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Comic books January 1949

  • Issue #10
    Topix Vol. 07 (1948) 10
  • Vol. 3 #2
    Triple Detective (1947-1955 Standard) Pulp Vol. 3 #2


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Issue #5
    True Crime Comics (Canadian 1947 Alval) 5
    • Paper: Light tan to off white
    • Canadian Edition.
    • Label #1216817017
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    1947 Canadian Reprint. Art by Jack Cole. Parts of this issue are reprints from True Crime Comics (1947) 3. Cover redrawn to vastly reduce the violence. Full color. 36 pages. 7" x 10". Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 59 #6
    True Story Magazine (1919-1992 MacFadden Publications) Vol. 59 #6


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    January 1949. True stories with a romantic theme illustrated with period photographs. Also includes jokes, articles and advice. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 110 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #100
    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 100
    • Centerfold detached at one staple.

    Carl Barks art. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Vol. 41 #2
    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 41 #2


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Jan 1949. Cover by Lee Brown Coye. Horror and supernatural stories by Allison V. Harding "Four From Jehlam", Robert A. Heinlein "Our Fair City", E. Everett Jones, Frank Gruber, Snowden T. Herrick, John D. MacDonald "The Great Stone Death", Harold Lawlor, Robert Bloch "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", Eric Frank Russell, Stephen Grendon, and Mary Elizabeth Counselman. Illustrations by Lee Brown Coye, John Guinta, Boris Dolgov, and Vincent Napoli. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 2 #5
    Whisper (1946 Whisper, Inc.^) Magazine Vol. 2 #5


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    • Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Extensive.
    • Staple rust. Rust migration. 5 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

    Volume 2, Issue 5 - January, 1949. Pinup and glamour magazine. Cover by Peter Driben. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #3
    Whodunit (1948 DS Publishing) 3
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Al Camy. Stories and art by Al Camy, Al McWilliams, Lawrence Dressler, Bob Jenney and Louis Schroeder. Tales of mystery and detection from DS Publishing. Detectives investigate a murder at a seance. A faked photo holds the clue to a photographer's murder in his darkroom. When a man is murdered, suspicion falls on the politician he was blackmailing. Secret of the Seance; Case of the Fake Photo; Who Done It?; Blueprint for Death; Murder to Music; The Red-Headed Vixen. Final issue of the series. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.01.

  • Issue #5
    Wild Western (1948) 5
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    Two-Gun Kid stars in "Two Guns Bark Along Terror Trail." The Black Rider stars in "Lead Law in Leadville." Kid Colt Outlaw stars in "Flashing Steel of Doom." Tex Taylor stars in "Ride the Rustlers Down." Blaze Carson stars in "Colt-Crazy Maverick." Syd Shores art. Captain Tootsie stars in a Tootsie Roll ad, "The Babe Ruth Story" (art by C.C. Beck). Shores cover. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #101
    Wings Comics (1940) 101
    • Cover oxidation. Staple rust. Tape on interior pages.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • .5" Spine split from bottom. Staple rust. Rust migration. Mold.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne and William R. Shelton. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Kurt Caesar, Frank Fermonetti, George Evans, John Celardo and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Enemies of America try to do away with reporter Jane Martin by trapping her in a robot plane; The Phantom Falcon tracks a spy gang to a florist's shop to clear a framed pilot; Suicide Smith quits his job and goes to work for a crooked rival airline after a drunken brouhaha, but the crooks suspect it's an act. Classic good-girl cover by Bob Lubbers throws everything at her but the kitchen sink. Captain Wings; Jane Martin; King of the Congo; Air Heroes of World War II; Phantom Falcon; Suicide Smith; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 4 #4
    Wink (1944-1955 Wink Inc.^) Magazine Vol. 4 #4


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    • Staple rust. Rust migration. 1/2" Spine split from base of comic. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Heavy edge damage with numerous chips and tears. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling.

    Vol. 4 #4 - January 1949. Men's interest magazine with pin-up and glamour photography, plus episode 10 of "Sweet Gwendoline" by John Willie. Peter Driben cover. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 58 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #33
    Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 33
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    • Cover and 3 wraps detached at one staple. Cover oxidation.

    Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. "The Four Dooms Part 1: Paradise Island Condemned," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; An evil inventor and her cohorts escape Transformation Island, then pose as accident victims to ambush the Amazons. "The Four Dooms Part 2: The Titanic Trials," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; The Amazons are brought to Inventa's island, Cadmea, where Wonder Woman must overcome the trial of the four dooms to prevent the execution of the her mother and sister Amazons. Wonder Women of History: three-page Annie Jump Cannon bio by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Paul Reinman, inks by Bernard Sachs. Two-page text article, "The Magestic Giant" by Charles King. "The Menace of Murkton," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman investigates the disappearance of busloads of strongmen, uncovering a plot to destroy the Earth so a nearby planetoid will get more sunlight. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 2 #3 (9)
    Young Romance (1947-1963 Prize) Vol. 2 #3 (9)
    Published Jan 1949 by Prize.
    • 3/4" tear from edge
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    #9 on cover; Vol. 2 No. 3 in indicia. Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Draut, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon and unknown. Jane can't marry Larry -- she's the breadwinner in their family! If she leaves them, how will mother and Barbara live? But can they really expect Jane to give him up? They love each other, and have their own future to consider! Yes, she's the sole support of her family, but this was her..."Last Chance for Love"! Also featuring: "Was Love to Be My Sacrifice!"; "The Lie I Lived"; and "The Easy Life"! Plus: 2-page text story "They Both Got There"! And: "Good Manners" letters page! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Zago Jungle Prince (1948) 3
    • 7" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Cover oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by Bud Plant

    In order of appearance: "Zago Jungle Prince, Circle of Cruelty!"; "Insect Bombers" reprinted from Eagle (1945 Rural Home) #2; "Tales From the Old Scout"; "Zago Jungle Prince, The Silver Spear of Death!"; "The Eagle Scouts of Rosedale, U.S.A featuring Billy, Ernie, and Pee-Wee, Four of a Kind!" reprinted from Eagle (1945 Rural Home) #2; and "Out Where the West Begins!". "The Winds of Jungle Doom" text story. Indicia states "ZAGO". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 2 #11
    Zane Grey's Western Magazine (1946-1954 Dell) Pulp Vol. 2 #11