Comic books April 1948

Hockey player Phil Hergesheimer (Philadelphia Rockets; art by Bob Powell), tennis player Jack Kramer, wrestler Billy Sheridan, rowing coach Hiram Conibear, baseball's Jackie Robinson, and wrestler Mildred Burke. Most of issue (plus cover) drawn by Bob Powell. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover by Syd Shores. First appearance of Two Gun Kid in "Introducing the Two Gun Kid," art by Syd Shores; The Two-Gun Kid and his horse Cyclone ride into the town of Sundown, Arizona; There a stray bullet zips by knocking off the cowboy's had; Suspecting trouble, Two-Gun rushes to the saloon where the shot rang out from and finds a man shot in the arm for refusing to take a drink with another. First appearance of Blaze Carson (unnamed) in "The Sheriff"; The Sheriff is spending his quiet day playing checkers with one of the locals when he hears someone beating up on a horse. "Two Hungry Hikers" text story. "The Code of the West," art by Syd Shores; Dry Gultch, Nevada has been plagued with a series of bank robberies that has kept the town living in fear, and the sheriff unable to catch the gang responsible; 20 minutes after the most recent robbery, Sheriff Winn gathers a posse to go out looking for the thieves and bring them to justice. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Mort Leav and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. This issue was cited in the text (page 277) of the famous anti-comics classic, Seduction of the Innocent. The Trigger Happy Trio winds up on the wrong end of Al Capone and his baseball bat. The true story of the first escape from Alcatraz. On the American frontier, the Harpe brothers make a reputation as the Sawney Beans of America, with robbery, murder, and perhaps even cannibalism. The Trigger Happy Trio!; The Battle of the Rock!; The Horrible Harpes; Wild Bill Hickok; The Butchers. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian reprint series. Reprints material from Wanted Comics (1947 Orbit / Toytown) #12. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 53, Issue 9 - April 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.

Cover art by Howard Sherman. The Yellow Spoked Rig starring the Wyoming Kid, art by Howard Sherman. Bit-O-Honey Candy Bars ad, art by Creig Flessel. The Mysterious Wagon Train starring Rodeo Rick, art by Howard Post. Advertisement for Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic starring Sam Spade, art by Lou Fine. The Cowboy and the Killers starring Vigilante, art by Mort Meskin. A brief account of Jack Abernathy's career as a law-enforcement officer. Rustlers' Roundup text story by Jesse Merlan. The Bells of San Filippo starring Cowboy Marshal, art by Ed Smalle Jr. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. "Black Bart," art by Dan Barry; The story of Black Bart, the terror and poet of the west; He robbed the rich to feed the poor, which hardly is a sin; And poems also did he write before he were put in. "Killers Die Too!", script by Dick Wood; The life and death of a notorious gunman called Ben Thompson, based on a true story. "Belle Starr"; A true story of the original gun girl of the west. "Bill Mayfield"; Bill Mayfield starts as a member of Henry Plummer's gang, and is later hanged in Idaho for more than five killings. ".45 Calibre Sneeze"; A gunman with an ugly sense of humor and entertainment, which ended when he was hung by an angry mob. "Vanishing Kid," pencils by Rudy Palais; An American badman goes to Canada where he commits murder, but are caught by the Mounted Police and hanged for his murders. Untitled one-page story; The guy is so big and tough that it hurts, but Tucson Tom can certainly do something about that. "Justice by Vigilante," art by Lee Elias; The vigilante committee thinks Sheriff Plummer is doing his best, but it's too big a job for one man; They begin their task, but find out the Sheriff himself is behind all the killings and robberies, so they hang him too. Untitled one-page story; Tom has a hard time getting to the cinema. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Bernie Krigstein, Otto Binder, Pete Costanza, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. In a story with almost as much wacky detail as a Bill Elder panel, an eccentric scientist's "fight ray" causes the inhabitants of two skyscrapers to declare war on each other. The owner of a traveling carousel has a magic flute with Pied Piper-like powers, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Dead supervillain Karnok overpowers Charon, ferryman of the dead, and takes the wheel of the ferry on the Styx. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Double Your Bubble Gum Bubble." Captain Marvel: The Battle of the Buildings!; Doc Sorebones; Wilbur the Waiter; The Culture Corner; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb; Golden Arrow: The Magic Flute; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Mawby the Medicine Man; Ibis the Invincible: The Land of Death! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Fagaly. "Wilbur Meets Laurie Lake," art by Bill Vigoda; Commodore Lake moves to Westfield to get his daughter away from the boys in the city; Wilbur meets the pair at the station and makes a shambles of trying to take their baggage to their new home. "The Daring Young Man," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur and Red go to the circus; Red gets a job, but Wilbur tries to sneak in, with unpleasant results. Archie ad. "The Speed Demon," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur and Red plan to participate in the Westfield jalopy race to Flatburg, but Slats sabotages Wilbur's jalopy. Nevada Jones ad. "Wilbur Builds His Dream Boat" text story. Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1947; No circulation figures given. Wilbur's Hollywood Quiz Page. "The Sky's the Limit," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur builds a model airplane for the hobby show, but it causes nothing but trouble when he tries to fly it. Super Duck ad. Untitled Katy Keene story, script by Bill Woggon; aty's future is told by a swami with a crystal ball; Later she and Sis go to the observation tower on the 100th floor of the "Umpire State Building." Katy Keene paper doll. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne and William R. Shelton. 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's plane is attacked while she's transporting refugees from Europe; Greasemonkey Griffin's plane is stolen by agents of the spy known as The Worm; Unscrupulous competitors want to put Suicide Smith's Central American airline out of business, so they force natives to do their dirty work. Good-girl 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.

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Volume 3, Issue 5 - April, 1948. Men's interest vintage magazine loaded with pin-up photography and erotic text. 8.5" x 11.5", 64 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Tara in "The Eight Hands of Tenslith," Wonderman in "The March of the Dinosaurs" (part Frank Frazetta art), the Grim Reaper in "The Disappearing Room," Jill Trent in "The Freezer Gas" (inks by Frazetta), and Super-Sleuths in "The Case of the Moaning Statue!" Alex Schomburg cover (as "Xela"). Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer, Howard Boughner, Stan Kaye and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Archie-like Ozzie tries to impress Babs by going out for track and field, but he's not that athletic, really. In his first story in Wow Comics, Western hero Tom Mix tracks the outlaw band known as the Black Gang. Phantom Eagle is on the trail of his greatest foe, the deadly air ace Black Flamingo. Ozzie: Flash in the Dash; Dizzy Daisy; Bobo; Vita Min; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Where There's a Will!; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb; Phantom Eagle: The Return of the Black Flamingo!; Wilbur the Waiter; Penny Graves: By Death Betrayed; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Ring Case; Dean, the Detective Does His Duty; Tom Mix: The Black Gang. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Stories and art by Hy Gage, Milt Hammer, Nina Albright, and Wayne Boring. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. Investigating the murder of a broker, Young King Cole winds up strapped to a barber's chair and menaced by a homicidal hairdresser. Toni Gayle stumbles on a crime in a Texas border town, in a story with art by Superman artist Wayne Boring. Goatee'd criminologist Dr Doom (no relation to Victor) encounters killers amid the upper-crust of the city's elite. Toni Gayle action-girl cover by Superman artist Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Hammertoones; Blackmail; Foxy; Inspector Klooz: Crime On the Half Shell; Dr. Doom. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Matt Baker and others. Tales of adventure featuring Rulah, Jungle Goddess, and art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker. This, the April 1948 issue, is technically the fifteenth issue, but was erroneously numbered #13. A jungle wizard named Loki makes animals and people alike slaves to his will, but Rulah bows to no one; Rulah uses jungle strategy against what appears to be an invading Mongolian horde; Rulah is hired to escort a harem through the jungle, and ends up battling wild animals in an arena. Another action-packed cover. The Golden Lake; Satyrs of Satan; Bait for the Lion; Harem of Horror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.