Comic books November 1948

Cover art by Al Capp. Li'l Abner and His Narrow Escape, script and art by Al Capp; Daisy Mae returns to Dogpatch. Li'l Abner and the Sadie Hawkins Day Race, script and art by Al Capp; The race is on, and Tiny Mite is after Li'l Abner. Hairless Joe gets upset because Lonesome Polecat decides to participate in the Sadie Hawkins Day race. Wheaties Breakfast of Champions ad starring Tommy Henrich. Touchdown! text story. Li'l Abner Faces the End, script and art by Al Capp; Li'l Abner barely escapes marriage; Lonesome Polecat is caught, scalped and released; He returns to live with Hairless Joe. East Beat Hempstead, art by Bob Powell; Tommy Tween helps win a high school football game. Captain Tootsie and the Babe Ruth Story ad. The Tale of the Tea Shop text story. Fun Parade Joke Books ad. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Stanley. Little Lulu Goes Shopping; Alvin gets into all sorts of mischief when Lulu takes him grocery shopping. The Bad Boy; Tubby and Lulu try to get down a piece of bread and jelly stuck to the ceiling in Tub's house. Lost Dog; Tubby is looking for a neighbor's dog named Ting-a-Ling. The Ugly Duckling; Lulu tells Alvin about when she was once the Ugly Duckling. All scripts and art by John Stanley. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Reprints strips from 9/10/40 to 11/9/40. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $19.00 View scan 1" Spine split from bottom.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $12.75

The Lone Ranger and the 'Skeleton', script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; "The Skeleton," a tall bony figure, seeks revenge on Mr. Harding, who has gone west to build a railroad. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Coverless $2.50 Incomplete. Centerfold missing. Two 1" lateral spine tears.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Clayton Knight, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, and Joe Musial. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake closes the trap on the master criminal called The Dome; Heroes on Wings features Gene May. Mandrake the Magician; Hi Stars; Heroes on Wings; Dollar-A-Dither; Goodnight Stories; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Little Acorns; Henry; Blondie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $7.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Good $29.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Volume 4, Issue 11 - November, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 154 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Otto Binder, Kurt Schaffenberger, and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. Carlton Clutch, "The Monarch of Money," attempts a hostile takeover of Radio Whiz. The original Captain Marvel battles Duke Titano, the World's Mightiest Crook. Mary Marvel investigates after priceless ancient tapestries in a museum are deliberately destroyed. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads, including a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Babe Ruth Story," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck and a cameo by actor William Bendix, promoting the film The Babe Ruth Story. Marvel Family: The Monarch of Money; Lazy Lee: Restrained; Boxcar Benny: Short Changed; Mary Marvel: The Web of the Weaver; Boxcar Benny: Boot Him; Captain Marvel Jr.: The Perilous Pearl; Headline Harry: The Big Trap; Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Novice Burglar; Captain Marvel: The Worlds Mightiest Crook! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Marvel Family Goes Into Business," Mary Marvel in "The Trap," "Capt. Marvel Jr. in "The Clown of Crime," and Captain Marvel in "The Three Dooms." Also in this issue: Headline Harry in "Below Sea Level" and Freshman Freddy in "The Magic Marker." Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Kurt Schaffenberger. The Doubting Thomas Doubter, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Thomas Doubter temporarily gains Captain Marvel, Jr.'s powers. Wheaties comic-style ad wioth Vern Stephens. Nature's Murderer! starring Nyoka the Jungle Girl; After the death of his father, young Steve Hagen inherits the entire estate, overseen in trust by his Uncle Michael; However, greedy Michael suggests to the lad that a hunting trip in the jungle would be just the thing to lift the boy's spirits, the Uncle believing that "accidents" do happen in the jungle. The Babe Ruth Story Tootsie Roll ad with Captain Tootsie, art by C. C. Beck. Dressed to Kill! starring Bulletman, art by Bill Ward. Employment Escapade starring Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb. Suspected starring Tom Mix, pencils by Carl Pfeufer, inks by John Jordan. Two Comix Cards featuring Monte Hale. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $6.00 View scans

Volume 39, Issue 155 - February, 1949. Digest-size UK men's magazine. Articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 5" x 7.25", 116 pages, B&W with color.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $2.50 View scan

Vol. 39 #5 - Nov. 1948. Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $105.00 or Best Offer View scans Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by thegeneral

Cover art by Reed Crandall. Blackhawk Challenges Fate starring Blackhawk, pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. Untitled stories starring Torchy (script and art by Bill Ward), Dogtag (script and art by Bart Tumey), Will Bragg (script and art by Paul Gustavson), and Ezra (script and art by Harry Sahle). Information, Ltd. starring Choo Choo, script and art by Gill Fox. Meadow Murder text story starring Blackhawk. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $28.00 View scans

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $28.00 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate.

Vol. 37 #6 - November, 1948. Articles on Shirley Temple, Lana Turner, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, and more. News, reviews, movie ads and gossip. 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/4-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Monte is assigned to clean up Baker City, but the town boss forces him to face the gunslinger known as The Undertaker, who orders a coffin for Monte as soon as he hits town. Monte learns that ringmaster Top Hat Taylor faked a robbery of his own circus, but before he can do anything about it, he wakes up in the gorilla cage. Monte discovers the secret of the giant stone idol that the Buffalo tribe worships. Monte Meets the Undertaker; Old Slick: Drip!; Bronko Betsy; Top Hat's Trouble; Gray Hawk: Voice of the Cave; Black Hills Bonanza; Big Bow and Little Arrow: Once Too Often; Valley of Death; Pinto Pete: Saddles Up; Buffalo Bull: The Lying Lion; Old Smokey: Affectionate. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Counterfeit"; Pat takes photos in a nightclub and sells Lonnys perfume to customers; Lonny admits he buys stolen perfume from a fence; Dexter tells Lonny he can counterfeit perfume cheaper than buying from the fence, and Pat reluctantly agrees to go along because shes in love with Lonny; She convinces old friend Dino, a gangster who owns various clubs, to stock the perfume. "My Love Will Ever Haunt Me," art by Rudy Palais; Stella tells her story to arguing couple Kay and Tim. She fell in love with Johnny, a boxer turned songwriter; When his music career falters, Johnny goes back to the ring. Stella isnt happy ("I thought I was marrying a songwriter not a prizefighter"), dates old friend Charlie, and sends Johnny a breakup letter on the night of his championship fight; Johnny loses badly and is injured; Stella marries Charlie but he is an abusive drunk. "I Stood Accused" text story. "I Almost Didn't Marry My War Hero, Because," art by Jack Kamen; Pam and Larry fall in love, but Peg shows up and says shes Larrys wife; Larry explains: he knew Peg during the war and she appeared again, afterwards, angling for a marriage proposal; He didn't love her, so he turned her down. Now she wants $5000 for her "broken heart." Indicia states "MY LIFE, True Stories in Pictures. (Formerly Meet Corliss Archer)." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 12, Issue 2 - November, 1948. 6.75" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Good $4.80

Add to cart Good $4.80

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $15.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Add to cart Good $9.60 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 18, Issue 4 - November, 1948. 6.75" x 9", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Nifty Gals & Gags is a humor digest published by Dearfield Publishing Company. 96 pages, color cover with B&W illustrations, 5 1/4-in x 7 1/4-in. Cover price $0.25.

Cover features Kay Aldridge and Clayton Moore from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by Rod Reed and Howard Boughner. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, Nyoka volunteers to make a return journey to the land of headhunters. In another three-part story, Nyoka must retrieve a key from a maharajah in Burma. But that leads to a dangerous leap into a hidden well. The Dangerous Return, Part 1: The Wooden Goddess; Nyoka's Jungle Quiz; Plan for Murder; Trader Tom; Ballyhoo Barney: Wahoo; Part II: The Jungle Island of Doom; Adventure in Burma, Part I: The Missing Key; Nyoka the Jungle Girl's History of Animals: Tortoise, Armadillo; Egbert the Explorer: Job Hunters; Part II: The Poisoned Water; Part III: The Hidden Well!. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bob Jenney. Stories and art by Bob Jenney, Lawrence Dresser, John Rosenberger, Jay Alexander, W. B. Smith and Edmond Good. Shoot-outs and showdowns between the outlaws and lawmen of the Old West, from DS Publishing. The strange but true tale of mercenary and would-be imperialist William Walker, who set out to capture the nation of Mexico and won Nicaragua instead. To catch a train-robbing gang, Rex Steele sets a trap known as the Avenger's Train. Judy and her bush-pilot boyfriend face an ambush in modern-day Montana because someone doesn't want her to finish the book she's writing. The Man Who Wanted Mexico; Denver's Crazy Copper Bug; Avenger's Train; Sheriff Allen and the Scarecrow; The Mark of Diamond T; Montana Madness; Breeze Lawson Sky Sheriff: Murder Mountain! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"E-Z Does It"; Ozzie can win a $5000 contest prize by catching Mr. Z in a wild chase through a carnival. "Putting on the Heat"; Algernon's parents leave him to visit the fire station; What could possibly go wrong? "The Warning Sign"; Ozzie gets health conscious which proves contagious to his pop. "Impatient Patient"; Babs works the hospital switchboard to get her friend Midge released for the big dance. "Sharp as a Tack"; Dapper Dan takes a ribbing over a new sports jacket. "Hot Stuff" Blowhard McDuff text story by R. R. Symes. "Case of the Wrecked Lamps"; After having his lamps wrecked two nights in a row, Richard Richard is called in by a lamp dealer to catch the vandal. "Tempest in a Teacup"; Ozzie takes Babs to a fortune teller. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage humor digest magazine that pokes fun at the relationships of men and women of the time. Digest, 5" x 7", 96 pages, B&W. -Recommended for ages 16+ Cover price $0.25.