Comic books October 1949

Cover by Graham Ingels. Stories by Al Feldstein and others. Art by Ed Schwartz and Graham Ingels. After Max Gaines' death, this Western series was the first comic by new EC publisher Bill Gaines to shift from "Educational" to "Entertaining Comics." The "true" story of Sheriff Pat Garrett, the one man in the Old West with a chance to take down outlaw Billy the Kid. John Marshall's son seeks the gang of rustlers that murdered his pa, and discovers them working right under the rancher's nose. Good-girl cover by Graham Ingels. Sheriff Pat Garrett; Holes in the Alibi; Montana Manhunt: The Killer In the Dark!; All the Worlds a Stage!; Faro Kate. Final issue under this title; the series continues as Saddle Romances (1949) #9. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $53.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

The classic magazine featuring current event articles, editorials, human interest pieces, humor, illustrations, a letter column, poetry, single-panel gag cartoons, and stories by the leading writers of the time. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; part black and white, part color; 124 pages on white paper. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $30.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

The Weekly Summary of Current Science. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Fair $10.00 View scans Spine split 90%. Water damage: Moderate.

The Weekly Summary of Current Science. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $15.00 View scans Spine split 50%. Staple rust: Slight.

The Weekly Summary of Current Science. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $46.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

8.5" x 11", 100 pages, B&W with some color. Cover price $0.25.

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Man That Could Read Wonder Woman's Mind, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter. A Medal For Streak starring Streak the Wonder Dog, pencils by Arthur Peddy. Willy Nilly story, art by Frank Harry. Sara Josepha Hale--Wonder Women of History. The Purple Thread starring Lady Danger, art by Emil Gershwin. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Man That Could Read Wonder Woman's Mind, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter. A Medal For Streak starring Streak the Wonder Dog, pencils by Arthur Peddy. Willy Nilly story, art by Frank Harry. Sara Josepha Hale--Wonder Women of History. The Purple Thread starring Lady Danger, art by Emil Gershwin. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Very Good $30.00 View scans Paper: Off white 2" Spine split from base of book. Foxing. Soiling.

Add to cart Very Good $37.50 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $5.00 View scan Interior is complete. Full length spine split.

Volume 208, Issue 4 (Whole Number 1942) - October, 1949. 6.75" x 9.75", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 4, Issue 7 - October, 1949. Magazine providing lyrics for popular songs of the time. 8.5" x 11". 20 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 5, Issue 1 - October, 1949. In this issue; "Can Suicides be Stopped?", "Female Impersonations, G.I. Style", "Life Story of Will Rogers", and more. Plus, lots of cartoons, sports and war stories. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 10.5", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Midnight story, art by Jack Cole; Midnight and the gang take on an unscrupulous agent, so Percentage Graftly gets a new client to prove he can make a star out of anybody. The False Masterpiece starring Black X. Lady Luck story, art by Klaus Nordling. The Jester story. Daffy story. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Ving Fuller and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Abbie an' Slats, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. The new format that started with issue #84 allows for larger reprints of Raeburn van Buren's detailed art on "Abbie an' Slats." Slats is saved from a forest fire by man-hating cowgirl Kate and her sister Jennie. Still disabled from the car crash, Slats helps Jennie find love, but then learns that Becky believes he is dead. The Captain and the Kids' new teacher arrives, and brings along a bloodhound to track down Hans and Fritz no matter where they hide. But perhaps the Kids' finest hour is braiding the dozing Captain's and Inspector's beards together for the Duke's reception - or as Mama puts it, "Der vitskers iss stucked!" The Family Workshop; Nancy; Strange as It Seems; Willie; Captain and the Kids; Abbie an Slats; Back Home Again. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 8 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Robin in "The Man Who Stole Time," Tomahawk in "Battle of the Four Bold Warriors," Manhunters in "Secrets of the Surete" (pencils by Curt Swan?), and Captain Compass in "The Mystery That Couldn't Be Solved!" Cover price $0.10.

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SF fanzine from Moorehead, Minn. Features opinions, art, convention news/announcements, and reviews. Cover price $0.05.

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Cover art by Henry Kiefer. "The Scarlet Pimpernel," script by Baroness Orczy and Dick Davis (adaptation), art by Jim Lavery; Sir Percy Blakeney adopts the guise of the Scarlet Pimpernel to liberate would-be victims of the guillotine from the architects of the French Revolution. "The Guillotine" article; Information about the use of the guillotine during the French Revolution. "Marie Antoinette" article; A brief biography of the French queen Marie Antoinette. "The French Revolution" article. The Guillotine illustration on back cover by Henry Kiefer. NOTE: This issue an exact reprint of Fast Fiction #1 except for the title change. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Sunday Pix Vol.1 (1949) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages.

Sunday Pix Vol.1 (1949) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages.

Sunday Pix Vol.1 (1949) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages.

Sunday Pix Vol.1 (1949) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages.

Sunday Pix Vol.1 (1949) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages.

UK Edition - October, 1949. Softcover pulp, B&W.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $850.00 View scans Water damage, slight mold spots. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $850.00 or Best Offer View scans 1.5" Spine split/tear from bottom. Corner (margin) piece torn from a few pages. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

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Cover art by Al Plastino. The Two Identities of Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman tries to convince Hollis Shore that he's really Perry White. The Men Who Had to Guard Superman, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; When a dying scientist tells Clark a secret formula, the Secret Service decides they must protect him. Smokey, the Fire-Preventing Bear Comes to the Rescue of Peter Porkchops public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Otto Feuer. Casey the Cop humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Birth of the Leathernecks, an origin of the U.S. Marines. Superman Fights the Super-Brain, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; The Toyman builds a super computer to plot crimes for him. Stan Musial Wheaties full-page ad. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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#83 in a series of 90. Superman-Tim is a boys' clothing catalog, activity book, and comic book all rolled into one, featuring Superman illustrations throughout. All issues are 16 pages unless a Superman story is inserted (bringing page count to 24 or 36 pages). Every issue encourages boys not to be a "Whoo-Shoo" -- a boy who reads "Superman-Tim" but doesn't buy clothes from the Superman-Tim Store. Copyright 1949 by National Comics Pub., Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

Stories and art by Ed Robbins, Marc Swayze and Max Elkan. Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. An argument between young lovers inspires an elderly woman to remember and share a story of lost romance in her past. Antisocial Kathy likes living on a remote part of the beach, but then a ship runs aground and forces her to confront her painful past. Patricia must make a supply run for her father's grocery, but her stubborn refusal to take the better road sends her crashing right into Ray's arms. Plus a romantic story serial. Heartbreak's Memory; My Cabin by the Sea; The Happiness and Heartbreak of Vicki Carter; Stubborn! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 1, No. 3 - October 1949. Title changes from "Big Time" to "Taboo" with this issue. Men's interest magazine with articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 10.5" x 13", 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by N. Nodel, Milt Hammer, George Peltz and Bernard Baily. Numbering continues from Target Comics Vol. 10 (1949) #3 [#105]. A mash-up of Western and romance comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. Redheaded Connie falls for handsome, well-off Leo, but her crazed cowboy ex Rusty won't let her go. Rodeo rider Emeline falls for smooth-talking Terry, until she realizes his bashful friend Bob has been giving her the Cyrano de Bergerac treatment. Unrelated Katy and Dick are raised as brother and sister, but their love is not merely fraternal. Nor Iron Bars; The Proxied Lover; On Wings of Love; Let Him Speak Now; The Beauty Scar. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Three stories are included in this issue: "Tarzan and the Sable Lion" (Tarzan battles and then befriends a lion); back-up series, "Two Against the Jungle" (brothers are shipwrecked on the coast of Africa), begins this issue, ends in issue #24"; and "The Song of the Spear" (a text piece). Includes part 11 of Jesse Marsh's adaptation of Burroughs' Ape-English Dictionary. Script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Back-up series "Two Against the Jungle" begins this issue, ends in issue #24. Cover price $0.10.

Cover photo by Bruno Bernard. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Vic Herman, and Dana Dutch. Young love with a whiff of scandal, in early romance comics from St. John that featured frequent art by Matt Baker. Joyce toys with the affections of boys like Jackie to increase her popularity, in a story with art by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. In another Baker story, Sybil sets her sights on handsome new student Fred, even though he has a reputation as a "woman-hater." Lucy gets a job at the drugstore so she can earn the money for a prom dress, but that doesn't leave her much time for dating Jim. I Played Kiss and Run; Prom Trouble; Dusty Dawn; A Lie Nearly Ruined My Romance; My Wrong Approach for Romance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover by Willinger/ Shostal. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Dana Dutch. Tales of teen angst and amour. These oversized issues include content typical of a teen girls' magazine, alongside comics stories by the likes of celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Actress Elaine is torn between fellow actor Bruce and Dr. Rogers, the only surgeon who can save Bruce's voice, in a story with art by Baker. In another Matt Baker story, Anita gets suspicious after she sees Helen with Anita's boyfriend Ted in the front seat of their roomy Woodie sedan. Plus a bonus for B-movie fans: teens get involved in gambling and gangsters, in a fumetti version of the 1949 juvenile-delinquent film Flame of Youth, using stills from the movie to tell the story. And fashion advice and music reviews from the dawn of the teenager era, 1949. Flame of Youth; It Doesn't Pay to Steal Kisses; Rx for a Broken Heart; Was I a Fool to Go On Loving Him?; I Lived a Lie; Was I Really a Bad Girl? 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.