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Comic books May 1948

  • Issue #16
    Patsy Walker (1945) 16
    • 1" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple.

    Cover art by Al Jaffee. Patsy's Pop's a Poet!, art by Al Jaffee. Patsy's Perfume Problem!, art by Al Jaffee. A Cute Number!, art by Al Jaffee. Love Laughs at Patsy!, art by Al Jaffee. Cousin Julia text story. Margie Muddles Thru! starring Margie, art by Morris Weiss. Father Knows Best! starring Georgie, art by Mike Sekowsky. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #67
    Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 67

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    Cover art by Al Fagaly. "Hello Gang!" text story, art by Bill Vigoda. "The Teacher's Pet!", art by Bill Vigoda; Archie tries to stay out of trouble for a change, but with Reggie's help, his good intentions turn sour. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; As Katy Keene walks down the street every man she passes compliments her. "Yo Ho Ho - And a Bottle of Rubbing Alcohol!", art by Bill Vigoda; Archie throws a sword at Jughead who's reading Treasure Island in his attic; Startled, Jug flees, only to step on a skate, hit his head on a beam and get knocked out; Unconscious, he dreams Archie is an evil pirate. Wilbur ad. "The Publicity Agent," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx puts Bill's face on posters that say he's wanted for murder; Then posts them all over town; Bill ends up beaten and arrested by the police and given a raise from his boss. "Now You See It - Now You Don't" text story. Untitled Gloomy Gus story, script and art by Red Holmdale; When gabby runs out of halos for the pay phone, he beats the machine until all the halos spill out. "Meet Nevada Jones"; Nevada is framed by Ace, a crooked sheriff and bitter rival, and accused of robbing gold from the Wells Fargo stagecoach. Untitled story, art by Samm Schwartz; Veronica's Uncle Bumble has the hiccups; The girls try to frighten him with a bearskin rug, it scares him but doesn't cure the hiccups; Suddenly, a real tiger appears. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 51 #2
    Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 51 #2


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    • Paper: Cream to off white

    Volume 51, Issue 2 - May, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 32 #6

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  • Issue #54
    Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) 54
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Plastic debris between case and inner well
    • Label #3973767015
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    Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by George Evans, Enrico Bagnoli, Joe Doolin, Frank Doyle, Maurice Whitman, and Matt Baker. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa are captured by snail-eyed space pirates; Mysta investigates shenanigans at a telenite plant on another planet, in a story by good-girl art legend Matt Baker; Futura teaches aliens how to breathe, fight and live, in a story with exquisite art by Enrico Bagnoli. Dynamic Mysta cover by Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Futura; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Time Shock; Life On Other Worlds: Living Death; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #108
    Pocket Reader Series (1947-1951 T.V. Boardman) Digest 108

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  • Issue #78
    Police Comics (1941) 78

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    Cover art by Jack Cole. The Dictator of Dreams starring Plastic Man, art by Jack Cole. Specks story, script and art by Michael Senich. Honeybun story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Candy story, script and art by Harry Sahle. Spirit story, art by Lou Fine. The Tale of the Broad Arrow starring Manhunter, art by Al Bryant. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #28
    Polly Pigtails (1946-1949 Parents' Magazine) 1st Series 28
    • Internal page tears.

    Cover by Vic Herman. Stories and art by Vic Herman, Pat Cherr, Jan Wells, Marjorie Maxwell, Elizabeth Vanderwoude, Lee Harris, Leona Maughan, Mickey Klar Marks, Edd Ashe, Lois Withers, Florence Tonjes, Nancy Williams, Elise Gibbs, and Marie Cummings. A magazine for girls from the producers of Parents' Magazine, with stories, fashion and advice as well as comics. The mayor gives the Pigtail Club permission to start a summer camp, but red tape slows everything down; Tizzie's friends play a trick on her with a bird whistle, but she has the last laugh; A comics biography of famed teenage harpist Sidonie Goossens. The Pigtail Club; Deciding Day; Sun Fashions Are Fun Fashions; Traffic Jam; Tizzie The Bird Lover; Angel with Strings; Ceiling Zero; Play a Game of Posture; Hobbies; Comely Campers; Batter Up!; Green Is for Envy; Rough and Fluff; Good Sport; Daddy Lives on Air; The Secret of Hidden Hollow; Pigtailers Talk It Over; Polly Prefers; Needle Play; Club Round-up; Polly in the Kitchen. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 34 #3
    Popular Detective (1934-1953 Beacon/Better) Pulp Vol. 34 #3


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Vol. 89 #5
    Popular Mechanics Magazine (1902-Present Popular Mechanics Company) Vol. 89 #5


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Vol. 152 #5
    Popular Science (1872-Present Popular Science Publishing Co.) Vol. 152 #5

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    Volume 152, Issue 5 - May, 1948. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 296 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 156 #5
    Popular Science (1872-Present Popular Science Publishing Co.) Vol. 156 #5


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    • Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 20%.
  • Issue #2
    Powerhouse Pepper Comics (1943) 2

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  • Vol. 20 #4
    Private Detective Stories (1937-1950 Trojan Publishing) Pulp Vol. 20 #4

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  • Issue #69
    Prize Comics Western (1948-1956 Prize) 69
    • Tape along spine. 1/2" spine split.

    Cover art by Al Carreno. Range Land Snatchers starring Dusty Ballew. Untitled story starring Lazo Kid. Range Land Killers starring Dusty Ballew, art by Al Carreno. Rod Roper Foils a Frame-Up starring Rod Roper, art by Dick Briefer. The Bandit Switched Horses starring Dusty Ballew, script by Irving Werstein, art by Al Carreno. Issues 1-68 were called Prize Comics. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 29 #6

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  • Vol. 39 #5
    Radio News (1919-1948 Gernsback Publishing) Vol. 39 #5

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  • Issue #24
    Raggedy Ann and Andy (1946-1949 Dell 1st Series) 24

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    Michael Finnegan, None-Such Animals # 16: The Quirn, Raggedy Ann, Egbert Elephant (art by Dan Noonan), Little Red Ridinghood, Price Flamingo, Animal Mother Goose (by Walt Kelly, 4 pages), and Billy and Bonny Bee. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 45 #4
    Railroad Magazine (1929 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Carstens) 2nd Series Vol. 45 #4


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  • Vol. 145 #2
    Ranch Romances (1924-1968 Clayton/Warner/Best Books/Literary Enterprises/Popular) Pulp Vol. 145 #2


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 90%. Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
  • Vol. 145 #3
    Ranch Romances (1924-1968 Clayton/Warner/Best Books/Literary Enterprises/Popular) Pulp Vol. 145 #3

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  • Vol. 18 #3
    Range Riders Western (1938-1953 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 18 #3

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  • Vol. 40 #4
    Rangeland Romances (1935-1955 Popular) Pulp Vol. 40 #4


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Issue #3
    Real Clue Crime Stories Vol. 3 (1948) 3

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    Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Sy Barry, and John Belfi. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #27. No issue # on cover; Vol. 3, issue #3 in indicia. Australian outlaw Iron Ned Kraven is the terror of the Outback. The story of detective Alphonse Bertillon, father of fingerprinting science. A rare story with art by the two cartoonist brothers, Dan Barry and Sy Barry. Another darkly humorous cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Tiger; Iron Ned Kraven of Australia; Johnny Morocco; Sam's Store; Mr. Fingerprint; You Can't Fool Clocks; Bullets and Orchids. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. R #7

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  • Issue #14
    Real Fact Comics (1946) 14
    Published May 1948 by DC.

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    Cover art by Dan Barry. I Find the Missing, art by Dan Barry. Sam Spade Wildroot Creme Oil, pencils by Lou Fine. The Isle of The Dead featuring Galveston, TX. U.S. Royal ad, art by Al Plastino. Con Coleano bio. Jackie Robinson bio. Keeper of the Jewels featuring Frederick H. Pough, art by Win Mortimer. The Statue of Liberty. Will Rogers- Cowboy Comic. Bazooka ad, art by Irwin Hasen. Scripts by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and Bernie Breslauer. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #44
    Real Life Comics (1941) 44

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  • Issue #17
    Real Screen Comics (1945) 17

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  • Issue #3
    Red Dragon Comics Series 2 (1947) 3

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    $479 Red Dragon Comics 3 CGC 4.0 1st Dr Neff Skeleton cover RARE 1948 PCH
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  • Issue #58
    Red Ryder Comics (1940-1955 Hawley/Dell) 58
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split with missing back cover.

    Red Ryder, Telecomics presents King of the Royal Mounted, the Kiyotee Kids, and Panamint Patty. Two-page text story, "Little Beaver's Whack-um-busher." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 27 #7

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  • Vol. 21 #2

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  • Issue #5
    Roy Rogers Comics (1948-1961 Dell (And Trigger, # 92 on) 5
    • Cover detached. 2" Cumulative spine split. Tape on interior of front cover. Staple rust.

    Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos of Roy Rogers. "Badland Bullets," script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Albert Micale; In the badlands Slick shoots Nella's horse. Nella takes Roy for Slick; He wins her trust; Using the riddle on a deerskin poke Nella seeks Grandpa's gold cache to pay the mortgage; Roy finds her a horse with saddlel They find three robbers' graves and a note. "Bat Masterson" text story by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Albert Micale; non-fiction story about the lawman. Untitled story, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Harry Parks (Parkhurst); Charley tells Pat how Lige brought Brownie in the house on a chain Christmas morning; Baby June rides off with Brownie; The family borrow hounds to search; Meanwhile, Brownie saves Baby June from two big Canada Lynxes, then lumbers off as the search party arrives. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Roy Rogers Comics (1948-61 Canadian Edition) 5
    • 6 1/2" cumulative spine split.

    Canadian Edition. Photo front and back cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Rogers and the Ghost of the Lost Galleon, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; a story centered on the ghost of an old prospector. Johnny Owens-Poison to Outlaws--Great Lawmen of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks (Parkhurst). 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #9

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    Canadian Edition. Photo front and back cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Rogers and the Ghost of the Lost Galleon, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; a story centered on the ghost of an old prospector. Johnny Owens-Poison to Outlaws--Great Lawmen of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks (Parkhurst). 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11

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    Canadian Edition. Photo front and back cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Rogers and the Ghost of the Lost Galleon, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; a story centered on the ghost of an old prospector. Johnny Owens-Poison to Outlaws--Great Lawmen of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks (Parkhurst). 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12

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    Canadian Edition. Photo front and back cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Rogers and the Ghost of the Lost Galleon, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; a story centered on the ghost of an old prospector. Johnny Owens-Poison to Outlaws--Great Lawmen of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks (Parkhurst). 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #16

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    Canadian Edition. Photo front and back cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Rogers and the Ghost of the Lost Galleon, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; a story centered on the ghost of an old prospector. Johnny Owens-Poison to Outlaws--Great Lawmen of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks (Parkhurst). 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #27

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    Canadian Edition. Photo front and back cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Rogers and the Ghost of the Lost Galleon, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; a story centered on the ghost of an old prospector. Johnny Owens-Poison to Outlaws--Great Lawmen of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks (Parkhurst). 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #31

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    Canadian Edition. Photo front and back cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Rogers and the Ghost of the Lost Galleon, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; a story centered on the ghost of an old prospector. Johnny Owens-Poison to Outlaws--Great Lawmen of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks (Parkhurst). 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #32

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    Canadian Edition. Photo front and back cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Rogers and the Ghost of the Lost Galleon, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; a story centered on the ghost of an old prospector. Johnny Owens-Poison to Outlaws--Great Lawmen of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks (Parkhurst). 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #34

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    Canadian Edition. Photo front and back cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Rogers and the Ghost of the Lost Galleon, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; a story centered on the ghost of an old prospector. Johnny Owens-Poison to Outlaws--Great Lawmen of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks (Parkhurst). 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #35

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    Canadian Edition. Photo front and back cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Rogers and the Ghost of the Lost Galleon, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; a story centered on the ghost of an old prospector. Johnny Owens-Poison to Outlaws--Great Lawmen of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks (Parkhurst). 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #36

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    Canadian Edition. Photo front and back cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Rogers and the Ghost of the Lost Galleon, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; a story centered on the ghost of an old prospector. Johnny Owens-Poison to Outlaws--Great Lawmen of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks (Parkhurst). 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 3 #4
    Salute (1947 Vet Publishers Inc.) Magazine Vol. 3 #4


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  • Vol. 7 #12
    Scientific Detective (1945-1948 C.D./B.E.C. Publishing) Vol. 7 #12

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  • Vol. 23 #6

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

  • Vol. 7 #3
    See for Men (1942-1964 Excellent Publications) Vol. 7 #3

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  • Issue #77
    Sensation Comics (1942) 77
    • Paper: Slightly britle
    • Label #20-3F84D0E-004
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    Wonder Woman stars in "Tress's Terrible Mistake"; Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys star in "The Secret Crimes"; Sargon the Corcerer stars in "The Silent Crooks" (art by Paul Reinman); and a Willy Nilly story. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado" (art by C.C. Beck). Cover price $0.10.

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    $999 Sensation Comics #77 CBCS 5.0 1948 OW/W PGS H.G. Peter CVR Bob Kanigher Story

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  • Vol. 8 #2
    Shadow Comics (1940 Street & Smith) Vol. 8 #2

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