Comic books May 1950

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Edited by Whitney Ellsworth. Photo cover of Alan Ladd. Stories by Ruben Moreira, Curt Swan, John Fischetti, Nick Cardy, Henry Boltinoff, Harry Lazarus, Jack Schiff, and Al Plastino. Your favorite Hollywood star in hard-hitting action stories! Public service announcement with Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Al Plastino. Text story attributed to Alan Ladd, but probably ghost-written by Jack Miller. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Aviation magazine featuring pictorials of featured designs; model and hobby information. 8.5" x 11.25". 100 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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May 1950. Cover by Arnold Kohn. Science fiction stories by William Carter Sawtelle "Slaves of the Crystal Brain", Robert Bloch "Tooth or Consequences", Kris Neville, Rog Phillips, Frances M. Deegan, E.K. Jarvis, Gerald Vance, Mack Reynolds, and Paul Lohrman. Illustrations by Murphy Anderson (2 stories), Leo Ramon Summers, Edmond Swiatek, and Enoch Sharpe. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 196 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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The American Girl magazine. For all girls--Published by the Girl Scouts, features articles, advice, and crafts. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Paul Gattuso and Jack Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Roy and Connor investigate a hot-check ring, in a story with art by Plastic Man creator Jack Cole. Reporter Scoop Daily is covering a goodwill mission to Mexico when he learns that corrupt billionaire Oily Welles is trying to start a war between Mexico and the U.S. McGuire, arrested for a crime he didn't commit, tries to prove his innocence. Plus the origin of the Masked Blackjack, the superhero formerly known as the Gay Desperado. And a biography of Legs Diamond. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Gerald Chapman; Master Forgers; Scoop Daily; Crime Does Not Pay!; Jack Diamond; How the Masked Blackjack Proved His Innocence; Two Minutes to Doom. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Hillbilly blonde Babe faces the most challenging baseball game of her career, against a team who takes the phrase Take no prisoners a little too literally. Story, art and cover by Boody Rogers. Final issue of the series. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris. The State-Bird Crimes!, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; While paroled from prison, the Penguin tries to convince the Birdlovers' Society to elect the Penguin as state bird; They mock him so he robs them one by one until Batman and Robin intervene. The Brand of a Hero!, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson discover an unsolved mystery from the past; Professor Carter Nichols sends them back in time to investigate. Death Dance, art by Jack Sparling. One-page Daffy & Doodle story. Ultraviolet Bullets text article, art by Raymond Perry. The Black Diamond!, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Crime lord The Black Diamond helps notorious criminals escape from prison so they will join his gang; He tells his gang to kill Batman; They manage to shoot him. -page Little Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. Superman's Code for Buddies public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Al Plastino. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 9, Issue 2 - May, 1950. Humor and scantily clad women. Peter Driben cover. 8.5" x 11.5". 62 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Complete version of "Days of Misfortune" by Aaron Marc Stein. Cover price $0.35.

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

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Reed Crandall. Stories by unknown. Art by Reed Crandall and unknown. An Indian priestess convinces the local natives to attack the colony in an untitled Captain Daring story also starring Patch, Sir Mark Drayton, Delores Drayton, Chief Ranco, Xoctil, Quilla and Fenton Brint. Also featuring untitled tales of Black Roger, The Spanish Main and Eric Falcon, Soldier of Fortune. Plus: Captain Daring in 1-page text story "A Woman's Weapon"! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "The Terrible Termites"; "The Betrayal of Mr. Morris"; "The Most Dangerous Job on Earth" with story by Otto Binder; and "Mr. Tawny's Detective Case" with story by Otto Binder (Tawky Tawny appearance). Plus: Captain Kid in "The Candy Kid"! And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "New Moon" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Art by Harvey Eisenberg. Edgar Bergen's ventriloquist's dummy, Charlie McCarthy, was a bona fide celebrity in the mid-20th century, star of movies, radio and this comic. Charlie and Mortimer get misdirected to the Arctic and chased by a polar bear. Charlie and Mortimer try to become rainmakers. Charlie competes with uppity dummy Schuyler Van Snort in a skiing contest. Charlie McCarthy; Charlie McCarthy, Lost in the Arctic Circle; Mortimer Snerd. 48 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 12 - May 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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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by George Tuska and L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. After Prohibition, the Brodie gang moves into the Midwest and tries to take over an entire town. The Jon Jon Brothers are so crooked they even rob other crooks during Prohibition. The reader gets the chance to solve the clue left by a writer to reveal his killer, before detective Gregory Gayle gets there first. The Brodie Gang; Crime Run-Down; The Jon Jon Brothers; Cave Of Death; The Martin Brothers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Johnny Craig, his first EC Horror work. First of the "New Trend" issues to hit the stands, this is the first issue of Crypt of Terror with numbering continuing from Crime Patrol (1948-1950 EC). Death Must Come, script and art by Al Feldstein; A transferred gland preserves youth. The Man Who Was Death, script by Gardner Fox, art by Bill Fraccio; A state executioner takes the law into his own hands. The Corpse Nobody Knew, script by Al Feldstein, art by George Roussos; A couple find a body in their hotel room and play detective. Curse of the Full Moon!, script and art by Johnny Craig; Ralf thinks he's become a werewolf after being scratched by a Wolfsbane plant. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by James Wilcox and George Kapitan. Boys' adventure with military cadet and sportsman Dick Cole, who appeared in Blue Bolt, 4Most and Target Comics before getting his own series. After a body is found on the pistol range, it looks like Dick Cole fired the fatal bullet. Freshman Rip Rory faces harassment from upperclassmen until he proves himself on the basketball court. A local coach turns the townspeople against the cadets at Dick Cole's nearby military academy. Dick Cole: Death On the Pistol Range; Rip Rory; The Ski Jump; Dick Cole. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Yes, Sir, That's My Slay-Babe!" cover-featured novelette by John D. MacDonald;

Volume 63, Issue 1 - May, 1950. 6.75" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 17, Issue 5 - May, 1950. 7" x 10", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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"Vanguard of the Lost" a novelette by John D. MacDonald.

Volume 12, Issue 5 - May, 1950. Cover by H. J. Blumenfeld. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "The Mental Assassins" by Gregg Conrad. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 162 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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May 1950. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 9-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Otto Messmer and Joe Oriolo. Comics adventures of the popular, long-running cartoon character. Felix goes on another of his flying-carpet adventures. A scary radio show has Felix on edge, and his nephews are practicing their shadow animals at the same time. Felix investigates a sudden racket. Shadow Shudders; Felix Comes Through; Vegetaria; Felix Spruces Up; Monty Monk. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Kamen and others. Edited by Joseph V. Daffron and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Bill La Cava, John Forte, and David Heames. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. A colonial official promotes intertribal warfare to benefit his trading scheme, but first he must get rid of Tiger Girl; Hooks Devlin and Peaches get involved in a power struggle over a Balkan nation; Senorita Rio's trapeze skills come in handy when she goes undercover at a circus (complete with leopard-print leotard) to track a smuggling gang. Tiger Girl; Risks, Unlimited starring Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; Wild Life in Tiger Girl's Jungle; The Invisible Enemy: Conclusion; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Captain Fight. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK in ANCIENT PERSIA, No. 275." Cover art by Carl Barks. Donald Duck in Ancient Persia, script and art by Carl Barks; The ducks are kidnapped by a mysterious scientist and flown to Persia, where they dig into an ancient city, Itsa Faka. Jet-Job Joes, art by Paul Murry; The nephews want to enter their racer in a race, but Donald doesn't want them to go very fast. Rules 'n' Regulations, art by Paul Murry; Tired of the nephews messing up the house, Donald makes a set of rules that they have to follow; To escape the regulations, the nephews build a houseboat. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "UNCLE WIGGILY, No. 276." Cover art by Dan Gormley. The Frog Pond Fright; Uncle Wiggly and Uncle Butter build a boat, but when they launch it into the Frog Pond, they run into the Scillery Scallery Alligator. The Woodland Circus; Fuzzy Fox and Shaggy Wolf disguise themselves as clowns to get into Uncle Wiggily's Woodland Circus. The Prize Pumpkin; Wiggily takes his prize pumpkin to the county fair; On the way he has to elude the Pipsisewah and the Skeezicks. The Pie Snatcher; Wiggily sets a trap to catch whoever is stealing Nurse Jane's pies from her window sill. Wiggily the Baby-Sitter; The Bad Chaps pretend to be a mother and her son so they can hire Wiggily as a baby-sitter. Scripts by Roger Garis, art by Francis Kirn. Reprinted from Uncle Wiggily (Bell Syndicate) newspaper strips. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is PORKY PIG in DESERT ADVENTURE, No. 277. Desert Adventure, art by Fred Abranz; As part of a plan to evict Porky and keep his first month's rent, landlord Squire Squeeze puts an ostrich in Porky's house; Porky and Sylvester take the ostrich to the desert to dump it, but Porky's car gets hooked by a runaway hot air balloon and they end up lost in the middle of the desert. The Lost Look, pencils by John Carey; After frightening Petunia as a joke and causing her to spill ink on her new dress, Porky has to find a way to get the ink spots out. Super-Strength, art by Gil Turner; Porky borrows Cicero's Hercules play suit to wear to a masquerade party. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Dan Gordon and Don Christensen. Art by Dan Gordon, Don Christensen, Bob Wickersham 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. When Superkatt develops amnesia after a blow to the head, Humphrey shows him a copy of Giggle Comics to remind him who he is; Former circus elephant Bungle returns to the jungle and tries to teach the other animals about showbiz, so they can escape hunters in the wild by joining the circus; The Dope confuses a giant gorilla in a monster movie ("Mighty Moe Mung") with a real escaped gorilla, with tragically comic results. Superkatt; Colorful Chameleon; The Bees and the Bear; The Duke and the Dope; The Squire and the Chip; Ozzie the Ostrich; Toddy Bear; Monty, the Miracle Mouse; Bungle of the Jungle. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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How much heartache they would have been spared had the lovebirds revealed to them the secret of becoming..."Partners in Romance," the cover-featured 8 page story. Plus: 8 page story "My Other Life"; 8 page story "Stand-in for Glamor"; 8 page story "Close to My Heart"; 1 page Daisy's Diary story "Movie Talking"; 2 page text story "You'll Just Know"; 12 page story "Love Letters" pencilled by Carmine Infantino; 1 page poem "Seeing Stars." Cover photo by Ted Koepper. Cover price $0.10.

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May 5, 1950. "America's First Motion Picture Trade Journal." Variety-like magazine covering the movie news of the week. 9.25 in. x 12.25 in.; black and white; 12 pages.

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Painted cover by Alex Toth. Stories and art by Ed Moore, H. G. Peter, Phil Berube, Jerry Fasano, Bill Everett, Mo Weiss and Sam Glanzman. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. An African-American sailor risks his life to save an injured man aboard another ship; The Coast Guard uses a "rocket gun" to rescue a stranded chimneysweep; A bus driver avoids an icy accident and saves a boys basketball team. Painted cover by comics legend Alex Toth. Hero of the High Seas; Quagmire!; Bus Driver Hero; River Rescue; Crack-Up!; Courage Cheats the Smoke; The Crippled Crime Buster; Potomac Rescue; Gravel-Pit Pool Hero; Heroic Mailman; Arlene Bailey; Steeplejack; Lucky Hunch; Supreme Sacrifice; City Hero; Dockside Rescue; Match Fire; A Present for Mother; Night of Terror; Pete Summers and the Runaway Bus. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Walter Johnson. Stories and art by Walter Johnson and Ernie Fenner. Pre-Code Western action comics from Youthful Publishing. A surprisingly sympathetic (for the era) profile of legendary Sioux chieftain Crazy Horse. Rivals Lance Scott and Jake Larkin both want the same piece of land, and are so busy fighting each other they don't even notice the Natives who want their land back. Mountain man Joe Meek plays a crucial role in settling the land that later became Oregon. Chief Crazy Horse's Revenge; Devils of Coyote Canyon!; Death Stands Guard at Post Number Three; Joe Meek the Oregon Wildcat; Flaming Arrows. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Joe Orlando and Wally Wood. Jungle heroics in the style of Jo-Jo Comics, which preceded it. Strange creatures are abducting members of the Tangane tribe in the middle of the night; Jungle queen Tangi protects magical black pearls from a sinister safari; A mad scientist wants to transplant human brains into gorilla bodies. Classic gorilla-abducting-girl cover. The Vanishing Tanganes; Tangi: The Sacred Waters; The African Constabulary; The Mystery of Doc Jungle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. Basketball Bribe, art by Marvin Stein; crooked gamblers bet on basketball. Trial By Fire, art by Mart Bailey; a handful of ashes from a house fire in the hands of a certain man traps a killer. The Sheriff's Vow, art by Mart Bailey. Death of a Gentleman text story. Death on the Assembly Line, art by George Gregg. Master of Flim-Flam. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Maneely. "The Man From Nowhere," pencils by Gene Colan, Joe Maneely, and Syd Shores, inks by Joe Maneely; After escaping the authorities once more, Kid Colt seeks cover coming across a farm house; There he asks if he can stay for the night and get some food; Kid Colt follows some thieves and eventually gets shot at by some of the gang. "The Meanest Man in the World!", pencils by Syd Shores and Joe Maneely, inks by Joe Maneely; In the town of Blessing, Sheriff Lee Jackson runs a rough form of the law that is brutal, but by the books; One day he catches his son Stan giving water to a prisoner and scolds his boy for being too soft; Kid Colt is on the run from the law and is winged by a bullet but manages to escape. "Gunshot Trail" text story, pencils by Gene Colan, Joe Maneely, and Syd Shores. "A Matter of Pride!", art by Joe Maneely; Kid Colt is riding through a forest when he spots a wanted poster offering a $100 reward for his capture, dead or alive; Seeing that the wanted poster was written by Sheriff Jeff Pace of Last Chance City, Kid Colt decides to teach the sheriff a thing or two. "Secret of the Hidden Mine," pencils by Gene Colan; Kid Colt is sleeping when he is suddenly woken by Steel, who detects that the law is on their trail; Kid Colt quickly mounts up and they flee the scene; However, they ride over an abandoned mine shaft and fall into the mine; Kid Colt faces Ox and his men. "The Man who Refused to Die!", pencils by Gene Colan; The story of Native American warrior Charlie Feather. "The Gun-Shy Sheriff," art by Joe Maneely; Kid Colt and Steel are dying of thirst when they come across a much-needed oasis; As they hydrate themselves, Kid Colt hears a girl crying and comes to her aid; He learns that her name is Jane and that her fiancée Bill is the local sheriff and that she fears for his life. "The Flaming Fury"; Nimo defends his territory from a black bear. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Movie cowboy Lash Larue is known for his trademark black outfit and his skill with a bullwhip. "Roving marshal" Lash wakes up in the desert without his horse, or the memory of how he got there. Lash sets out to catch a gang of cattle rustlers and finds himself greatly outnumbered. Lash investigates murder and missing diamonds, and finds a stolen-goods racket. Wagon Wheels; Blacked Out; Dusty: The Wrong Answer; The Rustler's Haven; The Empty Holster; The Diamonds of Chance; Molasses Mouth. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Capp. The Curse of the Droopinghams!, script and art by Al Capp; Daisy Mae barely escapes marriage when she is kidnapped by Curse Droopingham, who throws her into a garbage truck; When the garbage is dumped in the bay, the trash haulers do not realize that Daisy is in their truck; She is rescued by Miss Wolf Larsen, who informs her that they are headed to Pig Island to deliver a cargo of wives; Daisy Mae is saved by Li'l Abner; Tricked into marrying Daisy Mae, Li'l Abner closes his eyes as the ceremony begins. One-page Little Leslie story, script and art by Mel Lazarus. Throw em to the Lions A Memphis Smith Adventure text story. Untitled story, script and art by Vic Herman; Kid Science once again uses science to win a boxing match. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Irving Tripp. Junior Detective Tubby; Lulu asks Tubby to solve the case of who has been writing "Lulu Loves Tubby" all over. The Picnic Pirates; The girls try to figure out a way to keep the boys from spoiling their picnic. Popular Girl; Tubby is jealous because he goes to Lulu's house and finds Wilbur there. Great Day; Tubby saves up so he can eat at the Sunset Diner with the truck drivers. The Rock Candy Mine; Lulu tells Alvin about the six sad little sisters. All scripts by John Stanley, art by Irving Tripp. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). Back cover has advertisement for five color Little Lulu pinups. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Longest running British mystery magazine lasting from 1949 to its 132nd issue in 1982. Title changes to "London Mystery Selection" after issue 35. 5.5" x 7.25", 128 pages, B&W

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Cover art by Morris Gollub. Facts about the Plainsman of 1825, the Plains Indians of 1850; and the California Vaquero of 1850. The Lone Ranger and the Tunnel Builders, art by Charles Flanders; Crooks try to prevent the building of Big Mouth Tunnel. The Lone Ranger and the Bart Cavendish Gang, art by Charles Flanders; Tonto tells Dan Reid the story of the origin of the Lone Ranger and the capture of the Cavendish gang; He also tells of the origin of the Lone Ranger's silver bullets and how the Lone Ranger captured his horse Silver. Running Fox's Change of Heart (Part 2) text story by Gaylord Du Bois. Captured in a Corn Field, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Tom Hickey; Little Buck and White Fawn hide in a corn field after they are convinced that spirits have hit Young Hawk on the head with a rock; They are captured by returning warriors. The Last Indian Battle; Drawing of Blackfoot Indian Almighty Voice, with short story of his last days in 1897. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian edition with same content as U.S. edition. Inside front cover is blank; indica appears on bottom of back cover rather than at bottom of first story page. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Mort Leav, Art Peddy, Rafael Astarita and Mort Lawrence. A post-war, pre-Code romance comic from pioneering female publisher Rae Herman of Orbit-Wanted (who doubled as Love Diary's advice columnist, Ray Mann). Stephen breaks up with businesswoman Kathy because she always has to be the boss, even away from the office. Arlene seeks help from "Ray Mann" because her possessive nature drives men away. A mountain-climbing accident helps Francine realize which man she truly loves, but it may be too late. Love Tyrant; Prescription for Happiness; Hardboiled Heart; Is Risking Your Reputation Worth Popularity?; Too Sure of My Man; Sky High Romance. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.