Comic books December 1948
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Dec 1948 by Ranger Publications.$8.00
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Volume 25, Issue 1 - December, 1948. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.
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Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 40 #2$13.50
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$1,885.00
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Published Dec 1948 by Air Age Inc..$42.00
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Vol. 39 #6 - Dec. 1948. Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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$45.00
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Cover art by Reed Crandall. Skoska, Tyrant of Terror starring Blackhawk, pencils by Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. Untitled stories starring Torchy (script and art by Bill Ward), and Will Bragg (script and art by Paul Gustavson). Perfect Fit starring Dogtag, script and art by Bart Tumey. Station WCOO Amateur Night starring Ezra, script and art by Harry Sahle. Welcome to Mars starring Choo Choo, script and art by Gill Fox. The Great Rainfall text story starring Blackhawk. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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$42.00
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Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 110 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.
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$9.00
View scanMonte Hale and Pardner cover photo. Captain Marvel Wrist Watch ad. Guns Against The Law, art by Carl Pfeufer; Monte hits his head when chasing outlaws, and ends up with amnesia; He joins the gang, but later gets his memory back and gives himself up to the sheriff. Comix Cards featuring Ozzie and Babs. Wheaties ad with football coach Matty Bell. Gambling Girl!, art by Carl Pfeufer; Monte saves a girl from a rattlesnake. Wildroot Cream Oil ad with Sam Spade, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Don Komisarow. Forest Trail text story featuring Gray Hawk by Dick Kraus. Song of Montana, art by Carl Pfeufer; The professor looks like the twin of J.C. Newton, head of the Farmers and Ranchers Bank, and a band of outlaws tries to kidnap him. Ad for Roy Rogers belts, shirts, blue jeans, cowboy boots and much more. The Miracle Herb Cure starring Big Bow and Little Arrow. Cattle Drive!, art by Carl Pfeufer; Monte wonders why a group of ranchers are determined to drive their cattle over the high and treacherous Brazos Pass. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Dec 1948 by Ideal Publishing Corps..$32.00
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$32.00
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Volume 26, Issue 176 - December, 1948. Hollywood coverage and dramatizations of films in prose, illustrated with stills. 8.5" x 11.25", 84 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.15.
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$21.00
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Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Ed Herron, Phil Evans, Stookie Allen and unknown. Art by Howard Purcell, Charles Paris, George Roussos, Stookie Allen and unknown. Based on the smash radio hit! Mr. District Attorney in: "The D.A. Meets Scotland Yard!" featuring the thrilling manhunt that led to Scotland Yard, with art by Howard Purcell and Charles Paris; "Case M-31 -- the Story of Albert X!" with art by Purcell and Paris; and "The Big Frame!" by Ed Herron, Purcell and Paris. Also in this issue: A Special Crime Feature "I Sell Money" with art by George Roussos; A Perfect Crime Mystery "The Case of the Man Who Died Twice" with story by Phil Evans; Oddities in Crime half-pager by Stookie Allen; and The Crime File 2-page text article. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Dec 1948 by Standard Publishing.$7.00
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$6.49
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Volume 7, Issue 3 - Winter, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 164 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Dec 1948 by Marvel/Atlas.$86.00
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$4.80
Andy Panda, Oswald the Rabbit, Woody Woodpecker in "Woody's Lucky Stunt," and Homer Pigeon. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Dec 1948 by Popular Publications.$62.00
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Dec 1948 by Popular Publications.$40.00
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$36.00
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Published Dec 1948 by Fiction House.$18.00
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$20.50
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Ray Cummings, Ray Bradbury, Leigh Brackett, A. Bertram Chandler, Frank Belknap Long.
Volume 4, Issue 1 - Winter, 1948. Cover by Allen Anderson. Stories by Ray Bradbury, Leigh Brackett and A. Bertram Chandler. Illustrations by Al McWilliams. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 132 pages. Cover price $0.20.
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Published Dec 1948 by Parents' Magazine.$8.30
Stories and art by Vic Herman, Merrylen Townsend, Elizabeth Eicher, Virginia Greene Millikin, Paula Wells, Lois Withers, Kay Wambold, Patti Cooke, Elise Gibbs, and Marie Cummings. A magazine for girls from the producers of Parents' Magazine, with stories, fashion and advice as well as comics. Letters to Santa from child movie stars, including Ted Donaldson, Gigi Perreau, Bobby Driscoll, Jimmy Hunt, and Luana Patten; All of Tizzie's friends give her pets for Christmas, resulting in animal chaos; The Pigtail Club sings carols to their friends and neighbors. The Pigtail Club; Speck: Nursemaid; Christmas Is a Feeling; Chuckles; Tizzie's Christmas Present; Hollywood Christmas; Santa's Prize Packages; Where Shall We Meet?; Hobbies; Extra Specials; All for One; What Would You Do If...; Brush Up Your Smile; Nighty Flight; Plastics Preferred; Christmas Giving; Pigtailers Talk Things Over; Polly Prefers; Needle Play; Club News; Polly in the Kitchen. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.
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Published Dec 1948 by Popular Mechanics Co..$192.00
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Published Dec 1948 by Popular Science Publishing Co..
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Published Dec 1948 by Standard Publishing.$37.00
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Published Dec 1948 by D.S. Publishing.$25.00
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Stories and art by Al Wenzel, Al McLean and Art Gates. Tales of true crime inspired this violent pre-Code crime comic from DS Publishing. An officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Mounties) chases an outlaw into the wild Canadian wilderness. Freddy the Cat has the perfect setup to pull his crimes, until his well-meaning fiancee reports his partner to the cops. Escaped convict Roy Webb is being hunted by every cop in town, so of course what he wants to do is pull another job. Terror in the North; Hi-Lights; Freddy the Cat; The Web; Digging for Death; Fancy Flannagan and the Vanishing Gems; Criminal Oddities!; Frame-Up; The Mad Matador of Mexico. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Radio Mirror (1946-1950 MacFadden) Magazine Vol. 31 #1Published Dec 1948 by MacFadden Publications.
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$6.50
View scansVol. 31, No. 1. December 1948. Fan magazine focusing mainly on Radio Stars of the day. 8.5" x 11". 98 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Dec 1948 by Popular Library Inc..$33.00
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$33.00
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Rangeland Romances (1935-1955 Popular) Pulp Vol. 42 #3Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Dec 1948 by Popular Publications.$12.00
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$4.00
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Red Ryder, Telecomics presents King of the Royal Mounted, and the Kiyotee Kids. Two-page text story, "Little Beaver Cuts Loose." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Ring (1922-present Rumford Press) Magazine Vol. 28 #2Published Dec 1948 by Rumford Press.$13.00
View scansVol. 28 # - Mar. 1949. Boxing magazine. Features articles, departments, ratings, fight reports around the world and more. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/4-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Rio Kid Western (1939-1953 Standard) Pulp Vol. 17 #3Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Dec 1948 by Standard Publishing.$35.00
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Volume 17, Issue 3 - December, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 118 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.
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Published Dec 1948 by Standard Magazines Inc..$23.00
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Volume 11, Issue 3 - December, 1948. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.
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$2.50
Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Smuggler's Ford, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Roy comes to the aide of sheepherders again. Pioneers of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois. Brownie--Chuck Wagon Charley's Tales, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Science News Letter (Science Service, Inc.) Dec 4 1948Published Dec 1948 by Science Service, Inc..$35.00
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The Weekly Summary of Current Science. Cover price $0.15.
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Published Dec 1948 by Dell Publishing Co..$15.00
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Fall 1948 - Movie stars in this issue include Ingrid Bergman, Ronald Reagan, Lizabeth Scott, Elizabeth Taylor, Loretta Young, Ronald Colman, Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly and many more. 8 1/-in. x 11 1/2-in., 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.
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Screen Stories (1948-1979 Dell) Magazine Vol. 40 #1$15.00
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Short Stories (1890-1959 Doubleday) Pulp Vol. 206 #5Published Dec 1948 by Doubleday, Doran & Co..$45.00
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Short Stories (1890-1959 Doubleday) Pulp Vol. 206 #6Published Dec 1948 by Doubleday, Doran & Co..$52.00
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Dec 1948 by Trojan Publishing.$69.00
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Published Dec 1948 by Sphinx Publishing Corporation.$6.00
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Tags: BatmanPublished Dec 1948 by National Periodical Publ.
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Robin in "The Sinister Baron" (Batman cameo), Captain Compass in "Mr. and Mrs. Jonah," Merry the Girl of a Thousand Gimmicks in "Crime on Ice," Tomahawk in "The ManWho Built a City!" 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.
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Star Western (1933-1954 Popular) Pulp Vol. 46 #3Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Dec 1948 by Popular Publications.$23.00
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Volume 46, Issue 3 - December, 1948. 6.75" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.
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Published Dec 1948 by Standard Comics.
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Cover art by Owen Fitzgerald. Starlet O'Hara story, art by Owen Fitzgerald; Starlet arrives in Hollywood and begins hanging out with Fritzi and trying to get into acting. Moronica story, art by Owen Fitzgerald; Moronica's co-workers play a trick on her by putting a kiss-me sign on the back of her coat. Starlet O'Hara, art by Owen Fitzgerald; Starlet gets a job as Rita Hayworth's stand-in, but Fritzi steals it from her. Captain Marvel Wrist Watch ad. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Published 1948 (est.) by Grand Rapids Furniture Makers Guild.$66.00
View scansAn advertising magazine for furniture sellers from the Grand Rapids Furniture Makers Guild. Color and B&W photos of furniture from the late 1940s.
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$950.00
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Final issue of the series. Cover by Ken Bald. "Bokk the Beast!"; Sun Girl is grabbed by Jon Conelly, the publicity director for Winterfield and Grimes Circus; He explains that he circus is importing Bokk the Beast, a massive gorilla captured in the wilds of Brazil. "Night Of Terror" text story. "The Leap of Doom!"; Sun Girl is at a local observatory looking at Venus; She and Professor White spot Professor Wemblem floating in the sky; White explains to Sun Girl that Wemblem had been experimenting on secret wavelengths; Meanwhile, Peanuts McCoy has robbed a bank and with his new leaping ability is able to escape the authorities with ease. Open letter from Marvel Comics' editorial staff criticizing those attacking comics, to point out the wholesomeness of their own titles, and urging the public to buy them and to keep the critics from taking them away. "The Spoiler!"; The Spoiler, a costumed criminal who has made his career making fools of costumed heroes reads the latest exploits of the Blonde Phantom and decides that she will be the next to be humiliated by the Spoiler. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Tags: SupermanAuction opens July 6
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Cover pencils by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye (background figures), inks by Kaye. Prankster's Second Childhood, art by Al Plastino; The Prankster is voted Most Admired Man by the students at the Manly Academy for Problem Children. The Richest Man In the World, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Millionaire Stephen Van Schuyler wants to marry Lois Lane, so she stages a contest to see who can give her the most spectacular gifts, Schuyler or Superman. Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Albert Einstein bio. Too Many Heroes, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Actor Peter Loroff wills all his money to the person who performs the most heroic deed in the week after his death. Used in Seduction of the Innocent (pg. 33). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$37.00
View scansStory and art by Milton Caniff and Lee Elias. Cover by Milton Caniff. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Flip Corkin gets promoted to full colonel. Then Burma shows up to create more trouble. A profile of real-life Col. Philip Corcoran, the inspiration for Flip Corkin in Terry and the Pirates. Plus a text story featuring early female superhero Black Cat. Also featuring 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. Toast of Friendship; Real Life Hero Outdoes Comic Strip Stunts; Sally; Hotshot Charlie: Date Bait; Black Cat: Clue to Murder. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Texas Rangers (1936-1958 Standard) Pulp Vol. 33 #1Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Dec 1948 by Standard Publishing.$62.00
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$35.00
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$16.00
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Volume 33, Issue 1 - December, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Dec 1948 by Standard Publishing.$80.00
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$86.00
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Two great mystery novelettes: "With Death in His Corner" by Louis L'Amour, and "Serenade with Slugs" by Robert Leslie Belleum.
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Thrilling Western (1934-1953 Standard) Pulp Vol. 57 #3Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Dec 1948 by Standard Publishing.$52.00
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Published Dec 1948 by Magazine Enterprises.$39.00
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$24.50
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Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Stories and art by Frank Bolle. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #19. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. A publicity still of actor Tim Holt reading an issue of his own comic; Tim and the Sheriff pull a fast one on outlaws by using makeshift mannequins; Tim recovers a document hidden in a tree, and must get it to Nogales before it's too late. Tim Holt's Western Album; The Ramrod of Rustler Range!; Tim Holt's Roundup; Tim Holt's Last Ride!; Sixguns at Snake Cave; The Railroad at Apache Arroyo! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Tim McCoy (1948) #17Published Dec 1948 by Charlton Comics Group.$22.00
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"Tex Ritter" article by Mario De Marco, art by De Marco; Short biography of western star Tex Ritter. "Phantom Ranger," art by James McKell; Adapted from the Monogram Pictures film "Phantom Ranger"; A gang of counterfeiters is holding an expert government engraver, Pat Doyle, prisoner to engrave plates for phony money. "Indian Dances," art by Floyd Torbert; How Native Americans pay homage to the Great Spirit, narrated by Tim McCoy. "Al Jennings, Trainrobber-And Gentleman" From The Scrapbook of Col. Tim McCoy story. John Wayne bio by Mario De Marco. Untitled story, script and art by Clinton Harmon; Pecos Bill goes up in a balloon. "Marshal of Amarillo"; Adapted from the Republic Picture "Marshal of Amarillo"; Nugget is framed for the murder of Hiram Short, and theft of his 50.000 dollars. Lyrics of the song "Home On The Range." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Stories and art by Al Liederman and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom tracks the mysterious masked leader of the Black Onyx Gang, who managed to shoot Tom in the shoulder, only to learn the leader is actually a woman. Tom tries to get a homeless young boy to change his thieving ways, but outlaws want to make him part of their robbery scheme.After his father is killed by a train while fleeing Tom Mix, outlaw Mike Clifton swears revenge against all trains. Plus a vintage ad for the Tom Mix radio show, and Tom Mix glow-in-the-dark spurs! And the original Captain Marvel offers a patriotic song, "I'm the You in the U.S.A." The Black Onyx Queen; Cowboy Cal; The Youthful Menace; Death Rides the Rails!; Gunning for Slim; Tumbleweed Jr. and the Interminable Termites; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; The Secret of the Antique Sword! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Dec 1948 by Catechetical Guild.$8.00