Comic books August 1948

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Canadian Edition. Identical to its U.S. counterpart except with blank interior covers. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Ace). Stories and art by Charles Flanders, Drake Williams, H. H. Knerr, Doc Winner, Chic Young, Joe Musial, Lee Falk, Ray Moore, William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Includes Alex Raymond's Jungle Jim. The Phantom is involved in a daring rescue attempt; Historical strip Fighting Americans profiles Civil War General Jeb Stuart. The Phantom; Jungle Jim; Henry; Katzenjammer Kids; Fighting Americans; Blondie; Brick Bradford; The Lone Ranger; Teddy and Sitting Bull; Doc Winner's Daffy Doodles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by F. W. Ellsworth (credited) and Bernie Breslauer (actual). Cover art by Otto Feuer. Stories by Otto Feuer, Rube Grossman, Jack Mendelsohn, and Howie Post. Anthropomorphic funny-animal tales filled with Animal Antics, featuring such characters as the Raccoon Kids, Pete the Pup, Custer Cat and Cheesy the Mouse, Sheriff Corky, and Presto Pete. Captain Tootsie candy ad, art by C. C. Beck. Jim Wise- PF Canvas shoes ad, art by Al Plastino. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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August, 1948. Volume 41, Issue 6. Cover by Canedo. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Nick Cardy. Untitled Manhunters - Guardians of the Law story. Untitled Scoop Daily story, art by Joey Cavallo; Scoop is uncovering a full fledged war in the making between the United States and Mexico. Murderer! starring Lucky Coyne; A man is killed for not paying his gambling debts. The White Death, art by Gus Ricca; The mysterious deaths of society women, all by the draining of their bodies of blood, prompts the Veiled Avenger to pose as a wealthy society dame in order to lure the perpetrators out of hiding. Untitled Lucky Coyne story; A murdered lady found in a runaway car. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart VG- 3.5 $89.00 View scans 1" cumulative spine split. Corner chew. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Volume 7, Issue 3 - August, 1948. Men's magazine with humor and pin-up pictorials. Peter Driben cover. 8.5" x 11.5". 68 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Howard Boughner and Art Helfant. Art by Bill Ward, Art Helfant and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. The villain called The Outlaw uses a "reintegrator-camera" to transform paintings of Old West killers Jesse James, Quantrill and Black Rufe into the real things. Sivana, Jr.'s latest invention causes people to do and say the exact opposite of what they intend. A raven who says "Nevermore" brings Freddy a plea for help, from a woman in an enchanted castle guarded by dragons, in a story featuring early art by legendary good-girl artist Bill Ward. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit, by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Capt. Marvel Jr. Duels with the Outlaw; Rubbernose Randolph; Judge Smudge; Capt. Marvel Jr. and Sivana Jr.'s Sinister Secret Serum; Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Secret of the Ink!; Kanvasback Is Interviewed; Thunder at the End; Capt. Marvel Jr. and the Raven of Enchanted Castle! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1st Printing, Line Drawing Cover. Cited in "Seduction of the Innocent". (HRN 51, 8/48). Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by George Tuska, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Sicilian siblings the Genna Brothers rule Chicago's Little Italy, until they come up against Capone's Chicago Outfit. The history of the Brady Gang that terrorized Maine, and their bloody finish. An insane killer becomes known as the Nebraska Fiend and kills more than a dozen people in the 1870s. The Savage Genna Brothers: Bootleggers; On the Level; The Ferocious Brady Gang; Don't Die Laughing; Dick Richards, A Two-Legged Rat If There Ever Was One!; Crazy Dan Zarella and His Stupid Stooge, Vincent Furo; Who Dunnit? 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by A.C. Hollingsworth and others. Fox Feature Syndicate creates a pre-Code title guaranteed to provide lurid covers and art, as women both historical and fictional commit murder and other heinous acts. The terrifying Belle Gunness becomes one of the first American serial killers, and not even her children are safe; French midget Andre Chateau has a big yen for murder; Jean Torson and her husband kill and rob their way across the Midwest. Belle Gunness, the Monster of Laporte; Anna Slayne, Flower of Evil; The Midget Murderer; Murder Out of Season; Jean Torson, Satans Daughter. 32 pages, Full Color. In order of appearance: "Belle Guness, The Monster of Laporte" reprinted in Vixens, Vamps and Vipers SC (2014 EA Press) Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics #1-1ST; "Anna Slayne, Flower of Evil" reprinted in Public Enemies (1989 Malibu) #2; "The Midget Murderer" art by Alvin C. Hollingsworth; and "Jean Torson, Satan's Daughter" reprinted in Public Enemies (1989 Malibu) #2. "Murder out of Season" text story. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Chester Gould and Bill Ely. Dell reprints the original comic-strip adventures of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints strips from Feb. 7 - March 5, 1935. Boris Arson has a knack for escape, and leads Tracy and Pat Patton on a merry chase with the help of cronies like Cutie Diamond and his own sister, Zora Arson. The backup feature by Bill Ely stars tough cop Jim O'Brien, a plainclothes detective nicknamed The Iron Man. Dick Tracy; Dick Tracy Reports to You; The Iron Man. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Cold Deck Gun-Angel" a novel by Walt Coburn.

Aug 1948. Two novels; "Cold Deck Gun-Angel" by Walt Coburn and "Dead Man's Wagon Boss" by Thomas Thompson; two novelettes "The Long Rifle" by Wilbur S. Peacock and "Brothers of the Bugle" by Kenneth Fowler, and three short stories; "Hoofbeats Over Hell" by George C. Appell, "Panama Passage" by Tom W. Blackburn, "Set Your Hat and Grab Your Gun!" by Bob Obets, and "Frontiersman Who Made History" by Cedric W. Windas. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white text with spot illos.; 98 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 19, Issue 3 - August 1948 (whole number 113). 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/4-in., 224 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Add to cart CGC 7.0 $499.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4601482001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Vintage men's interest magazine full of adult humor comics and tasteful pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11.5", 64 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $81.00 View scans Paper: Off white Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $60.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $60.00 View scans Paper: Cream	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $42.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $37.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Fair $13.00 View scans Paper: Tan to Cream Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

"The Night Before the End of the World" a short story by Murray Leister.

Aug 1948. Cover by Lawrence. "The Purple Sapphire" by John Taine and "The Night Before the End of the World" by Murray Leinster. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Leydanfrost. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $47.00 View scans Paper: Off white Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $2.65 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $2.65 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $3.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
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Volume 10, Issue 8 - August, 1948. Cover by Walter Haskell Hinton. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "The Man From Yesterday" by Lee Francis. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 166 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $475.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4584078010 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Joe Doolin and others. Edited by Joseph V. Daffron and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Jack Kamen, 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. Corrupt white men try to impersonate tribal gods until Tiger Girl intervenes; Hooks Devlin investigates a rash of forest fires; Senorita Rio becomes involved in the search for a shrunken head that conceals a secret. Another action-packed Tiger Girl cover. Tiger Girl; Risks, Unlimited starring Rip Carson; Kayo Kirby; Men of Adventure: Kit Carson; Hooks Devlin; Senorita Rio; Captain Fight. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Staple rust. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling.

Volume 1, Issue 4 - August, 1948. Vintage men's interest magazine full of pin-ups and glamour photos paired with humorous text stories and adult comic strips. 8" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Dick Briefer. Cover by Dick Briefer. The first incarnation of Dick Briefer's famed Frankenstein comic featured Addams Family-style dark comedy and monster hijinks. A maniac has discovered a way to turn human beings into balloons; Frankenstein introduces his headless friend to a man who has a head but no body; Frankenstein helps an assortment of odd-looking monsters find jobs. The Balloon Maker; Harry's Head; Peace, It's Wonderful; Mr. Wagg; Goofy Gus the Inventor; Honey Herring. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Rube Grossman. Time Out for Laughs ad. Untitled Nutsy Squirrel story, art by Rube Grossman; The ghosts are trying to scare the landlord away and Nutsy wants to help. Untitled Robin Crusoe story, art by Rube Grossman; Friday tries to trick Robin into doing his work for him. Untitled Nutsy Squirrel story, art by Rube Grossman; Nutsy finds a violin at the City Dump, but can't figure out what it's for. Untitled Sweeney and Willie story, art by Ronald Santi; Sweeney gets a mysterious package, but refuses to open it. Untitled Willy Wolf story. One-page Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop cartoon, art by Martin Naydel. Untitled Nutsy Squirrel text story, art by Rube Grossman. Untitled Nutsy Squirrel story, art by Rube Grossman; Nutsy finds a valuable painting, which the Professor wants, but Nutsy's echo tells him not to give it away. Scribbly ad. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Contains three Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in sixteen consecutive issues of Goofy Comics (1943 Nedor/Standard) (#20-#35) and in eighteen consecutive issues of companion title Happy Comics (1943) (#20-#37). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Goofy Gander in the Land of the Wishing Well"; "Uncle Pigly Gets the Bird!" by Vincent Fago; "Hubert" by Allan Hubbard; "Wilbur Fox" story by Hubie Karp, art by Lynn Karp; "Tooter"; "Goofy Gander"; "Li'l Thomas Hippopot" by Jack Bradbury; "Uncle Pigly"; and "Burton" art by Harris Steinbrook. Illustrated text stories: "The Reckless Horse: This Galloping Steed Kept Running Into Trouble!" by Lily K. Scott, two illustrations by Frank Frazetta; and "Lonnie the Lone Wolf: A Boastful Animal Finally Learns His Lesson!" by Betty Cummings, illustration by Frank Frazetta. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! 1-pagers) and unknown. Art by Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! 1-pagers) and unknown. Hedy De Vine stars in: "Hedy's Hosts of Ghosts!"; "Some Fan, Eh Kid?"; "Hedy Flies High!"; and "The Hedy Who Wasn't!" Also in this issue: 2-page text story "The Last Roundup"; Millie the Model in "Basket Beauties!"; Nellie the Nurse in "Nellie Gets Her Man!"; two untitled Hey Look! 1-pagers by Harvey Kurtzman; and untitled Stamp News article by Kent B. Stiles. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Hopalong Cassidy stars in "Bridge of Despair," "Return of the Arizona Kid," "Last Performance," and "Justice Triumphs." Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone Jr. back-up story, "Gold Digger." Comix "Cards" Ozzie and Babs from Wow Comics. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit" by C.C. Beck. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher, C.C. Beck, Lee Elias and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Joe and Knobby are roped into judging a bathing-beauty contest. Flyin' Fools Chickie and Gootch join an air carnival and meet Penny Antee and her trouble-prone pooch, Champ. Plus a war bonds PSA by Fisher and two prose adventures of early female superhero Black Cat. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. The Big Bathing Beauty Contest; Joe's Public; Accidental Punch; Knobby's Art Lesson; On the Air With Knobby; Knobby's Big Deal; Flossie; Chickie Ricks The Flyin' Fool; Winnie the Waitress; Black Cat: Fatal Blunder; Black Cat: Marked Terror; Little Max Lends a Helping Hand. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Fight Fix!, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Sergeant Ray Gullaver and Rita Costello trap crooked gamblers who fixed a boxing match. Murder Special Delivery, pencils by Jerry Robinson, inks by Mort Meskin; deceived by a faithless admirer, docile Deborah Cowling turned into a venomous killer; story set in the gay 90s. Al Spencer... Last of the Old West Bandits. Full-page ad for Prize's Charlie Chan comic #1 includes repro of cover and illo of Charlie Chan. Hand and Foot text story. Held For Ransom!, art by A. C. Hollingsworth. A Fortune in Slugs!, art by Bill Draut. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $600.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Centerfold Missing, Affects Story. Incomplete Label #0342574003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Master of Murder starring Human Torch, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. The Last Atoll starring Sub-Mariner, art by Ken Bald. Mad Music Moans a Devil's Dirge starring Blonde Phantom, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. Boy Who Couldn't Study starring Captain America, art by Syd Shores. 52 pages Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.70 3 1/2" Cumulative spine split.

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Vol. 39 #2 - Aug. 1948. Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $230.00 View scans Paper: White Label #3718786001

Cover art by Reed Crandall. The Besieged City starring Blackhawk, pencils by Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. Untitled story starring Torchy (script and art by Bill Ward). The Fireballs text story starring Blackhawk. Trackem Private Detective Agency starring Choo Choo, script and art by Gill Fox. Pottsville Clothing Co. starring Dogtag, script and art by Bart Tumey. Homo Braggadocio starring Will Bragg, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Fore starring Ezra, script and art by Harry Sahle. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $1,899.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Minor color touch, tear seal. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Ken Bald. "The Lost City of Yucatan," pencils by Bill Everett; Namora stops Big Jim Derry from stealing the treasures of the Mayans. "The Kingdom Beneath the Sea," script by Bill Woolfolk; When a sunken ship comes to rest near the city of Mu, the ambitious Karlak rouses his countrymen to conquer the primitive surface dwellers; Fortunately, Namora and Namor foil his plans. Two-page text story, "Page the Murderer." "Shadow Over Shanghai," art by Bill Everett; Namor foils diamond thieves in Shanghai.36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fair $2.50 View scans Water damage: Extensive.

August, 1948 Issue - 8.5" x 11", 92 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $1,699.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover and interior staining, small lateral spine tears, staple rust/migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart PR 0.5 $949.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) INCOMPLETE. Panels missing, interrupts art and story. RESTORATION. Interior piece fill. Interior tearing. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Matt Baker. Wine, Women, and Sudden Death starring Phantom Lady, art by Matt Baker. Case of the Murderous Model starring Phantom Lady, script by Gregory Page, art by Matt Baker. Peter Treadway, Cleveland's Brutal Killer. The Crime Goddess text story. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.65 Interior is complete. Extensive accumulation of defects. Water saturation and mold.

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Stories and art by Vic Herman, Jan Levine, Elizabeth Eicher, Ellin Jaynes, Helen Diehl Olds, Grace Wolleson, Mickey Klar Marks, 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 detailed feature on the Girl Scouts; Tizzie's walk home becomes a chaotic comedy of errors; The Pigtail Club faces the end of summer and closing down their summer camp. The Pigtail Club; Girl Scouts All; Speck, Star Camper; Copy-cat Cottons; Tizzie: Nothing Happened, Mom!; Time to Waist; The Week End Pest; Meet Miss Mermaid; Hobbies; Button, Button, Who's Got the Button?; Too Many Boys; Cool as a Mint Leaf; Summer Pests; Riddle of Rose Hill; Pigtailers Talk Things Over; Polly Prefers; Needle Play; Club Round-up; Polly in the Kitchen. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Morris Gollub, Mary Greenwalt, Elizabeth Coatsworth, Frank Jupo and Dan Noonan. Johnny Gruelle's famous doll characters have adventures and learn lessons, featuring early art from Walt Kelly. Legendary Pogo artist Walt Kelly adapts Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including Pease, Porridge and The Circus. After the Loonies tear the Calico Dragon to pieces, Raggedy Ann and Andy ask if the gnomes can stitch him together again – after all, they are patchwork toys. A retelling of a classic Laplander folk tale, The Red Hot Star. Plus activity pages and "nonesuch" animals. The Kitten Stand; Raggedy Ann; Egbert Elephant; What Makes a Bullfrog Croak?; The Red Hot Star; The Raggedy Way; Animal Mother Goose; None-Such Animals: The Prandle; Billy and Bonny Bee. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $8.80 Water damage. Mold. Cover oxidation. Staple rust.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Art by Leonard Starr and Art Helfant. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #30. No issue # on cover; Vol. 3, issue #6 in indicia. A magician's hoax backfires fatally. Kidnappers overlook a single detail that proves their undoing. Escaped convicts outrun their luck when they try to help other cons escape. The Man Who Buried Himself; The Snatchers; Cash Box Cassie; You Can't Cheat An Honest Man The True Story of Jack Laurentian; The Boy Detective; Hot Wire; Fetlock Groans the Detective; Rub-Out Ranch. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Red Ryder, King of the Royal Mounted, the Kiyotee Kids, and Panamint Patty. Two-page text story, "Little Beaver Trouble Shooter." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD- 1.8 $7.60 Tape on spine. Spine break.

Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Rogers and the Headless Horseman, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Roy helps the sheriff track down a murdering, robbing, headless horseman. McDonald of the Rangers--Great Lawmen of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, art by Harry Parks (Parkhurst). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $140.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

August 15, 1948. Spirit Weekly Newspaper section. Scripts, pencils/inks by Eisner except where noted. Tabloid Sized Newsprint, 10-3/4" x 15", 8 pages, full color.

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August 29, 1948. Spirit Weekly Newspaper section. Scripts, pencils/inks by Eisner except where noted. Tabloid Sized Newsprint, 10-3/4" x 15", 8 pages, full color.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $200.00 View scans Cover oxidation. Moisture damage.

Robin in "Who Is Mr. Mystery," the Star-Spangled Kid in "The Adventures of the Rope," Captain Compass in "The Adventure of the Man Who Lived Twice," and Tomahawk in "The Lost Valley!" 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.