerism to transform Pearl Pureheart into his nightclub's torch singer. A wagon train of pioneer mice is protected from cats by Mighty Mouse, in a story featuring a mention of the "Great God Bartsch" (a reference to the artist). The Mysterious Stranger; Gandy Goose: The Big Splash; Sourpuss; The Perils of Pearl Pureheart; Go West, Young Mouse, Go West; Heckle and Jeckle: Dizzy Dog Show; Gandy Goose: Loss of Memory. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Articles and Patsy Walker comics. Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. Untitled stories starring Blackhawk (pencils by Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera), Will Bragg (script and art by Paul Gustavson), Torchy (script and art by Bill Ward), and Ezra. Ice Cap Escapade text story starring Blackhawk. Fuzzy gag page, script and art by Jack Cole. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Johnny Craig and Al Feldstein. "I Craved Excitement!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Johnny Craig and Al Feldstein; A love triangle has two brothers desiring the same woman. "Your Newsdealer He Is Your Friend!" one-page story, script by Al Feldstein and Bill Gaines, art by Al Feldstein; Hank asks his friends not to hang out at the entrance to a store. "To the Highest Bidder!" text story, art by Al Feldstein. "Money Stood in the Way of My Happiness," art by Ed Waldman; Aunt Mary is determined that Janet must marry a man of wealth. "Keeping Up With the Jones Family!" text story. Picture Stories from the Bible ad. "A Night Away From Home," art by Graham Ingels; Fay and Bill become stranded in a rain storm that forces them to seek shelter for the night. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Monte is amazed when the new sheriff who calls himself Mr. Law is able to capture every bad guy in town in just one week, but he suspects there's more to the story. A traveling circus's hot-air balloon gives Monte the chance to make an aerial raid on an outlaw encampment. Monte investigates when a river mysteriously changes its course, leaving settlers homeless. Plus a vintage comics-formatted ad for Wildroot Hair Tonic and the radio show The Adventures of Sam Spade, and another for Tootsie Roll featuring Captain Tootsie. Monte Meets Mr. Law; Gray Hawk: Attack by the Poncas; Quicksand Haven; Blood Brothers; Gabby Hayes: Stage Struck!; Poor Pop; The River That Wouldn't Stay Put! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 9, Issue 9 - August, 1949. Movie/Television fan magazine with a focus on the celebrities of the Golden-Age of cinema and television. This issue contains a look at the career of Kirk Douglas and the lives of Betty Grable and her daughters. Also included are full page headshots of Ginger Rogers, Jimmy Stewart, Larry Parks, and Esther Williams with faux signatures. Softcover Magazine, 8.5" x 10", 98 pages, B&W with a few color pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Ed Herron, Stookie Allen and unknown. Art by Ed Dobrotka, Charles Paris, George Papp, Stookie Allen and unknown. Law vs. crime! Based on the smash radio hit! Mr. District Attorney in: "The Merchant of Death!" by Ed Herron, Ed Dobrotka and Charles Paris; "The False Code of Honor!" with story by Herron and pencils by Dobrotka; "Death Writes a Forgery!" with pencils by Dobrotka; and "The Case of the Loan Shark!" with pencils by Dobrotka. Also in this issue: A Special Crime Feature "Border Cop" with art by Paris; Thomas Brophy 1-pager "Firebug Catcher" by Stookie Allen; The Grapevine 2-page text article; and A Perfect Crime Mystery "Crime Rides the Sky!" with art by George Papp. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Howard Purcell and Charles Paris. Stories by Ed Herron, Ben Allen and unknown. Art by Howard Purcell, Charles Paris, Curt Swan, Ben Allen and unknown. Radio's No. 1 hit! Mr. District Attorney in: "Dragnet!", the story of Big Mike Murdoch and his capture -- a manhunt you'll never forget -- by Ed Herron, Howard Purcell and Charles Paris; "The D.A. Takes a Vacation!" with art by Purcell and Paris; and "The Statue of Liberty Racket!" with art by Purcell. Also in this issue: A Police at Work Feature "Under the Green Flag" with pencils by Curt Swan; "Wrestling Cop" half-pager by Ben Allen; and The Crime File 2-page text article. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat. Mutt and Jeff get a job laying railroad tracks, until they encounter a farmer's barn. In a classic PSA, Superman saves a boy from being hit by a car, then gives him a lecture on traffic safety. Jeff buys a parrot. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; The Phenomenal Potato. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

In order of appearance: "I Was Unwanted" art by Wally Wood and Harry Harrison; "My Tarnished Reputation" art by Wally Wood and Harry Harrison, reprinted in My Terrible Romance (1994) #1; and "My Foolish Heart". "Love Clinic" and "Personal Tips, For The Smooth-as-Silk Skin" text articles. Indicia states "MY CONFESSION (formerly Western True Crime)". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Numbering continues from Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #29. In order of appearance: "I Couldn't Be Faithful"; "They Called Me Wayward" retitled and reprinted as "True Love Showed Me the Way" in Top Love Stories (1951) #12; and "He Must Never Know" retitled and reprinted as "The Sin in My Heart" in Top Love Stories (1951) #11. "Love's Mailbox" and "It's Personal" text articles. Indicia states "MY DESIRE, intimate confession (formerly JO-JO). 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by George Appel and others. Tales of love and indiscretion from Fox Feature Syndicate. An American woman becomes engaged to a man from India, but doesn't appreciate the differences between their cultures; Dot is engaged to her childhood sweetheart, but wealthy suitor Alistair could provide for her ailing father; Kathy tricks Ron into marrying her while he's drunk, but that's not the path to lasting happiness. Plus love advice to readers. I Fear the Unknown; An Old Man's Fancy; Lover's Postoffice; From Jane Manners' Scrapbook; My Mock Marriage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Romances beset by unlikely circumstances from Fox Feature Syndicate. Frances, a stewardess on a cruise ship, learns that Linda set her up with a wealthy passenger for money, causing the two women to get into a fight and fall overboard; Single mother Mary wants to marry Tom, but he wants to wait until he can afford to support a family; Nola's romance with older man Dennis is going great until she learns that he used to date her mother. Plus love advice to readers and advice About Long Engagements. Forbidden Romance; Second-Hand Love; Cupid's Mailbag; PostScript; My Mother Was My Rival! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Numbering continues from Western Thrillers (1948 Fox) #6. In order of appearance: "I Wasn't Worthy of My Child's Love"; "Undercover Romance!"; and "I Thought It Was Love". "My Fearful Night" text story retitled and reprinted as "Scarred by Scandal" in Top Love Stories (1951) #10 and as "Love Must Be Faithful.." in Popular Teen-Agers (1950) #15. Indicia states "MY PAST (formerly Western Thrillers)" 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior, featuring torrid melodrama. Tired of waiting for letters from her soldier sweetheart, Pamela unwisely dates a player. Agnes almost loses her husband - and her life - to mentally unbalanced Grace. Plus a story with the memorable title "Was He My Lawyer, or My Lover?" Cover and some art may be the work of future EC legend Jack Kamen. My Tarnished Romance!; I Don't Want an Engagement Ring!; I Love You Truly; I Dressed for Love!; I Had to Decide...Was He My Lawyer, or My Lover? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Gill Fox. The Barker Meets a Country Slicker starring Barker, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Robber Fly starring Sally O'Neil Policewoman, art by Alice Kirkpatrick. Untitled stories starring Lassie (script and art by Bernard Dibble), and Honeybun (script and art by Paul Gustavson). Skyscraper Sabotage starring Quicksilver, art by Dan Zolnerowich. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by Morris Weiss and unknown. Nellie the Nurse stars in: "Drop the Gun, Louie!"; "The Poor Fish"; "The Patient Has Patience"; and "All Burnt Up"! Also in this issue: Hedy De Vine in "Mad About Money"; 2-page text story "The Daring Young Man"; Tessie the Typist in "The Batty Burglar" with art by Morris Weiss; and untitled Hank and Lank 1-pager. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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August, 1949 Issue - 8.5" x 11", 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover features Kay Aldridge and friends from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by Rod Reed and Howard Boughner. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, a strange masked figure masterminds a robbery at a rajah's palace. When Nyoka tries to stop him, she runs up against his pet, a trained elephant with gold tusks. In a two-part story, Nyoka doesn't know that the two men she's guiding into the jungle are homicidal maniacs escaped from a nearby asylum. The Elephant with the Gold Tusks, Part I: Robbery at the Rajah's Palace!; Ballyhoo Barney: Balloon Barrage!; Part II: The Man with the Mask!; Egbert the Explorer; Part III: Unexpected Proof!; The Sacrifice; The Marauding Maniacs of the Jungle, Part I: The Unwelcome Assignment!; Trader Tom; Part II: The Cougar Race!; Famous Planes; Tobey the Teacher's Pet; Tiny Ted; Part III: Lunatics on the Loose! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Montana. "Shop Talk"; Veronica wants a hope chest for her birthday and Archie promises to get her one; After he finds out he can't afford a new one, he decides to make one himself in the school woodshop; The shop teacher, Mr. Woodley, seeing the poor job that Archie has done decides to help. Archie Club article. Untitled story, art by Bill Woggon; Katy Keene reads that golf helps to keep a figure trim and wants to learn how to play; After convincing K.O. to teach her, she makes a hole in one on the first hole. "Bargain Day"; Suzie wants $39.50 for a new dress; Her father gives her $20.00 and tells her to shop around; She runs into Ferdie who she invites to come along. "Hearts and Hamburgers"; Jughead wonders why everyone is acting slap happy; Archie tells him it's because of the new girl, Gilda; When Archie introduces Jughead to Gilda he hardly notices her, which Gilda finds amazing. "A Shaggy Dog Story"; Wilbur brings home a stray puppy; His Pop has a fit, telling Wilbur to get rid of the dog before school. Nine articles about Hollywood stars. "Love Thy Neighbor," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx is fighting with the new neighbor girl Alice; This upsets Li'l Jinx's father who tells her she has to learn how to get along with new people and he decides to show her how it's done; Alice's mother sees him talking to Alice and tells George, who's reading about local kidnappers. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"When Thieves Fall Out" (art by Bob Powell), "I Found the Time to Kill" (art by Augie Scotto), "Clyde Rozic, the Ambitious Hoodlum" (art by Cal Massey) "The Too Careful Killer," "The Perfect Setup" (art by Massey), "The Gimp," and "The Milked Murder!" (art by Scotto). Two page text story, "They're Swindling You." Cover price $0.10.

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The Gold Seal Novel was a tabloid-sized weekly supplement of the Philadelphia Inquirer issued with the Sunday edition of the newspaper. Between 1934 and 1949, they published almost 400 of these novels.

August 7, 1949. The Philadelphia Record Book of the Week was a tabloid-sized weekly supplement of the Philadelphia Record issued with the Sunday edition of the newspaper. This particular issue is "The Big Sky" by A. B. Guthrie Jr. 11" x 15.75". 12 pages. Black and white.

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Vol. 3, No. 5 - August 1949. Men's interest magazine devoted to pin-up photos. 10" x 13", 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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UK weekly film magazine. 9" x 11.75", 20 pages, tinted B&W.

Add to cart Very Good $48.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

UK weekly film magazine. 9" x 11.75", 20 pages, tinted B&W.