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Auctions: comic books July 1949

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    Al Capp's Shmoo (1949) 1 CGC 7.5

    Paper: Off white

    Label #4405338013

    Starts Jul 6

    Stories and art by Milt Story and others. The strange little creatures from the classic Li'l Abner comic strip get their own comic book. Washable Jones and his friends the shmoos try to figure out how to extinguish a forest fire on Ol' Timber Top mountain. Washable dares to take on a giant who is trampling the town. The debut of Super Shmoo (with appearances by Sweet Shmoo, Fu Manshmoo and Frankenshmoo's Monster. Plus a vintage ad for US savings bonds featuring the Shmoos and signed by Al Capp. How Shmoos Play Football...; Shmooldering Embers; The Family Life of the Shmoo...; Washable Jones, the Shmoos and the Mysterious Shadow!!; The Wonderful Attic; Super Shmoo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    Crown Comics (1944) 19 CGC 4.0

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4400973006

    Ends Jun 3 7:04 PM CST
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    Cover art by Anthony Cataldo. Untitled Voodah story, art by Anthony Cataldo; After his father is poisoned, the prince must flee from Bonzi tribe and asks Voodah for help. Untitled Minnie and Little Haha with Sloo Pumper story, script and art by Ralph Heimdahl; Sloo Pumper falls in the river and is saved by Tonka. The Case of the Tattooed Man starring Vic Cutter, script and art by Frank Bolle; A tattoed man joins up with a carnival and someone's trying to kill him. Untitled Dot an' Dash story, script and art by Frank Bolle; The stolen Carlson jewels are hidden somewhere in the hotel. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 41 #5 GD/VG 3.0

    Starts Jul 6

    July 1949. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Fredric Brown "Come and Go Mad", Ewen Whyte, H. Russell Wakefield, Stephen Grendon, Russell Branch, Stanton A. Coblentz, Frietz Lieber "In the X-Ray", Harold Lawlor, Robert Bloch "Floral Tribute", and Seabury Quinn. Illustrations by Boris Dolgov, John Giunta, Vincent Napoli, and Matt Fox. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.