Comic books March 1950

Art by Wally Wood and others. Lurid tales of romance and regret from Fox Feature Syndicate. A woman uses her beauty to fish for guys, until she meets the one she shouldn't have let get away; A couple splits after he learns that she lied to make him love her; A woman regrets a decision made in crisis. Plus love advice to readers. Beauty Was My Bait; I Lied For Love; Ask Debby Brown; My Reckless Act. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Women tell tales of hard-won romance. A woman makes a deal for love; A man tells a woman what she wants to hear to win her heart; A woman thinks nothing can come between her and her family, but then she meets the wrong man. Plus love advice to readers. I Bartered With Marriage; He Misled Me; For Lovers Only; I Broke My Mother's Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The path to romantic love presents many obstacles to women. Jenny doesn't know how to tell her sister Gloria that she's in love with the man Gloria's about to marry; Effie rejects the father of her son, but can't put him out of her life because of the child; Patty ruins a perfectly good romance with Roger by being jealous and demanding. Plus love advice to readers and the question Do You Want a Beautiful Face? I Tried to Be Good!; He Ruined My Future; Sincerely Yours; Your Glamour Cues; I Was Headstrong. Final issue under this title; numbering continues with Hoot Gibson Western (1950) #5. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover for "I Was Whistle Bait!"

4 romance stories. Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Wally Wood and others. Women keep their love hidden from public view. Jackie almost loses Frank when he discovers that she still has a key to her old boyfriend's apartment; New teacher Mae becomes a temporary boarder for an elderly couple, but the wife is insanely jealous; Sue sacrifices everything to raise her troubled sister Sally, and as a result, Sally ruins Sue's reputation. Plus love advice to readers and tips on How to Be Popular. I Was Cornered; His Wife Hated Me; I Sacrificed My Reputation. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Wally Wood and others. Women admit to secret love. A woman deals with insulting insinuations, in a story with early art by EC legend Wally Wood; A man's faith in the woman he loves is shaken; A woman tries to dominate the man in her life, not expecting him to dump her. Plus love advice to readers. They Called Me Cheap; He Couldn't Trust Me; Heart To Hart; Carolyn's Column; I Thought I Owned A Man. Final issue under this title; numbering continues with Star Presentation (1950) #3. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Women reveal tales of love and loss. A couple wonders if they can make their relationship work after they are brought together by a companionship agency; A woman thinks she's not good enough for the man she loves; A man refuses to let the woman he loves walk away. Plus love advice to readers. My Mail-Order Sweetheart; Second-Rate Girl; Please Advise; He Wouldn't Let Me Go. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"I Came from the Slums!"; Cora and her alcoholic mother live in the slums of Easterling; At school, Cora meets Gary, who doesnt care about her poverty; After high school, they elope. Garys mother feels an early marriage will ruin Garys future, and offers Cora $10,000 to get an annulment; Cora accepts because she loves Gary but lies to him; Cora reinvents herself as "Coral," getting a good job; "Harvard man" Paul proposes to Cora. "I Wanted a Wedding Ring"; "Steady" Jud proposes to Tabby but she stalls and tells "exciting" Roy, who feels pressured into marrying her even though hes "not ready to be married yet!"; The couple gets into financial trouble and Roy blames Tabby for rushing him into marriage; A drunk Roy commits suicide; Tabby gives birth to Roys son; Jud pays the bills and even sends her away on vacation. "My Doubting Heart"; War widow Myra and her young daughter Lonnie move back to her home town; When Lonnie runs away, Bob brings her home and asks Myra for a date; Bob and Myra fall in love, but Myra is worried that he resents Lonnies presence; Myra insists that Lonnie accompany them to the house thats being built for the new family, and Lonnie is injured; Myra blames Bob and breaks up with him. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 9, No. 3 - Spring 1950. Max Thursday stars in "Murder has Girl Trouble" by Wade Miller. Other detective and mystery stories by B. J. Benson, Will Oursler, and Anthony Boucher. Illustrations by Orban. 7" x 9 1/4"; black and white; 146 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 6 - Spring, 1950. Squarebound, 5" x 7.5", 96 pages, B&W, Text Only.

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.

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Vol. 2, No. 3 - March 1950. "America's Picture Magazine of Entertainment". This issue with an article on ballet director and dancer, Roland Petit. 10.5" x 13", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover features Kay Aldridge and Clayton Moore 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 hopes to convince the Bulu tribe to loan a priceless vase to an art exhibition, but treasure hunters want it for themselves. In a three-part story, mad scientist Dr. Zanzere returns. And this time he's gone full Moreau, with an island full of genetically engineered menaces, as well as the usual deathtraps. The Bulu Vase, Part I: The Paris Exhibition; Ballyhoo Barney: The Circus Interview; Part II: The Jungle Wanderer; Egbert the Explorer; Part III: The Fate of the Hostage; Tropic Terror; The Isle of Horror, Part I: The Curtain of Flames!; Nyoka's Jungle Quiz; Trader Tom; Part II: The Unknown Fate; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: The Olympians; Part III: The Death Ray. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

No. 3 - March , 1950. 5.25" x 7.5", 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Stories, Pencils and Cover pencils by Ray Gotto. Sports stories starring Ozark Ike. Featuring: "Life Line to Safety!"; "Sink or Swim!"; "Star of the Team!"; "The Pennant Race!"; untitled Ozark Ike's Whodunits 1-pager; and untitled Ozark Ike's Whodunits half-pager. Characters in this issue: Ozark Ike; J.P. Moran (team owner); Skip Skelley (team manager); Spike Kleats; Rags Royal. 32 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.

This issue features the article, "Your Trip to the Moon", by Willy Ley and illustrated by Chesley Bonestell. Digest-sized, 5.5" x 7.5", 166 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

March 8, 1950. Weekly News magazine from the publisher's of "Farm Journal". 8.25" x 11", 64 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Louise Altson. Rehearsal for Love!, art by Al Jaffee. Patsy's Rodeo Romance, art by Al Jaffee. The Cop and Pop!, art by Al Jaffee. A Date for a Dance!, art by Al Jaffee. Hank and Lank humor story. The Fastest Rising Star in Movies Whip Wilson ad. Fishing Trouble text story. The 3-Dollar Millionaire! starring Margie, art by Morris Weiss. The Rugged Raffle! starring Nellie the Nurse, art by Carl Dorese. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover photo of Kathryn Grayson and Mario Lanza from the movie "Serenade for Suzette." Stories and art by Albert Edward Wiggam, Phil Berube, Anne Hirst, Morris Weiss and Fran Matera. Romance comics and movie stars of yesteryear from Famous Funnies. Jo falls for handsome houseboater Jeff, but he grows tired of her controlling ways; Coverage of celebrities Beryl Davis, Count Basie, Jean Sablon, Perry Como and Glenn Miller; Ann exploits Wayne's love of singing to keep him close to her. Kathryn Grayson "Our Cover Girl"; Her Loved One; Selfish Love; Dear Anne Hirst; Blind Jealousy; Let's Explore Your Mind; A Love Mistreated; Mario Lanza "Our Cover Man". 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Otto Feuer. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; Wolfie tries to prove himself to be related to the Maharajah of Poola-Zongo by trickery, but when he turns out to be truly related, he isn't too happy to become the owner of several elephants. Ad for The Adventures of Bob Hope #2, art by Owen Fitzgerald. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; After reading "Peter and the Wolf," Wolfie dreams about being the wolf in the story, with Peter as the boy. Untitled story; Mortimer tries to trick Rufus into believing that it's tomorrow instead of today. Untitled story; Ruff tries to get Reddy to fly with his propeller beanie, but once he's up in the air he can't get down again. Comic Cavalcade ad. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; Cheesy tries to trick Custer into buying a seashell that talks (thanks to Cheesy's ventriloquism). "Wrong Tack" text story starring Peter Porkchops. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; When Wolfie filches a quarter that belongs to Peter, Peter sells Wolfie the magic words to make quarters appear from nowhere. It's Fun to Be Healthy! public service announcement starring Wonder Woman, art by Irwin Hasen. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition reprint series. Reprints material from Peter Porkchops (1949 DC). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 36, Issue 4 - September 1949. Hollywood magazine. Cover Photo features Esther Wyman, and the article "My Baby and Me!" Also includes articles on John Derek, Montgomery Clift, June Allyson, and Lana Turner. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 146 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 37, Issue 3 - March 1950. Hollywood magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 116 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.15.

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UK weekly film magazine. 9" x 11.75", 24 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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UK weekly film magazine. 9" x 11.75", 24 pages, tinted B&W.

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UK weekly film magazine. Margaret Lockwood photo cover. 9" x 11.75", 24 pages, tinted B&W.

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Stories by John Mitchell, credited as John Starr. Art by Robert Webb and David Heames. Cover by Jack Kamen. Adventures of the Western hero Firehair, a white woman raised by the Dakota tribe. Numbering continues from Firehair Comics (1948) #2. Firehair discovers that Casco, the wagon-train king, is secretly behind the raids on stages and wagon trains; She seeks justice after renegade white raiders make off with the Dakotas' horses and winter food; A stagecoach robbery results in the death of one of Firehair's friends. Bride of the Outlaw Guns; Heartbreak Range; Beware the Renegade Raiders; The Ballad of Cowboy Lou; Siren of the Silver Sage. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Sea Witch," art by Mike Suchorsky; It was about 1680 when the Spanish Main was the nesting place of the foulest pirates in the western hemisphere, that Captain Sharpe brought in a captured rich prize to the harbor of Tortuga. Untitled story, script by Jack Oleck, art by Mike Suchorsky; After a storm wrecks the galley, Alpha and the other slaves fights their way to freedom. "Captain Roberts Boy Pirate," art by Jon Small; based on a true pirate story. "Long Ben Avery" text story. "The Viking Terror"; based on a true Viking story. "All-Time Super-Teams" by Floyd Torbert; Original Celtics, Cleveland Barons and Cincinatti Reds are pictured. Untitled Philip Ashton Boy Pirate Fighter of the Old World story, art by Allen Ulmer; a story taking place back in the time of Columbus. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by George Evans, George Roussos, John Rosenberger, and Enrico Bagnoli. 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, the Volta bring in giant monsters to attack the human resistance on Earth; Life On Other Worlds speculates about what life on Mars might look like; The final adventures of The Star Pirate and Futura. Cool giant robot cover by an unknown artist. The Lost World; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate; The Moon Fell Down; Life On Other Worlds: Mars; Futura. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 4, No. 6 - Fall 1949. Cover by Allen Anderson. Stories by Ray Bradbury "Forever and the Earth", Keith Bennett, Edwin L. Graber, Alfred Coppell, Erik Fennel, Charles H. Davis, and Roger Dee. Illustration by Al McWilliams, Mayan, Vesta, and M. Elkan. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Plague of Plastic People starring Plastic Man. Woozy Winks story. The Outlaw's Treasure text story starring Plastic Man. The City Was Starving On a Full Stomach starring Plastic Man. Jack Cole cover/interior art. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 38, Issue 2 - March, 1950. Magazine with detective stories. 6.75" x 9", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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March 1950. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Includes: "They Conquered a Cantankerous Crop" article on modern methods of pineapple cultivation. 6.75" x 9.5". 320 pages. PC and PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

Popular Romance (1950) is a comic published by Better Comics. Have your heart strings pulled by the stories "Nobody's Girl", "A Song In My Heart", and "He Stole My Love." Also learn how brides and grooms in different countries prepare for weddings. 32 pages, photo cover with full color illustrations in the interior, 7.25-in x 10-in. Cover price $0.10.