Comic books October 1948

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Stories and art by Matt Baker, L. B. Cole, and Walter Johnson. Action in the Arctic north with the Canadian Mounties. The RCMP pursues Albert, a killer who's been described as a "human wolverine." Prospector Paydirt Pierce saves a beautiful woman from a panther attack and helps her outwit claim-jumpers, in a story with good-girl art by Walter Johnson. Action girl Rose o' the Yukon battles wolfpacks and pelt poachers in the northern woods, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. Hunt the Human Wolverine; Paydirt Pierce; Goldrush Junction; Cover-Up For Murder; Rose o' the Yukon; Seeds of Suspicion. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, Nyoka is hired to guide hunters into the jungle. But a rogue shaman nearby is supposedly transforming humans into jaguars. Nyoka and her employers get a little too close to the secret of the human jaguars. The Human Jaguars, Part I: The Secret Potion!; Nyoka's Jungle Quiz; Zuzu the ZooKeeper; Sloppy the Pig; Trader Tom; Ballyhoo Barney: Fats and Figures; Part II: Trapped; Killing Out of Season; Trader Tom; Nyoka the Jungle Girl's History of Animals: Long-Billed Birds; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: Job Hunters; Part III: Jungle Girl or Jaguar Girl? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Stories and art by Dan Gormley, Dan Noonan, Gil Turner, Harvey Eisenberg, Veve Risto and Charles Hedinger. Based on the popular movie shorts also known as Little Rascals, Dell's Our Gang Comics featured early work by Pogo's Walt Kelly and other cartooning greats. In a story by Kelly continued from previous issues, Toma guides Red and Chuck back to the boat, but Mr. Saturn has a new scheme brewing. Plus a one-pager featuring Happy Hound, better known these days as Droopy. Jerry and Tuffy find the house painters' lunch, but Tom is waiting for them. Jerry; Tom and Jerry; Adventures of Tom; Adventures of Jerry; Flip 'n' Dip; Barney Bear and Benny Burro; Our Gang; Wuff the Prairie Dog; Happy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"A Hiking We Will Go"; Babs insists on going on a hike with Ozzie and the boys. "The Dough Boy"; Mr. Forester teaches Algernon the value of money by having him earn it, which proves to be a very costly lesson. "Ups and Downs!"; Meathead and friends discuss seeing a movie. "That's Gratitude"; Dippy's new jacket has a loose seam and Ozzie makes it worse. "Oo! La! La!"; Babs and Glitter are once again at each other, this time over the new French teacher. Two Comix Cards of Tom Mix, Hopalong Cassidy and Monte Hale from Real Western Hero to cut out and paste on cardboard. "The Tricky Gift"; Ace plays a practical joke on Freshman Freddy. "Hot Prescription" text story by R. R. Symes. "In My Flying Machine"; Ozzie and Dip fix up a crashed helicopter, then proceed to crash into Mr. Forester's prized garden. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $395.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Tan to off white Only graded copy. Label #1488634013 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Al Camy. Stories and art by Al Camy, Bob Butts, Louis Dresser, and Bob Jenney. Like many of DS Publishing's crime comics, Pay-Off transformed slowly from violent pre-Code gangster stories to milder mysteries featuring heroic detectives. Reporter Margo Mason investigates "The Mystic Eye" when a wealthy jeweler is targeted by a fortune-teller because of his well-known superstitions. After a disfiguring accident ruins her career, a fashion model gone mad targets other models for murder. Joe and his partner go on a robbery-murder spree, but one thing sets Joe apart from smarter crooks: he keeps a diary. The Mystic Eye; Case Of the Missing Bullets; Killer Dillers; Carbon Copy Death; Double Identity; The Tell-Tale Nails; The Hat Box Murders; The Pennsylvania Bluebeard. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

October 1948. Digest-sized humor magazine, one cartoon per page. 5.5" x 7.5". Black and white. Mature. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Matt Baker. Bullets For Ballots! starring Phantom Lady, art by Matt Baker. Ace of Spades! starring Phantom Lady, art by Matt Baker. Booked for Murder! text story. Willy Vogel, the Gray Phantom—A True Crime Story. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Cole. The King of Crime starring Plastic Man, art by Jack Cole. Honeybun story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Candy story, script and art by Harry Sahle. Spirit story, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Lou Fine. The Secret Dungeon text story starring Plastic Man. Strangling Hand starring Manhunter. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest magazine focusing on true crime, and police cases. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 76 pages, text, with B&W images Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Vic Herman, Naunerle C. Farr, Leonard Suib, Pat Cherr, Carl Henry Rathjen, Kay Wambold, Patti Cooke, 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 profile of child film star Peter Miles, brother of the better-known actress Gigi Perreau; Tizzie and her friends explore the haunted house at the edge of town on Halloween; The Pigtail Club gets a guide dog for their teacher's blind husband. The Pigtail Club; Sugar and Spice; The Ghost Who Couldn't Haunt; Leading Man; Jim-Jam; Tizzie Meets a Ghost; Going Places; A Wish for Katrina; Polly Comes to Life; Ghost, Goblin or Witch?; Fancy Figuring; Scene About Town; Inside Outside; Piggy Bank Buys; Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?; Pigtailers Talk Things Over; Needle Play; Club News; Polly in the Kitchen. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. A Chart Showing the Travels of Popeye the Sailor in the Story of "Ghost Island"! Ghost Island!; Popeye travels to Ghost Island to rescue Swee'Pea. "Smash!" or "You Can Tell She's My Girl, Because She's Wearing Two Black Eyes!!"; Popeye wanders around town hitting everybody he comes across. "Okay, here's a nickel. Go git an iced cream cone"; Popeye gives Swee'Pea money for an ice cream cone. "Ahoy, Swee'Pea, the postman jus' brang ya a package"; Swee'Pea doesn't want to play with his new doll. Based on the classic cartoon and comic strip character. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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October 1948. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Featured articles in this issue include The Atomic Pile, How To Watch a Football Game, More Food From Light and lots more. 6 3/4-in. x 9 1/2-in. 340 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 19, Issue 1 - October, 1948. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Morris Gollub. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, George Kerr 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 The Lost Shoe and Jenny Wren. Raggedy Ann and Andy attend The Bugville Fair. The classic fairy tale of The Wolf and the Seven Goslings. Plus activity pages and "nonesuch" animals. Animal Mother Goose; The Wolf and the Seven Goslings; Raggedy Ann: The Bugville Fair; None-Such Animals: The Bliff; Egbert Elephant; The Brownies Submarine Adventure; A Play for Halloween; The Raggedy Way; Billy and Bonny Bee. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD- 1.8 $6.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 147, Issue 4 - September 17, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 148, Issue 1 - October 1, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 42, Issue 1 - October, 1948. 6.75" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by Jack Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Enrico Bagnoli, Ruben Moreira, and George Evans. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Outlaws target Firehair's tribe while seeking the treasure of San Sebastian; Jan of the Jungle tries to protect a baby albino elephant from hunters; Glory Forbes sets out to find who killed her uncle, a private eye. Action-packed Firehair cover by Bob Lubbers. Firehair; Jan of the Jungle; Sky Rangers; Danger Trail; I Confess; Glory Forbes; Tiger Man. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Dan Zolnerowich cover (signed as "Zolne"). "Policeman's Pledge," "Little Adam and the Duchess" (art by Mort Lawrence), "The Ghouls" (by Williams and John Belfi, we're not sure which Williams this is), "The Little Guillotines," "Louie's Dream Cottage" (also by Williams and Belfi), and "The Little Gunman's Debt" (art by Alfonso (?) Greene and Belfi). Two page text story, "There's Many a Slip." Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and Al Liederman. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Sometimes the opening caption says it best: "Many are the fabled outlaws...but none was so cunning and elusive as the ruthless desert bandit Gopher Graham!" Monte Hale investigates a series of killings by "Billy the Hangman," and learns it's a vendetta against the perpetrators of a long-ago murder. Gabby Hayes winds up trapped between outlaw Grizzly Gus and an actual grizzly, but luckily, he has cookies containing horse tranquilizers. 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 Killer Bear with Invisible Light, by Shazam co-creator CC Beck and Pete Costanza. Hopalong Cassidy: Gopher Hole; Chief Gray Matter; Saddlehead; Young Falcon: Clawing Death; Li'l Buck; Monte Hale: The Hangman's Scroll; Muscle Hedd; Loco Lew; Red Roan: Cougar Challenge; Cowboy Cal; Gabby Hayes and the Kayo Cookies; Tom Mix: Bullets Can't Spell! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Red Ryder, Telecomics presents King of the Royal Mounted, the Kiyotee Kids, and Panamint Patty. Two-page text story, "Little Beaver's Slamp-um Party." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

True stories of crime most foul fall victim to the pages of this short-lived vintage true crime magazine. Here, you will find tales of greed, jealousy, revenge, thievery, and murder....all true, all told in the words of the detectives who worked the cases. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Vol. 27 #12 - Jan. 1949. Boxing magazine. Features articles, departments, ratings, fight reports around the world and more. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/4-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Ernie Schroeder. Stories and art by Ernie Schroeder, Edmond Good, W. B. Smith, Leo Morey, Lawrence Dresser, and John Rosenberger. Lawmen battle outlaws to tame the Wild West in horse-opera tales from DS Publishing. Beautiful redheaded cowgirl Red is out to prove her brother Luke innocent of cattle rustling, in an early action-girl story. The tragic true story of the Osage Indian Murders. The horrifying true story of the Texas serial killer known as the "Alligator Man." Red's Last Chance; Wise Guy of the Prairie Gets a Lesson in Western Justice; The Osage Indian Murders; Mirror of Truth; The Invisible Reaper; Fate Takes a Hand; Hoss Laffs; The Alligators of Death. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. War at Indian Creek, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Roy has gone to work for Cattlemen's Association and gets caught up between feuding families. Great Lawmen of the Old West--Arranged by the Rangers non-fiction. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks (Parkhurst). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. The Baron of Skull Mesa, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Roy battles superstition and outlaws. Lt. Lee Hall text story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Jack Kamen cover. All stories reprinted in Terrifying Tales (1953) #13. In order of appearance: "Rulah Jungle Goddess, Devil Ladies!"; "Red Sands, Some Pertinent Facts About the American Indian"; "Rulah Jungle Goddess, Stalking Death!"; and "Rulah Jungle Goddess, Plazma Peril!". "The Fetish of Kwana Nkabwa" text story. Indicia states "RULAH". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.