Comic books November 1950

Cover by Walter Johnson. Stories and art by Wally Wood, Walter Johnson and Gustav Schrotter. Sci-fi adventure from Youthful Magazines. While visiting New Mexico, scientist Gordon Dane is given an advanced supercomputer by the alien survivor of a flying-saucer crash, which he uses to become science-hero Captain Science. Using the computer, Captain Science learns that Hitler and other Axis leaders were actually aliens, and they have a new invasion planned for planet Earth. Archaeologist Tayne is transported by a strange crystal to another world, where he is welcomed as a legendary hero, in a story with early art by the legendary Wally Wood. Tracking the Flying Saucers; Traitors to the Earth; Destination Moon; The Monster God of Rogor; The Spawn of Saturn. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Monthly children's magazine with stories, crafts, puzzles, and games. 10.5" x 13.5", 58 pages, B&W Cover price $0.50.

Issue 41 - Australian Edition. Circa early to mid 1950's. Reprints "Around the World in 80 Days" in abridged form with new cover art. 6.5 x 8.5, color covers with b&w interior, 24 pages-all newsprint.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $21.00 View scans

Canadian Edition. HRN 75. November 30, 1950. The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $8.40 1 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached, held by tape.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $8.40

The Iliad, 1st Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 78, 11/50). Cover price $0.10.

The Iliad, 2nd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 87). Cover price $0.15.

You heard what I said! starring Fox and the Crow, art by James F. Davis; The Crow seems to have met his match when he meets the Fox's smarter brother. Fellow mice! This meeting has been called... starring Blabber Mouse, art by Rube Grossman. Hi, Dizzy! starring Dizzy Dog, art by Sheldon Mayer. Hiya, Dodo! Let's go fishing! starring Dodo and the Frog, art by Otto Feuer. Look, Bo! A ten-dollar bill! starring Bo Bunny, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. School Children 'Round the World public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. He has some nerve! starring Bernard the Brave, art by Otto Feuer. Gee, I haven't seen Biggety Bear for a long time! starring Biggety Bear, art by Rube Grossman. What a business! starring Doodles Duck, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Ah! At last I'm alone! starring Nutsy Squirrel, art by Rube Grossman. 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller and others. Comics on Parade features reprints of Ernie Bushmiller's popular Nancy strip, featuring precocious Nancy and her streetwise pal Sluggo. Nancy gives her country cousin Zeb a tour of the city. A rich kid's toy luxury yachts put Nancy and Sluggo's toy boat to shame. Nancy is concerned that the newspaper she's buying isn't up-to-date enough. Plus a vintage ad for a "Life-Like Rubber Skull and Luminous Ghost Mask!" Nancy; Stamp Tips. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Paul Gustavson. Stories by Joe Millard and unknown. Art by Chuck Winter, Paul Gustavson, Harry Anderson and Reed Crandall. With the sheriff's niece Two-Gun Lil visiting town, Dude Dacey figures a way to settle a score with the sheriff in "Hot-Lead Two Step!" Plus: Arizona Raines rides into Owlhoot Pass just as a bitter election for sheriff is to be decided in "Cowtown Campaign!"; Ranchers are demanding that Frontier Marshal put an end to a wave of cattle rustling in "Red Water Canyon!"; a doctor travelling to California treats the wounds of a gambler and raises the ire of the powerful Bross family in the Dead Canyon Days story "Lead Poisoning!"; the ghost of Thunder Cloud stirs up trouble between Indians and white settlers in Peaceful Valley in the Arizona Raines story "The Ghost of Thunder Cloud!"; and an escaped killer ambushes Arizona Raines and Spurs during supper time at an open campfire in 2-page text story "Six-Gun Hotfoot"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Carl Wessler, Fred Guardineer, and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Wrongly imprisoned Johnny wants to join a prison break, but the other convicts don't think he should risk it. A nearsighted crook ends up in a crime version of that old Twilight Zone episode after he breaks his glasses, in a story hosted by Mr. Crime. A detective dares the reader to figure out which of four identically-dressed golf buddies murdered a man on a fairway, in a whodunit with multiple clues and an upside-down panel for the answer. Don't Let Johnny Go!; How They Were Trapped; Hotel Hood; On the Level; Blind As a Bat; Our Police Hall of Fame; This'll Kill Ya!; Death On the Fairway. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

# 25 on cover. Actual # 2 in series. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $28.00 View scans 1" spine split from bottom of comic.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $33.00 View scan Staples added (not manufacturing). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Tony DiPreta, Al McWilliams and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Tough private eye Chip Gardner is hunted through the Florida swamps by a larceny and kidnapping gang, featuring a great cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. An ex-con's search for the hidden loot from a robbery leads to a shootout in a carnival funhouse. A story that dares the reader to figure out who murdered an eccentric millionaire with a bomb hidden in a toy boat. Also featuring a vintage ad for the book "How to Get Along with Girls." Chip Gardner: The Ostrich Murder Case; Loot!; Laff It Off; Our Police Hall of Fame; Go Home and Wait for Death!; Who Dunnit?: Murder by Parcel Post! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Dale Evans stars in "The Wagon Train From the Past," "Suitors and Looters," and "The Nemesis of the Deerslayers!" Sierra Smith Western Detective stars in "The Ghost of Castle Ranch!" Also in this issue, "The Gauntlet of Death!" 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, C. H. Moore, Sidney M. Elias, Virginia Hubbell, and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Scarecrow's Uncle Rufus tells tall tales that backfire when the Little Wise Guys volunteer him for a lion-tamer show. A blow-by-blow comics retelling of the famed 1938 rematch between heavyweight champion Joe Louis and German boxing legend Max Schmeling. The Little Wise Guys help a boy prove that he's been framed for stealing from the store where he works. Daredevil: King Rufus of the Jungle; Deny It If You Can; Best Fights of the Century; Crimebuster: Lets Talk Turkey; Laff It Off!; Sniffer; Little Wise Guys: Catch Me a Crook. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Radio's famous coast-to-coast favorite! In this issue: Five untitled A Date with Judy stories. Plus: A Date with Judy 2-page text story "Hats Off to Judy"; untitled Randolph story; Date Duds -- And a Date Dream! 2-pager "After a Fashion!"; Cinema Antics half-pager; untitled Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pager; and untitled Peg 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Plus: What's Your Name? half-pager by Martin Naydel, and Superman in the 1-page public service announcement "School Children 'Round the World" by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Alex Schomburg airbrush cover, Vern Green art Cover price $0.10.

Wrap-around cover features Bugs and Santa Claus. 132 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Don C. Cameron, Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Dan Barry, Henry Boltinoff and unknown. While making an inspection of equipment in the Bat-Cave, Bruce and Dick also must inspect the various costumes Batman and Robin use in their fight against crime for leaks and tears, and, as it turns out, a never before used costume saves the day for the Batman, who has been seriously wounded, in "The Strange Costumes of Batman!" by Edmond Hamilton, Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Riddle of Fort Brave!" with story by Don C. Cameron; Robotman in "One-Man Fire Department!"; Impossible -- But True! tale "The Man Who Never Slept!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry; and Dover and Clover in "Cabbages and Kale!" by Henry Boltinoff. Also: Shorty 1-pager by Boltinoff, and 2-page text piece "Let 'Em Eat Wood." 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"How Well Do You Know the Law?" Calling All Sleuths activity page. "The Strange Case Of Measles, The Teen-Age Dope Smuggler," script by Chester Gould, art by Joe Simon (splash panel) and Chester Gould; Gravel Gertie gets unwittingly involved in a prison dope smuggling ring headed by Measles; Meanwhile, Tracy goes undercover to shut down the smuggling ring. "Twist of Fate," script and art by Chester Gould; Tracy gets the drop on Measles, but the car backs into Tracy; Measles clubs Tracy and ties him to the back of the car; As he drags Tracy down the road, Gravel Gertie spots him and sets out to save him. "The Getaway," script and art by Chester Gould; Tracy catches fire while being dragged behind the car driven by Measles; His coat tear loose, and he rolls into a ditch where the police find him and take him to a hospital; Gravel Gertie keeps two of Measles' henchmen at bay with an axe; Measles abandons his car and hides in a lineman's aerial tent until the police pass by. "The Police Athletic League" article. "The Case Of The Writer's Note" Dick Tracy Minit Mystery activity page; you solve it mystery, with the solution at the bottom of page. Untitled one-page story; B.O. and Sparkle Plenty go to the movies. Joe Palooka house ad. Flash Gordon house ad. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Takes Lion" by Bill Schreiber. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $33.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Volume 64, Issue 3 - November, 1950. 6.75" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 1 #30 - Nov. 3, 1950. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Cortez, Conqueror of Mexico, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Skippy the Kangaroo, Fireworks from B.C. to Brock, Real Life Mysteries, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Great Adventurer. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 1 #30 - Nov. 10, 1950. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Cortez, Conqueror of Mexico, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Skippy the Kangaroo, Real Life Mysteries, Curious Creatures, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Great Adventurer. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 16 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 1 #32 - Nov. 17, 1950. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Cortez, Conqueror of Mexico, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Skippy the Kangaroo, Real Life Mysteries, Curious Creatures, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Great Adventurer. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 16 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 1 #33 - Nov. 24, 1950. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Cortez, Conqueror of Mexico, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Skippy the Kangaroo, Real Life Mysteries, Curious Creatures, Harris Tweed Extra Special Agent, The Great Adventurer. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Los Criticos Del Capitan Marvel. 32 pages, B&W, 10" x 7", 1'50 PTS cover price, Spanish language.

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Vol. 1, No. 2 - November 1950. "The Woman's Magazine for Men". This issue with "You Can't Tell a Woman by Her Legs" article. 10.5" x 13", 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Carl Anderson, Chic Young, Tom Sims, Bill Zaboly, H. H. Knerr, Edwina Dumm, Jimmy Murphy, Feg Murray, Paul Robinson, Colin Allen, Russ Westover, Clyde Lewis, Ted Shearer, George McManus, Vic Herman, Brandon Walsh, Darrell McClure, C. D. Russell, Doc Winner, Dudley Fisher, Ad Carter, Bill MacLean, Bob Naylor, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Wally Bishop, Fred Lasswell, Jimmy Hatlo, Art Helfant, Otto Soglow, Paul McCarthy, and Roy Crane. Harvey presents reprints of classic comic strips from King Features Syndicate; each issue features one page per strip. Blondie; Popeye; The Katzenjammer Kids; Dinglehoofer und His Dog; Snookums; Buz Sawyer; Felix the Cat; Tippie; Just Kids; Toots and Casper; Tillie the Toiler; Etta Kett; Elmer; Bringing Up Father; Henry; Flash Gordon; Pete the Tramp; Little Annie Rooney; Little Iodine; Barney Google and Snuffy Smith; Fun at the Zoo; Rumpus; Seein' Stars; Colonel Potterby and the Duchess; What a Family!; Muggs and Skeeter; Fatso; Little Stuff; Li'l Dot; Right Around Home; Double Trouble; Jerry on the Job; The Little King; Double Effort; Long Live the King!; Holly of Hollywood; Mandrake the Magician. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover scene from the movie "Winchester 73" with Jimmy Stewart and Shelley Winters. How Shelley Winters Made the Grade. The Unconquered Heart, art by Ogden Whitney; Biography of Susan Peters. It Could Only Happen In Hollywood; Biography of Ava Gardner. The Shirley Temple Story, art by Ogden Whitney. A Skunk For Hedda, art by Ogden Whitney; Hedda Hopper gets a skunk delivered from Joan Bennett. Brief biography of sisters Olivia and Joan Fontaine. Short biography of Jane Russell. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mac Reynolds, John W. Jakes.

Volume 12, Issue 11 - November, 1950. Cover by Arnold Kohn (incorrectly credited to R.G. Jones). Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Mistress of the Djinn" by Geoff St. Reynard and "The Dreaming Trees" by John Jakes (1st published work). Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 132 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Fine $19.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 4, Issue 4 - November, 1950. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Good $12.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate. Foreign edition: Canada.

Canadian Edition says "The World's Most Unforgettable Fiction" on cover Cover price $0.25.

Science fiction reviews, plus ads. This issue reviews books by A.E. Van Vogt, Theodore Sturgeon, Robert Heinlein, and others. 5-3/8 in. x 8-3/8 in.; black and white; 28 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $9.00

Volume 1, Issue 2 - November, 1950. Stories include; "Blood Brother of the Swamp Cats", "The Vengeful Pearls of Madame Podaire", "Cut out This Aztec Heart", and "Her Lover Was Jungle Gold". Squarebound, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $24.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 3 - Issue 7, November 1950. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal.This issue looks into John Brown, Prophet of the Rockies, asks if you can Demonstrate Mind Over Matter, looks at the Book of Shadow, a Sacred Manuscript of India, and finally claims Sea Serpents Do Exist, offering True Stories of the Strange, The Unusual, and the Unknown! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.25.