Comic books September 1948

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $475.00 View scans Paper: White Pedigree: Ohio Ohio. Label #1461440002

Cover art by Will Eisner. Untitled Spirit story featuring Mr. Martin's Pistols, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality shop. Untitled Spirit story featuring Red Scandon, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality shop. The Strange Case of the Two $5.00 Bills starring the Spirit, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality Shop. Untitled Spirit story featuring Mr. Exter, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality shop. Untitled Spirit story featuring Vaudeville Vinnie, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality shop. Flatfoot Burns story, script and art by Al Stahl. Untitled Jonesy story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $62.00 View scans Paper: Cream	Add to cart Very Good $62.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $21.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $21.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate.
Add to cart Good $23.50 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.	Add to cart Fair $13.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 18, Issue 1 - September, 1948. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Fredric Brown, P. Schuyler Miller, Dorothy and John de Camp, John D. MacDonald, and Jack Vance. Virgil Finlay illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 170 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $6.50 View scan Cover detached at one staple.

Cover art by Lorence Bjorklund. Kit Carson illustration by Lorence Bjorklund. Untitled story, script by Charles Verral, art by Lorence Bjorklund; Tex Granger arrives in Jackknife as teacher sent from Harward. "The Story of Cattle Brands" article by Ferris Weddle, art by Lorence Bjorklund. "Tex Granger vs. Bandits of the Badlands," script by Charles Verral, art by Lorence Bjorklund; Tex the teacher becomes the Sheriff of Jackknife. "Get on the Right Track" Coach's Corner article by Irving "Moon" Mondschein. "Kit Carson" article, art by Lorence Bjorklund. "Novelty Park Thrill-Spills-Chills," art by Vic Herman; Hector takes his cousin Bertie to the Novelty Park to scare away his hiccups. The West on Wheels wagons illustration by Lorence Bjorklund. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $33.00 View scans Denting. Soiling.

Add to cart Very Good $32.00 View scans Spine split 5%.

Add to cart $268.00 View scans

Volume 5, Issue 1 - September, 1948. Men's magazine with humor and pin-up pictorials. Peter Driben cover. 8.25" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $46.95 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. Corner piece torn from one page, slightly affects art and story. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Canadian Edition. Cover pencils by Syd Shores, inks by Bill Everett. "Trapped in Outlaw City," script by William Woolfolk, art by Syd Shores; A small western town is hit by a bunch of bank robbers who clean out the local Wells Fargo branch, and the local sheriff is powerless to stop the robbery. "Who Was Kaspar Hauser?" text story, art by Syd Shores. "The Train That Wasn't There!", script by William Woolfolk, art by John Forte; A train containing gold bullion leaves from Grange City for the town of Tarleton, some 40 miles away; However, the train mysteriously vanishes along the tracks; While a posse is gathered to try and find the train, the Two-Gun Kid rides into Tarleton. "Killer's Alibi!", art by Syd Shores; A western town has been plagued by a series of cattle rustling in recent history; The gang, led by a mysterious leader rustles the old Thompson Place. "Duel to the Death!", pencils by Syd Shores; Out in the wilderness Native American warrior Red Coyote looks down at a small western town in utter contempt of the white men who have taken over his ancestors land and vows to reclaim it for his people; Weeks later, the town has been regularly attacked by Native American's led by Red Coyote; Two-Gun Kid rides into town. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $179.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $110.00 View scan INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects art and story. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Stories and art by Graham Ingels, Ann Brewster, Louis Schroeder, Al Camy and Al McWilliams. Violent pre-Code tales of crime and the law from DS Publishing. Richard and Laurence may be thieves and holdup men, but they feel that's no reason to be rude, in a story by early female comics artist Ann Brewster. Policewoman Jean Adams goes undercover to trap con artists with a fortune-telling swindle, in an early action-girl story. Jose Luis Valera Obispo is either a Spanish lord, or the killer called Spanish John - or possibly both - in an early story by future EC legend Graham Ingels. The Murder Spree; Terror at the Waterfront!; Mystery of the Fired Shot; The Ghost Racket; Gorgeous Gal - With Gun!; The Beer Baron Murder; The Polite Burglars; Butch McGinty; Spanish John: The Caballero Killer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $8.50 View scan Light Staple rust and Migration. Spine Role

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $45.00 View scans Staple rust.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $44.11 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Art by Henry Kiefer and others. Cover by Henry Kiefer. Jungle hero Wambi is a boy who can talk to animals, including his friends Tawn the elephant and Ogg the ape. The series resumes after a five-year hiatus. A prince's jungle safari offers a golden opportunity to his vizier, who wants to do away with him; A colonial commissioner finds trouble when trying to return a native treasure to its rightful owners; The origin of Wambi retold. Beware the Fanged Furies; How Wambi Came To the Jungle; Wambi; Spoor of the Tuskers' Graveyard; The Valley of Whispering Drums. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VF- 7.5 $170.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $123.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $77.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $50.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart VG 4.0 $50.00 View scans 2 1/2" Cumulative spine split.	Add to cart GD 2.0 $23.00 View scans 4" Cumulative spine split.

Sept 1948. Cover by Lee Brown Coye. Horror and supernatural stories by Ray Bradbury ("Fever Dream"), August Derleth, Allison V. Harding, Dorothy Quick, Harold Lawlor, Stanton A. Coblentz, Snowden T. Herrick, Edmond Hamilton, Eric Frank Russell, Peter Phillips, and Mary Elizabeth Counselman. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $70.00 View scans Cover detached at one staple. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

In order of appearance: "Sam Bass, The Kind-Hearted Killer, The Three Bullets!"; "Tom Horn, Murder Is My Business!"; and "Eddie the Duke, The Midwest Czar of Murder". "Death Stalks the Dawn" text story reprinted in Murder Incorporated (1948 1st Series) #13 and March of Crime (1950 Fox) #7. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $62.00 View scans 1" Cumulative spine split. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling. Water damage.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $89.00 View scans Staple rust. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling. Water spotting.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $59.00 View scans Spine split 10%. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 2, Issue 3 - September, 1948. Pin-up and glamour magazine. Cover by Peter Driben. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $340.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #3992734002

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Frank Bolle, Charlie Tomsey, Al Zere, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. When a "volcanist" scientist correctly predicts a volcano will erupt in the city, then demands a fortune to stop it, Captain Marvel suspects shenanigans. Golden Arrow agrees to protect timid tenderfoot Jaspar Meake when he arrives in the West, but Jasper didn't warn him about the real danger he faces. Prince Ibis and Taia discover that vampire Baron Ornzy and his sister Maryani have come to America aboard an ocean liner. Captain Marvel: Volcano Villainy; Freshman Freddy: Tricked; Wilbur the Waiter; Golden Arrow: Night Watch; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Fuzzy Bear; Ibis the Invincible and the Vampire Twins. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $100.00 View scans 3" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Staple rust.

First issue (continues from "Wild West"). Syd Shores cover and art. Two-Gun Kid stars in "Guns Bark in Batesville!" Tex Taylor stars in "Rustler's Gold Means Hot Lead!" Arizona Annie stars in "Annie Rides the Owl Hoot Trail." Tex Morgan stars in "Draw, Killer, or Die!" The Sheriff stars in "Law Comes in Greased Holsters!" Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $70.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $75.00 View scans Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne and William R. Shelton. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Lee Elias, George Evans, John Celardo and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Reporter Jane Martin pursues murderous jewel smugglers in Holland; Mr. Pupin, a Bond-like villain who always carries a pet ferret, plans to steal an experimental American bomber, and only Captain Wings can stop him; The Phantom Falcon pursues a bank-robbing fighter plane that shoots a deadly electric beam. Captain Wings; Jane Martin; The Flying Furies; Air Heroes of World War II; Phantom Falcon; Suicide Smith; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $105.00 View scans Staple rust. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Scuffing. Soiling.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $21.00 INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing (20 pages), interrupts art and story.

Vol. 4 #2 - September, 1948. Men's interest magazine with pin-up and glamour photography, plus episode 8 of "Sweet Gwendoline" by John Willie. Peter Driben cover. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $189.48 or Best Offer View scans 2.25" cumulative spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

In order of appearance: "Hattie Long, Beautiful Blonde Bandit, The Cursed Cayuse"; "Belle Starr, She Sold Her Soul to Satan"; "Killer at Large" reprinted in Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) #6 and Shock Detective Cases (1952) #20; "Shanghai Mary, Wild Gal of the West, The Sailor's Haven"; "Little Rick, Wild Gal of the West"; "Poker Annie, A Wild Gal of the West"; and "Trigger Tess, A Wild Gal of the West.". "A Slug for the Sheriff" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Harry G. Peter. "The Shrinking Formula," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Shrunken to miniscule size and hunted by thugs, Wonder Woman races to complete an enlarging formula to save herself and her friends. "The Planet of Plunder," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman faces a gauntlet of trials to rescue the Holliday Girls, caught in a coup in the republic of Neptunia. Wonder Women of History: four-page Jenny Lind bio, art by Paul Reinman. Two-page text story, "You Name It" by Lee Goldsmith. "The Racketeer of Magic," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; A charlatan posing as a magician from the future uses an Amazon invention to determine how best to outwit Wonder Woman. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.