Comic books June 1950

Jane Russell cover and feature article. Also articles and features on Liz Taylor, Montgomery Clift, Shelley Winters, Ava Gardner and more. Full-page movie ads include The Reformer and the Redhead, The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady, The Secret Fury, Broken Arrow. Profusely illustrated with photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Otto Feuer. Molehill Out of A Mountain starring the Raccoon Kids, art by Otto Feuer; Mugsy brags about his mountain climbing experience. Pipple Berry Jelly starring Custer Cat and Cheesy the Mouse, art by Rube Grossman; Custer wins 5 jars of Pipple Berry Jelly and Cheesy tries to trick him out of it. Ghostbusters starring Ham Hocks and the Brain; Ham is hired to rid a house of ghosts. Dress for Hot Weather starring Goofy Goose, art by Rube Grossman. Hunting With A Shovel starring Ozzie Owl, art by Rube Grossman; Ozzie goes treasure hunting. The Failure starring Bernard The Brave, art by Otto Feuer. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $27.50 View scan Cover detached and first two wraps coming loose at one staple. Rust migration.

Cover by Howard Purcell. Stories by Ed Herron, Phil Evans, Stookie Allen and unknown. Art by Howard Purcell, Charles Paris, Joe Giella, Curt Swan, Stan Kaye, Gil Kane and Stookie Allen. Brand-new adventures of radio's No. 1 hit! Mr. District Attorney in: The dynamite-packed inside story of a..."Prison Train!" by Ed Herron, Howard Purcell and Charles Paris; "Miser's Millions!" with art by Purcell and Paris; and "The Man Who Fooled Juries!" by Herron, Purcell and Joe Giella. Also in this issue: "The Detective with High Heels" by Phil Evans, Curt Swan and Stan Kaye; Roy Farrar "Night Rider!" 1-pager by Stookie Allen; A Casebook Mystery "The Frozen Clue" with art by Gil Kane and Paris; and The Crime File 2-page text article. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

One of the more notorious pre-Code crime comics. Numbering continues from My Desire (1949-1950 Fox Feature Syndicate) #4. Beautiful Rickey Dexon will stop at nothing to gain wealth. So when her racer boyfriend loses his chance at the big time, she convinces him to turn to crime by luring a hapless but wealthy passenger to her doom. The Chauffer of Death!; Maureen Tandem, Wild Fury!; White-Hot Murder; The Doorway to Death. Followed by Murder Incorporated (1950 2nd Series) #2. 36 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 Al Plastino. 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 is a waiter in a terrible restaurant. Mutt and Jeff get lost in the country, and the hitchhiker they pick up is no help. Cicero's Cat wants to debate the value of the new family dog. Plus a PSA promoting the Boy Scouts of America. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; A Salute to the Boy Scouts of America. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Ken Battlefield and others. Tales of love and indiscretion from Fox Feature Syndicate. Liz marries celebrity reporter Bill, but leaves him after she sees him with a Hollywood actress; Dedee is quite taken with new boyfriend Ross, which makes it even more shocking when he asks her to provide an alibi for a jewelry heist; Wealthy Cory falls for Rusty, the daughter of the family's horse trainer, but his mother doesn't approve. Plus love advice to readers and advice on having Pretty Hands and Feet. Weekend Wife; I Asked for Trouble; Sweetheart's Corner; Let's Talk It Over; I Was an Untamed Filly. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "I Tried to Steal Her Husband"; "One Forbidden Evening"; "Poetic Love, The Lost Mistress" by Robert Browning; and "My Conscience Haunts Me". "Your Question Box" and "Popularity Notes, Don't Ask for Heartbreak" text articles. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

One of the first comics created by African-American artists for an African-American readership. Photo cover. "My Heart's Dilemma"; Marjorie lives with her Aunt Louise; When Louise begins to date Jim, Marjorie fears her settled life will be uprooted. Marjories boyfriend Ray doesnt see it like this, but Marjorie goes out of her way to express her displeasure to her aunt; When she finds a telegram to Jim from "Marion" that suggests Jim is after Louises money, Marjorie seizes on it as proof of his perfidy. "A Tragic Vow"; When her longtime suitor Harry completes medical school and proposes to her, Janet postpones giving him an answer; She doesnt love Harry but doesnt want to lose him "until someone else comes along"; Helen starts dating Tom, a hospital administrator, but refuses to tell Harry, even though he decides to quit his internship so they can wed sooner. "This Time For Keeps" text story by Ruth Day. Too "Late For Love"; Diane loves Hank but he marries her best friend Mary and they move away; Diane dates Artie and he proposes to her; However, when Mary dies, leaving a young daughter, Diane consoles Hank; He wants to resume their relationship and when Artie finds out, he breaks up with Diane. True-to-life Romances ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Nellie the Nurse stars in: "Nellie Pops the Question!"; "Medicine Madness"; "Oh, Those Clothes!"; and "Snazzy Blows Up!" Also in this issue: 2-page text story "Hearts and Flowers"; Hedy of Hollywood story "Too Many Men"; untitled Lana story; and untitled Little Lizzie 1-pager. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $96.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $14.00 View scans Paper: Cream

Add to cart Good $14.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Volume 21, Issue 4 - June, 1950. 7" x 10", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 3, Issue 7 - Summer, 1950. Squarebound, 5" x 7.5", 96 pages, B&W, Text Only.

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, a visiting hunter is transformed into a gorilla by strange "gorilla herbs." Nyoka must figure out the secret of the mysterious gorilla who's helping her. Then she must wrest the cure from an ivory poacher. The Weird Jungle Herbs, Part I: The Gorilla's Haven!; Ballyhoo Barney: The Strongman's Weakness; Part II: The Underground Trap!; Egbert the Explorer; Part III: The Mad Professor!; Jungle Slave Ship; Tommy and Tammy; Trader Tom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior, featuring torrid melodrama. A woman is tormented by a secret that she fears will drive away the man she loves. Lynn gets caught up in romance and a murder mystery on campus. This story, originally titled "You Only Live Once!" was intended for Ellery Queen (1949 Superior) #5, which was never published. You Only Love Once! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color.

1st printing cover (with June cover date) by Gene Fawcette. Stories by John Michel, Edward Bellin, W. Malcolm White and Gardner Fox. Art by Joe Kubert, Gene Fawcette, and John Giunta. Tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Futuristic Earth needs atomic fuel from the moon, but space criminals have seized the moon base and hold the entire human race hostage; Plane crash survivors find themselves on an island of giant, man-eating lizards; In the first Crom the Barbarian story, Dwelf sends Crom on a quest for the Fountain of Eternal Youth. Also featuring a classic rampaging robot cover by Gene Fawcette. Lunar Station; The Man-Eating Lizards; Pallas Rebellion; Crom the Barbarian. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Wally Wood. Humor comics based on a popular (but stereotypical) character made popular on the Judy Canova radio show. The original character was voiced by Mel Blanc of Looney Tunes fame. Sometimes listed as Pedro (1950) #1. Numbering continues from My Private Life (1950) #17. A burro disappears; Chiquita thinks a handsome American stranger is asking her for a date, in a story with good-girl art by EC legend Wally Wood. School Capers; Hot Tamales; For Batter or Worse (text); The Gay Caballero. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

June 1950. Digest-sized humor magazine, one cartoon per page. 5.5" x 7.5". Black and white. Mature. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 37, Issue 1 - January 1950. Hollywood magazine. Cover Photo features Elizabeth Taylor and the article "Liz! The Most Exciting Girl in Hollywood!" Also features articles on John Wayne, Diana Lynn, and Jane Powell. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 112 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $80.00 View scans Spine split 10%. Staple rust: Moderate.

UK weekly film magazine. Robert Newton and Bobby Driscoll photo cover. 9" x 11.75", 24 pages, tinted B&W.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $60.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

UK weekly film magazine. Cornell Borchers photo cover. 9" x 11.75", 28 pages, tinted B&W.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $81.00 View scans

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

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $81.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

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

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $29.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Fair $10.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 40%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Cover by Allen Anderson. Stories by Ray Bradbury, Alfred Coppell and Roger Dee. Illustration by Al McWilliams, Mayan, Vesta, and M. Elkan. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Cover art by Walt Kelly. Scripts and art by Walt Kelly. "Fire Bugs"; Albert and Pogo run a fire station, and get called to a fake fire, the fire engine getting confused with a gunboat. "The Gingerbread Cure"; Albert plays sick in order to make Pogo give him a freshly baked cake, but Howland and Churchy end up eating most of it; A cake batter fight breaks out in the end. "Never Give a Diving Board an Even Break"; Albert mistakes Pogo's and Porkypine's swampside seesaw for a diving board, spending four pages of the story fighting this board. "Ol' Willow the Whips"; On a moonlight boat ride, Albert and Pogo get lost and meet Howland and Willow, lost as well; In the dark the protagonists imagine many horrors. "Mother Goosery Rinds"; Pogo and Albert get tricked into babysitting Dee-licious; In order to entertain the child, they end up acting out several Mother Goose rhymes. Untitled one-page story; The frog runs away with Churchy's hat. Untitled one-page story; The bird interprets Albert's pipe as a nest. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Thrilla, the Electrifying Crime Queen starring Plastic Man, art by Jack Cole. The Spirit story, script and art by Will Eisner. Candy story. The Reach of Plastic Man text story. The Silent Crime Call starring Manhunter, art by Al Bryant. 36 pgs. $.0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 22, Issue 5 - June, 1950. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

The Man Who Shot Billy the Kid -- Pat Garrett, art by Mart Bailey. Border Badmen starring Lazo Kid, pencils by John Severin, inks by Will Elder. Ghost Rider, pencils by Jack Kirby. Bandits of Barbary, art by Myron Fass. Dusty Trails text story. The Justice Trail starring Black Bull, pencils by John Severin, inks by Will Elder. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.