Auction in progress, bid now! Weekly Auction ends Monday April 1!

Comic books April 1948

  • Issue #1
    Western Fighters Vol. 1 (1948) 1

    This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.

    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. "Black Bart," art by Dan Barry; The story of Black Bart, the terror and poet of the west; He robbed the rich to feed the poor, which hardly is a sin; And poems also did he write before he were put in. "Killers Die Too!", script by Dick Wood; The life and death of a notorious gunman called Ben Thompson, based on a true story. "Belle Starr"; A true story of the original gun girl of the west. "Bill Mayfield"; Bill Mayfield starts as a member of Henry Plummer's gang, and is later hanged in Idaho for more than five killings. ".45 Calibre Sneeze"; A gunman with an ugly sense of humor and entertainment, which ended when he was hung by an angry mob. "Vanishing Kid," pencils by Rudy Palais; An American badman goes to Canada where he commits murder, but are caught by the Mounted Police and hanged for his murders. Untitled one-page story; The guy is so big and tough that it hurts, but Tucson Tom can certainly do something about that. "Justice by Vigilante," art by Lee Elias; The vigilante committee thinks Sheriff Plummer is doing his best, but it's too big a job for one man; They begin their task, but find out the Sheriff himself is behind all the killings and robberies, so they hang him too. Untitled one-page story; Tom has a hard time getting to the cinema. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 218 #6
    Western Story Magazine (1919-1949 Street & Smith) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 218 #6

    This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.

  • Issue #96
    Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 96

    This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.

    Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Bernie Krigstein, Otto Binder, Pete Costanza, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. In a story with almost as much wacky detail as a Bill Elder panel, an eccentric scientist's "fight ray" causes the inhabitants of two skyscrapers to declare war on each other. The owner of a traveling carousel has a magic flute with Pied Piper-like powers, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Dead supervillain Karnok overpowers Charon, ferryman of the dead, and takes the wheel of the ferry on the Styx. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Double Your Bubble Gum Bubble." Captain Marvel: The Battle of the Buildings!; Doc Sorebones; Wilbur the Waiter; The Culture Corner; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb; Golden Arrow: The Magic Flute; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Mawby the Medicine Man; Ibis the Invincible: The Land of Death! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Wilbur Comics (1944) 18

    This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.

    Cover art by Al Fagaly. "Wilbur Meets Laurie Lake," art by Bill Vigoda; Commodore Lake moves to Westfield to get his daughter away from the boys in the city; Wilbur meets the pair at the station and makes a shambles of trying to take their baggage to their new home. "The Daring Young Man," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur and Red go to the circus; Red gets a job, but Wilbur tries to sneak in, with unpleasant results. Archie ad. "The Speed Demon," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur and Red plan to participate in the Westfield jalopy race to Flatburg, but Slats sabotages Wilbur's jalopy. Nevada Jones ad. "Wilbur Builds His Dream Boat" text story. Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1947; No circulation figures given. Wilbur's Hollywood Quiz Page. "The Sky's the Limit," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur builds a model airplane for the hobby show, but it causes nothing but trouble when he tries to fly it. Super Duck ad. Untitled Katy Keene story, script by Bill Woggon; aty's future is told by a swami with a crystal ball; Later she and Sis go to the observation tower on the 100th floor of the "Umpire State Building." Katy Keene paper doll. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #92
    Wings Comics (1940) 92
    • 1/2" Spine split from top. Oxidation.

    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. Jane Martin's plane is attacked while she's transporting refugees from Europe; Greasemonkey Griffin's plane is stolen by agents of the spy known as The Worm; Unscrupulous competitors want to put Suicide Smith's Central American airline out of business, so they force natives to do their dirty work. Good-girl 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 #5
    Wink (1944-1955 Wink Inc.^) Magazine Vol. 3 #5


    (see more images)
    • Spine split 10%. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Staple rust. Rust migration. 3 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Corner Damage. Cover detached at one staple. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling.

    Volume 3, Issue 5 - April, 1948. Men's interest vintage magazine loaded with pin-up photography and erotic text. 8.5" x 11.5", 64 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 11 #7
    Woman's Day (1937-1970 Stores Publishing, Co.) Magazine Vol. 11 #7


    (see more images)
    • Staple rust: Slight.

    The listing below is from eBay, and MyComicShop is not responsible for this item in any way. Some listings shown here may no longer be available if they sold or were ended by the seller after we last retrieved the listing details.

    $10 Good Housekeeping vintage magazine April 1948 NICE

    Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.

  • Issue #17
    Wonder Comics (1944 Great) 17

    This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.

    Tara in "The Eight Hands of Tenslith," Wonderman in "The March of the Dinosaurs" (part Frank Frazetta art), the Grim Reaper in "The Disappearing Room," Jill Trent in "The Freezer Gas" (inks by Frazetta), and Super-Sleuths in "The Case of the Moaning Statue!" Alex Schomburg cover (as "Xela"). Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #65
    Wow Comics (1940-1948 Fawcett) 65

    This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.

    Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer, Howard Boughner, Stan Kaye and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Archie-like Ozzie tries to impress Babs by going out for track and field, but he's not that athletic, really. In his first story in Wow Comics, Western hero Tom Mix tracks the outlaw band known as the Black Gang. Phantom Eagle is on the trail of his greatest foe, the deadly air ace Black Flamingo. Ozzie: Flash in the Dash; Dizzy Daisy; Bobo; Vita Min; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Where There's a Will!; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb; Phantom Eagle: The Return of the Black Flamingo!; Wilbur the Waiter; Penny Graves: By Death Betrayed; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Ring Case; Dean, the Detective Does His Duty; Tom Mix: The Black Gang. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 28 #5

    This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.

  • Vol. 3 #9
    Young King Cole (1945 Novelty/Premium/Curtis) Vol. 3 #9
    • Staple rust and migration

    Cover by Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Stories and art by Hy Gage, Milt Hammer, Nina Albright, and Wayne Boring. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. Investigating the murder of a broker, Young King Cole winds up strapped to a barber's chair and menaced by a homicidal hairdresser. Toni Gayle stumbles on a crime in a Texas border town, in a story with art by Superman artist Wayne Boring. Goatee'd criminologist Dr Doom (no relation to Victor) encounters killers amid the upper-crust of the city's elite. Toni Gayle action-girl cover by Superman artist Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Hammertoones; Blackmail; Foxy; Inspector Klooz: Crime On the Half Shell; Dr. Doom. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 2 #2
    Zane Grey's Western Magazine (1946-1954 Dell) Pulp Vol. 2 #2
  • Issue #13B
    Zoot (1946 Fox) 13B
    • Paper: Light tan to off white
    • Label #2034202014
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • 1/2" Spine split from bottom through cover and all wraps. Water spotting.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by Bud Plant
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Spine and edge rebuild, cover detached, staples replaced, tear seals, color touch.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by Bud Plant

    Art by Matt Baker and others. Tales of adventure featuring Rulah, Jungle Goddess, and art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker. This, the April 1948 issue, is technically the fifteenth issue, but was erroneously numbered #13. A jungle wizard named Loki makes animals and people alike slaves to his will, but Rulah bows to no one; Rulah uses jungle strategy against what appears to be an invading Mongolian horde; Rulah is hired to escort a harem through the jungle, and ends up battling wild animals in an arena. Another action-packed cover. The Golden Lake; Satyrs of Satan; Bait for the Lion; Harem of Horror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

    The listing below is from eBay, and MyComicShop is not responsible for this item in any way. Some listings shown here may no longer be available if they sold or were ended by the seller after we last retrieved the listing details.

    $390 ZOOT COMICS #13 CGC 4.5 CR/OW PAGES // FOX FEATURES SYNDICATE 1948

    Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.