Comic books September 1949

Add to cart Fine $59.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.

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Volume 20, Issue 3 - Fall, 1949. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

"Switch on the Light," "I'll Take the Money" (art by Paul Parker), "The Swimmer" (art by Al Eadeh), "One Grand," "The Gypsies," "The Story of Danny Brooks" (art by Robert Q. Sale, signed "Robbins Q. Sale"), and "Throw Back the Small Ones" (art by Mort Lawrence). Two pages of filler, "The Manly Art" and "Old Rockin' Chair," both by Jules Steiner. Two page text story, "The Professor." Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover. In order of appearance: "Secondhand Love" reprinted in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 29 (1953) #4; "Spite Elopement" reprinted in Glamorous Romances (1949) #70; "The Night That Changed My Life" reprinted in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #56; and "Afraid of Marriage" reprinted in Glamorous Romances (1949) #55 and Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #63. "For a More Glamorous You! Be Provocative, How to Handle a Romance, Don't Talk Too Much..., Just Because You Love Him..., In Order to Hold Him..., Stay as Sweet as You Are..." text article reprinted as "Your Charm Guide..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #63 and Love at First Sight (1949) #21, as "Be Smart About Love..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 35 (1955) #1, and as "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #89. Indicia states "Real-Life Secrets". Numbering continues with Real Secrets (1950) #2. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman stars in a one-page public service ad, "Safety First." Cover price $0.10.

In Love with His Ranch Boss, pencils by Bill Draut. Desperado's Lady, pencils by Leonard Starr. Love at the County Fair, pencils by Vic Donahue. Partner or Sweetheart? text story. The Cowgirl and the Sheepherder, art by John Severin. Our Love Wore Six-Guns, art by Jack Kirby. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"In Spite of His Warning," art by Ann Brewster; Linda loves Joe but dislikes living in poverty; Joe is studying to be an architect so he can improve housing, but she doesnt like waiting; Linda meets wealthy Roland and dumps Joe for him. "Rival from the Past," art by Chuck A Winter; Andrea quits her office job to become ice skater. Franks new partner; Carol, his former partner and ex-girlfriend, returns after her wealthy husband dies; Andrea is injured when Frank fails to catch her. "Manicures and Pedicures" non-fiction story. "We Lived a Lie"; Fay and her mother Lila pose as sisters in their dancing act; Fay dates reporter Kip, and Lila fears their secret will be exposed and cost them work; Kip knows the truth but promises not to print the story; it comes out in his newspaper anyway; Kip explains that it wasnt his fault, and Lila and Fay find a new and better sponsor for their act. "In Spite of His Warning" art by Ann Brewster, reprinted in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 30 (1954) #5; "Rival From the Past" art by Chuck A. Winter, reprinted in Glamorous Romances (1949) #76; "Love Me or Leave Me!" reprinted in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 30 (1954) #2; "Manicures and Pedicures"; and "We Lived a Lie" reprinted in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 30 (1954) #4. "For Beauty's Sake: How to Express Yourself..." text article reprinted as "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #51, "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #42, "Help Yourself to Glamour..." in Love Experiences (1949) #16, "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #28, and "For a More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 32 (1956) #1, and partially reprinted in Ten Story Love Vol. 30 (1952) #1, Love Experiences (1949) #15, Ten Story Love Vol. 32 (1953) #3, Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #65, and Love at First Sight (1949) #35. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. In an issue-length story, Rocky investigates stagecoach robberies where the stagecoaches themselves disappear. The Missing Stagecoaches; Cactus Joe: Painful Task!; Gopher Face Has a Wall Safe!; Murder Without Motive; Sagebrush: Arch Villain; Red Leafs Treachery; Wright the Writer: Hopeful!; Slim Pickens: The Horseless Carriage; Thirst Madness; Wilbur the Waiter: A Matchless Fellow; The Bogus Bills; Gopherface: Really Short! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Edd Ashe, King Ward, and Al Carreno. This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. After a mishap on a store escalator, "Boots" meets handsome doctor Larry, but she dreads taking him home to her large and disorderly family. Doris doesn't believe in the kind of love they talk about in the romance novels, until she meets Bob and literally gets weak in the knees. Switchboard operator Elissa falls for telephone lineman Lennie, in a story with some great art of a 1940s red convertible. Plus a pin-up of screen legend Ray Milland, star of The Lost Weekend and future star of X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes. Short Wait for Paradise; Superstitious!; A Tearful Illusion; The Unforgiving Heart; Rendezvous of the Heart; Glamour Girl; Romantic Secrets' Star of the Month: Ray Milland. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Canyon Gold starring Roy Rogers, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Roy helps reunite a father and daughter. Wasted Water starring Roy Rogers, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Trigger story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks. Back cover: Roy in close-up Republic Pictures color publicity photo. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Canyon Gold starring Roy Rogers, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Roy helps reunite a father and daughter. Wasted Water starring Roy Rogers, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Trigger story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks. Back cover: Roy in close-up Republic Pictures color publicity photo. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Final issue. Stories by Stan Lee and unknown. Art by Harvey Kurtzman and unknown. Rusty stars in two tales by Stan Lee and Harvey Kurtzman: "The Quiz Whiz!" and "His Night Out!" Also in this issue: "Rusty's Riot off Riddles"; three untitled Rusty 1-pagers; 2-page text story "Newspaper Man"; and two untitled Pablo 1-pagers. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Weekly Summary of Current Science. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 41, Issue 4 - September 1949. Movie Fan Magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 94 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Vol. 53 #11 - Sept. 1949. Film news, review and gossip magazine. Articles on Robert Young and Ann Sothern. 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/4-in., 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Three Strikes, You're Out, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Birdnest wants Scribbly to pitch for his lodge's baseball team, against Clover Cooley's dad. A Riddle, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Untitled story, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Bentley buys a car that won't run for $30 and sells it to Scribbly for $20. Untitled story, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Scribbly makes a ventriloquist doll that looks just like Snoony. Untitled story, art by Frank Harry; Liz tries to convince Jerry she's not dating Freddie. Johnny On The Spot text story. Dimples Darling, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Snoony accidentally starts a rumour that Scribbly is dating movie star Dimples Darling. Safety Firstpublic service announcement with Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Kenneth Banion McDowell and others. Art by Philip Santry and Small. Cover by Philip Santry. Sometimes listed as Captain Silver's Log of the Sea Hound #4. Seagoing adventures with Captain Silver and his sidekick Jerry in the Caribbean and South America, based on the 1942 - 1948 radio show. While the duo tracks Nazi agents throughout the Western hemisphere, the show educated young listeners about the various nations of Latin America. The crew of the Sea Hound is lured into a trap by a coded message in Chile; The real-life shipwreck survivor who inspired Robinson Crusoe; The music and lyrics to the song The Old Sea Hound, on the inside back cover, make this a collectors item for Sea Hound fans. A Letter from Captain Silver; In Greed and Vengeance; Captain Silver's Sea Chart of Chile; A Carnival of Plunder; Step Right Up and Meet Yourself; The Real Robinson Crusoe; Louie the Llama; The Old Sea Hound. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. Make-Believe Sweetheart; Claire discovers that Van really loves her, even though she has inadvertently been deceiving him all along. House ad for Girls' Love Stories (DC, 1949 series) #1. Dream Model; Nan is shocked to see a painting of herself that she never modeled for, which sends her on a quest to find the artist. Jerry 'n' Joan humor page. Blue Love Song, art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. House ad for Jimmy Wakely (DC, 1949 series) #1. Screen Test for Love text story. House ad for Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #37. Design for Romance. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 19, Issue 11 - September, 1949. Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Articles include Cary Grant profile, Lucille Ball in the movies and more. 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/4-in., 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 4, Issue 12 - September, 1949. In this issue; "Stalin's Play-Boy Son", German Women and Our Troops", "Will You be Buried Alive?, and more. Plus, lots of cartoons, sports and war stories. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 10.5", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fair $18.00 View scans Spine split 25%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

A monthly publication featuring life and culture in the southern US. NOTE: This publication contains negative racial and cultural depictions. It reflects some attitudes of the era in which it was published that would not be acceptable today. Cover price $0.25.

Adventures of FBI agent Steve Saunders, originally a backup feature in True Comics (1941). A bank-robbing pilot tries to escape by air; Saunders tracks a kidnapper and his hostage into the Florida swamps; Michael Trigger must decode a cryptic message to track down a crimelord. Includes a note that the series is "presented with the cooperation of the FBI" and based on authentic cases. Official Story of the FBI; The Flying Thief; T-Man Michael Trigger; No Runs No Hits!; The Jungle Mystery. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Will Eisner. Untitled Spirit story featuring The Organ Grinder, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality shop. Untitled Spirit story featuring Big Jake Gooley, script by Manly Wade Wellman, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality shop. Two Flatfoot Burns stories, scripts and art by Al Stahl. Untitled Spirit story featuring The Metal Monsters, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality shop. Jonesy humor page by Bernard Dibble. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.