Comic books October 1947

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Volume 18, Issue 4 - October, 1947. Pulp magazine. "Three for the Wildcatter War" by Max Kesler, "King of the River Pack" by Harold Cruickshank, "Trail Blazers of the Frontier" by Cedric Windas, "Mountain Men Make Tough Killing" by Harrison Colt, "Chisholm Trail Gun-Cure" by Will Brown, "Piggin' Strings" by Del Rayburn, "That Texas Deadline-Buster" by Lee Wells, and "We Need Shootin' Law" by Walker Tompkins. Nice (though uncredited) illustrations. 7-in. x 9.25-in.; black and white; 98 pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Joe Certa. Stories and art by Ray Gill, Harold DeLay, Art Helfant, Nina Albright, Milt Hammer, and Tex Blaisdell. Sometimes listed as 4Most #24. Adventures of clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s. Dick Cole and his fellow cadets play exhibition games in South America and encounter the villainous Bleak and his gang. Kit Carter, The Cadet, runs afoul of Madame Lafula and the gang of Luana du Charo, in a strip with art by early female comics artist Nina Albright. Lem the Grem uses gremlin magic to aid the Gourmet family against the villainous Bloat and his gang. Dick Cole; Lem the Grem: Much Broth Can Spoils the Crooks; Helpful Harold: Its A Ill Wind; Music In His Ears; Boitram Boiglar; Edison Bell; Sleep Under The Stars in A Real Old Trappers Bough Bed; Throw a Lasso Like a Western Cowpuncher; The Cadet. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Wayne Boring. Just An Ordinary Guy starring Superman, script by Al Schwartz. The Man Who Was Always Late! starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. Skulduggery in the Subway! starring Congo Bill, script by George Kashdan, art by Ed Smalle. The Too-Fragrant Vagrant! starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. Gold Rush--1947! Starring Vigilante, script by Bill Finger. 52 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

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For issues Vol. 27 #4 - Vol. 28 #6 see Air Trails and Science Frontiers (1947 Street and Smith). Aviation magazine featuring pictorials of featured designs; model and hobby information. 8.5" x 11.25", 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Irwin Hasen. The Icicle starring Green Lantern, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils: by Irwin Hasen, inks by John Belfi; The arrival of a foreign physicist with a new secret invention capable of instantly freezing any moisture in the air also heralds the arrival of a new foe for the Emerald Crusader: the Icicle! The Haunted Chessboard starring Dr. Mid-Nite, pencils by Arthur F. Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs. The Land of Little Men starring The Black Pirate, art by Paul Reinman. Mystery of the Royal Blue Jet starring Hop Harrigan, art by Howard Purcell. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 21, Issue 10 - October, 1947. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Stories by Don Wilcox, Frances M. Deegan, Henry Hasse, Rog Phillips, Guy Archette, and William P. McGivern. Illustrations by Julian S. Krupa, Robert Fuqua, Enoch Sharp, and Rod Ruth. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 180 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Howie Post. Untitled Presto Pete story, art by Howie Post; Presto "rescues" a sailor who's been a castaway for 20 years. One Man Party starring Crazy Fox, art by Otto Feuer; Crazy talks Wilbur into having a one-man party and then gets mad because he isn't invited. The Absent Minded Professor starring Goofy Goose, Inventor, art by Rube Grossman; Goofy broadcasts the Professor's schedule to him over the radio, because he's too absent minded to remember it himself. Plumbing Fixed starring Custer Cat and Cheesy the Mouse, art by Rube Grossman. Pretty Face Pete starring Sheriff Corky, art by Rube Grossman. Music Serenade starring Pete the Pup, art by Otto Feuer. Helping Out starring Eager Beaver, art by Otto Feuer. Substitute Teacher starring the Raccoon Kids; Percy substitutes for the boys' regular teacher. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Fagaly. "The Lifeguard," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie fills in for Reggie as a lifeguard and gets into his typical antics. Archie's Hollywood Quiz Page by Herbert "Red" Holmdale. "The Glamour Boy," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie takes a bunch of papers from Miss Grundy's desk (instead of just his essay) to escape the Riverdale Glamour Girl Society, Reggie discovers that test answers are among the papers and steals them from Archie. Hollywood Tattle Tales article. "A Cozy Date," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie tries to get some time alone with Veronica, but people keep ringing the doorbell. Katy Keene ad. Untitled Betty and Veronica story, art by Irving Novick; Betty and Veronica take the advice of a radio show host and decide to live among nature to lose weight. Super Duck ad. "Service With a Snicker," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie and Veronica cause the cook and maid to quit, Veronica has Archie dress up as a French maid to serve dinner to the Lodges and their guests--who turn out to be Archie's parents. "Midsummer's Nightmare," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie gets a summer job at Hopntakadip Camp and causes the usual chaos. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 40, Issue 2 - October 1947. Cover by Chesley Bonestell. Science Fiction and adventure stories, this issue features "The End is Not Yet" by Lafayette Ronald Hubbard. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Carl Wessler. Contains two Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in sixteen nearly-consecutive issues of Barnyard Comics (1944) (#12-15, #17-27, and #29). Contains a comic advertisement for a Genuine Dick Tracy Two-Way Wrist Radio. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Captain Blight" art by Ken Champin; "'Oadie' Colone"; "Brainy" art by Lynn Karp; "Milton Mouse" art by Manny Perez; "Tuffy Terrier" story by Mike Maltese, art by Phil Monroe; "Earl Turtle" art by Harris Steinbrook; and "'Fixit' Phil" art by Don R. Christensen. Illustrated text stories: "The Stubborn Cow: Saying 'I Won't' Became a Habit With Lucy!" by Lilly K. Scott; "Jimpy Jumps: This Little Monkey Just Wouldn't Climb or Leap!" by Mickey Klar Marks, illustration by Frank Frazetta; and "Jungle Prince: This Little Lion Thought a Lot of Himself!" by Donald Bayne Hobart, illustration by Frank Frazetta. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 6, Issue 4 - October, 1947. Peter Driben cover. Men's interest magazine of pin-ups and glamour shots. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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The Black Bat in "The Long Ago Murder" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Shroud of Guilt" by Anthony Tompkins; "Avery's Bones" by Wayland Rice; "Nail for a Noose" by Robert Sidney Bowen; "The Psychological Approach" by Ray Cummings: and "Nice Morning for Murder" by Donald Bayne Hobart. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, Dan Barry, Ed Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. An ambitious actress lets neither friendship nor ethics stand in her way, in a story featuring vintage good-girl and bad-girl art by Norman Maurer. A wealthy man is tricked into getting drunk and marrying a floozy, featuring early art by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry. Famous Eccentrics features Diogenes, who wandered Greece with a lantern in broad daylight, searching for an honest man. Also featuring a vintage ad for an "Authentic Dick Tracy Tommy Gun and Detective Badge." Crimebuster; Famous Eccentrics; Daredevil: Rejected Script; Little Dynamite. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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This issue contains only articles (no comics). Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Catherine Urban and Sam Glankoff. A kids' anthology in the tradition of Calling All Girls from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories, games and quizzes as well as comics. Marco Polar Bear and Bobby visit Washington, D.C.; Twinkle the star helps out on Halloween; Junior doesn't have a muzzle for Rover, so he uses a catcher's mask. The Castle Cat; Twinkle, The Star That Came Down From Heaven; The Merry-Go-Round Horse; Marco Polar Bear; The Little Witch Who Had Holes in Her Stockings; Muzzle Puzzle; Folding Fun; Professor Pooch; Pug and Curly; Guess My Name; Marco's Puzzle Page. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Captain America and Bucky in "Sparkles Strikes Back," "Diamonds Spell Doom," and "Terror at the Fair!" Human Torch back-up story, "Death is the Highest Bidder!" Two-page text story, "Recruit." Syd Shores cover. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Otto Binder, Art Helfant¸ and Bill Woolfolk. Art by Bud Thompson¸ Sid Lazarus, and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. tries to puzzle out the truth behind the strange villain with 100 heads. A special paper doll-like activity for the reader allows them to cut out and place any of the villain's various heads on the cover. An immortal has murder on his mind. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie and the Radar Rescue, by CC Beck and Pete Costanza, and other fun comics-format ads featuring detective Sam Spade (who had a radio show at the time) and Snap, Crackle and Pop. The Man Who Lived Forever!; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; Dick Dawson's Dilemma!; The Story Behind the Cover; The Man with 100 Heads; Eagle Eye; Kanvasback: All at Sea; Snortville Sneeze: Sensational Rescue; The Merry Merman! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Swiss Family Robinson, 5th printing, Line Drawing Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic story about a family shipwrecked on an island. (HRN 117, original 10/47 date). Cover price $0.15.

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Swiss Family Robinson, 7th printing, Painted Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic story about a family shipwrecked on an island. (HRN 137, original 10/47 date). Cover price $0.25.

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Swiss Family Robinson, 8th printing, Painted Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic story about a family shipwrecked on an island. (HRN 141). Cover price $0.15.

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Swiss Family Robinson, 10th printing, Painted Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic story about a family shipwrecked on an island. (HRN 158). Cover price $0.15.

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Swiss Family Robinson, 11th printing, Painted Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic story about a family shipwrecked on an island. (HRN 165). Cover price $0.15.

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Vol. 3, No. 8 - October , 1947. Magazine for magicians. 8.5" x 11.75", 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Volume 35, Issue 3 - October, 1947. 6.75" x 9", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 4, Issue 2 - October, 1947. Peter Driben cover. Men's interest magazine featuring pin-up style pictorials with humorous captioning. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, tinted B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

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"The Day of the Deepies" a short story by Murray Leinster.

Volume 9, Issue 1 - October, 1947. "The City of Wonder" by E. Charles Vivian, "The Day of the Deepies" by Murray Leinster, and other short stories. Interior illustrations by Finlay, Bok, and Napoli. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 9, Issue 6 - October 1947. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Witch of the Andes" by Richard S. Shaver. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 180 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Joe Doolin and others. Edited by Jack Byrne and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Jack Kamen, Nick Cardy, Robert Webb, John Forte and Matt Baker. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Good-girl art aplenty as Tiger Girl tries to aid a pygmy tribe; A masquerade party complicates a mystery on a yacht for Hooks Devlin and his gal Peaches; Senorita Rio must stop a plot to free the dictator El Fuente, in a story drawn by Rio creator Nick Cardy. Another upside-down bondage cover, a recurring theme on this title, with Tiger Girl likely drawn by various hands in the Iger Shop. Tiger Girl; Risks, Unlimited starring Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; Delayed Payment; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Captain Fight. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"MARGE'S LITTLE LULU, No. 165." Cover art by John Stanley. Weight and Fortune Machine; Lulu gets a card from a weight and fortune machine. The Case of the Purloined Popover; Lulu is spanked by her mother, who thinks she stole some popovers from the kitchen. Alvin's Solo Flight; Lulu and Tubby go to the beach, but have to take Alvin along with them. Never Again; Lulu borrows her father's pipe, smokes some doll hair, and has hallucinations. Scripts and art by John Stanley. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "ROY ROGERS COMICS, No. 166." Roy Rogers photo cover. The Basin Ranch Mystery, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Albert Micale; Roy comes to Belmore to search for the murderer of the son of a good friend, Pa Pendleton; On his way to the Basin Ranch, he finds Pa Pendleton, killed in the same manner as his son, with many knife slashes but no sign of his attackers. Roy Rogers inside back cover photo. Roy, Cheryl, and Linda Lou Rogers back cover photo. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Lone Ranger and the Hooded Horsemen" Written by Fran Striker, Art by Charles Flanders, and Cover art by Morris Gollub. A gang of hooded men holds two sisters hostage to get their father to sign over his property to them. The Lone Ranger and the Dagger Gang; The Lone Ranger and Tonto find a man in a cabin who has been stabbed; Tonto stays with him, while the Lone Ranger goes for help. The Lone Ranger on the Trail of a Fugitive; The Lone Ranger is on the trail of Red Hawkins, a man accused of killing a Texas Ranger; The Lone Ranger and Silver get caught in an explosion meant to blow up a bridge. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "POPEYE, No. 168. Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Microbe Battle or A New Champ of the Slap Swappers; Mr. K. O. Biffer, the fight promoter, tricks Popeye into signing a contract for Swee'pea to fight Baby Boom for the "Microbeweight" title of the world. Water Hole or Kin Ya Spare a Couple of Thousand Fer a Cup of Water?; A water hole is found on Olive's desert property and Popeye and Olive go to Slither Creek; They sell the property to Mayor Gunrod, not realizing that the water hole is the only source of water for the area. Fish Bait; Popeye goes on a fishing trip with Prof. Herman H. Haddock and Dr. G. B. Bluzard, who are fighting over the honor being the first to catch a rare Roccus Scomberomorus Lineatus. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Walter Lantz WOODY WOODPECKER, No. 169." Cover art by Dick Hall. Man Hunter of the North; Alaskan Ranger Woody is sent out to bring in an arch criminal known as The Fang. The Evil Genius; A drug turns Woody into a Mr. Hyde; He builds an empire of crime, then comes up with a scheme to take over City Hall and become Mayor. Art by Dick Hall. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Contains a Dave Berg illustration and two Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in sixteen consecutive issues of Goofy Comics (1943 Nedor/Standard) (#20-#35) and in eighteen consecutive issues of Happy Comics (1943) (#20-#37). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Uncle Pigly" by Ken Hultgren; "Uncle Pigly and Wilbur Fox"; "Wilbur Fox"; "Bagshaw Bear" by Jack Bradbury; "Whitey" story by Hubie Karp, art by Ken Champin; "Marco Poodle" by Don Christensen; "Daffy and Dilly"; and "The Yehootys" by Lynn Karp. Illustrated text stories: "Freddy Goes Golfing: The Little Bear Cub Becomes a Sportsman!" by Donald Bayne Hobart, illustration by Frazetta; "The Battling Bluejay: Thomas Turkey Wanted a Quiet, Peaceful Barnyard!" by Lily K. Scott, illustration by Dave Berg; and "Clumsy Bear: Bert Longed to Be as Graceful as an Otter!" by Mickey Klar Marks, illustration by Frazetta. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. The true story of the escape and recapture of convict Volney Davis; The Kansas City Massacre; Federal agents crack a fake income-tax racket. The Life And Death Of Public Enemy Number One; You Can't Fool A G-Man Twice; Test of Death; The Strange Aftermath Of The Kansas City Massacre; On the Spot; Beyond The Law; Bullets For The Bogus G-Man. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Vee Quintal Pearson, Michael Buccino and Claudine Tiffany. Historical and religious illustrated stories. Newsprint 7-in. x 10-in. 32 pages full color

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Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. While training for his fight with Phantom Dill, Joe is marked for death by a mysterious figure. Chickie and Gootch set out to rescue Maylene's uncle from the forbidden city of Bal. Plus two prose adventures of early female superhero Black Cat. Joe Palooka; Black Cat's Visit of Mercy; Flyin Fool; Boxing Course - Lesson Five; Black Cat: The Duel. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Doolin. "Terror Raid of the Congo Caesar!", art by John Celardo; N'tomba is leading his people on murderous raids; He captures a trio of hunters and Ann, planning to execute them; Kaänga arrives in time to prevent the executions, and N'tomba is dethroned in a duel with one of the hunters. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; A witch secretly poisons the local water hole and uses the death of the animals to convince her tribe that she is very powerful; However, Simba attacks her and she falls into the water hole and dies of her own poison. Superstitions; A brief description of some jungle superstitions. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; Two treasure hunters, posing as anthropologists, work with the Kafka chief to located a buried treasure; Terry thwarts their plan, and they are killed and the map destroyed in an explosion. "At Close Quarters with a Galongwa" text story by Henry Wysham Lanier. Untitled story, at by Frank Doyle; A prince and a slave girl elope and Wambi hides them in a cave; The jungle animals call a conference and tell Wambi that by allowing humans to hide in the jungle he is breaking the jungle law; Wambi dissolves the conference by throwing a wasps' nest at the animals. Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; Tabu goes to the village of Tuwalla to rescue the kidnapped princess, Lia, and to return her to her own people to rule. Untitled story, pencils by Nick Cardy and Bob Lubbers, inks by Nick Cardy; Two slavers battle over a party of slaves; Camilla insures the death of one slaver and the defeat of the other, freeing the slaves. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 5 - October, 1947. 6.75" x 9.75", 194 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Ogden Whitney. "The Avenging Axe" text story by Gardner Fox. "The Case of the Hobbyhorse Homicide," art by Paul Parker; Inspector Kirk must find out who killed Cecil Blake. "The Puzzle of the Picture," art by Ogden Whitney; Starr Flagg must stop enemy agents who plan to sell the Alaskan Defense Plans to another country. Untitled story, pencils by Fred Guardineer; The Prism Pirate has a prism that concentrates cosmic rays, which he uses to attack Space Patrol ships. "The Girl and the Gold," art by L. B. Cole; Tinpan and his partner Sourdough strike gold, but both are killed shortly afterward. Red Fox is assigned to find the killer. "The House on the Dotted Line," art by Fred Guardineer; James Fallon tracks down Lady Satan and her gang. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by C. C. Beck, Howard Boughner, and Kurt Schaffenberger. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. When the Sivana family is slighted by a society function, Sivana plots revenge on the Marvels with a formula that makes them belligerent to each other. Mary Marvel encounters an enchanted gingerbread man who has been sent to Earth by a fairy's spell, and dreams of turning into a real man. Aliens abduct Captain Marvel and force him into gladiatorial combat with the mightiest beings from other planets. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads, including a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade, and a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie and the Radar Rescue, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. The Marvel Family Has a Quarrel; Judge Smudge; Lazy Lee; Peewee Pete Goes Nuts; Whipper-Snappers; Captain Marvel Jr.: The Scroll of Death; Mary Marvel: The Gingerbread Man (A Modern Fable); Big Mike Donlan; Captain Marvel: Mightiest Mortal of the Universe. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Syd Shores. Terror from Bagdad starring Human Torch. Case of the Vanishing Venuses starring Sub-Mariner, art by Bill Everett. Terror in the Woods text story. The Menace of the Mad Magicians starring Blonde Phantom, art by Syd Shores. The Phantom of the Planetarium starring Captain America. Beginning of the End starring Miss America, art by Ken Bald. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 22, No. 3 - October 1947. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories and art by Bud Thompson and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Sivana Jr's latest invention is a "human magnet" that draws Capt. Marvel Jr. irresistibly into the mad scientist's grasp. Nyoka sets out to capture wild animals for a circus act, but someone doesn't want the circus to succeed, and sabotages her traps. Bulletman and Bulletgirl investigate after a Hollywood actress is murdered on stage during a film premiere. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads, including a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade, and a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie's Radar Rescue, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Human Magnet; Trader Tom; Lumber Jack; Nyoka: Bring 'Em Back Alive; Bulletman: The Hollywood Murder; Vacuum Bloobstutter's Goofy Golf; Whipper-Snappers; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: Poor Fish; Radar: The Food Train Menace. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 38 #6 - Oct. 1947. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Articles include skywriters are backwards specialists, glassblowing and more. 6.75-in. x 9.5-in. 196 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 36, Issue 142 - October, 1947. Digest-size UK men's magazine. Articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 5" x 7.25", 116 pages, B&W with color.