Comic books September 1950

Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky? Written by unknown. Art by John Buscema, Mike Sekowsky and Chris Rule. In this issue: Follow young Ted Halloway as he makes the toughest decision any boy ever made in "My Brother Is a Spy!" with art by John Buscema. Plus: "The Stranger" with art by Mike Sekowsky and Chris Rule; "When I Get You..." text story; and "Jaws of Death" with art by Buscema. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#25 on cover; Vol. 4 No. 1 in indicia. Photo Cover by Theda and Emerson Hall. Stories by unknown. Art by Jack Kirby, Bill Draut, Mort Meskin, Joe Simon and unknown. Following Johnny's disastrous Carnegie Hall debut, Della manages to snag the great Paul Egan as her lover's promoter. He orders Johnny to sing pop rather than opera, and sends him on a long national tour. At home, Paul overwhelms Della with sex. She resents his self-assured smugness, but falls in love with him anyway. Johnny eventually becomes a swell-headed pop star and Della realizes he no longer wants or needs her. He disgusts her. Paul persuades her to marry him in "The Only Man Who Could Thrill Me!" Plus: Gale hires Keith to escort her to a party. She tells no one of Keith's job, presents him as an old boyfriend, and has a wonderful time. The two fall in love, but Gale does not want a boyfriend who is an escort. She breaks the relationship off. When the time is right, Keith reveals that he is actually Steve Graham, an insurance salesman, and was posing as an escort to protect a friend from a jealous girlfriend. Gale and Keith renew their love in "Gentleman For Hire!" Also: Nan and the elderly Peter are victims in an auto accident caused by Terry. Terry and Peter are both injured. Nan is forced to decide which man to save and chooses the youthful Terry. Peter dies. Nan grows to hate Terry, blaming him for the death of a brilliant man. She becomes a cold but efficient doctor. Terry wins her love, but she sends him away because he is an irresponsible young man who cut his medical studies short for fun and games. Four years later he reappears, now an intern atoning for the death of Peter. Nan sees the good in him and they marry in "The Doctor's Love"! Also featuring "Out Of The Running!" Plus: 3-page Will You Help Me? story; 2-page Nancy Hale's Problem Clinic story; 1-page story "Are You A Gold Digger?"; 1-page article "Are You Bad For Him?"; and advice on buying perfumes in 1-page article "Buying Scents"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.