Comic books February 1950

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Art by Walter Johnson, Manny Stallman, Ed Waldman and Louis Ravielli. Lurid tales of love and crime, with lush covers reprinted from Avon paperbacks. Actress Pat finds neither work nor love when she leaves show business; An engaged woman falls for her best friends boyfriend; Lana dislikes Red because he calls her Butch, but winds up falling in love with him anyway. Featuring a painted cover reprinted from one of Avons paperbacks. Also featuring a nice contents page illustrated by Everett Raymond Kinstler on the inside front cover. Heartbreak Alley!; My Stolen Romance; Fate Always Steps In!; Partners in Love; Blind Alley Romance. 36 pages, Full Color. NOTE: There is an I.W. reprint of this issue. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo covers of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Rogers and The Claim Jumpers starring Roy Rogers, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Scheming varmints tar and feather a fellow prospector to keep him from the mother lode. Jerkline Feud starring Roy Rogers, art by Al McKimson and Randy Steffen; It's Roy to the rescue when two kids try to save their father's freight business. Pioneers of the Old West text story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Trigger story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parkhurst; Trigger must cover a 60-mile round trip through rough country in order to bring diptheria serum to an Indian village infected with the disease. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Photo covers of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Rogers and The Claim Jumpers starring Roy Rogers, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Scheming varmints tar and feather a fellow prospector to keep him from the mother lode. Jerkline Feud starring Roy Rogers, art by Al McKimson and Randy Steffen; It's Roy to the rescue when two kids try to save their father's freight business. Pioneers of the Old West text story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Trigger story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parkhurst; Trigger must cover a 60-mile round trip through rough country in order to bring diptheria serum to an Indian village infected with the disease. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Norman Nodel and Manny Stallman. Romance comics with teen angst, reprinted from L.B. Cole's Star Publications. Toni and Eve compete in a photography contest that gets complicated when Toni's picture with a gorilla at the zoo is accidentally added to the mix. After boyfriend Lefty gets hurt, Ginger Snapp impersonates him on the football field, and somehow no one notices her female shape. Reporter Midge thinks a handsome stranger is the escaped convict she's looking for. Also featuring an amusing double-entendre cover by L. B. Cole. Toni Gayle: Mixed Pix; Ginger Snapp: Vittles for Victory; I Love You Still; Midge Martin: Watch the Birdie; Eve Adams. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

Photo Cover by Theda and Emerson Hall. Stories by unknown. Art by Carmine Infantino?, Alex Toth, Joe Giella and unknown. Featuring: "Let me be Yours"; "Tomorrow's Tears"; "My Heart was a Deceiver"; and "Romance Rivals"! Plus: 1-page story "Sing Me a Love Song"; Linda Lee in 1-page story "Hello, Linda, this is Walter Briggs!"; 2-page text story "Love from the Past"; and 1-page poem "Memories of You"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Frank Thorne and others. Pre-James Bond secret-agent intrigue from St. John. The full title, according to the cover, is "Admiral Zacharias' Secret Missions, All True and Authentic." A transplanted American gangster gets in too deep when dealing in stolen US ships in China. International assassins seek a bounty on Yugoslavian leader Marshal Tito, in a story featuring early art by Frank Thorne. An American secret agent gets involved in Cold War covert ops, in a story that opens with the hero leaping from a speeding train. Cover by comics legend Joe Kubert. Tragedy for Traitors; The Island of Death!; Death Dates a Blonde Informer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W.

Wonder Woman in "The Unmasking of Wonder Woman" (art by H.G. Peter), Dr. Pat in "Dr. Pat's First Love," "Headline Heroines: Helen Churchill Candee," and Romance, Inc. in "Dream Sweetheart." Two-page text story, "Strange Meeting." Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, "Give Your Town a Present!" 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.15.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Joe Kubert. Stories and art by Joe Kubert and Carmine Infantino. Sword and sorcery one-shot with art and cover by comics legend Joe Kubert. Sinbad and Haroun compete for the hand of Kina, the "Pearl of Baghdad," by seeing who can find the largest pearl. Sinbad and Sara seek merchandise stolen from the Sultan, in a story featuring early art by future DC legend Carmine Infantino. Sinbad sets out to rescue slave girl Elene from Mytar, finding a treasure in the process. Chang Yan's Blazing Sword; Ransom of Shipwreck Shoals!; Omar of the Magic Robes: A Kiss Unmasks a Killer; The Curse of the Caliph's Dancer; The Merchant of Menace. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Ernie Bushmiller, Bernard Dibble, Rudolph Dirks, and Ernest Hix. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. Reprints of "Ella Cinders" begin with this issue. Ella and her father are scandalized when the newspaper reveals that the lady wrestler known as "The Masked Mangler" is actually her mother. Tarzan meets "Queen N'Ani" and learns the secret of her power over the Wakambas. But he has no interest in the vast wealth she offers him, in a Tarzan strip with art by Burne Hogarth. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Strange as It Seems; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; Ella Cinders; Dink O'Day; Doc Syke; Back Home Again. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts by Eisner or Feiffer, or Eisner/Feiffer, or Nordling. Art by Eisner with backgrounds by Eisner, Grandenetti, Le Blanc, Stallman, Nordling, Dixon and/or others except where noted.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts by Eisner or Feiffer, or Eisner/Feiffer, or Nordling. Art by Eisner with backgrounds by Eisner, Grandenetti, Le Blanc, Stallman, Nordling, Dixon and/or others except where noted. Roller Derby issue.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts by Eisner or Feiffer, or Eisner/Feiffer, or Nordling. Art by Eisner with backgrounds by Eisner, Grandenetti, Le Blanc, Stallman, Nordling, Dixon and/or others except where noted.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts by Eisner or Feiffer, or Eisner/Feiffer, or Nordling. Art by Eisner with backgrounds by Eisner, Grandenetti, Le Blanc, Stallman, Nordling, Dixon and/or others except where noted.

February 5, 1950. Spirit Weekly Newspaper section. Scripts by Eisner or Feiffer, or Eisner/Feiffer, or Nordling. Art by Eisner with backgrounds by Eisner, Grandenetti, Le Blanc, Stallman, Nordling, Dixon and/or others except where noted. Tabloid Sized Newsprint, 10-3/4" x 15", 8 pages, full color.

February 12, 1950. Spirit Weekly Newspaper section. Scripts by Eisner or Feiffer, or Eisner/Feiffer, or Nordling. Art by Eisner with backgrounds by Eisner, Grandenetti, Le Blanc, Stallman, Nordling, Dixon and/or others except where noted. Roller Derby issue. Tabloid Sized Newsprint, 10-3/4" x 15", 8 pages, full color.

February 19, 1950. Spirit Weekly Newspaper section. Scripts by Eisner or Feiffer, or Eisner/Feiffer, or Nordling. Art by Eisner with backgrounds by Eisner, Grandenetti, Le Blanc, Stallman, Nordling, Dixon and/or others except where noted. Tabloid Sized Newsprint, 10-3/4" x 15", 8 pages, full color.

February 26, 1950. Spirit Weekly Newspaper section. Scripts by Eisner or Feiffer, or Eisner/Feiffer, or Nordling. Art by Eisner with backgrounds by Eisner, Grandenetti, Le Blanc, Stallman, Nordling, Dixon and/or others except where noted. Tabloid Sized Newsprint, 10-3/4" x 15", 8 pages, full color.

Cover art by Bob Powell and Allen Anderson. Art "The Great Shires. The Original Celtics, art by Syd Shores and Bob Powell. Gloved Dynamite text story. Win it for the Gipper! starring George Gipp and Knute Rockne. A Tired Left Arm text story. Hironoshin Furuhanshi, "The Flying Fish!" (about the swimmer). 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Tomahawk stars in "The Men from Debtors' Prison"; Manhunters Around the World are featured in "The North Pole Police" (pencils by Curt Swan?); "Gunpowder"; Captain Compass stars in "Double Deal in Princes"; and Robin stars in "The Campaign Crooks." One-page public service announcement, "Batman Stands Up For Sportsmanship!" Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Jim Lavery. "The 39 Steps," script by John Buchan and Dick Davis (adaptation), art by Jim Lavery; Richard Hannay helps secret agent Scudder hide out in his flat; Unfortunately, when Scudder is killed, Hannay is accused of the crime and his best hope for clearing his name is to uncover the conspiracy of undercover agents who orchestrated Scudder's death. "Spies" article; Stories of notorious real-life spies. Biography of author John Buchan. "Scottish Highlands" article; Description of the setting for the 39 Steps and its real world history. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Bob Powell, Fred Meagher and Ogden Whitney. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. Straight Arrow must prevent a racist cavalry colonel from starting a war with the Kiowa; The tale of White Comanche is based on the real-life story of Quanah Parker and his mother, Cynthia Ann Parker; Apaches abduct a rancher couple and demand a ransom. Plus non-fiction features on horses and lodge poles. Indian Horse Recognition; Straight Arrow!; Lodge Pole Lore; Roaring River; White Comanche; Timmy Takes the Trail; Apache Vengeance; Archery. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Canadian Edition. Reprints of earlier U.S. edition stories. Full color interior. Stories in this issue include: "Hi,Diver", "Photo Finish", "Peace it's Wonderful", "A Relative Surprise", "Prophet & Loss". Cover price $0.10.

UK Edition - February, 1950. Softcover pulp, B&W.

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Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Black Magic On Mars, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Orson accidentally gets trapped in a rocket to Mars where he meets Martian Nazis; No one on Earth believes his broadcast pleas for help, except Superman. The People Vs. Superman, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Superman is arrested for the murder of Clark Kent; First extensive use of super-ventriloquism. How Football Began article. Give Your Town a Present public service announcement starring Superboy, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Pioneer Days In Oregon. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Mr. Mxyztplk, Hero, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Mxyztplk falls in love with actress Larissa Lee and decides to become a hero in order to impress her. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

#87 in a series of 90. Superman-Tim is a boys' clothing catalog, activity book, and comic book all rolled into one, featuring Superman illustrations throughout. All issues are 16 pages unless a Superman story is inserted (bringing page count to 24 or 36 pages). Every issue encourages boys not to be a "Whoo-Shoo" -- a boy who reads "Superman-Tim" but doesn't buy clothes from the Superman-Tim Store. Copyright 1950 by National Comics Pub., Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

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"Snap Happy"; Ferdie attempts to take Suzie's picture with a new camera he borrowed from his Uncle Blunderbuss. Laugh Comics ad. "Ferdie the Fall Guy"; Ferdie helps Suzie out by keeping Angel Puss busy, not realizing Suzie already had a beach date with someone else. Archie Annual ad. "Hat's All, Brother"; Suzie goes hat shopping. "Father Not Wanted"; Ginger's party is a flop without her father around to entertain her friends. Suzie Puzzle Page. Wilbur Comics ad. "Blow Me Down"; Ferdie and Greg compete in a trick shot bowling contest. "The Fashion Queen," art by Bill Woggon; Sis tricks Katy into thinking she's fat. Katy Keene 1950 Pin-Up Calendar, art by Bill Woggon. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Sweethearts was the first monthly romance title. Now that she's on her own for the first time, naive Marilyn doesn't know how to manage her life, let alone her romance with kind cabbie Eddie. War widow Veda falls for handsome David, but she's not sure she's ready to let go of the past and move on. Bossy Edith inherits her uncle's farm and is impatient with the slow pace of country life, until she meets handsome stranger Clay. Plus a romantic story serial and a vintage PSA for US Savings Bonds featuring the original Captain Marvel, aka Shazam. Broken Love Song; Tears for Tom; The Happiness and Heartbreak of Vicki Carter; A Farewell to Happiness. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 1, No. 5 - February 1950. Men's interest magazine with articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 10.5" x 13", 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Four stories are included in this issue: "The Knight of the Lyonesse" (Sir Hal Hogarth searches for a Saracen); "Tarzan and the Ape Hunter"; "Two against the Jungle"; and "Mabu, the Lion-Hearted" (a text piece). Includes part 13 of Jesse Marsh's adaptation of Burroughs' Ape-English Dictionary. Script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Jesse Marsh. Lex Barker photo cover. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition published by The Wilson Publishing Company of Toronto. The Canadian Edition has blank inner covers. "Tarzan and the Men of A-Lur." Boy and the son of a Ho-don king in A-lur get into a fight. This seemingly small skirmish leads to war. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition published by The Wilson Publishing Company of Toronto. The Canadian Edition has blank inner covers. Three stories are included in this issue: "The Knight of the Lyonesse" (Sir Hal Hogarth searches for a Saracen); "Two against the Jungle"; and "Mabu, the Lion-Hearted" (a text piece). Script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Jesse Marsh. Lex Barker photo cover. Full color, 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.