Comic books October 1949

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Vol. 154, No. 10 - October 1949. Special Joe DiMaggio comeback issue. Cover price $0.15.

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Stories by Stan Lee and unknown. Art by Carl Dorese, Leon Winik, Morris Weiss and unknown. In this issue: untitled Nellie the Nurse tale with story by Stan Lee and pencils by Carl Dorese; untitled Nellie the Nurse tale; untitled Hedy De Vine tale with story by Stan Lee and art by Leon Winik; 2-page text story "Meet the Winner!", reprinted from Hedy De Vine Comics (1947 Marvel) #30; untitled Nellie the Nurse tale; untitled Tessie the Typist story with art by Morris Weiss; and untitled Nellie the Nurse tale with story by Stan Lee and pencils by Carl Dorese. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover features Kay Aldridge from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by Rod Reed and Howard Boughner. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, Nyoka has collected animals from all over the world for a circus. But when an unknown party sinks her ship, she must escort the animals to the Isle of Nowhere. The circus owner must then stage the circus on the Isle of Nowhere to save his business. The Jungle Circus, Part I: The Isle of Nowhere!; Trader Tom; An Elephant Wrecks a Train; Part II: The Atom Bomb Danger!; Ballyhoo Barney: The Ugliest Man in the World; Part III: Death from the Skies!; Sheff the Chef. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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

Stories, art and cover by Harry Haenigsen. One of the first comics to focus on the then-new concept of the teenager. Bobby-soxer Penny loves boys and music and speaks her own hip lingo with her friends. Penny and her mother argue over her late nights, but her father has the solution; Pennys boyfriend Bill manages to wrinkle his nice suit without leaving the chair; Pennys father gets an embarrassing heart-shaped tan line when he accompanies her to the beach. Penny; Our Bill; Platter Chatter; Truth Not Fancy: Great Conquerors Their Mental and Physical Disorders. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

October 1949. Digest-sized humor magazine, one cartoon per page. 5.5" x 7.5". Black and white. Mature. Cover price $0.25.

"The Deadly Hot Ice!" - art by Doug Wildey; "Inside Information" - art by Augie Scotto; "Nick Zito...The Absentee Killer" - art by Cal Massey; "Steve Dellsic"; "20th Century Alibi" art by Cal Massey; "No Heroes These1" - written by Sgt. Audley V. Walsh; "Ghost Money". 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Henry C. Kiefer. "Romance on Review" text story. Untitled story, art by Fred Bell; Nancy moves into the "Hotel Hopeful," a boarding house for young women; Her roommate Diane tells her the story of Candy, who got a job on a show and began dating producer Lou; This made star Vivian jealous; When Vivian dies on stage, Candy is charged with murder. "Clinging Vine," art by Bill Allison; Tomboy Jane changes into "the sappiest, sweetest little thing" so boys will be attracted to her; She puts on her act for Hal, but he grows "sick of your silly helplessness and petty jealousy" and breaks up with her while at the beach; Jane rescues a little boy who is drowning, exposing herself as brave and athletic. "Love at First Sight"; Dan picks up an engagement ring from store lerk June and later asks her for a date, explaining the ring is for his brother; Dan and June fall in love but June thinks Dans mother dislikes her. Untitled story, art by Eleanore Claire; Cupid tries to set up college students Bobbie and Jim, but Cissy steps in to steal him away; Cupid shows Jim that Cissy is cheating on him, and reunites Jim and Bobbie. "Case #737: Betty Jones"; Advice columnist Catharine pays a visit to nursing student Betty, who had written her a letter; Bettys longtime boyfriend Jim married her friend Joan while she was away at nursing school; Dr. Crown asks her to be his lab assistant and they fall in love. 36 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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UK weekly film magazine. 9" x 11.75", 24 pages, tinted B&W.

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October 29, 1949. UK weekly film magazine. Susan Hayward and Richard Conte cover. 9" x 11.75", 24 pages, tinted B&W.

"Enchantress of Venus" a novel by Leigh Brackett.

Volume 4, Issue 4 - Fall, 1949. Stories by Leigh Brackett, Richardson Osborne, Robert Abernathy, Ralph Sloan, Alfred Coppel Jr., Henry Guth, and Roger Dee.. Illustration by Al McWilliams. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Wanted Dead, Not Alive: Plastic Man starring Plastic Man, script and art by Jack Cole. Candy story. Spirit story, script and art by Will Eisner. The Long Stretch text story starring Plastic Man. Carry Your Bag, Mister? starring Manhunter, art by Al Bryant. Jonesy, script and art by Bernard Dibble. 36 pgs. $.0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest magazine focusing on true crime, and police cases. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 76 pages, text, with B&W images Cover price $0.25.

Photo cover features a still from the Western film "Streets of Laredo." Art by Mart Bailey, George Gregg, Dick Briefer, Will Elder and John Severin. Prize's flagship Western title featured early art by John Severin and other greats who worked for ECin the following decade. A comics adaptation of the Western film "Streets of Laredo," as three outlaws rescue a young girl. Dusty and Gumption track a man who's working with renegade natives. A bulldog helps masked gunfighter the Black Bull battle a bandit. Streets of Laredo; Wagon Roll Westward; Black Bull Bulldogs a Bandit; Wild Hogs on the Border. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 50, No. 1 - October , 1949. 6.5" x 9.25", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by Seymour S. Schneid and Jack Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Marilyn Mercer, Jerry Grandenetti, Enrico Bagnoli, Giovanni Benvenuti, and George Evans. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. After crash-landing in the wilds of South America, Bart Battle and his friends are targeted by the bandit gang of the Gaucho Queen; Firehair discovers a fugitive train robber hiding in Dakota territory, but he claims he's been framed; Dr. Drew learns an actress is being tormented by a former explorer using a magical African artifact. Firehair; The Secret Files of Dr. Drew; Bart Battle; Jan of the Jungle; C.Q.D. (Important - Danger); Sky Rangers; I Confess. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by John Prentice and Ed Moore. 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 #44. No issue # on cover; Vol. 4, issue #8 in indicia. A courier stumbles on a lucrative Ponzi scheme. A fence extorts from the thieves who must sell to him in 18th century London. A cop refuses to carry a gun after he's shot by a fellow cop in the line of duty. Miller the Clipper; The Thief-Taker; Empty Holster; The Linguist; The Bookkeeper; Just Like the Birds. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Alice Kirkpatrick cover. In order of appearance: "Love Snob" art by Al Hartley, reprinted in Ten Story Love Vol. 35 (1955) #2; "No Time for Romance" art by Louis Zansky, reprinted in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #65; "His Unknown Past" reprinted in Love Experiences (1949) #29; and "Farewell, My Darling". "The Charm Corner: Play up Your Beauty Asset!" text article reprinted in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #54 and as "Glamorize Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #84. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Funny-animal comics featuring gunslinging Red Rabbit, bear cubs Willy and Nilly, Officer Mutt, and others in the classic mold. Red Rabbit tracks the outlaws who beat up a prospector and stole the map to his uranium mine. Officer Mutt is assigned to stop kids from watching the baseball game through the fence, but his sympathies lie with the kids. Bugsey Bear wins a houseboat in a raffle, but he doesn't know anything about boating, let alone houseboating. Red Rabbit; Officer Mutt; Pete and Tweet; Old Grizzly; The Bugsey Bear Family. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Fred Harman. News From Red Ryder Ranch article, script and pencils by Fred Harman. Red Ryder, pencils by Fred Harman. How to be a Cowboy starring Red Ryder, pencils by Fred Harman. The Singing Sands of Alamosa text story featuring The West That Lives Forever. The "Boy of the Year" Goes to Red Ryder Ranch. Wigwam Ways article. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.