Comic books August 1948

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Volume 37, Issue 1 - August, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Art Helfant, Nina Albright, and Ray Gill. Sometimes listed as 4Most #29. Adventures of clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s. Some of Dick Cole's fellow cadets are in a snit over the admission of female students to the charity horse show. Edison Bell and Jerry fight a grass fire set by the corrupt opponent of a new public campground. Lem the Grem uses gremlin magic to intervene in a hillbilly family feud. A Note from the Editors introduces cover artist "Leonard Cole," aka L.B. Cole, later the influential artist and publisher of Star Publications. Dick Cole; Lem the Grem; Boitram the Boiglar; Edison Bell; Hunting Camp Cook; The Cadet. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Ace). Stories and art by Charles Flanders, Drake Williams, H. H. Knerr, Doc Winner, Chic Young, Joe Musial, Lee Falk, Ray Moore, William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Includes Alex Raymond's Jungle Jim. The Phantom is involved in a daring rescue attempt; Historical strip Fighting Americans profiles Civil War General Jeb Stuart. The Phantom; Jungle Jim; Henry; Katzenjammer Kids; Fighting Americans; Blondie; Brick Bradford; The Lone Ranger; Teddy and Sitting Bull; Doc Winner's Daffy Doodles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 19, Issue 3 - August, 1948. 6.75" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. 50 Ways to Kill Superman, art by Al Plastino. Volcano Vandals starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. World of Wishes starring Zatara, art by W. F. White. The Stolen Beaver starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. The Color Wheel of Crime starring Vigilante. 52 Pages, Full Color. 1st time Superman flies rather than leaps. Full-page ad for Dale Evans Comics #1. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Dick Wood, Dan Zolnerowich, 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 #54. No issue # on cover; Vol. 5, issue #7 in indicia. Airboy battles a mob that uses corpses to smuggle drugs around the country. Female criminal Red eliminates everyone who gets in her way, until she encounters The Heap. The strange true story of the man who outwitted the casinos at Monte Carlo, using math. Airboy; The Flying Fool; The Heap; Old Hickory and the Major; The Man Who Broke the Banks At Monte Carlo; The Rangers Take Over; Dinosaur! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 22, Issue 8 - August, 1948. Cover Robert Gibson Jones. Science fiction stories by S.M. Tenneshaw, Craig Browning, Robert Morrison, and Rog Phillips. Illustrations by Julian S. Krupa and William A. Gray, Robert Gibson Jones, Henry Thiede, and D.C. Kunath. 7" x 10"; black and white; 164 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Fagaly. "Signer's Trouble," art by Ray Gill; Archie causes chaos for Uncle Bumble as he tries to sign his medical insurance policy. "Watch the Birdie"; Jughead wants to trade in his father's camera for a custard pie, but Archie decides to takes some pictures of Veronica and Mr. Weatherbee first—until he finds out the camera is broken. Archie Comics Puzzle Page by Herbert "Red" Holmdale. Suzie ad. Introduction of Miss Vodka in "Dance Clown, Dance!!", art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie carries Miss Grundy's bass violin to the auditorium, a series of events begins that leads him to cross-dressing and performing in the school ballet. "Happy Birthday To You" text story with Archie. Introduction of Madame Scalparelli in "All Washed Up!", art by Irving Novick; Betty and Veronica clean some dresses for a dress shop owner at a laundromat. Archie Club page. Introduction of the dog Bonaparte in "Dog Days," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie brings home a stray dog named Bonaparte, and when he's sent to live with Archie's uncle, the Andrews realize how much they miss him and bring him home. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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August, 1948 - Volume 6, Issue #5.

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August, 1948. Volume 41, Issue 6. Cover by Canedo. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Nick Cardy. Untitled Manhunters - Guardians of the Law story. Untitled Scoop Daily story, art by Joey Cavallo; Scoop is uncovering a full fledged war in the making between the United States and Mexico. Murderer! starring Lucky Coyne; A man is killed for not paying his gambling debts. The White Death, art by Gus Ricca; The mysterious deaths of society women, all by the draining of their bodies of blood, prompts the Veiled Avenger to pose as a wealthy society dame in order to lure the perpetrators out of hiding. Untitled Lucky Coyne story; A murdered lady found in a runaway car. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 7, Issue 3 - August, 1948. Men's magazine with humor and pin-up pictorials. Peter Driben cover. 8.5" x 11.5". 68 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by John Meditz, Bert Green, Jack Hearne, Milt Hammer, Harry Lazarus and Henry Kiefer. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #93. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. The "A-B-C" Brothers create disaster with their revenge scheme, and only millionaire adventurer Rick Richards can stop them. Sergeant Spook and Jerry get involved in the search for the lost treasure of Captain Kidd. Blue Bolt and Snap battle a vengeful ex-actor who takes over an old-time Mississippi riverboat, leading to Snap being tied to the paddlewheel. Edison Bell tells young readers how to make a pontoon raft. Dick Cole; Two-Ton O'Toole; Easy Cartooning: Lesson 5: More Expressions; Blue Bolt; Isobel's Homer; Kids Is Kids; Bluebolts and Nuts; Sgt. Spook; Rick Richards; Edison Bell; Pontoon Raft. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by C.H. Moore, Joe Crandall, Steve Cranford, Virginia Hubbell, Norman Maurer, Mike Roy, John Belfi, Stanley Davis, Bob Perry, Irving Watt and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster reveals the story of a punch-drunk ex-boxer, as the series continues its gradual move from superhero action to crime and punishment. A teen finds sports gambling a slippery slope to rigging games and worse crimes. A new feature, "Boy Movies," includes a funny-animal cartoon, an adventure serial and a Western, much like a trip to the movies in 1948. Crimebuster; Good Things Come in Small Packages; Daredevil: Medium-Rare; Boxing Quiz; Sport Shorters; Dark Adventure, Episode 2; Terry the Turtle in "Birthday Wish"; The Blue Circle of Death. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Gladys Martin and others. A kids' anthology in the tradition of Calling All Girls from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories, games and quizzes as well as comics. Marco Polar Bear and Bobby visit a fishing village; Twinkle tries to create a salt-water pond for a crab pal; A clever rabbit pits a whale against an elephant. Guess My Name; Twinkle, The Star That Came Down From Heaven; Marco Polar Bear; Bobo; The Scarecrow's Joke; Riddles; Paddy Penguin; What's Wrong?; Blow Hot, Blow Cold; Drag-Along Finds His Sister; The Tug-of-War; Marco's Puzzle Page. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Leonard Frank. Stories and art by Leonard Frank and Dick Kraus. The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. Gaseous Saturnian supervillain Xog manages to turn Captain Midnight into gas as well, and he must figure out how to regain his human form. As Johnny Blair prepares for the glider contest, he's still trying to figure out who sabotaged his plane. Midnight and Icky get mixed up in a Hatfield-McCoy-style family feud. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Without a Body!; Pilot Pete; Johnny Blair in the Air; Your Invention Page!; Red Skye: The Vulture's Trial; Sergeant Twilight Fouled at the State Fair!; The Shotwells and the McHoggs. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1st Printing, Line Drawing Cover. Cited in "Seduction of the Innocent". (HRN 51, 8/48). Cover price $0.10.

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Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 10th Printing, Painted Cover. Cited in "Seduction of the Innocent". (HRN 167, 8/48 date). Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $420.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Davis Crippen ("D" Copy). From the Collection of Jon Berk. Includes certificate of authenticity from Heritage Auctions. Label #1485450016 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Jimmy Thompson. Stories and art by Mickey Klar Marks, Phil Berube, Dave Tendlar and Jerry Fasano. Teen comedy in the Archie tradition from Famous Funnies. Angela and her pals start their own club to show up the sorority gals. Identical twins Ginger and Snap trade roles in Romeo and Juliet to win a bet. Female news photographer Clickety wants more respect from her boss. Heavens to Betsy; Angela; Dreamboy; Beautiful Is The Word For Wendy!; Patsy; Ginger and Snap; Bungling Ben; Three Raps Of The Gavel; Jug the Hillbilly Hot-Shot. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 6 - August, 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.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska, 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. Sicilian siblings the Genna Brothers rule Chicago's Little Italy, until they come up against Capone's Chicago Outfit. The history of the Brady Gang that terrorized Maine, and their bloody finish. An insane killer becomes known as the Nebraska Fiend and kills more than a dozen people in the 1870s. The Savage Genna Brothers: Bootleggers; On the Level; The Ferocious Brady Gang; Don't Die Laughing; Dick Richards, A Two-Legged Rat If There Ever Was One!; Crazy Dan Zarella and His Stupid Stooge, Vincent Furo; Who Dunnit? 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by Jimmy Thompson, Dick Sprang, Howard Sherman, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. The Joker follows up an article in the newspaper about a scientist discovering a lost elixir of invisibility and becomes a real terror to Batman until the crime fighter takes some of the elixir himself. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "The Invisible Crimes!" with art by Dick Sprang. Plus: The origin of Robotman is retold in "The Inside Story of Robotman!" by Otto Binder and Jimmy Thompson (see Star Spangled Comics (1941) #7 for 1st appearance); Slam Bradley in "Shorty Meets the Champ!" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "The Mystery of the Mary Celeste II!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Shorty 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; 2-page text piece "Secret Codes Can Be Fun!" by Henry Lysing; and Daffy & Doodle half-pager by Lit-Win. 52 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 Feb. 7 - March 5, 1935. Boris Arson has a knack for escape, and leads Tracy and Pat Patton on a merry chase with the help of cronies like Cutie Diamond and his own sister, Zora Arson. 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.

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"Cavaliers Make Good Corpses" a novelette by John D. McDonald.

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Volume 37, Issue 2 - August, 1948. 7" x 10", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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"Cold Deck Gun-Angel" a novel by Walt Coburn.

Aug 1948. Two novels; "Cold Deck Gun-Angel" by Walt Coburn and "Dead Man's Wagon Boss" by Thomas Thompson; two novelettes "The Long Rifle" by Wilbur S. Peacock and "Brothers of the Bugle" by Kenneth Fowler, and three short stories; "Hoofbeats Over Hell" by George C. Appell, "Panama Passage" by Tom W. Blackburn, "Set Your Hat and Grab Your Gun!" by Bob Obets, and "Frontiersman Who Made History" by Cedric W. Windas. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white text with spot illos.; 98 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 19, Issue 3 - August 1948 (whole number 113). 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/4-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Vintage men's interest magazine full of adult humor comics and tasteful pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11.5", 64 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

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"The Night Before the End of the World" a short story by Murray Leister.

Aug 1948. Cover by Lawrence. "The Purple Sapphire" by John Taine and "The Night Before the End of the World" by Murray Leinster. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Leydanfrost. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Stephen Douglas. Stories and art by Stephen Douglas, Allen Saunders, Elmer Woggon, Clifford McBride, Philip Francis Nowlan, Rick Yager (credited as Dick Calkins), Claude Dunnagan, Rodlow Willard, Mabel Burwick (credited as Odin), Martha B. Links, and Ralph Briggs Fuller. The long-running series that introduced "comic books" to the world, featuring reprints of comic strips. Jo's disappearance puts Scorchy Smith on the trail of the crimelord called The Dragon. Oaky Doaks must reclaim a lost treasure for King Arthur. The first professional work by future EC legend Al Williamson appears in a house ad. Steve Roper and Wahoo; Napoleon; Buck Rogers; Scorchy Smith; Hi-Jack Junction; Dickie Dare; Bobby Sox; Oaky Doaks. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 10, Issue 8 - August, 1948. Cover by Walter Haskell Hinton. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "The Man From Yesterday" by Lee Francis. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 166 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 1, Issue 4 - August, 1948. Vintage men's interest magazine full of pin-ups and glamour photos paired with humorous text stories and adult comic strips. 8" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Dick Briefer. Cover by Dick Briefer. The first incarnation of Dick Briefer's famed Frankenstein comic featured Addams Family-style dark comedy and monster hijinks. A maniac has discovered a way to turn human beings into balloons; Frankenstein introduces his headless friend to a man who has a head but no body; Frankenstein helps an assortment of odd-looking monsters find jobs. The Balloon Maker; Harry's Head; Peace, It's Wonderful; Mr. Wagg; Goofy Gus the Inventor; Honey Herring. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Bob Wickersham, Al Hubbard, and Ken Hultgren. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Izzy and Dizzy use the magic lamp to liven up a greedy stage magicians show with real magic; Daniel and Nathaniel Spaniel get lost during a walk; Robespierre and his pal Tiger are both running for club president, so they each pressure Jug-haid to cast the tie-breaking vote in their favor. The Unhappy Castle; Bunny the Boob; Robespierre; Izzy and Dizzy; Daniel Spaniel; Late for School; Shilly and Shally; The Plant; Tee-Pee Tim. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Hopalong Cassidy stars in "Bridge of Despair," "Return of the Arizona Kid," "Last Performance," and "Justice Triumphs." Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone Jr. back-up story, "Gold Digger." Comix "Cards" Ozzie and Babs from Wow Comics. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit" by C.C. Beck. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 25, Issue 8 - August 1948. Photo cover by Pagano. One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.15.

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52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories, art and cover by Darrell McClure. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay collects the Little Annie Rooney comic strip. Annie Rooney was a rival syndicate's attempt to duplicate the success of Little Orphan Annie, with a character also based on an 1890s song, a dog, and plenty of troubles. Annie tries to escape from her cruel legal guardian, Miss Meany. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.