Comic books January 1948

Art by Phil De Lara and others. Funny-animal antics from Magazine Enterprises. Koko, Kola and Raymond travel to the North Pole to save Christmas after a gremlin steals Santa's suit; Tom-Tom the Jungle Boy sets out to find the missing Dr. Bivingston; How Koko and Kola first came into Raymond's life. Flying to Santa; Koko and Kola: The Ungrateful Gremlin; Tom-Tom the Jungle Boy; Catchy and Scrapps; Little Tops of the Big Top; Flying Freddy; Bear Facts; The Pixies; Last But Not Least; The Snarling Snarlmouth. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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 #6. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bombo determines to count to 50 before losing his temper, but then he encounters muggers in a tough section of town. Terry agrees to marry Curly Kahoe, but she has to finish writing her book before she can "settle down to being just a housewife!!" 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; Back Home Again. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Al Liederman and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. While Tom shows his stuff at a rodeo, outlaws scheme to steal the diamond-studded belt he won for being the Best Cowboy Ever. A desperate town sends a request that Tom "come hyar" and find out what happened to their missing sheriff. Confusion reigns when a 12-year-old outlaw calling himself The Pecos Kid shows up, right after wanted killer Pecos Pete wounds the local sheriff. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. The Saga of Tom Mix; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; The Mystery of the Missing Sheriff; The Shooting of Little Duke; Tumbleweed Jr. Has a Pet Theory; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; The Big Bank Robbery; Whipper-Snappers; The Fallen Hero. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jerry DeMott. Stories and art by Dick Moores, Leslie Stevens and Ed Dodd. An anthology comic from St. John; this issue featured reprints of the classic comic strip Jim Hardy. (Listed as Jim Hardy #1 in the indicia.) Jim Hardy, in turn, showcased the adventures of Hardy's cowboy friend Windy and Windy's horse, Paddles. Wealthy Bess Giltedge offers to travel back East with Windy, to help him care for the infant he's adopted. But she doesn't tell him that it's because she's fallen in love with him. Meanwhile, Bess's sleazy ex Roger tries to convince her that Windy's no good. The Uninvited Bug; Jim Hardy; Our Kids. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Louis Wolfe, Jimmy Stewart and Jack Sparling. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. Hollywood legend Jimmy Stewart reveals "My Most Interesting True Experience" in a new feature; Admiral Byrd is determined to be the first man at both the North and South Poles; Hugh Mulzac becomes the first African-American to command a United States vessel after waiting 25 years on a commission. Richard E. Byrd, World's Leading Arctic Explorer; Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Gallico the Great, America's Top Sports Writer; He Fought Against Odds; The Rubber Industry; My Most Interesting True Experience; Underwater Rescue; What Would You Do?; True's News from Hollywood; Truly Comic! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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1st appearance comics of Gladstone Gander. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 53, Issue 6 - January 1948. "A Magazine for Boys and Girls." Stories, poems, and activities designed for kids. 7-in. x 10-in., 36 pages, PC,PB&W Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 40, Issue 2 - January, 1948. Cover by Boris Dolgov. Horror and supernatural stories by Edmond Hamilton, Theodore Sturgeon, Allison V. Harding, Seabury Quinn, Maria Moravsky, Stephen Grendon, Roger S. Vreeland, and Carl Jacobi. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 100 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Pete Costanza, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. The world is baffled when Captain Marvel gives up superheroing, and puts his cape in his bindle to ride the rails as a hobo. Golden Arrow is hamstrung by a crooked trapeze artist and his cohort, who are bent on robbing the circus crowd, and only a well-placed arrow can stop them. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How (Not) to Reel on a Banana Peel."And a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party!, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Captain Marvel Becomes a Hobo; Doc Sorebones; The Culture Corner; Golden Arrow: Crime at the Circus; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Forget Me Not; This Is a Rich One; Wilbur the Waiter; Ibis the Invincible: The Sword of Genghis Khan. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Charles Sultan, Al Walker, George Evans, John Celardo and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Jane Martin investigates a rash of mysterious fires on a timber baron's land holdings; Greasemonkey Griffin tries to stop a German spy from stealing an experimental camera; A soldier framed for treason is advised by the ghosts of both his girlfriend and the man who framed him. Bondage cover by Bob Lubbers. Captain Wings; Jane Martin; Greasemonkey Griffin; Air Heroes of World War II; Phantom Falcon; Suicide Smith; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fiction, poetry, tips, recipes, decorating, fashion and more. 10.75" x 13.75", 124 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Harry G. Peter. "The Secret of the Kidnapped Dummy," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Paula builds a Diana Prince robot dummy to present an award to Wonder Woman, unaware that the ceremony will make both women targets for a gangster's revenge. Wonder Women of History: two-page Sacajawea bio, art by Robert Sale. "The Legend of Rainbow and Stardust," script by William Moulton Marston, art by Harry G. Peter; On a visit to Etta's Ranch in Texas, Wonder Woman and the Holliday Girls fend off rustlers with the help of Rainbow and Stardust, two legendary horses. Two-page text story, "The Great Problem" by Ted Udall. "The Mystical Power of Idea-Forms," script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Panicking when Wonder Woman is sucked from the robot plane on the way to Paradise Island, Etta is reassured by Hippolyte, who shows in the Magic Sphere Wonder Woman has been taken to the past as an "idea-form" to help a young girl save her kingdom from an evil usurper. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Winslow Mortimer. The Man Who Could Not Die! starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Ray Burnley; When Lucky Starr visits a swami, he is told that he was born under a lucky star and he will get a sign from the future. The Case of the Camera Crimes starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. The Bandits and Books starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by William F. White. Bebe humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Killer with the Golden Voice starring The Boy Commandos. The Heel and Toe Juggler starring Three-Ring Binks, script and art by Jack Farr. The Seventh Wonder of the World starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel ?, pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster], inks by Stan Kaye ? [as Joe Shuster]; On a way back from a case, Superman stops over in Egypt to admire the pyramids and is swept back into time by way of a time bridge to aid the forces of King Cheops against an evil high priest AND to actually build one of the pyramids! 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky witness a near-miss hit-and-run and find themselves on the trail of a deadly formula. Commando Yank battles Axis war criminals who want revenge for losing WWII. Plus a profusion of vintage comics-format ads, including a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Ozzie: On Your Toes; Boy Scout Bob; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Formula for Death; Phantom Eagle: Gangsters of the Air!; Muscle Hedd; Penny Graves: Sign of the Dancing Dolls; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Case of Tramp; Whipper-Snappers; Dippy Detours; Commando Yank: Death on a White Flag. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Wayne Boring (credited as Jim Cannon). Stories and art by Wayne Boring (credited as Jim Cannon), Robert Plate, Milt Hammer, John Graham, E. J. Reeves, Joe Certa, Art Helfant and Harvey Fuller. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. A football pro hires Young King Cole to confront blackmailers, leading to Cole being fitted for cement shoes and a trip into the river. Toni Gayle flees a killer by running through an amusement park, in a story by Superman artist Wayne Boring (credited as Jim Cannon). Goatee'd criminologist Dr Doom (no relation to Victor) tries to prove whether a woman is a kleptomaniac, or if her story of being framed for shoplifting is actually true. Toni Gayle action-girl cover by Superman artist Wayne Boring (credited as Jim Cannon). Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Hammertoones; Fingers of Guilt; Dr. Doom; Dr. Drew the Zoo Man: The Case of the Killer Ape; Boitram the Boiglar; Homer K. Beagle: The Case of the Hairless Hound. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. "Marriage Contract," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; High school student Kitty and her working-class family live in a slum area; She is attracted to lawyer Eddie, but her father makes a deal with Mike: if Kitty marries Mike, hell pay them a weekly allowance to raise their standard of living. "Campus Outcast," art by Bill Draut; Department store clerk Pat envies the local college students, especially athlete Stan; Pat attends the prom with her would-be boyfriend Joe (attending college on the G.I. Bill), but uses the opportunity to meet Stan. "His Best Friend's Sweetheart!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Ruth and Jim get engaged before he leaves for service in the war; Jims friend Ted keeps Ruth company, but she suspects he wants to be more than a friend; When Jim comes home, Ted gives him a job as a salesman, which keeps Jim away from Ruth. "A Nice Point of Law" text story. "Love or a Career?", art by Jerry Robinson and Mort Meskin; Anne becomes the writer for radio commentator Eric, but rejects his romantic advances; Eric gets engaged to socialite Barbara; Annes work suffers and Barbara dumps Eric because its obvious he loves Anne. "Man-Hater!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Female athlete Bobbie says "no man will ever tame me!" and vows to become an architect "as good as any man!"; During summer vacation she meets Larry, who says he loves her; Bobbie will "never submit to becoming a disheveled drudge and humble wife as long as Ive a chance for a profession that will bring me respect and dignity!" 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Rulah" panel exhibits Fredric Wertham's injury-to-the-eye motif; see "Rulah...The Menaced Maidens!" story page five, panel seven. In order of appearance: "Rulah Jungle Goddess, Bloodstained Fangs!" reprinted in Wild Women (1999) #1 and Vixens, Vamps and Vipers SC (2014 EA Press) Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics #1-1ST; "Rulah Jungle Goddess, The Thirsty Stone!" reprinted as "The Bloodthirsty Stone.." in Terrors of the Jungle (1952) #10; "Buccaneers" reprinted in Frank Buck (1950) #71; "Rulah Jungle Goddess, The Menaced Maidens!"; and "Tropical Topics, The Lion, King of the Jungle" art by Louis Zansky. "Bloom of Death" text story. Indicia states "ZOOT COMICS". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.