Comic books October 1948

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. The Mohawks baseball team is convinced that batboy Dink O'Day is a "lucky charm" as they head for the pennant. Sue manages to convince Slats to kiss her, just when Becky walks back into his life. But Becky's brought her new husband, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with fine art by Raeburn van Buren. Nellie accidentally throws out the masterpiece that Hap Hopper sends her, leading to a madcap chase to recover the painting. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp, the strip's final appearance in Sparkler Comics. And a Tarzan strip with art by Burne Hogarth. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Sparkler's Stars of the Air; Tarzan; Dink O'Day; Abbie an Slats. 48 pages, Full Color. 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.

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

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

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

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

Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.50 INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing. Interrupts art and story.

October 1948 issue. "Powerhouse at the Plate" by Bill Erin, "Big Leaguers Are Born" by Roe Richmond, "Catcher-Killer" by Giles A. Lutz and other exciting sport stories. 9 3/4" by 6 3/4". B&W text with illustrations. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $155.00 View scans Cover-to-cover edge tear. Cover loose at one staple. Interior tearing. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $69.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects art and story. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Robin in "Peril at the Pole" (Batman guest appearance), Captain Compass in "Dead Man's Diary," the Star-Spangled Kid in "The Educated Horse," and Tomahawk in "A Bell for Cornwall." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Milton Caniff. Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bob Powell, and Frank Engli. Harvey reprints the second comic strip from Terry and the Pirates creator Caniff. WWII vet and aviator Canyon has adventures around the world during the Cold War. Big Red uses her underworld connections to target Steve Canyon for death because he wrecked her illegal oil deal. Steve gets a new sidekick in millionaire adventurer Happy Easter. Plus an illustrated text feature about Caniff's career. Milton Arthur Caniff; Happy Easter's First Air Trip; Kid Brother; Plane Talk; Flossie; Ricky Roony; Sky Pirates of the Andes; Pilot's Revenge. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Newspaper strip reprints; scripts by Allen Saunders, art by Elmer Woggon. Allen Ulmer cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $3,999.95 or Best Offer View scans 1/2" Spine split from bottom. Cover coming loose at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

A Case of King's Ransom starring Sub-Mariner and Namora, script and art by Bill Everett. Kids! Kids! Kids! starring Sub-Mariner and Namora, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. The Test of Fear starring the Blonde Phantom, art by Charles Nicholas. Crime Makes the Writer starring Sub-Mariner and Namora, art by Al Gabriele. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Wrecker starring Superman and The Wrecker, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Secret of the Chinese Dragon starring Superman and the Wongs, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Shorty humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Her Majesty, Lois Lane starring Bobo, script by Joe Samachson, art by Al Plastino; Lois Lane briefly becomes queen of Cornovia. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Full page ad for Dale Evans #1. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

#71 in a series of 90. Superman-Tim is a boys' clothing catalog, activity book, and comic book all rolled into one, featuring Superman illustrations throughout. All issues are 16 pages unless a Superman story is inserted (bringing page count to 24 or 36 pages). Every issue encourages boys not to be a "Whoo-Shoo" -- a boy who reads "Superman-Tim" but doesn't buy clothes from the Superman-Tim Store. Copyright 1948 by National Comics Pub., Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

Numbering continues from Captain Midnight (1942-1948 Fawcett) #67. Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title, and the fourth series overall, during the Golden Age's boom in romance comics. Patty is unreasonably jealous of all the beautiful models that photographer Bill gets to work with. Jean meets handsome Bob at the electrical plant where her father works, but she doesn't want to date a factory worker. Scheming Connie uses her beauty to work her way up the ladder at her office, but loses the love of Howard in the process. Plus a comics biography of actor Robert Mitchum, a romance-themed horoscope, and a comics version of a classic Romantic poem by Ben Jonson, To Celia. Great Love Poems: To Celia; My Jealous Sin; I Was a Snob; My Romance of the Month: Robert Mitchum; False Love; Reckless; Beauty Was My Snare; Star Mates: Libra. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by L. B. Cole. Cadet story, art by Nina Albright; Kit and Dan take summer jobs. Targetoons humor page by Milt Hammer. The Cloud Clipper starring Target. Targetoons humor two-pager by Milt Hammer. Boitram the Boiglar humor two-pager by Art Helfant. A Camera Can't Lie text story. Diamonds! starring Gary Stark, art by Don Rico. Targetoons humor page by Milt Hammer. Judgment Day text story. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"Tarzan and the Man of Greed." Tarzan must reveal the lost treasure of Atlantis when Jane and Boy are kidnapped. Features the first comic book appearance of Opar. Includes part five of Jesse Marsh's adaptation of Burroughs' Ape-English Dictionary. Script by Gaylord DuBois, art and cover by Jesse Marsh. Painted cover. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Story and art by Milton Caniff, Vic Herman and Bob Powell. Cover by Milton Caniff. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Terry has mixed feelings about bunking with Canadian fighter pilot Bonny, who has a score to settle with the enemy. Grett is injured, and Terry suspects a French pilot is not who he says he is. Plus a text story featuring early female superhero Black Cat. Also featuring a classic Terry and the Pirates PSA by Caniff about the war effort. Happy Landing; Making Friends; Dangerous Trail; Raging Terror; Web of Deceit; Suspicion of Murder; Trapping a Killer; Sally and the Gang; Tommy Tween: The Handsome Brute; Winnie the Waitress: On the Beach; Black Cat: Tell Tale Body, Ball of Fire. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled story, art by Bob Lubbers; Tall in the saddle with six guns dedicated to justice was "roaring" Jory Braden who policed the prairies of long ago...known as the Texan. Untitled story; Dexter Dean tries to run Kate and her brother off the Circle "S" Ranch. "Death in Disguise" text story. Untitled Mustang Jack story, pencils by Walter Johnson. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; The Bold Buckeroo (Tim Rollins) tries to clear his name. "The Dead Man Plays" text story. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $175.00 View scans Cover and 2 centerfold wraps detached. Water damage. Staple rust, rust migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Art Saaf, Arthur Adler, Ralph Mayo, Frank Frazetta, Charles S. Strong, Art Saaf, Oliver Buchanan, and George Tuska. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $62.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $41.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Death is the Answer" a short story by John D. MacDonald.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $63.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart Fine $54.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $35.00 View scans	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $50.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate.
Add to cart Very Good $33.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart Very Good $33.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $33.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $19.00 View scan .5" Spine split from bottom.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $30.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $30.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Oct 1948. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Leigh Brackett, Arthur J. Burks, William F. Temple, Ray Bradbury, John D. MacDonald, Frank Belknap Long, Joe Gibson, George O. Smith, Benj. Miller, John S. Carroll, Noel Loomis, Donald Laverty, and Brett Sterling. Seven Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 180 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Stories and art by Frank Bolle. Sometimes listed as A1 Comics (1944 Life's Romances) #17. Part of A1 Comics, an anthology from Magazine Enterprises with content that varied from month to month. This issue featured Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. A native woman is somehow able to predict the deaths of white men with her blanket; Belle Peters takes over her father's ranch after his death, but the foreman wants to scare her into selling it; Masked bandits commit multiple robberies at the same time. Tim Holt's Western Album; The Blanket of the Navajos!; Tim Holt's Roundup; The Masks of Massacre Bend!; Inside the Rodeo; Crime's Pony Express! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lee Sherman. Stories and art by Lee Sherman, Mario DeMarco, and Clint Harmon. Western comics featuring Western star Tim McCoy and adaptations of movie Westerns. Numbering continues from Zoo Funnies (1945 1st Series Charlton/Childrens) #15, one of the first series published by the company that would become Charlton Comics. Tim and his Rough Rider pals ride into action when corrupt businessmen plot to ruin local ranches with cattle rustling and foreclosures. A comics adaptation of the classic John Wayne Western "Red River," as rugged men clash during the first-ever cattle drive. Plus comics biographies of Western stars Tim McCoy, Johnny Mack Brown, Gene Autry, Jimmy Wakely and Bob Atcher. Tim McCoy; Riders of the West; Jimmy Wakely and Bob Atcher; Portugee Phillips' Ride; Johnny Mack Brown; Red River; Gene Autry & Champ; Pecos Bill; Horse Types. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Liederman and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. This issue was NOT mentioned in the text of the anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent, despite an erroneous report in Overstreet (it was the previous issue that was mentioned). Tom tracks down the culprits who have been vandalizing various properties around town, in one of many stories from the era focused on "juvenile delinquents" (the story calls them "little coyotes"). The fierce competition between rival stagecoach companies escalates to sabotage and attempted murder. Outlaw Big Hat McCoy plots to get rid of Tom by switching out the blanks that Tom's gunfighting students use during training. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. And another vintage ad for the Tom Mix radio show, and Tom Mix glow-in-the-dark spurs! The Vandals; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb; Murder in Advance; Accessories Before the Fact; Masked Treachery; Tumbleweed Jr.: A Tuneful Tale; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; Uncle Oscar; Death on the Prowl. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.