Comic books June 1949

Canadian series. Reprints Red Ryder Comics (1940-1955 Hawley/Dell) #70. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

True stories of crime most foul fall victim to the pages of this short-lived vintage true crime magazine. Here, you will find tales of greed, jealousy, revenge, thievery, and murder....all true, all told in the words of the detectives who worked the cases. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $104.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #1073903032 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and Howard Boughner. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. In an issue-length story, Rocky gets to the bottom of a especially clever cattle rustlers' trick. Gopherface tells his friends why he's worried. Plus photo pinups of Rocky and his equine movie co-star, Black Jack. Rustlers Round-Up!; Sagebrush; Red Rock Robber; Gopherface; Slim Pickens: The Chicken-Hearted Villain. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Buried Brands, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Roy comes to the aid of a man wrongly accused of stealing cattle. Pioneers of the Old West story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Dan Spiegle. Chuck Wagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks. Back cover: Roy, extreme close-up, color publicity photo. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $21.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple and covered with tape.

Canadian Edition. Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy (blank interior covers). The Haunted Cliffs, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Roy helps a sick Indian boy, going up against the beliefs of the boy's people. Jed Smith Mountain Man--Pioneers of the Old West by Gaylord DuBois. Chuck Wagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks. Back cover: Roy, color close-up publicity photo, with Republic Pictures credit line. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $110.00 View scans Full-length spine split. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

In order of appearance: "Rulah Jungle Goddess"; "Fame, Fortune... or Fate? The Magnificent Matador!"; "Rulah Jungle Goddess, The Dancing Macabre!"; and "Rulah Jungle Goddess, The Runaway Balloon..." retitled and reprinted with modifications as "Desperate Peril!". "Betrayal in the Jungle" text story reprinted in Terrors of the Jungle (1952) #21. Indicia states "RULAH". Numbering continues with I Loved (1949) #28. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. The Secret of the Modern Sphinx starring Wonder Woman, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter. Mary Smith is going to be executed for murder unless someone can turn up and tell her who she really is; or Wonder Woman could use her lasso, but it's missing. The Mystery of Cell 17 starring Wildcat. Chip humor page by Harry Lampert. Willy Nilly story, art by Frank Harry. The House of a Thousand Secrets starring Lady Danger, art by Emil Gershwin. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Gustav Schrotter, Dick Heames, and Robert Webb. Cover by Jack Kamen. Adventures of the fearless jungle warrior Sheena, one of the earliest female heroes with her own title. Sheena battles crocodiles and the evil men who worship them; A safari ill-advisedly enters the veldt of the Zulu Claw-Men; Bob fails to best a native chieftain in battle, but Sheena's made of stronger stuff. The Claw-Men of Zulu Veldt; King Solomons Safari; The War of the Golden Apes; Beware the Water Demon; Congo Kill. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 207, Issue 8 - June, 1949. Cover by Everett R. Kinstler. Action/Adventure/Mystery stories by Richard Howells Watkins, E. Hoffmann Price, Walter C. Brown, Irwin J. Weill, William L. Rohde, William R. Cox, Frank Gruber, H.S.M. Kemp, Berton E. Cook, Hapsburg Liebe and John E. Kelly. 6.75" x 10". 144 pages, text (with B&W illustrations). 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.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Midnight story, script and art by Jack Cole; Two crooks try to win the jackpot on Dave's quiz program. They Laugh Who Win starring The Jester. Lady Luck story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Black X story. Daffy story, script and art by Bart Tumey. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $220.00 View scans Paper: Off white Slab: See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #3761487010

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Ernest Hix, and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Abbie an' Slats, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. The new format that started with issue #84 allows for larger reprints of Raeburn van Buren's detailed art on "Abbie an' Slats." Slats' new female boss becomes infatuated with him, and tries to make him jealous. Lost in the jungle, the Captain and the Kids happen upon Professor McDipp and the trained monkeys of his "Jungle School." But when all seems lost, they are saved by the beautiful Princess Tamale and her trained animals. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Strange as It Seems; Captain and the Kids; Abbie an Slats. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Cover art by Jim Mooney. The Riddle of the Sphinx! starring Robin, art by Jim Mooney (as Bob Kane); after capturing a member of the Red Mask gang, Batman decides on a daring yet risky venture to uncover the identities of the other members of the gang. Trail of the Timber Thieves starring Federal Agent, art by Creig Flessel. Riddle of the Flying Dutchman II starring Captain Compass, art by George Papp. The Two Faces of Tomahawk starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Everett. Birth of Sub-Mariner, script and art by Bill Everett; origin of the Sub-Mariner retold. Clue In Sepia text story. Wheels of Death--Let's Play Detective, art by Al Bellman. Peril In New York starring the Sub-Mariner, Princess Fen, Dorma, Betty Dean, and Leonard McKenzie, script and art by Bill Everett. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 43 - June 25, 1949. Family friendly magazine featuring comics and celebrity gossip released in Australia. Newsprint, 9" x 12", 8 pages, B&W and color.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Sunday Pix Vol.1 (1949) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages.

Sunday Pix Vol.1 (1949) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages.

Sunday Pix Vol.1 (1949) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages.

Sunday Pix Vol.1 (1949) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages.

Auction Item: GD 2.0 View scans Auction opens July 6 3" cumulative spine split (taped). Cover and interior oxidation with chipping. Staples added (not manufacturing).

Add to cart PR 0.5 $97.95 or Best Offer View scans Interior is complete. Full length spine split (taped). Cover detached, staple rust. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Al Plastino. Tiny Trix, the Bantam Bandit, script by William Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; Tiny Trix tries to get out of jail by claiming he's a juvenile. Lois Lane Loves Clark Kent, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois' doctor advises her to try to transfer her love for Superman to a normal human, but her attempt to fall in love with Clark fails. Shorty humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Casey the Cop humor page by Boltinoff. The Case of the Second Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; An earth scientist rockets his child to another planet where he grows up with super powers; He comes to Earth seeking Superman's help against the criminal scientist Bantor. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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#79 in a series of 90. Superman-Tim is a boys' clothing catalog, activity book, and comic book all rolled into one, featuring Superman illustrations throughout. All issues are 16 pages unless a Superman story is inserted (bringing page count to 24 or 36 pages). Every issue encourages boys not to be a "Whoo-Shoo" -- a boy who reads "Superman-Tim" but doesn't buy clothes from the Superman-Tim Store. Copyright 1949 by National Comics Pub., Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Jane enjoys playing the field with men and never giving her heart, until she meets the one she can't get over. Outgoing Denise is luckier with men than her shy cousin Sharon, until they meet Joel, who's torn between the two of them. Timid Jeanie doesn't know how to fight for her man Jerry when hottie Dolores threatens to steal him away. Plus a comics biography of actor Rory Calhoun, a romance-themed horoscope, and a romantic story serial. The Key to My Heart!; I Stole Her Love; Too Timid for Romance; The Happiness and Heartbreak of Vicki Carter; Picture Biography and Dream-Beau of the Month: Rory Calhoun; Star Mates: Gemini. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Tarzan and the Men of A-Lur." Boy and the son of a Ho-don king in A-lur get into a fight. This seemingly small skirmish leads to war. Includes part nine of Jesse Marsh's adaptation of Burroughs' Ape-English Dictionary. Script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Story and art by Milton Caniff, Lee Elias, Vic Herman and Bob Powell. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Terry gets a top-secret assignment, while Burma takes the opportunity to do a quick fade. Hotshot Charlie schemes to babysit a friend's kid and go on a date on the same night. Plus a fact-based strip about the tiny experimental jet fighter XP-85, which attached under a B-29 bomber. Dangerous Assignment; Debt Repaid; Clue to Murder; Hotshot Charlie: Baby Sitter; Plane Talk; Gals and Gags. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.