Comic books March 1950

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $20.00 View scan Cover detached. 6" cumulative spine split.

Add to cart Coverless $16.95 or Best Offer View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover photo of Theda Hall and Emerson Hall. Letter from Gertrude Nixson, Chair of the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency Committee of the Women's National Institute awarding the 1949 Medal of Honor to National Comics Publications for "constructive advancement in comic books. The Girl Who Bought a Movie Star, art by Ruben Moreira; A rich heiress hires a double to act for her in movies. Alan Ladd -- Stunt Man!, art by Ruben Moreira; Alan becomes a stunt man to help an old friend finish a picture. The Two Lives of a French Actress--Untold Tales of Filmland, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti; A French actress ruins her reputation by appearing to collaborate with the Nazis. My Favorite Role--Whispering Smith, pencils by Ed Smalle, inks by Charles Paris. Lines by Ladd text story by Alan Ladd (text probably ghost-written by Jack Miller). Stand Up for Sportsmanship public service announcement starring Batman & Robin, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Stan Kaye. The Jet Pilot from Hollywood starring Alan Ladd, art by Ruben Moreira. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $18.00 View scan 3/4" tear from top.

Italian series. Features the Italian comic hero, Dick Fulmine. "Fulmine: la Taverna in Fiamme" by Franco Baglioni. 7-3/4" x 5-1/2", 12 pages, B&W, Italian language.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white 2 1/2" spine split from top of book with amateur repair Scuffing. Soiling. Foxing. Moisture spotting.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $9.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD- 1.8 $8.60 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

Volume 24, Issue 3 - March, 1950. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science fiction stories by Robert Abernathy "The Ultimate Peril", H.B. Hickey, E.K. Jarvis, William F. Temple, Ward Moore, and Craig Browning. Illustrations by Leo Ramon Summers, Edmond Swiatek, Rod Ruth, and Julian S. Krupa. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 196 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $380.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4342470008

Art by Wally Wood, Manny Stallman and Myron Fass. Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Tales of espionage and atomic secrets from the dawn of the Cold War. The secret story behind an atomic blast near a remote Nevada town; A beautiful redhead is secretly a master spy, in a story with early art by the legendary Wally Wood; An heirloom watch puts foreign correspondent Les Chalmers on the trail of escaped Nazi war criminals. Operation H. M.; Devil in Petticoats; One Fatal Mistake; The Trail of the Family Heirloom; Donovan of Central Intelligence. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $59.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. One corner crease.

Add to cart Very Good $39.00 View scans

Add to cart Very Good $41.00 View scans Denting. Scuffing. Soiling.

Volume 9, Issue 1 - March 1950. Men's magazine with humor and pin-up pictorials. Peter Driben cover. 8.25" x 11.5", 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Fine $13.00 View scans

Add to cart Fine $7.00 View scans Water damage: Slight.

Complete version of "Kill to Fit" by Bruno Fischer. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $17.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $16.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Spring 1951. The Black Bat in "The Dangerous Corpse" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Murder Stalks the Big Top" by H.C. Butler; "The Unarmed Sniper" by Len Zinberg; "The Purse" by Harold Helfer; "A Little Psychology" by Arnold Grant; and "See You at the Morgue" by Russell Branch. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $12.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 28 pages, B&W

Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Spine split 20%. Staple rust: Slight.

UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 36 pages, B&W

Add to cart PR 0.5 $3.90 INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story. 2-5/8" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

1st Harvey issue. "The Circus Comes to Town" and "Home, Sweet Home!" 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $65.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Reed Crandall & Chuck Cuidera. Stories by unknown. Art by Reed Crandall & Chuck Cuidera, Bill Ward and unknown. Captain Daring must rescue a treaty from a sunken ship in an untitled story! Also featuring untitled tales of Eric Falcon and The Spanish Main. Plus: Black Roger in "Jaril the Renegade"! And: Captain Strike in 1-page text story "Captain Strike's Downfall"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $40.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Monthly children's magazine with stories, crafts, puzzles, and games. 10.5" x 13.5", 44 pages, B&W Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $9.00 Writing on interior activity pages.

Volume 21, Issue 10 - March 1950. Children's Playmate Magazine features creative stories, poems, rebuses, recipes, activities, crafts, science experiments, and health articles for children. This issue is Spring themed. 52 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $23.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple and loose at second. Cover oxidation. Writing on interior pages.

Canadian Edition. The Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter. March 30, 1950. HRN 67. 52 pages, full color Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.60	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.60	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $7.20 View scan Cover detached.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $7.20 View scan Cover detached.
Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $7.20	Add to cart Good $6.00	Add to cart GD 2.0 $6.00	Add to cart GD- 1.8 $4.80
Add to cart GD- 1.8 $4.80	Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $2.50 View scan Cover detached.	Add to cart FR 1.0 $3.00	Add to cart FR 1.0 $3.00

Around the World in 80 Days, 1st Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 70, 3/50). Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $8.10	Add to cart VG 4.0 $8.10	Add to cart GD 2.0 $3.60	Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.80
Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $2.49

Around the World in 80 Days, 3rd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 125). Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $3.60

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $2.50

Around the World in 80 Days, 8th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 167). Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $6.80 INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing. Interrupts art and story.

Cover art by Rube Grossman. What an odor! starring Fox and the Crow, art by James F. Davis; The Fox invents a chemical that makes anything taste delicious. I just picked up Tom Cat on the radar screen! starring Blabber Mouse, art by Rube Grossman. Some flying, huh? starring Raccoon Kids, art by Otto Feuer. Scientists claim there is gold in the ocean starring Dodo and the Frog, art by Otto Feuer. Ye Ozzie Owl General Store, art by Otto Feuer. Oh Boy--- Jelly Beans! Yummy! starring Nip and Chip, art by Otto Feuer. Stand Up For Sportsmanship public service announcement starring Batman and Robin, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Choose me in! starring Goofy Goose, art by Rube Grossman. Curiosity Killed the Cat starring Nutsy Squirrel, art by Rube Grossman. 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $13.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Agriculture and farming magazine. Includes articles, fiction, and humor. 11" x 13.75". Black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $15.25 View scan Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold detached & fully split. 1 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Staple rust.

Dale Evans stars in "Dale Evans, Mining Engineer," "The Senator Goes West," and "The Prince of Bangistan!" Sierra Smith Western Detective stars in "The Case of the Oily Worm!" (art by Alex Toth). Photo cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $35.00 View scan 5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Untitled story; Judy and Oogie go to a movie. Miss Melody Lane of Broadway house ad. Untitled story; Judy's woman's intuition leads her away from Oogie. Untitled one-page story; Chip steals a goal post after a football game. Untitled story; Randolph finds a way to make money. Untitled story; Judy's father asks her to buy him some tobacco. One-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. Untitled story; Judy gets angry at Oogie for talking to another girl, whom he mistook for Judy. One-page story; Howie and his father argue about who is taking the car. Untitled Willy Nilly story; Willy has trouble getting to a party. "No Sale" text story. One-page story; Skooter gets stuck in mud. Untitled story; Randolph makes a love meter. "Batman and Robin Stand Up for Sportsmanship!", script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer; Batman discusses prejudice with a football team. The Adventures of Bob Hope house ad. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $2.50 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Extensive.

Volume 57, Issue 3 - March, 1950. 6.75" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $8.10 View scans Front cover detached 5%.

Add to cart Very Good $2.50 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. 1 1/2" Spine split from top of book.

Add to cart Good $3.60 View scans Front cover detached 50%. Back cover detached 25%.

volume 15, Issue 76 - March, 1950. 5.5" x 7.5", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $19.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Add to cart Very Good $15.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $11.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

Volume 19, Issue 1 - March, 1950. 6.5" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $149.95 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $132.00 or Best Offer View scans 1/2" Spine split from bottom of comic. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

One of the era's notorious crime comics, presenting violent acts, some inspired by actual events, as cautionary tales. Louis Find is haunted by the souls of the many women he has robbed and murdered; A phone call and a trail of chewed matchsticks leads the cops to ruthless killer Cliff Sutterstone; The Salicki and Gennet gangs turn San Francisco into a battlefield. Death Is a Small Fat Man; The Avenging Murderer; Harry the Horse Makes Hollywood; Salicki-Gennet Feud: Frisco's Savage Gang War; The Pueblos. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Lawrence Lariar, John Spranger, Allen Saunders, Elmer Woggon, Clifford McBride, Philip Francis Nowlan, Rick Yager (credited as Dick Calkins), Clark Haas, Claude Dunnagan, Rodlow Willard, Mabel Burwick (credited as Odin), Martha B. Links, and Ralph Briggs Fuller. The long-running series that introduced "comic books" to the world, featuring reprints of comic strips. Scorchy pursues Major Mumm in an aerial chase. Ben Friday learns the truth about Maxine and Baron X. Dickie Dare and Dan are rescued from the lost city of gold. Ben Friday; Steve Roper and Wahoo; Napoleon; Buck Rogers; Scorchy Smith; Timber Talent; Dickie Dare; Bobby Sox; Yipee; Oaky Doaks. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VF/NM 9.0 $130.00 View scans

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $125.00 View scans Staple rust.

Issue #7 - Spring 1950. A classic SF fanzine with contributions from prominent fans like Forrest J. Ackerman and Darrell Richardson but also author profiles written by themselves (Robert Bloch, Jack Williamson, Robert Heinlein, et al). Scarce. 4 1/4-in. x 5 1/4-in., 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $59.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration.

Issue #11 - Spring, 1950. A classic SF fanzine with contributions from prominent fans like Forrest J. Ackerman and Darrell Richardson but also author profiles written by themselves (Robert Bloch, Jack Williamson, Robert Heinlein, et al). Scarce. 4 1/4-in. x 5 1/4-in., 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Fine $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart Fine $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white	Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $8.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

"Girl from Mars" a short story by Robert Bloch.

Volume 12, Issue 3 - March, 1950. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "IDetour From Tomorrow" by Rog Phillips, and "Diana and the Golden Ring" by S.M. Tenneshaw. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 164 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $5.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Poor $5.00 View scans Front cover detached 40%. No Back Cover. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 3, Issue 6 - March, 1950. 6.75" x 9", 130 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $17.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight. Foreign edition: Canada.

Canadian Edition says "The Strangest Stories Ever Told" on cover Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $46.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Spring 1950. "Trespass!" 1st published science fiction by Gordon R. Dickson (done in collaboration with Poul Anderson). Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Festus Pragnell, J. Harvey Haggard, Anthony Rud, Raymond Z. Gallun, Carter Sprague, Stanley G. Weinbaum, John Russell Fearn, and Robert Arthur. One Virgil Finlay illustration. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $17.00 View scan Only one staple (manufacturing). Center 2 wraps detached. Water damage.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $23.00 or Best Offer View scan Centerfold detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover art by Henry Kiefer. "Beau Geste," script by Dick Davis and P. C. Wren (story), art by Henry Kiefer; After a valuable sapphire goes missing, three brothers each decide to venture into the French Foreign Legion so that each will appear to be guilty, rather than expose one of their brethren as the thief; The trio go into action in the deserts of North Africa and find themselves targeted by soldiers who have heard rumors that they're carrying the sapphire. Article on the life story of author P.C. Wren. "The Mohammedans" article. "Thrilling Sports-Mountain Climbing" article. Foreign Legion Fort illustration by Henry Kiefer. NOTE: The first five issues of Fast Fiction were reprinted under the title Stories by Famous Authors Illustrated. Except for the title change on the cover, the editions are identical. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $13.00 View scans

Volume 1, Issue 3 - March, 1950 - Film fan magazine with a focus on the celebrity lives of the golden-age of cinema. This issue's stories include: "When a Girl Should Say No" by Joan Leslie, "What I Know About Jane Powell" by Ann Sothern, "My Life With Gene" by Mrs. Gene Autry, "Every Girl can be Married" by Rosalind Russell, and many more. Softcover Magazine, 8.5" x 10", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Good $8.30

Add to cart GD 2.0 $8.30 View scan

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $8.30 View scan

Indicia title is "Walt Disney presents MICKEY MOUSE'S SURPRISE VISITOR, No. 268." Cover art by Dan Gormley. Pluto the Pointer, script by Hubie Karp, art by Bob Grant. Mickey Mouse's Surprise Visitor, script by Merrill de Maris and Floyd Gottfredson, pencils by Floyd Gottfredson, inks by Ted Thwaites and Bill Wright; Friday, a native Mickey befriended on an adventure in Africa, sends his brother Thursday to Mickey's house in order to have him receive an education; Thursday causes Mickey all sorts of trouble with his lack of understanding of American customs; reprinted from Mickey Mouse (King Features Syndicate) 1940.01.15 - 1940.04.20 daily newspaper strips. Mickey, Donald, and Goofy on stage in a spotlight back cover art by Dan Gormley. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $33.00

Indicia title is "Zane Grey's DRIFT FENCE, No. 270." Cover art by Morris Gollub. Facts about the chuck wagons used to feed cowboys on the range, art by Till Goodan. Drift Fence, art by Morris Gollub; At his uncle's request, Jim Traft comes to the Diamond Outfit, where he is to be in charge of building one hundred miles of fence to keep the ranch's cattle from straying; He has to win the respect of his men while fending off those who don't want the free range fenced; Adapted from the 1929 novel, "The Drift Fence," by Zane Grey; A sequel to this story, "Hash Knife Outfit," was adapted as "Range War" in Four Color #555 (May-July 1954). Facts about the "Hackamore" and "Snaffle Bit," harnesses used while breaking horses, art by Till Goodan. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $22.50 View scan

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $18.00

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $12.00

Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.50 INCOMPLETE. Large piece missing from interior page, affects art and story.

Indicia title is "PORKY PIG in PHANTOM OF THE PLAINS, No. 271." Cover art by Roger Armstrong. A Safe Drive, art by Fred Abranz; Porky has car trouble while taking Petunia for a drive and Petunia has to fix the problem. Phantom of the Plains, pencils by Roger Armstrong, inks by Kaem Wong; Porky and Petunia go to the "Bar-Soap Ranch," owned by Petunia's uncle Baked Ham; On the way they are held up by Sylvester, who has been hypnotized by a criminal named Hypnotic Harry; Sylvester snaps out of his trance and the Sheriff arrives to explain the situation. Looking for Yahooty, art by Fred Abranz; Porky gets a job delivering packages for Mister Muldooly. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $50.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $35.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $15.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 60%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 17, Issue 10 - Spring, 1950. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $29.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 36, Issue 3 - Spring, 1950. Long running pulp magazine focusing on the stories and adventures of G-Men and Detectives. This issues features"The Big Fix" by Norman A. Daniels, and "The Mind of Murder" by Wayland Rice. Softcover, 82 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations) Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $48.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

British reprints of the American edition.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $9.20

The legendary Gabby Hayes, the most famous of all Western movie sidekicks, takes the starring role for adventure and misadventure. Outlaw Nasty Curr winds up in a horseless stage with Gabby, heading down winding mountain roads at breakneck speed. Ranchers are mystified when steers appear to be floating in the sky. When an eastern-educated rancher tries to get Gabby to play polo, the game will never be the same again. Favorite line this issue: "Dadburn it! I ain't no ghost! Get me off this critter!" Chief Gray Matter; The Long Haul to Sundance; Young Falcon: The Ruse!; The Ghost Herd; Buck Desmond: Coyote Chase!; Gabby Hayes Plays Polo; Loco Lew. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $36.00 View scans Heavy water damage.

Theda and Emerson Hall photo cover. They Guard the Waterfront, script by Phil Evans. The Ship Whose Cargo Was Doom, script by Phil Evans, art by Nick Cardy. I Gallop with Danger, art by Frank Frazetta. The Gang That Turned Back the Clock, script by Phil Evans. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $2.50 6" cumulative spine split. Centerfold and one additional wrap detached at one staple. Cover detached at one staple. Water damage.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $2.50

Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by Jesse Marsh, Elizabeth Beecher, and Nicholas Firfires. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. Gene takes the trail after rustlers steal the prized colt Greycloud. But what does painter Kurt Lingard have to do with the crime? Gene and Champ face Spud, Mort and Gink, the Twin Springs Outlaws. Rustlers Trail; One-Man Horse; A Fool and His Gold; The Twin Springs Outlaws. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.