Comic books May 1949

In order of appearance: "Wild Bill Lovett!" retitled and reprinted as "White Hand Horror!!" in Startling Terror Tales (1952-53 1st Series) #12; "Two-Gun Crowley" art by Robert Q. Sale, reprinted from Crime Does Not Pay (1942) #46 and in Hunted (1950) #13 and Crime Does Not Pay Archives HC (2012 Dark Horse) #7-1ST; and "The Bush Brothers, Spawn of Evil". "The Living Death!" text story reprinted in Spectacular Stories Magazine (1950) #4. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Fox Feature Syndicate presents the third romance title to launch the romance comics craze, following Crestwood's "Young Romance" and Timely/Marvel's "My Romance". Suzie tries to live up to her mother's wild reputation, and gets arrested; When Jane tries to steal her sister Cathy's boyfriend, Cathy calls her a Love Pirate; Nightclub singer Gilda is torn between gangster Lucky and straight-arrow Mark, who turns out to be an FBI agent. Plus love advice to readers. Like Mother... Like Daughter!; I Was a Flirt!; Crazy in Love; My Husband Was a Two-Timer. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Numbering continues from Zago Jungle Prince (1948) #4. In order of appearance: "My Marriage Was Doomed!"; "Was I Too Young for Love?" art by Al Davoren, retitled and reprinted as "Ungrateful Love!!" in Top Love Stories (1951) #10; and "I Tried to Buy Love" art by Eddie Schwartz. "I Was Blinded by Love" text story reprinted in Cowboy Love (1949) #29. Indicia states "MY STORY TRUE ROMANCES IN PICTURES (formerly ZAGO)". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 13, Issue 1 - May, 1949. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Nifty Gals & Gags is a humor digest published by Dearfield Publishing Company. 96 pages, color cover with B&W illustrations, 5 1/4-in x 7 1/4-in. Cover price $0.25.

Cover features Kay Aldridge and Clayton Moore from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by Al Zere and Howard Boughner. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. As the opening caption says, "A freighter with a cargo of wild animals...a royal ship carrying the priceless crown jewels...and a band of vicious pirates make a potpourri of spine-tingling, nerve-shattering, hair-raising adventures!" The splash page features pirates forcing Nyoka to walk the plank into a cage filled with tigers, a serial-worthy danger if there ever was one. In a two-part story, Nyoka is asked to present the golden key at the Bula tribe's Golden Idol festival. But soon she's being chased by sheet-ghosts wielding swords. The Jungle Pirates, Part I: Target for Death!; Trader Tom; Ballyhoo Barney: The Dancing Bear; Part II: The Perilous Voyage!; Nyoka's Jungle Quiz; Egbert the Explorer; Harry and Barry: Gaston's French Restaurant; Part III: Unburied Treasure!; Jungle Hero; Vita Min; The Key to the Golden Idol, Part I: The Dangerous Delivery!; The Maestro and the Prima Donna; Part II: The Prisoner of Jawa. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Based on the popular movie shorts also known as Little Rascals, Dell's Our Gang Comics also featured cat & mouse hijinks with Tom and Jerry. Tom tries to take a nap behind the stereo cabinet, just as Jerry and Tuffy are playing their hep jazz records. Flip 'n' Dip decide to have some fun with a sleeping Mrs. Elephant. Plus a one-pager featuring Droopy. Droopy; Tom and Jerry; Adventures of Tom; Adventures of Jerry; Flip 'n' Dip; Barney Bear and Benny Burro; Fuzzy & Wuzzy; Wuff the Prairie Dog. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Shoot-outs and showdowns between the outlaws and lawmen of the Old West, from DS Publishing. Arizona City sheriff Tex Farrell (later the star of his own comic) must dare a deadly bronco ride at the rodeo to best a land-grabbing outlaw. A woman on a train gets caught up in a deadly con game after her bag is switched with a handsome stranger's. The masked horseman called the Rangeland Phantom is attacking homesteaders by setting their properties ablaze. Plus a vintage ad for "Play-Safe Flame Proof Playsuits: Indian Chief, Cowboy King or Home Run." The Gun and the Pen; Law of the Longhorns; Trail of the Outlaw; Phantom of the Range; Death Valley Trail; Desert Justice; The Heath Gang. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Green at the Game," "Raw Deal," "The Girl of His Dreams," "The Tricks of the Trade," and "Baseball Bum!" Cover price $0.10.

"Social Success"; Ozzie is a terrible dancer and Babs will not go to the prom with him unless he takes some dance lessons. "Private Eye"; Ozzie becomes a private detective and in need of a case, he and Dip search for a missing businessman. Untitled story; Jives encounters a hobo with tenacity. "Decorated for Valor"; Babs and Glitter compete to decorate a house. "Blowhard's Bus" Blowhard McDuff text story by R. R. Symes. Two Comix Cards to cut out and paste on cardboard. "Algernon gets the Scoop"; Miss Frump takes Algernon and the class to see how a newspaper is printed. It becomes a lesson in mayhem. "The Good Will Ambassador"; Ozzie intervenes when he thinks an older man has his eye on Babs. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage humor digest magazine that pokes fun at the relationships of men and women of the time. Digest, 5" x 7", 96 pages, B&W. -Recommended for ages 16+ Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Al Jaffee. Food for Thought!, art by Al Jaffee. Get a Pet!, art by Al Jaffee. Baby Gets Babied!, art by Al Jaffee. Terry's Triumph text story. A Letter to Our Readers and Their Parents! text article. 2 Hey Look! humor pages by Harvey Kurtzman. The Women Hater! starring Jeanie, art by Al Jaffee. The People's Choice! starring Cindy, art by Ken Bald. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Montana. "Mike Fright," script by Ray Gill; Archie plays a trick on his father using a microphone that can broadcast to the radio; He announces his father as the winner of a new car so his father rushes to the used car lot to sell his old car. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and pencils by Bill Woggon. "Simple Suzie Went A-Fishing"; Ferdie takes Suzie fishing to get her away from other guys. "The Pie Face," script and art by Ray Gill; Jughead goes up against Reggie in a pie eating contest. "Horse Laughs," art by Samm Schwartz; Uncle Bumble tries to take it easy in his retirement but after some unfortunate incidents with horses at a ranch he decides working might be easier. Untitled story; Hap wants Lil Jinx's dog to go. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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UK weekly film magazine. 9" x 11.75", 20 pages, tinted B&W.

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UK weekly film magazine. 9" x 11.75", 20 pages, tinted B&W.

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Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by George Evans, Enrico Bagnoli, Graham Ingels, Frank Fermonetti, Leonard Starr, and Charles A. Winter. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa are captured by rebels who want to join a refugee ship fleeing Earth; Auro returns to Jupiter with the power to transform into a monster; Futura struggles to survive a strange undersea world, in a story with exquisite art by Enrico Bagnoli. Another action-girl cover by Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Futura; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; The Zogs of Xena; Life On Other Worlds: The Mystery Planets; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Uno, Last Man On Earth, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Jack Cole; The astounding Uno has come from 4 million A.D. seeking people to help him repopulate the Earth, and the first people he meets are the Rattler and his moll, Tina, who are whisked away to the future in Uno's spherical ship. Dewey Drip strip by Bernard Dibble. Salteen's Art Gallery starring Woozy Winks, art by Jack Cole. A Solvent Solution text story with Plastic Man. Slap Happy Pappy strip by Jack Cole. Plastic Man Products, script by Joe Millard, art by Jack Cole. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Plastic Man story, art by Jack Cole. Candy story, script and art by Harry Sahle. Stolen Ride text story starring Plastic Man. Dewey Drip story, script and art by Joe Devlin. Spirit story, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Lou Fine. 36 pgs. $.0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover photo of Margaret O'Brien. Stories and art by Vic Herman, Buddie Russell, Elizabeth Landers, Edd Ashe, Jean Madelon, Pearl Wells, Kay Wambold, Patti Cooke, Elise Gibbs, and Marie Cummings. Sometimes listed as Polly (1946-1949 Parents' Magazine) #40. A magazine for girls from the producers of Parents' Magazine, with stories, fashion and advice as well as comics. Polly discovers a secret passage in her new house; Tizzie catches a burglar in the act while taking photos for a contest; A fashion feature starring child movie star Natalie Wood. Polly Pigtails; Perfect Little Lady; Score in Cotton; Take 'Em to Camp; Tizzie: The Maypole Mix-Up; Match Mates; Miss in Manhattan; Polly Put the Kettle On; Hobbies; Circus Party Parade; Freckle Facts; Bonnie's Blue Jeans; The Shining Hour; Pigtailers Talk Things Over; Polly Prefers; Needle Play; Club News; Polly in the Kitchen. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 5, Issue 3 - March, 1949. 8" x 11", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Published by Hugo Gernsback, considered the father of science-fiction. This issue is centered around the new medium of television with Gernsback's editorial, "The Television Age". 8.5" x 11.5". 128 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.30.

Cover by John Stanley. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, John Stanley, Morris Gollub, Mary Greenwalt, Steve Dublin, Mick Dublin and Dan Noonan. Johnny Gruelle's famous doll characters have adventures and learn lessons, featuring early art from Walt Kelly. The Brownies build a rocket ship out of fireworks, in a story with art by legendary Pogo artist Walt Kelly. Raggedy Ann and Andy eat some bad mushrooms and hallucinate the afterlife, in the darkest of a series of rather dark stories by John Stanley of Little Lulu fame. In another Stanley story, Peterkin dreams about having super-strength after being harassed by bullies. Plus activity pages. Be Kind to Animals Week; Peterkin Pottle; Raggedy Ann; The Brownies; Subway Sam, Master Builder; Stuffins Goes to School; Billy and Bonny Bee; Egbert Elephant: Spring Song. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Paul Reinman and Jules Steiner. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #39. No issue # on cover; Vol. 4, issue #3 in indicia. Scotland Yard tracks a killer in 1908 London. An escaped convict struggles to outwit the dogs on his trail. A con man's daughter becomes a swindler in 1870s France. The Baffler; Man's Best Friend; The Washerwoman; The Wig; The Penman; The Greatest Ship Afloat; The Egg and the Lady; The Pirates of Deptford. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Dan Barry. How the Arson Squad Traps Firebugs, art by Dan Barry. "U.S." Royal, art by Al Plastino. The First Superman, art by Win Mortimer. The Race History Will Never Forget featuring the 1908 New York to Paris Auto Race. Daredevil on Ice featuring Harris Legg. Western story with art by Joe Kubert. The World's Shortest War article, script by David Kahn, art by Raymond Perry. Daniel Boone... Indian Fighter, art by Fred Ray. Scripts by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and Bernie Breslauer. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Wild Horses and Ornery Gals, pencils by Al Eadeh, inks by John Belfi. Miss Nell of the Medicine Show. Chuck Wagon Jane. Rawhide Cupid text story. The Cowboy and the Debutante, pencils by Leonard Starr. Heart Rustler, art by Jack Kirby. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.