Comic books April 1948

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. The family's Arctic adventure continues from the previous issue, as the Captain buys a ship to take home, but it's frozen in the ice until spring. Sue Groggins gets captured by the crooks who want the formula for making artificial diamonds. Holly puts herself in danger to help Hap Hopper find missing scientist Dr. Dome. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp and the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Strange as It Seems; Sparkler's Stars of the Air; The Young Idea; Tarzan; Dink O'Day; Abbie an Slats. 48 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, pencils/inks by Eisner except where noted. Only appearance of Wild Rice.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts, pencils/inks by Eisner 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, pencils/inks by Eisner 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, pencils/inks by Eisner except where noted.

April, 1948. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by Jim Mooney, inks by John Giunta. Zero Hour! starring Robin, pencils by Jim Mooney (as Bob Kane), inks by John Giunta; The Clock breaks out of prison utilizing time to achieve it, then goes about using time once again to outwit Robin. Prize Plunder starring Robotman, art by Jimmy Thompson. Gentleman Pat Dugan starring Star-Spangled Kid, art by Winslow Mortimer. The Case of the Punctured Balloons starring Penniless Palmer, art by Stan Kaye. A Victory for White Bear starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Milton Caniff. Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bob Powell, George La Mendola and Frank Engli. Harvey reprints the second comic strip from Terry and the Pirates creator Caniff. WWII vet and aviator Canyon has adventures around the world during the Cold War. Copper Calhoun hires Steve to find out who her double-crossing manager is really working for. Death at the Controls; Ready for Action; Shoot to Kill; Kid Brother; Plane Talk; Cartoons & Gags; Flossie; Airport Murder. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Allen Saunders. Art by Elmer Woggon. Reprints of the classic comic strip about the adventures of a two-fisted photographer. An old college chum offers Steve a dangerous job as photographer for his muckraking magazine. The history of the Steve Roper strip, which started as the very different comedy strip "Chief Wahoo". A trapper captures a python in Malaysia. Also featuring a full-page ad for Bow-Lite, the "sensational ready-made electric" light-up bowtie. ("Wow the Women! Win New Friends!") Steve Roper and Wahoo; Brain Child; Trapper. 48 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.

Teen comedy about a redheaded girl and her goofy friends, featuring early work by EC legend Al Feldstein. Stories and art by Al Feldstein and others. Sunny minds the school office for ten minutes and comic chaos results; Teddy gets jealous after Sunny wins a date with a teen heartthrob movie star; Teddy finds a stolen ring and tries to turn it in without getting accused of the crime. Sour Notes; Movie Madness; Profit and Louse; Junior: I'll Be Senior Next Week; Ring Out the News! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Mr. Mxyztplk Seeks a Wife, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Win Mortimer; Mxyztplk tries to get Lois Lane to marry him so he won't have to marry the king's daughter. The Magnetic Mobster starring Superman, Mr. Ohm, Lois Lane, and Perry White, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Win Mortimer. Book Learning text story by Cliff Rhodes. The Man Who Bossed Superman, pencils by Curt Swan. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

#65 in a series of 90. Superman-Tim is a boys' clothing catalog, activity book, and comic book all rolled into one, featuring Superman illustrations throughout. All issues are 16 pages unless a Superman story is inserted (bringing page count to 24 or 36 pages). Every issue encourages boys not to be a "Whoo-Shoo" -- a boy who reads "Superman-Tim" but doesn't buy clothes from the Superman-Tim Store. Copyright 1948 by National Comics Pub., Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

Cover by Al Fagaly. "Ferdie the Maid," art by Herb Holmdale; Suzie sweet talks Ferdie first into helping the maid with her duties, then into replacing her after she quits. "The Skiing Chump"; When Mr. Grumble has a nervous breakdown, Suzie is advised to take him on a relaxing ski vacation. "Day Dreams," art by Harry Lucey; When Iggy informs her that she's been selected "The Typical High School Girl," Ginger thinks it will lead her to a modeling career. Suzie's Hollywood Quiz Page. "The Actress," pencils by Herb Holmdale; Ferdie is jealous when Suzie ditches him for a local theater producer who promises her a part in his play. Untitled story; Suzie browbeats Ferdie into updating his appearance. "Suzie's Movie Diary"; Collection of movie star anecdotes. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy Keene and Sis stroll through the park and note the resemblances between various dogs and their owners. 48 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cadet story, art by Nina Albright. Targetoons humor page by Milt Hammer. Speck, Spot, and Sis story, art by Alonzo Vincent; a monkey escapes from the zoo. Celebration text story. Candid Charlie story, art by Robert Q. Sale. Dan'l Flannel story, art by Gus Schrotter. Heathcliff the Hobo story, script and art by Art Helfant. Gary Stark story, art by Don Rico. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Story and art by Milton Caniff, C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and Bob Powell. Cover by Milton Caniff. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Terry, now an older teen, officially becomes an Air Force cadet, facing action in the skies and romance on the ground as the Pacific war heats up. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party," with art by Shazam creator CC Beck. Adventures of an Air Cadet; Dangerous Encounter; First Lesson; The Major and the Cadet; Rouge's Plan For Escape; Tommy Tween; Story Behind the Cover: Raging Fury. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Art Bartsch. Art by Art Bartsch and Connie Rasinski. St. John presents the comics adventures of the characters of animator Paul Terry's studio. Anticipating Kurt Vonnegut's ice-nine, The Claw develops a bomb which freezes water instantly, and manages to seal Mighty Mouse in a solid block of ice... except for his tail. Heckle and Jeckle seek their fortunes in Hollywood, where they're not the only slick characters in town. Gandy Goose challenges Slugger McPork, one of boxing's toughest fighters, to a fight to win back the affections of Agnes. Gandy and Sourpuss: Sourpuss Paints a Picture; Mighty Mouse: The Big Freeze; Heckle and Jeckle: Hollywood Hopefuls; Dinky: No Place Like Home; Gandy Goose: The Grudge Fight. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sheldon Moldoff. Rambling lawman Tex Farrell roams the Old West, in a one-shot from DS Publishing. Tex seeks revenge for the Fort Sagamore Massacre. When the new town marshal fails to arrive, Tex steps in to keep justice and investigate what happened to him. After Canyon City is flooded, Tex makes sure that owlhoots don't take advantage of the disaster. Plus a vintage ad for a "Personal Comic Album," used to store hole-punched issues of classic comic books! ("Make Less Work for Mom!") Fort Sagamore Massacre; Bump; Tex Farrell's Corral Chatter; The Mystery of the Missing Marshall; Grubstake War; The Great Deluge. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Art Saaf, Charles S. Strong, Art Gates, Al Hartley, Richard Hughes, Lin Streeter, Donald Bayne Hobart, and Edmond Good. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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April 1948. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Arthur Leo Zagat, Carl Jacobi, Henry Kuttner, Arthur J. Burks, George O, Smith, Frank Belknap Long, Kenneth Putnam, and Matt Lee. Five Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 148 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Canadian Edition with Canada Savings Bonds text at bottom of front cover, Canadian back cover ad. April 1948. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Arthur Leo Zagat, Carl Jacobi, Henry Kuttner, Arthur J. Burks, George O, Smith, Frank Belknap Long, Kenneth Putnam, and Matt Lee. Five Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 148 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

True Crime magazine featuring story titles like "Murder Signs Its Name", "Case of the Talking Tooth" and more. Uncommon. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 12 #9. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bathless Groggins is in trouble after he pledges money he doesn't have to the city pledge drive, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. Several Fritzi Ritz strips showcase Bushmiller's "good girl" art, including the "Girls' Polar Club." Mr. Biltybux tells Bombo how he envisions future travel to the moon. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 5 - April, 1948. Men's magazine with humor and pin-up pictorials. Peter Driben cover. 8.25" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Al Liederman and Howard Boughner. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. A mismatched love affair between two star-crossed lovers complicates Tom's rescue mission. When Farmer Minton's threshing machine is mysteriously destroyed, he risks losing his farm to Porter Meanfellow, and Tom Mix smells a rat. Someone mistakes Tom for "Jed" and tries to kill him, and Tom sets out to find out what makes Jed worth killin'. Plus Comix Cards (like the later Marvel Value Stamps) featuring Mary Marvel. Treachery in the Hills!; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; The Threshing Machine Threat!; Last Shot; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Home of the Brave!; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; The Dobie Rustlers; Mawby the Medicine Man; Dizzy Daisy; The Mistaken Assailant! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

April 13, 1948

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April 27, 1948

May 11, 1948

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April 1948. "Judge Colt" by William MacLeod Raine, "Rifle Law" by Frank O. Robertson, and "Black Sheep" by Will Jenkins. 7" x 9 3/4"; black and white; 194 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.