Comic books October 1950

Stories and art by Gus Schrotter, Robert Q. Sale and Walter Johnson. Western adventure from Youthful Magazines. Numbering continues from Super Western Comics (1950) #1. Buffalo Bill gains lasting fame as a result of helping the Kansas Pacific railroad bring food to workers in the remote West. Outlaw Jeff Burke may rule Lawless Junction, but when he crosses Wild Bill Hickok and his gal Calamity Jane, they make him regret it. Crack shot Annie Oakley sets out to catch rustlers who framed her friend and save him from being hanged, in an early action-girl story. Plus a look at the movie Western "Colt .45," with photos of star Randolph Scott. The Kansas Pacific; Wild Bill Hickok Tames Lawless Junction; Colt .45; Buffalo Bill's Vengeance; Annie Oakley. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled story; Buzzy and Wolfie compete in a competition to see which of them is more the Robinson Crusoe type. Untitled story; via his own scandal sheet, Wolfie spreads the rumor that Buzzy has been unfaithful to Susie. House ad for the Danger Trail series. Peg humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Untitled Willy Nilly story; Willy tries to install a door ordered by his mother. Order, Please!-- rhyming dating advice for teenagers. Jerry the Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Untitled story, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; After reading a romance comic book, Clover wonders if shes really in love with Scribbly. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harry Sahle. Stories by unknown. Art by Harry Sahle and unknown. Candy stars in five untitled stories. Plus: Jitters in an untitled story co-starring Bugs, Dotty and Slugger Sloan. Also: Jonesy in 1-page untitled story co-starring Pete, Jonesy's mother and Abigail Lane. And: 2-page text story "Dizzy Idea" starring Dizzy, Slim Brady, Mr. Hodges, Gwendolyn Chambers, Mamie Hagger, Sophie Trugg, Windy Blunt, Scuffy and Horsey Jones. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Al Liederman and Howard Boughner. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Al Liederman and Howard Boughner. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "The Throwback Terror" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza (Sivana appearance); "The Imperfect Perfection" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; and "His Feud with Mr. Tawny" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck (Tawky Tawny appearance). Plus: Captain Kid in "The Gift Package" by Al Liederman; Headline Harry tale "Sink or Swim" by Howard Boughner; and Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "The Old West Lives Again" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Al Liederman and Otto Binder. Art by Kurt Schaffenberger, Al Liederman and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. In a time-travel adventure, Captain Marvel Jr. goes to 5000 A.D., to see if a time capsule makes it to the future, and finds a sort of water-world of floating cities. The strange new resident at Mrs. Wagner's boardinghouse has a magical trunk that is filled with strange creatures and a bizarre array of robots, monkeys and other oddities, which then escape. Captain Marvel Jr. investigates when birds start attacking other animals in the city. The Cities at Sea; Kanvasback: King Riddler; The Shark; Drew the Droop; The Magic Trunk; Captain Kid: What Does It Mean?; The Battle of the Birds and Beasts; Heartsick Hart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Art Helfant and Vic Herman. A short-lived series from Toby Press presenting the adventures of Captain Tootsie, the Tootsie Roll mascot created by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Captain Tootsie and the Secret Legion kids travel to Venus to help the Goonans rebel against their cruel masters. Then they have to find a way to get back to Earth. Tookie gets a call from a radio quiz-show while she's baby-sitting. Plus a letter to the readers from Captain Tootsie. Out of the World!; The Double Clock Face; Prospector Pete; Tookie; Riders of the Red Lizards. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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8" x 10.25", 68 pages, B&W. MATURE Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 6, Issue 3 - October, 1950. Monthly published digest containing short stories, cartoons, verse, jokes, articles, and quips - all of which have been submitted by readers. 5" x 6.5", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Monthly children's magazine with stories, crafts, puzzles, and games. 10.5" x 13.5", 44 pages, B&W Cover price $0.50.

Stories and art by A.A. Milne, Rudyard Kipling, Chad Grothkopf, David S. Muzzey and Jonathan Swift. A digest of fiction, fact and comics for children from the producers of Parents Magazine. The life of film and animation pioneer Walt Disney; A classic fable by Rudyard Kipling; An excerpt from Gulliver's Travels, as Gulliver encounters the gigantic Brobdingnagians. Gulliver in Giant Land; Mollie Takes a Trip; The Father of Mickey Mouse; The Story of America in Comics; How the Camel Got His Hump; The Prince's Councilors. 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 5 1/2-in. x 8-in., 132 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Issue 40 - Australian Edition. Circa early to mid 1950's. Reprints "Two Famous Mysteries" in abridged form with new cover art. 6.5 x 8.5, color covers with b&w interior, 24 pages-all newsprint.

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The Prisoner of Zenda, 1st Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 75, 10/50). Cover price $0.10.

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The Prisoner of Zenda, 2nd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 85). Cover price $0.15.

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The Prisoner of Zenda, 3rd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 111). Cover price $0.15.

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The Prisoner of Zenda, 4th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 128). Cover price $0.15.

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The Prisoner of Zenda, 6th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 165). Cover price $0.15.

Supermouse in "Hold That Giant," Dizzy Duck in "The Two-Wheeler," Coo Coo in "Strictly Vocal," Cuffy Cat in "That Lawful Feeling," and Butch and Buttercup in "A-Hunting We Will Go!" Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 6 - October, 1950. Cover Girls Models Magazine was an early men's interest publication distributed between November, 1949 and December, 1955 that focused mainly on bathing suit pin-up photography, but also included the occasional Hollywood tabloid human-interest story. 8" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Mario DeMarco, Bill Allison and Clint Harmon. Western adventure tales from the early days of Charlton Publishing. A focus on Western star Sunset Carson in this issue includes a 5-page comics biography of the cowboy actor. The movie tie-ins continue with an adaptation of 1949 film Rio Grande (not the John Ford classic but a Sunset Carson film). Then an adaptation of Jimmy Stewart's movie Winchester '73, which IS a bona fide Western classic. Rio Grande; Rodeo Facts; Sunset Carson Handles a Tough Situation; Winchester 73; Paul Bunyan; Pecos Bill: Swingin' High; The Carson Story. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bill Everett, C. H. Moore, Al McWilliams, 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. A gangster is followed by the female ghost of one of his victims, but only he can see her. A stick-up man obsesses over a button lost at the scene of a murder, in a story with art by Marvel legend Bill Everett. A detective dares the reader to figure out who killed a man aboard a moving train, in a whodunit with multiple clues and an upside-down panel for the answer. Belson's Ghost; How They Were Trapped; The Button; On the Level; When the Lights Went Out!; Our Police Hall of Fame; This'll Kill Ya!; Death Rides the 5:15. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Gerald McCann, Ed Moore and Bernie Krigstein. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A bootlegger has a whole fleet of clandestine ships that he uses to elude the cops during Prohibition. A trio of bank robbers swears to look after their dead partner's infant son, in an echo of the film Three Godfathers with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. After a millionaire disappears and his body is hidden, a holiday turkey proves to be a murderer's undoing. Big Steve's Navy; Now I Can Die Easy...; Automatic Paydays; Silk Langdon; Stella and Her Fella; The Boston Turkey Case; The Very Busy Dead Man. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Bill Ely, Leo Morey, Dan Zolnerowich, Al Eadeh, Gerald McCann, Mike Becker, Joseph Gagliardi and Dick Briefer. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. A hired killer from the streets named "Meatball" has difficulty dealing with his upper-crust new boss and his fancy-dressed gang. A detective wages psychological warfare on a murder suspect to get him to confess. Two fieldhands commit murder, in a sort of crime version of the Steinbeck classic "Of Mice and Men," with art by Dick Briefer. The Meatball Wears A Holster; The Bottle And Beckett; A Friend From The Old Country; No Escape; The Black Waltz; The Badge; The Cabbage Can Wait; One Little Tip. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, Tony DiPreta, Carl Wessler 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 tries to prove an accident in a steelworks was murder and winds up in a barrel, featuring a great cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. A man leaping from a building flashes back on the events that led him there. A story that dares the reader to solve a murder at a costume party in the Mephisto Club during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Also featuring a vintage ad for the book "How to Get Along with Girls." Chip Gardner: The Payroll Bonus Murders; Fall Guy; On the Level; Our Police Hall of Fame; Rabbit's Foot; Who Dunnit?: The Death of the Grand Demon! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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All stories reprinted in Justice Traps The Guilty (1951) UK #35. In order of appearance: "The Gang of a Thousand Faces"; "Kingpin of the Hot Hot-Rods"; "Bean-Ball Boomerang"; and "Blue Blood Runs Red". "Killer's Trademark" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $45.00 View scan Interior is complete. Severe water damage. Interior soiling (affects readability). 6.5" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached.

Stories and art by Robert Leslie Bellem, Adolphe Barreaux, Gene Leslie and Douglas March. Despite the title, not true "crime" comics, but mystery comics featuring detective heroes. This issue was used for illustration #20 in the anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent, and mentioned in the text of the book as well. Sally the Sleuth offers to act as a decoy to catch the killer preying on young women - this is the story that won Crime Smashers a spot in Seduction of the Innocent. Reporter Ray Hale investigates a "dope smuggler" who uses remote-control airplanes - but is beautiful Jane trying to help Ray, or kill him? Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective investigates after movie star Lana Lane seemingly murders a TV host during a live broadcast - but something doesn't add up. Sally The Sleuth: Death Bait; Ray Hale, News Ace: Dope Trail; Dan Turner: Televised Frame; Gail Ford, Girl Friday: Death on Display. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Johnny Craig. "Murder May Boomerang," script and art by Johnny Craig; Nearly inseparable, a father and son did everything in life together until that one day when a prisoner from a nearby penitentiary discovers the pair's cabin, where he steals clothing and nearly beats the father to death. "Death's Double-Cross," script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Wally Wood; Ruth was bored and lonely; Her two-year marriage to John was missing something: love, and she found it in John's twin brother. "Reward!" text story by Albert B. Feldstein. "A Snapshot of Death!", script by Bill Gaines (co-plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (co-plot, script), art by Graham Ingels; A woman enters a pool room and hires a man to kill a lady, whose picture she provides to him; Imagine his surprise when he notes that the photo is of the woman wanting the crime committed. "High Tide!", script and art by Harvey Kurtzman; Four men on a mail boat leave the infamous Mephisto Prison and soon hear by radio of the escape of one of the prisoners; When the boat's engine, clogged with sand, brings the craft to a halt a ways off shore, all fingers begin to point to each other as the culprit. 36 pgs., full color.

PRINTING NOTE: Some copies have Vol. 1 No. 1 printed above a redacted line in the indicia (before the indicia was corrected). Apparently, EC originally intended to print this issue as Vault of Horror #15. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Hangman's House." With the help of a deceased war buddy's souvenir, King Faraday breaks into and out of the strange and unusual Hangman's House. Also includes: "Shadows over London"; "Trouble in Trinidad"; and "Toreador from Texas." Pencils and inks by Carmine Infantino and Alex Toth. Cover by Infantino. 52 pages Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, William Overgard, Ted Schroeder, 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. Pee Wee adopts a dwarf horse that turns out to be faster than any normal-sized horse. Tips on playing tennis from tennis pro Ted Schroeder. Some juvenile delinquents try to frame Pee Wee and the Little Wise Guys for killing a dog after Daredevil gives them gun safety lessons. Daredevil: Pee Wee and His Dwarf Horse; Tennis Tactics; Crimebuster: The Little Juggler; Sniffer; Little Wise Guys: Awful Phil. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Fujitani. "The Yellow Feather," art by Gerald McCann; Apache Indians seek revenge against the man responsible for the death of Geronimo. "Enemy of the Shasta Kid," art by Bill Draut; A plumber hatches a scheme to capture an outlaw. "Harrigan and the Gatling Gun"; An army lieutenant devises a plan to recapture stolen guns from the Indians. "The Loner" text story. "He's Still a Coward"; An old soldier teaches a rookie about war. "Old Ned Needs a Doc"; A frontier doctor makes a house call. "Wrestling Tonight" starring Shorty Pampas, script and art by Vic Martin. "The Cossack of Mexico"; An outlaw dispenses his own brand of justice. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Win Mortimer and George Roussos. Stories by Don C. Cameron and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris, Dan Barry and unknown. News reporter Dave Purdy is given a seemingly easy assignment: he must find and report on a case in which the Bat-Signal ALONE saved a person's life. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "Untold Tales of the Bat-Signal!" with art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Warriors in Wampum!" with story by Don C. Cameron; Robotman in "The Robot-Mobile"; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Case of the Talking Dead!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry. Also: Peg half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Little Orville half-pager; Bonny 1-pager; 2-page Annie Oakley text story "The Lady with a Gun"; Casey the Cop 1-pager by Boltinoff; and Shorty 1-pager by Boltinoff. And: Superman in the 1-page public service announcement "School Children 'Round the World" by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

October 1950 Volume 46 Issue 3. Cover by Rafael DeSoto? Novels and novelettes "It Can't Happen to Me!" by Francis K. Allan, "Married to Murder!" by Frances Beck, "They're Hanging Iron Mike!" by Leslie T. White. Short stories by John Reese, Richard Brister, Dan Gordon, Alan Ritner Anderson, Larry Holden, J. Lane Linklater, and William Rough. A few interior illustrations. 7-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Joe Simon (as Chester Gould). "How Well Do You Know the Law?" Calling All Sleuths activity page; Multiple choice questions about crime. Untitled story, script and art by Chester Gould; As Tracy closes in, Shaky deceives Vitamin Flintheart into helping; As part of his escape, Shaky starts a fire that rages out of control; Shaky is apparently killed in the fire. "Hazardous Escape," script and art by Chester Gould; Shaky hides in a smoke stack. "Shaky's Fate," script and art by Chester Gould; Shaky is trapped by freezing water; Gravel Gertie appears in the police station and begins playing her ukulele. "Fingerprints Fragments Paint Chips" Crimestoppers Handbook; Forensics data about the title subjects. "History of San Quentin" text story. Black Cat house ad. One-page Sparkle Plenty story with B. O. Plenty. House ads for Boys' Ranch and Family Funnies. Society's Debtor text story. House ad for Dagwood. "The Case of the Hunter's Trap" Dick Tracy Minit Mystery. 36 Pages, full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Fatal Footlights" a novelette by Cornell Woolrich.

Volume 64, Issue 2 - October, 1950. 6.75" x 9.75", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories by Buford Tune and Paul McCarthy. Art by Buford Tune and Paul McCarthy. Cover by Buford Tune. Reprints from the Dotty Dripple daily and Sunday comic strip. Dotty and husband Horace face domestic squabbles similar to those of Blondie and Dagwood, right down to the drawing style; the long-running family strip also featured tween daughter Taffy and dog Pepper. Connie the baby-sitter becomes an impromptu family secretary and gets hired away; Dotty shows Horace that she still knows the meaning of the word "kiss"; Dotty ensures that the cute girls at the beach know Horace is spoken for. Dotty Dripple; Li'l Taffy; The Pay-Off; Exclusive Property; Li'l Taffy Puzzle Page; Questions and Answers; Holly of Hollywood; Star Player; Do You Know Why?; Man of Action. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Joe Certa and Frank Frazetta. Cover by Joe Certa. Sometimes listed as Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid #7. Western adventure based on the popular masked hero played in the movies by Charles Starrett. A journalist tries to run a newspaper in a lawless town; Bankers conspire to steal a huge land grant intended for settlers; Dan and Tipi rescue an American rebel from a British prison, in a "White Indian" story by legendary artist Frazetta. The Ray of Horror!; Deadline for Murder!; The Battle of the Dungeons!; The Great Land Rush! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 1 #26 - Oct. 6, 1950. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Cortez, Conqueror of Mexico, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Skippy the Kangaroo, Real Life Mysteries, Discovering the Countryside, 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 #27 - Oct. 13, 1950. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Cortez, Conqueror of Mexico, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Skippy the Kangaroo, Real Life Mysteries, Discovering the Countryside, 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 #28 - Oct. 20, 1950. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Cortez, Conqueror of Mexico, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Skippy the Kangaroo, Real Life Mysteries, Discovering the Countryside, 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.