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Comic books May 1950

  • Vol. 23 #1
    Ace-High Western Stories (1940-1951 Fictioneers) Vol. 23 #1


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Fair Back cover is missing from book.

    Volume 23, Issue 1 - May, 1950. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #144
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 144
    Published May 1950 by DC.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1138396025

    Cover art by Al Plastino. Clark Kent's Career starring Superman, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Poison Planet starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Dead Man's Gold starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Quest For Two Dead Men starring Vigilante, script by Gardner Fox, art by Dan Barry. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $1,700 Action Comics #144 CGC 8.5 OWTW Pages 1950

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  • Vol. 123 #1
    Adventure (1910-1971 Ridgway/Butterick/Popular/New Publications) Pulp/Magazine Vol. 123 #1


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Extensive.
  • Issue #4
    Adventures of Alan Ladd (1949) 4
    • 2.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

    Edited by Whitney Ellsworth. Photo cover of Alan Ladd. Stories by Ruben Moreira, Curt Swan, John Fischetti, Nick Cardy, Henry Boltinoff, Harry Lazarus, Jack Schiff, and Al Plastino. Your favorite Hollywood star in hard-hitting action stories! Public service announcement with Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Al Plastino. Text story attributed to Alan Ladd, but probably ghost-written by Jack Miller. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 34 #2
    Air Trails Pictorial (1942-1950 Street & Smith) Magazine Vol. 34 #2


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    • Spine split 50%. Cover Detached. Staple rust: Slight.

    Aviation magazine featuring pictorials of featured designs; model and hobby information. 8.5" x 11.25". 100 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #113
    All American Western (1948-1952 DC) 113

    Cover pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Joe Giella. Johnny Thunder Indian Chief, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Alex Toth (signed), inks by Joe Giella. Ad for Adventures of Alan Ladd #4 and Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet #4. Ride the Iron Horse featuring Overland Coach, pencils by Frank Giacoia, inks by Bob Lander. The Case of the Iron Shirt--Epics of the Texas Rangers, art by John Giunta. The Trail of the Riderless Horse starring Minstrel Maverick, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. Up the Chisholm Trail, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Arthur Peddy, inks by John Giunta. Colorful Names of the West article, art by Raymond Perry; describes how several towns were named. The Rescue of the Golden Caravan starring Foley of the Fighting Fifth, script by John Broome, art by Joe Kubert. Superman's Code for Buddies public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Al Plastino. Ad for Adventures of Bob Hope #2. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 24 #5
    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 24 #5


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • 1 1/2" spine split from bottom.
    • 1" Spine split from bottom. Water damage.
    • 7 1/4" Cumulative spine split (taped).
    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Light tan to Cream
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    May 1950. Cover by Arnold Kohn. Science fiction stories by William Carter Sawtelle "Slaves of the Crystal Brain", Robert Bloch "Tooth or Consequences", Kris Neville, Rog Phillips, Frances M. Deegan, E.K. Jarvis, Gerald Vance, Mack Reynolds, and Paul Lohrman. Illustrations by Murphy Anderson (2 stories), Leo Ramon Summers, Edmond Swiatek, and Enoch Sharpe. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 196 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 33 #5
    American Girl (1942) Magazine Vol. 33 #5


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    • Spine split 20%. Staple rust: Slight.

    The American Girl magazine. For all girls--Published by the Girl Scouts, features articles, advice, and crafts. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 7 #3
    Astounding Science Fiction (1938 Pulp) UK Edition Vol. 7 #3
  • Issue #7
    Authentic Police Cases (1948) 7
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #0346093021
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    Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Paul Gattuso and Jack Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from St. John with an above-average lineup of artists. Roy and Connor investigate a hot-check ring, in a story with art by Plastic Man creator Jack Cole. Reporter Scoop Daily is covering a goodwill mission to Mexico when he learns that corrupt billionaire Oily Welles is trying to start a war between Mexico and the U.S. McGuire, arrested for a crime he didn't commit, tries to prove his innocence. Plus the origin of the Masked Blackjack, the superhero formerly known as the Gay Desperado. And a biography of Legs Diamond. Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Gerald Chapman; Master Forgers; Scoop Daily; Crime Does Not Pay!; Jack Diamond; How the Masked Blackjack Proved His Innocence; Two Minutes to Doom. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    Babe Ruth Sports Comics (1949-1951 Harvey) 7
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    Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. Comics about famous sports figures of the past, featuring a continuing comics biography of baseball legend Babe Ruth. Canadian hockey legend and WWII soldier Turk Broda becomes a coach after retiring. Boxer Sugar Ray Robinson is regarded by many as the greatest boxer of all time. Part seven of the comics biography of Babe Ruth. The Life of Babe Ruth; Turk Broda: Hockey's Prize-Winning Goalie; Sugar Ray Robinson: Boxing's Battering Businessman; Andy Varipapa: Bowling Champ at 55; Zoe Ann Olsen: Champion Springboard Beauty; Track Stars of 1950; Baseball Training Camp Tips. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $45 Babe Ruth Sports #7 VG Turk Broda Hockey's Prize Winning Goalie Harvey Comics SA

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  • Vol. 9 #2
    Beauty Parade (1941-1956 Harrison Publications^) Magazine Vol. 9 #2


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    • Staple rust. 8 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling.

    Volume 9, Issue 2 - May, 1950. Humor and scantily clad women. Peter Driben cover. 8.5" x 11.5". 62 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #132
    Bestseller Mystery (1937-1958 American Mercury) Digest 132
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • 3.5" Spine split from bottom.

    Complete version of "Days of Misfortune" by Aaron Marc Stein. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #552
    Blighty (1939-1959 City Magazines Ltd.) UK Magazine 552


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    • Spine split 10%. Staple rust: Slight.

    UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 36 pages, B&W

  • Vol. 12 #4
    Blue Ribbon Western (1937-1950 Columbia) Pulp Vol. 12 #4


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 12, Issue 4 - April/May, 1950. 7" x 10", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #85
    Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) 85
    • 1-1/4" Cumulative spine split.

    Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Art Helfant and Otto Binder. Art by Bud Thompson, Frank Bolle, Art Helfant and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. wants to know the secret of a nerdy kid's sudden athletic prowess, and so does a gangster. A mad scientist's latest creation is a repellant that only affects Captain Marvel Jr. Plus a vintage ad for Wheaties cereal ("Breakfast of Champions!") featuring baseball MVP Phil Rizzuto. Captain Marvel, Jr.'s Nemesis; Clever Clara; Rubbernose Randolph; The Boy Who Wanted to Be Famous; The Captain Marvel, Jr. Repeller; Gambling With a Gun; Freshman Freddy: The Big Investigation; Kanvasback: Movie Fan; The Fortress of Freedom. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 5 #10
    Charley Jones' Laugh Book (1943 Jayhawk Press) Vol. 5 #10
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
  • Vol. 21 #12
    Children's Playmate Magazine (1929 A.R. Mueller) Vol. 21 #12
    • Writing on interior activity pages.

    Volume 21, Issue 12 - May 1950. Children's Playmate Magazine features creative stories, poems, rebuses, recipes, activities, crafts, science experiments, and health articles for children. This issue is Spring themed. 52 pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #1
    Classics Illustrated 071 The Man Who Laughs (1950) 1

    The Man Who Laughs, 1st Printing, Line Drawing Cover. Blum cover and art. (HRN 71, 5/50). Cover price $0.10.

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    $36 Classics Illustrated 1st edition - #71 Man Who Laughs FN FREE S/H
    $50 Classics Illustrated #71 (HRN 71 1st Print) The Man Who Laughs 1950
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  • Vol. 9 #4
    Complete Cowboy Novel Magazine (1939-1950 Blue Ribbon Magazines) Pulp Vol. 9 #4


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Issue #26
    Crime and Punishment (1948 Lev Gleason) 26
    • Pen marking.

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, C.H. Moore, Fred Guardineer, Allen Bellman and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Three enterprising crooks figure out a way to print their own money - literally. An aspiring opera star gets a job singing with a carnival, but her jealous rival decides to frame her for murder. A wisecracking, hard-fighting cop takes on a whole den of thieves, spouting lines like "There's a kisserful of motorcycle for you, stupid!" Three Men on a Fin; The Diary of Sheriff Russell; On the Level; 3 Killers vs. 1 Cop!; Our Police Hall of Fame; Northwest Payoff: The Case of the Snowbound Rats; This'll Kill Ya! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #87
    Crime Does Not Pay (1942-1955 Lev Gleason) 87
    • Water damage.

    Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, George Tuska, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. The introduction of tough private eye Chip Gardner, soon to be a regular feature in Crime Does Not Pay, includes a great cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of extortionist couple Mr. and Mrs. Slade, who blackmail hapless people with their dark secrets. An ordinary citizen catches Joe Visco, who escapes prison by turning an inner tube into an improvised bomb. The Rock-a-Bye Baby Murder; Mr. and Mrs. Shakedown; This'll Kill Ya; The Case of Joe Visco and Box 777!; On the Level; Our Police Hall of Fame; How They Were Trapped!; Who Dunnit? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Crime-Fighting Detective (1950) 11
    • Centerfold detached at one staple.
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    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by George Tuska and L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. After Prohibition, the Brodie gang moves into the Midwest and tries to take over an entire town. The Jon Jon Brothers are so crooked they even rob other crooks during Prohibition. The reader gets the chance to solve the clue left by a writer to reveal his killer, before detective Gregory Gayle gets there first. The Brodie Gang; Crime Run-Down; The Jon Jon Brothers; Cave Of Death; The Martin Brothers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Crypt of Terror (1950) 17
    Published May 1950 by EC.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1617994005
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4369813006
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    • Restored: C1
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, tear seals to cover.
    • Label #0357818002
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    First issue of the series (continues from Crime Patrol). First "New Trend" issue to hit stands. Cover art by Johnny Craig. Death Must Come, script and art by Al Feldstein; A transferred gland preserves youth. The Man Who Was Death, script by Gardner Fox, art by Bill Fraccio; A state executioner takes the law into his own hands. The Corpse Nobody Knew, script by Al Feldstein, art by George Roussos; A couple find a body in their hotel room and play detective. Curse of the Full Moon!, script and art by Johnny Craig; Ralf thinks he's become a werewolf after being scratched by a Wolfsbane plant. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #62
    Daredevil Comics (1941 Lev Gleason) 62

    Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Virginia Hubbell, and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Pee Wee falls asleep in a museum and dreams the Little Wise Guys are in medieval times and in a heap of trouble. Sniffer and Skully find what they think is buried treasure, but is actually a gang's stolen loot. The Little Wise Guys discover a subterranean tunnel in the woods and stumble on a prospector's hidden gold claim. Also featuring a vintage ad for the book "How to Get Along with Girls," and a house ad that claims 90 million Americans read comics. Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys: Pee Wee's Happy Nightmare; Daredevil: Easy Money; Crimebuster: The Principal Meets His Master!; Laff It Off!; Sniffer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #16
    Date with Judy (1947-1960) 16

    Stories by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Radio's famous coast-to-coast favorite! In this issue: Five untitled A Date with Judy stories. Plus: A Date with Judy 2-page text story "Oogie Wins by a Nose"; untitled Randolph story; Date Duds -- And a Date Dream! 2-pager "On a Date"; untitled Liz story; untitled Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; untitled Peg 1-pager by Boltinoff; and untitled Willy Nilly story. Plus: Superman in the 1-page public service announcement "Superman's Code for Buddies" by Jack Schiff and Al Plastino. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 45 #2
    Detective Tales (1935-1953 Popular Publications) Pulp 2nd Series Vol. 45 #2


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Issue #9
    Dick Cole (1949 Curtis/Star) 9
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    Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by James Wilcox and George Kapitan. Boys' adventure with military cadet and sportsman Dick Cole, who appeared in Blue Bolt, 4Most and Target Comics before getting his own series. After a body is found on the pistol range, it looks like Dick Cole fired the fatal bullet. Freshman Rip Rory faces harassment from upperclassmen until he proves himself on the basketball court. A local coach turns the townspeople against the cadets at Dick Cole's nearby military academy. Dick Cole: Death On the Pistol Range; Rip Rory; The Ski Jump; Dick Cole. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 63 #1
    Dime Detective Magazine (1931-1953 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 63 #1


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Paper: Off white

    "Yes, Sir, That's My Slay-Babe!" cover-featured novelette by John D. MacDonald;

    Volume 63, Issue 1 - May, 1950. 6.75" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 17 #5
    Double-Action Western Magazine (1934-1960 Columbia) Pulp Vol. 17 #5


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    • Paper: Cream

    Volume 17, Issue 5 - May, 1950. 7" x 10", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 15 #78
    Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1941-Present Davis-Dell) Vol. 15 #78


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    • Front cover detached 20%. Cover Wrap Detached.
  • Vol. 33 #5
    Esquire (1933 Esquire, Inc.) Magazine Vol. 33 #5
  • Vol. 19 #2
    Exciting Western (1940-1953 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 19 #2


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
  • Vol. 12 #5
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 12 #5


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Staple rust. Rust migration. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

    "Vanguard of the Lost" a novelette by John D. MacDonald.

    Volume 12, Issue 5 - May, 1950. Cover by H. J. Blumenfeld. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "The Mental Assassins" by Gregg Conrad. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 162 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 4 #1
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Slight.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Book length crease on back cover. Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
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    May 1950. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 9-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 1 #1
    Fantasy Fiction (1950 Magabook) Vol. 1 #1


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    • Water damage: Slight.

    Volume 1, Issue 1 - May 1950. Stories include; "She Said 'Take Me if You Can'" by Theodore Roscoe, "Speak to Me of Death" by Cornell Wollrich, "The Flying Eye" by Robert Arthur and "The Ghost and Captain Lawrie" by Richard Sale. Squarebound, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 3 #3
    Fate (1948-Present Clark Publishing) Digest/Magazine Vol. 3 #3


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    • Spine split 5%.

    Volume 3 - Issue 3, May 1950. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue features "The Shaver Mystery", "How to Practice Telepathy", "The House That Spirits Built", and a look at "Buddhism Today". Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #14
    Felix the Cat (1948 Dell/Toby/Harvey) 14

    Stories and art by Otto Messmer and Joe Oriolo. Comics adventures of the popular, long-running cartoon character. Felix goes on another of his flying-carpet adventures. A scary radio show has Felix on edge, and his nephews are practicing their shadow animals at the same time. Felix investigates a sudden racket. Shadow Shudders; Felix Comes Through; Vegetaria; Felix Spruces Up; Monty Monk. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    14 hours left Auction FELIX THE CAT #14 Very Good 4.0 Dell Comics 1950 RACIST IMAGERY

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  • Issue #68
    Fight Comics (1940) 68
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    • INCOMPLETE. Some pages have brittle areas that have chipped away; art and story are affected.
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    Cover by Jack Kamen and others. Edited by Joseph V. Daffron and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Bill La Cava, John Forte, and David Heames. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. A colonial official promotes intertribal warfare to benefit his trading scheme, but first he must get rid of Tiger Girl; Hooks Devlin and Peaches get involved in a power struggle over a Balkan nation; Senorita Rio's trapeze skills come in handy when she goes undercover at a circus (complete with leopard-print leotard) to track a smuggling gang. Tiger Girl; Risks, Unlimited starring Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; Wild Life in Tiger Girl's Jungle; The Invisible Enemy: Conclusion; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Captain Fight. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 1 #2
    Focus (1951 Leading Magazine Corp.) Magazine Vol. 1 #2


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    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Issue #3
    Foodini (1950) 3
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #19-320DEF4-016
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    Stories and art by Vic Martin and others. Based on a popular kids' puppet show broadcast on CBS from 1948-51 about a sinister but bumbling magician and his loyal but good-hearted assistant, Pinhead. Foodini and Pinhead go West to help Willy save her dude ranch from a conniving cowhand. Jingle Dingle the weather elf, another popular icon from the early days of television, has an Old West adventure when his "telebell" leads him to bank-robbing outlaws. Escaped convicts get ahold of the remote for Foodini's new robot. Magic tricks submitted by readers. Plus an illustrated feature on the creators of the puppets, Hope and Morey Bunin. Meet the Bunins, Hope and Morey; Foodini Finds an Island; Sand Drifters; Foodini's Great Magic; Reptile Rhapsody; Jingle Dingle: The Little Man Who Is Always There; Westward Ho With Pinhead; Robot Trouble; Foodini's Predicament; Jingle Dingle: Things You'll Never See; Foodini's Magic. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #275
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 275
    • 2" Cumulative spine split. Water damage.
    • Centerfold detached and held in place with tape, tape on interior cover.
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    Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK in ANCIENT PERSIA, No. 275." Cover art by Carl Barks. Donald Duck in Ancient Persia, script and art by Carl Barks; The ducks are kidnapped by a mysterious scientist and flown to Persia, where they dig into an ancient city, Itsa Faka. Jet-Job Joes, art by Paul Murry; The nephews want to enter their racer in a race, but Donald doesn't want them to go very fast. Rules 'n' Regulations, art by Paul Murry; Tired of the nephews messing up the house, Donald makes a set of rules that they have to follow; To escape the regulations, the nephews build a houseboat. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $60 Four Color #275 VG+ Donald Duck Ancient Persia by Carl Barks, Dell Comics 1950
    $80 DONALD DUCK #275 1950 -ANCIENT PERSIA 'WALT DISNEY' GD+ 52p DELL 4-COLOR
    $80 Donald Duck Carl Barks Four Color Comics #275-1950 vg/gd
    $80 DONALD DUCK #275 1950 -ANCIENT PERSIA 'WALT DISNEY' VG- 52p DELL 4-COLOR
    $106 DONALD DUCK #275 1950 -ANCIENT PERSIA 'WALT DISNEY' VG 52p DELL 4-COLOR
    2 days left Auction FOUR COLOR #275 Ancient Persia DELL Comics G- (1.8) 1950 CARL BARKS Golden Age

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  • Issue #276
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 276

    Indicia title is "UNCLE WIGGILY, No. 276." Cover art by Dan Gormley. The Frog Pond Fright; Uncle Wiggly and Uncle Butter build a boat, but when they launch it into the Frog Pond, they run into the Scillery Scallery Alligator. The Woodland Circus; Fuzzy Fox and Shaggy Wolf disguise themselves as clowns to get into Uncle Wiggily's Woodland Circus. The Prize Pumpkin; Wiggily takes his prize pumpkin to the county fair; On the way he has to elude the Pipsisewah and the Skeezicks. The Pie Snatcher; Wiggily sets a trap to catch whoever is stealing Nurse Jane's pies from her window sill. Wiggily the Baby-Sitter; The Bad Chaps pretend to be a mother and her son so they can hire Wiggily as a baby-sitter. Scripts by Roger Garis, art by Francis Kirn. Reprinted from Uncle Wiggily (Bell Syndicate) newspaper strips. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #277
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 277
    • Water damage.
    • 3 1/2" Cumulative spine split.

    Indicia title is PORKY PIG in DESERT ADVENTURE, No. 277. Desert Adventure, art by Fred Abranz; As part of a plan to evict Porky and keep his first month's rent, landlord Squire Squeeze puts an ostrich in Porky's house; Porky and Sylvester take the ostrich to the desert to dump it, but Porky's car gets hooked by a runaway hot air balloon and they end up lost in the middle of the desert. The Lost Look, pencils by John Carey; After frightening Petunia as a joke and causing her to spill ink on her new dress, Porky has to find a way to get the ink spots out. Super-Strength, art by Gil Turner; Porky borrows Cicero's Hercules play suit to wear to a masquerade party. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #71
    Giggle Comics (1943) 71

    Stories by Dan Gordon and Don Christensen. Art by Dan Gordon, Don Christensen, Bob Wickersham and Ken Hultgren. Cover by Dan Gordon. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. When Superkatt develops amnesia after a blow to the head, Humphrey shows him a copy of Giggle Comics to remind him who he is; Former circus elephant Bungle returns to the jungle and tries to teach the other animals about showbiz, so they can escape hunters in the wild by joining the circus; The Dope confuses a giant gorilla in a monster movie ("Mighty Moe Mung") with a real escaped gorilla, with tragically comic results. Superkatt; Colorful Chameleon; The Bees and the Bear; The Duke and the Dope; The Squire and the Chip; Ozzie the Ostrich; Toddy Bear; Monty, the Miracle Mouse; Bungle of the Jungle. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Girls' Love Stories (1949) 5
    • 2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    How much heartache they would have been spared had the lovebirds revealed to them the secret of becoming..."Partners in Romance," the cover-featured 8 page story. Plus: 8 page story "My Other Life"; 8 page story "Stand-in for Glamor"; 8 page story "Close to My Heart"; 1 page Daisy's Diary story "Movie Talking"; 2 page text story "You'll Just Know"; 12 page story "Love Letters" pencilled by Carmine Infantino; 1 page poem "Seeing Stars." Cover photo by Ted Koepper. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #500505
    Greater Amusements 500505
    Published May 1950

    May 5, 1950. "America's First Motion Picture Trade Journal." Variety-like magazine covering the movie news of the week. 9.25 in. x 12.25 in.; black and white; 12 pages.

  • Vol. 10 #2
    Hollywood Detective (1942-1950 Culture Publications) Pulp Vol. 10 #2
  • Issue #4
    Hollywood Secrets (1949) 4
    • Interior is complete. Extensive accumulation of defects. Large piece of front cover detached
  • Issue #1
    Indian Fighter (1950) 1

    Cover by Walter Johnson. Stories and art by Walter Johnson and Ernie Fenner. Pre-Code Western action comics from Youthful Publishing. A surprisingly sympathetic (for the era) profile of legendary Sioux chieftain Crazy Horse. Rivals Lance Scott and Jake Larkin both want the same piece of land, and are so busy fighting each other they don't even notice the Natives who want their land back. Mountain man Joe Meek plays a crucial role in settling the land that later became Oregon. Chief Crazy Horse's Revenge; Devils of Coyote Canyon!; Death Stands Guard at Post Number Three; Joe Meek the Oregon Wildcat; Flaming Arrows. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.