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Comic books July 1948

  • Vol. 36 #4
    10 Story Western Magazine (1936-1954 Popular) Pulp Vol. 36 #4


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    • Paper: Off white

    Volume 36, Issue 4 - July, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 21 #1
    44 Western Magazine (1937-1954 Popular Publications^) Pulp Vol. 21 #1


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Issue #3
    Abbott and Costello (1948 St. John) 3

    Stories by John Graham and others. Art by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. A mad scientist traps Bud and Lou in his rocket on its experimental journey to Mars. They arrive just in time to aid Astra, a native Martian who wears a star-spangled leotard. The Martians are being attacked by Jupiter, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. Detectives Bud and Lou are hired to find missing racehorse, a case that requires Lou to dress in a horse costume. About Space; They're Off - and How!!; You're All Wed! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #122
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 122
    Published Jul 1948 by DC.
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects Mischievous Morton page and Zatara story. Full-length spine split (taped). Cover and center wrap detached. Heavy tape on cover.
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    Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. The Super Sideshow starring Superman, art by Al Plastino. Captain Tootsie ad, art by C. C. Beck. Butterfly Booty starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Mail Order Magic starring Zatara, art by W. F. White. Curtain Time for the Mystery Crimes starring Vigilante, art by George Roussos. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 119 #3
    Adventure (1910-1971 Ridgway/Butterick/Popular/New Publications) Pulp/Magazine Vol. 119 #3


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
  • Vol. 30 #4
    Air Trails Pictorial (1942-1950 Street & Smith) Magazine Vol. 30 #4


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    • Staple rust: Slight.
  • Vol. 5 #6
    Airboy Comics (1945-1953 Hillman) Vol. 5 #6
    • 1" Spine split from bottom.

    Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Carmine Infantino and Leonard Starr. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #53. No issue # on cover; Vol. 5, issue #6 in indicia. Airboy gets involved in the search for a gigantic ruby in the Orient. A murderer obsessed with ugliness snaps his tether when he encounters the uncanny valley of The Heap. Flying Fool and his redheaded female rival, Riot O'Hara, are both hired by a gangster to transport his belongings to his new hideout. Airboy: The Blood Red Ruby of Karton; The Flying Fool; The Heap; The Striped Terror; Leroy Beachboy; Swivel-Gun Leslie; Crazy Corner; Hustler Burns, Soldier of Fortune. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 22 #7
    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 22 #7


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Paper: Cream
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Ziff-Davis, NY, 1948. Vol. 22, No. 7. Pulp magazine. Edited by Raymond A. Palmer. Cover art by Arnold Kohn for "The Man from Agharti" (short novel) by John & Dorothy de Courcy; rear cover illustration by James B. Settles showing "Space Ship in the Jungle." Includes "Mystery of the Midgets" (novelette) by A. K. Jarvis; "The Death of Asteroid 13" (novelette) by William P. McGivern; "That We May Rise Again" by Charles Recour; "In All Probability" by Irving Gerson; "The Triumph of the Pig" by Berkeley Livingston; "The Supernal Note" by Rog Phillips; "Amoeba 'Roid" by Charles Recour. Features: "The Observatory"; "The New Telescope" by Frances Yerxa; "Rotary Robot" by A. Morris; "Blast Furnace Booster" by Anthony B. Ott; "Vignettes of Famous Scientists" by Alexander Blade; "Go Away, Gravity" by Pete Bogg; "Cold Above the Earth" by R. Dee; "The Club House" by Rog Phillips; "Scientific Mysteries; The Mysterious Easterners" by L. Taylor Hansen; "Trick with Torque" by George Wells; "Mayan Mathematics" by Carter T. Wainwright; 'If We Get a Chance" by Richard S. Shaver; "Emptiness" by Robert Newton; "What Is Mathematics?" by M. Casey. Illustrated by Julian S. Krupa, Rod Ruth, William A. Gray, Raymond Naylor, and Malcolm Smith. 7" x 10"; black and white; 162 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    $40 Amazing Stories Pulp Magazine - July, 1948 - G/VG
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  • Vol. 41 #5
    Astounding Science Fiction (1938-1960 Street and Smith) Pulp / Digest Vol. 41 #5


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    • 2" Cumulative spine split.
    • Front cover detached 50%.
    • Back cover detached 5%.

    July, 1948. Volume 41, Issue 5. Cover by Chesley Bonestell. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

    • Water damage: Slight.
    • Staple rust: Moderate.

    July, 1948. "The Curse of a Thousand Kisses!" Written by Sax Rohmer. Featuring work by Robert E. Howard, Lord Dunsany, and Fritz Lieber. Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 132pages, Text with B&W illustations. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #47
    Batman (1940) 47
    Tags: Batman
    Published Jul 1948 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4331192003
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    Cover pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Charles Paris. In this key issue, Batman's origin is explored in detail for the first time in "The Origin of Batman!" in which Batman tracks down the killers of his mother and father. In this same story, the Bat Signal also used for the first time; script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Charles Paris. "Fashions in Crime!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Catwoman breaks out of jail in a spectacular way and as soon as she is free again, she realizes that she could use the fashion trends as her new crime theme; Posing as the manager of an important fashion magazine, Catwoman is granted access to the houses of many wealthy people and later she steals from them; Batman and Robin intervene. "The Chain Gang Crimes!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; In pursuit of bank robbers, Batman and Robin chase them to a side street where they suddenly disappear. "The Adventures of Popsicle Pete and Bob Feller" ad. "Winged Justice" text story by Ted Rosen, art by Raymond Perry. One-page Daffy & Doodle story by Lit-Win. One-page Little Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $4,500 Batman #47 CGC 6.0 OW/W Finger/Kane | Major Golden Age Key! 1st full origin

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    • Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Extensive.
  • Vol. 2 #3
    Bits of Beauty (1946-1948 Beauty, Inc) Magazine Vol. 2 #3


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    Volume 2, Issue 3 - July, 1948. Men's interest magazine with pin-up photos and humor. 8.5" x 11", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #12
    Black Cat Comics (1946-1951 Harvey) 12
    • INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing (does not affect art or story).
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    Edited by Leon Harvey. Cover by Lee Elias. Stories by Lee Elias and Alfred Andriola. Mystery and adventure tales starring such characters as Dotty Dripple, Kerry Drake, Danny Dixon, and the Black Cat, an action hero and skilled martial artist who uses a lasso and rope. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Blackstone the Magician (1948) 3
    • Cover oxidation.
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    Blackstone stars in "Riddle of the Third Face," "The Isle of Doom," and "Mystery of the Rujah's Ruby!" Blonde Phantom back-up story, "Spotlight on Murder!" Mike Sekowsky art. Bondage cover. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Blonde Phantom (1946) 18

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    $800 BLONDE PHANTOM #18 CGC 4.5 1948 TIMELY COMIC GOLDEN AGE SUB-MARINER HEADLIGHTS

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  • Issue #13
    Captain Easy (1947 Better Publications) 13
    • 1/2" spine split from top. Staple rust with migration. Small strip of tape on inside back cover.
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    Comic strip reprints. Alex Schomburg cover (as "Xela"). 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 12 #3
    Cartoon Humor (1939 Collegian) Magazine Vol. 12 #3


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    • Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Moderate.

    Quarterly collection of work by featured cartoonists, focused on interaction between men and women. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

    • Spine split 10%. Staple rust: Slight.

    Issue #9 - July 13, 1948. Weekly movie magazine in French. Rita Hayworth cover. 10 1/2-in. x 14-in., 12 pages, B&W. Formed by the merger of Cinevie and Cinevougue magazines in 1948, absorbed into Cinemonde in 1949.

  • Issue #1
    Classics Illustrated 049 Alice in Wonderland (1948) 1
    • 1" spine split from top.
    • Cover detached at one staple.

    Alice in Wonderland, 1st Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 14, 7/48). Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3A
    Classics Illustrated 049 Alice in Wonderland (1948) 3A
    • Water damage.

    Alice in Wonderland, 3rd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. Edition 3A has a soft cover with a 15 cent cover price. (HRN 85). Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 4 #2
    Confidential Detective Cases (1942-1976 Close-Up, Inc.) Vol. 4 #2


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    Volume 4 Issue 2 - July 1948. True crime magazine. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 4 #5
    Conjurors' Magazine (1945-1949 Conjurors' Press) Vol. 4 #5


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    • Staple rust with migration.
    • 1" Spine split from bottom.
    • Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight.

    Volume 4, Issue 5 - July, 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.

  • Issue #13
    Cookie (1946) 13
    • Staple rust.

    Stories by Al Hartley and Bob Wickersham. Art by Al Hartley and Bob Wickersham. Teen hijinks featuring Cookie and his pals, created by legendary animator Dan Gordon. Cookie and Angelpuss go horseback riding together, and comic chaos ensues; Cookie babysits a pair of bratty twins; Pickles plans to earn money for the teen club with an impossible quiz for nonexistent prizes, in a story with art by Archies Al Hartley. Cookie; Pickles; Debbie: The Girl Friend; Jitterbuck: Star Salesman; Killer O'Toole; Our Kid Sister; Lorrie; Twinkle. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Crime and Punishment (1948 Lev Gleason) 4
    • Water damage.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, C. H. Moore, Fred Guardineer, Tony DiPreta, Chic Stone 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. The story of famed outlaw Clyde Barrow and his lesser-known brother, Marvin. Patriotic-sounding John Paul Chase worked with some of the top names in Depression-era crime: the Karpis-Barker Gang, Baby Face Nelson and even the John Dillinger gang. Bill Dillon progresses from stealing cars to bank jobs to kidnapping. Clyde and Marvin Barrow; On the Level; Bill Dillon; This'll Kill Ya!; John Paul Chase; Dinty the Crime Reporter; Death and Small Change; Wild Will Doolin. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #65
    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 65
    • Paper: Light tan to off white
    • Label #0285779011
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    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, 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. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of killer-for-hire Happy Malone, in a story with early art by future "Flash Gordon" artist Dan Barry. George Kelly, aka Machine Gun Kelly, kidnaps oil tycoon Charles Urschel for a $200,000 ransom. A story that dares the reader to figure out who murdered the Bodin farm family. They Called Him "Happy" Malone Because He Never Smiled!; On the Level; This'll Kill Ya!; Albert Judson; Machine-Gun Kelly; The Ghastly Clues; What's So Funny?; A True Crime Story Who Dunnit? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #65
    Crime Does Not Pay (Canadian 1948 Superior) 65
    • 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple. Three cover to cover punctures.

    Canadian Edition. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, 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. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of killer-for-hire Happy Malone, in a story with early art by future "Flash Gordon" artist Dan Barry. George Kelly, aka Machine Gun Kelly, kidnaps oil tycoon Charles Urschel for a $200,000 ransom. A story that dares the reader to figure out who murdered the Bodin farm family. They Called Him "Happy" Malone Because He Never Smiled!; On the Level; This'll Kill Ya!; Albert Judson; Machine-Gun Kelly; The Ghastly Clues; What's So Funny?; A True Crime Story Who Dunnit? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #49
    Daredevil Comics (1941 Lev Gleason) 49
    • Cover detached. Staple rust with migration. Chew to cover.
    • Interior is complete. Remaindered copy. Remainder cut in first 4 pages (partially taped).

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Mike Roy, John Belfi and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Curly gets caught up in a secret society of hooded kids with a subterranean base and a mob mentality right out of Lord of the Flies. Daredevil tries to find out the truth behind a murder in broad daylight, and hears a sad tale from the killer. The origin of Sniffer's super-smelling powers, involving a limburger-cheese factory and the toughest neighborhood in America. Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys; Daredevil; Crimebuster: Fourteen Carat Heels; Sniffer: Who Is Sniffer? 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 39 #4
    Detective Tales (1935-1953 Popular Publications) Pulp 2nd Series Vol. 39 #4


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • 5 1/2" tear with amateur repair. Moisture spotting. Soiling. Foxing.

    Volume 39, issue 4 - July, 1948. 6.75" x 9", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 52 #3
    Dime Western Magazine (1932-1954 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 52 #3


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Issue #17
    Doll Man Quarterly (1941 Quality) 17
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects art and story.
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    Cover art by Bill Ward. Silver Dollar starring Doll Man and Silver Dollar, script by Bill Woolfolk. The Huntress, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Alex Kotzky; Diane, abused and dumped by her by her fiance, George Barrows (Martha's newspaper editor), uses her archery skills for revenge; calling herself The Huntress, she kidnaps Martha. Jury Duty starring Torchy, art by Bill Ward. The Doll Man's Biography, script by Bill Woolfolk; Story reveals that both Professor Roberts and Martha know Doll Man's secret identity. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #59
    Don Winslow of the Navy (1943 Fawcett) 59

    Stories and art by Sid Lazarus and others. 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. Don and Red investigate after a ship is found adrift, with half its crew dead. A friend seeks Don's help after being swindled by a phony fortune teller. Mercedes finds danger while researching a news story, and only Don can get her out of it. Also, fun facts about the Navy. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Shanghaied; The Snortville Sneeze: Beauty on Parade; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Warriors of the Sea: Java Rescue; Bell Bottom Bill; The Return of the Dead; Navy Quiz; The Superstition of the Sea. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $50 DON WINSLOW #59 [1948 GD] HELICOPTER COVER! "SHANGHAIED"
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  • Vol. 15 #6
    Double-Action Western Magazine (1934-1960 Columbia) Pulp Vol. 15 #6


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    • Paper: Cream

    Volume 15, Issue 6 - July, 1948. 7" x 10", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 12 #56
    Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1941-Present Davis-Dell) Vol. 12 #56


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  • Jul 1948
    Enthusiast (1916 Harley-Davidson) Jul 1948

    July 1948. Monthly publication sent free to all owners of Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Article and photographs of the 5-Mile National race plus club news from around the nation. 6-in. x 9-in., 22 pages, B&W.

  • Vol. 10 #7
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 10 #7


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Foxing. Residue. Soiling. Water damage.

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    Volume 10 Issue 7 - July, 1948. Cover by Ramon Naylor. Stories by Fran Ferris, H.R. Stanton, Jon Barry, Pete Bogg, Carter T. Wainwright, Sandy Miller, Alexander Blade, Frances Yerxa, Charles Recour, June Lurie, Cal Webb, A. Morris, Berkeley Livingston, Richard S. Shaver, Webb Marlowe, and Warren Kastel. 7-in. x 10-in., 164 pages, Text (with B&W Illustrations) Cover price $0.25.

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    3 days left Auction Fantastic Adventures v10 #7 (VG/FN) (1948, Ziff-Davis)

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  • Vol. 2 #2
    Fantastic Novels (1940-1951 Frank A. Munsey) Pulp Vol. 2 #2


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Soiling. Water damage.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Mold. Cover wrap is 25% detached from spine. Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

    Volume 2, Issue 2 - July, 1948. Cover by Lawrence. "The Second Deluge" by Garrett P. Serviss, and "Finis" by Frank Lillie Pollock. Illustrations by Lawrence. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 9-in., 130 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 3 #2
    Fantasy Advertiser (1946-1952 Gus Willmorth) Fanzine Vol. 3 #2
    • Staple rust. Rust migration.
    • Staple rust.

    Fantasy Advertiser Vol. 3 #2 (July 1948), published by Gus Willmorth. 32 pages, cover by Henry Ernest. Features stories "The Shaggy BEM" by Blaster Hell-Ray and "Ghastly Patrol" by E.E. Jones, Ph.D. Cartoons by Kroll, general editorial content, and ads from the era. 24 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #25
    Fighting Yank (1942 Nedor) 25

    Alex Schomburg cover. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #111
    Film Complet (Société Parisienne d'Édition) Magazine 111


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    • Foreign edition: NonEnglish.

    French language weekly film magazine. 8 unstapled pages on newsprint.

  • Vol. 33 #3
    G-Men Detective (1935-1953 Standard Magazines^) Pulp Vol. 33 #3


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 33, Issue 3 - July, 1948. 6.75" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #3
    Gangsters Can't Win (1948) 3
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4111999009
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    Stories and art by Leo Morey and others. Starting as a brutal pre-Code true-crime comic in its early issues, Gangsters Cant Win later evolved into a standard mystery-detective title. Ma Barker and her sons become the first family of crime, until the Feds catch up with them. Beautiful Stella Irwin joins her husband Benny for a spree of bank robberies. Twin brothers Dan and Don Olson both grow up in a bad neighborhood, but one turns to crime and the other becomes a lawman. Most Dangerous Of All; Blue Eyes and a Gun: The Story of Stella Irwin; Twin Trouble; Thunder on the Mountain; Trigger Man: The Story of Frankie Uale; The Mystery of the Stolen Necklace; The Incredible Ma Barker; Brothers In Crime. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $560 GANGSTERS CAN'T WIN #3 CGC 5.0 ow pages

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  • Issue #58
    Giggle Comics (1943) 58

    Stories by Dan Gordon and others. Art by Dan Gordon and Ken Hultgren. Cover by Dan Gordon. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Clem and Hank decide to trick Fremont Frog by impersonating a wanted criminal; A modern-day take on Old Mother Hubbard puts the blame on the cat; Spencer Spooks promotion hangs on scaring a new resident, but the new guy turns out to be a vampire. Superkatt; The Duke and the Dope; Spencer Spook; Fremont Frog; Binky; Old Mother Hubbard; Wacky Wolf; Witch Hazel. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #30
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 30
    • Centerfold detached at one staple. 1/2" Spine split from bottom.

    Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Stories and art by A. C. Hollingsworth, Bill Draut, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Tillie is considered a witch in the Chicago slums where she correctly predicts deaths, but the truth may be more sinister. Bored, redheaded heiress Billie turns to a life of crime. Old West outlaw Jim Miller improvises one of the first bullet-proof vests. I Was An Unwitting Accomplice to a 'Numbers' Racket Combine!; The Witch Murders; Pistol-Packin' Playgirl; The Roasted Mail-Robber Ghost; Menace in the Making; Bullet-Proof Bad Man. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #49
    Heroic Comics (1940 Famous Funnies) 49

    Painted cover by H.C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Ed Moore, Paul Reinman, Frank Giacoia, Stookie Allen, and Fred Guardineer. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. An African-American Boy Scout rescues children from a burning house; A Coast Guard pilot rescues a sailor at sea with appendicitis; A steelworker braves deadly gas to rescue trapped men. Heroic Scout; Riptide; The Farmer Stakes a Life, His Son; I Was Going Down for the Last Time; The Missionary and the Murderous Motilones; Stricken at Sea; The Hero Who Used His Head; Now and Then; Five Hammer Taps on a Bulkhead: Manolete, Spain's Greatest Matador; Captain Charles Baker; Mine Rescue; Courageous Housewife; Cabby Turns Sleuth. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
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    Volume 6, Issue 8 - July, 1948. Long running magazine that features song lyrics, celebrity gossip, articles, and fan letters. This issue features songs from motion pictures such as; "Big City", "I Surrender Dear", and many more. 8.5" x 11", 18 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #21
    Hopalong Cassidy (1943 Fawcett/DC) 21

    Stories and art by Rod Reed and Frank Bolle. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hopalong wants to find Clay Farney's treasure so the town can build a new hospital, but the Arizona Kid wants to get the treasure first. Trying to track down stolen Army mules, Hoppy finds a clue in the seat of Mesquite's pants after he's kicked by a mule: the letters ASU. Pistol-Packin' Pattie always gets the last word, because no one can top her witty barbs. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Hopalong Cassidy and the Arizona Kid; Hill Billy; One to Nothing; Wilbur the Waiter; The Double Branding; Be a Sharpshooter!; Gus the Guard; Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone, Jr.: Hook, Line and Sinker; Mesquite's Misadventure; Colorful; Ridin' Herd with William Boyd; Pistol-Packin' Pattie; The Shot from the Roof; Home on the Range; Western Justice. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #22
    Joe Palooka (1945 Harvey) 22

    Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher, C.C. Beck, and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Unaware that they've been pardoned by the President, Joe and Smokey prepare for Joe's match against a monstrous Berber named Assassin. Flyin' Fools Chickie and Gootch are lost over Asia in a runaway hot-air balloon. Plus two prose adventures of early female superhero Black Cat. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Palooka vs. Assassin; Chickie Ricks The Flyin' Fool; Black Cat Baits a Trap; Black Cat: Voice of Terror. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #103
    Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 103

    Cover art by John Celardo. "The Phantoms of Lost Lagoon," art by John Celardo; Treasure hunters seek the ship of the Emperor Khan; Kaänga locates the ship but the hunters believe that there is no treasure on board; One of the hunters is killed by a rhinoceros and Kaänga kills the other. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; A hunting cheetah escapes from his masters and is befriended by Simba; The two of them free the animals captured by the cheetah's masters. David Livingstone biography, art by George Evans. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; A young man infiltrates the lancers and frees his brother from the fort jail; The brother, Unganda Bill, and his accomplice, T'Gara, go on an ivory raid but are captured by Terry and the lancers with help from Bill's brother. Untitled story, art by Frank Doyle; The Scepter of Guru, a sacred object, is stolen from a village in Wambi's jungle and winds up with Ogg; The villagers seize Ogg and prepare to sacrifice him for profaning their sacred scepter. Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; Priestess Zotara rigs King N'Mongo's annual kingship ritual to cause N'Mongo's death and her own ascension to the throne. Tabu re-enacts the ritual in the Land of Mists--a nebulous after-life--and demonstrates Zotara's criminal acts. Jungle Facts; Brief natural histories of several jungle cats. Untitled story, pencils by Matt Baker; When mine owner's daughter Jane Bronson learns that her father's overseers are using slave labor in her father's mines, she hurries to tell him; However, she accidentally stumbles into a trap set by Camilla for hyenas. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #16
    Junior (1947) 16

    Art by Al Feldstein and Charles W. Winter. Cover by Al Feldstein. Teen comedy typical of the time, with art by EC legend Al Feldstein. Junior convinces Deena to let him fix a leaky faucet, even though he's destroyed household appliances before; Junior decides to take on a bully after answering a muscle-building ad in a comic book; Deena tries to outsmart a swindling carnival owner. Just a Drip; The Soul of a Heel!; Sign of a Man; Lady Luck and the Girls; A Quick Change; Sweet Sue. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.