Comic books November 1948

Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola and Bob Powell. Reprints of Alfred Andriola's detective comic strip Kerry Drake and other adventure tales. This issue features reprints from Feb. - May, 1946. Stick-up man deluxe Kid Gloves and Ecstasy Martin abduct a diamond salesman. Plus a Man in Black story and a gun safety promo starring Kerry Drake. Ace Detective Proves Crime Can't Win; Kerry Drake; Kid Gloves; The Man in Black; The Case of the Matching Slipper; The Case of the Strange Suicide. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Al Hartley, Cal Howard and Milt Gross. Art by Al Hartley, Bob Wickersham and Milt Gross. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Pops finally claims the car he ordered two years before and gets the runaround from the dealership, in a story thats a real time-capsule of what it was like to buy a new car in 1948; Solid Jackson masquerades as his own mother to get on a You Bet Your Life-style radio show; A classic Count Screwloose caper by Milt Gross. No Bus Like Bess; The Big Cleanup!; Clothes Make the Gang; A Dog's Life!; Kollege Kapers; The Flat Tire; Count Screwloose; The Super-Duper Market; Solid Jackson. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Capp. Li'l Abner and His Narrow Escape, script and art by Al Capp; Daisy Mae returns to Dogpatch. Li'l Abner and the Sadie Hawkins Day Race, script and art by Al Capp; The race is on, and Tiny Mite is after Li'l Abner. Hairless Joe gets upset because Lonesome Polecat decides to participate in the Sadie Hawkins Day race. Wheaties Breakfast of Champions ad starring Tommy Henrich. Touchdown! text story. Li'l Abner Faces the End, script and art by Al Capp; Li'l Abner barely escapes marriage; Lonesome Polecat is caught, scalped and released; He returns to live with Hairless Joe. East Beat Hempstead, art by Bob Powell; Tommy Tween helps win a high school football game. Captain Tootsie and the Babe Ruth Story ad. The Tale of the Tea Shop text story. Fun Parade Joke Books ad. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Stanley. Little Lulu Goes Shopping; Alvin gets into all sorts of mischief when Lulu takes him grocery shopping. The Bad Boy; Tubby and Lulu try to get down a piece of bread and jelly stuck to the ceiling in Tub's house. Lost Dog; Tubby is looking for a neighbor's dog named Ting-a-Ling. The Ugly Duckling; Lulu tells Alvin about when she was once the Ugly Duckling. All scripts and art by John Stanley. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Reprints strips from 9/10/40 to 11/9/40. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Lone Ranger and the 'Skeleton', script by Fran Striker, art by Charles Flanders; "The Skeleton," a tall bony figure, seeks revenge on Mr. Harding, who has gone west to build a railroad. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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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, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Clayton Knight, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, and Joe Musial. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake closes the trap on the master criminal called The Dome; Heroes on Wings features Gene May. Mandrake the Magician; Hi Stars; Heroes on Wings; Dollar-A-Dither; Goodnight Stories; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Little Acorns; Henry; Blondie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 11 - November, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 154 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Otto Binder, Kurt Schaffenberger, and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. Carlton Clutch, "The Monarch of Money," attempts a hostile takeover of Radio Whiz. The original Captain Marvel battles Duke Titano, the World's Mightiest Crook. Mary Marvel investigates after priceless ancient tapestries in a museum are deliberately destroyed. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads, including a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Babe Ruth Story," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck and a cameo by actor William Bendix, promoting the film The Babe Ruth Story. Marvel Family: The Monarch of Money; Lazy Lee: Restrained; Boxcar Benny: Short Changed; Mary Marvel: The Web of the Weaver; Boxcar Benny: Boot Him; Captain Marvel Jr.: The Perilous Pearl; Headline Harry: The Big Trap; Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Novice Burglar; Captain Marvel: The Worlds Mightiest Crook! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Marvel Family Goes Into Business," Mary Marvel in "The Trap," "Capt. Marvel Jr. in "The Clown of Crime," and Captain Marvel in "The Three Dooms." Also in this issue: Headline Harry in "Below Sea Level" and Freshman Freddy in "The Magic Marker." Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Kurt Schaffenberger. The Doubting Thomas Doubter, art by Kurt Schaffenberger; Thomas Doubter temporarily gains Captain Marvel, Jr.'s powers. Wheaties comic-style ad wioth Vern Stephens. Nature's Murderer! starring Nyoka the Jungle Girl; After the death of his father, young Steve Hagen inherits the entire estate, overseen in trust by his Uncle Michael; However, greedy Michael suggests to the lad that a hunting trip in the jungle would be just the thing to lift the boy's spirits, the Uncle believing that "accidents" do happen in the jungle. The Babe Ruth Story Tootsie Roll ad with Captain Tootsie, art by C. C. Beck. Dressed to Kill! starring Bulletman, art by Bill Ward. Employment Escapade starring Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb. Suspected starring Tom Mix, pencils by Carl Pfeufer, inks by John Jordan. Two Comix Cards featuring Monte Hale. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 39, Issue 155 - February, 1949. Digest-size UK men's magazine. Articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 5" x 7.25", 116 pages, B&W with color.

Vol. 39 #5 - Nov. 1948. Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Reed Crandall. Blackhawk Challenges Fate starring Blackhawk, pencils by Reed 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), and Ezra (script and art by Harry Sahle). Information, Ltd. starring Choo Choo, script and art by Gill Fox. Meadow Murder text story starring Blackhawk. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 37 #6 - November, 1948. Articles on Shirley Temple, Lana Turner, Joan Crawford, Rosalind Russell, and more. News, reviews, movie ads and gossip. 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/4-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Monte is assigned to clean up Baker City, but the town boss forces him to face the gunslinger known as The Undertaker, who orders a coffin for Monte as soon as he hits town. Monte learns that ringmaster Top Hat Taylor faked a robbery of his own circus, but before he can do anything about it, he wakes up in the gorilla cage. Monte discovers the secret of the giant stone idol that the Buffalo tribe worships. Monte Meets the Undertaker; Old Slick: Drip!; Bronko Betsy; Top Hat's Trouble; Gray Hawk: Voice of the Cave; Black Hills Bonanza; Big Bow and Little Arrow: Once Too Often; Valley of Death; Pinto Pete: Saddles Up; Buffalo Bull: The Lying Lion; Old Smokey: Affectionate. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Counterfeit"; Pat takes photos in a nightclub and sells Lonnys perfume to customers; Lonny admits he buys stolen perfume from a fence; Dexter tells Lonny he can counterfeit perfume cheaper than buying from the fence, and Pat reluctantly agrees to go along because shes in love with Lonny; She convinces old friend Dino, a gangster who owns various clubs, to stock the perfume. "My Love Will Ever Haunt Me," art by Rudy Palais; Stella tells her story to arguing couple Kay and Tim. She fell in love with Johnny, a boxer turned songwriter; When his music career falters, Johnny goes back to the ring. Stella isnt happy ("I thought I was marrying a songwriter not a prizefighter"), dates old friend Charlie, and sends Johnny a breakup letter on the night of his championship fight; Johnny loses badly and is injured; Stella marries Charlie but he is an abusive drunk. "I Stood Accused" text story. "I Almost Didn't Marry My War Hero, Because," art by Jack Kamen; Pam and Larry fall in love, but Peg shows up and says shes Larrys wife; Larry explains: he knew Peg during the war and she appeared again, afterwards, angling for a marriage proposal; He didn't love her, so he turned her down. Now she wants $5000 for her "broken heart." Indicia states "MY LIFE, True Stories in Pictures. (Formerly Meet Corliss Archer)." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 12, Issue 2 - November, 1948. 6.75" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 18, Issue 4 - November, 1948. 6.75" x 9", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.