Comic books August 1950

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Volume 38, Issue 2 - August 1950. Hollywood magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 112 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.15.

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UK weekly film magazine. 9" x 11.75", 24 pages, tinted B&W.

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UK weekly film magazine. 9" x 11.75", 24 pages, tinted B&W.

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UK weekly film magazine. 9" x 11.75", 24 pages, tinted B&W.

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UK weekly film magazine. Jane Wyman cover. 9" x 11.75", 24 pages, tinted B&W.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Plastic Man story, art by Jack Cole. Candy story, art by Harry Sahle. Spirit story. Tottering Genius text story starring Plastic Man. The Power of the Dog starring Manhunter. 36 pgs. $.0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest magazine focusing on true crime, and police cases. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 76 pages, text, with B&W images Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. Shipwreck!; Popeye is hired by Mr. Splatz to sail him to Gold Island; Two ghosts try to keep them from reaching the island, but they end up shipwrecked there and the ghosts are actually Pappy and Castor. Adrift! or Here's Dirt In Your Face! or I Like You, Too!; Popeye and his friends are traveling across the desert, but the Gopher People steal their food and water. A New Port! text story. The Big Bite!; Pappy tricke Wimpy into going fishing with him. Untitled story; Popeye and Swee'Pea are throwing apples for fun but it's Wimpy who gets into trouble. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian reprint series. Reprints material from Popeye (1948-1980 Dell/Gold Key/King/Charlton) #13. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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This is one of L. B. Cole's best covers, a fine example of his striking use of primary colors, which he referred to as "poster colors." #5 of "Pop Teen-Agers" is actually the first issue in the series, (#1-4 were "School Day Romances"). This issue has no publication date in the indicia, or elsewhere. The Brat Race; Eve's plan to ruin Toni and Butch's date backfires. Junk and Jive activity page by Ray Gill; How to make a trap drum set out scrap wood and wrapping paper. Buoy Crazy starring Ginger Bunn, art by Manny Stallman; The girls foil Lefty's attempt to keep them away from the boys camp. Profile of Betty Grable with photo. Potions of Love; Midge Martin and Charlie foil crooks who use a love potion to distract their victims. Rajah Dodger; Eve Adams and her aunt wind up in Rajah Smaja's harem. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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1st app The Preacher by Mart Bailey.

Ken Garcia photo cover. Untitled Preacher story, art by Mart Bailey. Lucky Lodestone starring Lazo Kid, pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder. Death Draws a Circle, art by Mart Bailey. The Roundup text story. Buzzard's Roost starring Black Bull, pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder. The Outlaw Takes a Wife starring Dusty Ballew. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Seymour S. Schneid and Jack Byrne. Stories and art by Marilyn Mercer, Jerry Grandenetti, and Enrico Bagnoli. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. The Sky Rangers battle outlaw nomads in the deserts of Saudi Arabia; Firehair discovers outlaws have taken over a bridge and are preventing settlers from crossing in safety; Dr. Drew suspects foul play rather than ghosts when trouble plagues a construction site. Firehair; The Secret Files of Dr. Drew; Night Search for a Renegade; Sky Rangers; Jan of the Jungle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Concrete Cervera," "Denver Dude and Seldom Seen," "Lend Me Two Bucks 'Til Friday," "The World's Strangest Shuffle" (art by Bernie Krigstein), "Willie Time-Bomb" (art by Mort Lawrence), "You Can't Trust a Joker," "The Request," and "Danny's New Suit" (art by Mike Becker). Two page text story, "Loafer's Bargain," and one page filler, "Better Schools Make Better Communities" (art by Jerry Fasano). Cover price $0.10.

Red Ryder (two stories) and Little Beaver. Two-page text story, "The West That Lives Forever." Cover price $0.10.

True stories of crime most foul fall victim to the pages of this short-lived vintage true crime magazine. Here, you will find tales of greed, jealousy, revenge, thievery, and murder....all true, all told in the words of the detectives who worked the cases. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. Rocky discovers a ranch house on fire and learns of a plot to destroy evidence, but first he must save the man trapped inside. Rocky runs up against the masked bandit called The Blade, an expert knife-thrower who uses his talent for evil. Rocky figures out how Twin-Gun Eliot hides the loot from his robberies where the law can't find it. The Burning Evidence; Slim Pickens: The Return of Grizzly Burr; Rocky Lane Meets the Blade; The Trail Swappers; Gopher-Face; Sage-Brush; Desert Justice; Black Jack's Hitching Post; Plump Priscilla; The Twig That Talked; Ranchman Raleigh. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The comics incarnation of movie cowboy Cameron pursues desperadoes and owlhoots in the days of the Old West. In an issue-length story, a beaver boom causes demand for beaver pelts to skyrocket. This of course brings beaver bandits, causing violent confrontations at beaver dams across the Old West, and inciting the fury of Rod Cameron. Sam the Sheriff interviews a new deputy, and the "dad jokes" are flying . Hoghead Harry; The Beaver Bandits; Rancher Rollins and His Son, Junior; Under Suspicion; Ten Gallon Tex; Hotshot Horace; Sam the Sheriff. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. Eileen is a snob, but she doesn't see anything wrong with it, until it comes between her and the man that she loves. Mary is taken in by the wealthy family of the woman she tried to save, but the story didn't happen quite the way she tells it. Gladys plots to steal Lon away from his girlfriend Muriel by pretending an interest in geology. Plus a profile of British actor and future Rat Pack member Peter Lawford during his early years. A Heart's Request; Love's Mask; Peter Lawford; Beauty Without Brains; Storm! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Lynching Moon starring Roy Rogers, art by Albert Micale; As Roy takes a swim, a man borrows his clothes, and then kills Mr. Norton to frame Roy for the killing. Thirsty Creek starring Roy Rogers, art by Albert Micale; Roy runs into a dispute over fencing and water rights. Pioneers of the Old West text story, art by Albert Micale. Trigger story, art by Harry Parks. Full back cover pin-up of Roy Rogers. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Joe Orlando, Wally Wood and Jack Kamen. Adventure comics starring Sabu, the young Indian star of Thief of Bagdad and the 1937 British film Elephant Boy. Beautiful but evil Tabora uses her wiles to get Sabu's friend Lani to steal temple jewels; A teller of tall tales goes on a real safari to prove his manhood to his girlfriend, and only succeeds in putting himself in deadly danger; The Witch of the Benji Kraal uses her magic to start a war between two tribes, and only Sabu can stop her. Betrayal of the Temple; Fate of a Faker; The Mystery of the Lanori Jewel Room; The Sinister Safari; The Witch of the Benji Kraal. Final issue of the series; this was actually published after issue #30. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 44, Issue 2 - August 1950. Movie Fan Magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 88 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Photo cover. Dreamer's Return. Honeymoon Cottage. Linda Lee story; Linda wonders if the way to a man's heart really is through his stomach. Feuding Hearts. Jo-Anne story; Henry asks Jo-Anne to marry him. I Chose Love. Cindy story; a bear escapes from the zoo. Shadow of a Bride text story. Ring of Silence. Sweethearts' Serenade poem. House ad for Girls' Romances #4. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian reprint series. Reprints Secret Loves (1949 Quality Comics) #5. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.