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Comic books February 1948

  • Vol. 58 #1
    True Story Magazine (1919-1992 MacFadden Publications) Vol. 58 #1

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  • Vol. 3 #8

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  • Issue #89
    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 89

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    52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Wanted Comics (1947 Orbit / Toytown) 11
    • Cover oxidation.

    Cover by John Giunta. Stories and art by Maurice del Bourgo and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Brothers Hugh, Ray and Roy start with train robbery, and end as the subjects of an FBI manhunt. Dwight is a wealthy son of privilege, but he turns to robbery, murder and jailbreak. Greed for gold turns deadly in the rainforests of the Matto Grosso, but the jungle takes its revenge. The Twin Killers; Son of Satan!; The Pay Off!; The Case of the Corpse in the Woods; Terror of 3 States, Wilbur Underhill. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 53 #7

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    Volume 53, Issue 7 - February 1948. "A Magazine for Boys and Girls." Stories, poems, and activities designed for kids. 7-in. x 10-in., 36 pages, PC,PB&W Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 68 #1
    West (1926-1953 Doubleday) Pulp Vol. 68 #1


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight.

    Western novel "Guns of Arizona" by Charles N. Heckelmann with illustrations by H. L. Parkhurst, plus shorts "Trail to Pie Town" by Jim Mayo with illustrations by H. W. Kiemle, "The Wrong Horse" by Charles Stoddard, and "Zorro Serenades a Siren" by Johnston McCulley. 7-in. x 9-in. B&W Illustrations Color Cover Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 12 #3

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  • Issue #1
    Western Comics (1948) 1
    Published Feb 1948 by DC.

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    Cover art by Howard Sherman. The Boss of Gila Gap starring Cowboy Marshal, art by Ed Smalle Jr. Wheaties ad, art by Creig Flessel. The Bronc They Couldn't Bust starring Rodeo Rick, art by Howard Post. A short feature about the life of Bill Tilghman, one of the lawmen of the Old West. Jesse James Rides Again starring Vigilante, art by Mort Meskin. A summary of Texas Ranger Frank Hamer's career. Tables Turned Double text story, script by Henry Lysing, art by Raymond Perry. The Jailbreaker starring the Wyoming Kid, art by Howard Sherman. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Vol. 218 #4
    Western Story Magazine (1919-1949 Street & Smith) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 218 #4

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  • Issue #94
    Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 94

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    Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, C. C. Beck, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Dr. Sivana's latest invention is a mind-control drug he administers through a fencing foil to civic leaders he has challenged to duel, including Billy Batson's boss Mr. Morris. In Rome, Ibis and Taia battle a thieving hunchback who proceeds to animate stone gargoyles with a magic spell. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Peer at a Parade." Captain Marvel Duels Sivana; Doc Sorebones; The Culture Corner; Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone Jr.; Golden Arrow: The Barricade; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Wilbur the Waiter; Ibis the Invincible: The Gargoyle Menace. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Wilbur Comics (1944) 17

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    Cover by Al Fagaly. "The Deep Sea Diver," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur and Red go diving for Mr. Wilkin's fishing pole when they lose it while fishing. Wilbur Puzzle Page. Suzie ad. "Quiet Please!", art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur and Linda try to deal with Wilbur's sleepwalking father, who has a penchant for stealing food from the icebox. Betty and Veronica ad. Untitled story, art by Al Fagaly; Wilbur tries to sand the floor for his parents, but keeps getting interrupted. "Comes the Dawn," art by Bill Vigoda; A mouse in the kitchen causes early-morning chaos in the Wilkin household. Untitled story, art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur's incompetence at being on the basketball team leads to troubles for Principal Dripwaite. Untitled Katy Keene the Pin-up Queen story. script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy decides to visit Mount Blitz, where the Towers Model Agency photographers are holding their annual ski party. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 30 #5
    Wild West Weekly (1927-1943 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 30 #5

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  • Issue #90
    Wings Comics (1940) 90
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1171023006
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    Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne and William R. Shelton. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Charles Sultan, Al Walker, George Evans, John Celardo and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Nice good-girl art as Jane Martin is tricked into smuggling contraband cash in an iron lung; Greasemonkey Griffin is hired to transport a champion skier who has ulterior motives; A spy impersonating an RAF pilot is revealed by the ghost of the actual flier. Good-girl in jeopardy cover by Bob Lubbers. Captain Wings; Jane Martin; Greasemonkey Griffin; Air Heroes of World War II; Phantom Falcon; Suicide Smith; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 3 #4
    Wink (1944-1955 Wink Inc.^) Magazine Vol. 3 #4


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    • Staple rust. 4" Cumulative spine split. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling. Abraded tear to rear cover.

    Volume 3, Issue 4 - February, 1948. Cover by Peter Driben. Men's interest magazine featuring pin-up pictorials with story text. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 11 #5
    Woman's Day (1937-1970 Stores Publishing, Co.) Magazine Vol. 11 #5
  • Issue #16
    Wonder Comics (1944 Great) 16
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4002324023
    • Conserved
    • Paper: Off white
    • Conservation Includes: Centerfold Reinforced, Cover Reinforced, Staples Replaced.
    • Label #0316930008
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    Tara in "The Fabulous Jewel of Morn," Wonderman in "The Hordes of the Immortal Emperor," the Grim Reaper in "The Master of Treachery," Jill Trent Science Sleuth in "Portrait of a Crime," and Spectro Master of Magic in "Murder in Mind!" Alex Schomburg cover (as "Xela"). Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #63
    Wow Comics (1940-1948 Fawcett) 63

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    Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Ozzie decides to run off and go to sea, even if it means missing out on his homework. Working as circus hands, Mr. Scarlet and Pinky investigate the murder of the circus owner, and try to figure out why he swelled up like a balloon. Phantom Eagle tracks the air terrorist Black Flamingo, who mysteriously disables planes in midair. Ozzie: Sea Sea Senor; Boy Scout Bob; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Bloated Death; Gaga Gags; Phantom Eagle and the Black Flamingo!; Muscle Hedd; Penny Graves: The Cat Burglars; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Powder Case; Whipper-Snappers; Quack-Cracks; Commando Yank: Revolt in Rugomania. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 28 #3

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  • Vol. 3 #7
    Young King Cole (1945 Novelty/Premium/Curtis) Vol. 3 #7

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    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Wayne Boring (credited as Jim Cannon), Hy Gage, Milt Hammer, Al Huston, E. J. Reeves, Joe Certa, Art Helfant and Harvey Fuller. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. King Cole investigates when innocent Luke Lucifer is targeted by his superstitious small-town neighbors because he looks like The Devil. Toni Gayle goes underwater to solve a mystery, in a story by Superman artist Wayne Boring (credited as Jim Cannon).. Doctor Drew, who can talk to animals, investigates when a man is haunted by a black cat. Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Hammertoones; Phantom Thief; Foxy; Dr. Drew the Zoo Man: The Black Cat Murder Case; Heathcliff the Hobo; Inspector Klooz; Eyewitness; Two-Ton O'Toole. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 1 #12
    Zane Grey's Western Magazine (1946-1954 Dell) Pulp Vol. 1 #12
    • 3/4" Spine split from top.
  • Issue #13A
    Zoot (1946 Fox) 13A
    • Cover detached.
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    Art by Matt Baker and others. Tales of adventure featuring Rulah, Jungle Goddess, and art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker. This, the Feb. 1948 issue, is the first issue #13; a later issue was erroneously numbered 13 as well. A circus promoter uses a boy in his scheme to lure Rulah to New York; Ungar warns Rulah that the spirit of a dead slaver may return to the jungle; Rulah pursues a jungle cult that killed a woman with gold, in a strange premonition of the James Bond adventure Goldfinger. Terrific cover has Rulah battling a snake, leopards and forest fire all at once. More outrageous action and classic pre-Code good-girl art. Stone Jungle; Bloody Moon; Murder Deadline; Plundering Cult. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.