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Comic books April 1950

  • Vol. 53 #1

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  • Vol. 48 #5

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  • Issue #6
    True Love Problems and Advice Illustrated (1949 McCombs/Harvey) 6

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    Cover by Lee Elias. Stories and art by Lee Elias, John Sink, and Bob Powell. Torrid tales of love and heartbreak dressed up as advice to the lovelorn from Harvey. Carol discovers that her man-crazy friend Arlene has set her sights on her boyfriend, handsome Steve. Nona dreams of a man who will take her away from her puritanical grandparents so she can enjoy life. Debbie is so obsessed with new clothes that she risks losing her beau, Chet. Man Chaser; I Had Wedding Day Jitters; What Men Like About Girls; Am I Duty Bound To Marry?; I Was Reckless; My Bashful Heart!; Clothes Crazy; How To Plan a Party. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 51 #2

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  • Vol. 62 #3

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  • Issue #5
    True to Life Romances (1949) 5

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    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Martin Rosenthal, Milt Hammer, Norman Nodel and Manny Stallman. Romance comics with "real world" problems from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. Two people meet when she tows his car after it gets stuck in the mud, but she's not impressed even after learning he's a handsome banker. Exes are forced to work out their issues when they meet again as a pro boxer and sports reporter, featuring a classic panel of the teary-eyed gal in a filmy negligee, the back of one hand resting tragically against her face. Recuperating veteran Ben learns Margie has dumped him from the redhead who secretly loves him. The Bittersweet Trail; The Man Who Did Not Love Her; The Lady and the Hombre; Because I Once Loved. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 5 #10

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  • Vol. 2 #2
    Walt Coburn's Western Magazine (1949-1951 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 2 #2


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
  • Issue #115
    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 115
    • Centerfold detached. Lateral spine tear.

    52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #24
    Wanted Comics (1947 Orbit / Toytown) 24
    • 1" Cumulative spine split.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by Bernie Krigstein, Rafael Astarita, Mort Leav, Art Peddy 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. After being knocked out in a minor car accident, Hamilton awakens to find himself in a world where no one knows him and nothing is familiar. Small-time gang enforcer Mitch murders his way to the boss's chair, in an early story by future EC art legend Bernie Krigstein. The FBI traces a marijuana kingpin to a quiet home in the suburbs. The Man Who Lost Himself; Three On a Match; The Dope King; One-Way Street; Crime Never Pays Off!; Wanted: Bruce Cornett; Wanted: Paul Dean Baker; The Jackal. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #14
    Western Comics (1948) 14
    Published Apr 1950 by DC.
    • Staple rust. Rust migration. Water damage.

    Cover art by Howard Sherman. The Siege of Prairie City starring the Wyoming Kid, art by Howard Sherman. Rodeo Rick against Rodeo Rick, art by Tom Cooke. Hannibal Hawks, Telegrapher starring Nighthawk, art by Ralph Mayo. Fast Hands--Slow Death starring Cowboy Marshal, art by Ed Smalle Jr. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Western Fighters Vol. 2 (1949) 5

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    Stories and art by Gerald McCann, Dick Rockwell, Vic Martin, Maurice Del Bourgo and George Roussos. Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. Scout Portugee Philips rides for help through hostile territory when a fort is besieged by Sioux forces. Harvard-educated greenhorn Tex Hardy seeks revenge on the rustling varmints who back-shot his old college buddy. A failing Chicago cattle baron decides to resume his ancestor's rustling ways, in a humorous story with art by Vic Martin. Crabbe of California; The Powder Run of Portugee Philips; Harvard Cowboy; Duels of the West; Hamburger Gauchos; Chunk's Last Fight; The Goobers. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #89
    Western Hero (1949) 89

    Stories and art by Leonard Frank, Edmond Good and Carl Pfeufer. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Bill Boyd must track a killer through deadly Bullet Hole Trail, a mountain passage so narrow, there's no turning back. Monte Hale suspects a famous stage clown of a string of robberies, but the man has an alibi, being on stage during the crimes. Tom Mix tries to capture the mind-controlling menace known as The Hypnotist, but the fugitive is one step ahead. Bill Boyd: The Bullet Hole Trail; Monte Hale: The Minstrel Man; Cactus Brain; Red Roan: Last Farewell; Gabby Hayes: The Knight of Terror; Cactus Brain; Li'l Buck; Dimwit Dimby; Big Bow and Little Arrow: Hot Chestnuts; Dusty: The Joker Gets Joked; Tom Mix: The Hypnotist. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $10 Western Hero #89 GD/VG Tom Mix, Monte Hale, Bill Boyd Fawcett Publication CBX201

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  • Issue #5
    Western Love (1949) 5

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    Art by John Severin, Mort Meskin, and Jack Kirby. Tales of romance on the range and heartbreak on the high prairie. Janie is torn between a handsome outlaw and his twin brother; Newlyweds leave town to start their own homestead ranch; Cowgirl Donna falls for Western photographer Joe, but he only sees her as the perfect model. Dead Ringer; Survival; Let's Give a Barn Dance; The Rangers and the Fire-Maiden; Love on the Range; Cowboy Romeo or City Slicker?; Two Can Play the Game; Lilly's Last Stand. Final issue of the series. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 2 #2
    Western Love Romances (1949-1950 Popular) Pulp Vol. 2 #2

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  • Issue #26
    Westerner (1948 Wanted Comics Group) 26
    • Staple rust. Rust migration. Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    "Wild Pecos Bill Meets Calamity Kate" (origin and first appearance of Calamity Kate; art by Mort Lawrence) and stars in "Death of Nuggets Nugent" (art by Bernard Krigstein). Other stories include "His Last Holdup," "Gun Law," and "The Land Pirate." Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories by Mort Lawrence, Bernie Krigstein, Carl Smith, Dick Burdick, and Rafael Astarita. True tales from the Old West, starring such real-life characters as Wild Bill Pecos, Calamity Kate (Patricia Lane), Nuggets Nugent, Frank Slaughter, Monte Savage, Wyatt Earp, and Theodore Hawley. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #9
    Whip Wilson (1950 Marvel) 9
    • Cover detached at one staple.
    • 3.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

    52-page giant. First issue in the series (continues from Rex Hart). 52-page giant. Whip Wilson cover from "Borrowed Guns" (photo of Roland Charles Meyers). "The Mark of the Whip!", art by Joe Maneely; As long as Black Jack is Mayor, and the Sheriff, Deputy and Judge are under his thumb, there is nothing the citizens can do, till Whip Whilson comes along. "The Man Everyone Hated!", art by Joe Maneely; Everyone hated Snell, and when he was shot dead, they were all suspects; Until a well-trained dog gave a clue. "The Indian Killer!", art by Joe Maneely; Jimmy is sole survivor of an Indian attack on a wagon train; Grown up, he has one thing on his mind, to kill Indians. "Hawkeye Harris Sheriff of Cactus Gap!", art by Joe Maneely; Sheriff Harris masquerade as a man he wants to protect, and gets killed. "An Ace up his Sleeve" text story. "Fighting the Mexican Marauder," art by Joe Maneely; Pancho Diablo don't like that the newspapers write about Whip Wilson, instead of himself, the biggest bandito south of the border. "How I met Bullet, Wonder Horse of the West!", art by Joe Maneely; Two rustlers shoot Whip and leave him for dead; Coming to, he manages to rope a wild stallion, and catch up again with the rustlers. "Whip Wilson vs. "Bull" Barton, the Man-Crusher!", art by Joe Maneely; Whip is going to get the kids back in school, but only by fighting Bull Barton. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Nabs Counterfeiter" by Bill Schreiber. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #120
    Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 120
    • Severe water damage, soiling, cover and centerfold coming loose at staples, 4" cumulative spine split.

    Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Louis Cazeneuve, and Kurt Schaffenberger. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. A boy genius invents a model rocket that could travel to the moon, and Captain Marvel must keep a crook from stealing it. Golden Arrow faces the legendary Headless Horseman, or so it seems. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Hold Up Your Trousers." And a vintage ad for The Captain Marvel Club. Captain Marvel Rockets to the Moon; Wilbur the Waiter; Freshman Freddy: The Storm; The Culture Corner; Golden Arrow: The Headless Horseman; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Lance O'Casey: The Strange Fight; Doc Sorebones; Peaceful Perkins; Algernon; Ibis the Invincible: The Monster and the Medium. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #624
    Wide World (UK Edition 1898 George Newnes Ltd) Pulp 624
    • Staple rust with migration.

    April 1950. A collection of true stories from all over the world. 180 Pages, B&W.

  • Issue #30
    Wilbur Comics (1944) 30

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    "Love Me-Love My Dog"; Laurie has a new dog, a chihuahua. Wilbur takes him for a walk and gets in trouble when the dog falls in a mail dropbox. Archie Annual ad. Katy Keene ad. "Wilbur versus the Green Hairnet"; Wilbur makes a joke about hiring professional wrestler The Green Hairnet for the Riverdale High "All Sports Night," but Laurie takes him seriously and plasters the school with posters. "A Pressing Engagement"; Linda comes up with a plan to have Wilbur go without a date to the dance, figuring she would have a chance once he's alone at the dance. "Name Your Poison"; Wilbur dreams he is a knight in days of old. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy and Sis discuss how to attract attention at the corner of Hollywood and Vine. Archie's Comic-Quiz. "Cupid's Capers"; Miss Gargle tells Wilbur and Red a sad story about her wedding day during World War I when the groom (a soldier) was late and she called off the wedding. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 5 #5
    Wink (1944-1955 Wink Inc.^) Magazine Vol. 5 #5


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    • Staple rust. 5" Spine split. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

    Volume 5, Issue 5 - April, 1950. Painted cover by Peter Driben. Tasteful, non-nude, amateur vintage pin-up pictorials, sports stories and articles relating to the social climate of the time. 8" x 11.5", 62 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 5 #6
    Wink (1944-1955 Wink Inc.^) Magazine Vol. 5 #6


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    Volume 5, Issue 6 - June, 1950. 8.5" x 11", 62 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 13 #7
    Woman's Day (1937-1970 Stores Publishing, Co.) Magazine Vol. 13 #7
  • Issue #45
    World's Finest (1941) 45
    Published Apr 1950 by DC.

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    Cover art by Winslow Mortimer. Lois Lane and Clark Kent, Detectives starring Superman, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Silver Dollar Clue starring Wyoming Kid, script by Ryerson Johnson, art by Howard Sherman. The Switchman of Crime starring Green Arrow and Switchman, script by Don Cameron, art by George Papp. Renegade Train Boss, art by George Roussos. Three Tasks for a Hero starring Zatara, script by George Kashdan, art by Ralph Mayo. Three Tasks for a Hero starring Zatara, script by George Kashdan, art by Ralph Mayo. Words About Music text article. The Historian of Crime starring Batman, script by Writer A, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Stan Kaye; Batman suspects Professor Ezra Dorn of stealing historical artifacts. Code For Buddies public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Al Plastino. 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 30 #5

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  • Vol. 3 #8 (20)
    Young Romance (1947-1963 Prize) Vol. 3 #8 (20)
    Published Apr 1950 by Prize.

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    #20 on cover; Vol. 3 No. 8 in indicia. Photo Cover of Eva Gernhardt. Stories by unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Bill Draut, Mort Meskin, Bruno Premiani, John Severin, Bill Elder and unknown. What was this strange fascination that tied a girl to the man she feared? Read..."Hands off Lucy!" Also featuring: "Mad About the Boy!"; "The Prophecy!"; "No Girl Loves a Phoney!"; and 2-page Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic story "[Life holds enough problems]"! Plus: There's Romance in the Stars! 1-pager; 1-pager "Do You Know Your Wolves?"; 1-page article "Stop That Complex!"; and 1-page article "That Well-Dressed Look"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Youthful Romances (1949 Pix-Parade) 5

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    Cover by Walter Johnson. Stories and art by Walter Johnson and others. Tales of teen love and heartbreak. Judy plans to marry boxer Jock, until she learns that he plans to throw a fight for money. Walt loves redheaded Anne, but a figure from the past threatens to ruin everything. Wannabe Hollywood starlet "Star Dust" loves stuntman Tim - but his latest publicity stunt could get her arrested or even killed. Count Love Out!; Ghost from the Past; Youthful Romance of the Month: Kathryn Grayson and Johnnie Johnston; Two Loves for Star Dust!; A Lesson in Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 4 #2
    Zane Grey's Western Magazine (1946-1954 Dell) Pulp Vol. 4 #2


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    • Water damage: Slight.