Comic books September 1950

Scarce. Contains Frank Frazetta comic story art ("Daffy and Dilly in 'All at Sea!'" and "Happy Fairy Tales: Diamonds and Pebbles") and three Frazetta text story illustrations. Frazetta text story illustrations appear in eighteen consecutive issues of Happy Comics (1943) (#20-#37) and in sixteen consecutive issues of Goofy Comics (1943 Nedor/Standard) (#20-#35). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Happy Hare in 'The Magic Ring'" art by Kin Platt; "Uncle Fuzzy in 'Be Kind to Your Uncle!'"; "Daffy and Dilly in 'All at Sea!'" art by Frazetta; "Happy Hare and Uncle Fuzzy"; "Bonny Bunny in 'Easy as Pie!'"; "Happy Fairy Tales: Diamonds and Pebbles", art by Frazetta, reprinted in White Indian TPB (2011 Vanguard Frazetta Classics) #2-1ST; and "Happy Hare and Bruno Bear". Illustrated text stories: "Bobby and the Cheetah: A Story Telling Monkey Becomes a Real Hero!" by Donald Bayne Hobart, two illustrations by Frazetta; and "The Timid Caterpillar: Poor Blunky Was Afraid to Enter Creepy Hollow!" by Betty Cummings, illustration by Frazetta. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $24.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.25.

Fall 1950. Humor Digest featuring jokes and cartoons for men. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 100 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $77.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to off white File Copy. Label #0625261006

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Painted cover by Bill Everett. Stories and art by Ed Moore, H. G. Peter, Alfonso Greene, Sid Couchey and Harold LeDoux. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. Two passersby pull three people from a submerged car; A girl rescues her siblings from a house fire; A woman risks her life to save two boys from an icy pond. Duo Rescues Trio; Radio Honors Hero; Double Rescue; Baby Sitter Doesn't Sit Still; Race with Death!; Ski Savior; 3rd Rail; Wet Hero; Cool During Hot Blaze; Eggbeater Saves a Sailor; Toss to Catcher Strikes Out Fire; Brooklyn Rescue; Buddies; Lives Saved Enough Reward; Poison Smoke!; Girl "13" Proves Lucky to Boy; Icy Danger; Human Chain; Boys, Bike & Bandit; Danger Thin Ice. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $38.00 View scans Cover loose at one staple. Staple rust, rust migration.

This does not contain normal comic book stories, but stories with photo "panels" taken from films, and captions underneath each photo. The films: "Broken Arrow" (starring James Stewart), "Beyond the Purple Hills" (starring Gene Autry and Pat Buttram, who is best known at Mr. Haney on "Green Acres"), "Copper Canyon" (starring Ray Milland and Hedy Lamarr), "The Showdown" (starring William Elliot, Walter Brennan, and Marie Windsor), "The Gunfighter" (starring Gregory Peck and Helen Westcott), "Trigger Jr." (starring Roy Rogers and Dale Evans), and "Hills of Oklahoma" (starring Rex Allen). Photo cover with Rogers, Autry, Peck, Stewart, and Elliott. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fair $9.00

Art by Wally Wood and others. Western stories featuring early movie cowboy Hoot Gibson and other heroes of the range. Hoot Gibson gets involved with townspeople set on a necktie party, or hanging; Two stories featuring early art by Wally Wood. The Necktie Party; Gage City's Terror Trail; Slim Jim and Roly-Poly; Gunsmoke On Hot Head Trail; Call A Man A Thief; The Ghost Of Willow Creek. Final issue of the series; this issue was actually published after issue #6. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Frank Bolle and Rod Reed. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Miniature figurines in gold draw the attention of fairgoers, as well as a pair of outlaws who want them for themselves. Slippery Elmo is a master at breaking out of jail, but when he wounds Mesquite in his escape, he's gone too far. Pistol Packing Pattie tells Bullock the chip on his shoulder must have come from his wooden head. And a vintage ad for Hopalong Cassidy Western shirts and hats for kids, from Hudson's Boys' Store. The Case of the Golden Miniatures; Pistol Packing Pattie; Hill Billy; Fluff and Huff; The Impossible Escape!; The Gold Mine and the Bear; Readin' and Ridin'; Gus the Glass Eater Has Indigestion!; Whitey Whiskers: Everything Ducky; The Deadly Image!; Carpet Minded Carter. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Edition. black and white; 24 pages.

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Add to cart Very Good $130.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

"Texas John Alden" short story reprint featuring Breckenridge Elkins written by Robert E. Howard under the pseudonym Patrick Irvin (Irvin was Howard's middle name)

Volume 1, Issue 1 - Fall, 1950. 6.5" x 9.5", 164 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Art by Chuck Miller and George Peltz. Pre-code crime comics inspired by true-life tales of mayhem. William Dainard masterminds the kidnapping of a young lumber heir in 1935; Martha Beck kills the women her boyfriend meets in personal ads, earning them the name The Lonely Hearts Killers; Waterfront crimelord Jack Blue Eye Dunn is undone by an undercover agent in his gang. William Dainard: The Car-Crazy Kidnapper; Murder on the Waterfront: The True Crime Case of "Blue Eye" Dunn; True Western Feature: Mystery of the Missing Expert; Martha Beck in For the Love of Murder!; Crime Does Not Pay; Next Door Nemesis: The Man Who Vanished. Final issue of the series; this issue was actually published after issue #13. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Walter Johnson. Stories and art by Walter Johnson, John Sink and Doug Wildey. Pre-Code Western comic which, despite its title, features heroic Native Americans much of the time. Taught the power of the magic arrows from his father, a chieftain, Magic Arrow sets out to stop a war between the Seneca and Mohawk tribes, in a story featuring early art by Doug Wildey. Red Feather discovers that Gray Wolf and outlaw Mason are plotting to destroy the telegraph lines, and sets out to stop them. A young boy warns his tribe of an impending enemy attack. The Fighting Parson; Magic Arrow: Mohawk Massacre; Ambush; The Singing Wires of Death; Little Eagle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ann Adams and Ralph Mayo. Western adventure stories told from the perspective of the first Americans. A rogue Dakota chieftain threatens to reveal Dan Carter's double life as Manzar; Long Bow is torn between staying with Trapper Jim or returning to his tribe - but then other whites catch sight of him; The true story of Satanta (not "Satana"), the White Bear of the Kiowas, famous for using an army bugle to confuse troops in battle. Manzar the White Indian; Starlight; Warriors of the West; The First Americans: Who? Where? When?; Orphan of the Storm; Trail Tales; Long Bow. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover (red Danger sign) by Wally Wood. Art by Wally Wood and others. Pre-code crime comics from Fox Feature Syndicate. Baroness Eloise Wagner-Bousquet declares herself the Pirate Queen of Galapagos in the 1930s, just before a strange series of murder and disappearances (This story was mentioned in Seduction of the Innocent); 18th century London crimelord Jonathan Wild inspires Mack the Knife and other master criminals of fiction; Inspector Roc investigates the murder of Roger Medlo. The Mad Baroness - Peril in Paradise; Homicidal Hit-Runners of Doneison Tennessee; Wild Prince of Thieves; The Education of Johnny Poppa; The Saney Gang and the Used Car Racket; Minit Mystery Starring Inspector Roc. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.15.

"Jackie Robinson Breaks into the Majors." This story retells the origin of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, the first African American to break into the Major Leagues. Also includes: "Jackie Robinson Battles the Teen-Age Terror"; "Jackie Robinson Rides the Whirlwind"; "Wee Willie Keeler"; and "It Happened in Brooklyn." Written by sportswriter Charles Dexter. Photo cover. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and others. Fawcett followed up its Jackie Robinson comics with a series based on the life of the boxing legend Joe Louis. Starting at the Brewster Center gym with a dream and a sweet right hand, Joe Louis fights his way into the championship bouts. As his reputation and fame grows, he gets to meet the greats from the world of boxing, and even perform a one-man show in Vaudeville. Finally he meets James Braddock in the ring to determine the heavyweight champion of the world. Plus fun facts about Louis and boxing, and a text story about Gentleman Jim Corbett. Boxing Oddities; Champion of Champions; The Champion Who Lost. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. It had to happen sooner or later: Joe Palooka wrestles a bear. Joe injures his side while training to fight Red Rodney, so his Native American pal Grey Cloud suggests a traditional healing technique to get him back to fighting strength. Plus true tales of athletic greats and solo stories featuring Little Max and Humphrey. The Training Camp Mystery and Red Rodney Fight; Little Max; Humphrey; Joe Palooka's Album; Sport Short. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $885.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #1225994026

First issue (continues from Teen). "Monster of Moog," "The Strange Car," "The Prisoner of Time," and "The End of the Earth." Dated September 1950 (note: another #36 exists in a 2nd series) Cover price $0.10.

Art by Wally Wood and others. Cover by Joe Orlando and Wally Wood. Judy Canova was an American comedian and radio star with a country-bumpkin persona, at the peak of her popularity when this comic came out. Judy throws a big party in an effort to catch a man; The neighbors collect enough money to send Judy to Hollywood, and Pedro tags along; Judy finds an old camera and decides to take pictures of everyone in Cactus Junction. Early art by EC legend Wally Wood. Beau Bait; Babe In The Hollywoods; Pedro; The Ghost Who Cried; Photo Finish; Mr. Beans. Published after issue #24; actually the final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" art by Robert Webb; "The Ghost Gallery", "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural", and "ZX-5" art by Jack Kamen; and "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb. "Winning the Victoria Cross" text story by Henry Wysham Lanier. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Captives of Crocodile Swamp," art by Maurice Whitman; Kaänga puts an end to slave raiding by El Borro. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Villagers and white hunters pursue a rogue elephant that leads them into Simba's territory; Simba attacks the elephant and wounds it. Untitled story; Terry escorts Miss Ross to an oasis where they will meet with the ivory thief, Abu ben Hassin; Terry arrests Hassin but then the group is attacked by another party of raiders, working secretly for Miss Ross; Terry then signals the hidden lancers under Keeto's command and take the lot into custody. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; The rajah's daughter is taken hostage by men who would usurp his rule; Wambi uses hornets to attack the kidnappers and saves the princess. Untitled story starring Tabu, art by Enrico Bagnoli; The Lorutis confuse Merrill, a member of Finney's exploration safari and dressed in a deep sea diving suit, with a god and want to sacrifice the rest of the party. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; Bennett and his gang of thieves buy hunting rights on the Nygailas' land; Mabaro, long-thought mad by his people, recognizes Bennett as the leader of the thieves who looted the Nygailas many years before and beat Mabaro and killed his father; He tells his story to Camilla who helps expose Bennett's new thieving of treasure. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Joe Orlando and Wally Wood. Jungle heroics in the style of Jo-Jo Comics, which preceded it. Greedy outsiders poison a tribe's drinking water, causing tribespeople to seek human sacrifice; Fun facts about the jungle animal called the tarsier; Jungle Jo battles a seemingly spiritual presence, The White Spirit, while Jo's mate is threatened by a tiger. Death Song of the Mountain; Miniature Monster; The White Spirit; The Secret of Youth. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian edition. Art by Jack Kamen and others. Jungle adventure in the style of Jo-Jo Comics (1945), reprinted by Canadian publisher Superior. This issue features stories created for Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #30, which was instead published as Jungle Jo (1950) #NN, explaining why the character is called "Congo King" in titles and "Jo-Jo" in the stories. The jungle hero known as Jo-Jo battles pirates with a political bent. A coward meets a strange fate. Jo-Jo faces the Crossbowmen of Carnabor. Congo King: The Political Pirates; Congo King; The Cheat! The Swaggering Coward; Otombo to the Rescue!; Congo King: The Crossbowmen of Carnabor. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Stumpy McLean," "The Ragged Stranger," and "The Root of All Evil." Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. Pirates of the Poor, art by Marvin Stein; an expose of the relief check racketeers. Playking athletic belt comic strip ad. Optical Illusion; Ralph Cooper by a 25-cent book that enables him to hypnotize people. The Way to Prison, pencils by John Severin. Closeups text article. Silent Witness, pencils by Mart Bailey. Fall Guy, pencils by John Severin. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Bygone movie cowboy Maynard stars in offbeat stories that set this Fawcett book apart from run-of-the-mill Western comics. Instead of "Hi-yo, Silver," Ken directs his horse Tarzan to "Bite wind, Tarzan!" Corrupt lawyer Silas Crocker, seeking a lost Spanish treasure, joins forces with outlaw Gunsmoke, setting Ken on his trail. Crocker uses stolen money to frame Ken for Gunsmoke's crimes, then tries to burn down the jail with Ken in it. Jeeter has a talking horse, Ya-Ta-Ta, but the horse only wants to insult people, and worse than that, he's smarter than the cowboys around him. Poor Polly; The Outlaw Treasure Trail!, Part 1: Blazing Guns; Fool's Gold; Part 2: Undercover Danger; Jeeter: The Horse Trade; Part 3: Battle Against the Badmen. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Pops gets the family packed for their vacation, but hes a month early; Wilbur decides to play a trick on Natch when he finds his wallet; Sadie Stardust finally wins a film role, only to be hidden under ugly witch makeup. Pop's Vacation; The Big Difference; Engine Trouble Blues; Sadie Stardust; Fair Exchange; Kilroy Kutups; Moronica; Sugar 'N' Spice; Solid Jackson. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Roy Crane, Ray Moore, Carl Anderson, and Joe Musial. Standard Comics presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. In South America, Buz Sawyer finally gets some answers to the disappearance of Bill Daniels. The Phantom investigates reports of mermaids luring ships to their doom. Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Henry; Buz Sawyer; Jan and Aloysius; The Phantom; Teddy and Sitting Bull. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Stan Campbell and others. Movie cowboy Lash Larue is known for his trademark black outfit and his skill with a bullwhip. "Roving marshal" Lash tracks a drug-smuggling gang to the US Post Office. Outlaws decide to steal Lash's bullwhip to cause the townspeople to lose faith in him as their sheriff. Lash tries to track down a band of killers who are hiding out in a well-defended hilltop hideout. Plus a vintage Western-themed ad for View-Master featuring Hopalong Cassidy, Gene Autry and the Cisco Kid. Double-Dealing Justice; Stolen Honor; Wagonwheels Pads His Part!; Hijacked!; Train Robbers; Fussy Frank; Dusty: Meet the Meat Hound; Big Bow and Little Arrow: Orders Are Orders!; Horseman Horace; Killers in the Hills; Molasses Mouth. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Life: How Comic Books Boost Political Candidates (1950) was a promotional pamphlet published by Life Magazine. This is an early example of the important role comic books played in both primary and general elections. Comic books were used by presidents, senators, congressmen, governors and mayors with satisfying and sometimes spectacular results. Two opposing sides weigh in on this campaign method. One side refers to comic books as the lowest art form full of character assassination and used to rewrite history. The other states that it is an economical medium with appealing authentic pictures and light dialogue that dramatize in a positive way the events of a candidate's career, thus illustrating qualities that show his fitness for the position sought. 4 pages, white paper stock, B&W, folds out to 10.5-in. x 13.5-in. Cover price $0.20.

Romance comics from Fawcett with tales of love, betrayal, heartache and reconciliation. Ellen wants to adopt orphan Denny from the orphanage where she volunteers, but laws of the time don't allow unmarried women to adopt, so she convinces handsome Brad that she loves him. Alice falls for handsome country doctor Jon, but she hasn't been entirely honest with him. Eileen falls for Sid, but when he's injured, she goes to pieces. Plus an interview with screen legend Henry Fonda. Love Is Not Enough; Meeting at Night; Exclusive Interview with Henry Fonda; Fearful Deception; My First Romance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Capp. One-page Genius story, script and art by Harvey Kurtzman. The Soshul Leopards, script and art by Al Capp; Mammy Yokum fights a newcomer to retain her status as the sassiety leader of Dogpatch. True Movie and Television comic book ad. The Prospector one-page story, script and art by Mel Lazarus. Target fo' Tonight, script and art by Al Capp; When the Dogpatchers learn that Li'l Abner is going to be killed, they all contribute to a life insurance policy at Marryin' Sam's insistence. The Mysterious Leslie A Memphis Smith Adventure text story by Donald George. Untitled story, script and art by Vic Herman; Kid Science dreams that he is kidnapped by saucermen. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

St. John's original version of Audrey is a little different than Harvey's version - her friends are Patches and Sarge - but she still loves to create mischief. Audrey's mother doesn't understand why Audrey has to treat every little thing so urgently. Little Audrey's latest scheme doesn't work out like she planned. Little Audrey; Patches; Sarge. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $9.60 4" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

Cover art by Irving Tripp. Gilbert the Gorilla; Gilbert escapes from the zoo and follows Lulu home after she is kind to him. The Case of the Missing Vanishing Cream; Tubby proves that Lulu didn't take her mother's vanishing cream. Evangeline; Lulu gets amnesia after she is hit over the head with a baby bottle. The Magic Flute; Lulu tells Alvin about a magic flute that would make people dance. The Good Deed; Tubby hopes he will do a good deed for the old lady who is offering a million dollars for one. All scripts by John Stanley, art by Irving Tripp. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). Back cover has advertisement for Dell Comics Club. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Facts about different types of bucking broncos. The False Lone Ranger, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; After a man impersonating the Lone Ranger is killed, the Lone Ranger and Tonto are captured by Indians but are rescued by a sheriff and his posse who want to try them for the murder. The Stolen Herd, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; Squint Feeney's gang is stealing cattle to sell to the Army. The Land Option, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; The Healy family has an option to buy land in a valley; The owner of the land wants the option to lapse so that he can sell it to the railroad for a higher price. The Burned Letters, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; The Lone Ranger frames a man for bank robbery to get him locked up in jail where he will be safe from those who want him killed. Little Man's Medicine text story by Gaylord Du Bois. Home Again, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Tom Hickey; After escaping the prairie fire on the island, Young Hawk must kill a grizzly bear that attacks them as they leave; The trio return to Young Hawk and Little Buck's home village for the first time in two years. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $7.49

Canadian edition with same content as U.S. edition. Inside front cover is blank; indica appears on bottom of back cover rather than at bottom of first story page. Cover price $0.10.