Comic books 1949 w/ month not specified

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Wuthering Heights, 3rd Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 156). Cover price $0.15.

Black Beauty, 2nd Printing, Line Drawing Cover with no cover price, no "coming next" ad, no publication date. (HRN 62). Cover price $0.10.

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Western Stories, 4th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 137). Cover price $0.15.

Western Stories, 5th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 152). Cover price $0.15.

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The Man Without a Country, 2nd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 78). Cover price $0.15.

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HRN 156. The Man Without a Country, 3rd Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 156). Cover price $0.15.

Canadian Edition. The Man Without a Country, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 67). Cover price $0.15.

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Treasure Island, 2nd Printing, Line Drawing Cover on SOFT paper. Comic book adaptation of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson story about young Jim Hawkins, his encounter with pirates and his search for treasure. Story illustrated by Alex A. Blum. Issue also has a text biography of Stevenson and text stories on "Pioneers of Science," "Dog Heroes," and "Famous Operas." (HRN 82). Cover price $0.15.

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Treasure Island, 2nd Printing, Line Drawing Cover on STIFF paper. Comic book adaptation of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson story about young Jim Hawkins, his encounter with pirates and his search for treasure. Story illustrated by Alex A. Blum. Issue also has a text biography of Stevenson and text stories on "Pioneers of Science," "Dog Heroes," and "Famous Operas." (HRN 82). Cover price $0.15.

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An Illustrated Library of Great Indian Stories. All new Alex Blum cover. A collection of four Classics Illustrated stories in one volume, grouped by Native American theme. This one contains reprints of #4 The Last of the Mohicans, #17 The Deerslayer, #22 The Pathfinder, and #37 The Pioneers. Full color.

Issue 13 - "The Green Turtle Mystery" written by Ellery Queen, Jr., Illustrations by Melvin Bolden. Here is one boy detective that makes the Secret Service take a back seat. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 214 pages, B&W.

Issue 14 - "Silver: The Story of a Wild Horse" written by Thomas C. Hinkle, Illustrations by Pers Crowell. Silver was the hardest horse to rope on the whole range - and the most beautiful. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 214 pages, B&W.

Issue 15 - "Strangers in the Desert" written by Alice Dyar Russell, Illustrations by Robert Frankenberg. A ghost town's dusty mines hid the only clue to the fate of a boy who was front-page news. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 214 pages, B&W.

Issue 16 - "The Southpaw" written by Donal Hamilton Haines, Illustrations by Harold Minton. They plotted to keep Hillton Academy's star pitcher out of the game - and nearly succeeded. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 214 pages, B&W.

Issue 17 - "Bat Boy of the Giants" written by Garth Garreau, Illustrations by Richard Powers. Big league baseball as no other boy has ever had the chance to see it. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 214 pages, B&W.

Issue 18 - "Big Red" by Jim Kjelgaard, Illustrations by Bob Kuhn. Danny and Big Red together win their fight against the wilderness. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 214 pages, B&W.

Issue 19 - "The Mystery of the Empty Room" written by Augusta Huiell Seaman, Illustrations by William Shoyer. Beyond that closed door lay a puzzle of the past. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 214 pages, B&W.

Issue 20 - "Husky: Co-Pilot of the Pilgrim" written by Rutherford Montgomery, Illustrations by Jacob Landau. A courageous young pilot and his loyal dog bring a ruthless gang to justice. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 214 pages, B&W.

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Activity book featuring King Features Syndicate characters used as a piece of the King Features Comic Weekly Club Membership kit used as promotional material by Whitman publishing. 5-in. x 8-in., 8 pages, Red and yellow.

Membership sign up form included with Comic Weekly Club Kit, featuring King Features Syndicate characters used as a piece of the King Features Comic Weekly Club Membership kit used as promotional material by Whitman publishing. 5-in. x 8-in., blue on white.

Comic Weekly Club Membership Kit (1949) is a promotional item produced by Whitman Publishing and sent to members of the Comic Weekly Club. It includes a button pen featuring a jovial clown, a large sticker feature King Features characters like Blondie and Dagwood, Snuffy Smith, Flash Gordon, Little Jodine, and others, a membership card, and an invitation to have your friends join the club. Also included is the Comic Weekly Club Funtime book. This booklet is eight pages of fun with coloring, puzzles, and games. However, the gem of this kit is the mini hardcover Blondie and Dagwood book featuring over a hundred pages of fun with the characters created by Chic Young. Titled "Some Fun" the book is 3.25-in. x 5.5-in.

Large scale sticker featuring King Features Syndicate characters used as a piece of the King Features Comic Weekly Club Membership kit used as promotional material by Whitman publishing. 5-in. x 8-in., Sepia tones.

Story by Harry Sinclair Drago. Art by Myron Fass. An issue-length drama based on the novel Women to Love by Harry Sinclair Drago, here credited just as Sinclair Drago. Scarlett falls for street punk Rocco and stays with him as he works his way up in the Chicago underworld, but when he orders the St. Valentines Day Massacre, she feels he might have gone too far. Featuring a painted cover reprinted from one of Avons paperbacks. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Contains Frank Frazetta comic story art and three Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in seventeen consecutive issues of Coo Coo Comics (1942) (#34-50). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse"; "Dodger De Squoil" art by Frank Frazetta, reprinted in Small Wonders (1991) #1; "Y.Z. Fox"; "Colonel Punchy Penguin"; "Douglas and Duncan" art by Jack Bradbury; "Trial and Terror" art by Ken Champin; "Adam"; "Fearless Farmsworth" art by Ray Patin; and "Bear Lee" art by Ed Dunn. Illustrated text stories: "The First to Crow: Rickey Rooster Just Couldn't Help Being Noisy!" by Elizabeth Starr, illustration by Frank Frazetta; and "The Strange Little Creature: Poor Little Peter Didn't Know What He Was!" by Mickey Klar Marks, two illustrations by Frank Frazetta. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Contains three Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in seventeen consecutive issues of Coo Coo Comics (1942) (#34-50). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse, 'Mind Over Mouse!'"; "Dodger Da Squoil From Brooklyn in 'Out on a Limb!'"; "Lil' HerKimer" art by Harris Steinbrook; "Colonel Punchy Penguin in 'Mammoth Mixup!'"; "Douglas and Duncan in 'Duck Luck!'" and "Spunky the Pronto Kid, 'Mock Trial!'" art by Jack Bradbury; "Tuffy, 'Cat, Canary...and Mouse!'"; and "Silly" story by Hubie Karp, art by Ken Champin. Illustrated text stories: "Small Fry: Big Bowser the Bully Finally Learns His Lesson!" by Elizabeth Starr, illustration by Frank Frazetta; and "Johnny Sheds His Pride" by Mickey Klar Marks, two illustrations by Frank Frazetta. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Contains three Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in seventeen consecutive issues of Coo Coo Comics (1942) (#34-50). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse"; "Butch and Buttercup"; "Little Billy Bear" art by Lynn Karp; "Spunky in 'The Wonder Gun!'" art by Jack Bradbury; "Colonel Punchy Penguin" art by Bob Wickersham; "Peter Puss, 'The Voice!'"; "Joe n' Mac" story by Hubie Karp, art by Ed Dunn; "Trader Hornsby" art by Don Christensen; and "Gull Able". Illustrated text stories: "Wishful Willy: This Unhappy Eagle Longed for Pretty Feathers!" by Elizabeth Starr, illustration by Frank Frazetta; "Chauncy the Chick: This Little Creature Finds Something to Crow About!" by Uncle Andy, illustration by Frank Frazetta; and "A Cure for Chubby Chipmunk: The Forest Folks Turn the Tables on a Prankster!" by Donald Bayne Hobart, illustration by Frank Frazetta. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Last 52 page issue. Contains three Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in seventeen consecutive issues of Coo Coo Comics (1942) (#34-50). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse, 'King of the Beasts'"; "Butch and Buttercup"; "Fisty, 'Every Cat Has His Day!'"; "Kermit the Hermit..." art by Don R. Christensen; "Little Billy Bear"; "Colonel Punchy Penguin" art by Bob Wickersham; "Francois Feline"; and "Diz, 'Film Fun'" art by Harris Steinbrook. Illustrated text stories: "The Bunny Who Wanted to Know: Bobbles Just Couldn't Help Asking Questions!" by Betty Cummings, illustration by Frank Frazetta; and "Hardback Softheart: An Amiable Turtle Proves to Be a Friend in Need!" by Mickey Klar Marks, two illustrations by Frank Frazetta. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 page issues begin. Contains two Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in seventeen consecutive issues of Coo Coo Comics (1942) (#34-50). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse and 'The Genie'"; "Pelican Pete"; "Phineas the Parrot"; "Butch and Buttercup"; "Little Billy Bear"; "Bizzy and Dizzy"; "Fisty" art by Vincent Fago; and "Little Billy Bear". Illustrated text stories: "The Busy Deer: Jolly Little Doodles Always Had Plenty to Do!" by Elizabeth Starr, illustration by Frank Frazetta; and "Trouble Twins: Tommy and Johnny Raccoon Run Away From Home!" by Donald Bayne Hobart, illustration by Frank Frazetta. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Contains Frank Frazetta comic story art and two Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in seventeen consecutive issues of Coo Coo Comics (1942) (#34-50). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse in 'The Days of the Knights!'"; "Coo Coo, 'Rocket to Mars'"; "Butch and Buttercup, 'The Biggest Dumbbell in the World!'"; "Munchy the Squirrel in 'Spare That Tree'" art by Frank Frazetta, reprinted in Small Wonders (1991) #1; "Fisty, 'The Three Wishes'" art by Jack Bradbury; "Butch and Buttercup"; and "Barney Rooster". Illustrated text stories: "Unsociable Turtle: Bertle Learns It's Never Too Late to Be Friendly!" by Betty Cummings, illustration by Frank Frazetta; and "Kitten and the Mitten: Little Tippy Gets the Surprise of His Life!" by Elizabeth Starr, illustration by Frank Frazetta. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Dan Gordon and Al Hartley. Art by Dan Gordon, Al Hartley and Clark Haas. Teen hijinks featuring Cookie and his pals, created by legendary animator Dan Gordon. Cookie takes on a pro boxer to give his own face some character; Jitterbucks uncle, a circus freak, gets him and Cookie jobs with the circus; Romeo and Kewpie intercept the love note Pickles is sending Debbie with his RC plane, in a story with art by Archies Al Hartley. Cookie; Howdy Hail; Jitterbuck Jones, Unwilling Hero; Cookie and the Green-Eyed Monster; Pickles; Hep. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Dan Gordon and Al Hartley. Art by Dan Gordon, Al Hartley and Clark Haas. Teen hijinks featuring Cookie and his pals, created by legendary animator Dan Gordon. Lorrie finds the bright side after Dootsie wrecks the car; Cookie is unprepared for the attention of his new neighbor girl, Gargantua; Betsy realizes the high cost of dating after she goes Dutch with Homer. Cookie; Lorrie; Howdy Hail Sees All; Jitterbuck Jones: A Man of Responsibility; Teen Tales; Cookie: Noble Experiment; Pickles; Betsy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Dan Gordon and Al Hartley. Art by Dan Gordon, Al Hartley and Clark Haas. Teen hijinks featuring Cookie and his pals, created by legendary animator Dan Gordon. Cookie gets Angelpuss a parrot for her birthday, but it insults the party guests; Howdy Hail enters a road race to win back Sals affections; Lorrie reminds her father of the pranks he pulled as a schoolboy when she gets written up. Cookie; Lorrie; Howdy Hail: Road Race Rascals; Jitterbuck Jones: Jit Tells All; Cookie: Sufferin' O'Toole! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Dan Gordon. Art by Dan Gordon and Clark Haas. Teen hijinks featuring Cookie and his pals, created by legendary animator Dan Gordon. Cookie is disconsolate when Angelpusss father decides to move the family to Arizona; Howdy Hails new invention puts him on Mars, but not all the Martians are friendly; Cookie enters a weightlifting contest after a crowd mistakenly thinks he picked up a car. Cookie; Howdy Hail; Jitterbuck: Jit Strikes Out; Cookie: A Switch on a Switch!; The Mighty Zoot! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jimmy Thompson. Art by Howard Larsen, Jimmy Thompson and Chu F. Hing. Gunfights, outlaws and frontier justice in the Old West. The history of horses in North America; Visitors learn the horrifying secret of the madman who haunts ghost town Range City; Frontier scout Kit West escorts a wagon train through hostile territory, but the passengers refuse to believe the danger. Typically lurid cover by Jimmy Thompson. Beware After Dark; Cortez Brought Horses to America; Six-Shooter Serenade; Gold Makes a Ghost Town! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Dick Ayers and others. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #23 or as Cowboys and Indians #6. Western-themed kids' comics, featuring funny-animals in cowboy hats and adorable would-be outlaw Jesse Jimmy. This issue featured both comical and serious Western tales. The life of Western legend Doc Holliday, featuring one of the first published stories by future Marvel legend Dick Ayers; Punch the Creampuff Cowpuncher is more concerned with his new cowboy suit getting dirty than with punching any cows. The Doctor of Death – The True Story of Doc Holliday; Danny the Dude; Spurs Larkin; Pow Wow; Ol' Smokey; Punch the Creampuff Cowpuncher; Lil Cactus. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Jack Kamen and Al Davoren. Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Redheaded Ruth Dock progresses from shoplifting to a spree of robbery and murder; Mary Read becomes one of the most famed female pirates of all time; Circus strongwoman Mary Brinker meets a fast-talking gangster and turns to crime. Ruth Dock: The Devilish Gunmoll; Madame Muscle: Maid of Steel; Mary Read, Woman Pirate; The Devil in Petticoats! 32 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "Ruth Dock, The Devilish Gunmoll"; "Madame Muscle, Maid of Steel"; and "The Devil in Petticoats!" retitled and reprinted as "The Poisoner" in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #60. "Mary Read, Woman Pirate, A True Action Crime Story" text story reprinted in Crimes by Women (1948) #13. Cover price $0.10.

Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. A search for thrills leads Bessie Montez into a life of crime; Infamous Ma Barker births a criminal gang that includes her four sons; Redheaded fortune-teller Millie Klimek has no lack of suitors, but her husbands have a habit of dying off. Bessie Montez: Finger Woman for the Mob; Ma Barker: Killer!; Be Yourself, Daisybelle!; Lady Bluebeard: Sign Your Own Death Warrant. 32 pages, Full Color. Referenced in Geoffrey Wagner's "Parade of Pleasure". In order of appearance: "Bessie Montez, Finger Woman for the Mob"; "Ma Barker, Killer!!"; and "Lady Bluebeard, Sign Your Own Death Warrant" retitled and reprinted as "Thrill Crazed Killer" in Thrilling Crime Cases (1950) #47. "Be Yourself, Daisybelle!" text story reprinted from Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #7A. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Ed Walker and others. Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Wealthy socialite Marcia Foxhall turns to gambling and murder; Betty Blinker, who has VERY red hair, seeks revenge against the gangster who killed her husband by starting her own successful gang; Mabel Janek's quaint roadside cabin business doubles as a gangster hideout. Marcia Foxhall...The Poker-Face Killer!; Betty Blinker: The Red-Headed Rum-Runner; Death Dance; Mabel Janek: The Hide-Out Queen! 32 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "Marcia Foxhall...The Poker-Face Killer!"; "Betty Blinker, The Red-Headed Rum-Runner" retitled and reprinted as "Red Head of Homicide" in Thrilling Crime Cases (1950) #48; and "Mabel Janek, The Hide-Out Queen!" retitled and reprinted as "Shoot to Kill" in Crime-Fighting Detective (1950) #18. "Death Dance" text story reprinted from Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #10 and in Zago Jungle Prince (1948) #4, Crimes by Women (1948) #9, Spook (1954) #28, and Strange Mysteries (1958 I.W. Reprint) #9. Cover price $0.10.

Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Jean Terry uses her skills at the six-gun, lariat and Bowie knife to become an Old West outlaw; Clare Mangin uses poison to collect insurance policies on her hapless husbands; Lila Horne helps gangsters hustle gamblers and earns the nickname Lady Loot, but one unfortunate patsy becomes her first murder victim. Mentioned in Seduction of the Innocent. Vivid cover of women fighting by an unknown artist. The Knife Woman; The Witch from Wichita!; A Bright Idea; Madame Murder! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Cheaters at Love" by Wright Williams. Croydon Award Novels are written by outstanding Authors. The stories are thrill-packed from beginning to end, filled with exciting romance and human interest. 128 pages, text only, 5.25" x 7.25. Cover price $0.25.

"Love Hungry" by E.D. Jerome. Croydon Award Novels are written by outstanding Authors. The stories are thrill-packed from beginning to end, filled with exciting romance and human interest. 128 pages, text only, 5.25" x 7.25. Cover price $0.25.

"Reckless Virgin" by Glen Watkins. Croydon Love Novels are written by outstanding Authors. The stories are thrill-packed from beginning to end, filled with exciting romance and human interest. 128 pages, text only, 5.25" x 7.25. Cover price $0.25.

"Shadows of Lust" by Ralph Carter. Croydon Love Novels are written by outstanding Authors. The stories are thrill-packed from beginning to end, filled with exciting romance and human interest. 128 pages, text only, 5.25" x 7.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Photo cover features George Montgomery, Marie Windsor, and Rod Cameron. Story by Joe Millard, from the screenplay by Maurice Geraghty. Art by Pete Riss. Fawcett presents an adaptation of Dakota Lil, a 1950 20th Century Fox Western starring George Montgomery, Marie Windsor, and Rod Cameron. A secret service agent in the Old West tracks down the leader of a counterfeiting gang, the beautiful Dakota Lil. But a romance between them jeopardizes her life and his career. Plus publicity stills from the film. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

First edition, first printing from Doubleday, 1949 hardcover. Reprint of the Duell, Sloan and Pearce 1941 edition. Written by Fredric Wertham. With dust jacket. Written while Wertham was a psychiatrist at a hospital in New York City, this book recounts the murder by a teenage son of his mother. A policeman working the Lower East Side notices Gino, wearing no shoes, only socks, buying candy for his younger siblings so they will stop crying. The policeman goes back to the tenement apartment and finds the dying woman and the crying children. Wertham examines the bewildering case in detail and recounts Gino's story from in-depth interviews. Not illustrated. 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/4-in., 270 pages, B&W text.

First edition, first printing from Doubleday, 1949 hardcover. Reprint of the Duell, Sloan and Pearce 1941 edition. Written by Fredric Wertham. No dust jacket, title and publisher information on spine in white. Written while Wertham was a psychiatrist at a hospital in New York City, this book recounts the murder by a teenage son of his mother. A policeman working the Lower East Side notices Gino, wearing no shoes, only socks, buying candy for his younger siblings so they will stop crying. The policeman goes back to the tenement apartment and finds the dying woman and the crying children. Wertham examines the bewildering case in detail and recounts Gino's story from in-depth interviews. Not illustrated. 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/4-in., 270 pages, B&W text.