Comic books November 1950

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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. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky gets mixed up in a hotly contested mayoral election on the edge of outlaw territory. While seeking missing horses in the mountains, Rocky is surprised by a rogue mountain lion, and his horse Black Jack must save the day. Rusty spars with the staff at the new hotel. Plus a vintage ad for Scotch tape that suggests using it to apply fake mustaches and beards to your face. Candidate for Murder; Scarlet Justice; The Idle Rumor; Slim Pickens: Food for Thought; The Stalking Terror; Phillips the Psychiatrist; The Bill and the Bill of Fare; Gas Gulchers. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Prentice. "When I Stepped Into the Country Club"; Madeleine meets Jim at the country club; he is a former college athlete who makes his living playing tennis with rich members; They fall in love but she refuses to marry him because he is conceited and has no ambition. "Then I Saw the Other Girl," art by Dick Briefer; Viv considers Charlie her boyfriend but he insists they are just friends; When Charlie starts dating Ellen, Viv is jealous and tells their circle of friends that she dumped Charlie because he lied to her; Viv also tells Ellen that Charlie borrowed money from her and gambled it away, and that they were engaged. "Once Again I Live" text story. "Mountain Song"; On a mountain vacation, secretary Helen encounters former violin prodigy Julian; After suffering a war injury, Julian fears he can never play in public again; He and Helen fall in love and he promises to try to revive his concert career. "After Office Hours"; Stenographer Gloria tells her story to her boss, publisher DeWitt; She and editor Jack fell in love; Gloria betrayed fellow worker Nancy in order to get a promotion from DeWitt. "'Til Something Better Comes Along"; Struggling artist Steve reluctantly allows his girlfriend Carol to become his agent; However, he learns she has been passing off his work as her own to impress interior decorator Murdock; She tells Steve that she intends to make the wealthy Murdock fall in love with her. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Powell and Elaine Miller. This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. Lorna loves Ken, but she feels that any possible future together is threatened by scandal because her father was a convicted criminal. Marion is resigned to life in her boring, cold-weather small town, and then she meets Ted, visiting from California - but is it fair to depend on him to take her away? Laurie is engaged to boring, dependable Harry, but then she meets Ben, who wants to marry her and become an independent oil wildcatter. The Secret; Retribution; Star Gazer; Love's Hazard! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Tales of secret love, heartbreak, unrequited love, and reconciliation. Reporter Grace meets handsome Ray while covering the homeless problem, but after she falls for him, she doesn't know how to tell him he's the star of her stories. Scheming Sylvia sets up Amy and Steve to clear a path to Amy's job, but she didn't expect to fall for Steve herself. Jean pretends to be someone she isn't to win a man, but when he finds out the truth, she risks losing everything. Echo of Love; The Anguished Heart; Leading Lady; Trapped. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. The Squaw Creek Rustler starring Roy Rogers, art by Albert Micale; Roy buys a horse from a girl and ends up in jail for horse stealing. Roy Rogers at Avalanche Pass, art by Albert Micale; Roy gets a wounded man, his cattle, and even a captured gang of rustlers through an avalanche to safety. The Gun-Shy Gent starring Roy Rogers, art by the Al McKimson team. Pioneers of the Old West text story, art by Albert Micale. Circus in Town starring Trigger, art by Harry Parks. Back cover photo with Roy Rogers, Trigger, and Dale Evans. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Sad Sack, Fun at the Zoo, and Holly of Hollywood. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Tames Lion" by Bill Schreiber. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 44, Issue 5 - November 1950. Movie Fan Magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 84 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. Art by Everett Raymond Kinstler and others. Gunfights, outlaws and frontier justice in the Old West. Bob Dixon becomes sheriff of Boulder Pass and confronts Blackie Dart, who killed the last sheriff; Illustrated guides to the parts of a saddle and the symbols used in cattle brands; Lessons for readers on how to throw a rope. Warning...Get Out!; Sixgun Showdown; Sheriff Bob Dixon's Tips on Brands and Saddles; Howdy Pardner!; Double in Knaves; End of the Sundance Kid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 6, Issue 2 - November, 1950. In this issue; "The Wife Killer and the Nude Divorcee", "Paris by Night", "How the Romans Foretold the Future", and more. Plus, lots of cartoons, sports and war stories. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 10.5", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

A showcase for popular Western heroes and movie cowboys. Hopalong Cassidy follows an outlaw to the hideout of the "Bandit King," only to learn too late it's a trap. Smiley Burnette suspects that the clerk in the General Store is actually the outlaw Killer Diller. Bullwhip-wielding Lash LaRue tries to protect a blind prospector and his faithful dog from greedy outlaws looking for his gold claim. Lamebrain Lem; Hopalong Cassidy: The Bandit King; Smiley Burnette: Wanted - Dead or Alive; The Loose Board; Lash LaRue: Death Stakes a Claim; Rocky Lane: The Trail of Death; Ten Gallon Tex. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts by Eisner or Feiffer, or Eisner/Feiffer, or Nordling. Art by Eisner with backgrounds by Eisner, Grandenetti, Le Blanc, Stallman, Nordling, Dixon and/or others except where noted.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 8 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts by Eisner or Feiffer, or Eisner/Feiffer, or Nordling. Art by Eisner with backgrounds by Eisner, Grandenetti, Le Blanc, Stallman, Nordling, Dixon and/or others except where noted.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts by Eisner or Feiffer, or Eisner/Feiffer, or Nordling. Art by Eisner with backgrounds by Eisner, Grandenetti, Le Blanc, Stallman, Nordling, Dixon and/or others except where noted.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts by Eisner or Feiffer, or Eisner/Feiffer, or Nordling. Art by Eisner with backgrounds by Eisner, Grandenetti, Le Blanc, Stallman, Nordling, Dixon and/or others except where noted.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Numbering continues from Dick Cole (1949 Curtis/Star) #10. True-life tales of sporting greats, and stories about athletic people. Legendary ball player Ted Williams established records that remain today, and is regarded as one of the greatest hitters in baseball history. Early player Ty Cobb's combined total of 4,065 home runs is also a record that lasts for decades. Ted Williams; Ty Cobb. 32 pages, Full Color. NOTE: There is also a #11 "Accepted" reprint edition. In the reprint edition, the "Accepted" logo appears in upper left corner of cover. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Leonard Starr, Charles Sultan, John Celardo, and Edvard Moritz. Tales of espionage from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, published as the Cold War was just heating up. Ace spy Jonathan Kent discovers yet another South American dictator is building H-bombs for the communists; Real-life Union spy Elizabeth Van Lew uses her eccentricities as a cover during the Civil War; The true-life tale of daring French spy Louise de Bettignies, aka Alice Dubois, during World War I. Jonathan Kent, Espionage Ace; Patrol Perilous; Test by Fire; Mongol Spies; Reverse for Spies; The Spy Who Bluffed a Prince; The Pulverizing Peril; Spy-Proof; The Crazy Spy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Men's adventure magazine featuring articles on sports, hunting politics and crime. This issue features a C.C. Beck illustrated advertisment on page 55. 10-in. x 13-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Tomahawk in "Sally Raines--Frontier Girl" (art by Fred Ray), Manhunters Around the World in "The Panama Patrol," Captain Compass in "The Sea-Going Schoolhouse," and Robin in "The Four O'Clock Crimes!" (with a Batman cameo). Full-page ad for Tomahawk # 1. Ray cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 22, Issue 2 - November, 1950. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Jack Vance, Edmond Hamilton (Captain Future in "Pardon My Iron Nerves), L. Ron Hubbard (author's final pulp story), Rog Phillips, Robert Moore Williams, and Mack Reynolds. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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"Nicholas Nickleby," script by Charles Dickens (original novel) and Dick Davis (adaptation), art by Gustav Schrotter; After the death of the family patriarch, young Nicholas Nickleby and his family are left with little means to survive; The family is forced to split up, and Nicholas lands in a school run by a mean principal. "Exciting Sport: Skiing" article. "Cinderella's Slippers Were Not Made of Glass" article; Information about earlier versions of the Cinderella story where her slippers were made of fur. "Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic" text story by Ernest L. Thayer; The great baseball player Casey steps up to bat confident he'll win the game, but instead strikes out. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Children's magazine featuring stories, illustrations, songs and more. 68 pages, PC/PB&W, 7" x 10". Cover price $0.35.

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Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. A sailor seeks an old ship lost in the desert sands, but everyone thinks he's crazy. Red Hawk hears the tale of the man who saved the world from a solar eclipse by shooting the moon with his bow. Outlaws masquerade as a skeleton spirit to steal treasure from Straight Arrow's tribe. Plus a non-fiction feature on Air Pioneers by Bob Powell. Comanche Country!; The Sand Ship!; Red Hawk: The Man Who Shot the Moon!; Two-Fisted Marshal; The Death Warning!; International Air Pioneers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by John Michel, Henry Kuttner (credited as E. J. Bellin), Donald A Wolheim (credited as W. Malcolm White), and Gardner Fox. Art by Joe Kubert, Carmine Infantino, Jon Small and John Giunta. Cover by Gene Fawcette. Science fiction adventure from Avon, featuring stories and art from legends in the comics and sci-fi fields. An adventure of Kenton of the Star Patrol; A ghost tells the strange tale of the bottle that gave him wealth and then caused his death; Crom the Barbarian battles a giant spider. War of the Marsh-Men; Kenton of the Star Patrol: The Corsairs from the Coalsack; Dead Mans Tale!; Crom the Barbarian: The Spider God of Akka! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Sunday Mirror Newspaper Comic Insert dated November 26, 1950. This issue contains Joe Palooka, Steve Canyon, Superman (in costume), Kerry Drake, Louie, Alley Oop, Li'l Abner and other comic strips. 11.5 x 14.5 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Van Dongen. Science Fiction stories: "Flight to Forever" by Poul Anderson, "Star Tamer" by Alfred Coppel, "The Soul Makers" by Robert Moore Williams, "The Land of Lost Content" by Chad Oliver, "Doom Ship" by Henry Guth, and "Sunken Universe" by Arthur Merlyn. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay, Calle, Paul and Stuart. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 128 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Canadian Edition. November, 1950. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka. The Town that was Out of This World, script by Bill Finger, pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka; Lana's parents leave her at the Kents', again. The Pen-Pal Crimes starring Superboy, Lana Lang, and Miss Pringle (Clark's teacher), pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka. Sagebrush Sam two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. So You Want to be an Inventor article. The Famous First Crimes! starring Superboy and Humpty Dumpty, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Magic Lantern--Superboy's Workshop activity page. Nature Loves a Nature-Lover public service announcement starring Buzzy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Features Superpibe, Garlitos el Pegador, El Capitan Carter y Sus Jovenes Comandos, Rodeo el Hombre de Texas, Lucho Villegas, Tommy Futuro and Murcielago y Robin. 9-in. x 11 1/2-in sizes vary throughout this series. 24 pages, PC/PB&W. Spanish Language.

Features Superpibe, Garlitos el Pegador, El Capitan Carter y Sus Jovenes Comandos, Rodeo el Hombre de Texas, Lucho Villegas, Tommy Futuro and Murcielago y Robin. 9-in. x 11 1/2-in sizes vary throughout this series. 24 pages, PC/PB&W. Spanish Language.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. Hangman's House, art by Joe Maneely (splash) and Bill Everett (remainder); A false friend invites his rival for the affections of a young lady up to the house owned by the Salem hangman for a week of rest although the house is supposed to be haunted. Mark of the Witch, art by Russ Heath. The New Whaler text story. The Eyes that Stared!, art by Joe Maneely. Return from the Grave, art by George Tuska. The Painted Scarf, art by Dick Briefer. Even After Death, art by Bernie Krigstein. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.