Comic books January 1948

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. The Witches' Trials starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston [as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter; Faith accidentally uses Paula's time machine to send herself back to the Salem Witch Trials. Crime in the Courtroom starring Little Boy Blue, art by Frank Harry. The Crimes In Miniature starring Sargon the Sorcerer, art by Paul Reinman. Willy Nilly story, art by Frank Harry. Murder Masquerade starring Wildcat, art by Gil Kane. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Tarzan is attacked by a mysterious, shadowy figure with skills nearly equal to his own. New in town, Sue Groggins of Abbie an' Slats ill-advisedly takes a ride from notorious lecher "Gropeworth Snootingham." Banger Burke sends a letter to Dink O'Day, telling him about life in major league baseball in the 1940s. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp and the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkling Stars of the Air; Dink O'Day; Strange as It Seems; Abbie an Slats; Ella Cinders. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Case of the Portable Morgue starring Inspector Click Hunt. Saxie and Peaches story, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Sol Brodsky. Why Three Boys Turned Criminal? text article by J. M. Master. Adventures on Strange Island starring Uncle Bunkie, art by Golden. Loses a Pot of Gold starring Ali Baba, art by Harry Lazarus. Jungol story, art by H. C. Browner. Dyno-Mouse story, art by Saul Rosen. Battle of the Beasts story, art by Gus Jud. Champion--Despite Broken Limb featuring Unusual Sports Stars, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Sol Brodsky. The Tri-State Terror--True Dramatic Crime, art by C. W. Winter. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Robin in "A Bicycle Built for Loot," Robotman in "Cans, Crime & Coffee," Penniless Palmer in "The Puzzle of the Pilfered Saturday," the Star-Spangled Kid in "The Battle of the Century," and Tomahawk in "The Firebug of Silver City." One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Log Jam Rescue" by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Cover price $0.10.

"Wet Cattle in Gringo Pass!" a novel by Walt Coburn.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Green Men of Kharma starring Tygra. The Crab Men From Space starring Lance Lewis. The Invisible Pirate text story starring Lance Lewis by Charles S. Strong. Jefferson Jones story, art by Hal Sherman. Carnival of Crime starring Fighting Yank, art by Ken Battefield. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $130.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $77.00 View scans	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $35.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $44.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $15.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Good $33.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $23.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Fair $17.00 View scans Paper: Cream Back cover detached 40%. Front Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart Fair $17.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Poor $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream 100% spine split detaching back cover from book.

Volume 16, Issue 3 - January, 1948. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories: "The Blue Flamingo" by Hannes Bok, "The Conquest of Two Worlds" by Edmond Hamilton, "Aleph Sub One" by Margaret St. Clair, "Ultra Evolution" by Polton Cross, and "Guaranteed" by E. Everett Evans. 6.75" x 9.75", 118 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $2,600.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4310918004

Cover pencils by Ken Bald, inks by Syd Shores. Viking's Vengeance starring Sub-Mariner, Namora, Betty Dean, and The Viking, art by Ken Bald. One Too Many text story. The Harbor of Madmen starring Sub-Mariner, Namora, Betty Dean, and Tinfish, script and art by Bill Everett. Invitation To a Murder featuring Let's Play Detective, art by Al Bellman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

#62 in a series of 90. Superman-Tim is a boys' clothing catalog, activity book, and comic book all rolled into one, featuring Superman illustrations throughout. All issues are 16 pages unless a Superman story is inserted (bringing page count to 24 or 36 pages). Every issue encourages boys not to be a "Whoo-Shoo" -- a boy who reads "Superman-Tim" but doesn't buy clothes from the Superman-Tim Store. Copyright 1948 by National Comics Pub., Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

Edited by William DeGrouchy. Cover by George Marcoux. Stories by George Marcoux. Featuring the adventures of Supersnipe, Herlock Domes, and Bulldog Bulldog. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover photo of young movie stars Mona Freeman. Stories and art by Vic Herman, Helen Diehl Olds, Ellin Morris, George Wolfe, Kay Deane, Candy Jones, Edmund Jannace, Clarissa Holmgren and Jane Powell. Comics and stories for girls, featuring profiles of Hollywood stars and the adventures of stuntwoman Dorothy Dare. The early life of film legend Robert Mitchum; Sylvia Berger becomes a popular scriptwriter for radio shows; An interview with young actress Jane Powell on her dating life. Turhan Bey; A Date With Dirinda; Dorothy Dare; 'Tweeners; My First Date; Out of My Hatbox; Hurricane Warning; Your Party Line; Big Boy Mitchum; Script Writer; Boys and I; The Bird Brain; Dollar Pullers. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Certa. The Defeat of Slugger Hood starring Cadet, art by Nina Albright. The Framing of Gary Stark, art by Don Rico. Following Orders text story by Joe Gill. Boitram the Boiglar humor page by Art Helfant. The Affair of Monster Matt starring Candid Charlie, art by Robert Sale [as Bob Q. Siege]. Heathcliffe the Hobo humor two-pager by Art Helfant. The Junior Star starring Chameleon. Boiltram the Boiglar humor two-pager by Art Helfant. Two-Ton O'Toole humor page by Art Helfant. Mr. 5 X 5 text story by Robert Plate. The Fur Robbers starring Target, art by Joe Certa. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"Tarzan and the White Savages of Vari." Tarzan rescues an explorer and Paul D'Arnot. Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous novels, this series borrows from the books and from the Johnny Weissmuller movies, adding a healthy dose of generic jungle adventure for good measure. Includes part one of Jesse Marsh's adaptation of Burroughs' Ape-English Dictionary. Script by Robert P. Thompson, art and cover by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Art Bartsch. Art by Art Bartsch and Connie Rasinski. St. John presents the comics adventures of the characters of animator Paul Terry's studio. Mighty Mouse and Mitzi visit a carnival that is actually a front for The Claw's mouse-snatching ring. Heckle and Jeckle intend to build a birdhouse on the grounds of a posh estate, but first they must get past the dim-witted guard dog. Gandy and Sourpuss masquerade as a servant couple to get a job taking care of Junior for a wealthy family, but Junior is no easy task. Mighty Mouse: The Mouse Who Came to Dinner; Mighty Mouse: The Country Carnival; Gandy Goose: Help Wanted!; Heckle and Jeckle: Estate of Madness; Dinky: Champ or Chump. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Phil De Lara and others. Funny-animal antics from Magazine Enterprises. Koko, Kola and Raymond travel to the North Pole to save Christmas after a gremlin steals Santa's suit; Tom-Tom the Jungle Boy sets out to find the missing Dr. Bivingston; How Koko and Kola first came into Raymond's life. Flying to Santa; Koko and Kola: The Ungrateful Gremlin; Tom-Tom the Jungle Boy; Catchy and Scrapps; Little Tops of the Big Top; Flying Freddy; Bear Facts; The Pixies; Last But Not Least; The Snarling Snarlmouth. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $77.00 View scans	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $29.00 View scans Cover detached at one staple.	Add to cart GD 2.0 $28.00 View scans Cover oxidation.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $34.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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Stories and art by Al Liederman and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. While Tom shows his stuff at a rodeo, outlaws scheme to steal the diamond-studded belt he won for being the Best Cowboy Ever. A desperate town sends a request that Tom "come hyar" and find out what happened to their missing sheriff. Confusion reigns when a 12-year-old outlaw calling himself The Pecos Kid shows up, right after wanted killer Pecos Pete wounds the local sheriff. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. The Saga of Tom Mix; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; The Mystery of the Missing Sheriff; The Shooting of Little Duke; Tumbleweed Jr. Has a Pet Theory; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; The Big Bank Robbery; Whipper-Snappers; The Fallen Hero. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $5.60

January 6, 1948

January 20, 1948

Add to cart FR 1.0 $8.00 6.25" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Staple rust.

Cover by Jerry DeMott. Stories and art by Dick Moores, Leslie Stevens and Ed Dodd. An anthology comic from St. John; this issue featured reprints of the classic comic strip Jim Hardy. (Listed as Jim Hardy #1 in the indicia.) Jim Hardy, in turn, showcased the adventures of Hardy's cowboy friend Windy and Windy's horse, Paddles. Wealthy Bess Giltedge offers to travel back East with Windy, to help him care for the infant he's adopted. But she doesn't tell him that it's because she's fallen in love with him. Meanwhile, Bess's sleazy ex Roger tries to convince her that Windy's no good. The Uninvited Bug; Jim Hardy; Our Kids. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.