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Comic books December 1948

  • Vol. 9 #10
    Target Comics (1940) Vol. 9 #10

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    Cover art by L. B. Cole. Cadet story, art by Nina Albright; a sinister stranger who stalks the Daunton campus. Swamp Justice text story. Bull's-Eye Bill story, art by Joe Certa. Targetoons story, script and art by Milt Hammer. Dink story. Kidnapped by Zale Storm starring Gary Stark, art by Don Rico. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 25 #1

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  • Issue #13
    Terry and the Pirates (1947-1955 Harvey/Charlton) 13

    Story 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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  • Issue #19

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    The High Sign starring Tessie the Typist, art by Morris Weiss. Little Sir Ego starring Tessie the Typist. A Taxing Problem starring Tessie the Typist. Rage of the Stage starring Lana. According to Rules text story. Skidsy Gets Thrown starring Tessie the Typist, art by Morris Weiss. Sally's Saddle Sadness starring Annie Oakley. Weak Link With Ink starring Tessie the Typist. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Tex Morgan (1948) 3
    Published Dec 1948 by Marvel.

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  • Vol. 33 #1
    Texas Rangers (1936-1958 Standard) Pulp Vol. 33 #1


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Light tan to Cream
    • Front cover detached 30%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 33, Issue 1 - December, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Dec 5 1948
    The American Weekly (1948 Hearst Publishing Co. Inc.) Magazine Dec 5 1948

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  • Dec 12 1948
    The American Weekly (1948 Hearst Publishing Co. Inc.) Magazine Dec 12 1948

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  • Dec 26 1948
    The American Weekly (1948 Hearst Publishing Co. Inc.) Magazine Dec 26 1948

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  • Issue #69
    Thrilling Comics (1940-51 Better/Nedor/Standard) 69

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    Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Art Saaf, Frank Frazetta, Charles S. Strong, George Tuska, Donald Bayne Hobart, and Lin Skeeter. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 63 #1
    Thrilling Detective (1931-1953 Standard) Pulp Vol. 63 #1


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate.

    Two great mystery novelettes: "With Death in His Corner" by Louis L'Amour, and "Serenade with Slugs" by Robert Leslie Belleum.

  • Vol. 68 #1
    Thrilling Love (1931-1955 Metropolitan-Standard) Pulp Vol. 68 #1

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  • Vol. 57 #3
    Thrilling Western (1934-1953 Standard) Pulp Vol. 57 #3


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  • Vol. 33 #2
    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 33 #2


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    Volume 33, Issue 2 - December, 1948. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Murray Leinster, Ray Bradbury, Charles L. Harness, L. Ron Hubbard, Fredric Brown, George O. Smith, Noel Loomis, Benj. Miller, John D. MacDonald, and Frank Belknap Long. Five Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 180 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #3
    Tim Holt (1948 Magazine Enterprises) 3
    • Cover oxidation. Interior tearing.
    • Cover oxidation.

    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.

  • Issue #17
    Tim McCoy (1948) 17
    • 3" cumulative spine split. Cover loose at one staple. Water damage.

    "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.

  • Issue #149
    Tip Top Comics (1936) 149

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  • Issue #12
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 12

    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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    $499 Tom Mix #12 - Ralston-Purina Co. 1942 CGC 7.0 Last issue - Single Highest Grade

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  • Issue #11
    Tommy of the Big Top (1948) 11

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    "Career in the Circus," "Water Hazard," "Trouble in the Big Tent," "Race Against Death," "Circus Life," and "The Lady or the Tiger." Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    Topix Vol. 07 (1948) 7

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  • Issue #8
    Topix Vol. 07 (1948) 8
  • Issue #8
    Treasure Chest Vol. 04 (1948) 8
  • Vol. 4 #1
    Triple Western (1947-1958 Standard) Pulp Vol. 4 #1

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  • Vol. 24 #139
    True (1937-1976 Country/Fawcett/Petersen) Vol. 24 #139

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  • Issue #74
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 74

    Stories based on actual people and events: The Story Behind the U.S. Treasury. Amos and Andy. Wheaties ad featuring Cincinnati Reds pitcher, Ewell Blackwell. The Happy Warrior bio on Alfred E. Smith. Football tips given by Lou Little, head coach at Columbia University. Highlights in the Life of Tom Dewey text article. The Case of Public Enemy No. 1--Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigations starring Steve Saunders. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #317

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  • Vol. 50 #3

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  • Vol. 46 #1

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  • Vol. 2 #22

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  • Vol. 48 #4

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  • Issue #10
    True Sport Picture Stories Vol. 4 (1947) 10

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  • Vol. 59 #5

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  • Issue #5
    Two-Gun Kid (1948) 5
    • 6" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Syd Shores. Anti-Wertham letter in this issue. "The Rider of the Owlhoot Trail!", art by Syd Shores; Two-Gun Kid is riding the range when he spots a coach that appears to have been robbed; Going to the aid of the passengers and coach riders who have been tied up, he learns that they were attacked by someone calling themselves the Black Ride. "The Guardian" text story. "Guns Blast in Thunder Pass!"; In the Western Prairies Molly Prentice is riding her horse when somebody shoots the horse in the head. Thrown from the dying mare, Molly lands in the path of a rattle snake about to strike; Two-Gun Kid steps in. "Marvel Comics Group" article; Dr Jean Thompson, psychiatrist, is announced as an editorial consultant; This was to ensure that Marvel Comics "contain nothing that might meet with objections." "Annie Clicks in Politics" starring Arizona Annie. "Shotgun Justice" starring The Two-Gun Kid, art by Syd Shores; Two-Gun Kid rides into a western town to see an outlaw named Samson making the local sheriff dance under the shots of his six-guns. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 4 #6

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  • Vol. 3 #10
    Uncle Ray's Magazine (1946 Uncle Ray Publishing Co.) Vol. 3 #10

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    December 1948. Vol. 3, No. 10. Children's magazine featuring fiction and non fiction text stories with illustrations. 36 pages, B&W, 7.25" x 10.5". Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #3
    Venus (1948 Marvel) 3

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    "The Handsomest Man in the World." Della Mason, up to her old tricks, convinces Beauty Magazine publisher Whitney Hammond to send Venus on a seemingly hopeless mission. Actor Rodney Radiant falls prey to the beauty and charm of Venus. "The Day the Sun Stood Still!" Venus convinces Apollo to leave Earth. Also includes: "Money Mad!"; "The Make-Up"; and "Special Feature from Venus." Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3

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  • Issue #4A
    Vicky (1948 Ace) 4A

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    This #4 published 1948. NOTE: There is another #4 with a 1949 publication date. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #99
    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 99

    52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #16
    Wanted Comics (1947 Orbit / Toytown) 16

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    Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Bernie Krigstein, Mort Leav, Maurice Del Bourgo, and Bill Woolfolk. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. A playwright discovers the horrible truth about a condemned killer's final message. An escaped convict tries to elude police, in an early story with inks by future EC art legend Bernie Krigstein. Private eye Skip Tracer investigates a star pianist who has a deadly hidden nature. The Musical Demon; Double For Destiny; What Happened to the Cyclops?; Wanted: Roy Stewart; The End of Gerard Chappel; Secret of the Seas. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Western Adventures Comics (1948) 2

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    No number, dated December 1948. Bud Steele in "The Cross-Draw Kid vs. the Skull" and "Outlaw Mesa." Sam Brown in "The Barbarous Bully." Duke Buckland in "Backfire." King Fisher in "Texas Terrorist." Sheriff Sal in an untitled story. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Western Comics (1948) 6
    Published Dec 1948 by DC.

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    Cover art by Howard Sherman. The Murder Mustang starring Wyoming Kid, art by Howard Sherman. A summary of Bob Feller's baseball career coupled with a Wheaties ad. The Man Who Won Five States, art by Jimmy Thompson. Owlhooter's Heaven starring Rodeo Rick, art by John Lehti. Irwin Foster Sportswear clothing ad with the Superman emblem and figures of Superman. A brief history of stagecoaches. Ingersoll Mickey Mouse Watches ad. The Hat That Hunted Death, art by Ed Smalle Jr. Ad for U. S. Royal bicycle tires, art by Al Plastino. Highlights in the life of Jeff Ake. Little-known facts about baseball and an offer for a photo of Bobby Feller. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Western Fighters Vol. 1 (1948) 5

    Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Maurice Del Bourgo and Leonard Starr. Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. Apaches allow prospectors to claim a legendary valley of gold, as long as they mind the boundaries - but of course, greed gets the better of them. When their mine peters out, the Clanton family turns to Arizona and outlaw raids. A quick-shooting sheriff and a gun-shy tenderfoot form an unlikely friendship. The Treasure of Never-Never Land; Me and My Boys; The Kids Farewell; Wishbone Harry; A Ride for Life; The Vultures Brand; How to Hang Before Forty. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Vol. 11 #7
    Western Novel and Short Stories (1934-1957 Newsstand-Stadium) Pulp Vol. 11 #7

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  • Vol. 6 #4

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  • Vol. 220 #2
    Western Story Magazine (1919-1949 Street & Smith) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 220 #2

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  • Issue #3
    Western Thrillers (1948 Fox) 3

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    Art by John Forte and others. Gun-blazing Western adventure from Fox Feature Syndicate. Buckshot Bill Brand is so devious and murderous even his own friends aren't safe; A false accusation turns upstanding gold prospector Dick Barter to a life of crime; Tumbleweed Kid steps in when rustlers take over the town of Powder Gap. Buckshot Bill: Sign of the Double Cross; Rattlesnake Dick - Pirate of the Placers; Blood On His Hands!; Tumbleweed Kid: Mark of the Maverick. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Western True Crime (1948) 3

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    In order of appearance: "The Incredible Life of Johnny Devine, The Shanghai Chicken" art by Jack Kamen; "The Hilton Boys, Bullets in the Back!" art by Al Davoren; "Chisolm Trail"; "The Farmer Takes a Life, The Grim Reaper!"; and "Western Facts". "The Ranger's Best Shot" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Westerner (1948 Wanted Comics Group) 17

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    Wild Bill Pecos in "The Pony Express" (art by Mort Leav), plus "The Iron Horse," "Riders of Justice" (art by Mort Lawrence), and "Sutter's Gold." Cover by Mort Leav. Stories by Mort Leav, Maurice Del Bourgo, and Mort Lawrence. True tales from the Old West, starring such real-life characters as Wild Bill Pecos, Nuggets Nugent, Black Bill Desmond, Dennis O'Brien, Tony Payette, and John Augustus Sutter. Ad for Wanted Comics. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #104
    Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 104

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    Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, Al Zere, Louis Cazeneuve, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Sivana tricks Captain Marvel must into creating a machine that can destroy Captain Marvel. Ibis battles an evil mage who can call forth beings from an enchanted tapestry to do his murderous bidding. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Sharpen Your Wits." Captain Marvel: The World's Mightiest Machine; Doc Sorebones; Wilbur the Waiter; The Culture Corner; Little Miss Money Bags; Nautical Nancy; Bell Bottom Bill; Golden Arrow: The Vanishing Payrolls!; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Freshman Freddy: In the Dog House; The Whiz Quiz; Ibis the Invincible: The Tapestry of Terror; Lance O'Casey: The Peril of the Pearls! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.