Comic books April 1949

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Scrambled Superman starring Lex Luthor, script by Joe Samachson, art by Al Plastino. The Secret at the Center of the Earth starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Prince of Hams starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. The Pampas Troubadour starring Vigilante, script by George Kashdan, art by Dan Barry. 52 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 120, Issue 6 - April, 1949. 6.75" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 23, Issue 4 - April, 1949. Science fiction stories by S.M. Tenneshaw, Rog Phillips, Gaston Derreaux, H.B. Hickey, and Lee Tarbell Illustrations by Julian S. Krupa and Bill Terry. Cover by Arnold Kohn. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 156 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Otto Feuer. Muggsy Q, Mole, Tough Guy starring the Raccoon Kids, art by Otto Feuer; Muggsy is upset because he's not on the Public Enemy List. Pirate Treasure starring Nip and Chip, art by Otto Feuer; Chip tries to get Nip to dig his garden for him by telling him there's buried treasure under there. See the Stars starring Pete the Pup, art by Otto Feuer. Selling Apples starring Goofy Goose, art by Rube Grossman; Calvin tries to play a trick on Goofy by convincing him his apple trees grow money. Sammy Seal, the Horse Thief starring Sherrif Corky, art by Rube Grossman. House For Sale starring Custer Cat and Cheesy the Mouse, art by Rube Grossman. President Presto, script and art by Howie Post. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 43, Issue 2 - April, 1949. Cover by Santry. Science Fiction and Adventure stories. Featuring PLAGUE By Rene Lafayette. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. Comics about famous sports figures of the past, featuring a continuing comics biography of baseball legend Babe Ruth. Part one of Babe Ruth's life story starts when he was just a babe. Also, a feature on basketball, then not nearly as popular a national sport as baseball. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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No. 39 - 1949. 5" x 7", 36 pages, B&W.

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Volume 8, Issue 1 - April, 1949. Pin-up pictorials with humorous text. 8" x 11.5", 62 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Abridged version of "In Cold Blood" by George Bagby. Cover price $0.25.

Canadian Reprint of Black Cat Comics (1946-1951 Harvey) #16 but condensed to 36 pages. Edited by Leon Harvey. Cover by Lee Elias. Stories by Lee Elias, Russell Stamm, Vic Herman, and Ken Ernst. Mystery, adventure, and humor tales starring such characters as Invisible Scarlet O'Neil, Winnie the Waitress, Mary Worth, and the Black Cat, an action hero and skilled martial artist who uses a lasso and rope. 36 pages, PC/PBW.

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Edited by Ned Pines. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by George Tuska, Jerry Robinson, Mort Meskin, Charles S. Strong, H. R. Karp, Irving Karp, and Art Helfant. Action-packed tales featuring such characters as Flush Bradley and the Black Terror, a super strong super-hero. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Reed Crandall. Featuring: 11 page Blackhawk story "The Woman Known as Number One" drawn by Reed Crandall; 1 page Burp the Twerp story "The Stone Mountain Wager" by Jack Cole; 5 page Chop Chop story "Honest Wong" drawn by Bill Ward; 2 page Salty Waters story by Bernard Dibble; 2 page text story "Atomic Control"; 11 page Blackhawk story "Captain Suicide" drawn by Bill Ward. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 24 pages, B&W

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 24 pages, B&W

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Stories and art by Vic Herman and others. A kids' anthology in the tradition of Calling All Girls from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories, games and quizzes as well as comics. Marco Polar Bear and Bobby investigate reports of a monster; Twinkle enters a kite contest with help from a dragon; Paddy Penguin plays baby-sitter. Marco's Puzzle Page; Twinkle, The Star That Came Down From Heaven; Marco Polar Bear; Paddy Penguin; Pop and Junior; Riddles; Play the F Game; Bobo; Pug and Curly. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Prairie, 1st Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 60, 4/49). Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Jack Kamen and Al Davoren. 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. Irish immigrant Memphis Mae quickly establishes herself in the Chicago underworld with her murderous ways; Arva Bolling builds a fortune on the backs of the people she murdered; Sarah Rachel Russell, better known as Madame Rachel, is a British blackmailer and con artist in Victorian-era London. Cover features women fighting, but played for laughs. Memphis Mae Corey; Arva Bolling: She Killed to Live!; Murder Proceeds: $1.13; Madame Rachel; A Woman's Intuition! 32 pages, Full Color. Classic fight cover. A violent panel on page seven of "Madame Rachel" shows a woman's face dissolving in acid. In order of appearance: "Memphis Mae Corey" retitled and reprinted with modifications as "Ruthless Devil.." in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #12; "Arva Bolling, She Killed to Live!" art by Al Davoren; "Madame Rachel" retitled and reprinted with modifications as "Her Face of Horror.." in Spook (1954) #22; and "A Woman's Intuition!". "Murder Proceeds: $1.13" text story reprinted in Crime Incorporated (1950) #2 and Crimes by Women (1948) #15. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Sprang. Stories by Bill Finger, Otto Binder, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Jimmy Thompson, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, Carmine Infantino and unknown. Carl Cave is lucky with numbers, especially concerning the lucky number "3", and he believes that number can protect him from the minions of the law...and Batman himself! Don't miss Batman and Robin in "Three's a Crime!" by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang. Plus: Robotman in "The Candid Camera Pest!" by Otto Binder and Jimmy Thompson; Super-Sleuth McFooey in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "The Luck of Lucky Louie" with art by Howard Sherman; and The Boy Commandos in "Gangster Island!" with pencils by Carmine Infantino. Also: Shorty half-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Varsity Vic 1-pager by Boltinoff; and 2-page text piece "A Dog's Life." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 54, Issue 4 - April, 1949. 6.75" x 9", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 54, Issue 4 - April, 1949. 6.75" x 9", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 5, Issue 5 - April, 1949. Vintage men's interest magazine full of adult humor comics and tasteful pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11.5", 60 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

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In order of appearance: "Barbary Bill" retitled and reprinted as "Giant of Terror" in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #58; "Constantine, The Killer" retitled and reprinted as "Madhouse of Crime!!" in Startling Terror Tales (1952-53 1st Series) #12; "Payoff, Death!" retitled and reprinted as "The Deadly Trail..." in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #59; and "You Can't Escape Justice! Aids to Crime Detection..". "Mr. Blackburn Should Have Known Better." text story reprinted in Crimes by Women (1948) #14 and retitled and reprinted as "Trial and Execution." in Startling Terror Tales (1952-53 1st Series) #12 and Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #55. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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John Taine is profiled in the "Masters of Fantasy" column.

Volume 10, Issue 4 - April, 1949. 6.75" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Contains comic strip reprints and a text story. In order of appearance: "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Steve Roper and Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Dickie Dare" by Mabel Burwick (as Odin); "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Bobby Sox" by Martha B. Links; "Scorchy Smith" by Rodlow WIllard; and "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller. "Blind Flight" text story by Claude Dunnagan. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 11, Issue 4 - April 1949. Cover by Edmond Swiatek. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "War of the Giant Apes" by Alexander Blade. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 154 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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"A Coffin a Day" a novel by John D. MacDonald.

Vol. 1, No. 2 - April 1949. 7" x 9", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Bill Ward. "Darrel Dane's Double," pencils by Bill Ward; Doll Man rescues a man who could be his double from committing suicide. "A Helping Hand For Lolly," pencils by Alice Kirkpatrick; A new girl has a date with Swing Sisson. "The Treasure of Captain Kidd" starring Blimpy and Captain Jones, script and art by Al Stahl. "Black Beard the Bandit," script and art by Paul Gustavson; Rusty Ryan vs. Black Bear. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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French language weekly film magazine. 16 unstapled pages on newsprint.

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Indicia title is "Walt Disney's DONALD DUCK in "LOST IN THE ANDES", No. 223." Cover art by Carl Barks. Lost in the Andes, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald, a museum janitor, discovers that some "blocks" from Inca ruins are actually square eggs; When the other members of a scientific expedition fall ill, Donald and the nephews press on alone deep into the Andes; There they find a strange race of people who speak with Southern accents and live on the square eggs. Too Fit to Fit one-page story; Donald exercises so that he can fit into his tuxedo again. Tunnel Vision one-page strip; Donald ends the nephews' fighting over the television. Sleepy Sitters; Donald helps the nephews to baby-sit by singing a lullaby. Art by Carl Barks. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "LITTLE IODINE, No. 224." Untitled Little Iodine story, script and art possibly by Jimmy Hatlo; dine finds a stray dog on the street; After cleaning the dog up, her father enters it in a dog show, only to find that the dog belongs to one of Mr. Bigdome's biggest customers. Parents' Club Masquerade Party, script and art possibly by Jimmy Hatlo; Iodine and her father go to a masquerade party. Tremblechin dresses as a policeman and Iodine as a burglar. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "PORKY PIG and SPOOFY, THE SPOOK, No. 226." Porky Pig and Spoofy, the Spook, art by Roger Armstrong; Porky's rich Uncle Ham writes that he is sending Porky a "baby spook"; Porky decides to rent a haunted house to make the spook feel at home; Widget the midget, an escaped convict, reads about Porky in the newspaper; He disguises himself as a ghost and pretends to be the "spook" that Uncle Ham sent. The Roast Gip Recipe, art by Roger Armstrong; Porky is working for the Peachy Keeny Cookbook Company and is sent to the remote island of Pogo-Togo to find the secret recipe for "Roast Gip." Uncle Bacon Comes to Dinner one-page story, art by Gil Turner; Uncle Bacon, the sword swallower, comes to Porky's house for dinner. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Rube Grossman. Untitled Nutsy Squirrel story, art by Rube Grossman; The Invisible Man wants to move to Nutsy's town but not everyone wants him there. Untitled Nip and Chip story, art by Otto Feuer; Nip tries to trick Chip (who's become a boy scout) into hauling his trash away. Untitled Doodles Duck story, art by Howie Post; Buttons Bunny is convinced he's found Aladdin's lamp and Doodles wants it. Untitled Robin Crusoe story, art by Rube Grossman; Robin and Friday try to capture a lion to win money from a big game hunter. Trixy the Magic Monkey activity page by Martin Naydel. "The Curious Blue Jay" text story. Untitled Nutsy Squirrel story, art by Rube Grossman; The Professor and Robert have food to give away to the needy, if Nutsy can just find someone who can eat it. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by Elizabeth Beecher and others. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. Gene's prospector pal Flapjack goes looking for legendary lost treasure in the haunted lands of the Tabira pueblo. But outlaws are using the ruins of a nearby fort as a hideout. Bud Reed takes up the stagecoach route of his murdered father. The Ghost of Tabira; Smart Gal; A Brave Button. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Dan Gordon and others. Art by Dan Gordon and Ken Hultgren. Cover by Dan Gordon. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Superkatt and Humphrey do everything they can to make an unhappy hyena laugh, featuring a cameo by Bob Hope; The Duke is astonished when all of The Dopes stupid guesses start coming true. Superkatt; The Duke and the Dope; Spencer Spook; Showing the Show-Off; Bungle of the Jungle; Wacky Wolf; Witch Hazel. 48 pages, 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 Happy Comics (1943) (#20-#37). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Goofy Gander"; "Mary Lamb Sees the Circus" art by Lynn Karp; "Uncle Pigly in 'Visit to the City!'"; "Wilbur Fox" story by Hubie Karp, art by Lynn Karp; "Daffy and Dilly in 'Nuts Is Nuts!'"; "Oliver Owl" art by Lynn Karp; "Peter Pigly"; and "Scatty". Illustrated text stories: "The Colt Who Wanted to Sing: Poor Horace Tried to Warble Like a Bird! " by Uncle Andy, illustration by Frazetta; "Spotted Snob: Mike and the Pedigreed Pup Are Good Pals Now!" by Elizabeth Starr, illustration by Frazetta; and "Little Brown Dog: This Little Canine Wanted to Find a Good Master!" by Betty Cummings, illustration by Frazetta. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Frank Giacoia. Perils of the Trapper starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Frank Giacoia; A new criminal, known as The Trapper, decides to challenge the police and Green Lantern by using the ancient techniques of the forest to combat modern crime detection. The Unexpected Guest starring Streak, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Alex Toth; Alan leaves Streak in the care of his secretary while, as the Green Lantern, he tries to hunt down the infamous Polka Dot Gang. Sport--Streak's Wonder Dog of the Month fact two-pager, art by Alex Toth. The Secret of 13 starring Sargon the Sorcerer, art by Paul Reinman; While visiting a country diner, Sargon decides to play tune #13 on the juke box. Immediately, the record demands that all patrons place their valuables on the table--or be shot! Too Many Suspects starring Green Lantern, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Frank Giacoia; Green Lantern is baffled when Doiby confesses to a crime he didn't commit, as well as six other people doing the same, which means he must face a master criminal who has the ability to make innocent people confess to crimes that the criminal committed alone. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 37 - "The Man From Nowhere" by Stuart Hardy. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

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An absolutely great forced perspective cover!

L.B. Cole cover. In order of appearance: "Toni Gayle, The Parisian Strangler"; cartoon gags by Milt Hammer; "True! Lives of Crime Bring Doom To Criminals, The Golden Cobra" reprinted in Thrilling Crime Cases (1950) #43; "Boitram the Boiglar" by Art Helfant; "The Gunmaster Gregory Gayle, The Penthouse Murders" art by L. B. Cole, reprinted in Thrilling Crime Cases (1950) #43; "The 357 Magnum" by Harry Lazarus; "Crime Run-Down, You Spot The Clue!!" art by L. B. Cole, reprinted in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #15; and "Two-Ton O'Toole" by Art Helfant. "Escape" text story. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Ken Hultgren and Bob Wickersham. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Shilly and Shally the mice create a fake Valentine card for Chauncey the cat; Robespierre disguises alley-cat Tiger as a cultured kitty to find him a home; Grandma tells Teepee Tim where the stars came from. Robespierre; Fireflies Can't Talk!; Mr. Slicker; Teepee Tim; Magic in the Alley; Shilly and Shally; How Pudge Escaped; Oscar the Ugly Duckling; Judge Beaver; Square's Mouse Trap. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Norman Saunders. 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. Old Man Rearden asks Hopalong to escort his money from the mine into the bank, but outlaw Tex Storm has designs on that money. Tex Storm gets away from Mesquite, and almost gets the drop on Hoppy by wearing a dress, a veil and a floppy hat. Pistol-Packin' Pattie can pick up a handkerchief with her teeth while riding at a full gallop, but some cowboys think they can do better. Plus Comix Cards (like the later Marvel Value Stamps) featuring Western movie hero Monte Hale. Crossfire; Hill Billy; The Dangerous Escape; Meanest Outlaw; The Ghosts of Gopher Hill!; Be a Sharpshooter!; Tex and Rex ; Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone, Jr.: The Grainy Type; Ridin' Herd with William Boyd; Pistol-Packin' Pattie; Hopalong Cassidy and the Mystery Rider. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 21 #4 - April 1949. Published by the International Photographers Local 659 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators union. Cover of Loretta Young. Pictorial features on Academy Award winners and The Stratton Story. History of the Animated Film part one by Joseph Noble provides a technical look at animation and delves into Thomas Edison's early attempts and Winsor McKay's Gertie the Dinosaur, Little Nemo and How a Mosquito Operates. Other articles include "Just What is Television?" and "Care of Lenses" and more. 9-in. x 12-in., 30 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by George Carlson, David Tendlar, Allen Ulmer, Ray Willner, Larz Bourne, Jerry Fasano and Jack Farr. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." A Yatagonian Archer tries to become a Full-Time Champion by treating his arrow with Magic Oomph Sauce. Bingo and Glum help out the Princess on the Pea. The Pie-Face Prince tries to get his rapidly growing Corned-Beef Cabbage Plant to the Royal Flower Show. Bingo and Glum in Fairytale Land; Chauncey Chirp and Johnny Jay; Jingle Jangle Tales: The Half-Champion Archer and the Double-Dipped Arrow; Boogy and Woogy; Porky Pine; Polly-Anna; Iggy; Your Record Review; Hortense the Lovable Brat; Aunty Spry; The Pie-Face Prince of Old Pretzleburg; The Old Swap Shop. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Darling, This is Death Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Al Avison. 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 May 26 - Aug. 8, 1946. Corrupt bodybuilder Torso Steel targets wealthy Algernon Wedmore and his burlesque dancer girlfriend, GeeGee String. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by John Stanley. Snowmen; Lulu tries all sorts of ways to keep the boys from wrecking her snowman. Bank Robbery; Lulu thinks Tubby took her bank and spent her money on Gloria. Story In a Barrel; Lulu tells Alvin about a bad boy who ran away from home. The Musician; Tubby tries to earn money by playing his violin on the street. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 5, Issue 4 - April, 1949. 6.75" x 9.75", 158 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $35.00 View scans Paper: Tan to off white Staple rust: Slight.

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April 1949. Western adventure stories by Gunnison Steele "The Golden Skull" (featuring Wayne Morgan, the Masked Rider) and other stories. 7" x 9 1/2". B&W text with illustrations. 98 pages. Cover price $0.15.