Comic books April 1949

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from May 26 - Aug. 8, 1946. Corrupt bodybuilder Torso Steel targets wealthy Algernon Wedmore and his burlesque dancer girlfriend, GeeGee String. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chic Young, Max Trell, Buck Sawyer, Bob Dunn, Roy Crane, Joe Musial, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Bela Zaboly, Austin Briggs, Jack Sords, Otto Soglow, and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Reprints of Buz Sawyer, the adventure strip by influential cartoonist Roy Crane; The cover sports an emblem reading "This is a King Features Comic," an early branding effort by the famed cartoon syndicate. Sports; Thimble Theatre; Goodnight Stories; Flash Gordon; Blondie; Buz Sawyer; Jan and Aloysius; Dun-Dums; Pet Pictures; The Little King. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Take a Walk," script by Ray Gill, art by Bill Vigoda; Mr. Andrews sleep walks and gets into trouble. Archie house ad. "Saturday Mourning," pencils by Al Fagaly; Wilbur interrupts a play rehearsal at school. Betty and Veronica house ad. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon; K.O. Kelly is going to be in a televised fight. Katy Keene paper doll and cut-out outfits. "The Unhappy Medium"; Suzie pretends to be a spiritualist at a seance for Mr. Grumble's wife. Super Duck house ad. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Debby's father fills in for her on a babysitting job. Collection of Hollywood anecdotes. "Two Dames and a Duffer," art by Samm Schwartz; Betty and Veronica caddy for Veronica's Uncle Bumble on the golf course. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Marc Swayze and others. Romance comics from Fawcett with tales of love, betrayal, heartache and reconciliation. During a rough patch with her boyfriend Joe, Edith starts seeing bowtie-wearing Randy on the side. Carol is so obsessed with the romantic ideals of the past, she can hardly relate to the man she's with in the here and now. Helen enjoys walking in the rain and brooding over her loneliness, but that's how she meets handsome Tod, who comes to her aid when she twists her ankle. Plus an interview with movie star and Rat Pack member Peter Lawford. My Secret Love!; Exclusive Interview with Peter Lawford; Memory Lane; The Troubled Heart; None But the Lonely. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Capp, Jay Benton and Milt Story. Cover by Al Capp. Toby takes over reprints of Al Capp's famed comic-strip masterpiece, featuring hillbilly hero Li'l Abner, his love Daisy Mae, and the citizens of Dogpatch, USA. "Ironpants" Bailey and his cohorts take over Dogpatch, and force the citizens to ostracize Pappy and Lil Abner until they promise never to return. Tender Foote, young man from the big city, heads out west. Li'l Abner Fights For His Rights; Dizz Kids; Lil Abner; Tender Foote; Memphis Smith, Private Eye. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

St. John's original version of Audrey is a little different than Harvey's version - her friends are Patches and Sarge - but she still loves to create mischief. While skipping school, Audrey has a dream that she's in an underwater world where she must reckon with lobsters, sharks and a fishy truant officer. Sarge tries to get out of a spanking on a technicality. Audrey figures out how to put one over on a coin-operated weight scale. Hooked Playing Hookey; Patches; Fair Play; Sarge; The Queen of Clubs. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by John Stanley. Snowmen; Lulu tries all sorts of ways to keep the boys from wrecking her snowman. Bank Robbery; Lulu thinks Tubby took her bank and spent her money on Gloria. Story In a Barrel; Lulu tells Alvin about a bad boy who ran away from home. The Musician; Tubby tries to earn money by playing his violin on the street. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Reprints Little Lulu (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key) #9. Cover art by John Stanley. A Wrong Move; The Fellers let Lulu join their club so that they can put the clubhouse in her back yard. The Cloud That Ran Away; Lulu tells Alvin about a lonely pink cloud named Gerard. Pot of Gold; Lulu, Tubby, and Alvin go out on a raft on the lake to hunt for gold. Tubby Meets a Ghost; Tubby doesn't really meet a ghost--not this time! 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Promo for subscriptions to Dells Lone Ranger comic. The Lone Ranger and the Stagecoach Race!, art by Charles Flanders; After stage driver Cap Deering is shot by an outlaw disguised as an Indian, stable boy Jay Parker must drive the mail stage in a race with rival Oakhurst. The Lone Ranger and the Escaped Prisoner, art by Charles Flanders; Bud Clayton escapes from prison to keep dishonest foreman Shad Galt from inheriting a ranch and gold mine that belongs to Clayton's adopted daughter. Facts about quarterhorses and chuck wagons. Retelling of the capture of outlaw Augustine Chacon by Arizona Rangers in the late 1890s. Facts about Navaho Indians, art by Mo Gollub. Portrait of Navaho Scout Slau-Ee-Nez. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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, Billy Warren, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Clayton Knight, Chic Young, 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 and friends are attacked by strange plants after crash-landing in the Kingdom of Marvel; Heroes on Wings focuses on aircraft designer Geoffrey de Havilland. Mandrake the Magician; Heroes on Wings; Tweedy; Secret Agent X-9; A Surprise Visitor; Henry; Blondie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 5, Issue 4 - April, 1949. 6.75" x 9.75", 158 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck, Kurt Schaffenberger, Jack Binder, Pete Costanza and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. Sivana manages to shrink himself down to the size of an insect, but somehow he's even more dangerous. Mary Marvel has a bad day when the two most unlikely villains team up: Georgia Sivana and the Hen. A man tries to goad his super-strong son into fighting Captain Marvel Jr., but all the kid wants to do is read and study, in a story with its narrative captions in rhyme. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads, including a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Fun cover may be the work of C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Sivanas Miniature Menace; Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Cry of Coward; Boxcar Benny; Lazy Lee; Headline Harry: Behind the Eight Ball; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Mary Marvel: The Crime Bubbles; Protection; Captain Marvel: The Duel of Inventions. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Mike Sekowsky. Trapped by Dizzy Daze starring Human Torch. Terror at Sea starring Sub-Mariner, art by Bill Everett. The Statue Came to Life starring Venus. Man Trap text story. Death Waits a Million Years starring Captain America, art by Ken Bald. Alone With a Killer starring Blonde Phantom, art by Carl Burgos. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Kurt Schaffenberger. The Plague of the Locusts starring Captain Marvel, Jr., art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Two Comix Cards featuring Captain Marvel, Jr. Sportsmen starring Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb. The Jealous Jungle Companion starring Nyoka the Jungle Girl. The Strange Hostage, art by Bill Ward; Bulletman is forced by criminals to allow them to carry out their crimes so that Bulletgirl, who has been kidnapped, is not harmed. Safety First starring Bart and Art. The Justice Killer starring Tom Mix, pencils by Carl Pfeufer, inks by John Jordan; Tom Mix is visiting Judge Jody in his courtroom when the Judge sentences Big Bletcher to the gallows; Big Bletcher decides that if he has to die he is going to kill the judge also and tries to strangle him to death. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 40, Issue 160 - March, 1949. Digest-size UK men's magazine. Articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 5" x 7.25", 116 pages, B&W with color.

Cover by Art Bartsch. Art by Art Bartsch, Jim Tyer and Connie Rasinski. The world's mightiest mouse defends Mouseville from danger - mostly cats - in the comic-book adventures of the Terrytoons animated superhero. In a twist on the Chicken Little scenario, Snaggletooth the Fox cons the chickens with a fake Mighty Mouse costume. Mighty Mouse observes a ski race to make sure the cats play fair. The tale of Mighty Mouse's noble ancestor, Sir Bois De Breathless Mouse, and his battle with the Dracula Dragon. Foiling the Fox; The Snow Man; The Perils of Pearl Pureheart; Ski Meet; Who Is Mighty Mouse? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart FR 1.0 $65.00 View scans Interior is complete. Full length spine split (taped). Oxidation and water spotting.

Beverly's car breaks down, disrupting Alan Ladd's movie making endeavor as he comes to her rescue. Also includes "The Road to Stardom featuring Wanda Hendrix." Pencils, inks, and cover by Bob Oksner. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Reed Crandall. Untitled stories starring Blackhawk (pencils by Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera), Torchy (script and art by Bill Ward), Will Bragg (script and art by Paul Gustavson), and Ezra. Alaskan Alien text story starring Blackhawk. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 38, Issue 5 - April, 1949. Special Shirley Temple issue. Exclusive interviews, stories and photographs of Shirley Temple all grown up at the age of 21. Also includes stories about other celebrities such as: Howard Duff, Rita Hayworth, and Elizabeth Taylor. Softcover Magazine, 8.5" x 10.5", 122 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.50 INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story. 2" cumulative spine split. Center wrap detached. Cover detached at one staple. Water damage.

Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and others. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Monte's old enemies The Gravedigger (formerly the Undertaker), The Coyote, and The Gopher join forces to trap Monte in an open grave. Monte gets the goods on a corrupt land baron who's swindling settlers with faked contracts, featuring a scene where Monte uses a filing cabinet as a bullet-shield. While running supplies to his prospector pals Baldy and Chuck, Monte learns they've made an incredible diamond strike, and sticks around for the trouble he knows will follow. Three Enemies; Old Slick; Abijah's Dark Defeat; Bronko Betsy; Gray Hawk: Nuisance Hound; Slaves of Jewel Valley; Gabby Hayes: Demon Dentist; The Man Who Hated Indians. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Day the World Trembled, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Moon Girl Meets the Buffoon!, art by Sheldon Moldoff; Moon Girl and Prince are dumbfounded as to why the Buffoon is stealing Police cars, until they discover that the crafty villain is hiding stolen loot in them! A Coffin for a Bed text story. The Plunderers from the Past, art by Sheldon Moldoff. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Willard. Stories and art by Frank Willard and Joe Beck. A collection of Frank Willard's comic strip about streetwise Moon and his wacky neighbors in Emmy Schmaltz's boarding house. St. John published the last two issues. Young kids Red and Flash try to find Mrs. Buckingham's lost dog and earn a reward. Uncle Willie gets stuck on a cliffside while on a nature walk with Kayo, and Mamie is their only hope of rescue. But Mamie wants to negotiate on the price of rope. Moon Mullins; Red Herring: Trouble in Double; The Window in Left Field; Kitty Higgins. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ed Dobrotka and Charles Paris. Stories by Ed Herron, Stookie Allen and unknown. Art by Ed Dobrotka, Charles Paris, Ralph Mayo, Stookie Allen and unknown. Law vs. crime! Based on the smash radio hit! Mr. District Attorney in: "The Richest Man in Prison!" by Ed Herron, Ed Dobrotka and Charles Paris; "The Case of the Crooked Models!" with art by Dobrotka and Paris; "The Case of the Blind Crook!" with story by Herron and pencils by Dobrotka; and "Station K-I-L-L!" showing how gangland's sinister disc jockey was trapped, with art by Dobrotka. Also in this issue: A Special Crime Feature "Camera Cop"; "Old Timer" half-pager by Stookie Allen; The Crime File 2-page text article; A Fact Feature 1-pager "Hard to Kill!" by Allen; and A Perfect Crime Mystery "The Case of the Honest Burglar" with art by Ralph Mayo and Paris. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Howard Purcell and Charles Paris. Stories by Phil Evans, Ed Herron, Stookie Allen and unknown. Art by Howard Purcell, Charles Paris, Win Mortimer, Stookie Allen and unknown. Radio's No. 1 hit! Mr. District Attorney in: "The Rise and Fall of "Lucky" Lynn!" by Phil Evans, Howard Purcell and Charles Paris; "The Case of the Money Makers!" by Ed Herron, Purcell and Paris; and "Fighting Editor versus the Underworld!" with art by Purcell and Paris. Also in this issue: William J. Burns "The Old Master" half-pager by Stookie Allen; "I Set Convicts Free!"; Capt. Charles Fitzgerald "Adventurous Cop" 1-pager by Allen; A Perfect Crime Mystery "Hit-and-Stay Homicide" with art by Win Mortimer; You Can't Beat the Law! 1-pager by Allen; and The Crime File 2-page text article. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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In order of appearance: "The Sky Pirate, The Sky's the Limit!" retitled and reprinted as "Career of Terror.." in Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) #8; "Crates of Death"; "Horror in the Hole"; and "Escaped Convict 'X'" art by Chuck Miller, retitled and reprinted as "Three Lives, Three Deaths" in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #53. "Death Visits the Gay White Way" text story reprinted in Murder Incorporated (1950 2nd Series) #2 and retitled and reprinted as "Death on Broadway.." in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #56. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher) and Ted Udall. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat. Jeff and Cicero replace Mutt's cherry tree with a chocolate-covered cherry tree. Jeff buys moth balls, but he can't hit the moths with them. Jeff asks Mutt if he can borrow the ten dollars that Mutt owes him. Plus a vintage house ad promoting DC's new "Superman Publication" logo, because "there are more comics on the newsstands than ever before." Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Class Will Tell. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Gill Fox. Spellbinder Smith starring Barker, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Untitled stories starring Lassie (script and art by Bernard Dibble), Honeybun (script and art by Paul Gustavson), and Quicksilver (art by Dan Zolnerowich). Death Carries an Umbrella! starring Sally O'Neil Policewoman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.