Comic books February 1950

Stories and art by Matt Baker, Cal Massey and Dana Dutch. Young love with a whiff of scandal, in early romance comics from St. John that featured frequent art by Matt Baker. Dancer Patti wants to go to Hollywood, but her partner Tom doesn't, so she sets out to change Tom's mind, in a story with a good-girl splash page by Baker. Dale and Chuck work together at a nightclub, but when their boss gets busted for stealing from the customers, he tries to implicate Chuck. Jane secretly loves Ned, and when Ned breaks up with Rita to ask Jane out, it sets the whole school to talking. I Was Torn Between Two Loves; Confessions of a Hat-Check Girl; Hijacker of Hearts; Second Hand Sweetheart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Matt Baker, Frank Sieminsky and Dana Dutch. Tales of teen angst and amour. These oversized issues include content typical of a teen girls' magazine, alongside comics stories by the likes of celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Sally's quest for love is complicated when she gets caught up in the crooked schemes of her mother, a phony fortune-teller, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Southern belle Carolyn avoids men after bad experiences, and tries to get her sister Ginny to do the same. Jo Ann is ashamed that she lives with her father in a barge on the waterfront, and tries to hide it from the men she dates. Railroaded into Romance; Love Was His Profession; I Was Love-Shy; Don't Cry, Baby!; Her Secret Love!; I Tried to Lead a Double-Life. 7 1/2-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Hello, Everybody!"; Introduction of Willy Nilly and his supporting characters. "Go West, Young Man," art by Vince Fago; Willy wants to be a cowboy, so he and Bobo hop a freight train and he tries out for a job with a traveling rodeo. One-page Casey the Cat story. "The Lion's Kingdom" text story. "Time Out for Treasure!"; When Wendy loses her money, Willy draws up a fake treasure map and gives it to her; But the joke ends up being on him. "Fun on the Farm"; Willy gets a job on a farm, but he does everything wrong. "Bear in a Tree" text story. "Monkeyshines"; Bobo steals the eggs that Willy's mother asked him to take to a neighbor. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Story and art by Milton Caniff and George Baker. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. Captured by Pyzon after getting shipwrecked on his island, Terry, Hotshot and April manage to signal a passing Air Force plane. Hotshot's attempt to teach someone good manners backfires. Sad Sack is outwitted by a mugger. Formal Surrender; Boston Ambassador; Occupation Forces; On the Double; Enemy Attack; Under Suspicion; Trapped; Crash Landing; The Adventures of Hotshot Charlie: A Lesson in Manners; Sailboat Race!; Sad Sack. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 34, Issue 2 - February, 1950. TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. Includes: "The Leading Lady" by Ruth Gordon, "Always the First Time" by Marc Daniels, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in, 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Be sure to read "The Voice of the Lobster."

Volume 35, Issue 3 - February, 1950. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Dirk Wylie and Frederic Arnold Kummer Jr., Leigh Brackett, Ray Bradbury, Raymond F. Jones, Henry Kuttner, Cleve Cartmill, John D. MacDonald, and R.C.W. Ettinger. Four Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 164 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Bandits blow up a bridge to loot a stagecoach; Ghost Rider and a wounded sheriff make a stand against the outlaws who have taken over a town; Tim and Chito are put into a forced-labor camp run by a corrupt sheriff. Tim Holt's Western Album; The Honest Bandits!; The Bridge at San Gila Gully!; The Ghost Rider: The Scarecrow Sheriff!; The Young Warrior; The Posse! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 6, No. 4. February 1950. Humorous pin-up pictorials. 8.25" x 11.5". 58 pages. Black and white. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories by unknown. Art by Lynn Karp and unknown. Featuring: Two Droopy 1-pagers; Tom & Jerry tale with pencils by Lynn Karp; Jerry & Tuffy 2-pager; Adventures of Tom tale; Adventures of Jerry text story; Flip 'n' Dip tale; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; Barney Bear & Benny Burro tale; and Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom has strange experiences in a mysterious inn, such as finding a man in a cage who later disappears, and can find no one who believes him. Tom Mix has met some low-down owlhoots in his time, but Grubber's gimmick is robbing old people. Tom and his posse track Barkley Snear's gang to an old cabin, and a standoff follows. The Mysterious Inn; Tumbleweed, Jr.: The Marble King; Gamblers Warning; The Enemy of the Old; Cowboy Cal; Roundup Time with Tom Mix; The Dangerous Escape; Doodley the Dude; Saddlehead. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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February 7, 1950

Volume 52, Issue 5 - February 1950, 8.5" x 10.75", 108 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Lee Elias and Bob Powell. Torrid tales of love and heartbreak dressed up as advice to the lovelorn from Harvey. Fred and Bob are perplexed by June, who seems to have completely different personalities depending on which one of them she's around. A socially awkward "wallflower" hatches a plan that brings her romance and popularity…in the worst way. Lois tries to help Mac recover his courage and his pilot's license, but first they must clear up some confusion about Bud, the other man in her life. I Was A Wallflower; The Cowboy and the Co-Ed; I Loved A Coward; My Friendly Enemy; How You Can Be More Popular; Does He Really Love Me?; How To Dress; How To Hold Your Man; I Thought I Was Too Tall For Romance. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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NOTE: #9 on cover, but this is actually #2 for the True to Life Romances series. -L. B. Cole cover. "No. 9" on cover. All stories reprinted in Confessions of Love (1953 Star Pulbications) #11. In order of appearance: "Stardust Can Blind You" script by Kenneth William Fitch, art by Manny Stallman; "Farewell to Love" art by Alvin C. Hollingsworth; "Deadline for My Heart" art by Norman Nodel; and "Love's Crash Landing". "Heartbreak in the Village" text story. Indicia states "True-To-Life Romances". 36 pages. Full color. Cover Price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 4 - February 1950. True Crime and Detective stories. 96 pages, Text with B&W photos and illustrations throughout. Cover price $0.25.

"The Love Trap!" Venus's attempt to reunite two lovers gives Della a chance to hurt Venus. "Prisoner of Love!" Venus tells George that she knows he tries to swindle women. Also includes: "Love Conquers All!"; "Without Love"; and "Love Arrives on Time." Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Floyd Gottfredson, Jack Bradbury, Bill Walsh, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Gil Turner, Tony Strobl, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Manuel Gonzales, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 10 #5. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Floyd Gottfredson and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey learns that Pete is the straw boss of the lumber camp where Clarabelle disappeared. The Big Bad Wolf gets ahold of Mickey's sorcerer's hat. Bucky Bug encounters a bug-collecting giant. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Donalds Nephews Take Over; Mickey Mouse in the Mystery at Hidden River. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Reprints Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) #87 (Vol. 8 #3)

Canadian Edition. Reprints Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) #87 (Vol. 8 #3). Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Bill Walsh, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Dick Shaw, Ralph Heimdahl, Gil Turner, Don Gunn, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Sylvia Holland, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 8 #3. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Goofy acquires a pet lion named Agnes. In a story by Barks, Donald gets irate over the price of turkey and decides to hunt his own. Bucky Bug meets the grandfatherly Bootle Beetle. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Thankful Thursday; Drip-Dippy Donald; Mickey Mouse: Goofy and Agnes. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories and art by Jerry Robinson, Mort Meskin, Mort Leav, George Roussos and Mort Lawrence. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. Denis runs a successful hideout for fugitives from the law, until the cops get wind of his location. A true-crime three-pager with art by Batman legend Jerry Robinson and Golden Age artist Mort Meskin. Bank teller Don is overwhelmed by his gambling debts, but gangster Nick has a sinister idea. The Hideout; Don't Do It!; The Daley Brothers; Just Two Old People; Wanted: George Elmo Wells; Wanted: Earl Euen Shankles; Lady Luck Is Fickle. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Howard Sherman. On the War Trail starring the Wyoming Kid, art by Howard Sherman. There Was a Crooked Man starring Nighthawk, art by Charles Paris. Charlie Russell, Great American Painter four-page story. Wild-Horse War starring Rodeo Rick, art by Jimmy Thompson. The Men Who Went Good starring Cowboy Marshal, art by Ed Smalle Jr. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Myron Fass. Prairie Abduction starring Wilma West, art by Don Tallant. The Wolf Woman of Warago starring Six-Gun Smith, art by Fred Yates. Murder From the Air starring K-Bar Kate, art by Rex Maxon (signed R. Hayden). Lawman's Quest text story, art by Tom Morant. Gold and Fire starring Fighting Bob Dale, art by H. C. Keifer. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Paul Reinman and others. Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. The story of rancher Charles Goodnight, who bred beef cattle and buffalo to produce...the beefalo. The white man named Mickey Free becomes a military scout and bounty hunter after being raised as an Apache warrior. The lawless Horrell boys terrorize the Old West and their rivals in the Horrell-Higgins Feud, before justice finally catches up with them. Cattalo Man; Shotgun Messenger; The Land of Sleepy Joe; Saddle Pirates; Saddle Pirates; Mickey Free the Red-Haired Indian; Outlaw Code. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Dick Kraus and Carl Pfeufer. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Bill Boyd witnesses a deputy's murder and learns that the local sheriff has been replaced by an outlaw. (The series formerly titled "Hopalong Cassidy" begins referring to its hero by the name "Bill Boyd" (Hopalong's actor) with this issue, possibly because of issues with rights to the character.) Monte Hale isn't sure what to think when dead gunslingers seemingly return from the dead as ghost bandits. Tom Mix investigates when a rancher is beaten by outlaws who want the money in the ranch safe. Bill Boyd: The False Accusation; Monte Hale and the Bandits of Boot Hill; Cactus Brain; Red Roan: Logger Peril; Li'l Buck; Smart Alex; Tom Mix and the Strange Lands! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Nuggets Strikes It Rich" (art by Mort Leav and others), "Nuggets Nugent the Bullfighter," "Silent Guns," "Terror of the Bush," and "Blood Money" (art by Mort Lawrence). Cover by Mort Lawrence. Stories by Mort Leav, Mort Lawrence, Bob Rogers, Bernie Krigstein, Art Peddy, and Rudy Palais. True tales from the Old West, starring such real-life characters as Wild Bill Pecos, King Cullen, Nuggets Nugent, Clay Allison, and Ned Kelly. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 23, No. 1/2 - January/February 1950. "White Tops" is the official magazine of the CFA and keeps the circus industry connected with news, articles and history and is sent to members four times per year. 8" x 10.5", 16 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, Kurt Schaffenberger Frank Little, and Frank Bolle. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel seeks crooks hiding out on the Cosmopolitan, an ocean liner the size of a small city, which bears a strong resemblance to a modern-day cruise ship. When archaeologists unearth Thyrsis, the ancient city of wizards, Ibis and Taia know that trouble will soon follow. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Lift Your Lid." Captain Marvel: The World's Mightiest Ship; Freshman Freddy: Spare the Rod; Golden Arrow: The Cold-Blooded Killer; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Ibis the Invincible: The Land of the Walking Skeletons. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Thanks for the Memory," art by Bill Vigoda; When the gang's picnic is rained out, they decide to bring the food to a V.A. hospital, where a veteran suffering from PTSD and a refugee child adoption program come together in an unusual way. "Cooking with Grass," pencils by Bill Vigoda; When trying to sign up for the golf team, Wilbur and Red accidentally sign up for cooking class. Ad for Darling Love and Darling Romance. Archie Annual ad. "No Bones About It," pencils by Bill Vigoda; Laurie becomes annoyed with Wilbur's newfound passion for archaeology. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Sis thinks she's in heaven when she has a screen test for a movie set in Candy Land, but quits when she finds out the set is not made of candy. 1950 Pin-Up Calendar with Katy Keene, art by Bill Woggon. Archie's Pal Jughead ad. "Courtesy Weak"; Frank gets hot under the collar during his preparations for the Courtesy Week parade. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.