Comic books January 1949

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.

Add to cart Good $5.40

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Painted cover by H.C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Ed Moore, Harry G. Peter, Jimmy Thompson, Bill Everett, Henry Kiefer and Al Williamson. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. After a train wreck, a Red Cross nurse reassures fellow survivors while pinned in the wreckage herself. Stories featuring early art by comics legends Bill Everett and Al Williamson. A boy pulls a playmate from train tracks, and later receives the first Young American Medal of Honor. River Rescue; Men Against the Lake; Heroes; What Teacher Taught Him; Escaping Gas; The Marines Have Landed; Patrolman John Anderson; Rescue Dawn; Comrades in Death; Double Duty; The Brave Tenderfoot; Ingenuity Cheats the Flames; Double Trouble; Red Cross Heroine Sally Ann Ortega; A Miracle on the River; Race Against Death; Two Time Hero. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Kid Eternity in "The Great Steeplechase!" Back-up stories feature Her Highness, Bob and Swab, Peachy, "Billy Bates, Sir Roger, and Big Brother. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fair $6.00

Stories and art by Rod Reed and Frank Bolle. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hoppy tries to maintain law and order when a hurricane somehow makes it all the way to Twin Rivers. Wealthy rancher Mr. Kingdon doesn't suspect that his trusted employees Lizzie and Lum are plotting his murder. Pistol-Packin' Pattie puts bully Bad Mike in his place. Plus Comix Cards (like the later Marvel Value Stamps) featuring legendary sidekick Gabby Hayes, who won his sidekick shingle alongside Hopalong Cassidy in his movie days. The Prairie Hurricane; Hill Billy; The Will to Kill; Hapless Hannah; The Terrible Terror!; Be a Sharpshooter!; The Music Box of Death!; Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone, Jr.: The Dude Ranch; Frank the Fighter; Tiger Mouth Cave; Ridin' Herd with William Boyd; Pistol-Packin' Pattie; The Prospectin' Thief; Sturgess the Surgeon. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Flat of the Land starring the Human Torch, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; B4, a resident of Flatula, captures the US President and other famous people with his two dimensional ray to place in a museum; The Torch and Sun Girl are taken too, but the Torch finds that his flame destroys the power of Flatula and he rescues the captured persons. They All Died Laughing starring the Human Torch. The Brain Monster starring the Sun Girl, pencils by Ken Bald, inks by Syd Shores. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"Richard the Lion-Hearted" plus a back-up story, the Witness in "Diamond of Destiny!" Two-page text story, "The Glory Hound." Anti-Wertham editorial (without mentioning his name). One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Babe Ruth Story" by C.C. Beck. Cover price $0.10.

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.

All stories reprinted in Terrors of the Jungle (1952) #18. In order of appearance: "Jo-Jo Congo King, Tarantula Men!!"; "World Facts" art by Alvin C. Hollingsworth, also reprinted in Jungle Adventures (1971 Skywald) #2; "Jo-Jo Congo King, Feathered Serpent!" also reprinted in Jungle Adventures (1971 Skywald) #3; "Wild Betty of the West" art by Alvin C. Hollingsworth; "The Saga of British Caryl"; "Jo-Jo Congo King, Rodent Island!" also reprinted in Jungle Adventures (1971 Skywald) #2; "Dream Mystery" art by Alvin C. Hollingsworth; and "Western Facts". "The Greedy Leopard" 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, Tom Doerer and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. As Joe faces the powerful Prohaska in the ring while searching for Ann, amnesia-stricken Ann builds a new life in a strange city. Plus true tales of athletic greats, including Babe Ruth. Also featuring a vintage ad for the "Mickey Mouse - Donald Duck Weather House" home weather forecaster. At the Beach; Sidewalks of Manhattan; Joe Palooka Fights Out West; Jerry to the Rescue; Joe Palooka's Album; Knobby's Blowout; Unsung Hero; Sportales; Sport Short: Babe Ruth; Sportopics: Steve Van Buren. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest humor digest with cartoons, jokes and tasteful pin-up photography. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Ed Moore. "Lionel Hampton Rockin' Rhythm," art by Jimmy Thompson; Lionel goes from soda jerk to bandleader. "Betty Hutton," art by Jerry Fasano; This is the short story of Betty Hutton's rise to fame from a street dancer to movie star and recording artist. "Borrah Minevitch King of the Harmonica," art by Ed Moore; Borrah Minevitch goes from selling papers to playing harmonica solos with an orchestra. "Liltin' Martha Tilton Takes the Cake," art by Chuck Winter; Martha does her best to deliver a cake to a soldier. "The Ranopama Dude Ranch"; Jivey, Groovy and the gang go to a dude ranch for a relaxing vacation. "Desi Arnaz...You Can't Keep a Good Man Down," art by Chu Hing; The Arnaz family is exiled from Cuba during a revolution. "That Genial Irish Gentleman Art Mooney," pencils by Jay; Art's musical career is interrupted when he's drafted. "Dick Haymes Jack of All Trades"; Young Dick Haymes works as an actor, a singer, a band leader and a composer. "Bob Crosby The Edison Complex," pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Mike Roy; Bob interviews a number of people with odd inventions. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" and "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb; "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" art by Jack Kamen; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker; and "ZX-5" and "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen. "Torpedo Terror" text story by Henry Wysham Lanier. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart CGC 9.2 $369.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #1197124014 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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Cover by Frank Borth. Stories and art by Frank Borth and Frank Beck. Reprints of the short-lived comic strip about sailor-for-hire Ken Stuart and his seagoing adventures. Ken encounters modern-day pirates in a battle to the finish. In a more educational strip, Ken reveals how to harpoon a swordfish. Plus reprints of Frank Beck's dog strip "Bo." Meet Ken Stuart; Bo. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Milt Gross and others. Art by Milt Gross and others. 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. Pops buys a live turkey for Thanksgiving dinner, but by the time the holiday arrives, the family is too attached to her; Natch and Jackson get in trouble with the game warden when they skirt the rules to go fishing; A classic Count Screwloose caper by Milt Gross. Happy Thanksgiving!; Kid Stuff; The Forbidden Fish; Ever See a Square Dance?; You Never Can Tell; Shoestring Millionaires; Count Screwloose; Solid Jackson. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Published once a year, this oversized issue presents the years best pictorials, and gags from Laff magazine! 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in. 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Stop, Thief!, pencils by Bob Oksner; Binky gets mistaken for a purse snatcher. Herbert the Intellectual, art by Bob Oksner; A blow to the head turns Lucy's dolt of a date into an urbane sophisticate. Allergy Gets Lost, script by Sheldon Mayer, pencils by Bob Oksner; Annoyed with Allergy, Binky tells the boy to get lost; So Allergy runs away from home. Extreme Working Conditions starring Lila, script and art by Harry Lampert. Jail Break, script by Sheldon Mayer, art by Bob Oksner; Allergy is locked in his room and Soozie tries to break him out. The Love Letter, script by Hal Seeger, art by Bob Oksner; Binky tries to intercept a love letter sent to Lucy that Lucy inadvertently sends to Peggy in Binky's name. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $127.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to off white File Copy Label #1265549001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Al Capp, C.C. Beck and Bob Powell. Cover by Al Capp. Reprints of Al Capp's famed comic-strip masterpiece, featuring hillbilly hero Li'l Abner, his love Daisy Mae, and the citizens of Dogpatch, USA. Lil Abner's hero, the Dick Tracy-like Fearless Fosdick, is assigned to catch the killer named Anyface, a master of disguise. Plus a one-page story, "Li'l Abner Fights For His Rights," condemning comic-book censorship in whimsical Dogpatch fashion. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Babe Ruth Story," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck and a cameo by actor William Bendix, promoting the film The Babe Ruth Story. Li'l Abner Fights For His Rights; Fearless Fosdick Battles Anyface; Tommy Tween; Tommy Tweens Hilarious Escape; Tommy Tween Saves the Day. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Christmas cover art by John Stanley. Humor page starring Tubby, script and art by John Stanley. Detective Story; Tubby shows Lulu his detective skills as they shadow a mysterious stranger. The Snowball War; It is the boys against the girls in a full-scale snowball war. Tubby Takes Care of Things; Tubby stays home alone and takes good care of the house. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

1st printing.

By Raymond Chandler.

The 5th book in the Original Philip Marlowe works by Raymond Chandler.

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 256 pages, Text Only.

2nd and later printings. NOTE: Covers on reprints may vary.

By Raymond Chandler.

The 5th book in the Original Philip Marlowe works by Raymond Chandler.

Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in., 256 pages, Text Only.

Cover price $2.50.

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The Indian Travois fact page, art by Till Goodan. The Lone Ranger and the Pony Rider, art by Charles Flanders; A stolen letter from a murdered Pony Express rider leads to Mr. Purdy's gold mine being shut down. The Lone Ranger and the Election Plot, art by Charles Flanders; Slim Hancock brings the Drumm and Finley gangs to town to win an election for Sheriff. The Story of the Horse; Facts about the evolution of horses and their uses in modern times. Color promo for subscriptions to Dells Lone Ranger comic. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian edition with same content as U.S. edition. Inside front cover is blank; indica appears on bottom of back cover rather than at bottom of first story page. Cover price $0.10.

Fanzine By Ray Zorn for Lovecraft Collectors. Features collecting issues and pseudonyms. 8 1/2-in. x 5 1/2-in. 4 Pages B&W.

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 pits his magic against that of witch-doctor Dr. Congo; Secret Agent X-9 investigates an international robbery. Mandrake the Magician; 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 FR/GD 1.5 $49.95 or Best Offer View scan 5" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Water damage. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by C. C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Kurt Schaffenberger, Jack Binder, Pete Costanza and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. The Marvel Family investigates when a vast hunger sweeps over the people of the world, threatening starvation and the collapse of civilization. On a lighter note, Captain Marvel, Jr. battles The Squirrel, a dude in a squirrel suit who bops people with his gigantic tail. So, a little something for everyone in this ish. Mary Marvel briefly loses her powers. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads, including a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. The Great Hunger; Mary Marvel Becomes the Worlds Saddest Girl; Boxcar Benny; Lazy Lee; Headline Harry; Digby the Dentist; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Nutty Squirrel; The Pies the Limit; Water Thief; Captain Marvel: The Flame Fiend. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Mike Sekowsky. The Giant of the Alps starring Human Torch, pencils by Charles Nicholas. War-Cry of the Jungle starring Sub-Mariner, art by Bill Everett. The Submarine text story. Unmasked starring Blonde Phantom, pencils Ken Bald. The Vengeance of the Space Monster starring Sun Girl, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Syd Shores. Death Mask Dance starring Captain America, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Syd Shores. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.