Comic books April 1948
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MovieLand (1943-1976 Hillman) Magazine Vol. 6 #3$26.00
View scans- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Extensive.
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Apr 1948 by Popular Publications.$41.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate.
- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
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Published Apr 1948 by Parents' Magazine.$8.10
$8.10
Stories and art by Vic Herman, Marguerite Aspinwall, Phil Willcox, Marjorie Maxwell, Roberta Saffron, Lois Withers, Florence Tonjes, Nancy Williams, Elise Gibbs, and Marie Cummings. A magazine for girls from the producers of Parents' Magazine, with stories, fashion and advice as well as comics. A feature (and cover photo) on child Disney star Luana Patten that includes an image of Luana palling around with Donald Duck and Goofy; Tizzie and her friends decide to open their own circus; Oscar-winning child star Claude Jarman Jr. The Pigtail Club; Josie Goes Globe Trotting; Neighbors; The Homesick Nurse; Tizzie Runs a Circus; Peggy Loves Mike; Opening Night - Backstage; Cotton Carnival; Hobbies; Lucky Luana; Head First into Spring; Polly's Beau; Look No Hands!; Easter Basket Extras; The Secret of Hidden Hollow; Pigtailers Talk It Over; Polly Prefers; Needle Play; Club News; Polly in the Kitchen. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.
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Published Apr 1948 by Popular Mechanics Co..$99.00
View scans- Paper: White
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Apr 1948 by Better Publications.$76.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
$10.50
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Apr 1948 by Popular Library Inc..$33.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 50%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
$13.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
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Published Apr 1948 by Popular Library Inc..$33.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
$32.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Apr 1948 by Popular Library Inc..$48.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
$30.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 60%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
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Rangeland Romances (1935-1955 Popular) Pulp Vol. 40 #3Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Apr 1948 by Popular Publications.$32.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
$19.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
Volume 40, Issue 3 - April, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.
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Published Apr 1948 by Western Fiction Publishing Co..$50.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Staple rust: Extensive.
$39.00
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"Touchdown Destiny" a short story, from early in his career, by SF writer James Blish.
Volume 1, Issue 9 - April, 1948. 7" x 10", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.
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$23.00
View scanFunny-animal comics featuring gunslinging Red Rabbit, bear cubs Willy and Nilly, Officer Mutt, and others in the classic mold. When outlaw Pecos Pete reforms and becomes the construction contractor for the new courthouse, Red Rabbit reckons he's up to no good. Slappsy Squirrel wants a new job as a pro skier, but he doesn't know how to ski. Petey Pinfeathers enters the soap-box derby, but he lets an inexperienced little kid be his driver. Red Rabbit; Alec the Kangaroo; Cubby Scouts; Petey Pinfeathers; Slappsy Squirrel. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$2.50
- INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story.
Red Ryder, Telecomics presents King of the Royal Mounted, the Kiyotee Kids, and Panamint Patty. Two-page text story, "Little Beaver Climbs a Tree." Photo back cover (Red Harmon, creator of Red Ryder). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Rio Kid Western (1939-1953 Standard) Pulp Vol. 16 #2Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Apr 1948 by Standard Publishing.$50.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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$3.49
- Interior is complete. Full length spine split.
Photo front and back cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Rogers and the Ghost of the Lost Galleon, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; a story centered on the ghost of an old prospector. Johnny Owens-Poison to Outlaws--Great Lawmen of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks (Parkhurst). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Apr 1948 by Wilson Publishing.$21.00
View scans- 1 1/2" Cumulative spine split.
Canadian Edition. Photo covers of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Rogers in Death Warrant for Five, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Roy receives kiss from lady in text, but this is omitted in artwork, Trigger takes a bow. The Martyr of Abilene--Great Lawmen of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuck-Wagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks (Parkhurst). 32 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Apr 1948 by Franklin M. Dietz Jr..$37.00
View scans- Staple rust: Slight.
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Screen Stories (1948-1979 Dell) Magazine Vol. 38 #5$13.00
View scansVolume 38, Issue 5 - April 1948. Rita Hayworth cover. Movie Fan Magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 94 pages. B&W with occasional Color. Cover price $0.15.
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Short Stories (1890-1959 Doubleday) Pulp Vol. 204 #2Published Apr 1948 by Doubleday, Doran & Co..$41.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Extensive.
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Published Apr 1948 by Sphinx Publishing Corporation.$2.50
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Texas Rangers (1936-1958 Standard) Pulp Vol. 30 #2Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Apr 1948 by Standard Publishing.$44.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
- Paper: Cream to off white
- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
$37.00
View scans- Trimmed
- Paper: Cream to off white
- Staple rust: Slight.
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Published Apr 1948 by Beacon Magazines.$33.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Spine stress. 2" Spine split. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Scuffing. Soiling.
$37.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
$45.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
$32.00
View scans$32.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
$55.00
View scans- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
April 1948. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Arthur Leo Zagat, Carl Jacobi, Henry Kuttner, Arthur J. Burks, George O, Smith, Frank Belknap Long, Kenneth Putnam, and Matt Lee. Five Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 148 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.
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Tags: Comic Strip ReprintsPublished Apr 1948 by United Features Syndicate.$14.00
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Published Apr 1948 by Roy Harmon.$69.00
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View scans- Spine split 50%.
$48.00
View scans- Spine split 10%. Staple rust: Slight.
$29.00
View scans- Staple rust. Centerfold detached, but still present. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.
Volume 4, Issue 5 - April, 1948. Men's magazine with humor and pin-up pictorials. Peter Driben cover. 8.25" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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$18.00
View scansStories and art by Al Liederman and Howard Boughner. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. A mismatched love affair between two star-crossed lovers complicates Tom's rescue mission. When Farmer Minton's threshing machine is mysteriously destroyed, he risks losing his farm to Porter Meanfellow, and Tom Mix smells a rat. Someone mistakes Tom for "Jed" and tries to kill him, and Tom sets out to find out what makes Jed worth killin'. Plus Comix Cards (like the later Marvel Value Stamps) featuring Mary Marvel. Treachery in the Hills!; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; The Threshing Machine Threat!; Last Shot; Tumbleweed Jr.: The Home of the Brave!; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; The Dobie Rustlers; Mawby the Medicine Man; Dizzy Daisy; The Mistaken Assailant! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Apr 1948 by George A. Pflaum.$5.00
April 27, 1948
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Triple Western (1947-1958 Standard) Pulp Vol. 2 #3Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Apr 1948 by Standard Publishing.$14.00
View scans- Paper: Light tan to Cream
- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
April 1948. "Judge Colt" by William MacLeod Raine, "Rifle Law" by Frank O. Robertson, and "Black Sheep" by Will Jenkins. 7" x 9 3/4"; black and white; 194 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.
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Published Apr 1948 by MacFadden Publications.$2.50
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Published Apr 1948 by Dell/Gold Key.$14.25
$14.25
52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Apr 1948 by Fiction House.$99.00
View scans- 1/2" Spine split from top. Oxidation.
Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne and William R. Shelton. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Charles Sultan, Al Walker, George Evans, John Celardo and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Jane Martin's plane is attacked while she's transporting refugees from Europe; Greasemonkey Griffin's plane is stolen by agents of the spy known as The Worm; Unscrupulous competitors want to put Suicide Smith's Central American airline out of business, so they force natives to do their dirty work. Good-girl cover by Bob Lubbers. Captain Wings; Jane Martin; Greasemonkey Griffin; Air Heroes of World War II; Phantom Falcon; Suicide Smith; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Wink (1944-1955 Wink Inc.^) Magazine Vol. 3 #5$72.00
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View scans- Staple rust. Rust migration. 3 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Corner Damage. Cover detached at one staple. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling.
Volume 3, Issue 5 - April, 1948. Men's interest vintage magazine loaded with pin-up photography and erotic text. 8.5" x 11.5", 64 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.
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Published Apr 1948 by Woman's Day.
- Staple rust: Slight.
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished Apr 1948 by Dell Magazines.$4.00
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Zoot (1946 Fox) #13BPublished Apr 1948 by Fox Feature Syndicate.
- Paper: Light tan to off white
- Label #2034202014
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
$180.00
View scans- 1/2" Spine split from bottom through cover and all wraps. Water spotting.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by Bud Plant
$140.00
View scans- Restored (see item notes)
- RESTORATION. Spine and edge rebuild, cover detached, staples replaced, tear seals, color touch.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by Bud Plant
Art by Matt Baker and others. Tales of adventure featuring Rulah, Jungle Goddess, and art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker. This, the April 1948 issue, is technically the fifteenth issue, but was erroneously numbered #13. A jungle wizard named Loki makes animals and people alike slaves to his will, but Rulah bows to no one; Rulah uses jungle strategy against what appears to be an invading Mongolian horde; Rulah is hired to escort a harem through the jungle, and ends up battling wild animals in an arena. Another action-packed cover. The Golden Lake; Satyrs of Satan; Bait for the Lion; Harem of Horror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.