Comic books August 1948

Cover art by Bob Lubbers. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; Jake Burns has framed Buckaroo for a crime and taken over his ranch. Untitled story, art by Tex Blaisdell; With only the help of her kid brother and old Cactus Pete, Belle takes on four cattle rustlers. Untitled story, art by Ken Battefield; Mustang is framed for murder and stage robbery. Jesse James bio by Richard Speed. Jack Dalton bio by Richard Speed. "Graveyard Gulch," art by George Tuska; Buckaroo and Rusty tangle with dope smugglers. Pistol Packin' Preacher text story. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $13.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Good $7.00 View scans Front cover detached 15%. Staple rust: Slight.

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. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $199.45 or Best Offer View scans Cover coming loose at staples, lateral spine tear. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Gene Fawcette, Frank Frazetta, William McClellon, King Ward, Charles S. Strong, Hube Karp, and Ken Champin. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 62, Issue 2 - August, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $18.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Aug 1948. Cover by Earl K. Bergey. Stories by William Tenn, Noel Loomis, Theodore Sturgeon, Ray Bradbury, Murray Leinster, Henry Kuttner, William Fitzgerald, Margaret St. Clair, and Wesley Long. Two Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 148 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren, Ving Fuller and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 13 #1. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bathless Groggins plans a prank on his wealthy nemesis Hagstone, but Hagstone hopes to use it to get rid of Bathless forever, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with art by Raeburn van Buren. Bombo goes undercover at Mr. Biltybux's new circus, and gets put in charge of rogue elephant Gunga. Li'l Abner does not know that he is the latest radio sensation, in a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; Doc Syke; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fair $8.00

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Painted cover by Everett Kinstler. 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. A corrupt newspaper editor who's the head of a rustling gang uses his paper to frame Tom for murder. Tom meets the beautiful Ann, but she has a strange connection to the outlaws who are plaguing the town. Tom realizes that the mysterious killer stalking the town is carnival performer Samara, and her trained leopard! Plus Comix Cards (like the later Marvel Value Stamps) featuring Ibis and Taia. Also, a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Painted cover by comics and fine-art legend Everett Raymond Kinstler. Accused!; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; Jail Break; Divided Loyalty!; Tom Mix and the Laughing Leopard Lady; Tumbleweed Jr.: and the Sunday Suit; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; Tom Mix and the Gallant Guns. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $2,700.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4407789001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $799.95 or Best Offer View scans Near full-length spine split/chew. Interior staining. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

"Meet the Split Benny Benny Dickson, Public Enemy # 1," "$100.00 Reward for Adolph Berg," "Joyce McAllister," "Boston's Black Spade," and "Vengeance of the Mounted." Classic Jack Cole cover and art. Featuring a drug story with hypodermic needles, an opium den, and an addict in the throes of withdrawal! Cover price $0.10.

Aug. 1948. True crime magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/4-in., 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Syd Shores, inks by Bill Everett. "The Killer Badman and the Colt-Hung Kid"; Two-Gun Kid rides Cyclone into what he thinks is a peaceful town but is suddenly corrected when he hears the sounds of gunshots; He witnesses a bank robbery seeing the shooter get away. "Guns, Gold, and Glory!", art by Syd Shores; Two-Gun Kid is checking into a hotel in Cactus County, Arizona where the clerk hands him a letter; It's from Two-Gun's friend Billy Bailey who writes that he is about to die and leaves Two-Gun his ranch in payment for once saving his life. "Gun Guard for Boot-Hill!"; The Sheriff is called out into the street because there is trouble with the incoming stagecoach; Rushing outside he finds that the shotgun rider has been killed, the third this week. "Good Luck to Me" text story. "Death in the Ring!", pencils by Syd Shores, inks by John Forte; The Two-Gun Kid stops at a blacksmith to get his horse shoed, and the blacksmith suggests that the Kid take a coach up to Cimarron City to see the big fight between Curly Collins and the champ Gus Matzo; The Kid decides to go and check it out for himself. The Two Gun Kid coloring page by Syd Shores. "Oil Is Where You Find It" starring Annie Oakley. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled story: The beautiful Venus the Goddess of Love comes to Earth, much to the surprise of Beauty Magazine publisher Whitney Hammond. Also include in the issue: another untitled Venus story; a two-page text piece called "Male Mixup"; "Hedy's Picture Problem!"; and "Hey, Look!" Script and art by Harvey Kurtzman. Cover price $0.10.

Red Circle Cover Variant #1, cover art by Leonard Starr. Features 1st appearance of Venus and Hedy Devine. "Hey Look" by Harvey Kurtzman. NOTE: Leftover covers to Red Circle Comics #4 (April 1945 Rural Home Publications) were restapled over other early 1950s coverless distributor returned copies, with the result that today a great variety of "Red Circle" cover variants exist, with more being discovered. The value of such variants is governed by the comic within, with the result that values vary widely. This Venus #1 variant represents one of the most desirable of the variants yet discovered. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ralph Lane and Ernest Lynn (credited as Michael O'Malley). Comic-strip private eye Vic Flint faces colorful killers and mystery murderers. The mysterious cowboy named Dice gives Vic a $500 bill and tells him to meet at the "gold clock" at 10 PM. Dice is murdered minutes later, setting Vic on the case involving a mysterious trinket and the plus-sized killer called "Hippo." Jimmy Dexter, Racket-Buster, investigates a cover-up of polluted water at a new resort. Vic Flint; Hand Blocked for Murder; Jimmy Dexter Racket-Buster: The Case of the Dangerous Water; Catch That Rat! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. In this issue: Wacky Duck in "Bubble Trouble!", "The Inventor!", "The Plumbing Problem" and "Racing Riot"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Bill Walsh, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Ralph Heimdahl, Harvey Eisenberg, Gil Turner, George Waiss, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 8 #11. 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, Mickey hosts Minnie's demanding aunt Marissa, who unexpectedly takes a liking to Goofy. In a story by Barks, Donald and Gladstone talk themselves into a fund-raising race for Daisy's club. Bootle Beetle reveals his life story to Bucky Bug. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; The Trial of Donald Duck; Three for Breakfast; Mickeys "Safe and Sane" Fourth; Mickey Mouse and Aunt Marissa. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Howard Sherman. The Fangs of the Rattler, art by Howard Sherman. Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit Tootsie Pops ad, art by C.C. Beck. The Four Notches of Hate starring Vigilante, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. Rodeo for Rogues starring Rodeo Rick, script by Gardner Fox, art by Howard Post. Brands and Branding Irons history of cattle brands. The Ghost of Zuni Canyon starring Cowboy Marshal, art by Ed Smalle Jr. Conqueror of Billy the Kid fact page with Pat Garrett. Ad for the Daisy Handbook and Daisy Air Rifles with Captain Marvel. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Charles W. Winter and Jules Steiner. Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. Lakota chief Crazy Horse's brave fight to save the Oglala makes him a legend to friend and foe alike. John Wesley Hardin may have been one of the greatest gunfighters of the Old West, if we can believe John Wesley Hardin. Guerrilla soldiers of the Old South and the Old West, Quantrill's Raiders gave many outlaws their start, including Frank and Jesse James. Battle on the 4th of July; Chief Crazy Horse; Snake of the Southwest: The True Story of John Wesley Hardin; Bunny; Kit Carson: Eagle of the West; Little-Shut-His-Eyes; Badman's Poison: The True Story of Wild Bill Hickok; Wanted Out West; The Outcast: The True Story of William Clarke Quantrill; Bedtime Story. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fair $4.80 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 40%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 11, Issue 5 - August, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $20.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 6, Issue 2 - August, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Sal Brodsky. Art by Sam Glanzman and others. Gun-blazing Western adventure from Fox Feature Syndicate. This issue features dangerous women of the Old West: Notorious dancer Velvet Rose and her outlaw lover Chet Hatch bring trouble to the ominously named town of Bloody Greens; Highwayman Jim Sikes is a thief and a killer, but his beautiful daughter Two-Gun Sal is ten times worse; Farmer's daughters Rita and Vivian Striker trade in their plows and gingham for pistols and stage holdups. The Saga of Velvet Rose and Her Dance of Death; Two-Gun Sal - Poison in Pigtails; Shootin' Duel; The Striker Sisters. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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#15 on cover. Numbering continues from Sunny, America's Sweetheart (1947 Fox) #14. In order of appearance: "John Ringo and Curly Bill, The Unholy Two" art by Jack Kamen; "Revenge!"; "Kiss of Death Kate" reprinted in Almanac of Crime (1948,1950 Fox Giant) #0; and "Gamblin' Gertie". "Fair to the Death" text story reprinted in Will Rogers Western (1950) #2. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Bernie Krigstein, Otto Binder, Pete Costanza, Al Zere, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. To celebrate Captain Marvel's 100th appearance in Whiz Comics, Radio WHIZ throws a party. But it is crashed by Sivana, who sends CM 100 trillion miles away with his "dimensional lightning," then invites 100 in criminals for a crime spree. Bully Blackheart plans to burn down the new jail, with an unconscious Golden Arrow inside, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Prince Ibis and Taia battle a sort of octo-merman at the bottom of a cursed pool, in a story narrated by the monster. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Get Clean Behind Your Bean." And a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Captain Marvel and the Hundred Horrors; The Culture Corner; Wilbur the Waiter; Golden Arrow: Jailed; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Doc Sorebones; Ibis the Invincible: The Forbidden Pool. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Fagaly. "Information Squeeze!"; Wilbur gets Linda to do his homework while he and Laurie go on the Truth and Catastrophies radio show. "Ship Ahoy"; Wilbur accidentally buys his father a boat for his birthday. Wilbur Quiz. "The Joint's Jumpin'"; The gang rehearses at Laurie's house for a dance contest. "Of Mice & Wilbur," art by Al Fagaly; Wilbur borrows a mouse to scare Laurie with, but it gets away from him. "Passing the Buck"; A few days after smashing the fender of his father's car, Wilbur gets permission to borrow it again. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Lesley has to get a good pin-up picture of Katy or he's fired. Watch for Katy Keene the Pin-Up Queen house ad. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD- 1.8 $74.95 or Best Offer View scan Heavy cover oxidation, edge chipping. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

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. Reporter Jane Martin battles river pirates; Greasemonkey Griffin accidentally uncovers a hidden Nazi base in his final adventure; The Phantom Falcon tries to decide which of a late inventor's children is trying to do away with the other two. Action-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.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Warren Kremer. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Carl Pfeufer and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky track down a mysterious gem in an ancient totem, in their final Golden Age adventure. The Howard Hughes-like Hugh Ward and his experimental plane the Zoomer mysteriously disappear just before their maiden flight. Plus a profusion of vintage comics-format ads, including a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade, and a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. And "Comix Cards" (like the later Marvel Value Stamps) featuring Hopalong Cassidy. Ozzie: Rest Cure; Bobo; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky and the Jewel of the Totem; Muscle Hedd; Phantom Eagle: The Flight of the Bee!; Willie the Worm; Penny Graves: No Time For Murder; Richard Richard, Private Dick: A Sad Case; Tom Mix: Death Rides the Stagecoach. Final issue under this title; the series continues as Real Western Hero (1948) #70. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.