Comic books December 1948

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Volume 19, Issue 5 - Dec. 1948 (whole number 115). Articles include Motorcycles of the Air, Civilian Jet Engine, Perpetual Motion and much more. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/4-in., 260 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Vol. 5, No. 3. December 1948. Men's magazine with humor and pin up pictorials. Peter Driben cover. 8.5" x 11.5". 64 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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One of the era's notorious crime comics, presenting violent acts, some inspired by actual events, as cautionary tales. James, Melville and Barney Butcher live up to their surnames during a 1930s Ohio crime spree; Gentleman robber George Leslie escapes due to his political connections in 1870s Philadelphia; Jerry James tries to live up to his namesake Jesse James by robbing a subway instead of a train. The Butcher Bros.; King of the Bank Robbers: George Leslie; The Trunk Detective; Jerry James: Slaughter in the Subway!; True Crime. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Arthur Machen is profiled in the "Masters of Fantasy" column.

Volume 10, Issue 2 - December, 1948. Cover by Lawrence. "Nordenholt's Million" by J. J. Connington and "Let Clarence Do It" by Edward S. Sullivan. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Lawrence. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Christmas cover. Contains comic strip reprints and a text story. In order of appearance: "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Steve Roper and Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Dickie Dare" by Mabel Burwick (as Odin); "Bobby Sox" by Martha B. Links; "Scorchy Smith"; and "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller. "The Unexpected Handicap" text story by F. E. Siple. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

L. Ron Hubbard Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 10, Issue 12 - December 1948. Cover by Malcolm Smith. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Outlaws of Corpus!" By Lee Francis. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 156 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Fantasy Advertiser Vol. 3 #3 (December 1948), published by Gus Willmorth. 40 pages. Cover by Roy Hunt. In this issue: Book reviews, John Campbell Jr.'s "Who Goes There?," and L. Ron Hubbard's "Slaves of Sleep," a Fantasy Fan Field update, Thomas Carter "7 Footnotes to Merritt," and G. Gordon Dewey on "The Ships of Ishtar, an Overview," plus fanzine reviews, general editorial content, and ads from the era. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and others. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Millie and Hoppy are captured by the Mountain King, forcing Marvel Bunny to battle his army of sinister little elves. Billy the Kid suspects that Swami, the new fortune-teller in town, is up to no good. Sherlock the Monk and Chuck investigate the mystery of the bent nails, and wind up tied to beds of nails by a crazed carpenter. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Searching for Happiness; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Crystalizes His Punch; Backward Land; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck Nail a Thief; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: Fair Play; Willie the Worm: Guess-It; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny in the Hall of the Mountain King! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Jack Spranger. "The Vulture" starring Doll Man, pencils by Jack Spranger; The Vulture tries to kill an heiress so he can steal her fortune. "How To Get a Job and Hold It" starring Blimpy, script and art by Al Stahl. "Babyface Boodle" starring Swing Sisson, pencils by Ernie Bache. "Shamash the Terrible," script and art by Paul Gustavson; Rusty Ryan vs. Shamash. "The Rustlers At the Bar-B-Q Range" starring Roscoe. "Fat and Thin Land" starring Perky, script and art by Gill Fox. "The Society Safecracker," script and art by Bart Tumey; Shenanigan vs. Dr. Hyde; Helen Highwater appears. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Doolin and others. Edited by Joseph V. Daffron and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Jack Kamen, Robert Webb, John Forte, and George Evans. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. A phony colonel promotes intertribal warfare to benefit his trading scheme, but first he must get rid of Tiger Girl; A phony treasure map brings Captain Fight into battle with Captain Bones; Senorita Rio joins forces with a masked man to retrieve a downed pilot with biological weapons data. Another vibrant Tiger Girl cover. Tiger Girl; Risks, Unlimited starring Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; World Adventurers - Grizzly Adams; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Captain Fight. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Lee Elias. Cover by Bob Lubbers. Adventures of the Western hero, a white woman raised by the Dakota tribe. This issue reprints her origin from Rangers Comics (1941) #21: an amnesiac girl, known only as Princess Smith, is taken in by the Dakota after her father's murder; later, Firehair regains her memory and her identity as Lynn Cabot of Boston. The cover has her tackling two black bears while armed with only a knife and a torch. The War-Paint Renegades; Rifles For Crazy Horse; Canyon of Golden Guns; Tomahawk Trail; Frontier Fighters. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Flash stars in "Barrels of Crime," written by John Broome, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Joe Giella. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "Crime for Sale" with pencils by Arthur F. Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs; Black Canary in "The Riddle of the Roses" by Kanigher, pencils by Infantino, inks by Sachs; Atom in "The Sneezing Statues" by Arthur Adler and Paul Reinman; Flash Facts by Martin Naydel; Bull's Eye text story by Lee Goldsmith; and Hawkman in "The Flying Bubbles" by Broome and Joe Kubert. Cover art by Kubert. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 1, No. 6. December 1948. Men's magazine with humor and pin up pictorials, including one depicting spanking. Peter Driben cover. 8.5" x 11.5". 64 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Indicia title is Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK in THE GOLDEN CHRISTMAS TREE, No. 203. The Golden Christmas Tree, art by Carl Barks; The nephews, disappointed in their wish for a golden Christmas tree, are lured into a trap by a witch who plans to use their tears in a magic potion that will destroy all the Christmas trees on earth. Special Delivery, script and art by Bill Wright; Santa sprains his ankle when he visits Mickey's house on Christmas Eve; Mickey and Goofy deliver the presents on the few remaining stops on Santa's list, but not without a number of accidents. The True Test one-page strip, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald tests toys to see how sturdy they are. Ornaments on the Way one-page strip, script and art by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "FLASH GORDON, No. 204." Cover art by Paul Norris. Flash Gordon Cut-Out Jet-Car activity page. Adventure on Orano, script and art by Paul Norris; Two modified V-2 missiles take off from Earth, one crash-lands on Mongo, the other on the planet Orano; Flash finds the ship that crashed on Mongo has an American crew; The other ship is a mystery; Flash and the Americans go to Orano to investigate, but are captured by the forces of Orano's cruel ruler, Torro, the Terrible. Orano Fly Model Space-Ship activity page. Fight at Space Port back cover art by Paul Norris. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is SANTA CLAUS FUNNIES, No. 205. Cover art by Morris Gollub. Ticky Tack the Littlest Reindeer, script and art by Walt Kelly; Ticky Tack, a tiny reindeer, is too small to pull Santa's sleigh; One Christmas Santa forgets a toy sleigh and Ticky Tack and Shortbread the elf deliver it to its destination. Jingle Bells illustrated lyrics, art by Arthur E. Jameson. Santa's New Suits, script and art by Frank Jupo; Nimble Needle, Santa's tailor, convinces Santa that he should wear the national dress of the various countries he visits. Petey Parrot's Christmas, art by Dan Noonan; Petey Parrot decides to play Santa for the mice children in his house. Santa's Sea Trip, art by Arthur E. Jameson; in the early 1800s, a storm threatens to keep a frigate from reaching port for Christmas. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE, No. 206. The Battle for Peg's Son, Billy, script and art by Harold Gray; Peg becomes a successful dress designer; Her former husband, band leader and movie star Peter La Plata (Bill Slagg), tries to take their son away from his parents, who are raising the boy in the boarding house where Peg and Annie are staying; (Not knowing that the boy is Peg's son); Failing in his attempt to get his parents to give him the boy, La Plata breaks his wrist while taking a swing at Sam the tailor, which sets a series of events in motion that leads to his downfall. Reprinted from Little Orphan Annie (News Syndicate Co.) newspaper strips from 1940. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is KING of the ROYAL MOUNTED, No. 207. Cover art by Jim Gary. The Suspicious Death of Sir Basil, script and art by Jim Gary; King is sent to Fraser Ranch to investigate the death of Sir Basil, a famous horseman who died under suspicious circumstances. Reprinted from King of Royal Mounted (King Features Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1940. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Dick Briefer. Cover by Dick Briefer. The first incarnation of Dick Briefer's famed Frankenstein comic featured Addams Family-style dark comedy and monster hijinks. Frankenstein encounters a Ghost Ship; Frankenstein helps his buddy Moish the Mummy return to Egypt; Frankenstein seeks the horrifying Swamp Spirit for his new radio show. His New Enemy Yogi Markykel; Ghost Ship; The Return of the Mummy; The New House; Swamp Spirit; Goofy Gus. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Dec. 1948. True crime magazine with period photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in., 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 17, Issue 5 - October/December, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Otto Feuer. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer; Fenimore tries to borrow money so he can take Gertrude out; Dunbar sells him a truth serum so he can find out which of his friends are lying when they say they don't have any money. Wheaties ad featuring Bobby Dodd. Erector set ad with offer for free copy of Superman at the Gilbert Hall of Science. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; The cubs try to bilk Blackie out of all of his tomatoes. Untitled story starring J. Rufus Lion and Mortimer Ratt, art by Rube Grossman. "The Whale Who Wanted to Fly" Giggle Toons story starring Ziggy Updike, script and art by Howie Post. Lionel Trains ad. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; The boys gag Blabber Mouse but he tells Whiskers about their party anyway. "The Law of the Mounties" starring The Dodo and the Frog, art by Otto Feuer; Dunbar is a Mountie and Fenimore is Dangerous Dan. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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British reprints of the American edition.

Photo cover of Gabby Hayes. Inside front cover b/w photo of Gabby Hayes. "Public Outlaw No. 1", art by Leonard Frank; Gabby is mistaken as a outlaw when the real criminal replaces his picture on a wanted poster. "Ricky Rover Finds A Pal" text story by Dick Kraus. "Behind Bars"; Gabby is mistaken as a bandit and locked up in jail. "Stampede To Doom"; Cattle stampede after guns are fired. "The Tests" starring Musketeers of the West; 3 friends band together to prove they are woodsmen and trackers. "Plays the Dude," art by Leonard Frank; Gabby is refused entrance to the kitchen unless he cleans up his act and dresses like a "dude". Color pinup of Gabby Hayes on back cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by Elizabeth Beecher and others. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. Gene joins the hunt after a bank teller is killed by a bear attack. But when someone ambushes him during the hunt, Gene suspects there is more going on than just a rogue bear. Panhandle Pete tells the story of Montemayor's Gold. Claws of the Killer; Smart Figurin; Carabajals Loot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by Elizabeth Beecher and others. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. Gene joins the hunt after a bank teller is killed by a bear attack. But when someone ambushes him during the hunt, Gene suspects there is more going on than just a rogue bear. Panhandle Pete tells the story of Montemayor's Gold. Claws of the Killer; Smart Figurin; Carabajals Loot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Final issue of the series. "Dr. Neff Blasts the Voodoo Hoodoo" (art by Bob Powell), Django Jinks Ghost Chaser in "The Ghost of Devon," "The Ghost of the Pyramid Priest," Tao Anwar Boy Magician in "Tao's Televised Trickery" (art by Joe Maneely), and a Dr. Neff mystery of the "other" world, "The Chateau of Shadows." Powell cover. Cover price $0.10.

Issue #3 - Dec. 1948. Jokes and single panel cartoons. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Contains three Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in sixteen consecutive issues of Goofy Comics (1943 Nedor/Standard) (#20-#35) and in eighteen consecutive issues of Happy Comics (1943) (#20-#37). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Goofy Gander, All Balled Up!"; "Uncle Pigly in 'A Check for a Chump!'"; "Wilbur Fox in 'The Magic Hat!'"; "Goofy Gander in 'Brain Storm!'"; "Peter Pigly in 'A Day in the Country'"; "Hubert in 'Maggie the Rumor Mongrel!"; "Adam in 'Monkey Business'"; "Simple Simon Seal in 'Left at the Post!'"; and "Wilbur Fox in 'Snowball Boomerang!'". Illustrated text stories: "Forest Hero: Freddy Bear Wasn't Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf!" by Donald Bayne Hobart, illustration by Frazetta; "The Timid Pup: This Little Canine Just Couldn't Help Being Scared..." by Betty Cummings, illustration by Frazetta; and "The Adventurous Elephant: Druhi the Pachyderm Finds the Way to Be Happy!" by Elizabeth Starr, illustration by Frazetta. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Kubert. The Three-In-One Criminal starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, art by Irwin Hasen; A mysterious criminal named Gamma steals the "International Kilogram," a metal cylinder that decides the weight of any object world wide; Imagine the Emerald Crusader's surprise when he discovers Gamma is not one man, but three! Smash Finale starring Streak, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Alex Toth; Streak is selected as master-of-ceremonies by Alan Scott for a local benefit to aid stray dogs; At the last minute, Alan discovers that he forgot to rehearse Streak for the finale--but Streak already has one in mind! Cappy and Sarge--Streak's Wonder Dog of the Month fact page-and-a-half, art by Alex Toth. Perfect Crimes For Sale starring Green Lantern, script by Lee Goldsmith, art by Irwin Hasen; The Gambler offers the underworld a very tempting situation: for $25,000 he will remove any obstacle preventing a criminal from committing the perfect crime! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Graham Ingels. Stories by Gardner Fox and Ed Wheelan. Art by Graham Ingels, Ed Wheelan, Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig. This Pre-Trend title from EC Comics featured the adventures of Gunfighter and The Buckskin Kid. Gunfighter and an outlaw's beautiful daughter learn the strange secret of the mysterious blue pool at the base of Coulee Canyon. The Harvey Brothers plan to dynamite a train, but their beautiful sister Ellen decides to tell the sheriff, even if it means her life. Cover features early art by EC legend Graham Ingels. The Pool in Coulee Canyon; Smokin Six-Guns!; The Stool Pigeons Nest!; Raid of the Renegades; Big Shot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

L.B. Cole cover. In order of appearance: "Tony Gayle, The Fortunate Fiddle" reprinted in Popular Teen-Agers (1950) #21; cartoon gags by Milt Hammer; "True! Lives of Crime Bring Doom To Criminals" reprinted in Thrilling Crime Cases (1950) #42; "Crime Run-Down, You Spot The Clue" art by L. B. Cole, reprinted in Crime-Fighting Detective (1950) #11; "The Gunmaster Gregory Gayle, The Sugar Bowl Murder" reprinted in Thrilling Crime Cases (1950) #44; "The Colt Police Positive and its Evolution" by Harry Lazarus; and "Boitram the Boiglar" by Art Helfant. "Traded In" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Ken Hultgren and others. Cover by Ken Hultgren. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Robespierres pal Tiger decides to release all captive animals everywhere; Izzy and Dizzy use the magic lamp to change the scripts on their favorite radio shows; Palsy Pup wants to be the mascot for a ball team. Robespierre; Fenwell Fox; Strictly Private Property; An Apple a Day; Izzy and Dizzy; A New Moon Wish; "Doc" E. Z. Duzit; Shilly and Shally; Palsy Pup; Desperate Dan. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 7, No. 2. December 1948. Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.15.

Stories by Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! 1-pagers) and unknown. Art by Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! 1-pagers), Morris Weiss and unknown. Hedy De Vine stars in: "Hollywood Hoax"; "Turnabout's Fair Play"; "Country Cut-Up"; and "Double Trouble"! Also in this issue: 2-page text story "Meet the Winner"; Millie the Model in "Her Fraternity Friends"; Tessie the Typist in "Water Worries" with art by Morris Weiss; and two untitled Hey Look! 1-pagers by Harvey Kurtzman. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.