Comic books October 1948

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $140.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4241608005

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $59.00 View scans Cover detached. Interior pencil markings. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Al Fagaly. "Higher Education," art by Ray Gill; Jughead accidentally switches the labels on tanks of compressed air and helium; Archie takes the tank of helium to the places needing compressed air, causing chaos. Untitled story; K. O. Kelly's new manager thinks Katy is a distraction and won't let him see her. K. O. wins a fight and Windy relents for one night; Katy and Sis think he is going to take them to a prize fight. Laugh Puzzle Page. Untitled story, art by Al Fagaly; The gym and orchestra aren't available for the school dance; Wilbur comes up with an alternate plan--a barn dance. Archie Club News. "Suzie Takes Ferdie for a Ride!", pencils by Samm Schwartz; Suzie wants Ferdie to fix her car; Ferdie mistakes her father's car for Suzie's and after trying to fix it himself, takes it to a repair shop. Untitled story, script by Bill Woggon; Debbie's father thinks it will be cheaper to have Debbie's friends over for a get-together than to give her some money to go out. Hollywood Gossip article. "To Have and to Hold!!", art by Samm Schwartz; Veronica purchases the contract of a professional wrestler, who has more muscles than brains. Betty and Veronica ad. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Capp. How Sadie Hawkins Day Started non-fiction story, script and art by Al Capp. Li'l Abner Gets a Job, script and art by Al Capp; Daisy Mae leaves Dogpatch and takes a job serving a soup line; Dogpatch fights an invasion of turnip termites with not very good results for Pappy Yokum. Wheaties Breakfast of Champions ad featuring Johnny Mize. Li'l Abner Gets a Job Part 2, script and art by Al Capp; Abner takes a job at the skunk works. A rich guy falls in love with Daisy Mae. Hot Dogs! one-page Sally and the Gang story. Untitled story, script and art by Bob Powell; Tommy Tween and Cathy have a spat. Comedy of Errors: text story starring Tommy Tween. Steve Canyon ad. Black Cat ad. Tommy Tween's Night of Stars text story. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories, art and cover by Darrell McClure. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay collects the Little Annie Rooney comic strip. Annie Rooney was a rival syndicate's attempt to duplicate the success of Little Orphan Annie, with a character also based on an 1890s song, a dog, and plenty of troubles. Despite the poverty of the Great Depression, Annie manages to get by through the kindness of strangers and with the help of her dog, Zero. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Clayton Knight, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, and Joe Musial. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake goes undercover in the Dome's criminal gang to free Narda; The Lone Ranger is framed for murder. The cover sports an emblem reading "This is a King Features Comic," an early branding effort by the famed cartoon syndicate. Mandrake the Magician; Hi Stars; Heroes on Wings; Dollar-A-Dither; Goodnight Stories; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Little Acorns; Henry; Blondie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $45.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Good $17.00 View scans Paper: Cream

Add to cart Good $17.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Add to cart Good $20.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 4, Issue 10 - October, 1948. 6.75" x 9", 154 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $169.95 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Kurt Schaffenberger, Bill Woolfolk, and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. Sivana sees the movie "Gaslight" and decides to drive the original Captain Marvel crazy, before the word "gaslighting" was even a thing. Mary Marvel must stop a war between the Cat People of Vesta and the Dog People of Juno, in a truly adorable story (the cats use "flea guns" against the dogs....), so she enlists the help of Marvel Bunny. Captain Marvel, Jr. agrees to be the counterweight in a county fair ox-pulling contest, in a story that may feature early art by future Mad "Lighter Side" artist Dave Berg. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads, including a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade, and a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Captain Marvels Dilemma; Boxcar Benny; Lazy Lee; Peewee Pete; Hopeful Harry; Tough Assignment; Captain Marvel Jr.: The Great Ox Pull; Mary Marvel: The Asteroid Adventure; No Mistake; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Cub Reporter; Captain Marvel: Vulcans Visitation. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $3,100.00 View scans Paper: Off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #3794989003

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $1,899.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover oxidation. Water spotting. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart GD 2.0 $1,299.95 or Best Offer View scans Centerfold loose at one staple. Water damage. Residue on interior pages. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $720.00 View scans Cover, first wrap, and two center wraps detached. Water damage with staple deterioration and rust migration. Interior tape. Miswrap. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

The Lethal Lollipops starring Human Torch, art by Ken Bald. Black Oil of Doom starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. Roll Out the Barrel text story. Doomed—One Town starring Sun Girl, art by Syd Shores. The Wound No Man Could See starring Captain America, inks by Al Gabriele. The Clown Who Couldn't Laugh starring Blonde Phantom, art by Al Gabriele. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $16.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 24, Issue 3 - October 1948. Western adventures stories featuring "The Father of the Man" by Allan K. Echols, and "Treasure in Leather" by Walker A. Tompkins. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 114 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations). Unevenly trimmed Newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Kurt Schaffenberger, Bill Ward, Bill Brady, Carl Pfeufer, John Jordan, Bill Woolfolk and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Capt. Marvel Jr. tries to tame a wild-natured horse that descends from Alexander the Great's horse, in an story (and cover) with art by longtime Superman artist Kurt Schaffenberger. Nyoka learns the horrifying secret of the All-Devouring Jungle God. Bulletman and Bulletgirl try to figure out why someone would steal mannequins, in a story with art by Torchy artist Bill Ward. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads, including a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade, and a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Captain Marvel, Jr.: The World's Greatest Horse!; For the Master Mind; Trader Tom; Lumber Jack; Nyoka the Jungle Girl: The All-Devouring Jungle God; Heady Remark; Bill the Bank Clerk; Bulletman: The Case of the Missing Mannikins!; Vacuum Bloobstutter's Swimming Hole; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: Globe Trotters; Kid Gloves: Show Time; Tom Mix: Death Hunts a Killer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Art Bartsch. Art by Art Bartsch and others. The world's mightiest mouse defends Mouseville from danger - mostly cats - in the comic-book adventures of the Terrytoons animated superhero. Mighty Mouse must rescue a missionary's daughter from a volcano sacrifice at Krakatoa. This is a new story, not an adaptation of the "Mighty Mouse in Krakatoa" cartoon. A wolf pretends to run a weight-loss program to lure a weight-conscious squirrel into his clutches. The mice in a toy store make use of a new Mighty Mouse doll when a cat comes calling. Krakatoa; Beauty and the Beast; Mighty Mouse's Fan Club; The Strike-Out; The Toy Shop. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by Pete Riss and unknown. Millie the Model in five stories with art by Pete Riss: "Oh, You Kid! --Nappers!"; "Chili Misses the Bus!"; "Millie Helps Out!"; "Clothes Conscious!"; and "The Footlight Phony!" Plus: Hedy De Vine in "A Night at the Movies!"; 2-page text story "Three Cheers for Penny"; and Rusty in "Light's Out!" Also: Two Hey Look! 1-pagers by Harvey Kurtzman. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $6.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $6.00 View scans Spine split 10%. Staple rust: Moderate.

Vol. 39 #4 - October 1948. Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Reed Crandall. Madame Butterfly starring, pencils by Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. Untitled story starring Torchy (script and art by Bill Ward), Dogtag (script and art by Bill Tumey), Will Bragg (script and art by Paul Gustavson), Ezra (script and art by Harry Sahle), and Choo Choo (script and art by Gill Fox). Tinkling Bros. Circus starring Fuzzy, script and art by Jack Cole. Thunderbird text story starring Blackhawk. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Monte Hale and Pardner cover photo. The Ghost Town, art by Carl Pfeufer; Monte Hale enters a ghost town, and meets up with ghosts able to handle six-guns and set off dynamite blasts. Wheaties ad with baseball player Ralph Kiner. Smart Like a Fox story starring Big Bow and Little Arrow. Railroad Ruckus, art by Carl Pfeufer; Someone on the inside are wrecking and dynamiting the railroad. Wildroot Cream Oil ad with Sam Spade, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Don Komisarow. Monte's Double, art by Carl Pfeufer; Mistaken for a hated outlaw, Monte Hale is on the verge of being hung by a mob. The Raiders text story with Son of the Chief by Richard Kraus. Right Makes Might starring Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone Jr. Comix Cards. Trail-Blazers Showdown, art by Carl Pfeufer; Landgrabbers are trying to drive the new settlers off their new land. Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear Tootsie Roll ad, art by C.C. Beck. Winthrop Shoes ad with Stan Musial. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $53.00 View scan Staples added (not manufacturing).

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Cover by Gladys Parker. Stories and art by Gladys Parker and Connie Williams. One of the first female-centric comic strips, by pioneering female artist Gladys Parker, Mopsy combines an Ever Meulen art style with pantomime-style gags and good-girl art. Mopsy accidentally bites her dentist, but she thinks that's a good thing. Mopsy offers to buy dinner rather than washing dishes. Mopsy experiments with "liquid stockings" - makeup to simulate stockings during wartime nylon shortages. Plus "Mopsy Modes" paper dolls, showcasing the fashions of the era. Mopsy; Mopsy Modes; And She Shall Look Sweet; The Weeding Out. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher) and Charles King. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, and other strips from bygone days. Mutt and Jeff go to Washington DC. Jeff gets a job as a flypaper salesman. Jeff goes to night school to become a doctor. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Everything Happens to Harry; Anything for a Laugh. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Ken Bald. "Terror In Turkey"; The Prime Minister's daughter, Magda, asks her friend Namora to investigate the murders of the Ministers of Finance, Agriculture, War, the Undersecretary of the Interior, Ministers of Labor, Justice, Records, and Foreign Affairs of Turkey. "Curtain Call for Crime," script by Bill Woolfolk; The Blonde Phantom discovers why someone hired old vaudevillians to rehearse in an abandoned theater. "Doomed In the Desert," art by Bill Everett; Tut-ak-Mun revives the mummies of the Pharaohs of Egypt, using the ring of Tut-Ak-Aken. "Dressed To Kill!"; Namora and Betty persuade Namor to wear a tuxedo to a publishers' testimonial dinner in his honor; What he doesn't know is that the publishers have decided to make Namor more comfortable at the dinner, so they wear swim trunks! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Bryant. Leo, the Lion Man starring Barker, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Untitled stories starring Granny Gumshoe (script and art by Gill Fox), Lassie (script and art by Bernard Dibble), Quicksilver (art by Dan Zolnerowich), Anthrop (script and art by Michael Senich), and Steve Wood (art by Alice Kirkpatrick). Riddle In Rhyme starring Sally O'Neil Policewoman, art by Alice Kirkpatrick. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $119.95 or Best Offer View scans 3/4" Spine split from bottom. Glue residue on first two pages. Centerfold detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Stories by Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! 1-pagers) and unknown. Art by Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! 1-pagers) and unknown. Nellie the Nurse stars in: "The New Nurse!"; "The Roguish Rajah!"; "A Hair-Raising Tale"; and "For the Love of Muscle"! Also in this issue: Tessie the Typist in "Tessie Takes the Stand"; two untitled Hey Look! 1-pagers by Harvey Kurtzman; 2-page text story "A Mystery for Melissa"; and Rusty in "The Hungry Burglar"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fair $6.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate.

October, 1948 Issue - 8.5" x 11", 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.