Comic books May 1948

Syd Shores cover. "Bah! Kid Stuff," "Business Was Bad," "Killers Can't Win," "Too Big for His Boots," Two page text story, "Scoop." Cover price $0.10.

52 page issue. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Capp, Bob Powell, C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and Otto Soglow. Cover by Al Capp. Reprints of Al Capp's famed comic-strip masterpiece, featuring hillbilly hero Li'l Abner, his love Daisy Mae, and the citizens of Dogpatch, USA. In these strips from early 1946, Pappy is abducted by the eagle called Ole Weak-Eyes and Dogpatch faces the Termite Plague, as turnip termites devour everything in sight. Tubby reveals the workout that keeps him in his usual shape. Tommy Tween's disaster-filled play performance is an unexpected hit. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza, plus a U.S. Savings Bonds PSA featuring Otto Soglow's Little King. The Termite Plague; Abner vs Wolf Gal; Is Dogpatch Saved?; Snoopy; Ricky Roony; Tommy Tween; Tommy Tweens Amazing Discovery; Hitting the Bullseye. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by John Stanley. In the Doghouse; Lulu has to leave her bath and go downtown wearing only a towel to find her mother. Babes In the Wood; Lulu and Tubby take a walk in the woods and get lost. Alvin Baba and the Forty Thieves; Lulu tells Alvin a story about him for a change. Lulus Diry (April 10, 1948) text story. The Piece of Cake; Tubby takes a piece of cake outside and drops it down a manhole. All scripts and art by John Stanley. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Reprints strips from 5/7/44 to 7/30/44. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

The Lone Ranger and the Outlaw Warehouse, art by Charles Flanders; Mr. Ransome is trying gain control of the fur business in Plainsville. The Lone Ranger and the Newsprint Trail, art by Charles Flanders; Gambler Carmody is trying to wreck the newspaper in Red Mill and take over the town. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Roy Crane, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Clayton Knight, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Joe Musial, Tom Sims, and Bela Zaboly. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Popeye's had all he can stand and he can't stands no more; Little Acorns focuses on kids and their choice of hats. Mandrake the Magician; Jan and Aloysius; Heroes on Wings; A Goodnight Story; Buz Sawyer; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Little Acorns; Popeye; Blondie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Fred Guardineer. "Hand of the Dead" text story by Gardner F. Fox. "The Desert Devil," art by Fred Guardineer; Trail Colt rescues Chuck Bolton from the desert and helps him stop El Diablo and his gang. "The House That Hate Built," art by Ogden Whitney; When her friend Jim disappears into a mysterious house, Starr investigates and discovers the house hides a band of criminals and radio controlled atom bomb rockets, which could be used to destroy the cities of New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, and Detroit simultaneously! "The Fishing Boats that Failed!", art by L. B. Cole; Red Fox must determine who killed Greg Marken and has been stealing salmon from the boats of Barbara Frisco. "The Case of the Perfect Crime!", art by Paul Parker; Inspector Kirk must solve a murder on a train. Untitled story, art by Ogden Whitney; Grace breaks Bucker Haddon out of prison so the gang can recover their stolen loot and divide it up among themselves and split town. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Bill Woolfolk, Joe Certa, Pete Costanza, and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. The Marvel Family faces the Sivana family - Sivana, Sivana Jr., and Georgia - after they start their own newspaper, but first they must prove that Georgia murdered a man. Captain Marvel Jr. wants to know why gangsters are trying to steal a building's cornerstone - and during the dedication ceremony, yet. Captain Marvel battles Thor - but not that Captain Marvel, and not that Thor. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads, including a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. The Sivana Family Newspaper; Judge Smudge; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Willie the Worm; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Captain Marvel Jr.: The Cornerstone Case; Mary Marvel: Flying High; Captain Kid: Ski High; The Smart Burglar; Captain Marvel: The Hammer of Thor. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories by Otto Binder and Howard Boughner. Art by Jack Binder and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Mary Marvel, long-lost sister of the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. The mysterious cat burglar known as the Nightowl steals rare black diamonds, and Mary Marvel wants to catch him. Freshman Freddy joins the Volunteer Fire Department and comic hijinks ensue. Plus a plethora of comics-format ads, including private eye Sam Spade for Wildroot hair cream, and R. C. and Quickie for Royal Crown Cola. Mary Marvel Versus Nightowl: Evil in the Night; You've Got to Be Alert; Freshman Freddy: Volunteer Fireman; Fate's Choice; Fuzzy Bear; Dizzy Daisy; Beginner's Luck!! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue #24 - May(?) 1948. Reprints partial contents of Mary Marvel Comics #24. Canadian edition published by Anglo-American Publishing Company. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel Jr. Battles the Blockmen. The Eyes Have It starring Nyoka the Jungle Girl. Sick of It All starring Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb. The Mysterious Coincidences, pencils by Charles Tomsey, inks by Bill Ward; Overhearing a phone call to Sgt. Kent about an attempted break-in at the von Schuyler mansion, Jim and Susan change to Bulletman & Bulletgirl and fly to the mansion to find criminal Big Yegg on the scene. Bloobstutter's Ice Cream Bath text story by Rod Reed. Smugglers At the Beach starring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny. The Uninvited Guest, pencils by Charles Quinlan; On his way back to Twin Rivers, Hopalong rest for a night on a remote farm where the family mistakes him for someone else with money, aiming to buy their ranch. Comix Cards feature with Ozzie and Babs. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 38, Issue 3 - May, 1948. True crime magazine. 8.5" x 11", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Mentioned in Seduction of the Innocent. Cover art by Al Feldstein. "The Ninfant Nuisance," script and art by Al Feldstein; Corliss writes a love letter to movie star Richard Deane; When Dexter catches her as she's writing, she tears up the letter; However, Mildred's little brother Raymond pieces the paper together and jumps to the conclusion that the letter is meant for Dicky Foster, Dexter's rival. "Double Trouble"; Corliss books singer Franky Sonora for a fund-raising dance, not realizing his appearance fee will be $2,500. "Blind Date" text story. "The Homework Hoax"; Mildred asks Corliss to go to the movies, but Corliss lies and says she has too much homework; When Dexter doesn't ask her to go to the movies, as she expected, she goes by herself and finds Dexter and Mildred there. "The Junk Heap," script and art by Bob Brown; Criss decides to trade-in his old car for another used car, but gets swindled. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 38, Issue 149 - May, 1948. Digest-size UK men's magazine. Articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 5" x 7.25", 116 pages, B&W with color.

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Vol. 38 #5 - May 1948. Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11.5", 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Reed Crandall. The Saboteur starring Blackhawk, pencils by Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. Untitled stories starring Torchy (script and art by Bill Ward), Dogtag (script and art by Bart Tumey), Will Bragg (script and art by Paul Gustavson), Ezra (script and art by Harry Sahle), and Choo Choo (script and art by Gill Fox). The Red Balloon text story starring Blackhawk. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Dan Gordon. Stories and art by Frank Willard, Milt Gross and Al Hartley. A collection of Frank Willard's comic strip about streetwise Moon and his wacky neighbors in Emmy Schmaltz's boarding house. ACG's Michel imprint published these early issues. Moon accepts a lift from what appears to be a self-driving car, but is actually the ride of an escaped lunatic. A traveler tries to get directions from Ickey Ike, in a story with art by future Archie artist Al Hartley. Junior gets a job as a bellboy in a fancy hotel, in a "That's My Pop" story by Milt Gross. Plus Banana Oil! and Count Screwloose strips by Gross. Moon Mullins; Banana Oil!; Go Straight, Young Man; Ickey Ike; Yaas, My Lord!; That's My Pop!; Count Screwloose Cartoon Page; Moon Gets an Offer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 8, Issue 6 - May, 1948. Movie/Television fan magazine with a focus on the celebrities of the Golden-Age of cinema and television. This issue contains a look at the careers of Rita Hayworth, Burt Lancaster and Elizabeth Taylor. Also included are full page headshots of June Allyson, Larry Parks, Joan Crawford, Shirley Temple, Burt Lancaster, Elizabeth Taylor, Ava Gardner, Bob Mitchum, Betty Grable and others with faux signatures. Softcover Magazine, 8.5" x 10", 102 pages, B&W with a few color pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 6, Issue 4 - May, 1948. Diana Lynn photo cover. Vintage Hollywood gossip tabloid with a focus on the lives of celebrities during the golden-age of cinema. This issue features portraits of celebrities such as; Janis Paige, Gene Kelly, Ann Sothern, Frank Sinatra, Coleen Gray, Ray Milland, Diana Lynn, Jimmy Stewart, Richard Conte, and Farley Granger. 8.5" x 10.5", 110 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

In order of appearance: "Dutch Schultz, Beast of Evil" reprinted as "Beast of Evil" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #6; "John Lord, Ohio's Murdering Fagin" art by Don Rico; "Gang Leaders, John Wegler"; "Joseph Medley, Lady Killer" retitled and reprinted as "The Strangler" in Shock Detective Cases (1952) #20 and Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) #11; and "Gang Leaders, The Car Barn Gang" reprinted in Crimes By Women (1948) #3. "With Love and Murder, A True Crime Story" text story reprinted in Spectacular Stories Magazine (1950) #3 and retitled and reprinted as "The Poisonous Heart, A True Crime Story" in Shock Detective Cases (1952) #20 and Startling Terror Tales (1953-54 2nd Series) #11. Indicia states "MURDER, INCORPORATED". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

May 1948. Cover by ??. "Death Sleeps Here!" by John D. MacDonald, "Red Runs the Tide" by Joel Townsley Rogers, and "Some Die Easy" by Day Keene, plus other detective and mystery stories by Donald G. Cormack, Seymour Irving Richin, V. E. Thiessen, Lauri Wirta, and Zeta Rothschild. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 130 newsprint pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.25.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Series. Reprints material from New Funnies (1942-1946 Dell). Cover price $0.10.