Comic books October 1950

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Volume 16, Issue 3 - October, 1950. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Etta Parks. Art by Stan Louis and Bill Newton. Funny-animal comics featuring gunslinging Red Rabbit, bear cubs Willy and Nilly, Officer Mutt, and others in the classic mold. Red Rabbit dares to ride Pecos Pete's bucking bronco at the rodeo, but Pete sees a chance to get rid of Red for good. Bugsey Bear's houseboat adventure concludes, as the fierce natives boarding the boat turn out to be extras in a Hollywood movie. Hoppy the bunny wants L'il Tinker (an inventor skunk) to help him build a flying saucer, so they can claim a reward from the Texas State Fair (!). Red Rabbit; The Cruise of the Bugsey Bear Family; Jeanie and the Champion; Little Buck; Pete and Tweet; Paddy Pelican; L'il Tinker. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The comics incarnation of movie cowboy Cameron pursues desperadoes and owlhoots in the days of the Old West. In a three-part, issue-length story, the arrival of the telegraph to the Old West causes a threat to the business of the Pony Express. This leads to a range war between the two services, and Rod Cameron is caught in the middle. Sam the Sheriff and his new deputy exchange wordplay worthy of a vaudeville stage. Ambling Andy; Six-Gun Sabotage, Chapter I: Death Rides the Wires!; Chapter II: The Bridge of Doom!; Chapter III: Fight to the Finish!; Old Slick; The Silver Strike; Bronko Betsy; Sam the Sheriff and the New Deputy; Hoghead Harry . 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Short cut to Showdown starring Roy Rogers, art by Albert Micale; Roy is after some mail thieves who crash their car and set out on foot. Man's Oldest Weapon starring Roy Rogers, art by Albert Micale; Roy meets up with a young sheep herder who scares off wild hogs by throwing stones; when a smuggler's plane crashes nearby, his ability is put to good use. The Boomtown Boss starring Roy Rogers, art by Al McKimson team. Pioneers of the Old West text story, art by Albert Micale. Trigger story, art by Harry Parks. Back cover photo of Rogers. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian Edition. The hairy Fugitive starring Roy Rogers, art by Albert Micale; An escaped gorilla kidnap a little boy and takes to the hills with Roy in pursuit. Man in Serape starring Roy Rogers, art by Albert Micale. Dangers in the Night starring Trigger, art by the Al McKimson team. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, issue 2 - October 1950. Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. "Arizona's Mercy Smugglers." "Battling The Octopus." 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.15.

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The comic adventures of Smiley Burnette, best known as the sidekick to Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and other movie cowboys. Smiley must fight for his life after his newspaper prints an expose of card-sharp Charley Cheet. When members of the Canuga tribe are being abducted by bears who vanish without a trace, Red Eagle suspects trickery from the rival Onadontas. Smiley's new recording career earns him the enmity of fellow performer Grouchy Gus; luckily, Smiley has his Smiley-o-phone, with its secret dart attack! Charley Cheet's Trickery; Mustang Mack Horses Around!; Red Eagle: The Marauders!; Miguelito's Merry Murder!; Careless Gold; The Show Must Go on!; Western Quiz; Halfwit Hack: A Pressing Occasion! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Leonard Sansone, Charlie Plumb, Fred Fox and Ernest G. Osborne. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Ella Cinders, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. Ella and Patches are sent out West to curtail Chiffon Velvette's wild living. But Patches gets the drop on Miss Chiffon's cronies, and makes a couple of new enemies in the process. Headless dummies mean fun for the Kids, but a fainting spell for Mama. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Willie; Ferd'nand; Captain and the Kids; Ella Cinders. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 10, 1st Printing - "Law of the '45" by Paul Evan Lehman. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 122 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Henry Kiefer. "Hamlet Part I," script by William Shakespeare and Dana Dutch (adaptation), art by Henry Kiefer; Prince Hamlet is visited by his father's ghost, who reveals he was murdered by King Claudius. "Hamlet Part II," script by William Shakespeare and Dana Dutch (adaptation), art by Henry Kiefer; Hamlet feigns madness to thwart Claudius' suspicions about him. "Hamlet Part III: Hamlet Sets a Trap for the King," script by William Shakespeare and Dana Dutch (adaptation), art by Henry Kiefer; Hamlet sets up a play which mirrors the events of his father's death, hoping it will provoke King Claudius. "Hamlet Part IV: Vengeance to God Alone Belongs," script by William Shakespeare and Dana Dutch (adaptation), art by Henry Kiefer; Hamlet faces a duel before King Claudius and finally has his revenge before dying. Article about the anti-communist group the Christophers by J. Henry Haggerty. "Skeet Calls for Skill" article; All about skeet shooting. "A Curious List of Everyday Expressions" article by Frank Colby. 36 pgs., 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. The Comanches, being horse warriors, are unprepared for a water attack by the Cheyenne. To escape his capture by the Blackfeet, Red Hawk must use a legendary unbendable bow. Straight Arrow must navigate a quicksand-filled swamp to prevent corrupt mine officials from destroying a dam. Plus a non-fiction feature on tribal tools and The Comanche. The Sioux; Lances of the Cheyenne!; The Dynamiters!; Red Hawk: The Bow That Would Not Bend!; Vikings Out West; The Boy from Back East! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Plastino. The Babe of Steel, script by William Woolfolk (co-creator of the Golden Age Heap), pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; The Prankster finds the Fountain of Youth and starts using it to commit crimes; Clark accidentally drinks some of it and reverts to Superbaby (second appearance of Superbaby). The Last Days of Superman, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Al Plastino, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman believes he is dying because he has come into contact with Kryptonite once too often. Bebe humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The Machine That Played Cupid, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois' old boyfriend Finney can't get anywhere in the world because of his persistent bad luck. Jerry the Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. How Are Your Manners Out-Of-Doors? public service announcement starring Dodo and the Frog, script by Jack Schiff, art by Otto Feuer. Features an interior cover ad for Strange Adventures #1. NOTE: Superbaby's first appearance was Superboy (1949 1st Series DC) #8. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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First issue of the series (continues from The Crypt of Terror). Cover by Johnny Craig. "The Thing From the Sea," script and art by Al Feldstein; During a sea voyage a passenger discovers that stateroom 13 has the reputation of being haunted. "A Fatal Caper," script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Teenagers remove a body from a casket in order to dress as a mystically-summoned monster and place one of their own inside as a prank; the undertaker is unaware of this and buries the body. "Backfire" text story. "Rx...Death," script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A sister worries that her brother is under too much stress and so asks a doctor to write a prescription for some medicine. "Impending Doom," script by Al Feldstein, art by Johnny Craig; An artist draws a frightened face with a circle around it; Thinking it odd, he goes for a walk encountering a grave-stone cutter who looks like the picture he drew carving a tombstone with his name on it. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Four stories are included in this issue: "The Pygmy Princess" (Tarzan and Bara rescue a pygmy princess from Abou the Arab); "The Shifta's Captive" (Tarzan and some baboons battle slavers); "Two against the Jungle"; and "Mabu" (a text piece). Art by Jesse Marsh. Lex Barker photo cover. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Story and art by Milton Caniff, Bob Powell and Lee Elias. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Big Stoop and Connie help Terry track the mysterious Hooded Guerilla Leader. Plus a fact-based strip about New York's "flying policemen" foiling a would-be kidnapper. Betrayed; Villain Unmasked; Counter-Attack; Maneuver Under Way; The Adventures of Hotshot Charlie: You Ought to Be in Pictures; Trouble Under Cover; True Winged Wonders; Tops in Flying. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 34, Issue 10 - October, 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: "The Enchanted" by Jean Giraudoux, "An Actor Goes to School" by Van Heflin, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by John Celardo, Art Saaf, Charles Stewart, Joe Archibald. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $29.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white	Add to cart Very Good $48.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $32.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $16.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
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Oct 1950. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by John D. MacDonald, Eric Frank RussellSam Merwin Jr., Bolling Branham, Robert Moore Williams, William F. Temple, and Walt Sheldon. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $27.00 View scans Staple rust. 1" Spine split from base of comic. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling.

Volume 7, Issue 2 - October 1950. Men's magazine with humor and pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11.5". 58 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; Jerry & Tuffy 2-pager; Adventures of Tom tale with pencils by Karp; Adventures of Jerry text story; Flip 'n' Dip tale; Wuff the Prairie 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 Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Owlhoots pull a fast one after the rodeo and steal Tom's championship trophy. Outlaws seem to be invisible, but Tom suspects all-too-natural trickery. Plus some exceptionally nice nature art by an unknown artist in the two-page edu-strip Roundup Time With Tom Mix. And a vintage ad for the "Explorer's Sun Watch" featuring movie cowboy Rocky Lane. The Case of the Missing Trophy; Roundup Time With Tom Mix; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Berry Boy!; Fightin' Forbes: Death Writes a Note; Clothes Horse Horice; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; The Mysterious Death; The Invisible Outlaws! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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#121, 10/50, 10c. Donald Duck, the Li'l Bad Wolf, and Grandma Duck in untitled stories and Mickey Mouse in the next chapter of "Monarch of Medioka" serial. Issue also has one-page and half-page gag strips and a two-page text feature "Blue Ribbon Boys." Story and art credits: unknown. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by John Prentice. Stories and art by John Prentice and John Daly. Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. Dan joins the outlaw gang of his father's killer, and waits for his chance for revenge. Buckskin Benson and his sidekick Muskrat face off against a train robber and a crooked sheriff. Outlaw Smoke Allard seeks payback on the soldier who got him kicked out of the Cavalry by going to work on his father's ranch. The Kid's Revenge; Buckskin Benson; Showdown at the Lava Beds; Across the Ocean; Enemy of Spain; Poison Allard's Last Draw; Saddle Scraps. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 6, Issue 2 - October, 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", 58 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 6, Issue 3 - October, 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", 58 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.