Comic books December 1950

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $250.00 View scans Trimmed TRIMMED. Water rings, residue.

Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. Superman's Super-Magic Show starring Mr. Mxyztplk, Prankster, and Lex Luthor, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Great Space Mirror starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Touchdown in the Desert starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Battling Buckaroo of Gila Gap starring Vigilante, script by Don Cameron, art by Dan Barry. 52 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $133.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage. Writing on interior page.

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Cover art by Al Plastino. Superboy, Millionaire, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti; Clark's rich uncle Kendall wants to adopt him. The Testing of Johnny Quick, art by Ralph Mayo. Knight of the Future starring Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Frank Frazetta. The Port Called New York article. The Boy Who Couldn't Be Photographed starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ogden Whitney. Reprints Adventures into the Unknown (1948 ACG) #99. 68 pages, B&W.

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Cover art by Owen Fitzgerald. Coyote Hope starring Bob Hope, script by Cal Howard, art by Owen Fitzgerald; Bob tries to impress a girl from Arizona with his western skills. Howie humor page by Hy Rosen. Jerry the Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Coyote Hope Part 2. Untitled Janie story, art by Bob Oksner. It Happens in Hollywood text article. A Bit of Disc and Data record reviews. Coyote Hope Part 3. Your United Nations At Work public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $26.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white to white Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $18.00 View scans Paper: Off white Back cover detached 30%.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $14.00 View scan 7.25" Cumulative spine split. Slightly brittle.

December 1950. Cover by James B. Settles. Science fiction stories by John Jakes, E.K. Jarvis, P.F. Costello, Clifford Simak, and Raymond F. Jones. Illustrations by Robert Gibson Jones, Leo Ramon Summers, Henry Sharp, Rod Ruth, and Edmond Swiatek. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Complete version of "Death of a Big Shot" by Clifford Knight. Cover price $0.25.

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Complete version of "Rather Cool for Mayhem" by Lawrence G. Blochman. Cover price $0.25.

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Complete version of "Sinister Shelter" by Charles L. Leonard Cover price $0.25.

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Photo cover of Bill Boyd [William Boyd]. Trails of Death; Bill is in charge of getting a cattle drive to Junction City, past a gang of border rustlers. The Easy Silver Dollars, art by Max Elkan; A gang of counterfeiters are making silver dollars, only they are lead and zinc with a thin coat of silver. The Schoolhouse Mystery (A Crowbait Story) starring Bill Boyd; Crowbait is mistaken for an outlaw, who also travels around in a peddler's wagon just like his. The Peace Pact; A government agent has stumbled onto a plot by Ruma to take to the warpath, and is being killed before he can report it. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Art Helfant, and Leon Winik. A Western adventure comic that turns the notorious real-life outlaw into a folk hero wandering the Old West. When Billy stumbles on two owlhoots bushwhacking Russ Clayton, he gets involved in the effort to free Mesa Valley from terror. Billy is a target when he rides into town with a price on his head, but those he has helped try to keep him safe. Prospector Pete gives up prospecting for acting, and gets cast in a movie... as a prospector. Plus the legend of the Lost Adams gold. Outlaw's Code; Owl Hoot Trail; Somebody Gets Caught; Lost Gold, the True Story of the Lost Adams Diggin's; Coward's Bluster; Prospector Pete. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $52.00 View scans 1" spine split from top of comic. Cover coming loose at both staples. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $60.00 View scans Cover coming loose at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Jehad! The dread cry resounds across the burning desert of El Shaitan! Featuring: 11 page Blackhawk story "The Black Dervish of Death" pencilled by Reed Crandall (?); 12 page Blackhawk story "The Strongest Man On Earth" pencilled by Bill Ward; 9 page Blackhawk story "The Reapers of Starvation" drawn by Bill Quackenbush (?); 5 page Chop Chop story "How To Be Fierce and Masterful" drawn by Bill Ward; 2 page text story "Evil Challenge"; 8 page Blackhawk story "The Story of the Fiendish Brain" drawn by Bill Quackenbush (?). Cover by Bill Ward (?). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Stories and art by Mort Meskin, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. This kid-gang series set in the Old West is often hailed as a creative high-point in the partnership of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. The origin of the kid cowboys' mentor, Clay Duncan. Raised by Apaches as an adopted son of Geronimo, Clay becomes a frontier scout before going to work for the Boys' Ranch. Also featuring a 2-page map by Kirby of the neighboring town called Four Massacres, and lessons for readers on how to ride, rope and even talk like cowboys. Lead Will Fly at Sunset; How Cowboys Say It; How To Ride a Horse, Lesson 2; Four Massacres; The Original Cowboys; Apache Justice; The Clay Duncan Story!; How to Spin a Rope, Lesson 2. 52 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and Al Liederman. Art by Pete Costanza, C.C. Beck and Al Liederman. Stirring adventure with the World's Mightiest Mortal! Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "The Day Civilization Went Backwards!" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza; "The World's Mightiest Genie" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza; "Mr. Tawny's Personality Peril" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck (Tawky Tawny appearance); and "The Television Terror" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza. Plus: Captain Kid in "The Double Date" by Al Liederman. And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Jon Jarl Saves 1950" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian Edition. Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Al Liederman and Howard Boughner. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Al Liederman and Howard Boughner. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "The Throwback Terror" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza (Sivana appearance); "The Imperfect Perfection" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; and "His Feud with Mr. Tawny" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck (Tawky Tawny appearance). Plus: Captain Kid in "The Gift Package" by Al Liederman; Headline Harry tale "Sink or Swim" by Howard Boughner; and Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "The Old West Lives Again" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner, and Art Helfant. Art by Bill Ward, Bud Thompson, Art Helfant, Howard Boughner and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. must figure out how to save Earth from a cosmic dust storm. Freddy learns about the secret room in Mrs. Webster's boardinghouse, and how no one is supposed to enter it. Captain Marvel Jr. investigates a magic carpet company, in a story featuring early art by legendary good-girl artist Bill Ward. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Captures Red the Terror!, by CC Beck and Pete Costanza. The Silicon Monster; Judge Smudge; Rubbernose Randolph; Kanvasback: The Ring Master; Careful Willie; Magic Carpets, Inc.; Mrs. Wagner's Forbidden Room; The World's Mightiest Caveboy; Boxcar Benny. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Good $4.90

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 tries to take Mortimer's picture. Charlie builds a rocket and flies to the moon with Mortimer Snerd. Charlie annoys the librarians while trying to find out how King Midas turned everything to gold. Mortimer Snerd; Charlie McCarthys Rocket Ship; Charlie McCarthy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $19.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Monthly children's magazine with stories, crafts, puzzles, and games. 10.5" x 13.5", 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.50.

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Joan of Arc, 2nd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 87). Cover price $0.15.

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Joan of Arc, 5th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 140). Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $80.00 View scans A few pages have maverick edges (separated). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Sunset Carson photo cover. In order of appearance: Sunset Carson and Pat Starling (as Martha Taylor) photo; "Sunset Carson, Deadline" adaptation of the Astor Pictures Corporation film; "Happy Homer" by Clinton Harmon; "Sunset Carson, Gateway to Death"; "Pecos Bill, Sweet Children or Pranks and Spanks" by Clinton Harmon; "Death Valley, A Cowboy Western Feature" art by Mario DeMarco; "Denver Mudd and Bushey Barns, The Big Gold Rush" by Clinton Harmon; and Sunset Carson, Pat Starling (as Martha Taylor), and others photo."Sunset Carson Turns Detective" text story with photo, by Harold Gluck.36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Leo Morey, Dan Zolnerowich, John Prentice, Charles Raab and Dick Briefer. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. In a story with art by Dick Briefer, a swindler targets a con woman when he learns about her inheritance, but who's conning whom? An ice-cream vendor is casing an armored car delivery, and his cart hides a tommy-gun rather than tutti-frutti. The Queen's forces seek a way into pirate captain Red Dog's stronghold in the Florida Keys. Bessie's Little Darling; War of the Empties; One Afternoon in Brooklyn; The Old Con's Story; Scarface of the Keys; One of Uncle Sam's Muscles. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Johnny Craig. "Dead-Ringer," script and art by Johnny Craig; A petty thief learns that his virtual double, a millionaire, is an amnesia victim residing at a local sanitarium, and plans to somehow get into the sanitarium, dispose of the rich man and take his place, then suddenly come out of his amnesia state, and assume the man's identity. "A Moment of Madness!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels; A noted brain surgeon is experiencing blackouts, which cause him to unconsciously commit acts of violence during his blackouts. "Perfect Murder!" text story, script and art by Albert B. Feldstein. "Face-to-Face" text story by Albert B. Feldstein. "The Corpse in the Crematorium," script and art by Johnny Craig; A man subject to cataleptic fits is brought to a crematorium while his wife-to-be searches frantically for him; She fails to find him before he is scheduled for cremation. "Contract for Death," art by Jack Kamen; A doctor, conducting experiments on the human brain, comes across a man attempting suicide, and offers him $5000 not to do so...for one month; The contract is signed and money given, and the man goes out and lives it up; Plot adapted from Damon Runyon's story, "A Very Honorable Guy", featured as part of the 1989 film "Bloodhounds of Broadway." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $8.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Extensive.

German language nudist magazine. Title translates: The Sun Man - Magazine for progressive and modern nudist culture. 8.25" x 11.5", 20 pages, B&W. NOTE: All text in German. MATURE Cover price $1.50.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Don C. Cameron and unknown. Art by Bruno Premiani, Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Dan Barry and unknown. An ex-con, John Gillen, working with the Carson Circus and billed as "The Man with a Million Faces," astounds the public with his ability to visually imitate anyone. However, the Dynamic Duo discover two employees at the circus are using this fact to commit crimes and blame them on him. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Man with a Million Faces!" with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Indian Who Had to Get Rich!" by Don C. Cameron and Bruno Premiani; Robotman in "The Robot Robberies!"; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Machine from Which No Man Can Hide!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry. Also: Casey the Cop 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; 2-page text piece "...Of Sailing Ships and Wax"; and Little Pete half-pager by Boltinoff. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $236.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4391256014 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Guardians Against Crime; Doll Man adopts a dog to help him fight crime, serving as transportation for the Mighty Mite; In this, their first case together, Darrel uses the reward money for solving a crime to help establish a new crime lab. Mr. Revenge starring Doll Man, Mr. Revenge, and Leda Lorn. The Plot To Kill Lyn Hastings starring Doll Man, Lyn Hastings, Harkin, and Croppy. Welcome To Sir Rogerville. One Hour In Mordrillo starring Doll Man, Gonder, Chalca, Limey, and Khorr. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Poor $2.65 View scans Foreign edition: UK.

Vol. 1 #34 - Dec. 1, 1950. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Cortez, Conqueror of Mexico, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Skippy the Kangaroo, Real Life Mysteries, Curious Creatures, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Great Adventurer. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 16 pages, B&W and full color.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $15.25 View scans Foreign edition: UK.

Vol. 1 #35 - Dec. 8, 1950. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Cortez, Conqueror of Mexico, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Skippy the Kangaroo, Real Life Mysteries, Curious Creatures, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Great Adventurer. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 16 pages, B&W and full color.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $28.00 View scans Foreign edition: UK.

Vol. 1 #36 - Dec. 15, 1950. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Cortez, Conqueror of Mexico, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Skippy the Kangaroo, Real Life Mysteries, Curious Creatures, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Great Adventurer. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 16 pages, B&W and full color.

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Vol. 1 #37 - Dec. 22, 1950. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range begins, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Skippy the Kangaroo, Real Life Mysteries, The Story of the Christmas Tree, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Great Adventurer. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Add to cart Very Good $20.00 View scans Foreign edition: UK.

Vol. 1 #38 - Dec. 29, 1950. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Riders of the Range, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Skippy the Kangaroo, Real Life Mysteries, Curious Creatures, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Great Adventurer. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 16 pages, B&W and full color.

Add to cart Good $15.00 View scans Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Soiling. Water damage.

Volume 7, Issue 3 - December, 1950. Vintage men's interest magazine featuring pin-up pictorials with humorous text. 8.5" x 11.5", 60 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $29.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 5%.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $21.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%.

Add to cart Good $18.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Back cover detached 10%.

Volume 12, Issue 12 - December 1950. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "When the World Tottered" by Lester Del Rey. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 132 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Indicia title is "Walter Lantz WOODY WOODPECKER, No. 305." Cover art by Dan Gormley. Bundle Trouble, pencils by Dick Hall, inks by Suzanne Seaboard; After destroying a display of fine china in a department store while looking for a Christmas gift for Tackhammer, Woody is given a job at the store to pay off the damages. Salesman Wood, pencils by Dick Hall, inks by Suzanne Seaborne; Tackhammer forces Woody to get a job as a salesman in order to earn the two dollars Woody owes him. Out of Coal, pencils by Dick Hall, inks by Suzanne Seaborne; Woody and Tackhammer get jobs with a coal company to earn money when they run out of coal to heat their homes. Apple Thief, pencils by Lloyd White, inks by Suzanne Seaborne. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dan Gormley. Stories and Art by unknown. Featuring the tales "Marshmallow Moby," "The Laughing Brook," "The Jumping Balloon," "Birds of a Feather," "The Wedding Dress" and "The Secret Circus"! Starring Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $35.00 View scans Paper tape on spine and interior of cover. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Volume 18, Issue 1 - Winter, 1950. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $9.90

Add to cart Fair $5.80

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Dan Gordon and Bob Wickersham. Funny-animal comics from independent publisher ACG, featuring the Itchy & Scratchy-like Puss an Boots, misguided inventor Blunderbunny, owl detective Whoo-Dunnit, and Western dog marshal Alkali Ike. Sometimes the characters break through the fourth wall and into the laps of the kids who are watching their cartoons. Boots tries fleeing to India and Alaska to get away from Pusss practical jokes; Blunderbunny invents a pair of hats that make their wearers friends, whether they want to be or not; Whoo-Doodit is hired to find out who is stealing dog food. Puss an' Boots; Pals; Blunderbunny; Another Laugh Riot; The Magic Potion; Whoo-Doodit; Alkali Ike and His Horse Oatsie; Oatsie Gets Adopted; The Case of the Starving Man. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 9 #8 - Dec. 1950. Single-panel gag cartoons. 10 1/2-in. x 13-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $7.00 View scans

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $2.65 View scans Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

December 1950. Cover by Don Hunter. Stories: "Time Quarry"(Conclusion) by Clifford D. Simak, "Second Night of Summer" by James H. Schmitz, "A Stone and a Spear" by Raymond F. Jones, "Judas Ram" by Sam Merwin, Jr., "Jaywalker" by Ross Rocklynne, and "The Waker Dreams" by Richard Matheson. Article: "Twenty-Foot Miss" by Willy Ley. 5.25-in. x 7.5-in.; 160 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $499.00 View scans Restored: C1 Paper: Cream to off white Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover. Label #4476313010 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Frank King. Stories and art by Frank King. Reprints of the beloved, influential comic strip showcasing Midwestern American life through the lens of one growing family. Skeezix joins the Women Hater's Club, but that conflicts with his newfound interest in girls, especially Nina. Skeezix's pal Tops tries to make some moves on Nina, but Nina's not having it, and neither is Skeezix. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Lone Ranger Silver Bullet Ball Pen Set. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $4.80 Water damage.

Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by Elizabeth Beecher, Nicholas Firfires and Mike Arens. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. Gene tries to broker a peace between ranchers Hale and Burton. Gene suspects a fire in the bunkhouse was no accident. Panhandle Pete tells the tale of the Lake of Gold. Victory in Rock River Valley; The Crooked Trail; The Miracle of Dobe Flats; The Lake of Gold. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $17.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 6, Issue 3 - December, 1950. 6.75" x 9.75", 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $16.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Men's interest magazine featuring pin-up pictorials with text. 8.25" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.