Sports Action (1950) comic books

See Sport Stars (1949 Marvel). Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Powell and Allen Anderson. Art "The Great Shires. The Original Celtics, art by Syd Shores and Bob Powell. Gloved Dynamite text story. Win it for the Gipper! starring George Gipp and Knute Rockne. A Tired Left Arm text story. Hironoshin Furuhanshi, "The Flying Fish!" (about the swimmer). 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Hack Wilson cover by Joe Maneely. Marcel Cerdan, Great Fighter...Grand Guy! Hack Wilson, art by Mike Becker. The Gladiator! Man O' War, art by Bill Everett. A Pair Of Mitts text story, art by Joan. Herman Sandow, pencils by Gene Colan. Al Lassman, pencils by Gene Colan. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Art Houtteman cover. The Art Houtteman Story, art by George Klein. Jerry Coleman .. The Yankee Rookie Who Amazed..., art by Mike Becker. A Book of Regulations text story. Ray Robinson ... The Man Other Fighters Fear! Red Schoendienst ... The Most Under-Rated Second Baseman in Baseball, art by Edd Ashe. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Vernon Henkel. Stories and art by Dick Rockwell, Vernon Henkel, and Pete Riss. Profiles of famous athletes from early Marvel Comics, when it was still called Atlas. Nile Kinnick becomes a college football hero, then an aviation hero in the Pacific during WWII; A comics biography of Koi Motsai, one of Japan's greatest baseball players; A football player ruins his career by throwing a game - but he did it to help a fan in need. The Nile Kinnick Story; Koi Motsai; A Pair of Mitts; Harry Greb, The Pittsburgh Windmill; What Happened to Chris King? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sol Brodsky. Stories and art by Bill LaCava, Hank Chapman, Marion Sitton, Allen Bellman and Myron Fass. Profiles of famous athletes from early Marvel Comics, when it was still called Atlas. Hank Bauer, veteran of Okinawa in WWII, goes on to become a legendary hitter for the NY Yankees; Bronko Nagurski was a force to be reckoned with on the gridiron, even after six years in retirement; A Brazilian wrestler is told to throw a fight, but his sense of justice will not allow it. Includes a story illustrated by future comics publishing legend Myron Fass. Bronko Nagurski; Warren Gunn, King of the Courts; The Strangler; Benson Carries the Ball; Hank Bauer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Sol Brodsky. Stories and art by George Tuska, Hank Chapman, Al Fass, Jay Scott Pike, Al Eadeh and John Buscema. Profiles of famous athletes from early Marvel Comics, when it was still called Atlas. A comics biography of baseball relief pitcher Casimir "Jim" Konstanty; Poor fisherman's son Jon Helso becomes the champion swimmer of Finland; Boxer Stanislaw Kiecal. Includes stories illustrated by future Marvel legends George Tuska and John Buscema. Konstanty the Constant; Stan Ketchel the Michigan Mauler; Sweat It Out; Sammy Urzetta: The Janitors Son Who Beat A Millionaire At A Rich Mans Game; The Great Swimming Ace Who Couldnt Be Beaten…Jon Helso. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Joe Maneely. Ralph Kiner starring Kiner and Babe Ruth, pencils by Vern Henkel. Ezzard Charles, pencils by Morris Weiss. Killer In The Ring text story. Phil Rizzutto, pencils by Bill LaCava. The Story Of Warren Spahn, pencils by Morris Weiss. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories and art by Bill LaCava and Morris Weiss. Profiles of famous athletes from early Marvel Comics, when it was still called Atlas. A comics biography of deaf African-American boxer Eugene Hairston; Red Sox player Dom DiMaggio, brother of the more famous Joe; Baseball legend Jackie Robinson breaks the color bar. Dom DiMaggio, Pride of the Boston Red Sox; Gridiron Ghost; Eugene (The Silent) Hairston; "Strangler" Lewis; Jackie Robinson. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. Grandstand Player, art by Morris Weiss. Miracle on the Mound text story, art by George Tuska. The Yella – Belly, art by Al Eadeh. The Old Man, art by Allen Bellman. Defeat!, script by Hank Chapman, art by Bill LaCava. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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No Escape!, art by Sol Brodsky. The Man Who Failed!, script by Ernie Hart, art by Jay Scott Pike. Swing, Busher! text story, art by Morris Weiss. Yesterday's Hero, art by Cal Massey. The Killer!, art by Morris Weiss. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Everett. Stories and art by Marty Elkin, Martin Rose, Sy Grudko and Morris Weiss. Profiles of famous athletes early Marvel Comics, when it was still called Atlas. A not-so-friendly rivalry between a pitcher and a catcher threatens to tear a team apart; A boxer falls on hard times after refusing to throw a fight; A player from the bush leagues finds it hard to adjust to life in the majors. Cover by Marvel legend Bill Everett features colors by future Archie artist Stan Goldberg. Behind the Mask; They Call Him Punchy; A Letter for Lenny; Doomsday for the Pitcher; Glory Hound!. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sol Brodsky. Stories and art by Bernie Krigstein, Jack Keller, Sy Grudko and Allen Bellman. Profiles of famous athletes from early Marvel Comics, when it was still called Atlas. An overhyped rookie can't live up to his own press; A man turns to pro wrestling to pay his mother's medical bills, in a story illustrated by EC legend Bernie Krigstein; Two racers try to rebuild their careers after a collision during a race. Home Run King... or Heel?; Strangle-Hold!; A Matter of Punch!; Flash in the Pan!; Too Hot to Handle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sol Brodsky. Stories and art by Myron Fass, Sol Rosen, Tom Gill and Allen Bellman. Profiles of famous athletes from early Marvel Comics, when it was still called Atlas. Rookie Ken's next game will decide if he deserves to stay in the major leagues; Competitors prepare for the Olympic Pentathlon; A ball player hears the word that Charlie Brown dreaded: "goat." Includes a story illustrated by future comics publishing legend Myron Fass. The Rookie!; Olympic Story; Short and Snappy; Thunder in His Fists; The Goat! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.