Comic books January 1949

Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Edd Ashe and Phil Berube. Adventures of FBI agent Steve Saunders, originally a backup feature in True Comics (1941). Steve Saunders tracks a cunning Nazi spy; T-Man Michael Trigger hunts vicious gun smugglers; Steve Saunders is called in after a bank robbery in Morton, Texas. Includes a note that the series is "presented with the cooperation of the FBI" and based on authentic cases. Oddities in Sports; Steve Saunders; Dick Powell - the Man Who Didn't Forget; What's Your Sky I.Q.?; T-Man Michael Trigger. 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, 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.

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. 1st appearance of Thorne.

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. 2nd appearance of Thorne.

January 2, 1949. Spirit Weekly Newspaper section. 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. Tabloid Sized Newsprint, 10-3/4" x 15", 8 pages, full color.

January 9, 1949. Spirit Weekly Newspaper section. 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. Tabloid Sized Newsprint, 10-3/4" x 15", 8 pages, full color.

January 16, 1949. Spirit Weekly Newspaper section. 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. Tabloid Sized Newsprint, 10-3/4" x 15", 8 pages, full color.

January 23, 1949. Spirit Weekly Newspaper section. 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. 1st appearance of Thorne. Tabloid Sized Newsprint, 10-3/4" x 15", 8 pages, full color.

January 30, 1949. Spirit Weekly Newspaper section. 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. 2nd appearance of Thorne. Tabloid Sized Newsprint, 10-3/4" x 15", 8 pages, full color.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $33.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $24.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 60%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 17, Issue 2 - January, 1949. 7" x 10", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Jim Mooney. The Man Batman Refused to Help! starring Robin, art by Jim Mooney; Robin has to race against the clock to prevent the execution of the wrong man sitting on death row for a crime he didn't commit. Time to Kill starring Captain Compass, art by Chuck Winter. The Girl Who Tried To Be A Boy starring Merry, the Girl of a Thousand Gimmicks, art by Winslow Mortimer. Daniel Boone, King of the Hunters starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $16.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Light tan to Cream Water damage: Moderate.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $31.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Heavy water damage. Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 18, Issue 3 - January, 1949. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Henry Kuttner, Alexander M. Phillips, Jack Vance, John D. MacDonald, Murray Leinster, r.W. Stockheker, and L. Ron Hubbard (under the pseudonym Rene LaFayette). Six Virgil Finlay illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 180 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Jerry Fasano. Stories and art by Allen Ulmer, Jimmy Thompson, Phil Berube, Larz Bourne and Jerry Fasano. Teen comedy from Famous Funnies. Ginny sets out to make her own dress and chaos results; Randy and Stoney's rivals try to get them kicked off the regatta team for fighting; Granny enrolls Dinah Mite in a scout troop, but Dinah's more interested in makeup and boys. Ted the Tattler; Randy; Dinah Mite!; Just Girls; Chicky; Mimi Was a Mimic; Our Modern Juniors; Wendy; Ginny. Final issue of the series. 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.

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2nd and later printings. Written by george Willard Frasier, Helen Dolman MacCracken, and Lois Gabel Armstrong. Art by Guy Brown Wisaer. A The How and Why Science Books in the Scientific Living Series. Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Frank King, Dale Messick, Bill Holman, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Ed Leffingwell, Al Posen and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Fire chief Jerry tells Judy the tale of the golden goblet, in a Gasoline Alley strip with great art by Frank King. Brenda Starr investigates after Boomwell, the millionaire, is kidnapped. Ruzelle sets out to sabotage Clyde's circus with booby traps and poison darts. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie and Terry and the Pirates. Gasoline Alley; Moon Mullins; Terry and the Pirates; Tiny Tim; Brenda Starr; Sweeney & Son; Night Call; Little Orphan Annie; Harold Teen; Little Joe; Smokey Stover; Clyde Beatty. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 5 #1 - Jan. 1949. Novel: "The Black Sun Rises" by Henry Kuttner. Novelettes: " Moonworm's Dance" by Stanley Mullen, "The Bounding Crown" by James Blish, "A Handful of Stars" by Walter Kubilius. Short Stories: "The Silence" by Ray Bradbury, "The Other" by Sanford Vaid, "The Sky Will be Ours" by Manly Wade Wellman, "Cabal" by Cleve Cartmill. Cover by Lawrence Sterne Stevens. Illustrations by Lawrence, Virgil Finlay, and Hannes Bok. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in. 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $55.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight. Foreign edition: Canada.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $41.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight. Foreign edition: Canada.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $33.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Foreign edition: Canada.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $32.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate. Foreign edition: Canada.

Canadian Edition. Jan 1949. Cover by Lawrence. "The Black Sun Rises" by Henry Kuttner, "Moonworm's Dance" by Stanley Mullen, "The Bounding Crown" by James Blish, "A Handful of Stars" by Walter Kubilus, "The Silence" by Ray Bradbury, "The Other" by Wilson Tucker and Dorothy Les Tina (as Sanford Vaid), "The Sky Will Be Ours" by Manly Wade Wellman, and "Cabal" by Cleve Cartmill. Interior Illustrations by Finlay, Hannes Bok, Leo Morey, and Paul. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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#74. Superman-Tim was a promotional comic book distributed by R. E. Cox & Company located in Ft. Worth, Texas. This issue includes puzzles and games, a calender of saftey tips for every month of the year, tips on how to save money, and more. All issues have Superman illustrations throughout. All issues are 16 pages unless a Superman story is inserted (bringing page count to 24 or 36 pages). 5.5-in. x 8-in. NOTE: the issue number is verified by the date.

Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Monica is used to getting anything she wants because of her beauty, but handsome, cultured Paul wants someone with a brain. Barbara wants to date handsome architect Kent, but as the sole support of her large family, she doesn't have the time or money for courtship. Redheaded Gloria is torn between cop Tom and jewel thief Tony, and the wrong choice could land her behind bars. Plus a comics biography of actor Tyrone Power, a romance-themed horoscope, and a romantic story serial. More Than Beauty; The Captive Heart; Lost Embrace; Love Was a Game; The Happiness and Heartbreak of Vicki Carter; Picture Biography: Tyrone Power; Star Mates: Capricorn. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Certa. Kit Carter's Race Against Time! starring Cadet, art by Nina Albright. Merkin Gerkin humor page by B. G. Guth. Dead Man's Mountain text story. Chameleon story about telephone tappers. Heathcliff the Hobo story, script and art by Art Helfant. Gary Stark story, script and art by Don Rico; Gary Stark escapes from the mountain cabin of Benny the Mule. Targetoons humor page by Milt Hammer. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Patsy Walker in "History Repeats!" and "False Friends!" Cindy in "Yearnin' for Learnin'!" Margie in "Television Mission!" Two-page text story, "Quilting Party." One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Babe Ruth Story" by C.C. Beck. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Matt Baker. "They Called Me a Wayward Girl," script by Dana Dutch, art by Matt Baker; Dotty is fired from her job as a car-hop because she attracts too much male attention; She flirts with Toni and asks him to get her a job in his familys store but his father wont agree; She dates Elmer, who gives her numerous gifts, but her mother sends them back. "Too Many Dates Were My Downfall!", art by Ruth Atkinson; Dolly is popular with the boys, but she only has eyes for hard-working farmer Jock; He doesnt think she could give up her social life to go steady with him. "Was I Too Young for Love?", script by Dana Dutch, art by Lily Renee; High school student Eileen falls in love with Ted and they become engaged before he leaves to enter the Air Force; However, his letters seem cool and when she visits him on the base, they both realize that their infatuation is over. "I Played Hide and Seek with Love," art by Ken Bald. "I Spelled Ki$$e$ the Wrong Way!", art by Ruth Atkinson; Susan dumps her working-class boyfriend Dick to go out with wealthy Dale; However, she discovers Dale isnt serious about her and she reunites with Dick; He has a new job at a higher salary and Susan accepts his marriage proposal. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 56, Issue 2 - March, 1949. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Stories and art by Lorence Bjorklund, Clair Bee, Edd Ashe, Ferris Weddle, and Vic Herman. Cover by Lorence Bjorklund. Western adventure with sheriff Tex Granger, formerly the star of Calling All Boys (the comic's old title). Tex confronts a lynch mob; A profile of legendary frontiersman Davy Crockett; Tex's deputy Flapjack Smith has a solo adventure. Tex Granger; Hector; Lynch Law!; Coachs Corner; Famous Fighters of the Frontier: Davy Crockett; A New Adventure of Flapjack Smith. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $23.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

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Volume 33, Issue 2 - January, 1949. 6.5" x 9.5", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Raeburn Van Buren, Ving Fuller and Gustavo Arriola. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bathless Groggins tries to teach Katey how to make "shark's liver stew," a legendary recipe-less sailor delicacy, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. Learning that mobsters are fixing fights, Curly Kayoe decides to fight back. Bombo tries to cure Mr. Biltybux of his depression by bringing circus acts into his home. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; Ella Cinders; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; El Bombo; Doc Syke; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 5, Issue 3 - January, 1949. Painted cover by Peter Driben. 8" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Al Liederman and Carl Pfeufer. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Farmers and settlers alike are threatened when wolf packs overrun the town, but Tom suspects the wolf-hunters are involved somehow. The town captures the bandit who's been robbing ranchers, but Tom suspects they've got the wrong man. Tom realizes a showboat is a cover for cattle rustlers, leading to a daring cliffside leap to catch the escaping boat. Plus a vintage ad for the Tom Mix radio show and Tom Mix glow-in-the-dark spurs! Another cool painted cover by Norman Saunders. Wolf Cry; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; Dangerous Evidence; Busting Stormy; The River Rats; Tumbleweed Jr.: This Side of Trouble; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; Tom Mix and the Dobie Swindle! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.