Comic books June 1950

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June 10, 1950. Weekly magazine published every Friday in London. Features comic strips, text stories, jokes, articles, and activities. 10 3/4-in. x 15-in., 12 pages, PC/BW.

June 17, 1950. Weekly magazine published every Friday in London. Features comic strips, text stories, jokes, articles, and activities. 10 3/4-in. x 15-in., 12 pages, PC/BW.

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June 24, 1950. Weekly magazine published every Friday in London. Features comic strips, text stories, jokes, articles, and activities. 10 3/4-in. x 15-in., 12 pages, PC/BW.

Cover by Art Bartsch. Art by Art Bartsch and Paul Sommer. The world's mightiest mouse defends Mouseville from danger - mostly cats - in the comic-book adventures of the Terrytoons animated superhero. In a truly hilarious story, Oliver Owl becomes the smartest person in the world so he can win every game show, but crooks waylay him as he is making home with his winnings, which include "socks, fountain pens, yachts, bird cages, cars, buttons, candy, battleships, fruits, shoes" and the Golden Gate Bridge. An anvil dropped by Oilcan Harry causes Mighty Mouse to lose his memory. Gandy finds a ring that grants wishes - or is it just coincidence that he gets everything he wishes for? Heckle and Jeckle; Gandy Goose: Mistaken Identity; Sourpuss; The Perils of Pearl Pureheart; Gandy Goose: Gandy's Three Wishes; Little Roquefort; The Brand New Penny; Trace the Dots; Dinky; Dimwit; A Whale of a Time. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Millie the Model in: "The Plot that Failed!"; "Babies Must Play!"; "Clicker and the Other Woman!"; and "A Whale of a Fish Story!" Plus: Hedy De Vine in "Tuning Up!"; 2-page text story "Cupid Has a Contest"; and Nellie the Nurse in "Trouble Afoot!" 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. The Tunnel of Death starring Blackhawk and Maztla. Untitled stories starring Torchy (script and art by Gill Fox), Ezra (script and art by Harry Sahle), and Will Bragg. Blackhawk's Luck text story starring Blackhawk. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Feldstein. Stories by Gardner Fox and Al Feldstein. Art by Wally Wood, Graham Ingels, Harry Harrison, Al Feldstein, Jack Kamen and Jerry Iger. EC's entry to the romance comics genre, in the early Bill Gaines years. Elena Perez loves Mark, but she's afraid that prejudice will damage his career if they dare be seen in public, from the Harry Harrison-Wally Wood art team. Sheriff Lily Partridge finds love, but first she must put the past behind her, in a story combining romance, Western, and a ghost story, with art by Jerry Iger. The new schoolmarm in a Western town finds that cattle baron Mike has some very old-fashioned ideas about women. They Wouldnt Let Me Love Him; A Lesson in Love; Saddled to a Ghost; My Sacrifice; What Would You Do? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 39, No. 1 - June 1950. 8.5" x 10.75", 110 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Stories and art by Edmond Good and Leonard Frank. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Monte gets involved when he comes upon rustlers sparring with the "tally man" from a ranch. Sidekick extraordinaire Gabby Hayes suspects that the traveling fortune-teller The Amazing Howdidee is just another con man in curly shoes. Monte investigates when all the outlaws in the vicinity of Tombstone Prison master a mysterious vanishing act after their crimes. Plus vintage comics-format ads for RC Cola, Popsicle, and Dubble Bubble, and a vintage ad for Wheaties ("Breakfast of Champions!") featuring Phil Rizzuto of the Yankees. The Tally Mens Trouble; Gray Hawk: The Hornets Nest (text); Stampede!; Gabby Hayes and His Enchanted Lasso; Monte Hale Battles the Disappearing Outlaws!; Cherokee Joes Reward; Old Slick; Bronko Betsy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 79, No. 5 - June 1950. 8.25" x 11.25", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 69, No. 7. June 1950. Cover by Barbara Bradley. Monthly trade journal supporting independent automotive service providers. Wonderful period advertisements for auto parts and accessories. 8.25" x 11.25". 154 pages. Black and white.

Jane Russell cover and feature article. Also articles and features on Liz Taylor, Montgomery Clift, Shelley Winters, Ava Gardner and more. Full-page movie ads include The Reformer and the Redhead, The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady, The Secret Fury, Broken Arrow. Profusely illustrated with photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Otto Feuer. Molehill Out of A Mountain starring the Raccoon Kids, art by Otto Feuer; Mugsy brags about his mountain climbing experience. Pipple Berry Jelly starring Custer Cat and Cheesy the Mouse, art by Rube Grossman; Custer wins 5 jars of Pipple Berry Jelly and Cheesy tries to trick him out of it. Ghostbusters starring Ham Hocks and the Brain; Ham is hired to rid a house of ghosts. Dress for Hot Weather starring Goofy Goose, art by Rube Grossman. Hunting With A Shovel starring Ozzie Owl, art by Rube Grossman; Ozzie goes treasure hunting. The Failure starring Bernard The Brave, art by Otto Feuer. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Howard Purcell. Stories by Ed Herron, Phil Evans, Stookie Allen and unknown. Art by Howard Purcell, Charles Paris, Joe Giella, Curt Swan, Stan Kaye, Gil Kane and Stookie Allen. Brand-new adventures of radio's No. 1 hit! Mr. District Attorney in: The dynamite-packed inside story of a..."Prison Train!" by Ed Herron, Howard Purcell and Charles Paris; "Miser's Millions!" with art by Purcell and Paris; and "The Man Who Fooled Juries!" by Herron, Purcell and Joe Giella. Also in this issue: "The Detective with High Heels" by Phil Evans, Curt Swan and Stan Kaye; Roy Farrar "Night Rider!" 1-pager by Stookie Allen; A Casebook Mystery "The Frozen Clue" with art by Gil Kane and Paris; and The Crime File 2-page text article. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

One of the more notorious pre-Code crime comics. Numbering continues from My Desire (1949-1950 Fox Feature Syndicate) #4. Beautiful Rickey Dexon will stop at nothing to gain wealth. So when her racer boyfriend loses his chance at the big time, she convinces him to turn to crime by luring a hapless but wealthy passenger to her doom. The Chauffer of Death!; Maureen Tandem, Wild Fury!; White-Hot Murder; The Doorway to Death. Followed by Murder Incorporated (1950 2nd Series) #2. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), Jack Schiff, and Al Plastino. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat. Jeff is a waiter in a terrible restaurant. Mutt and Jeff get lost in the country, and the hitchhiker they pick up is no help. Cicero's Cat wants to debate the value of the new family dog. Plus a PSA promoting the Boy Scouts of America. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; A Salute to the Boy Scouts of America. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Ken Battlefield and others. Tales of love and indiscretion from Fox Feature Syndicate. Liz marries celebrity reporter Bill, but leaves him after she sees him with a Hollywood actress; Dedee is quite taken with new boyfriend Ross, which makes it even more shocking when he asks her to provide an alibi for a jewelry heist; Wealthy Cory falls for Rusty, the daughter of the family's horse trainer, but his mother doesn't approve. Plus love advice to readers and advice on having Pretty Hands and Feet. Weekend Wife; I Asked for Trouble; Sweetheart's Corner; Let's Talk It Over; I Was an Untamed Filly. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. In order of appearance: "I Tried to Steal Her Husband"; "One Forbidden Evening"; "Poetic Love, The Lost Mistress" by Robert Browning; and "My Conscience Haunts Me". "Your Question Box" and "Popularity Notes, Don't Ask for Heartbreak" text articles. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 10, No. 1 - Summer 1950. 6.75" x 9.75", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

One of the first comics created by African-American artists for an African-American readership. Photo cover. "My Heart's Dilemma"; Marjorie lives with her Aunt Louise; When Louise begins to date Jim, Marjorie fears her settled life will be uprooted. Marjories boyfriend Ray doesnt see it like this, but Marjorie goes out of her way to express her displeasure to her aunt; When she finds a telegram to Jim from "Marion" that suggests Jim is after Louises money, Marjorie seizes on it as proof of his perfidy. "A Tragic Vow"; When her longtime suitor Harry completes medical school and proposes to her, Janet postpones giving him an answer; She doesnt love Harry but doesnt want to lose him "until someone else comes along"; Helen starts dating Tom, a hospital administrator, but refuses to tell Harry, even though he decides to quit his internship so they can wed sooner. "This Time For Keeps" text story by Ruth Day. Too "Late For Love"; Diane loves Hank but he marries her best friend Mary and they move away; Diane dates Artie and he proposes to her; However, when Mary dies, leaving a young daughter, Diane consoles Hank; He wants to resume their relationship and when Artie finds out, he breaks up with Diane. True-to-life Romances ad. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Nellie the Nurse stars in: "Nellie Pops the Question!"; "Medicine Madness"; "Oh, Those Clothes!"; and "Snazzy Blows Up!" Also in this issue: 2-page text story "Hearts and Flowers"; Hedy of Hollywood story "Too Many Men"; untitled Lana story; and untitled Little Lizzie 1-pager. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 21, Issue 4 - June, 1950. 7" x 10", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 3, Issue 7 - Summer, 1950. Squarebound, 5" x 7.5", 96 pages, B&W, Text Only.

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, a visiting hunter is transformed into a gorilla by strange "gorilla herbs." Nyoka must figure out the secret of the mysterious gorilla who's helping her. Then she must wrest the cure from an ivory poacher. The Weird Jungle Herbs, Part I: The Gorilla's Haven!; Ballyhoo Barney: The Strongman's Weakness; Part II: The Underground Trap!; Egbert the Explorer; Part III: The Mad Professor!; Jungle Slave Ship; Tommy and Tammy; Trader Tom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Pre-Code romance comic from Canadian publisher Superior, featuring torrid melodrama. A woman is tormented by a secret that she fears will drive away the man she loves. Lynn gets caught up in romance and a murder mystery on campus. This story, originally titled "You Only Live Once!" was intended for Ellery Queen (1949 Superior) #5, which was never published. You Only Love Once! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color.

1st printing cover (with June cover date) by Gene Fawcette. Stories by John Michel, Edward Bellin, W. Malcolm White and Gardner Fox. Art by Joe Kubert, Gene Fawcette, and John Giunta. Tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Futuristic Earth needs atomic fuel from the moon, but space criminals have seized the moon base and hold the entire human race hostage; Plane crash survivors find themselves on an island of giant, man-eating lizards; In the first Crom the Barbarian story, Dwelf sends Crom on a quest for the Fountain of Eternal Youth. Also featuring a classic rampaging robot cover by Gene Fawcette. Lunar Station; The Man-Eating Lizards; Pallas Rebellion; Crom the Barbarian. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories, Pencils and Cover pencils by Ray Gotto. Sports stories starring Ozark Ike. Featuring: "The Baseball Pennant!"; "The Winning Run!"; "The Man of Mystery!"; "Batting Slump!"; "Ozark's Biggest Jinx!"; untitled Ozark Ike's Whodunits half-pager; and untitled Ozark Ike's Whodunits 1-pager. Characters in this issue: Ozark Ike; J. Percival Primrose; Buck Casino. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Wally Wood. Humor comics based on a popular (but stereotypical) character made popular on the Judy Canova radio show. The original character was voiced by Mel Blanc of Looney Tunes fame. Sometimes listed as Pedro (1950) #1. Numbering continues from My Private Life (1950) #17. A burro disappears; Chiquita thinks a handsome American stranger is asking her for a date, in a story with good-girl art by EC legend Wally Wood. School Capers; Hot Tamales; For Batter or Worse (text); The Gay Caballero. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

June 1950. Digest-sized humor magazine, one cartoon per page. 5.5" x 7.5". Black and white. Mature. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 37, Issue 1 - January 1950. Hollywood magazine. Cover Photo features Elizabeth Taylor and the article "Liz! The Most Exciting Girl in Hollywood!" Also features articles on John Wayne, Diana Lynn, and Jane Powell. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 112 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 37, Issue 6 - June 1950. Hollywood magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 114 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.15.

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UK weekly film magazine. Robert Newton and Bobby Driscoll photo cover. 9" x 11.75", 24 pages, tinted B&W.