Comic books May 1949

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. The Haunted Cliffs, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Roy helps a sick Indian boy, going up against the beliefs of the boy's people. Jed Smith Mountain Man--Pioneers of the Old West by Gaylord DuBois. Chuck Wagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks. Back cover: Roy, color close-up publicity photo, with Republic Pictures credit line. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $12.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

Canadian Edition. Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Rangeland Refuge, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale and Randy Steffen; Roy takes to the air in this adventure, parachutes and rides Trigger through a forest fire. Pioneers of the Old West by Gaylord DuBois. Chuck Wagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks. Back cover: Roy and film cast in color still. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $95.00 View scans 6" cumulative spine split. Cover and interior oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Add to cart FR 1.0 $89.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Tear/spine split seal. TRIMMED. Slight mold. Cover detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Art by Matt Baker. After her plane crash-lands in the African jungle, society girl Jane emerges as Rulah, tribal ruler and protector of the wild, featuring art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker. An explosion reveals a snowy valley somehow hidden in the tropical jungle, where beautiful, scantily clad Viking men and women have a lost civilization; A telephone line crew in the jungle draws the attention of Rulah's enemy Mirza, another white queen of a rival African tribe; Rulah faces the truly strange Ape Women of Antilla, who have the tops of women, but are apes from the chest down. The Ice Vikings of Valhalla; Whispering Wires of Death; A Gamble of a Grave; Ape Women of Antilla. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Air Mail to China, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Scribbly gets fired after the shipping department misinterprets one of his cartoons and airmails a printing press to China. Applesauce, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Snoony's adventure with applesauce. Big Doings Part 1, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Professor Smarty discovers that Scribbly's brain contains the power of M.U.M. (Marvelous Unconscious Mistakes) and donates him to the federal government. Big Doings Part 2, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Owlhoots try to kidnap Scribbly. A Woman's Privlege, art by Frank Harry; Liz changes her mind, frequently. Bread and Butter text story. Lad and Dad humor page by Harry Lampert. Big Doings Part 3, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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

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Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Amazon Queen For a Day starring Wonder Woman, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman brings a contest winner to Paradise Island, but unknown to her, radio columnist Nita Ashley, who's accompanying them, is being blackmailed to reveal the location of Paradise Island to Abacus Rackeet. The Strange Case of the Explorer starring Wildcat, art by Arthur Peddy. Bonny story. Willy Nilly story, art by Frank Harry. Charlotte Cushman--Wonder Women of History, art by Paul Reinman. The Camera Alibi starring Lady Danger, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Joe Giella. 52 pgs. $0.10. 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.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Phil Berube and others. Adventures of FBI agent Steve Saunders, originally a backup feature in True Comics (1941). Steve Saunders must hunt a childhood friend who was raised in a life of poverty and crime; Michael Trigger goes undercover in a smuggling gang; Saunders tries to prove that an embezzler is faking mental illness to stay out of prison. Includes a note that the series is "presented with the cooperation of the FBI" and based on authentic cases. Official Story of the FBI; The Case of the Desperate Swimmer; T-Man Michael Trigger; Sports Champs: Gene Bearden; The Case of the Insane Banker; Boy of the Year; Robbery on the High Seas; Easy Ed Macauley. 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.

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.

May 1949. Feature on Joe Di Maggio. Sports news of the time for Baseball, Bowling, Fishing, Golf, Racing, Rowing, Tennis, and Track and Field. 10 3/8" x 13 3/8", 76 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Jim Mooney. Movie Hero No. 1! starring Robin, art by Jim Mooney (as Bob Kane); Eddie Beaugard was a real tough guy on the movie screen, but in real life he was timid and a coward...that is, until Batman gets shot. The Man Who Lived in 1,000 Rooms starring Captain Compass, art by George Papp. Death in a Test tube starring Federal Agent, art by Creig Flessel. The Ransom of Dan Hunter starring Tomahawk, art by Fred Ray. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $30.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $21.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 19, Issue 2 - May 1949. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issues features "Flight into Yesterday" by Charles L. Harness, and "Conquest of Life" by Eando Binder. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Children's magazine featuring stories, illustrations, songs and more. 48 pages, PC/PB&W, 7" x 10". Cover price $0.25.

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 Pix Vol.1 (1949). Earliest issues drawn by pulp artist Joseph Wirt Tillotson; later issues by Andre LeBlanc.

Sunday Pix Vol.1 (1949). Earliest issues drawn by pulp artist Joseph Wirt Tillotson; later issues by Andre LeBlanc.

Sunday Pix Vol.1 (1949) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages.

Sunday Pix Vol.1 (1949) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 12-in., 8 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Sunday Pix Vol.1 (1949) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages.

In order of appearance: "Bert and Sue, 'Mystery of the Silent Death!'" reprinted with CCA alterations as "The Stranger Rides Free" in Crime Must Pay The Penalty (1948) #47; "The Unknown, 'Staged for Murder!'" art by Sid Greene; "Mr. Risk, 'Prisoner of the Ssabelos Savages!!'" art by Bill Walton; and "Hurry-Up Harrigan". "Shoot on Sight" text story by Roy Masters, reprinted in Crime Must Pay The Penalty (1948) #23 and #25. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

John Sikela and Ed Dobrotka cover and art. Used in Seduction of the Innocent pg. 35-36, & 226. Don't Miss "The Stunts of Superboy!, pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka; the intro of Smallville. Varsity Vic humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. George Washington's Drum! starring Superboy, pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka; time travel story. The Bat Kite--Superboy's Workshop, art by Al Wenzel. Black Magic article by Fred David. Superboy...John Doe!, pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka. Used in Seduction of the Innocent pg. 35-36, & 226. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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#78 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 1949 by National Comics Pub., Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

Stories and art by Ken Bald and Edd Ashe. Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Campus beauty Lorna could have any boy she likes, but handsome chemistry Professor Evans is not impressed. After boxer Gary's trainer takes a medical leave, Gary must be trained by his trainer's tough but beautiful daughter, Peg. Control freak Jean tries to win love for herself and her friend Fran with her "system," but she's in for an unscheduled break. Plus a comics biography of actor Macdonald Carey, a romance-themed horoscope, and a romantic story serial. Love on a Bet; Peggy and the Prizefighter; No Routine for Romance; My Heart's Choice; I Stole a Gem; The Happiness and Heartbreak of Vicki Carter; Picture Biography and Dream-Beau of the Month: Macdonald Carey; Star Mates: Taurus. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Certa. Cadet story, art by Nina Albright. Heathcliff the Hobo story, script and art by Art Helfant. Target and the Targeteers. Heathcliff the Hobo humor page by Art Helfant. The Witcheroo text story. Two-Ton O'Toole story, script and art by Art Helfant. Targetoons humor page by Milt Hammer. Gary Stark story, art by Harvey Fuller. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Lorence Bjorklund, Phil Berube, Ferris Weddle, Stanley J. Meyer 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). The true tale of a deliberate steam locomotive collision executed as an early "demolition derby" in 1896 Texas; A profile of legendary gunfighter Wild Bill Hickok; An illustrated guide to the hats and headgear of the Old West. Tex Granger; Hector; The World's Strangest Sporting Event; Tex Granger Stops the Pin-Headed Rustler; Western Headgear; Famous Fighters of the Frontier: Wild Bill Hickok; Alvin Dark. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $3.49 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate.

Volume 33, Issue 4 - May, 1949. TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. Cover photographed by Richard Avedon. Includes: "Playgoing" by Gilbert W. Gabriel, "A Traveler's Report" by Eric Bentley, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Cover art by Norman Maurer. Untitled story, script (adaptation) and art by Norman Maurer; A motion picture is being made in Africa; Curly is to wear a gorilla costume, with Moe and Larry playing caveman types. A real gorilla shows up and is mistaken for Curly; Adapted from the Three Stooges 1938 short film "Three Missing Links." "Sapphires Plus Sound Effects" text story. "The Treasure of the Islands!", art by Joe Kubert; Mark goes to a Pacific island to help his friend Tino locate the treasure his people sank to hide from the Japanese during the war; Garth thinks Mark intends to keep the treasure for himself and tries to kill him, but when they find the treasure guarded by a giant squid Mark and Garth join forces to slay the creature and retrieve the treasure; Mark has yet another tale to sell as a film script. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.