Comic books October 1948

Cover by Joe Doolin and others. Edited by Joseph V. Daffron and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Jack Kamen, Robert Webb, John Forte, and Edmund Good. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Tiger Girl, white traders and Zalaka tribesmen all become involved in a dangerous quest to find the lost treasure ship of mad Capt. Hawkins; Hooks Devlin investigates the mysterious murder of the Great Zalini, lion tamer; Senorita Rio seeks the source of a strange gas that turns ordinary men into killers. Tiger Girl; Risks, Unlimited starring Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Captain Fight. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fighting Yank stars in "The Beasts of the Sea" (pencils by Jerry Robinson, inks by Mort Meskin), "The Grifter," and "The Shadow Killers!" Sandy of the Circus back-up story, "Fear Stalks the Carnival!" Alex Schomburg cover. Cover price $0.10.

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French language weekly film magazine. 8 unstapled pages on newsprint.

Flash stars in "The Vanishing Treasure Ship," written by John Broome, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Bernard Sachs. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "The Man Who Couldn't Miss" with pencils by Infantino, inks by Robert Oksner; Black Canary in "The Circle of Terror" by Kanigher, pencils by Infantino, inks by Sachs; Atom in "The Bullet Eater" with pencils by Paul Reinman, inks by Robert Oksner; and Hawkman in "The Human Fly Bandits" by Broome and Joe Kubert. Cover art by Joe Kubert. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vintage men's interest magazine full of pin-ups and glamour photos paired with humorous text stories and adult comic strips. 8" x 11.5", 64 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $310.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #3963010001	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $110.00 View scans Residue on interior cover. Oxidation.	Add to cart GD 2.0 $85.00 View scans 2.5" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple and coming loose at the other.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $109.95 or Best Offer View scans Centerfold detached. Cover oxidation. Interior tearing. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow
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Indicia title is Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK in SHERIFF OF BULLET VALLEY, No. 199. Cover art by Carl Barks. Sheriff of Bullet Valley, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald becomes a sheriff's deputy in Bullet Valley and is sent out to bring in a gang of rustlers; The rustlers are led by Blacksnake McQuirt, a tough gunman who poses as a legitimate rancher and uses a branding ray to change brands from as far as a mile away. Best Laid Plans inside back cover strip by Carl Barks. The Genuine Article back cover strip by Carl Barks; Donald tests the authenticity of worm holes in an antique. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is BUGS BUNNY, SUPER SLEUTH, No. 200. Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. Bugs Bunny - Snooper Sleuth, art by Ralph Heimdahl; Bugs has a detective agency and is hired by Angus MacRory to guard MacRory's super-explosive "carrot bomb" from Yosemite Sam and his henchman. Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears, art by Roger Armstrong; Bugs is sent to be Junior Bear's new baby-sitter. Bugs entertains the super-strong Junior; Meanwhile, Papa Bear (Hubert) decides that a meal of roast rabbit would be a nice change from porridge. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Dick Briefer. Cover by Dick Briefer. The first incarnation of Dick Briefer's famed Frankenstein comic featured Addams Family-style dark comedy and monster hijinks. Frankenstein goes West and gets mixed up with a train-robbing outlaw; Frankenstein gets frozen in the Arctic and mistaken for a Viking warrior from the past; A midget gangster tricks Frankenstein into becoming his stooge. Hi-Yo Frankenstein; The Girl With the Bewitching Eyes; Reunion of Elmhurst High; Mr. Wagg; Doc Smith; Baby. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fun Parade is a humor and satire digest that features jokes, and cartoons by Bill Wenzel, Bo Brown and Joe Buresch. 5-in x 7-in. 96 pages, color cover with B&W illustrations. Pin-up photos inside covers. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Rube Grossman. Untitled Nutsy Squirrel story, art by Rube Grossman; Nutsy has to babysit for Julius' little brother. Untitled story; Willie is guarding a bank, so Sweeney tries to steal all the money. Untitled Chick 'n Gumbo story, pencils by Howie Post; Gumbo's food is so bad it even knocks out giants. Untitled Willy Wolf story, art by Ed Dunn; Junior finds a "licky" four leaf clover. Funny Facts page by Martin Naydel. Untitled Nutsy Squirrel text story, art by Rube Grossman. Untitled Nutsy Squirrel story, art by Rube Grossman; The Professor tricks Nutsy into thinking he has super-strength. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Otto Feuer. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer; Fenimore gets shanghaied and offers to substitute Dunbar instead. Wheaties ad featuring Johnny Mize. Untitled Blackie Bear story, art by Rube Grossman; Blackie's uncle sends him a box of peppermint sticks and the kids try to convince him they're worth money. "The Bear Who Couldn't Sleep," art by Howie Post; Byron the Bear can't sleep. Untitled J. Rufus Lion story, art by Ronald Santi; Rufus gets a bump on the noggin and thinks he's a rat too. Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop funny facts page, art by Martin Naydel. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog text story, art by Otto Feuer. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer; Fenimore tries to sell Dunbar the Fountain of Youth. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by Jesse Marsh and Till Goodan. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. In a story with art by Tarzan artist Jesse Marsh, railroad surveyors stumble on the hideout of outlaw Dakota Jones. And that leads Gene to King Fancher, the outlaw leader he's been tracking. Panhandle Pete tells the story of the Comanche Cave. The Railroad Bandits; Matching Wits; The Comanche Cave. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by Jesse Marsh and Till Goodan. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. In a story with art by Tarzan artist Jesse Marsh, railroad surveyors stumble on the hideout of outlaw Dakota Jones. And that leads Gene to King Fancher, the outlaw leader he's been tracking. Panhandle Pete tells the story of the Comanche Cave. The Railroad Bandits; Matching Wits; The Comanche Cave. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Superkatt, the Duke and the Dope, Binky, Bungle of the Jungle, Pete thge Pooch, Fremont Frog, and Wacky Wolf. Cover price $0.10.

Contains three Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in sixteen consecutive issues of Goofy Comics (1943 Nedor/Standard) (#20-#35) and in eighteen consecutive issues of companion title Happy Comics (1943) (#20-#37). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Goofy Gander" art by Vincent Fago; "Uncle Pigly" art by Ed Dunn; "Wilbur Fox, The Life of the Party" art by Vincent Fago; "Goofy Gander"; "Hubert" and "Doremus Dormouse" by Jack Bradbury"; "Katnapped"; "The Cub Scouters" art by Manny Perez; "Roscoe W. Rabbit"; "Gristle" art by Ed Dunn; and "Clever Clifford". Illustrated text stories: "Roaring Cat: Jesse James Pussyfoot Was a Dangerous Feline..." by Lily K. Scott, two illustrations by Frank Frazetta; and "Cometto the Pup: This Little Shaggy Dog Had Big Ambitions..." by Uncle Andy, illustration by Frank Frazetta. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Toth. Harlequin's Secret Revealed starring Green Lantern, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bob Oksner; Hearing that the Harlequin has escaped from jail again, Green Lantern tracks her down and brings her to justice, only to discover that she is really H-9, a secret government agent! Streak Meets the Princess starring Streak, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Alex Toth; Streak and Alan visit a local dog show and Streak falls paws over tail for a female dog; While visiting his new "girlfriend's" home, Streak prevents a robbery of her master's home. The Goose that Laid the 14 Carat Omelet--Foney Fairy Tales, script and art by Ed Wheelan. A Perpetual Notion text story by John Broome [signed as John Osgood]. Green Lantern Vs. White Star, script by John Broome, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bob Oksner; A new costumed hero named White Star challenges Green Lantern's position as Gotham City's top crime fighter. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $299.95 or Best Offer View scans 4.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Sticky residue. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

L.B. Cole cover. In order of appearance: "Tony Gayle, The Sacred Cobra"; cartoon gags by Milt Hammer; "Boitram the Boiglar" by Art Helfant; "True! Lives of Crime Bring Doom To Criminals, Two Bright Boys!" reprinted in Thrilling Crime Cases (1950) #44; "The Gunmaster Gregory Gayle, The Green-Suit Murders" reprinted in Thrilling Crime Cases (1950) #42; "The Story Behind the Italian Beretta" and "The Introduction of the Shoulder Holster" by Harry Lazarus; and "Crime Run-Down, You Spot The Criminal" reprinted in Crime-Fighting Detective (1950) #12. "Masked Death" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.15.

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Stories by Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! 1-pagers) and unknown. Art by Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! 1-pagers) and unknown. Hedy De Vine stars in: "I Hate People"; "American Beauty"; "Scene But Not Seen"; and "Publicity Poor"! Also in this issue: 2-page text story "Newspaper Man"; Millie the Model in "Smoke Rings the Bell"; Tessie the Typist in "Tessie's Test"; and two untitled Hey Look! 1-pagers by Harvey Kurtzman. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Everett Kinstler. Stories and art by Leonard Starr and Charles Quinlan Jr. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hopalong faces an outlaw who's both large and at-large, the Twin River Giant. Pistol-Packin' Pattie's latest bon mots are illustrated by future Mary Perkins cartoonist Leonard Starr. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Cover by comics and fine-art legend Everett Raymond Kinstler. Treachery Rides Again; Hill Billy; The Twin River Giant!; Tex Heads North; Cowboy Cal; Be a Sharpshooter!; Mesquite's Great Chance!; Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone, Jr.: Water On the Brain; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Ridin' Herd with William Boyd; Pistol-Packin' Pattie; Saddlehead; Doomed to Live. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Tom Doerer and Bob Powell. The comedic adventures of Humphrey, the buddy of Ham Fishers Joe Palooka, a sweetly dumb country bumpkin with super-strength, nigh-invulnerability and an incredible appetite. Humphrey goes to New York City. Plus two prose adventures of early female superhero Black Cat, and a text piece on Humphrey's origins in the Joe Palooka comic strip. Meet My Friend, the Funsational Humphrey; His Peculiar Trip to New York; Surprise Knockout; Girl Trouble; True-Thrilling Sport Short: "Hank" Luisetti; Joe Palooka: Knobby Gives a Driving Lesson; Sportopics!; Ricky Roony; Tell Tale Ring; Mysterious Challenge. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 25, Issue 9B - October, 1948. One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.15.

September-October 1948 issue of Interurbans News Digest reports on the "City of Decatur" Enters Service, Lake-Shore Bus-Tram Crash, Subway Car of Tomorrow, and much more. B&W text with photos, 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/4-in., 12 pages, all newsprint. Cover price $0.25.

approximately 70 pages. This is not a comic book. Children's text stories and illos. w/ puzzles and activities. 6 page picture section. 7 x 10. Cover price $0.25.

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In order of appearance: "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Murderous Butchers of Mauri!"; "Chugwater Wyoming, How It Got It's Name"; "Jo-Jo Congo King, Death Goes to College!"; and "Jo-Jo Congo King, Nightmare of Destruction!" retitled and reprinted as "Nightmare of Destruction.." in Terrors of the Jungle (1952) #19. "An Eye for an Eye!" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Vic Herman and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. After finding Ann's locket, Joe knows she survived the plane crash; he is aided in his hunt by Doc Danglefutty and his calculating mule. Flyin' Fools Chickie and Gootch try to rescue Penny Antee's grandpa from a deadly storm at sea, but he hates to fly and refuses to get on the plane. Plus an anti-bullying PSA featuring a young Joe Palooka, and two prose adventures of early female superhero Black Cat. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad offering a beanie hat with a propeller on top, classic headgear from postwar America. Joe Palooka - A Boyhood Experience; Joe's Valiant Search for Ann; The Amazing Doc Danglefutty; Joe Palooka Tracks Down an Important Clue; Chickie Ricks The Flyin' Fool; Winnie the Waitress; Black Cat: Desert Intrigue; Black Cat: Disguise for Murder. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Bondage cover by John Celardo. Untitled story, art by John Celardo; Fangola, recently captured safari raider, escapes Kaänga; Fangola then attacks a small safari, taking Sylvia Lombard, her would-be suitor, Wesley, and Ann captive; Kaänga and Sylvia's other suitor, Matthew Clarke come to their rescue. Untitled story; Cheepo, a hectoring monkey, accuses Simba of tyranny, of ruling only by violence; Cheepo sings a different tune when he is captured by hunters and Simba comes to his rescue. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; Conmen Vinson and Marge have persuaded several tribes to wager all their ivory on a rigged duel between elephants; The plot is exposed and Vinson and Marge are trampled by elephants. Jungle Facts; Brief natural histories of several jungle animals. Untitled story, art by Frank Doyle; Curka spreads word through the jungle that Wambi has become a hunter when a snare, constructed on a whim, traps an antelope that becomes a meal for Sirdah. "Trapping a Panther" text story. "The Crocodile Rules the River!", pencils by Matt Baker; Camilla extracts a promise from the chief of a tribe that follows a crocodile cult to never again attack trading posts, but the witch doctor of the tribe, secretly a white renegade, attack a trader's steamboat. A big cat identification quiz. Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; A pair of treasure hunters are captured as they attempt to steal the Kawalis' gold; Tabu exposes the woman of the pair as the evil sorceress Vanza in disguise and sends her away, magically. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Money-Making Machine Swindlers!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Stella Brady exposes a counterfeit money operation. Mind Over Murder!; Sigmund Turner of the Viennese Police turns the tables on Jack Benjamin, who has hidden his murder weapon. 3 Sinister Salesmen, art by A. C. Hollingsworth. The Capture of 'One-Eye'!, art by Al Feldstein and Jack Kirby. Gerald Woodworth... The Vanishing Bandit. Ad for Romance Comics. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"The Gunfighter and the Girl" and "Cards or Guns--Draw, Kid Colt, or Die!" Two-Gun Kid back-up, "Burning Bullets Blast a Border Town." Syd Shores cover. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Al Hartley, Cal Howard and Milt Gross. Art by Al Hartley, Bob Wickersham and Milt Gross. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. The kids finally convince Pops to buy a television set; Natch dreams that his arch-enemy Wilbur has superpowers, then freaks out when he sees Wilbur in a Superman suit; Peg is annoyed that her ex-boyfriend has a new steady before she has one. That New Television Set; Something Super; Who Gives a Hoot?; Peg; Kollege Kapers; Big Shot; That's My Pop!; Good Morning, Judge!; Solid Jackson. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Musial. Stories and art by Chic Young, Max Trell, Buck Sawyer, Bob Dunn, Roy Crane, Joe Musial, Bela Zaboly, Austin Briggs, Jack Sords, Otto Soglow, and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Reprints of Buz Sawyer, the adventure strip by influential cartoonist Roy Crane; Fun facts about baseball stars Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams. Sports; Thimble Theatre; Goodnight Stories; Flash Gordon; Blondie; Buz Sawyer; Jan and Aloysius; Dun-Dums; Pet Pictures; The Little King. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lily Renee. Stories and art by Lily Renee, Connie Williams and Vince Fago. Archie-style teen comedy from pioneering female cartoonist Lily Renee. Hoping to earn the money for a new dress, Kitty gets a job as a clerk in a dress shop. Kenny and Muggsy take jobs as well - as cleaners for a haunted house. Sally is assigned to design a dress for a contest judged by a movie star. Plus "Kitty's Cut-Outs" paper dolls, showcasing the fashions of the era. Kitty; Kenny; Kitty's Cut-Outs; Two Hamburgers With; Jack Potts; Sally. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.