Comic books March 1950

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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.

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Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Ernest Schroeder. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #73. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #2 in indicia. Airboy encounters the strange White Apes of China and a shipwrecked junk in the Aleutians. A manufacturer's dynamite threatens to plunge a village into an underground river, and only The Heap can stop it. The true story of legendary Russian explorer and folk hero Yermak Timofeyevich, in the era of Ivan the Terrible. Airboy; The Heap; Yermak of the Steppes; The Breaks of the Game; Championship Stuff. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

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March 1950. Cover by Hubert Rogers. Stories: "To The Stars"(Conclusion) by L. Ron Hubbard, "New Foundations" by Wilmar H. Shiras, "The Mercenaries" by H. Beam Piper, "Regulations Provide" by Raymond F. Jones, and "Conformity Expected" by H. B. Fyfe. Article: "Our Turbulent Atmosphere"(Part 1) by Willy Ley. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in., 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Black Rider & his horse Satan begin. 36 pages. Photo cover of Stan Lee dressed as Black Rider. Cover price $0.10.

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March 1950 issue. No issue number. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, William Overgard, Frank Borth, 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 man with an "inferiority complex" finds new strength with the help of C.B. A villain's words can be as deadly as a weapon. A jealous partner puts C.B. in a fix that the cover describes as a "hair stander upper. Crimebuster: The Jealous Partner; The Man Who Made Words Kill; The Deaf One; Little Wise Guys: Mr. Toodley's Tire. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller and John Hix. Comics on Parade features Fritzi, star of Ernie Bushmiller's good-girl strip Fritzi Ritz, and her more famous niece, Nancy. After Phil insults hypnotist Professor Svengoo, Svengoo makes Phil think he's a goldfish. To get Nancy to go to bed, Fritzi resorts to a trail of jellybeans on the stairs. Fritzi is a hat-check girl at a magicians' convention, and the jokes write themselves. Plus a vintage ad for a "Amazing New Mickey Mouse Hand Puppets." Fritzi Ritz; Stamp Tips; Nancy; Strange as it Seems. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig. Art by Al Feldstein, John Alton, Fred Peters and Johnny Craig. E.C.'s Pre-Trend crime title continues its transformation into a New Trend horror title, with less "crime" and more carnage. A man with catalepsy is mistaken for dead and sent to be cremated, unless his wife can find him in time. A murderous Egyptologist tries to kill a rival by sealing him in a tomb, but telltale facial scratches give him away. A reporter receives a foot transplant from a mad doctor, but the feet seek revenge for the murder of their previous owner, and take the reporter with them. Plus the second appearance of The Crypt Keeper. The Corpse in the Crematorium; Trapped in the Tomb; A Bottle of Murder; The Graveyard Feet; Voodoo Vendetta; The Spectre in the Castle. Final issue under this title; series continues as Crypt of Terror (1950) #17. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Don C. Cameron and unknown. Art by Carmine Infantino, Bob Kane, Charles Paris, Dan Barry and unknown. Batman and Robin volunteer their help to the Royal Canadian Mountain Police to help locate and round up the Masked Highwayman, who is believed to have shot and killed an RCMP member. The problem is: without the murder bullet, the Highwayman cannot be charged with the crime! Don't miss the Dynamic Duo in "The Race of the Century" with art by Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Promise of Pow-Wow Smith!" with story by Don C. Cameron and pencils by Carmine Infantino; Robotman in "Pounds of Peril!"; Impossible -- But True! tale "The Man Who Could See Tomorrow!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry; and "Galloping Ghost!" Also: The Little Mayor half-pager by Phil Berube, reprinted from Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) #106; 2-page text piece "With Drums, Fire, & Flashes!"; and Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff. And: "It's Fun to Be Healthy!" says Wonder Woman in a 1-page public service announcement by Jack Schiff and Irwin Hasen. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Bernard Baily and Elaine Morrison. Complex plots in this early romance comic from Fawcett. Connie refuses to sell her dads general store, preferring security to risk, and shes equally cautious about Dicks chances to play baseball in the major leagues. Farm girl Marion heads for the city at the first opportunity, keeping her background a secret, and paints the town with Lyle, but Lyle has a secret of his own. Talented photographer Ruth dreams of being a professional, but then she meets fellow photog Wade, who wants her to be his model. A Home for My Heart; Moment of Regret; But Love Came Along; No Faith in Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

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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.

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"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.

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

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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; 166 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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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.

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Stories and art by Joe Oriolo and others. Comics adventures of the popular, long-running cartoon character. Felix throws himself a "blowout" party for his birthday, but the wolf wants to crash the party. Felix faces tax woes. Felix has a snow day. A Slip in the Deep; Felix Has a Blowout; Felix Pulls Through; Cracks on Ice; Monty Monk. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by John Mitchell, credited as John Starr. Art by Robert Webb and David Heames. Cover by Jack Kamen. Adventures of the Western hero Firehair, a white woman raised by the Dakota tribe. Numbering continues from Firehair Comics (1948) #2. Firehair discovers that Casco, the wagon-train king, is secretly behind the raids on stages and wagon trains; She seeks justice after renegade white raiders make off with the Dakotas' horses and winter food; A stagecoach robbery results in the death of one of Firehair's friends. Bride of the Outlaw Guns; Heartbreak Range; Beware the Renegade Raiders; The Ballad of Cowboy Lou; Siren of the Silver Sage. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

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Indicia title is "JOHNNY MACK BROWN, No. 269." Johnny Mack Brown photo cover. The Red Arrow Rustlers, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jesse Marsh; The Red Arrow gang is stealing herds of cattle being driven to Dodge City; Johnny becomes involved when they steal the herd of his friends Tub and Squint on the Box-H ranch. Four photos of Johnny Mack Brown on inside back cover. Back cover photo of Johnny Mack Brown. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

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Canadian Edition. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

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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.

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Stories by Dan Gordon, Don Christensen and Jim Davis. Art by Dan Gordon, Don Christensen, Jim Davis and Ken Hultgren. Cover by Dan Gordon. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. The rats get rid of Superkatt by airmailing him to Pago Stinko; Toddy Bear seeks out crime after getting a mail-order detective kit; A modern-day take on Simple Simon. Superkatt; The Liger; Lionel; Mr. Gnaw and Mr. Gnibble; The Squire and the Chip; Gremlin the Ground-Hog; Toddy Bear; The Pied Piper; The Real Low-Down On Simple Simon; Bungle of the Jungle. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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No. 46 - March 1950. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Painted cover by Henry Kiefer. Stories and art by Ed Moore, H. G. Peter, Phil Berube, Ruth Atkinson, Ruth Harris, and Sam Glanzman. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. Two boys carry a snakebit playmate through the woods to get medical treatment. An athlete performs feats of strength to rescue a girl who fell out of a window, in a story with art by comics legend Sam Glanzman. The story of the U.S. Marine Corps artifact the Mameluke Sword, symbol of an African ruler's gratitude. Human Torch; When Playmates Are Helpmates; Tragedy on Jamaica Bay; Calm During the Storm; Double Reward; Good Neighbors; Danger in Shallow Water; Operation Sandbar; Lifesaving Neighbor; Snake Bite; Cheating Death on Wheels; The Mameluke Sword; River Rescue; Runaway; A Dog's Life; Newsboy Hero; Heroic Sea Scout; Beyond Her Depth; The Tea Towel Tourniquet; Rescue from Mud; Trapeze Wire Rescue; Mid-Air Rescue; Modest Hero! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Norman Saunders. "The Mysterious Avenger," art by Joe Certa; Hoppy has to find out who tries to scare honest ranchers out of Twin Rivers to get their oil rights. Rocky Lane rounds up the Redskins! ad for Carnation Malted Milk. "The Ranch Rustler!" starring Hopalong Cassidy; Bill Borey is cheated out of his ranch. "Puppy Love" starring Whitey Whiskers and Farmer Jed. "Prairie Jones' Tall Tale" starring Deputy Mesquite, pencils by Charles Quinlan; Everybody in Twin Rivers knows that Prairie Jones likes to make up tall tales, but two unscrupulous actors believe him when he tells of his hidden gold. "Murder Mask" text story by Rod Reed (as Walter Farmer). "Up in a Tree"; Bow and Arrow steal apples. "The Great Bank Run," art by Joe Certa; Rumor spreads that bank savings are jeopardized, and it takes Hopalong to bring things under control. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 4, No. 7 - March, 1950. 7" x 9.75", 20 pages, B&W.

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Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Joe Palooka faces one of his toughest fights ever, with British boxer Eustace Pinkney-Grimes. Jerry has to talk fast to get himself out of a dangerous situation. Plus true tales of athletic greats, and an article about Joe Palooka winning the Christian Athlete Award for 1950. Also featuring a vintage ad for Harvey's "Hi-Teen Club." The Big Pinkney-Grimes Bout; Jerry's Troubles; Little Max: Soap Gets in Your Eyes; Humphrey: The Chump-ion; Joe Palooka's Album; Queen of the Ice!: Barbara Ann Scott; Sportales; Sport Short: Ring Champs of To-day. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Ark of the Mist-Maids!", pencils by Maurice Whitman; The Wasumbas witch, Lutoa, is poisoning the chief so that her confederate, N'toba, can seize the chieftainship; Kaänga exposes her plot; N'tonga is killed by animals captured for a funeral sacrifice and Lutoa is captured. Untitled story, pencils by Richard Case; A tiger, brought to Simba's jungle for cross-breeding with lions, escapes and proclaims himself king of the jungle. Untitled story; As Captain Terry Thunder attempts to settle a border dispute between tribes, both parties are attacked by ape men, who are, in reality, disguised henchmen of Baron Lorne who has discovered diamonds in the area and wants both tribes driven out. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi and Sirdah are captured by a big game hunter who wants Sirdah as a prize and Wambi to help him entice other animals into traps; Wambi extracts a promise from Sirdah to only kill when necessary in return for helping him escape. Untitled story, art by Enrico Bagnoli; The Aswengi witch doctor and his wife murder Chief Okuda and frame Tabu; Tabu tricks the pair into confessing with his illusions. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; King Cobra's gang is raiding pygmy funeral barges and taking sacred gold; King himself is beginning to feel remorse for the native killed in these raids; He attempts suicide but manages to only wound himself; He succumbs to amnesia and is befriended by Camilla; His gang seize him from her and plan new raids; Camilla promises to help the pygmies defend their barges; King warns Camilla about the coming raid, allowing her to prevent it. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Content likely intended for publication as the non-existent Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #30. Feature stories are "Jo-Jo Congo King" with mastheads obscured so that only "Congo King" remains; scripts retain the "Jo-Jo" character name. In order of appearance: "Congo King, The Political Pirates!"; "Congo King"; "The Cheat! The Swaggering Coward." retitled and reprinted as "The Coward." in Ghostly Weird Stories (1953) #124; and "Congo King, The Crossbowmen of Carnabor". "Otombo to the Rescue!" text story reprinted from Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #7B. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Pops decides to try wearing a toupee to look younger, and comic chaos results; Solid Jackson buys a love potion from a gypsy at a carnival; Pops tells the story of how the first banana was discovered. Toupee or Not Toupee!; Divine Man; A Tall Story; Solid Jackson; Winning Campaign; Pop Knows -- or Does He?; Neat 'N' Sweet; Happy Anniversary. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Stan Campbell and others. Movie cowboy Lash Larue is known for his trademark black outfit and his skill with a bullwhip. "Roving marshal" Lash risks his life to unravel a plot involving fraud, robbery, murder and a character named "Cliff Syde." A bank robber gets a job as a teller to fool the banker and Lash. Dusty goes to the recruiting office, but the sergeant doesn't believe his tall tales about being in the war. Wagon Wheels; The Amazing Web of Circumstance; Dusty: The Recruit; The Montado Gulch Adventure; Hooded Riders; Death on Stage; Molasses Mouth. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.