Comic books January 1949

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January 1949. True stories with a romantic theme illustrated with period photographs. Also includes jokes, articles and advice. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 110 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Red Holmdale, Harry Anderson, Al Camy and Al McWilliams. Violent pre-Code tales of crime and the law from DS Publishing. The Polka Dot Gang carries out the well-planned heist of an upscale Chicago nightclub, and at first the customers think it's just part of the stage act. Two brothers grow up in poverty, but one turns to crime and the other doesn't. After a publisher is murdered in a locked room, cops realize that the case resembles one of the mysteries that he published. The Polka Dot Gang; Target for Treachery; Death Court Riddle; No Greater Law; Open and Shut!; Derrick in the Panhandle; Black Market Blood; The Latch. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Carl Barks art. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Reprints contents from Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) #99; back cover indicia reads Vol. 9, No. 4. Blank interior covers and no ads. 36 pages, FC. Cover price $0.10.

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Jan 1949. Cover by Lee Brown Coye. Horror and supernatural stories by Allison V. Harding "Four From Jehlam", Robert A. Heinlein "Our Fair City", E. Everett Jones, Frank Gruber, Snowden T. Herrick, John D. MacDonald "The Great Stone Death", Harold Lawlor, Robert Bloch "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", Eric Frank Russell, Stephen Grendon, and Mary Elizabeth Counselman. Illustrations by Lee Brown Coye, John Guinta, Boris Dolgov, and Vincent Napoli. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by George Tuska, Howard Larsen, Paul Gattuso, and Dana Dutch. Tales of Western adventure shared space with adventure and mystery stories in this St. John anthology series. Outlaws Mike and Cheyenne Curtain and the "kill-crazy kid known only as Kansas" set out to rob 49ers of their gold bullion. Detective "Thug Hunt" tries to protect an oil heiress who's been targeted for murder, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend George Tuska. Voice-throwing hero Ventrilo investigates when death strikes an Arizona ghost town in the form of the sinister Dr. Fate (no relation to the DC hero). Cover by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Phantom Riders of the Bullion Trail; Ventrilo: The Ghost Town Terror of Arizona; Cowboy Jake of the Bar-Mitzvah Ranch; Murder Lurks in Texas Oil; Homicide Handicap; Lessons in Larceny; Blue Monk: The Beggar King's Last Bonanza. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

All comic stories reprinted in Blazing Six-Guns (1964 I. W. Reprint) #1. Final panels of "Wild Willie Weeks..." reveal editorial attempts to obscure the portrayal of a man's hanging death. In order of appearance: "The Farnum Family, The Vanishing Visitors!"; "Pistol Pete Prager! The Man with the Lead-Lined Heart!"; and "Wild Willie Weeks, Make a Rope Talk". "Kit Carson Cures a Bully" text story reprinted in Will Rogers Western (1950) #5 and Death Valley (1955 Charlton) #8. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Ed Waldman, Jimmy Maxwell, Maurice Gutwirth and George Appel. Western tales from Fox Feature Syndicate. Kicked in the head by a horse, rancher Norm Lane turns into a ruthless outlaw nicknamed The Human Mustang; The Devil himself narrates the tale of fake preacher, gambler, murderer and all-around scoundrel Hy Northrup; The Tumbleweed Kid stumbles across a frontier family targeted for death by a mysterious assailant. The Human Mustang; Jebez Kendall...Devil's Disciple; Inside Information; The Tumbleweed Kid: Hell-Cat. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 2, Issue 5 - January, 1949. Pinup and glamour magazine. Cover by Peter Driben. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, Frank Little, Frank Bolle, Charlie Tomsey, Louis Cazeneuve, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel meets the son of Shazam, the wizard that gave him his superpowers, and is forced to help him carry out his megalomaniacal plans for the Earth. Lance learns the sad story of his native pal Longo, who fled his home island to escape an arranged marriage to the shaman's daughter. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Cool Your Gruel." Captain Marvel: The Son of Shazam; Doc Sorebones; Wilbur the Waiter; The Culture Corner; Golden Arrow: The Duo of Crime; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Freshman Freddy: The Baby Face Bandit; The Whiz Quiz; Ibis the Invincible: The Skull of Evil; Lance O'Casey Meets Longo of the Congo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Camy. Stories and art by Al Camy, Al McWilliams, Lawrence Dressler, Bob Jenney and Louis Schroeder. Tales of mystery and detection from DS Publishing. Detectives investigate a murder at a seance. A faked photo holds the clue to a photographer's murder in his darkroom. When a man is murdered, suspicion falls on the politician he was blackmailing. Secret of the Seance; Case of the Fake Photo; Who Done It?; Blueprint for Death; Murder to Music; The Red-Headed Vixen. Final issue of the series. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.01.

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Two-Gun Kid stars in "Two Guns Bark Along Terror Trail." The Black Rider stars in "Lead Law in Leadville." Kid Colt Outlaw stars in "Flashing Steel of Doom." Tex Taylor stars in "Ride the Rustlers Down." Blaze Carson stars in "Colt-Crazy Maverick." Syd Shores art. Captain Tootsie stars in a Tootsie Roll ad, "The Babe Ruth Story" (art by C.C. Beck). Shores cover. 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, Kurt Caesar, Frank Fermonetti, George Evans, John Celardo and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Enemies of America try to do away with reporter Jane Martin by trapping her in a robot plane; The Phantom Falcon tracks a spy gang to a florist's shop to clear a framed pilot; Suicide Smith quits his job and goes to work for a crooked rival airline after a drunken brouhaha, but the crooks suspect it's an act. Classic good-girl cover by Bob Lubbers throws everything at her but the kitchen sink. Captain Wings; Jane Martin; King of the Congo; Air Heroes of World War II; Phantom Falcon; Suicide Smith; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 4 #4 - January 1949. Men's interest magazine with pin-up and glamour photography, plus episode 10 of "Sweet Gwendoline" by John Willie. Peter Driben cover. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 58 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.25.

Art by Wally Wood and Mike Esposito. Western stories featuring female outlaws from Fox Feature Syndicate. Hilder James is no relative of Jesse, but makes her name as the leader of an outlaw gang all the same; Crack shot Patty Renkin decides to turn her talent to crime; Rodeo Rose's weapon of choice is the quirt, a short-handled riding whip that she can use to humble any man. Art by EC legend Wally Wood, and possibly an early story by future Marvel and DC artist Mike Esposito. The Tip Off Woman; Poison Patty, The Gal Who Couldnt Miss; A Slip Of The Hand; Rodeo Rose, Queen of the Quirt. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. "The Four Dooms Part 1: Paradise Island Condemned," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; An evil inventor and her cohorts escape Transformation Island, then pose as accident victims to ambush the Amazons. "The Four Dooms Part 2: The Titanic Trials," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; The Amazons are brought to Inventa's island, Cadmea, where Wonder Woman must overcome the trial of the four dooms to prevent the execution of the her mother and sister Amazons. Wonder Women of History: three-page Annie Jump Cannon bio by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Paul Reinman, inks by Bernard Sachs. Two-page text article, "The Magestic Giant" by Charles King. "The Menace of Murkton," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman investigates the disappearance of busloads of strongmen, uncovering a plot to destroy the Earth so a nearby planetoid will get more sunlight. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. If There Were No Superman, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman sent to various points in the past by the IF machine. The Unfinished Crimes starring Green Arrow, Speedy, and The Wind, script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp. Football in the Future starring Doc & Fatty, art by Howard Sherman. Rip Carter - Fugitive from a Chain Gang starring Boy Commandos, pencils by Curt Swan. Pete, the Inventor starring Zatara, script by George Kashdan, art by William F. White. Pike's Peak or Bust text article. The Impossible People starring Batman, Robin, and Jack Frost and the Folklore Society, script by William Woolfolk, art by Dick Sprang. 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf. St. John's short-lived Jubilee imprint published these kid-friendly adaptations of classic stories. An adaptation of Alice's Adventures Through the Looking Glass by Chad Grothkopf, the artist of Fawcett's Funny Animals comic. Alice goes through the looking glass into a strange world of talking animals and playing-card soldiers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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#9 on cover; Vol. 2 No. 3 in indicia. Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Draut, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon and unknown. Jane can't marry Larry -- she's the breadwinner in their family! If she leaves them, how will mother and Barbara live? But can they really expect Jane to give him up? They love each other, and have their own future to consider! Yes, she's the sole support of her family, but this was her..."Last Chance for Love"! Also featuring: "Was Love to Be My Sacrifice!"; "The Lie I Lived"; and "The Easy Life"! Plus: 2-page text story "They Both Got There"! And: "Good Manners" letters page! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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In order of appearance: "Zago Jungle Prince, Circle of Cruelty!"; "Insect Bombers" reprinted from Eagle (1945 Rural Home) #2; "Tales From the Old Scout"; "Zago Jungle Prince, The Silver Spear of Death!"; "The Eagle Scouts of Rosedale, U.S.A featuring Billy, Ernie, and Pee-Wee, Four of a Kind!" reprinted from Eagle (1945 Rural Home) #2; and "Out Where the West Begins!". "The Winds of Jungle Doom" text story. Indicia states "ZAGO". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.