Comic books April 1950

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, and Ernest Hix. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. After Ella Cinders learns that her mother is secretly the wrestler "The Masked Mangler," her father arranges for her to fight the one person she can't defeat: her twin sister. The Captain finally discovers what's needed to protect him from the Kids' pranks: body armor. Tarzan learns that Jane has been captured by Queen N'Ani and put to work in her diamond mine, in a Tarzan strip with art by Burne Hogarth. This is the final Tarzan appearance in Sparkler Comics. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Strange as It Seems; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Ferd'nand; Ella Cinders; Back Home Again. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $85.00 View scans Water damage. Cover oxidation. Staple rust, rust migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

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Cover by Lee Ames. Bible stories in comics form from Fox Feature. Numbering continues from My Confessions (1949) #10. Biblical hero Samson is a champion during a time of war, but he is betrayed by his love for Delilah, who knows his secret weakness: His hair cannot be cut. Likely inspired by the Hollywood film of the previous year; no connection to the superhero named Samson that appeared from the same publisher a decade previously. Also featuring a text story based on Daniel in the Lion's Den. Samson And Delilah; Daniel And The Lions. Followed by Spectacular Features Magazine (1950) #12. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $235.00 or Best Offer View scan Interior is complete. 6" cumulative spine split. Brittle cover and interior. Interior splitting. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover art by Will Eisner. The Vortex starring the Spirit, script and art by Will Eisner. Untitled Spirit story featuring The Siberian Dagger, script and art by Will Eisner. Untitled Spirit story, script and art by Will Eisner. Two Flatfoot Burns stories, scripts and art by Al Stahl. Jonesy humor page by Bernard Dibble. 36 pages 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, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Tomahawk in "Tomahawk's Death Duel" (art by Fred Ray), Manhunters Around the World in "The Peruvian Police Patrol" (pencils by Curt Swan?), Captain Compass in "The Cargo of a Thousand Deaths," "A Wild Horse Tale," and Robin in "Roberta the Girl Wonder." One-page public service announcement, "Superman's Code for Buddies." Ray cover. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. Steve tries to track down the outlaws who robbed a wagon train, but he has more luck as Straight Arrow. Red Hawk seeks his father's killers, strange men in fearsome green bird masks. An escaped killer masquerading as a Comanche encounters Straight Arrow, who is the real thing. Plus non-fiction features on tepees and other Western camps. Tepee; The Peril of the Pioneers!; Land of Our Fathers; Fangs of the Wild; Red Hawk: The Men of the Green Feather!; The Death Moccasin!; Proper Camp. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 63 - April 1, 1950. Family friendly magazine featuring comics and celebrity gossip released in Australia. Newsprint, 9" x 12", 8 pages, B&W and color.

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Issue 64 - April 15, 1950. Family friendly magazine featuring comics and celebrity gossip released in Australia. Newsprint, 9" x 12", 8 pages, B&W and color.

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Issue 65 - April 29, 1950. Family friendly magazine featuring comics and celebrity gossip released in Australia. Newsprint, 9" x 12", 8 pages, B&W and color.

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.

#89 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 1950 by National Comics Pub., Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

"The Tortoise and the Hare"; Suzie takes Angela and her friends on a picnic, where Greg and Ferdie provide entertainment by racing in hare and tortoise costumes. Archie Annual ad. "The Taming of the Shrewd"; Ferdie tries to use psychology to get Angela ready for a party; Uncle Blunderbuss tells a tall tale of shooting a tiger. "Brazil Nuts"; Ferdie gets an assignment to cover a bathing beauty contest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Suzie goes along as his assistant. Archie's Pal Jughead ad. "What Are Little Boys Made Of?"; After overhearing her father tell a friend over the phone that he wishes he had a boy, Ginger decides to do boyish things in order to please him, which all backfire. Suzie's Movie Diary; Long section comparing the opening of "Battleground" at the Astor Theater on Broadway in New York with the epic opening of "The Big Parade" 25 years earlier; Hollywood gossip about upcoming movies, including Walt Disney's "Cinderella." "Love Conquers All"; Uncle Blunderbuss tells Ferdie about the types of women he's met. Archie's Rival Reggie ad. K.O. is supposed to pick up Katy Keene for a date, but sends Windy to get gas for his jeep. Windy gets delayed and Katy is not happy K.O. is so late. Katy Keene Pin-Up. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. "Tears in the Night," art by Marc Swayze; Floyd gives Janie a job at his father's firm because he wants to date her. Janie is quickly promoted; She dates Floyd only to keep her job; The elder Talbot dies and Janie becomes very possessive of the firm; She hires and falls in love with a handsome drifter named Dane Baxter. "The Kiss," script by Sara Teasale; Full-page, four-panel illustrated love poem. "Uncompromising Heart"; The Brady brothers are in the trucking business together but Tom insists Steve take time off to finish writing his book; Tom meets Rose; The two fall in love but Tom won't marry her until Steve's book is finished. "Romance Oddities"; Illustrated article describing bizarre romance customs. "My Betrayal"; Ted and Fran are steadies but fight often; Ted thinks it best to end the relationship; Fran is bitter and plots to humiliate him as he has humiliated her; When a store is robbed and the owner killed, Ted is suspected but he has an alibi. "Goodbye to Love" The Happiness and Heartbreak of Vicki Carter text story by Audrey Dunn. "Forgotten Vow"; Sandra is a public nurse completely in control of tiny, 2-bed Midvale Hospital; Her vanity and arrogance wreak havoc with her judgement however; Instead of turning serious cases over to Dr. Carlton of the County Health Department, she plays the physician and, in one instance, a child almost dies because of her recklessness. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 1, No. 6 - April 1950. Men's interest magazine with articles, humor, and pin-up photos. This issue with a full-page Li'l Abner multi-panel cartoon by Al Capp advertising the March of Dimes, on the inside front cover. 10.5" x 13", 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Four stories are included in this issue: "The Lost Legion" (Tarzan pits Roman gladiators and baboons against lions); "Tarzan and the Flying Chief" (A pilot and his wife are abducted by cannibals); "Two against the Jungle"; and "Mabu, the Lion-Hearted" (a text piece). Art by Jesse Marsh. Lex Barker photo cover. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

A Hollywood starlet discovers the truth about love after a tragic accident. Art by Hy Rosen and Joe Kubert. Other stories and cover by Matt Baker, one of the few African-American Golden Age artists. Included in Paul Gravetts 2008 book The Worlds Weirdest Comic Books. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Story and art by Milton Caniff and Lee Elias. Cover by Lee Elias. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Pyzon manages to capture both April and Terry. But the military closes in on Pyzon and reveals his work as a Nazi spy. Hotshot tries to get his girlfriend to hurry up so they don't miss the football game. Exposed Nazi Agent; Pyzon's Doom; Col. Corkin Returns; Promotion; Bragging; Group Briefing; Review For April Kane; The Adventures of Hotshot Charlie; The Ingenious Trap; Outwitting the Foe. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker, George Tuska, Bert N. Dean, Richard Speed and Rudy Palais. "The Texan" and other heroes battle owlhoots and rustlers in the Old West. After surviving a skirmish, Comanche Spotted Bear and settler Mike realize they've both been set up by a treacherous white man, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. "Six-Gun Stan" sets out to prove he's been framed for murder and stage robbery. Outlaw Jake manages to frame the Lone Vigilante for his crimes and take over the Vigilante's ranch. Plus an ad for "Authentic Indian Handicrafts." Cover by Baker. Spotted Bear: Comanche Justice Strikes at Midnight; Jack Dalton; Bandits Ride the Buffalo Trail; Six-Gun Stan; The Lone Vigilante. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 34, Issue 4 - April, 1950. 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. Includes: "Yes, M'Lord" by William Douglas Home, "A Decade of Dance" by Nelson Lansdale, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $1,155.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Pedigree: Promise Slab: Significant scuff(s) inner well The Promise Collection. Label #1974071008 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Bill Walton, Chuck Stanley, Dan Loprino, Mike Peppe, Art Saaf, Howard Larsen, Carl Sturdy, and Dan Loprino. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $12.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 40%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $21.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 50%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Fair $10.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Back cover detached 40%. Front Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 36, Issue 1 - April, 1950. Stories by Murray Leinster, James Blish, John D. MacDonald, Ray Bradbury, Wallace West, Cleve Cartmill, Walt Sheldon, and Carter Sprague. One Virgil Finlay illustration. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 164 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Art by Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Cover by Dick Ayers. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Tim and Chito rescue a cowhand and become involved in the search for a treasure map. Outlaws want to scare Sheriff Rex Fury off their mineral-rich land, but they don't know he's also the Ghost Rider. Tim and Chito protect a cattle drive from raiding parties. Tim Holt's Western Album; Terror's Treasure!; The Badland Braves!; The Ghost Rider: The Ghost of the Ghost Town!; The Mule and the Train; Western Range Book; The Sky Riders! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $45.00 View scans Corner Damage. 1/4" in spine. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling.	Add to cart Very Good $26.00 View scans	Add to cart Very Good $30.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. 1" Spine split from base of comic. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $27.00 View scans Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling.
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Vol. 6, No. 5. April 1950. Men's magazine with humor and pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11.5". 60 pages. B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Lynn Karp. Stories by unknown. Art by Lynn Karp and unknown. Featuring: Two Droopy 1-pagers; Tom & Jerry tale with pencils by Lynn Karp; Adventures of Tom tale with pencils by Karp; Adventures of Jerry text story; Flip 'n' Dip tale; Wuff the Prairie Dog & Droopy the Bow Wow Dog tale; Barney Bear & Benny Burro tale; and Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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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 tries to figure out why the mysterious gang called the Storm Kings murdered a real-estate agent. When two scoundrels intend to rob a kind-hearted old lady, it's time for Tom Mix to step in. Tom agrees to escort a prisoner to the sheriff, but when he sees the prisoner is the beautiful blonde Caroline Marston, he's not sure what to think. The Swindlers!; Tumbleweed Jr. and the Fish Story; Fightin' Forbes: Murder Mission; Framed; Cowboy Cal: Sponger Deluxe; Saddlehead: Why, Oh, Why!; Trapped; The Hidden Loot!; The Storm Kings. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.