Comic books February 1949

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Robert Sale (credited as Bob Q. Siege), Art Helfant, Nina Albright, Milt Hammer, Harry Lazarus, and Ray Gill. Sometimes listed as 4Most #32. Adventures of clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s. Edison Bell and Jerry use a dogsled to deliver flu vaccine to isolated Alaskan towns, just like the Serum Run of 1925. The con man Dr. Chimp tries to swindle the school for losing his rare fish collection, but Candid Charlie's photos reveal the truth. Kit Carter and Dan go looking for a meteorite and run into trouble from hoods Pigs Nuckles, Sour Krout and Stiletto Stab, in a strip by early female comics artist Nina Albright. The Cadet; Edison Bell; Snowshoes; Harness; Heathcliff the Hobo; Toni Gayle; Two-Ton O'Toole; The Message; Candid Charlie; Lem the Grem; 4Most Fun. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $53.00 View scan Cover detached. Full length spine split to cover. Staple rust.

Stories by John Graham and others. Art by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. After Bud and Lou's plane crashes in the desert, they accidentally steal a sacred camel. This puts them in the middle of a power struggle between Sid Akim and the tyrant El Yako, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. Also featuring a vintage full-color comics ad for "The Margaret O'Brien Candy Kitchen," including images of the young movie star. Chic Sheiks; Fool's Luck. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 21, Issue 1 - February, 1949. 6.75" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $400.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4448181008 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Mark'sBatcave

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The Justice Society of America confronts "The Case of the Cosmic Criminals!" Script by John Broome, pencils by Irwin Hasen (splash page and chapters 1 and 3) and Arthur Peddy (chapter 2), inks by Bob Oksner (splash and chapter 1) and Bernard Sachs (chapters 2 and 3). Back-up story, "Johnny Peril's Surprise Story!" Two-page article about money, "A Diller, a Dollar" by John Osgood. Hasen/Oksner cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Near Mint $4.30

Story by Norman Mauer. It is the holy grail of Three Stooges comic books! The very first issue from 1949 is impossible to find and it is the first of Norman Mauer's many Three Stooges comics to come over the next thirty years. Join The Boys for their first adventures with stories including 'Uncivil Warriors' and 'Hoi Polloi' - both based on their incredible film adventures. This is a chance to read the first Three Stooges comic book stories without breaking the bank! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

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Story by Norman Mauer. Add an incredibly rare B&W photo cover edition limited to just 350 copies to your collection! This edition is perfect for slabbing with your favorite grading company! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $9.99.

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Volume 23, Issue 2 - February, 1949. Science fiction stories by Rog Phillips, Lester Barclay, Alexander Blade, Craig Browning, Charles Recour, and Joseph R. Galt. Illustrations by Raymon Naylor, Bob Keyes, Malcolm Smith, Julian S. Krupa, and Bill Terry. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 154 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Bill Vigoda? Stories by unknown. Art by Ray Gill and unknown. Featuring Archie in: "Points of Interest" (introductions of A.V. Hillside and the dog Needlenose); "The Great Lover"; "The Spirit of "48"" (guest starring George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt in a dream); "It's a Woman's World"; and "Tricks of the Trade"! Plus: Betty and Veronica in "Baby Sitting Blues"! Also: 2-page text story "Rise and Shine"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $6.00 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

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Add to cart Good $5.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 42, Issue 6 - February 1949. Cover by Hubert Rogers. Science Fiction and adventure stories. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart Very Good $30.00 View scans Spine split 20%. Staple rust: Moderate.

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Volume 7, Issue 6 - February, 1949. Peter Driben cover. Men's interest magazine with glamour pinups. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Auction Item: VG 4.0 View scans Auction opens January 4

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $100.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Reed Crandall. Featuring: 12 page Blackhawk story "The Schemes of Boorn" drawn by Reed Crandall; 11 page Blackhawk story "The Gila" drawn by Bill Ward; 8 page Chop Chop story "The Insidious Dr. Wo Fang" drawn by Bill Ward; 2 page text story "Piracy, Modern Style"; 14 page Blackhawk story "The Flying Pirates of Captain Harpy" drawn by Reed Crandall. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $3.50 View scans Spine split 40%. Cover Detached. Staple rust: Extensive.

UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 24 pages, B&W

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 24 pages, B&W

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 24 pages, B&W

Add to cart Good $3.50 View scans Spine split 40%. Staple rust: Moderate.

UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 24 pages, B&W

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Cover by Jack Hearne. Stories and art by Art Helfant, Milt Hammer, Harry Lazarus, Henry Kiefer and Jack Hearne. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #97. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. Dick Cole makes a daring leap over Dead Man's Gorge, only land in the middle of a gunfight. Edison and Jerry set out to find a replacement turkey for a charity raffle on Thanksgiving eve. Blue Bolt's rival, reporter Marg Hesslin, wants to scoop him on a story about a Mexican volcano eruption, but she's not the one who sabotages Bolt's plane. Edison Bell tells young readers how to build a turkey call and a weather vane. Dick Cole; Dink: The Wild West; Easy Cartooning; Blue Bolt: The Volcano; Even a Dummy; Li'l Sis: Wet Paint; Rick Richards: Dreaded Bandits; Low Lights from the News; Heathcliff the Hobo; Edison Bell; Turkey Call; Weather Vane. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Jewels of Jeopardy," "The Dungeon of Doom," "Too Little Too Late," "The Ladder of Death," "The Ancient Vengeance," and "Peace to the Prairie!" Alex Schomburg cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Marguerite Hamilton and others. A kids' anthology in the tradition of Calling All Girls from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories, games and quizzes as well as comics. Marco Polar Bear and Bobby put on a play in their trailer; A kindly prince is aided by animals as he tries to free a princess; Paddy Penguin pulls a Pied-Piper stunt to get a new playground for the town kids. Guess My Name; Twinkle, The Star That Came Down From Heaven; Marco Polar Bear; Paddy Penguin; The Dwarf's Key; Riddles; What's Wrong?; Bobo; Pug and Curly. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $60.00 View scans Cover oxidation. Moisture damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Al Liederman and unknown. Art by Pete Costanza, Al Liederman and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "The Book of All Knowledge" with art by Pete Costanza (Shazam appearance); "The World's Greatest Lawyer" with inks by Pete Costanza; "His Bad Star" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza; and "The Bridge to the Future" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza. Plus: Captain Kid in "The Goat's Tale" by Al Liederman; Kanvasback tale "Dog Days"; and Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Evil Beyond the Sun" by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Toilers of the Sea, 1st Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 55, 2/49). Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart $28.00 View scans Paper: Off white vibrant cover colors, firm spine with moderate wear, moderate edge wear with light chipping and color loss, moderate denting, moderate color breaking spine stress, moderate corner damage with chipping at top and bottom of spine, heavy soiling, moderate scuffing, heavy water damage, moderate staple rust

Volume 8, Issue 3 - February, 1949. 7" x 10", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Auction Item: CGC 5.0 View scans Auction opens January 4 Paper: White Label #4460377002

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $175.00 View scans CGC Qualified Paper: Cream to off white Page 9 and 10 missing. Label #4471846014 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Art by Edmond Good and A. C. Hollingsworth. Cover by Edmond Good. Dagar the Desert Hawk, aka Bart Benson, is a Lawrence of Arabesque hero who lives and fights in the Arabian desert. Educational comics focus on exotic animals including gorillas, giraffes, kangaroos, ostriches, camels, cobras, lions, crocodiles, leopards, and elephants; A government agent seeks Safari Cary's help to stop a diamond smuggling ring; Jungle warrior Tangi offers inspiration to a blocked writer. The Forgotten Allah!; The Perfidious Portrait!; Tropical Topics; Jungle Curiosities; Meet the Seminoles; A Dame, Diamonds and Dynamite!; Felony Files; A Purple Parakeet! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by Jimmy Thompson, Dick Sprang, Charles Paris, Howard Sherman, Carmine Infantino and unknown. Big Jack Bancroft kidnaps Kay Kyser and his saxophonist (whom he resembles) in order to get on Kyser's radio show, "The College of Musical Knowledge" in order to hide from the police. Kyser has to find a way to tip off Batman to this and invite him to his program in order to round up the crook. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "Kay Kyser's Mystery Broadcast!" with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris. Plus: Robotman in "The Human Armored Car!" by Otto Binder and Jimmy Thompson; Slam Bradley in "The Seven Sinister Midgets!" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "The Case of the Black Cat Crimes!" with pencils by Carmine Infantino. Also: Jerry the Jitterbug half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Shorty 2-pager by Boltinoff; Daffy & Doodle 1-pager by Lit-Win; and 2-page text piece "The Printed Word." 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $33.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Fine $41.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $23.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $30.00 View scans
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $22.00 View scans Spine split 40%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 5, Issue 4 - February, 1949. Men's interest magazine featuring pin-up pictorials with humorous captions. 8.5" x 11.5", 60 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $14.00 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

"What Can You Do About Comic Books" by Harvey Zorbaugh and Mildred Gilman , article on comic books and how they affect children (5 years before "Seudction of the Innocent").

Volume 34, Issue 2 - February, 1949 issue, featuring an article on comic books and how they affect children. This article appeared five years before Seduction of the Innocent and unlike the Wertham book, it is pro-comic book reading. The article was written by Dr. Harvey Zorbaugh, professor of education and director of the Clinic for the Social Adjustment of the Gifted, New York University, and by Mildred Gilman, author and mother. The article discusses Dr. Fredrick J. Wertham's views and includes photos of children reading Rusty Comics, Superman, Iron Vic and Cookie. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $68.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $499.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4416200008 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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"The Scarlet Plague" a novelette by Jack London.

Volume 10, Issue 3 - February, 1949. 7" x 9.5". 130 pages. Cover by Lawrence (Sterne Stevens). Text with occasional B&W illustrations. Cover price $0.25.

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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" by Rodlow Willard; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller. "Swimming Through" text story by Frank Hammond. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

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Add to cart Good $4.80 View scans Paper: Cream Back cover detached 15%. Front Cover Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 11, Issue 2 - February 1949. Cover by Arnold Kohn. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "The Magician of Misty Cave" by S. M. Tenneshaw. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 156 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $5.70 Heavy water damage.

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!). King Hog rejects all suitors for the hand of his daughter Porkaline, but Porkaline wants Marvel Bunny. Gremmy the Gremlin must intervene when Chester Chipmunk and family get into a hole they can't get out of. Sherlock the Monk and Chuck are hired to watch Mr. Hoot's car, but Sherlock outwits himself again. Danger Ahead; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: The Suitable Suitor; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: Men of Letters; Gremmy the Gremlin: The Jumping Log; Battling Bantam: Boots, Boots; Sir Spot: The Royal Key; Sherlock the Monk Lends a Helping Hand. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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 Matt Baker. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. A Tiger Girl tale features a mandrill attack, giant tarantulas, and a search for temple jewels; A rogue privateer takes the queen herself captive, and only Captain Fight can save her; Senorita Rio's investigation of uranium thieves reveals that she has a full lab with radiation shielding inside her home. Iconic Tiger Girl cover. Tiger Girl; Risks, Unlimited starring Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; Hateful Herman; Atom at Large; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Captain Fight. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $23.00 View scans Foreign edition: NonEnglish.

French language weekly film magazine. 8 unstapled pages on newsprint.

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Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $1,999.95 or Best Offer View scans 5" cumulative spine split/tear (taped), cover detached, edge stains/tears to a few pages, pieces of tape on interior cover. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Flash stars in "The Rival Flash," written by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "The Case of the Painted Horse" with pencils by Infantino, inks by Bernard Sachs; Black Canary in "Crime on Her Hands" by Kanigher, pencils by Infantino, inks by Sachs; Atom in "The Vanishing Lighthouse" written by Arthur Adler, art by Paul Reinman; Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop humor by Martin Naydel; and Hawkman in "The Flaming Darkness" by Broome and Joe Kubert. Cover art by Joe Kubert. This was the last issue in the Golden Age Flash series, but it picked up with issue #105 to begin the Silver Age of comics, with Barry Allen in the starring role. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $17.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Staple rust: Moderate.

The most popular magazine for private and commercial aircraft. Articles include the case of the air Navy, what really happened at Clark Field in WWII, civil air patrol, reviews, news and all heavily illustrated. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Indicia title is Walter Lantz ANDY PANDA and the POLICE PUP, No. 216. Cover art by Dan Gormley. Andy Panda and the Police Pup, art by Dan Gormley; Andy and Charlie buy a pup that they name Presto; He's part police dog and saves the day when Andy and Charlie get caught by a brutal bank robber named Sticky Fingers. Tightrope Walker back cover strip, art by Dan Gormley; Andy tries to be a tightrope walker, but Charlie tries to get into the act and causes problems. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is BUGS BUNNY in COURT JESTER, No. 217. Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. Court Jester, art by Ralph Heimdahl; Bugs is hired as a court jester in a castle; He makes friends with the princess, but is thrown in the dungeon when he fails to make the king laugh; The princess rescues him from the dungeon, but Bugs is captured by mistake by two giants in the employ of an evil duke. Out on a Limb back cover strip, art by Don Gunn. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $32.00 View scans Interior pencil marking.

Canadian Edition. Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. Bugs Bunny - Snooper Sleuth, art by Ralph Heimdahl; Bugs has a detective agency and is hired by Angus MacRory to guard MacRory's super-explosive "carrot bomb" from Yosemite Sam and his henchman. Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears, art by Roger Armstrong; Bugs is sent to be Junior Bear's new baby-sitter. Bugs entertains the super-strong Junior; Meanwhile, Papa Bear (Hubert) decides that a meal of roast rabbit would be a nice change from porridge. 36 pages, full color.

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Cover art by Otto Feuer. Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer. Blabber Mouse story, art by Rube Grossman. Blackie Bear story, art by Rube Grossman. The Bravest Mouse In the World starring Giggle-Toons, by Howie Post. J. Rufus Lion story. Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $205.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

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Add to cart Very Good $72.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Add to cart Good $41.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Staple rust. Rust migration. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage. 3" Spine split from bottom of book.

Volume 8, Issue 6 - February, 1949. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.