Comic books December 1949

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Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Monte sets out to protect a man falsely accused of murder from the vigilante band that has the whole town in terror. Monte pursues the bandit known as The Texas Kid to fulfill a promise he made to a dying Texas Ranger. Sidekick-hero Gabby Hayes arranges for a Western version of the new game called "baseball" to cheer up a sick kid, but the cowpokes aren't quite clear on the rules. Plus a cowboy song and a vintage ad for a "laminated plastic recording" of Monte Hale Western songs, Monte Hale Sings For You! Monte Hale Fights the Vigilante Terror; Old Slick; Bronko Betsy; Monte Hale and the Dying Ranger; Monte Hale's Cowboy Songs: The Cowboy's Lament; Hard Monte Hale Rides The Trouble Trail!!; Gabby Hayes: Wild West Baseball!; Gray Hawk: River Trap; Monte Hale Rides The Piute War Trail. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Gladys Parker. Stories and art by Gladys Parker and Connie Williams. One of the first female-centric comic strips, by pioneering female artist Gladys Parker, Mopsy combines an Ever Meulen art style with pantomime-style gags and good-girl art. Mopsy's dad suggests she get a job to earn some money, but with clothing, supplies and business-school tuition, he's paying far more than she's earning. Sally is assigned to design a dress for a contest judged by a movie star. Mopsy politely leaves the library to scream after she accidentally drops a book on her foot. Two Hamburgers With; Mopsy; Sally. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Howard Purcell. Stories by Phil Evans and unknown. Art by Howard Purcell, Charles Paris and unknown. Radio's No. 1 hit! Mr. District Attorney in: "Fake Accident Racket!" by Phil Evans, Howard Purcell and Charles Paris; "I Defended the Monkey Man!" by Evans, Purcell and Paris; and "The Phoney Talent Scouts!" with art by Purcell and Paris. Also in this issue: "Parole Cop"; "In the News" half-pager; and The Crime File 2-page text article. Plus: Captain Tootsie stars in the 1-page Tootsie Roll ad "Captain Tootsie Saves the Day!" with art by C.C. Beck. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by A. C. Hollingsworth and Ken Battefield. One of the more notorious pre-Code crime comics. Eddie 'the Chisel' Fletcher is a member of Detroit's infamous Purple Gang, until he tries taking power and is put to sleep with the fishes; Danny 'Bobo' Iamascia's presence at a police banquet proves a connection between cops and the mob. Eddie 'the Chisel' Fletcher; Leo Hall: Kill Crazy Thug; The Treasure-Map Mystery; Danny 'Bobo' Iamascia. Final issue of the series; followed by Murder Incorporated (1950 2nd Series) #2. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), Jack Schiff and George Papp. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat. Jeff realizes his collar is too tight - and always has been. Mutt and Jeff learn that sometimes you get the bear, but sometimes the bear gets you. Jeff wants to be an actor. Plus a PSA starring the Golden Age Green Arrow, promoting local philanthropy through the Red Feather organizations. Also featuring a vintage ad for Wildroot Cream hair oil starring Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade (the radio incarnation). Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; The Green Arrow and the Red Feather Kid; How Man Learned to Talk. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

3 romance stories. Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

Art by George Appel and others. Women seek the right man in this romance title from Fox Feature Syndicate. A woman marries in haste and repents at leisure; A couple's happiness is threatened when she feels like he deserves better than her. Plus love advice to readers. I Said Yes; My Crazy Dreams; For Heart's Sake; To the Girls!; I Wasn't Good Enough. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

In order of appearance: "My Shameless Lie"; "I Can't Go Home Again" retitled and reprinted as "The Mistake of My Life.." in Top Love Stories (1951) #15; and "My Fabulous Past". "Lover's Postoffice" and "From Jane Manners' Scrapbook...How to Be the Best Baby Sitter in Town" text articles. Indicia states "MY LOVE LIFE (formerly Zegra)" 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

In order of appearance: "My Dreams Became Ashes"; "I Was a Love Cheat!"; and "I Couldn't Stay Married". "Cupid's Mailbag" and "Postscript, What About Your Dates?" text articles. Indicia states "MY LOVE SECRET (formerly PHANTOM LADY)". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Ken Battefield and others. Tales of love threatened by the sins of the past. A woman faces a difficult path ahead after splitting from her husband; A couple wonders if their hasty marriage can last; A woman faces heartache after she learns that her man hasn't been honest with her. Plus love advice to readers. I Left My Husband; Week-End Marriage; Problems Of The Heart; Charm Corner; Lies…Lies. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Wally Wood and others. Tales of forbidden love from Fox Feature Syndicate. A woman lets emotion get the better of her during a heated exchange with her lover, and winds up regretting it; A couple is driven apart when the woman doesn't think she's good enough for her man; A woman shocks herself with her own decision to love despite the consequences. Plus love advice to readers. I Was A Fool; I Had No Right To Love!; Dangerous Crossroad; My Stormy Love Affair. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The path to true love never did run smooth. Roberta comes from a loveless home, so when the wrong man tells her he loves her, she follows him into scandal; Beth shares a comfortable life with her husband, but her incessant nagging turns him against her; Another Beth is in danger of losing her fiancee Larry when her niece sees her kissing another man. Plus love advice to readers. Bad Girl's Confession; My Husband Hated Me!; They Called Me a Two-Timer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Gill Fox. The Barker Breaks the Bank at Donte Marlo starring Barker, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Untitled stories starring Lassie (script and art by Bernard Dibble), Honeybun (script and art by Paul Gustavson), Sally O'Neil Policewoman (art by Alice Kirkpatrick), and Steve Wood. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian edition, 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover features Kay Aldridge and Clayton Moore from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by Rod Reed and Howard Boughner. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, Nyoka agrees to guide a young prince on an elephant-back safari into the Indian jungles. But a treacherous guide and a mishap on an elephant are just the start of the dangers they face. In a three-part story, scientists hire Nyoka to help find a treasure hidden under an active volcano, but fortune hunters want it too. The Tragic Hunt, Part I: The Treacherous Guide!; Ballyhoo Barney: The Full Dress Act!; Part II: Nature's Death Traps!; Egbert the Explorer; Part III: The Jungle Chasm!; Wanted; The Treasure of the Seething Volcano, Part I: The Flood of Boiling Lava; Quiz; Trader Tom; Part II: The Burning of the Map; Part III: Caved In with a Lion. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Humor stories. Cover price $0.10.

December 1949. Digest-sized humor magazine, one cartoon per page. 5.5" x 7.5". Black and white. Mature. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Matt Baker, Joe Kubert and Jack Sparling. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Joe Kubert, Irwin Stein, and Jack Sparling. Beautiful covers and art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker elevate St. John's 1950s romance comic above the norm. Department-store clerk Margery dates three men who could help her career, but there's trouble when they find out about each other, in a cautionary tale with art by Baker. In another Baker story, redheaded showgirl May can't help coming on to every handsome man she meets, and that includes her sister's boyfriend, Gregory. Mike and Judy have a tempestuous romance as he struggles to make it as a race-car driver, in a story with early art by future comics legend Joe Kubert. Cover by Baker. They Caught Me Cheating at Love; The Heart's Trophy; I Was Fooled by Love; I Played at Love. Final issue under this title; series continues as Pictorial Romances (1950) #4. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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UK weekly film magazine. Lea Padovani and Sam Wanamaker photo cover. 9" x 11.75", 24 pages, tinted B&W.

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UK weekly film magazine. 9" x 11.75", 24 pages, tinted B&W.

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UK weekly film magazine. 9" x 11.75", 24 pages, tinted B&W.

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UK weekly film magazine. 9" x 11.75", 20 pages, tinted B&W.

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Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by George Evans, George Roussos, John Rosenberger, and Enrico Bagnoli. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. In the Lost World, an accident allows the Volta to discover a human resistance school; The Star Pirate's pal Blacky hatches a mind-reading scam on Krypton City and gets in over his head; Futura and Blargo escape the underwater world of Oceania, only to be captured by winged warriors, in a story with exquisite art by Enrico Bagnoli. The Lost World; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate; The Velvet Feet; Space Hazards; Futura. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Winter 1949. Stories by Robert Abernathy, Emmett McDowell, Jerome Bixby, Alfred Coppel, Bryce Walton, and James MacCreigh. Illustration by Al McWilliams. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. "The Great Two-Gun Fiasco"; Spoof western; Albert and Pogo ride to the aid of Soft Shell, using Beauregard and Barnstable as horses; A shootout occurs at Porkypine's hideaway. "How Come That Showboat?"; Churchy and Toadie cheat Pogo out of his lunch, after which Pogo joins Albert in a showboat cabaret performance. "The End of the Rainbow"; Mose, posing as Pogo, tells Rackety Coon Chile about the gold at the end of the rainbow; Albert and Howland are listening in, and when Pogo and Churchy fire rockets and flares, are convinced they see a rainbow. Untitled one-page story; The beetles use Beauregard's head for a springboard. Untitled one-page story; Albert prepares to steal Pogo's freshly caught fish. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Mime, Master of Makeup starring Plastic Man, script and art by Jack Cole. Candy story, script and art by Harry Sahle. Spirit story, script and art by Will Eisner. Loaded Shell text story starring Plastic Man. Manhunter story, art by Al Bryant. 36 pgs. $.0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "I Cheated Romance"; "Love Lore" art by Mort Meskin; "Love In Chains"; "Let's Talk It Over, by Brenda Brant" letters page; "Hollywood Heartache"; "Just Between Us...by Brenda Brant" advice page; "Too Much Love"; and "The Food of Love" art by Mort Meskin. Comic advertisements for Erector and for Dubble Bubble bubble gum from Fleer. "The Minute I Saw You: Lovely Doreen Sanders Is Courted By Proxy!" illustrated text story by Madeline Mines. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.