Comic books 1949 w/ month not specified

1949. Humor Digest featuring jokes and cartoons. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Winter 1949. Humor Digest featuring jokes and cartoons. Softcover Digest, 5 1/2-in. x 7-in., 98 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Walt Disney (credited), Frank King, Ken Ernst, Bob Montana, Vincent Fago, Martin Branner, Gus Edson, Lank Leonard, Dal Curtis, Saunders & Woggon, Berndt, Leonard Sansone, Alfred Andriola, Fred Harmon, Stan Mac Govern, Haegigsen, Frank Matera, Dow Walling, Chic Young, Al Vermeer, Milton Caniff, Buford Tune, Gene Ahern, Dave Berger, Hershberger, D'Alessio, and Jimmy Hatlo. An anthology including some of the most popular comic strips of the time in full color, each one featuring the main characters investing in US Savings Bonds (a fundraising program for the government that doubled as a long-term investment for purchasers). Also featuring a text article tracing the history of comics back 20,000 years (!), and an article on how artist Chic Young creates a Blondie comic, from sketches to finished strip. 20,000 Years of Comics; The Magic Inkwell; Joe Palooka; Donald Duck; Gasoline Alley; Mary Worth; Archie; Peter Rabbit; The Toodles; Winnie Winkle; The Gumps; Rhymin' Time; Mickey Finn; Rex Morgan, M.D.; Steve Roper; Smitty; Willie; Kerry Drake; Red Ryder; Silly Milly; Penny; Dickie Dare; Skeets; Blondie; Honey and Hank; Pricilla's Pop; Steve Canyon; Dottie Dripple; Our Bill; Our Boarding House; Mister Breger; Funny Business; These Women; They'll Do It Every Time; Step by Step. 6416 pages, Full Color.

How Money Grows On Trees is a promotional comic published by the International Paper Company to educate people on how to grow trees to sell for paper. 16 pages, full color.

How to Be an Expert Driver (Ford Motor Company, 1949 ) is a promotional comic book narrated by Al Esper, the chief test driver for Ford in 1949. Esper. appearing throughout the comic, takes the reader through the dos and don'ts of driving. Two pages discuss how to care for your new 1949 Ford. Full color, 20 pages, slick cover with white paper interior, no cover price. NOTE: Comic only, does not include original "How to Be an Expert Driver" mailing envelope.

Promotional booklet for the Cartoonists' Exchange instruction course. It provides sample cartoons on each page alongside educational material for the aspiring cartoonist. 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 16 pages, BW.

Jack and Jill Visit Toytown with Elmer the Elf is a 7-1/4 10-1/4, 16-page full-color all newsprint giveaway comic published in 1949. It features a Christmas-related comics story interspersed with children's game and puzzle pages. Back cover features an ad for the participating local Toytown store.

Cover by George McManus (credited). Stories and art by George McManus (credited). Humor comics based on the popular newspaper strip Bringing Up Father by George McManus. Wealthy rogue Jiggs tries to escape his dish-hurling wife Maggie and her plans to reform him. Jiggs tries to cope with his wife's new dog, a neighborhood bully, and his desire to smoke his cigar in peace. Also featuring stories from Bringing Up Father's topper strip, Snookums. The Perfect Cure!; Snookums: Papa Fix!; Home, Sweet Home!; Dog Days!; Snookums: Sailor Beware!; Jiggs Steps Out!; The Bully!; Smoke Signal!; Peace and Quiet; The Feast! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Ayers. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Stories and art by Dick Ayers and others. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #18. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured wacky stories and publicity stills featuring the famed comedian, whose career spanned vaudeville to television. The stories include some of the first published art by future Marvel legend Dick Ayers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Jo-Joy is a yearly Christmas giveaway comic book distributed by the W. T. Grant Co. department store chain. Published annually every Christmas from 1945-53. Each issue features a Jo-Joy story with Santa Claus, and illustrates many, many Jo-Joy toys that were manufactured and sold thru Grant's because the Jo-Joy jack-in-the-box character became wildly popular! Full color, 16 pages, 7-1/16-in. x 10-1/4-in., slick cover.

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Story adaptation by Gardner Fox, based on the screenplay by Andrew Solt and Maxwell Anderson. Art by Ogden Whitney. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #21. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured an adaptation of the 1949 Ingrid Bergman film Joan of Arc. Led by the voice of God, young Joan galvanizes the French during the Hundred Years War. Captured and burned at the stake, she nevertheless becomes an iconic figure in European history and the Catholic church. The film, by Wizard of Oz director Victor Fleming, was adapted for comics by legendary comics scribe Gardner Fox. Featuring production stills of Ingrid Bergman and an historical discussion. Joan Maid of France; Joan of Arc; After Her Death; Ingrid Bergman as Joan of Arc. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian edition. Reprints of Toby's series featuring Western adventures of screen legend John Wayne. Wayne squares off with outlaw Blackjack Wells in the frontier town of Gamblers Gulch. Wayne investigates attacks that seem to originate from a strange valley. Also featuring multiple photos of "The Duke," including the cover, and an illustrated bio. John Wayne - A Man's Man!; The Cowboy and the Gambler; Sudden Death at Dragon's Peak; The Mysterious Valley of Violence. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian edition. Art by Gil Kane, Mel Lazarus, Ern Stanley and Frank Frazetta. Reprints of Toby's series featuring Western adventures of screen legend John Wayne. Wayne accepts a challenge to last three rounds in the ring with boxer Gib Horns, in a story with art by future Marvel legend Gil Kane. Wayne investigates a missing stagecoach full of gold and the sheriff that went with it. A two-page story featuring early art from the legendary Frank Frazetta, and another story that may be the work of Frazetta and Al Williamson. Also featuring multiple photos of "The Duke," including the cover, and early cartoons from Mel Lazarus of "Miss Peach." The Battle of the Giants; Horses of the Old West; The Vanishing Stagecoach; A Man Called Bat; Draw!; The Blue Lightnin' Twins. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian edition. Art by Mel Lazarus, Donald George, Fran Matera, Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta. Reprints of Toby's series featuring Western adventures of screen legend John Wayne. Wayne tries to convince a friend that you should only kill in self-defense, in a story by future EC legend Al Williamson, with inks by art legend Frank Frazetta. In another story by Williamson and Frazetta, Wayne investigates the Mystery of Rhyming Range. Fun facts about horses and cowboy clothes. Also featuring multiple photos of "The Duke," including the cover, and early cartoons from Mel Lazarus of "Miss Peach." The Claws of Death; About Cowboys; About Horses; The Mystery of Rhyming Range; John Wayne: Flying Sheriff; Bronco an' Buster; The Mask of Death. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian edition. Art by Leon Winik, Harry Betancourt, Mel Lazarus, Art Helfant, David Tendler, Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta. Reprints of Toby's series featuring Western adventures of screen legend John Wayne. John Wayne tries to prevent a fiend from carrying out a massacre. Wayne faces the legendary Panther Man in a story by future EC legend Al Williamson, with inks by art legend Frank Frazetta. Also featuring a photo cover of "The Duke," and early cartoons from Mel Lazarus of "Miss Peach." Double Danger; Dude Ranch; Li'l Fish; The Panther Man; Prospector Pete; Tumbleweed Tim and Chuck; Incident in the North; Black Gold. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian edition. Stories and art by Art Helfant, Leon Winik, Martin Thall, and Harvey Kurtzman. Reprints of Toby's series featuring Western adventures of screen legend John Wayne. In a story set at a carnival, John Wayne tracks a murderer through a funhouse of trick mirrors, revolving drums, and sliding floors. Plus a Pot-Shot Pete Western story by legendary MAD creator Harvey Kurtzman. Prospector Pete; Festival of Crime; The Volcano Of Death; Travel and Transportation on the Old Trails; The Raiders of Blush Pine; The Deadwood Coach Makes It; Pot-Shot Pete vs. Two-Gun Zilch; The Rebels of Rio. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian edition. Stories and art by Harvey Kurtzman and others. Reprints of Toby's series featuring Western adventures of screen legend John Wayne. John Wayne is trapped in an ice cave with prehistoric creatures. Wayne investigates a murder in the Wild West, in a story by future EC legend Al Williamson, with inks by art legend Frank Frazetta. Plus a Pot-Shot Pete Western story (and another one-pager) by legendary MAD creator Harvey Kurtzman. Genius; Cavern of Doom; The Lion's Den; Memphis Smith; Pot-Shot Pete vs. The Apache Indians; Murder Will Out. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian reprint. John Wayne photo cover. The Stranger's Revenge, art by Frank Bolle; in the weirdest of battles that ever faced John Wayne, he came to grips with a strange figure—a demon who had sworn vengeance and hate on all men. The Lead Reckoning starring Wayne. An Invitation to Murder starring Wayne, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Frank Frazetta. Teddy humor page by McLean. The Floating Birthday Party starring Wayne, art by Myron Fass. Devil's Canyon text story by Benton Rice. Tall Tales in the Saddle, art by Jack Sparling. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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First printing. Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 8-in., 24 pages, full color. All Ages

Canadian series. Reprints Joker Comics (1942 Timely/Marvel) #37. Millie the Model cover and stories. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian series. Reprints Joker Comics (1942 Timely/Marvel) #38. Millie the Model cover and stories. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Series. Reprints Joker Comics (1942 Timely/Marvel) #40. Features Tessie the Typist, Hank and Lank, Hedy De Vine, and Millie the Model. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

This comic is a Fox Giant Comics Edition (25c cover price) which contains four remaindered Fox comics without their original covers. The first page of the first story for each remaindered comic may be missing as in Fox comics, the first story page was often on the inside front cover. Such missing story pages are not considerted a defect. Cover price $0.25.

Experiment Perilous; Reggie's teasing of Jughead causes Jughead to use his Uncle's secret formula (who wants to sell it to government agents) on Reggie; and chaos ensues. The Dangerous Sex, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead tutors Lottie, even though Moose will punch out any other boy who even LOOKS at Lottie. Soupy the Cynic; Souphead and Jughead have a competition of gallantry. The Unsung Hero; Professor invents a solution that repels pigskin; there also happens to be a football game the next day. Pardon My Bumper; Jughead bumps into Mr. Weatherbee's car. Cover price $0.10.

Australian Edition with 8D cover price. Experiment Perilous; Reggie's teasing of Jughead causes Jughead to use his Uncle's secret formula (who wants to sell it to government agents) on Reggie; and chaos ensues. The Dangerous Sex, art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead tutors Lottie, even though Moose will punch out any other boy who even LOOKS at Lottie. Soupy the Cynic; Souphead and Jughead have a competition of gallantry. The Unsung Hero; Professor invents a solution that repels pigskin; there also happens to be a football game the next day. Pardon My Bumper; Jughead bumps into Mr. Weatherbee's car.

Reprints from Fiction House's Jungle Comics #107. Cover art by John Celardo. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 32 pages, full color.

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Funny Numbering on this title. 2 versions of #7-9 exist with different dates. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. "The Killer with the Baby Face," "Jesse 'Turk' Farnsworth," Nettie Leonard in "The Girl Who Teamed Up with Death." Two page text story, "The Weapon." Cover price $0.10.

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Promotional comic for the Kasco animal feed company. Kitty Kasco teaches the barnyard animals about the health benefits of Kasco Feed products. Included in Paul Gravetts 2008 book The Worlds Weirdest Comic Books. Produced by Bill Woggon the same year as his first Katy Keene work. 28 pages. No cover price; promotional giveaway.

Alex Schomburg cover. Contains teen humor stories. All "Kathy" comic story art by Clark Haas. In order of appearance: "Kathy, 'It's a Gift!!'"; "Kathy Announces the Dream Dress Contest Winners and a New Contest!"; "Kathy in 'Daddy's Little Helper'"; "Fanny"; "Connie"; "Speedy Hopper in 'Clothes Make the Man'"; "Biff"; and "Kathy in 'For Crying Out Loud!'". Comic advertisments: Slinky, Cracker Jack, Dubble Bubble bubble gum from Fleer, and "How Wishes Came True for Jim and Betty!" for Cloverine. "Big Splash: Janey Wanted to Win Top Honors in the Great Contest!" illustrated text story by Betty Cummings. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Woggon. All interior art by Bill Woggon. "Congratulations to Katy Keene"; Having been awarded her own comic book, Katy receives a deluge of letters, phone calls and visits from celebrities; Unfortunately, artist Bill Woggon is so nervous that he spills ink all over their story. Katy Fashions illustration. Untitled story; Swami Rivah tells Katy's fortune and tells her she'll star opposite a great male movie star; Katy's co-star turns out to be Laddie, the collie. Katy Keene Fashions illustration. Untitled story; Katy and Sis head to the Brown Derby, hoping Katy will be noticed by a big movie producer; Katy talks into a phone at the table to seem like she's in high demand, but is embarrassed when a waiter observes her phone isn't plugged in. "The Nightmare of Katy Keene"; Katy tries to wear an outfit which will draw her publicity; Instead, surrealist artist Slavador Dolly asks to paint her; Katy is outraged by the surrealist picture she inspires. Reggie house ad. Win a Handpainted Katy Keene Scarf house ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Chic Young, Max Trell, Buck Sawyer, Bob Dunn, Roy Crane, Joe Musial, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, 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; Mandrake the Magician tries to negotiate a peace between the warring kingdoms of Mechanica and Flora. 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 Joe Musial. Stories and art by Chic Young, Max Trell, Buck Sawyer, Bob Dunn, Roy Crane, Joe Musial, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, 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; Mandrake the Magician learns that the kingdom of Mechanica is populated by only one man, the survivor of the long war with Flora. 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.

Stories and art by Chic Young, Max Trell, Buck Sawyer, Bob Dunn, Roy Crane, Joe Musial, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Bela Zaboly, Austin Briggs, Jack Sords, Otto Soglow, and Don Moore. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Popeye uses a crystal ball and a hypnotized Wimpy to search for his mother; Flash Gordon and Dale Arden are captured by Sultra and taken to Kang's hidden undersea base, but Flash has one more trick up his sleeve. Sports; Thimble Theatre; Goodnight Stories; Flash Gordon; Blondie; Buz Sawyer; Jan and Aloysius; Dun-Dums; The Little King. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chic Young, Max Trell, Buck Sawyer, Bob Dunn, Roy Crane, Joe Musial, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Bela Zaboly, Austin Briggs, Jack Sords, Otto Soglow, and Don Moore. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. In South America, Buz Sawyer and Christy Jameson seek the missing Bill Daniels, but an enemy is on their tail; Mandrake the Magician discovers Crystal Peak, the hidden capital of the Kingdom of Marvel. Sports; Thimble Theatre; Goodnight Stories; Flash Gordon; Blondie; Buz Sawyer; Jan and Aloysius; Dun-Dums; Pet Pictures; The Little King. Final issue published by David McKay. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Kolynos Presents the White Guard (copyright 1949) is a promotional comic distributed by the Whitehall Pharmacal Company, makers of Anacin and the now long-departed Kolynos toothpaste and BiSoDol mints for relief of stomach upset and acid indigestion. The White Guard tells the story of man's efforts to protect his teeth from disease and decay. 16 pages, full color, 6.75-in. x 10-in., all newsprint, no cover price.

Adventures of M.G.M.'s Lassie (1949) features the first appearance of Lassie in a comic book. This promotional comic book was distributed by the Red Heart Dog Food company. Three Lassie stories: "Lassie and The Smugglers," "Lassie and Operation Haylift," and "Lassie in the Mines." Full color, 16 pages, newsprint covers and interior, no cover price, printed by Western Publishing, the publisher of Dell comics.