Comic books February 1949

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $100.00 or Best Offer View scan Paper: White Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case Top edge uncut. Label #0220335001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $8.10

Edited by Helen Meyer. Stories by Milt Caniff, Frank Willard, Stanley Link, Harold Gray, Carl Ed, Bill Holman, and Al Posen. Strips include Gasoline Alley, Terry and the Pirates, Brenda Starr, Moon Mullins, Tiny Tim, Clyde Beatty, Little Orphan Annie, Harold Teen, Little Joe, Smokey Stover, and Sweeney and Son. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $81.00 View scans 1/2" tear on back cover. Staple rust.

#75 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.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $5.99 Incomplete. Missing pages and large pieces from interior (affects art and story).

Cover art by Al Fagaly. Horsefeathers starring Suzie. Train Ride starring Suzie. Promotional house ad for Archie Comics. Katy Keene story, art by Bill Woggon. Suzie pin-up. 1949 Katy Keene pinup calendar. The Unwelcome Guest starring Suzie. Nightmare starring Ginger. Suzie's Movie Diary text article. Three's a Crowd starring Suzie. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $125.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #0748823020

First "Valley of the Monsters" issue. Art cover. Dinosaur cover. "Tarzan and the Valley of the Monsters." Waziri Chief Muviro's grandson and Boy get whisked off to a valley of prehistoric monsters by a runaway hot air balloon. Includes part seven of Jesse Marsh's adaptation of Burroughs' Ape-English Dictionary. Script by Gaylord DuBois, art and cover by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $30.00 View scans Only one staple (manufacturing).

Story and art by Milton Caniff and Bob Powell. Cover by Milton Caniff. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. The guys are assigned to seek out the enemy's secret airbase in India. Then Hotshot Charlie makes his debut. Meanwhile, Burma is lost in the jungle. Fearless Rough-Rider; Chain of Deceit; Dramatic Climax; Trapped; Air Attack; Combat Area; Reward for Merit; Icky Square; Meet Hotshot Charlie; Appeal for Help; Seeing Double; Hidden Identity; The Adventures of Hotshot Charlie: Stage Door Charlie; Plane Talk; Tommy Tweens Fishing Escapade; Flossie. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $249.95 or Best Offer View scans Pencil tracing on front cover, centerfold detached at one staple, corner (margin) piece missing from several pages. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Art Saaf, Charles S. Strong, George Tuska, Rafael Astarita, and Frank Frazetta. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $35.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $30.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Add to cart Good $21.00 View scans Paper: Off white Staple rust. Rust migration. Spine stress. Corner Damage. Denting. Edge damage. Scuffing. Soiling. Water damage.

Volume 58, Issue 2 - February, 1949. 6.5" x 9.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $150.00 or Best Offer View scans 1.5" cumulative spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Volume 33, Issue 3 - February, 1949. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by A.E. Van Vogt, James Blish and Damon Knight, Benj. Miller, William Fitzgerald, Ray Bradbury, Sam Merwin Jr., Margaret St. Clair, and Theodore Sturgeon. Nine Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $36.00 View scan Staple rust.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $12.25 View scan

Stories and Art by Ernie Bushmiller, Ving Fuller, Al Capp, Raeburn van Buren, Bernard Dibble, Sam Leff, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Arriola and unknown. (Note: Who the inkers are is mainly unknown.) In this issue: Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; Doc Syke 1-pager by Ving Fuller; Li'l Abner by Al Capp; How it Began article "Christmas Candles in Windows"; Abbie an' Slats by Raeburn van Buren; El Bombo by Bernard Dibble; Stamp Tips article "A Story from Ceylon"; Curly Kayoe by Sam Leff; The Captain and the Kids by Rudolph Dirks; Fritzi Ritz by Bushmiller; Gordo by Gus Arriola; and Strange as It Seems tale "Wise Men of China." 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $21.00 View scans Spine split 20%.

Volume 14, Issue 2 - February, 1949. Tops was a Magic Periodical first published in January 1936 by the Abbott Magic & Novelty Company for magic enthusiasts. 8.5" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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February 8, 1949

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February 22, 1949

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $8.80

Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Edd Ashe, Phil Berube, Adolph Rupp and Jane Wyman. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The history of the U.S. State Department; Legendary bandleader Tommy Dorsey; Journalist Floyd Gibbons reports on the sinking of his own ship in WWI. Oddities in Sports; The Story Behind the U.S. State Department; Youre the Detective; The Case of the Barefoot Bandit; Are You a Quiz Whiz?; King of Reporters; My Most Interesting True Experience; Tips on Championship Basketball; Truly Comic!, Sentimental Gentleman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $28.00 View scans

Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin vanishes in search of the Northwest Passage; The little-known story of the U.S. Camel Corps; Captain John Charles Fremont fights for California during the Mexican–American War. Galloping Ghost; Sir John Franklin: Lost in the Arctic; Roy Chapman Andrews: Modern Dragon Hunter; Captain John Charles Fremont; Jefferson Davis: The U.S. Camel Corps; Genius of Jet; Truly Comic! 32 pages, Full Color. NOTE: #80-84 are all newsprint editions that were distributed by mail only to subscribers (no newstand distribution). Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $32.00 View scans

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $23.00 View scan Centerfold and one wrap detached. Water damage.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $22.00 View scan 3" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold detached, and one additional center wrap detached at one staple. Water damage.

Cover art by Howard Sherman. The Town That Was Never Robbed starring Wyoming Kid, art by Howard Sherman. Highlights of Henry Iba's coaching Career at Oklahoma A & M University coupled with a Wheaties ad. The Man Who Forgot starring Rodeo Rick, art by Jimmy Thompson. The Loaded Scales of Justice starring Nighthawk, art by Charles Paris. Ad for Irwin Foster Sportswear with Superman emblems and pictures of Superman. An article on the development of the buffalo police. Mistaken Identity starring Cowboy Marshal, art by Ed Smalle Jr. Sam catches an arsonist in this Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic, art by Lou Fine. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $43.00 View scan Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Color touch. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

In order of appearance: "Quantril, The Killer's Killer" art by Johnny Craig; "Joaquin Murieta...The Fabled Killer, Caballero of California"; and "The Daring Delaney's, The Circus Cut-Throats". "Can't Teach an Old Sheriff New Tricks?" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $530.00 View scans Paper: White Label #3709288004

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Charlie Tomsey, Kurt Schaffenberger and Howard Boughner. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel tries to contain the chaos after gold is discovered in the city. Outlaws capture Golden Arrow and make him the target in a game of William Tell, but they didn't reckon on his lightning reflexes. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Belay Your Neck Array." And Captain Marvel offers a patriotic song, "I'm the You in the U.S.A." Captain Marvel and the Modern Gold Rush; Doc Sorebones; Wilbur the Waiter; Kanvasback: Sideshow Capers; Golden Arrow: The Arrows of Destruction; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; The Culture Corner; Bulletman: The Case of the Lapsed Memory; Judge Smudge; Freshman Freddy: Hokus Pokus; The Whiz Quiz; Ibis the Invincible: The Enchanted Maiden. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"That Old Black Magic"; Wilbur buys some magic tricks to try on Laurie. "Smell, Darn You! Smell!"; Wilbur discovers some limburger he left in his desk the previous school year. Wilbur Puzzle Page. "Clothes Make the Man"; Wilbur's mom and dad clean out the closets and put the clothes in one bag for the clothing drive and another bag for the cleaners. "Winner Take All"; Monty has Dopey sabotage Wilbur's car so he can date Laurie. "Many Slap Happy Returns"; Red messes up Mr. Wilkin's birthday party. "Food For Thought" text story, script by Ray Gill; Wilbur tries to show Red how to sell books. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy's horoscope predicts a man with a white beard will bring gifts. 1949 Pin-Up Calendar with Katy Keene, art by Bill Woggon. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.