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Auctions: comic books December 1948

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  • Item #64045269
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    Crimes by Women (1948) #4 CGC 4.0
    Published Dec 1948 by Fox.

    Crimes by Women (1948) 4 CGC 4.0

    Paper: White

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    Label #1615976011

    Starts Jan 3

    Art by Warren Broderick, T. Ward and Jimmy Maxwell. Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. Kitty Sarlo and her crony Sam hatch a scheme to get hapless soldiers drunk and then rob them; Foul-mouthed but beautiful Nellie turns to murder when a safecracking job goes wrong; Actress Connie Hale gets involved in a diamond-smuggling racket. Kitty Sarlo: The Female Leech; Nitro Nellie: The Savage Safe-Smashers; The Diamond of Kor-el-Maninoor; Man Trap. 32 pages, Full Color. All stories reprinted in Crimes by Women (1948) #54. In order of appearance: "Kitty Sarlo, The Female Leech"; "Nitro Nellie, The Savage Safe-Smashers"; and "Man Trap". "The Diamond of Kor-El-Maninoor" text story also reprinted in Zoo Funnies (1953 2nd Series Capitol/Charlton) #13. Cover price $0.10.

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    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp #Vol. 10 #2 GD/VG 3.0
    Published Dec 1948 by Frank A. Munsey.

    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 10 #2 GD/VG 3.0

    Water damage.

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    Starts Jan 3

    Arthur Machen is profiled in the "Masters of Fantasy" column.

    Volume 10, Issue 2 - December, 1948. Cover by Lawrence. "Nordenholt's Million" by J. J. Connington and "Let Clarence Do It" by Edward S. Sullivan. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Lawrence. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) #204 CGC 3.5
    Published Dec 1948 by Dell.

    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 204 CGC 3.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4317515012

    Starts Jan 3

    Indicia title is "FLASH GORDON, No. 204." Cover art by Paul Norris. Flash Gordon Cut-Out Jet-Car activity page. Adventure on Orano, script and art by Paul Norris; Two modified V-2 missiles take off from Earth, one crash-lands on Mongo, the other on the planet Orano; Flash finds the ship that crashed on Mongo has an American crew; The other ship is a mystery; Flash and the Americans go to Orano to investigate, but are captured by the forces of Orano's cruel ruler, Torro, the Terrible. Orano Fly Model Space-Ship activity page. Fight at Space Port back cover art by Paul Norris. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #62891824
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    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp #Vol. 33 #2 VG 4.0
    Published Dec 1948 by Beacon Magazines.

    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 33 #2 VG 4.0

    1.5" Cumulative spine split.

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    Starts Jan 3

    Volume 33, Issue 2 - December, 1948. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Murray Leinster, Ray Bradbury, Charles L. Harness, L. Ron Hubbard, Fredric Brown, George O. Smith, Noel Loomis, Benj. Miller, John D. MacDonald, and Frank Belknap Long. Five Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 180 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.