Comic books March 1949

Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by Jesse Marsh, Nicholas Firfires and Elizabeth Beecher. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. Gene is ambushed by masked men when he responds to a call for help from a rancher friend. Arriving at the ranch, he learns that it is being stalked by a killer who leaves a Joker playing card behind. (!) Panhandle Pete tells the story of the beautiful senorita and the Pearls of Loretto. The Joker; Plumb Scairt; The Pearls of Loretto. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by Jesse Marsh, Nicholas Firfires and Elizabeth Beecher. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. Gene is ambushed by masked men when he responds to a call for help from a rancher friend. Arriving at the ranch, he learns that it is being stalked by a killer who leaves a Joker playing card behind. (!) Panhandle Pete tells the story of the beautiful senorita and the Pearls of Loretto. The Joker; Plumb Scairt; The Pearls of Loretto. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. In this issue of Georgie and Judy Comics: "Bargain Day Blues"; "Messing with Dressing!"; "Audition Ambition!"; and "Test Paper Caper!" Plus: untitled Hank and Lank 1-pager; Frankie in "Faulty Friendship!"; 2-page text story "Let's Go Riding"; and Willie in "Under a Spell!" 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 3 - March, 1949. Science fiction and fantasy magazine by Stanley Mullen. Cover design by Roy Hunt. Contributors to this issue: J. Cockroft, WM Wallrich, Paul D. O'Connor, Charles R. Bunnell, Stanley Mullen, Justin Herman, George R. Cowie, Marion Zimmer, Phil Rasch, Robert Flavie Carson, Philip Gray, Lin Cater, John Grossman, Jack Riggs. 7-in.x 8 1/2-in. 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Allen Saunders, Alfred Andriola, Buford Tune and Al Avison. The first comic to feature The Green Hornet, the radio-turned-movie superhero from the creator of the Lone Ranger. Casey Case learns the Green Hornet's true identity, and as he takes a new approach to crime, the Hornet faces the mysterious Woman In Black. The reader is invited to solve a two-page mystery before the Green Hornet can. Plus reprints of the classic comic strip Kerry Drake from 1944, as Kerry Drake corners deadly female bootlegger Frisco Cicero. Also featuring a vintage PSA/advertisement for fire safety. Green Hornet: The Torn Mask; Green Hornet: Woman In Black; Green Hornet's U-Solve-It Mystery: Idol's Death; Winnie the Waitress; Haunted House?; Snoopy; Kerry Drake; Dotty Dripple; Green Hornet: The Case of the Dead Fisherman; Green Hornet: Mystery of the Hidden Shack. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Stories and art by John Giunta, Manny Stallman, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. 1890s outlaw Ned North brings cattle rustling to Old Australia; A story with possible early art by EC legend John Severin; A window washer turns to high-rise crime to impress a showgirl. Blackhearted Tony; Outlaw Down-Under; Twenty Second Story Man; The Frozen Fingerprints; Double-Cross; The Medium-Done Murder Case. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.15.

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Painted cover by H.C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Ed Moore, A. Thompson, and Alfonso Greene. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A man is trapped in a deep well after cement pipes collapse on him. A weightlifter prevents a collapsing tent pole from injuring circus patrons. Teen boys extinguish a house fire. Inferno!; Once A Hero; Life vs Death; Follow the Leader; Rescue from a Well Hole; River Rescuers Inc; Rescued Too Late; Four Lives To His Credit!; Big Top Hero; Not a Chance!; Undertow; Boy Hero; Chills for Bonny; Twin Heroes; Excitement Plus; Fire; Where-There's Smoke...There's Fire. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Kid Eternity, Her Highness, Bob and Swab (Klaus Nordling), Peachy, Betty Bates in "The Secret Panel in the Full Moon," Sir Roger, and Big Brother. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Rod Reed and Frank Bolle, plus "Comix Cards" by Mac Raboy. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hopalong matches wits and gunplay with the most feared outlaw of the West, Dangerous Dan McHugh. Pop Deville frames Hard Luck Joe for a saloon shooting, so that his son, the real killer, can help him pull a robbery. Pistol-Packin' Pattie makes short work of a cowpoke's self-admiration. Plus Comix Cards (like the later Marvel Value Stamps) featuring Captain Marvel Jr., with art by Mac Raboy. Dangerous Dan McHugh!; Hill Billy; Falsely Accused; Tightwad Tad; Nature's Boy; Be a Sharpshooter!; Ballyhoo Barney Stretches a Point; Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone, Jr.: The Angler with the Angles; Trail of Gold; Ridin' Herd with William Boyd; Pistol-Packin' Pattie; Hangman's Noose. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Rod Reed and Frank Bolle. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hopalong matches wits and gunplay with the most feared outlaw of the West, Dangerous Dan McHugh. Pop Deville frames Hard Luck Joe for a saloon shooting, so that his son, the real killer, can help him pull a robbery. Dangerous Dan McHugh!; Falsely Accused; Nature's Boy; Ballyhoo Barney Stretches a Point; Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone, Jr.: The Angler with the Angles; Trail of Gold; Hangman's Noose. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Subtitled 'Love and Romance' on cover. Photo Cover. Stories by unknown. Art by Pierce Rice, Mike Sekowsky, Lin Streeter, Pete Tumlinson, Frank Giacoia?, George Klein, Christopher Rule? and unknown. Featuring: "Love on Borrowed Time!"; "Heartbreak at Night!"; "Unfaithful!"; "Forbidden Love!"; and "Good-Time Girl in Paris!" Plus: 2-page text story "Movie Star's Double"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Michael Rosen, Edd Ashe, Vic Herman and Jack Sparling. Adventure comics and stories featuring radio hero Jack Armstrong and crime-busting scientist Vic Hardy. Jack and Vic try to expose a crooked slumlord after a fire investigation reveals arson; Vic Hardy uses photography to determine the truth about a horse race; Billy babysits a brat, and winds up falling off a high building into a fireman's net. Shot in the Dark; The Case of the Photo Finish; 20 Miles from Key West; Man Overboard; Secret Cargo; Wild Boar!; Kid Caddy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Betty Page look-alike cover.

Vol. 3, No. 7 - March, 1949. 7" x 9.75", 16 pages, B&W.

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In order of appearance: "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Seven Sleepers of Sarkok!"; "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Spell of Doom..."; "Jo-Jo Congo King, The Plague That Walked Like a Man!"; "Jo-Jo Congo King, The City of Hate!"; and "Myths of Madness, The Haunted Maiden!". "Still in the Jungle" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Tom Doerer and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Joe tracks down the hoods who framed Knobby for murder. Then he finally finds Ann, but without her memory of her past life, she convinces him she's someone else. Plus true tales of athletic greats. Also featuring a vintage ad for the "Mickey Mouse - Donald Duck Weather House" home weather forecaster. Comics News; Knobby's Frame Up; Haunted House?; Comics Quiz; Poor Little Rich Boy; Knobby's Funny Story; Sidewalks of Manhattan; Joe Palooka's Album; Sportales; Sport Short: Walter Johnson The "Big Train"; Sportopics: Tony Zale. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest humor digest with cartoons, jokes and tasteful pin-up photography. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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March 1949. Jr. magazine primarily contains children fiction stories, educational facts, and fun activity pages, but also some poems, sheet music, cooking recipes, etc. Family playing "Lone Ranger" cover art by Irwin Rendall. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, PC/BW Cover price $0.60.

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In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" art by Robert Webb; "The Ghost Gallery", "ZX-5", and "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" art by Jack Kamen; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker; and "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb. "King Courage, Part 1" text story by Henry Wysham Lanier. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by John Celardo. "The Trek of the Terror-Paws," art by John Celardo; Kaänga comforts a dying archaeologist and takes the gift the old man gives him, a small idol; Later, criminals come looking for the idol, certain that it contains jewels; Kaänga dumps the thieves into a quicksand pit and reveals to Ann that he had taken the jewels from the idol to raise money to help feed N'geeso's people. Untitled story, pencils by Matt Baker; Archaeologist Winters is wounded by his guides when they decide to take the treasures of the Temple of K'nassa for themselves; Winters' daughter secures the help of Camilla against the thieves and the treasure is committed to a museum. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; During a drought, Simba leads his followers to a water hole ruled by another lion; He and Bordag, the other lion, fight to the death, with Simba triumphant. "The Avenging Torch" text story. Untitled story starring Captain Terry Thunder, art by Dan Zolnerowich; Garson and his gang, hoping to loot the native villages come to the jungle claiming to carry insecticide for tsetse flies, but in reality carrying knockout gas. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Chief Asama's hunters trick Wambi into blowing a hunting horn that attracts the local buffalo, several of which are captured; The animals of the jungle accuse Wambi of being in league with the hunters; Wambi sets out to prove his innocence and goes to the hunters' sacred cave, where the buffalo are to be sacrificed. Jungle Facts, art by August Froehlich; A description of the natural resources of the Belgian Congo. Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; The ghost of the late queen, Lara speaks to Tabu, telling him that she was murdered by the witch doctor Karoa and that the wizard intends to kill her son, as well; Tabu confronts the witch doctor and exposes his crimes to the villagers, who sentence him to death. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 4, Issue 6 - Spring, 1949. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Cover art by John Celardo. Untitled story; A plane crash strands a trio of explorers on the rim of an ancient volcano; Kaänga and Ann offer assistance and they are all attacked by the Ka-winas, an ancient tribe determined to keep their home inside the volcano a secret; Kaänga uses the explorers' dynamite to ignite the volcano and destroy the Ka-winas and pushes the plane off the rim to glide to the jungle below; Kaänga and the explorers fly the plane into the Valley of Mist where they find Carthina, a lost Carthaginian outpost. Untitled story; A witch doctor, travels from village to village taking two maidens from each to use as "helpers"; In reality, he is selling them as slaves; He takes Ann, and all the slaves are liberated by Kaänga. "The Green-Eyed Monster" text story by Frank Riddell. Untitled story, art by Ruben Moreira. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Must say Canadian Edition under issue number. Cover price $0.10.

Jules Feiffer art Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Al Hartley and others. Art by Al Hartley and others. 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. The early covers made use of the Kilroy Was Here joke meme from World War II. Natch tries to write Judy a love letter to soothe her jealous feelings; Katie is stuck in the bathtub when the Jell-o gets mixed up with the bubble bath; Cuddles and Joan are fighting over a boy, but according to Cuddles, the boy started it. Love Letters; Fair and Colder; Polly's Campaign; Bubble Trouble; Who Broke the Vase?; Glamor Gams; Hubba Hubbard; Pop Was a Sheik. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Oksner. The Matchmaker, art by Bob Oksner; To get Sherwood to stop hitting on Peggy, Binky tries to hook him up with a gorgeous redhead he spots on the street. The Entrepreneur starring Lila, script and art by Harry Lampert. No Money For the Check, art by Bob Oksner; When Herbert finds he's forgotten his wallet after dining with Lucy at a restaurant, Lucy dashes home to get enough to cover the check. Leave It To Binky subscription ad. Mixed Dates; Binky thinks Peggy has agreed to go to the hockey game with him. New Shoes Blues starring Gerry, script and art by Harry Lampert. Horse Cents, art by Bob Oksner; Allergy wants to find out what Soozie is daydreaming about. A Day With Binky's Folks, art by Bob Oksner; Binky is assigned the task of mowing the lawn by his father; Instead, Binky pays Allergy to do it. Ad for Scribbly Comics. Full-page ad for Superboy #1. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

March 14, 1949. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 14-in., 140 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.20.

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Romance magazine published by Martin Goodman. Fiction illustrated with photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/4-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Unlike Dennis the Menace, Little Bit doesn't mean to create chaos; it just happens whenever he's around. Little Bit needs to earn money to get a present for Gwen's birthday. Little Bit uses his cello as a canoe and charges to cross the river. Little Bit tries to find a good deed to do, so he can get out of detention. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.