Comic books March 1950

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by George Kapitan, John Jordan, Ken Fitch, Ray Gill and Harold de Lay. Adventures of clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s. While trying to figure out how a magician does his tricks, Edison Bell and Jerry stumble on his secret criminal career. Kit Carter, The Cadet, and his buddy Dan have a strange adventure at a cabin in the woods. Endicott Chub Peabody becomes an early college football star before a famously short stint in politics. White Rider; Edison Bell; Finger Marks; The Future Champion; Endicott Chub Peabody, All-American; The Cadet. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. The Conquest of Superman, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Wishing World starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Big Game in Andorra starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Making of a Man starring Vigilante, script by Gardner Fox, art by Dan Barry. It's Fun to be Healthy! public service announcement starring Wonder Woman, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Irwin Hasen. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Al Wenzel. Superboy's Initiation, art by John Sikela; Smallhi Fraternity invites Clark to join as a joke, so they can humiliate him with initiation stunts. The Boy Who Went to Sea starring Aquaman, script by Joe Samachson, art by John Daly. House ad for Action Comics, Star Spangled Comics, and Detective Comics. The Spectre's Magic Formula starring Johnny Quick, script by Joe Samachson, art by Ralph Mayo. The Ten-Century Lie starring Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Frank Frazetta. The Green Arrow Contest, script by George Kashdan, art by George Papp. It's Fun to Be Healthy public service announcement starring Wonder Woman, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Irwin Hasen. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

March-April 1950 Canadian Reprint. Cover art by Al Plastino. Clark Kent – Orphan, art by John Sikela; When Ma and Pa fly to Alaska to attend Aunt Martha's wedding they get lost in a plane crash and Clark is put up for adoption. The Man Who Was Rescued 100 Times starring Aquaman, script by Otto Binder, art by John Daly. The Speed Crimes starring Johnny Quick, art by Ralph Mayo. The Bangs That Boomerang starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. Public service announcement with Green Arrow and the Red Feather Kid, script by Jack Schiff, art by George Papp. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Reprints Forbidden Worlds (1952) #60. 68 pages, B&W.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $20.00 View scan Cover detached. 6" cumulative spine split.

Add to cart Coverless $16.95 or Best Offer View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover photo of Theda Hall and Emerson Hall. Letter from Gertrude Nixson, Chair of the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency Committee of the Women's National Institute awarding the 1949 Medal of Honor to National Comics Publications for "constructive advancement in comic books. The Girl Who Bought a Movie Star, art by Ruben Moreira; A rich heiress hires a double to act for her in movies. Alan Ladd -- Stunt Man!, art by Ruben Moreira; Alan becomes a stunt man to help an old friend finish a picture. The Two Lives of a French Actress--Untold Tales of Filmland, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti; A French actress ruins her reputation by appearing to collaborate with the Nazis. My Favorite Role--Whispering Smith, pencils by Ed Smalle, inks by Charles Paris. Lines by Ladd text story by Alan Ladd (text probably ghost-written by Jack Miller). Stand Up for Sportsmanship public service announcement starring Batman & Robin, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Stan Kaye. The Jet Pilot from Hollywood starring Alan Ladd, art by Ruben Moreira. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Based on radio show. Ozzie cooks up a brand-new recipe for laughs -- and practically wrecks the Nelson household when "Harriet Goes A-Visiting" (title from cover). Also featuring two more, untitled The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet stories! Plus: untitled Tele-Varieties 1-pager; untitled Nick story; untitled Pam story; untitled Movie Mirth 1-pager; 2-page untitled Twisting the Dial article by Jay Emmett; and untitled Radio Beams 3/4-pager. And: 1-page public service announcement "Batman and Robin Stand Up for Sportsmanship!" by Jack Schiff, Win Mortimer and Stan Kaye. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Bob Powell and Ernest Schroeder. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #73. No issue # on cover; Vol. 7, issue #2 in indicia. Airboy encounters the strange White Apes of China and a shipwrecked junk in the Aleutians. A manufacturer's dynamite threatens to plunge a village into an underground river, and only The Heap can stop it. The true story of legendary Russian explorer and folk hero Yermak Timofeyevich, in the era of Ivan the Terrible. Airboy; The Heap; Yermak of the Steppes; The Breaks of the Game; Championship Stuff. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $18.00 View scan 3/4" tear from top.

Italian series. Features the Italian comic hero, Dick Fulmine. "Fulmine: la Taverna in Fiamme" by Franco Baglioni. 7-3/4" x 5-1/2", 12 pages, B&W, Italian language.

Cover pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Joe Giella. Letter from the Women's International Exposition explaining why National Comics Publications is being awarded he Medallion of Honor from the Women's International Exposition. Double Danger starring Johnny Thunder, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Joe Giella. The Double Duel at Red Creek featuring Overland Coach, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bob Lander. Ad for Feature Films #1. Batman and Robin Stand Up for Sportsmanship! public service announcement starring Batman and Robin, script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Charles Paris. Balloon Bandits of Silver City starring Minstrel Maverick, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. The Case of the Thirty Heroes--Epics of the Texas Rangers, art by John Giunta. The Prairie Pay-Off starring Foley of the Fighting Fifth, script by John Broome, pencils byJoe Kubert, inks by John Giunta. Fill Yuh Full Of Lead humor page starring Pot-Shot Pete by Harvey Kurtzman. Ad for Miss Melody Lane #1. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white 2 1/2" spine split from top of book with amateur repair Scuffing. Soiling. Foxing. Moisture spotting.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $9.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD- 1.8 $8.60 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

Volume 24, Issue 3 - March, 1950. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science fiction stories by Robert Abernathy "The Ultimate Peril", H.B. Hickey, E.K. Jarvis, William F. Temple, Ward Moore, and Craig Browning. Illustrations by Leo Ramon Summers, Edmond Swiatek, Rod Ruth, and Julian S. Krupa. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 196 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

All issues in this series consist of three remaindered/coverless copies of unsold Amazing Stories (not reprints) re-bound together by Ziff-Davis into a single thick volume with new outer cover art. Cover price $0.50.

Volume 1, Issue 9 - March, 1950. Art Photography Magazine was a men's interest publication produced from July, 1949 to December, 1958 that focused heavily on photographing the nude female form, as well as a fair amount of "cheesecake" pin-up style photography. Included are articles on how to take better photographs, product reviews of different photography equipment, and diving deeper into what makes photography a legitimate form of art. 8.5" x 10.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

March 1950. Cover by Hubert Rogers. Stories: "To The Stars"(Conclusion) by L. Ron Hubbard, "New Foundations" by Wilmar H. Shiras, "The Mercenaries" by H. Beam Piper, "Regulations Provide" by Raymond F. Jones, and "Conformity Expected" by H. B. Fyfe. Article: "Our Turbulent Atmosphere"(Part 1) by Willy Ley. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in., 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $380.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4342470008

Art by Wally Wood, Manny Stallman and Myron Fass. Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Tales of espionage and atomic secrets from the dawn of the Cold War. The secret story behind an atomic blast near a remote Nevada town; A beautiful redhead is secretly a master spy, in a story with early art by the legendary Wally Wood; An heirloom watch puts foreign correspondent Les Chalmers on the trail of escaped Nazi war criminals. Operation H. M.; Devil in Petticoats; One Fatal Mistake; The Trail of the Family Heirloom; Donovan of Central Intelligence. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Win Mortimer. The Trial of Bruce Wayne!, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; Bruce Wayne stands trial for the custody of Dick Grayson; Batman intervenes and helps uncover the conspiracy orchestrated by a man that is trying to discredit Bruce Wayne's good name. The Walking Mummy!, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; A Gotham Museum archeologist finds the mummy of an ancient criminal in Egypt and takes back to Gotham; Thanks to a curse, the mummy walks among the living and begins a crime spree. 1950 Batman and Robin Calendar, art by Win Mortimer. One-page Peg story by Henry Boltinoff. The Bet That Made History text article, art by Raymond Perry. Casey the Cop -page story by Henry Boltinoff. One-page Daffy & Doodle story. The Funny Man Crimes!, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; In prison, the Joker is upset at the current and most famous comedians as he thinks they don't deserve their reputation. The Joker breaks out of jail and performs a series of criminal stunts to convince people that he is the best comedian around; Batman and Robin intervene. Stand Up for Sportsmanship public service announcement with Batman and Robin, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $59.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. One corner crease.

Add to cart Very Good $39.00 View scans

Add to cart Very Good $41.00 View scans Denting. Scuffing. Soiling.

Volume 9, Issue 1 - March 1950. Men's magazine with humor and pin-up pictorials. Peter Driben cover. 8.25" x 11.5", 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Fine $13.00 View scans

Add to cart Fine $7.00 View scans Water damage: Slight.

Complete version of "Kill to Fit" by Bruno Fischer. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $17.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $16.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Spring 1951. The Black Bat in "The Dangerous Corpse" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Murder Stalks the Big Top" by H.C. Butler; "The Unarmed Sniper" by Len Zinberg; "The Purse" by Harold Helfer; "A Little Psychology" by Arnold Grant; and "See You at the Morgue" by Russell Branch. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

March, 1950. Detective and mystery stories by Fred Lane "Slayer at Sea", Frederick C. Davis, Dean Evans, Hank Searls, Walter Snow, Bryce Walton, and John P. Foran. 7" x 9 1/2"; black and white; 132 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Black Rider & his horse Satan begin. 36 pages. Photo cover of Stan Lee dressed as Black Rider. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $12.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 28 pages, B&W

Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Spine split 20%. Staple rust: Slight.

UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 36 pages, B&W

Add to cart PR 0.5 $3.90 INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story. 2-5/8" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple.

1st Harvey issue. "The Circus Comes to Town" and "Home, Sweet Home!" 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

March 1950 issue. No issue number. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, William Overgard, Frank Borth, C.H. Moore, Al Borth, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. A man with an "inferiority complex" finds new strength with the help of C.B. A villain's words can be as deadly as a weapon. A jealous partner puts C.B. in a fix that the cover describes as a "hair stander upper. Crimebuster: The Jealous Partner; The Man Who Made Words Kill; The Deaf One; Little Wise Guys: Mr. Toodley's Tire. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

NOTE: For earlier issues see Army Laughs (1941-1948 Crestwood) 1st Series. Cover price $0.25.