Comic books 1948 w/ month not specified

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c.1948. Program for the National Roller Derby competition. 8" x 10", 20 pages, B&W.

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Tony Cataldo, and Paul Gattuso. Action in the Arctic north with the Canadian Mounties. Corporal Duncan of the Mounties is aided in a manhunt by a beautiful but dangerous woman, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. The true stories of 1920s gangster Dutch Anderson and his protege Gerald Chapman, the first Public Enemy Number One. It appears that voice-throwing hero Ventrilo has turned to crime, but it's actually the work of the Mysterious Mimic. Mounties Crack the Mystery of the Bullet Proof Blonde; True Dramatic Crime: Gerald Chapman; Jinx Jordan, Crime Reporter; Racket Buster; Ventrilo: The Case of the Mysterious Mimic. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Our Gang Adventures (1948 Whitman BLB) #1456

Stories, Pencils and Cover pencils by Ray Gotto. Sports stories starring Ozark Ike. Featuring: "Break Up the Ball Game"; "Ozark's Best Girl!"; "Feudin' and Fightin'!"; "Lovers' Quarrel!"; "The Best Choice!"; and two untitled Ozark Ike's Whodunits 1-pagers. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Mercury's Messenger"; Ozzie tries to help Bab's dad with a gift but things get fouled up. "Method in His Madness"; Willie the Wolf explains the arguments with his girlfriend. "It's Cupid, Stupid!"; Babs forces Ozzie to get Dippy to date Midge, or else. "Be-Bop Bopworthy" text story by Rod Reed (as Clement Good). "Algie Gets a Haircut!"; Ozzie takes a stubborn Algernon to the barber for a haircut. "Dream Boy"; Ozzie gets hypnotized and determines to become a hypnotist, with mixed results. "Overdid It"; Meathead is down in the dumps. "Bedlam at Bigibell's"; Babs works in the pet department of a downtown store until the animals get out of control. "Sloppy Jalopy"; Ozzie convinces Babs to buy a junk car for $10; chaos rapidly follows. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Large format French language magazine with a focus on pin-up and nude photography. 9.5" x 12", 28 pages, tinted B&W with some color. NOTE: All text in French.

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Large format French language magazine with a focus on nude photography. 9.5" x 12", 28 pages, tinted B&W with some color. NOTE: All text in French.

Large format French language magazine with a focus on nude photography. Tinted B&W with some color.

Large format French language magazine with a focus on nude photography. Tinted B&W with some color.

Large format French language magazine with a focus on nude photography. Tinted B&W with some color.

1st Printing - "Eat and Reduce" by Victor H. Lindlahr. Hardcover, 4" x 6.5", 240 pages, text only. Cover price $0.35.

Newspaper strip reprints by Harrison Cady. Also includes "Skeets" by Dow Walling and "Tizzy" by Mal Eaton. Cover price $0.10.

Promotional. Walt Kelly art. Peter Wheat, his mother, and Terrence the Termite stand amongst the strands of a giant spiderweb that holds their butterfly mounts captive. Peter's mother sets fire to the web, freeing the butterflies and forcing the swamp spider to flee. As the heroes proceed into Goblin Town, they are met by a crowd of unusual creatures. 4 pages. Full color.

Promotional. Walt Kelly art. Peter Wheat and Beetle visit Sammy Sweet in the Land of the Sugar Bun. Bounce, a baker, reluctantly allows Beetle into a workers-only area to view a new kind of cream puff. Peter and Sammy arrive unexpectedly, forcing Bounce and Beetle to take cover inside the pastry. Sammy spots the damage and patches the hole, unknowingly sealing his friends inside. As he does, a worker proclaims that hornets are attacking the pastry palace. 4 pages. Full color.

Promotional. Walt Kelly art. Peter Wheat and Sammy Sweet do their best to defend the pastry palace against the Wizard's hornet attack. Two enterprising hornet knights leave the battle and steal the Queen's birthday cream puff for themselves. Beetle and Bounce remain trapped inside the pastry. 4 pages. Full color.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy. "In the Tiger's Lair" ("Queen Asta of Trondelay")

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy. "Smashing the Crime Ring" ("Mister Hog")

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy. "The Phantom versus the Jewel Pirates" ("Romance and the Vesta Pirates") Part 2

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "The Phantom's Treasure Stolen" ("The Phantom's Treasure")

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "The Phantom's Revenge" ("The Singh Brotherhood") part 2

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "The Phantom versus the Gun-Runners" ("The Game of Alvar")

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "Death to the Sky Band" ("The Sky Band") part 2.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "The Pearl Pirates" ("Fishers of Pearls").

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "The Phantom versus the Spy Ring" ("The Seahorse") part 1.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "On Bleak Island" ("The Seahorse") part 2.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "The Shark's Nest".

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "The Phantom's Dilemma" ("The Golden Circle") part 1.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "The Golden Circle" part 2.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "The Poison-Gas Chamber" ("The Golden Circle") part 3.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "Adventure in Algiers".

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "Kidnapped in Egypt" ("The Mysterious Girl") part 1.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Ray Moore. "Trapped Under the Sea" ("The Mysterious Girl") part 2.

Written by Lee Falk. Art by Wilson McCoy. "The Golden Princess".

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The Diamond Hunters. Story by Lee Falk. Art and cover by Ray Moore. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay's Feature Book was the first US comic book to devote complete issues to a single character. These issues, reprinting classic Phantom comic strips from the 1930s, were the first official Phantom comic books. Reprints The Phantom daily pages from April 12th to September 18th, 1937. The Phantom brings Diana to his jungle home for the first time, only to discover that war has broken out between neighboring tribes. The culprits are unscrupulous diamond hunters who are trying to take advantage of the chaos to steal a fortune. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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200 cartoons covering over 100 years of Photography by Willard D. Morgan. 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/2-in. 68 pages, B&W.

Picture Show Annual for 1948. Cover of Linda Darnell. Articles include "21 Years of Talkies," "Stories That Never Die," "Walt Disney Still Experiments," survey of the Academy Awards from 1928 to 1946, "They Grow Lovelier," "Still Going Strong," "The Spirit of Dickens on the Screen," "With Songs in Their Hearts," "Little People With Great Gifts," "Inside British Studios" and many more. Full-page movie star portraits include Ingrid Bergman, David Niven, Maureen O'Hara, Danny Kaye, Bob Hope, June Allyson, Gene Kelly, George Sanders, Roy Rogers, James Stewart, Bing Crosby, Clark Gable, Rita Hayworth and many more. Profusely illustrated with photographs. Excellent layout and design. Hardcover, 8-in. x 10-in., 160 pages, B&W.

Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. Dead Valley; Popeye goes to Dead Valley to search for a wild Ipomoea. Gift from Uncle Ben!; Olive's uncle Ben sends her a package containing a Zoop. "He can't!" "Yes, he can!"; Swee'Pea tricks Popeye into punching holes in a fence so they can watch a baseball game. "Where's Swee'Pea, Popeye?"; Swee'Pea befriends a stray cat. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.