Comic books 1949 w/ month not specified

Stories by Harrison Cady. Art by Harrison Cady and Matt Curzon. Cover by Harrison Cady. Reprints of the vintage childrens comic strip featuring a rabbit named Peter and his family and friends. Pop Rabbit wants something to keep the kids quiet, so he buys them a chemistry set and they invent nitroglycerine; A crab at the beach gets even after Pop insults his sand sculptures; Pop spends so much time lecturing Peter on punctuality that he misses his golf game. Also featuring a somewhat incongruous ad for Avons Slave Girl Princess comic. Peter Rabbit; Pixie Puzzle Adventures. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Promotional. Walt Kelly art. The Jolly Goblin King has invited Peter Wheat and Sammy Sweet to a Thanksgiving party in Goblin Land. The boys select a last-minute gift of cake and load it into the magic sky coach that awaits them, unaware that the treat they carry is the wicked Hornet Wizard in disguise. 4 pages. Full color.

Promotional. Walt Kelly art. Upon arriving in Jolly Goblin Land, Peter Wheat and Sammy Sweet unknowingly deliver the cake-disguised Hornet Wizard to the royal kitchen. The wizard is interrupted while returning to his natural state, forcing him to appear as cake adorned with limbs. He narrowly escapes the Goblin King's knife, leading to an unexpected Thanksgiving chase. 4 pages. Full color.

Promotional. Walt Kelly art. A group of frightened townsfolk spot a large footprint in the grass of the village green. Peter Wheat and Beetle identify additional footprints and follow them to the edge of wood's brook. There they discover a human child lying still upon the muddy ground. 4 pages. Full color.

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1949. Catalog issued by Superior Match Co. with samples of available matchbook styles. These included a selection of five Petty Girl images by George Petty. Actual full-color, unfolded matchbook samples are affixed to the catalog pages. 6" x 9". 8 pages. Color.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore and Wilson McCoy. "The Phantom versus the Old-Man-of-the-Mountains" ("Castle in the Clouds" part 2 & "The Ismani Cannibals").

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "The Kidnapped Bride" ("The Prisoner of the Himalayas") part 1.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "Sentenced to Death" ("The Prisoner of the Himalayas") part 2.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "Jungle Victory" ("Diana Aviatrix Lost") part 1.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "The Phantom's Triumph" ("Diana Aviatrix Lost") part 2.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy. "The Kidnapped Rajah" ("The Maharajah's Daughter") part 1.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy. "The Royal Prisoner" ("The Maharajah's Daughter") part 2.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore and Wilson McCoy. "The Phantom Goes to War" part 1.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore and Wilson McCoy. "The Red Invaders" ("The Phantom Goes to War") part 3.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore and Wilson McCoy. "Death to the Invaders" ("The Phantom Goes to War") part 2.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore and Wilson McCoy. "The Hero of Oolan" ("The Phantom Goes to War") part 4.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy. "Hamid the Terrible" part 1.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy. "The Sultan's Prisoner" ("Hamid the Terrible") part 2.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy. "Bent Beak and the Phantom Mark" ("Bent Beak Broder").

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy. "The Phantom's Engagement"

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy. "The Young Phantom" ("The Childhood of the Phantom").

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "King of Beasts"

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore and Wilson McCoy. "The Kidnapped Princess" ("The Scarlet Sorceress")

The Phantom Destroys the Sky Band. Story by Lee Falk. Art and cover by Ray Moore. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay's Feature Book was the first US comic book to devote complete issues to a single character. These issues, reprinting classic Phantom comic strips from the 1930s, were the first official Phantom comic books. Reprints The Phantom daily pages from November 9th, 1936 to April 10th, 1937. The Phantom investigates a series of daring midair robberies and encounters The Sky Band, a deadly gang of female air pirates. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Blue Gang. Story by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy. Cover by Ray Moore. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay's Feature Book was the first US comic book to devote complete issues to a single character. These issues, reprinting classic Phantom comic strips from the 1930s, were the first official Phantom comic books. Reprints The Phantom daily pages from March 26th to May 26th, 1945. The leader of a smuggling ring called The Blue Gang decides to kidnap Diana to draw the Phantom out of hiding. If he can prove the Phantom exists, he will win a $1 million wager; if not, he has carte blanche to keep on smuggling. Final issue of the series. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Matt Baker, Max Elkan, Chuck Miller and Dana Dutch. Beautiful covers and art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker elevate St. John's 1950s romance comic above the norm. Redheaded convict Anne reveals how she went from beauty queen and Hollywood starlet to felon, in a cautionary tale with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Mona is torn between Dick, a student her age, and Professor Wentworth, who looks like Reed Richards' evil twin brother. When Thelma's sister gets engaged, she asks to use Thelma's hope chest, making Thelma wonder if she'll ever meet anybody herself. Cover by Baker. I Tried to Be a Hollywood Glamour Girl; What Happens to Love When Lies Come True?; My Strange Complex; Hope-Chest Calamity. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover photo of Joy Lansing. "Danger! Thin Shoulders!" Pictorial Love Stories' Beauty Briefs, art by Fred Bell; Lorna advises Betty to build up her "thin shoulders" so she can attract boys. "Lorrie Lane," art by Fred Bell; Lorrie arrives at the boarding house run by Mrs. Michaels; She is the twin sister of actress Linda Lane and wants to break into show business herself; Linda asks Lorrie to impersonate her for a few days so she can go home and rest. "Tim Adair and Barbara Crawford"; Babs breaks up with Tim because hes a magazine illustrator who falls for all of his models, especially Sherry; Babs, urged by her mother, agrees to marry wealthy Horace instead. "The Lights of Broadway" text story. "Case 157: Sally Smith"; Advice columnist Catherine gets a letter from Sally, who says she fears marrying her fiancé Jim will cause his death; Catherine visits the couple and Sally tells her story: she was a hat check girl in a club and was romanced by gangster Danny. "I Was a Small Town Snob," art by Bill Allison; Betsy and her boyfriend Jud dislike the horde of summer tourists who come to their small town; When visitor Gerald kisses Betsy at a barn dance, she informs Jud. Jud and two friends beat up Gerald, but Betsy realises she actually loves him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Picture Show Annual for 1949. Cover of David Niven. Articles include a survey of movies 1910-1940s, "Home Sweet Home," "Set to Music," "Variety is the Spice of Screen Fare," "Heard on the Radio - Seen on the Screen," "Our World Today," "Honoured by the King," "On the Up and Up" and many more. Full-page movie star portraits include Susan Hayward, Peter Lawford, Yvonne De Carlo, Lucille Ball, Bette Davis, Stewart Granger, Trevor Howard, Michael Rennie, Barbara Stanwyck, Rex Harrison, Cyd Charisse, Robert Mitchum and many more. Profusely illustrated with photographs. Excellent layout and design. Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 160 pages, B&W.

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Cover photo of child film star Patti Brady. Stories and art by Vic Herman, Marguerite Aspinwall, Lew Fay, Ellin Jaynes, Elizabeth Eicher, Pearl Wells, Kay Wambold, Patti Cooke, Elise Gibbs, and Marie Cummings. Sometimes listed as Polly (1946-1949 Parents' Magazine) #42. A magazine for girls from the producers of Parents' Magazine, with stories, fashion and advice as well as comics. A profile of young actor Robert Arthur; Tizzie finds a lost treasure on the beach; A comics biography of the young singing prodigy Mary Small, known as The Little Girl With The Big Voice. Polly Pigtails; Back to School Wardrobe; For Outdoors; The Inside Story; Tizzie's Treasure Hunt; Little Mary Small; The Girl Outside; Oh! Susanna; Hobbies; Fuss n' Feathers; Betty Clark Sings; Polly's Hello Party; The Prettiest Girl in Class - You; Miss Robin Hood; Talk It Over With Polly; Polly Prefers; Needle Play; Club News; Polly in the Kitchen. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Ha! Ha! Ha! Didn't even knock... starring Popeye. Raft!, or, It's a Long Drift Home!, or, Rafts are Boats, But Not So Comfortable! starring Popeye. Pappy Doesn't Tell a Story text story. Food! Food!, or, May I Borrow Your Duck, Mister? starring Wimpy. Arf! Arf! I sure does like... starring Popeye. Cover and interior art by Bud Sagendorf. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. "Help!" or "Sailor, Save My Baby!"; Popeye gets a job guarding a ring for Herbert Goldhold's little girl. Susprize Party!; Popeye fakes a broken arm to learn who his friends are. Swee'Pea an' the Hungry Lady text story. "Who Won?" or "The Fleeter of Foot Emerges Victorious!"; Wimpy sells tickets to help raise money for a hamburger. "Splat" "Pop" "Crash!"; Popeye teaches his friend a lesson about using force to settle an argument. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Popeye and Queen Olive Oyl (1936 Whitman BLB) #1458, Sagendorf

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Yearly Family Album Magazine promoting Chicago based WLS Radio Station. Founded in 1924 by Sears, Roebuck and Company—with the call sign an abbreviation for Sears' "World Largest Store" slogan—WLS spent its early years as the radio outlet of the Prairie Farmer magazine. 8" x 11", 48 pages, B&W.

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Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Bob Jenney and Ogden Whitney. The life of baseball legend Lou Gehrig (which also inspired the award-winning film of the same title). Lou Gehrig becomes a champion baseball player for the New York Yankees, before his life is tragically cut short by the nerve disease ALS. A PSA on the Lou Gehrig Memorial Fund. The story of how one player made it to the big leagues. The Pride of the Yankees; A Living Memorial to Lou Gehrig; The Rise of Dave Hudson. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Carreno. Guns Talk On the Range starring Dusty Ballew, script by Irving Werstein, art by Al Carreno. Justice Is Blind starring Dusty Ballew, script by Irving Werstein, art by Al Carreno. Secret of Lost Canyon starring Dusty Ballew, script by Irving Werstein, art by Al Carreno. Bullets At the Boundary starring Lazo Kid. Black Bull Saves the Ranch, art by John Severin. Cover price $0.10.