Comic books June 1949

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TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Ruben Moreira, Art Saaf, Al Hartley, Charles S. Strong, Frank Frazetta, and Oliver Buchanan. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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June 1949. Stories by Leigh Brackett, Arthur J. Burks, Raymond F. Jones, Fredric Brown, John D. MacDonald, Henry Kuttner, Murray Leinster, and James Blish. One Virgil Finlay illustration. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 162 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Mario DeMarco. Bob Steele bio by Mario De Marco. "Tim McCoy Brings Back the Bring 'Em Back Kid"; For months now Bill Benson, owner of the Tumbling Ranch had been the victim of cattle rustlers so he calls on Col Tim McCoy for help. Untitled story, script and art by Clinton Harmon; Pecos Bill is in the movies. Sam Colt bio by Mario DeMarco. Article about Israel Putnam. Western Lingo article by Mario DeMarco; Tim McCoy describes different western phrases. "Gun Runner," art by Lee Sherman; Story based on the the Monogram Picture "Gun Runner" staring Jimmy Wakely and "Superman's" Noel Neill. Billy the Kid bio by Mario DeMarco. "The Birth of Tombstone," script and art by Mario DeMarco; Tim McCoy talks about the famous western town of Tombstone. Jim Bridger bio by Mario DeMarco. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and Art by Ernie Bushmiller, Fred Fox, Charlie Plumb, Sam Leff, Ving Fuller, Al Capp, Rudolph Dirks and unknown. (Note: Who the inkers are is mainly unknown.) In this issue: Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; Ella Cinders by Fred Fox (script) and Charlie Plumb; Curly Kayoe by Sam Leff; How It Began article "Women Flyers"; Fritzi Ritz by Bushmiller; Stamp Tips article "Persia's Mailman"; Doc Syke half-pager by Ving Fuller; Li'l Abner by Al Capp; and The Captain and the Kids by Rudolph Dirks. 40 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. In an issue-length story, Tom's old foe Skunkheart escapes from prison. Soon he has an army of renegade Natives behind him when he frames Tom for a chieftain's murder. Skunkheart's Reign of Terror; Fightin' Forbes Fights a Flood; Tumbleweed Jr.: Flying High. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Arthur Peddy, Richard G. Waite and Floyd Torbert. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. Suffragist pioneer Victoria Woodhull fights for rights of women; A French detective uses new tools to solve crimes; Pirate and freedom fighter Jean Lafitte. Handicap Hurdlers; Patriot or Pirate?; Desperate Kidnapper; France's First Detective: Eugene Francois Vidocq; Captain of the Team; Victoria Woodhull; Youre the Detective; Truly Comic! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Sam Glankoff, John Prentice, Harry Fisk, Margaret Averill and Lorence Bjorklund. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke was considered by some to be "The Greatest Athlete of the Middle Ages"; An American becomes a famous bullfighter; An unlikely horse becomes a race champion. Commander Ellsberg: Hero of the Sea; William Marshall: The Greatest Athlete of the Middle Ages; Sidney Franklin: Bullfighter from Brooklyn; A Stick of Gum, Please; Chehalis: The Magnificent Runt; The Lost Gold Mine; Truly Comic. 32 pages, Full Color. NOTE: #80-84 are all newsprint editions that were distributed by mail only to subscribers (no newstand distribution). Cover price $0.10.

36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Vic Herman. Torrid tales of love and heartbreak dressed up as advice to the lovelorn, initiated by small publisher McCombs. A woman believes she has no need for love, until she meets...him. Old-fashioned farm girl Janie is ostracized by her 1950s teen peers, until she meets class clown Lanny, who doesn't care how she dresses. Redheaded Nancy is so busy struggling to become an actress that she barely notices co-star Johnny, but he always has eyes for her. Am I Too Young to Marry?; I Hated Men!; Winnie The Waitress; Love Isn't Always Blind; How to Get and Hold Your Man; I Was a Misfit; Love or Money; My Selfish World; For the Love of Mirth; Know Your Own Mind; Lovelorn Advice. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Secret of the Castle of Slaves," art by Syd Shores; Two-Gun Kid is riding the range fixing to get something to eat when he gets town when he spots two men being chased by a posse of gunslingers; Laying low, the Kid witnesses as the men are captured and taken prisoner. "The Secret of the Skull," art by Syd Shores; Two-Gun and Rusty Randolph are riding near the base of Lookout Mountain; they are confronted by a man named Skull Targo and his men, who mistake Rusty as the son of his rival, Havershaw. "Phantom Bluff" text story. "The Mystery of the Murderous Magician"; Blaze Carson goes to see a travelling magic act led by the Great Bardello; After a strong man performance, Bardello comes on stage and begins putting on his magic tricks; During the performance, Blaze Carson is called up to the stage to participate in the next trick when suddenly one of the locals bursts in and informs Blaze that someone had robbed the Wells Fargo wagon. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"Her Perilous Quest!" Jupiter helps Whitney Hammond romance Della so that the god can have Venus to himself. "Defeat!" Venus tries to prevent a murder. "The End of the Quest!" Venus returns to Whitney, proving that even Jupiter can't conquer love. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Mort Leav, Maurice Del Bourgo, and Mort Lawrence. 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. Bitter butcher Hal builds a big business out of his small-time protection racket. A passionate reporter (who looks a little like Clark Kent) gets deeply involved in covering a crime story. Private eye Skip Tracer (now just called The Tracer) investigates after a man is framed for murder by gangsters. Also featuring a vintage ad for "authentic replicas" of WWII Axis handguns. Business Man Bandit; Wanted: Joseph M. Dentico; Dawn Deadline; Wanted; No Escape; The Accusing Heartbeat; Wanted: Jackson Stringer; The Man Who Couldn't Kill. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Leonard Starr. The War for Water starring the Wyoming Kid, art by Howard Sherman. Ad for U. S. Royal bicycle tires plus a plug for Bike Comics, art by Al Plastino. The Two Brothers in Big Horn starring Cowboy Marshal, art by Ed Smalle Jr. The Man Who's Wanted starring Rodeo Rick, art by Jimmy Thompson. A brief account of Conchia Citron's accomplishments in the rodeo arena. A short article about the development of the stagecoach lines, art by Raymond Perry. The Shattered Clue starring Nighthawk, art by Charles Paris. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. Rancher Nate Champion makes a courageous stand against corrupt cattle barons in the 1892 Johnson County War. Ewen Cameron becomes a hero of the Texas Revolution and an enemy to the Mexican military. The story of legendary outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and their flight to South America. Cameron's Cowboys; Nate Champion's Brand; Poker Alice; The Buffalo Gun; Cow Town General; The Wonderful Pecos Bill: Why the Coyotes Howl; The Arabian Hay Burners. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Bob Laughlin and Carl Pfeufer. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Hopalong Cassidy seeks a missing geologist, and finds he's in danger of disappearing himself. Monte Hale faces "the melancholy master of malevolent mischief, a dandified desperado known as The Weeper" (no apparent relation to the 20th-century Bulletman foe, but the shtick is the same). Tom Mix tries to find a new water source when a greedy rancher demands half his neighbors' cattle in exchange for access to a stream. Plus a profusion of vintage comics-format ads, featuring mascots like R. C. & Quickie and Popsickle Pete. Hopalong Cassidy: The Shadow of Death; Monte Hale Meets the Weeper; Red Roan: Killer Wolf; Tom Mix and the Lost Creek. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sal Brodsky. Art by Ken Battefield and others. Gun-blazing Western adventure from Fox Feature Syndicate. Doc Webster becomes the medical resource for local outlaws, and meets a saloon singer and a violent end; Redheaded outlaw Sally Fredericks uses a bullwhip instead of a gun to commit her crimes; The new lawyer in town becomes a target for lawless Jed Reed. Wild Doc Webster; Sally Fredericks: Woman With A Whip; The Arm Of Peace; Fool's Gold. Final issue under this title; numbering continues with My Past (1949 Confessions) #7. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

In order of appearance: "Fast Shooting Sheriff of Dallas"; "Jackpot Jessie!!!!"; and "Shotgun Roberts". "Death Was the Joker, A True Western Action Story" text story reprinted in Hoot Gibson Western (1950) #5. Numbering continues with My Confessions (1949) #7. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Frustrated artist Gideon Gleet decides to freeze various 20th-century objects for future posterity, including Captain Marvel. Those who lose at Mr. Mammon's gambling house find their souls forfeit to the Devil (who looks like a cross between The Shadow and Dr. Strange). Golden Arrow learns the crooked mayor is making puppets of the citizens of Rocky Ridge. Captain Marvel: The Ice Fiend; Wilbur the Waiter; Golden Arrow: A Song of Justice; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Ibis the Invincible: His Greatest Gamble. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"You're Only Young Once"; Frank and Eleanor look at the photo album reliving bad memories. "Party Line Blues"; To save money, Wilbur's dad has his phone turned into a party line. Wilbur Puzzle Page. "Hair Today - Gone Tomorrow"; Red gives Wilbur a comb-cutter so he doesn't have to go to the barber's. Wilbur Quiz. "The Wolf Call!", art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur takes Laurie Laurie to the woods. "Many Happy Returns"; Wilbur and Laurie bake a cake for Mr. Dripwaite's birthday. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy gets Sis a toy dog. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fair $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Back cover detached 30%. Front Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Summer 1949. "Angel of Allah" by Keene Lee, "Glory Strike" by Walt Sheldon, "Sons of the Casket Crew" by Arch Whitehouse, and other stories. B&W text with illustrations. 10" x 7". 112 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne and William R. Shelton. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Cesare Avai, Joe Doolin, Frank Fermonetti, George Evans, Alvin Hollingsworth and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Captain Wings learns that the island government he's aiding is actually a brutal dictatorship; TV reporter Jane Martin discovers an old-timey outlaw scheme to rob a stagecoach during Wild West Days; The King of the Congo dares a native attack to rescue a disabled barge. 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.