Comic books December 1950

52 page issue. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Marc Swayze and others. Romance comics from Fawcett with tales of love, betrayal, heartache and reconciliation. Redheaded Dina and partner Jeff open a hamburger stand on the beach, but when she thinks he's taking advantage of her, she sells it to spite him, then realizes her mistake. In a Western tale, Carol, "as delicately beautiful as a prairie flower," falls for Clay, not realizing that he's an outlaw until it's too late. Jane feels threatened by Gerald's attention to his greenhouse business, so she tries to sabotage its success, but that won't go unnoticed. A Tainted Memory; Dawn of Despair; Loves Rival. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Irving Tripp. She Flies Through the Air; Lulu wins the big skiing contest at Sky Top Mountain. The Case of the Hairless Shaving Brush; Tubby solves the case of why the hairs fell out of her pop's shaving brush. Untitled Little Lulu story; Lulu and Annie trap the boys after the boys hit them with snowballs. The Snow Giant; Lulu tells Alvin about the time she built a giant snowman. The Christmas Tree; Wilbur plays a trick on Tubby by destroying his Christmas tree. 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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Stories and art by Bill Schreiber and others. Joe Palooka's speechless sidekick from the popular Ham Fisher boxing strip gets his own comic, noteworthy for early versions of Little Dot and other Harvey characters. Max is befriended by a Talking Balloon that he rescues. Rags Rabbit performs dangerous stunts to win a photograph contest, but Pesty forgets to put film into his camera. A bully sends Little Max and his friends on a sled-ride they'll never forget. Plus solo stories featuring Humphrey and a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Run-Away Baby Carriage" by Bill Schreiber. The Friendly Balloon; Beat the Band; Little Max Meets the Farm Animals; Flying High; Rags Rabbit; Humphrey Eats Again!; Ranch Rhymes; Talkin' Turkey; Kite Kapers; The Payoff; It's Auto-matic; Happy Birthday; Little Max Game Page. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Adventures of Little Miss Sunbeam, the bread-company mascot created by Ellen Segner. A promotional series of the same title was also published as a giveaway. Sunny and Weegee encounter outlaws during a wild horse roundup out West; The gang puts on a play that becomes a runaway hit when a poster mishap has Clark Cable starring in it; The kids race gangsters to find Blackbeard's buried treasure. Sunbeamland Puzzle Page; The Desperados of Devil's Gap; Gus the Grocer; Toothy Snyder, Delivery Boy; Sunbeamland Quiz and Game Page; The Treasure in the Sand!; Pencil Fun with Little Miss Sunbeam. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art. Fireworks Defense, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; Tonto pretends to be an enemy of the Lone Ranger as many tribes of Indians gather to make war on the white men; The Lone Ranger tricks them into attacking the Snake River settlement and scares them off with fireworks. The Land Deal that Backfired, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; The Lone Ranger tricks Banker Potts into buying the worthless land Potts had sold to Doctor Sumner. The Gambling Debt, script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; The Lone Ranger stops Jack Martin from stealing from his father in order to repay his gambling debts to Mr. Bates. The Elk Without Horns text story. Stealing Bows from Sioux, script by Gaylord Du Bois; Tired of helping plant corn, Young Hawk and Little Buck set out on a long hunting trip east; After their bows are broken in a battle with a buffalo, they sneak into a Sioux village and steal some replacements. 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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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.

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Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. When she saw him as he really was, she was heartbroken! Read..."Disillusioned" starring Ed Hampton and Mavis. Also featuring: "Misguided Motive" starring Don Ryan, Dr. Dane, Mrs. Stevens, Sally Stevens and Ted Wagner; "Hoop-La Heartache"; "Blackmailer"; and "My Heart's in the Hills"! Plus: 1-page filler "Dresses For That Special Occasion"! Also: 2-page text story "Deceitful Darling"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dorothy Woolfolk, Henry Fasano and Mort Leav. A post-war, pre-Code romance comic from pioneering female publisher Rae Herman of Orbit-Wanted (who doubled as Love Diary's advice columnist, Ray Mann). Ballet dancer Nina must choose between her childhood sweetheart Bob or her career, but then she gets an offer for a European tour. Shirley's mother tries to sabotage her romance with Ralph because she has abandonment issues. Amy and her chemist father work as migrant field hands for the Shay family orchard, but Amy's father is working on a pesticide that could change their fortunes. Plus a PSA for supporting teachers and education, "The Classroom Secret." Wedding Dress for Sale; Wait for Me, Darling; No More Secrets!; Prescription for Happiness; Mama's Girl; The Wrong Kind of Love; The Classroom Secret. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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December, 1950, Volume 1, Number 5. Softcover, 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Men's magazine printed in Australia with articles, fiction and cartoons. 8.75" x 11.75" 100 pages, PC. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 9 - December 1950. Men's interest magazine focusing on true crime, and war stories. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 68 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Russ Heath. Origin of Marvel Boy in "Marvel Boy and the Lost World," art by Russ Heath; Marvel Boy, Bob Grayson, is sent to earth from Uranus by his father to combat evil; When he arrives, he discovers newly risen continent about to be seized by an international criminal. "Panic!"; The United Allies trick the Red Asiatic League into surrendering by inducing panic. "The Case of the Cat" text story. "Eyes of Death!", art by Russ Heath; An accident gives a scientist x-ray vision. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Pete Costanza. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Kurt Schaffenberger, Bud Thompson (credited as Bernard Thompson), Pete Riss, Bill Woolfolk, Sheldon Moldoff, Art Helfant, George Marko, and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. Professor Dunkel creates rings around the Earth like those of Saturn, but even The Marvel Family doesn't suspect his secret motive. A criminal uses science to transform ordinary plants into green thugs that point guns and say things like, "Yeah, Boss!" Sivana's latest invention is a disintegrator ray that even works on Marvels. The Menace of the Rings Around Earth; Bear Trap Blues; Mary Marvel Battles the Predatory Plants; Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Radioactive Air; Tightwad Tad; Boxcar Benny; Lazy Lee; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Headline Harry: Ride Em, Cowboy; Captain Marvel: Sivanas Marvel Disintegrator. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Bill Ward, Frank Bolle, Henry Kiefer, Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. Master Comics was one of the cornerstones of the Fawcett lineup during the 1940s. Capt. Marvel Jr. attempts to get evidence against Gorilla Gouze, a criminal who has no fingerprints. Nyoka goes on a search for rare pygmy zebras in Hollow Mountain, and finds many stranger things besides. Western hero Tom Mix finds trouble when he gets in between bandits and the Foran Bank in Dobie. Plus a vintage ad for belts, wallets and suspenders featuring popular movie cowboy Roy Rogers. Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Man Without Fingerprints; Freshman Freddy: The Big Blowup!; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: The Mystery of the Hollow Mountain; Ballyhoo Barney Feathers His Nest; Ozzie: Hounded!; Muscle Hedd Is Waterproof; Vacuum Bloobstutter: Monkeyshine; The Ups and Downs of Seth Down!; Tom Mix: Borrowed Trouble! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

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Published from 1950-1959, this Belgian publication reprinted various Disney comics and strips in a magazine-sized format with half the pages in color and half in black and white on newsprint pages. Each issue had 20 pages. In addition to comic stories, issues featured puzzles, editorials, and letters columns. The stories, including ones by Carl Barks, were serialized and often printed one page per issue, but each issue ended with one complete story. As a result, many stories were resized to five or six lines per page. French Language.

The world's mightiest mouse defends Mouseville from danger - mostly cats - in the comic-book adventures of the Terrytoons animated superhero. A wolf plans a "surprise party" for Mighty Mouse that is just a trap for the mice; luckily, Mighty Mouse crashes his own party. Oil Can Harry devises a new trap for Mighty Mouse. The Perils of Pearl Pureheart; A Manhattan Melodrama; The Surprise Party; Mighty Mouse's Fan Club; My Hero! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The world's mightiest mouse defends Mouseville from danger - mostly cats - in the comic-book adventures of the Terrytoons animated superhero. A wolf plans a "surprise party" for Mighty Mouse that is just a trap for the mice; luckily, Mighty Mouse crashes his own party. Oil Can Harry devises a new trap for Mighty Mouse. Heckle and Jeckle protect a newly-hatched baby bird, not realizing it's a vulture. Heckle and Jeckle: The Alarming Clock; The Perils of Pearl Pureheart; A Manhattan Melodrama; The Surprise Party; Dinky; Heckle and Jeckle: Minding the Baby; Mighty Mouse's Fan Club; My Hero!; Dimwit. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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French language movie magazine. Burt Lancaster cover and feature from Rope of Sand. Louis Jourdan back cover. 8 1/4 in. x 12-in., 16 pages, B&W. NOTE: French Language.

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Stories and art by Dick Kraus and Leonard Frank. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Monte meets the Montana Marauders. Legendary sidekick Gabby Hayes tries to tame an untamable horse, unless it tames him first. Monte meets a gunfighter with the mind of a scientist. Plus a cowboy song, a vintage Captain Tootsie Tootsie Roll ad, and a comics-format ad for Carnation featuring another movie cowboy, Rocky Lane. Desert Showdown; Gabby Hayes: Gabby Rides a Nightmare; Gray Hawk: Into the Pit; Barker Barber; The Montana Marauders; Bronko Betsy; Old Slick; Monte Hale's Cowboy Songs: Dakota Land; Heartbreak Mountain; Old Slick; Six-Gun Professor. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.