Comic books March 1949, graded by CBCS

Add to cart CBCS 0.5 $130.00 Paper: Off white to white INCOMPLETE. 4th page, 5th page and centerfold missing, affects story. Label #18-45C021F-019

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 wants to be a fashion model, but she's more interested in the talent agent who hires her, the handsome Mr. Bowers. Mopsy finds a way to keep from falling down while skiing. Photographer Pat Daley needs a picture of reclusive Gordon Goldbrick to get a job at the World Herald. Plus "Mopsy Modes" paper dolls, showcasing the fashions of the era. Mopsy; Mopsy Modes; Penny Glamor; Pat Daley; Winter Fashions; Susan Goes Hollywood. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 4.0 $600.00 Paper: Off white to white Label #23-472D785-010

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. "The Man I Loved Was a Woman-Hater!", pencils by Jack Kirby; Karen goes on vacation to Florida and meets artist Pete, who saves her from drowning but is otherwise hostile; Kay arrives, claiming to be his fiancé; Pete says she broke his heart but he now loves Karen. "The Plumber and Me," art by Bill Draut; Nina moves to New York to study art; She falls in with a pretentious crowd of would-be artists, but dates down-to-earth plumber Pete; Nina and her friends mock Pete and he vanishes. "Fickle," pencils by Jack Kirby; Marcia has a reputation for dating and then dropping her boyfriends; She goes out with Steve, a college classmate of her brother, and falls in love with him. "The Proper Thing to Do" text article, pencils by Jack Kirby. "Two Loves," art by Bill Draut; Psychiatrist Jim prevents Kit from committing suicide over a failed love affair; They become friends; Hes a widower and 20 years older than she, but asks Kit to marry him; Pat, the girlfriend of Jims son Paul, thinks Kit is a gold-digger like she is. "Lady Luck," art by Bill Draut; Ruth is engaged to oil driller Roy but finds herself attracted to his gambler friend Johnny; Roy says he lost his well to Johnny; Ruth dares Johnny to wager the oil well against her love: if he wins, he gets her and the well; If he loses, hell leave town and Roy and Ruth will marry. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.