Comic books May 1948

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 1st Printing, Line Drawing Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic Jules Verne story about Captain Nemo and the undersea vessel, the Nautilus. Story illustrated by Henry C. Kiefer. Issue also has a text biography of Verne and text stories on "Dog Heroes," "American Indians," and "Pioneers of Science." (HRN 47, 5/48). Cover price $0.10.

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 3rd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic Jules Verne story about Captain Nemo and the undersea vessel, the Nautilus. Story illustrated by Henry C. Kiefer. Issue also has a text biography of Verne and text stories on "Dog Heroes," "American Indians," and "Pioneers of Science." (HRN 78). Cover price $0.15.

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 4th Printing, Line Drawing Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic Jules Verne story about Captain Nemo and the undersea vessel, the Nautilus. Story illustrated by Henry C. Kiefer. Issue also has a text biography of Verne and text stories on "Dog Heroes," "American Indians," and "Pioneers of Science." (HRN 94). Cover price $0.15.

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 7th Printing, Painted Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic Jules Verne story about Captain Nemo and the undersea vessel, the Nautilus. Story illustrated by Henry C. Kiefer. Issue also has a text biography of Verne and text stories on "Dog Heroes," "American Indians," and "Pioneers of Science." (HRN 133). Cover price $0.15.

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 8th Printing, Painted Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic Jules Verne story about Captain Nemo and the undersea vessel, the Nautilus. Story illustrated by Henry C. Kiefer. Issue also has a text biography of Verne and text stories on "Dog Heroes," "American Indians," and "Pioneers of Science." (HRN 140). Cover price $0.15.

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 9th Printing, Painted Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic Jules Verne story about Captain Nemo and the undersea vessel, the Nautilus. Story illustrated by Henry C. Kiefer. Issue also has a text biography of Verne and text stories on "Dog Heroes," "American Indians," and "Pioneers of Science." (HRN 148). Cover price $0.15.

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 10th Printing, Painted Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic Jules Verne story about Captain Nemo and the undersea vessel, the Nautilus. Story illustrated by Henry C. Kiefer. Issue also has a text biography of Verne and text stories on "Dog Heroes," "American Indians," and "Pioneers of Science." (HRN 156). Cover price $0.15.

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 11th Printing, Painted Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic Jules Verne story about Captain Nemo and the undersea vessel, the Nautilus. Story illustrated by Henry C. Kiefer. Issue also has a text biography of Verne and text stories on "Dog Heroes," "American Indians," and "Pioneers of Science." (HRN 165). Cover price $0.15.

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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 12th Printing, Painted Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic Jules Verne story about Captain Nemo and the undersea vessel, the Nautilus. Story illustrated by Henry C. Kiefer. Issue also has a text biography of Verne and text stories on "Dog Heroes," "American Indians," and "Pioneers of Science." (HRN 167). Cover price $0.15.

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The classic weekly magazine featuring news and fiction82 10.75" x 13.75", 78 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. Deception's Daughter, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; When Womnder Woman intercepts a Martian spacecraft from crashing to Earth, out steps the daughter of the Duke of Deception; She captures Wonder Woman and forces her to build an underground base from which Lya intends to return to Mars and overthrow her father. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher). Doorway into Time starring Johnny Peril, script and art by Howard Purcell. Forecast: Danger, art by Alexander Toth; Green Lantern has a hard time convincing a young man to follow in his father's footsteps as a meteorologist until a storm threatens a ship carrying his fiancé. The Mysterious Box starring Cotton-Top Katie, script and art by Harry Lampert (signed as Harrielle). Riddle of the Useless Thefts starring Hop Harrigan, script by Jon L. Blummer, pencils by Arthur F. Peddy (signed), inks by Bernard Sachs. Crime Has Many Faces, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Carmine Infantino; The Flash takes a man back ten years on a trip through time to show him how his carelessness has caused death and destruction over the years. 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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May 1948. True crime magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 4, Issue 3 - May, 1948. Magic Periodical put out by Walter B. Gibson with help from Harry Houdini's brother, Hardeen that showcases the talent of magicians as well as teaching tricks to readers. 8.5" x 11", 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Contains three Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in seventeen consecutive issues of Coo Coo Comics (1942) (#34-50) .Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse and the Little Lost Elephant" story by Richard Hughes; "Adam" art by Jim Davis; "Dodger de Squoil", "Tuffy", and "Douglas and Duncan" art by Jack Bradbury; "Colonel Punchy Penguin" story by Hubie Karp, art by Bob Wickersham; "Squire Nickie" art by Ed Dunn; and "Tony". Illustrated text stories: "Ferocious Lamb: Little Luke Wasn't Afraid of Anything or Anybody" by Elizabeth Starr, illustration by Frank Frazetta; "Barnyard Hero: The Animals All Poked Fun at Bray the Donkey!" by Pat Cherr, illustration by Frank Frazetta; and "Flying Possum: Pete Gets an Invitation to the Animals' Grand Ball!" by Donald Bayne Hobart, illustration by Frank Frazetta. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Al Hartley, Bob Wickersham and Dan Gordon. Art by Al Hartley, Bob Wickersham and Dan Gordon. Teen hijinks featuring Cookie and his pals, created by legendary animator Dan Gordon. Cookies family takes in an exchange student who turns out to be a beautiful Polynesian girl; Cookies weakness for pets results in hijinks with a parrot that claims (in English) it cant talk; Lorrie defends her daffy boyfriend Dootsie, in a story with art by Archies Al Hartley. Cookie; Pickles; Debbie; Jitterbuck: Book Report; That New Look; Our Kid Sister; Lorrie; Leonardo Da Vinci O'Toole. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Triumph in :Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears a Crown" (art by Reed Crandall), Floogy the Fiji, Hack O'Hara, Pen Miller, Beezy, Inkie. Crandall cover. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Frank Bolle, George Tuska, Mike Roy, John Belfi and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Neal Bowman sees himself as a modern-day outlaw, robbing gas stations to get his name in the papers. Francis Boyd and David Reagan manage to elude the cops until a final shoot-out, featuring a killer with the wildest haircut since Dick Tracy's Flattop. Professor Blanc is actually a woman-killer known as the Plague of Paris, in an oft-reprinted story with art by Fred Guardineer. The cover illustration, with a thief stealing from a blind newsdealer, may have been referenced in the classic anti-comics tome Seduction of the Innocent. Buck Kelly "The Tough Guy"; Hot-Headed Francis Boyd and His Pal; Joe Kratz "the Terrible"; The Trusted Killer; Neal Bowman; Plague of Paris. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, Mike Roy, John Belfi, Tony DiPreta and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The life and crimes of real-life bank robber Wilbur Underhill, known as "The Tri-State Terror." In 1924, Felix Sloper is dubbed the "Lone Wolf" for his daring bank robberies in California. The story of killer Paul Chretien was singled out by Wertheim in the anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent, because of its glee in portraying the main character's violent ways. Also featuring an article listing 12 rules for the Lev Gleason code, an early attempt to deflect criticism that preceded the Comics Code. Possibly discussed in the text of Seduction of the Innocent, p. 306. A Message; Felix Sloper; On the Level; Wilbur Underhill; Paul Chretien, Father of Murderers; A Lesson in Murder; Benny Mickson; Human Decency; Whodunnit? 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Virginia Hubbell, and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil tries to prevent a mad doctor from operating on himself. The Little Wise Guys befriend a homeless runaway boy who's been framed and sent to reform school. Sniffer gets mixed up with a Betty Page-type in fishnets, whose gangster boyfriend looks just like Sniffer. Also featuring a vintage ad spoofing the many imitators of "Crime Does Not Pay," similar to a famous MAD ad a few years later. Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys; Daredevil; This'll Kill You!; Crimebuster: Dagger of Death; Sniffer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Win Mortimer, Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Stories by Edmond Hamilton and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Charles Paris, Howard Sherman, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Professor Nichols discovers a document that states that the story of scientist Frankenstein is true, so he decides to personally go back in time to find out the truth behind the Frankenstein monster. But he soon discovers that he needs the aid of the Caped Crusaders, so he draws them into the past. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The True Story of Frankenstein!" by Edmond Hamilton, Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Plus: Slam Bradley in "The Chimp and the Chump!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "Unscrambled Proverbs!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "Crimes by Television!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: 2-page text story "Weatherproof" by John Pollard. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Chester Gould and Bill Ely. Dell reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints strips from March 27 - May 9, 1934. When Tess gets jealous of Tracy's relationship with reporter Jean Penfield, vengeful mobsters see a chance to frame Tess and get rid of Jean at the same time. The backup feature by Bill Ely stars tough cop Jim O'Brien, a plainclothes detective nicknamed The Iron Man. Dick Tracy; Dick Tracy Reports to You; The Iron Man. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. In a three-part story, Don and Red join an expedition down the Nile River. But they aren't expecting an incursion by their old foe, the beautiful but deadly pirate queen Singapore Sal. Plus fun facts about the Navy and the creatures of the sea. The Scourge of the Seven Seas, Part I: The Mysterious Nile; War Record of Patrol Bombing Squadron 150; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Jetsam Joe; Don Winslow's Navy Head-Knockers; Warriors of the Sea: 13 Men; Bell Bottom Bill; The Scourge of the Seven Seas! Part II: Singapore Sal Sails Again!; Denizens of the Deep; Chippy Chipmunk; Navy Quiz; The Scourge of the Seven Seas! Part III: Net Trap. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian series. Stories include "Whoosis of Whutziz", "M'sieu L'epee", "Miss Shady", and "Rodeo". 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Judy of the Jungle (art by Ralph Mayo), the Black Terror in "The Deadly Choice," Zippie, Rick Howard the Mysery Rider, and Junior Judo. Two-page text story, "King of the Chimpanzees." Alex Schomburg cover (as "Xela"). Cover price $0.10.

True Crime Cases. Photo cover. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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Contains comic strip reprints and a text story. In order of appearance: "Steve Roper and Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Invisible Scarlet O'Neil" by Russell Stamm; "Dickie Dare" by Mabel Burwick (as Odin); "Bobby Sox" by Martha B. Links; and "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller. "The World's Ugliest Horse" text story by Paul Norton. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $23.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart FN- 5.5 $23.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $23.00 View scans Paper: Cream Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $13.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white
Add to cart Very Good $17.00 View scans Paper: Cream Foxing. Soiling. Moisture spotting.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $13.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $12.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $11.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Volume 10, Issue 5 - May, 1948. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones and James B. Settles. Stories include "Forgotten Worlds" by Lawrence Chandler, "The Watching Eyes" by Robert Moore Williams, "You Bet Your Life" by Elroy Arno, and "My World Died Tonight" by Richard Casey. Illustrations by Robert Gibson Jones, Robert Fuqua, Rod Ruth, and Arnold Kohn. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 180 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $45.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $19.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $34.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $19.00 View scans Paper: Off white
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"The Moon Pool" a complete novelette by A. Merritt

Volume 2, Issue 1 - May, 1948. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. "The Moon Pool" by A. Merritt and "Jason, Son of Jason" by J. U. Giesy. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Frank Paul. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 9-in., 130 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Fantasy Advertiser Vol. 3 #1 (May 1947), published by Gus Willmorth. 32 pages, cover by Russ Manning dated 10/47 (predates his earliest work in comics, Dell 1953, by five years; certainly among his earlies work). In this issue: Walt Liebscher reviews E.E. Smith's "Triplanetary," A.E. van Vogt "Out of the Unknown, " Samuel Anthony Peeples "The Technique of Fantasy Collecting," Fred Brown "Of Death and Destruction," plus fanzine reviews, general editorial content, and ads from the era. Cover price $0.10.