Comic books June 1949

Stories and art by Marc Swayze and others. Romance comics from Fawcett with tales of love, betrayal, heartache and reconciliation. Carol pushes her younger sister Edna to excel at the piano at the cost of her social life or love for Johnny, and is surprised when Edna finally rebels. Aspiring model Tina moves to the city to learn from her aunt Harriet, but when she steals Harriet's boyfriend Fred, she's gone too far. Circus aerialist Joan is displeased with her new partner Jerry, but when he's injured in a fall, she risks all in a dangerous act to aid his recovery. Plus an interview with screen legend Burt Lancaster, early in his career. No Life of Her Own; Too Young to Know!; Exclusive Interview with Burt Lancaster; Goodbye, My Love! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Capp, Don George, Vic Herman and Milt Story. Cover by Al Capp. Reprints of Al Capp's famed comic-strip masterpiece, featuring hillbilly hero Li'l Abner, his love Daisy Mae, and the citizens of Dogpatch, USA. Press agent T. T. Wolfnagel promotes a phony romance between Li'l Abner and aging Hollywood star Lorna Goon. He convinces Lil Abner to fake his own suicide to publicize the romance, but plots to substitute real bullets in the fake gun. Plus an Al Capp PSA to get kids to buy US Savings Bonds. Also featuring a vintage ad for "the G-Men Fingerprint Set." Lil Abner meets Lorna Goon; Lil Abner Goes to Paris; Dizz Kids; Memphis Smith: The Man From Texas; Kid Science. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Unlike Dennis the Menace, Little Bit doesn't mean to create chaos; it just happens whenever he's around. After moving to a new town, Little Bit has to think fast to get the better of some bullies. Little Bit wants a job as a caddy at the local golf course, but has no luck until a Scottish golfer comes along. The older kids make fun of Little Bit when he enters the Soap Box Derby - but if there's one thing Little Bit has, it's determination. Little Bit Comes to Town; Above Par; Lone Feather; The Soap Box Derby. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled stories (scripts by Stan Lee). Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Irving Tripp. The Sea Dogs; The Fellers trick Lulu into providing the lunch for their picnic on Wigwam Island. Fifty-Fifty Proposition; Lulu and Tubby go halves on a model airplane for a contest. The Green Girl; Lulu's mother takes Lulu to the doctor after her skin mysteriously turns green. Tubby's Revenge; Tubby's kite string becomes entangled on a television aerial. All scripts by John Stanley, art by Irving Tripp. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Dell Comics are Good Comics ad. The Lone Ranger and the Bank Hold-Up, art by Charles Flanders; A newspaper editor sees the Sheriff let a bank robber escape after killing a teller. The Lone Ranger and the Land Grab Scheme, art by Charles Flanders; An unpopular man gets revenge after his death by willing that his ranch be divided and opened to homesteaders, who are required to have a criminal record. Retelling of the gunfight between Buckshot Roberts and Billy the Kid's gang in the Lincoln County War. Cougar and Sioux; A pair of Sioux warriors who were attracted by the smoke from Little Buck's cooking fire are killed by Young Hawk and a cougar. Facts about how Navahos make their jewelry and pottery. Portrait of Chief Keokuk, Head Chief of the Fox-Sacs. Based on the popular Western TV series. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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, Billy Warren, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Clayton Knight, Chic Young, 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 tries to negotiate a peace between the warring kingdoms of Mechanica and Flora; Heroes on Wings focuses on Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier. Mandrake the Magician; Heroes on Wings; Tweedy; Secret Agent X-9; Lobo's Moonlight Battle; Henry; Blondie. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Walter Hinton. Western fiction by Dwight V. Swain, A. Kenneth Brent, Berkeley Livingston, Marvin J. Jones, Dupree Poe, H. B. Hickley, Lester Cresley, Ray Townsend, Chester S. Geler, Don Wilcox, Thomas Calvart, Frances Yerxa, L. A. Burt, H. R. Stanton, Cal Webb, and Lee Kyle. B&W Illustrations by Richard E. Loehle, Walter H. Hinton, Walter Foote Briggs, Arnold Kohn, Bil Terry, Joe Tillofson, Edmund B. Swiatek, and T. E. Williams. 10-in x 7-in. 146 Pages Cover price $0.25.

Stories by unknown. Art by Morris Weiss and unknown. In this issue: Margie in "Trouble Shooter!" with pencils by Morris Weiss; untitled Hank and Lank 1-pager; Margie in "Skidsy Steps Out!"; Patsy Walker in "Buzz, the Playboy!"; 2-page text story "The Lost Queen"; Margie in "Navy Blues!" with pencils by Morris Weiss; Jeanie in "Yes, Please!"; and Margie in "A Dub at the Club!" 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, C. C. Beck, and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. In an issue-length adventure, living fireballs from beyond Infinity attack the Solar System, starting with the outer planets. The Marvel Family becomes Earth's last line of defense against a fiery doom from space. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads. The Invaders From Infinity; Strange Intruder; Headline Harry: Stuck on the Stock Market; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Birth of the Torch starring Human Torch, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. The Choice starring Witness, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Mike Sekowsky. The New Whaler text story. The Man Who Couldn't Give Up starring Captain America, pencils by Carl Burgos, inks by Al Gabriele. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

June, 1949. Cover by George Rozen. Western adventure stories by Walker A. Tompkins "War in Gunsmoke Gap" (featuring Wayne Morgan, the Masked Rider), L. P. Holmes, Jackson Cole, and William Hopson. Illustration by H. W. Kiemle. 7" x 9 1/2"; black and white; 100 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Kurt Schaffenberger, Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Sivana Jr.'s latest invention creates the Smoke Men, who are impervious to the punches of Capt. Marvel Jr. Jungle queen Nyoka faces The Curse of the Snake. Western hero Tom Mix helps a doctor make a crucial decision. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads. Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Menace of the Smoke Men; Vacuum Bloobstutter: Nutty Knight; Nyoka: The Curse of the Snake; Tom Mix: Doctor's Dilemma. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Art Bartsch. Art by Art Bartsch, Jim Tyer and Connie Rasinski. The world's mightiest mouse defends Mouseville from danger - mostly cats - in the comic-book adventures of the Terrytoons animated superhero. Several of these early issues included comics versions of the classic Mighty Mouse cartoons; some of the artists worked on the cartoons as well. Oil Can Harry traps Pearl in a block of ice, and Mighty Mouse ventures into the Arctic to thaw her, in an adaptation of the 1949 Mighty Mouse cartoon "A Cold Romance." The Big Bad Wolf is released from prison and faces life on the outside, in an adaptation of the 1947 Terrytoons cartoon "The Wolf's Pardon." Shamus the Leprechaun tries to protect the Irish woodlands from the sinister and gigantic No Good Bear. Duel or Snow Duel; The Wolf's Pardon; Shamus the Leprechaun; Terror in the Tropics; Gandy Goose: The Time Machine. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Articles and Patsy Walker comics. Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

Thanks to an introduction by boyfriend Will Shire, Miss Beverly meets Eve Arden at a party. Also includes: "Will Shire Interviews Gail Russell" and "The Road to Stardom featuring Bill Holden." Cover photo is of William Holden. Cover and art by Bob Oksner. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Reed Crandall. Untitled stories starring Blackhawk (inks by Chuck Cuidera), Torchy (script and art by Bill Ward), Ezra, and Will Bragg (script and art by Paul Gustavson). Test Flight text story starring Blackhawk. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Feldstein. Stories by Al Feldstein and others. Art by Graham Ingels and Al Feldstein. EC's entry to the romance comics genre, in the early Bill Gaines years. Desperate for a job, Nina becomes a dime-a-dance girl, but when steady customer Frank falls for her, she must keep it a secret from her crooked boss Steve. A woman finds herself displaced in life and love by her older sister, in a story with early art by Graham Ingels. Starstruck Peggy ignores her friends to go off with celebrity Rod, but when they're alone, he turns out to be a real heel. Plus an EC Comics PSA imploring teens to respect their local newsdealer's business, and not hang out in doorways scaring off customers - a real sign of its times. Stolen Romance; Stars In My Eyes! - Chasing After Fame!; Your Newsdealer - He Is Your Friend!; Dear Diary; Dime-A-Dance Hostess! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Movie cowboy Monte Hale wanders the frontier, cleaning up the West one outlaw at a time. Monte meets the legendary Pueblo Kid, and must decide if he's the Robin Hood of the West or just a gun-toting outlaw. Legendary Western sidekick Gabby Hayes meets the eccentric Barnacle Ben, who's turned his covered wagon into a sailboard - but once it gets going, it can't stop. Plus a vintage ad for Walt Disney character "Joinies" paper dolls (inside boxes of Raisin Bran). Showdown With the Pueblo Kid; Gray Hawk: White Man's Magic; Gabby Hayes: The Prairie Clipper. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Gardner Fox, Al Feldstein and William Gaines. Art by Sheldon Moldoff and Al Feldstein. Cover by Moldoff. The Man Without a Face; The Witch of the Haunted Hills; and the true-crime story Smashing the Dope Ring. The last issue under the Moon Girl title; the series continued as A Moon, A Girl...Romance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Gladys Parker. Stories and art by Gladys Parker and others. One of the first female-centric comic strips, by pioneering female artist Gladys Parker, Mopsy combines an Ever Meulen art style with pantomime-style gags and good-girl art. Mopsy sets her sights on Ken Walsh, a "determined" bachelor, but she winds up falling all over him - or is that her plan? Mopsy works a kissing booth, and keeps changing her prices depending on the men walking by. Johnny's tomfoolery threatens Mr. Burke's sale of a new chemical process. Plus "Mopsy Modes" paper dolls, showcasing the fashions of the era. Mopsy; Mopsy Modes; Johnny on the Spot: Trouble at the Doubles; Spring Fashions; A Loophole for Larry. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

June 1949. Movie magazine with gossip, posed and candid photographs, feature articles and movie star portraits. Ava Gardner, Bing Crosby, June Allyson, Jane Powell, Farley Granger, Cyd Charisse and more are in this issue. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 106 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 27, No. 182. June 1949. Ava Gardner and Gregory Peck cover. Movie magazine that includes films in story form. Includes "Flamingo Road", "We Were Strangers", "The Great Sinner", and more. 8.5" x 11". 80 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Ed Herron, Stookie Allen and unknown. Art by Ed Dobrotka, Charles Paris, Stookie Allen and unknown. Law vs. crime! Based on the smash radio hit! Mr. District Attorney in: "The Honest Convicts!" by Ed Herron, Ed Dobrotka and Charles Paris; "The Case of the Fat Crook!" by Herron, Dobrotka and Paris; and "In This Corner - Death!" by Herron, Dobrotka and Paris. Also in this issue: The Crime File 2-page text article; A Perfect Crime Mystery "Death at the Wheel"; A Special Crime Feature "State Trooper"; and Bill Quaine 2-pager "Story-Book Sleuth" by Stookie Allen. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Ed Herron, Phil Evans and unknown. Art by Howard Purcell, Charles Paris, Curt Swan, John Fischetti and Howard Sherman. Radio's No. 1 hit! Mr. District Attorney in: "The Case of the Living Counterfeit!", the startling inside story of the criminal who dared to become the District Attorney's double, by Ed Herron, Howard Purcell and Charles Paris; "The Hot Fur Racket!" with art by Purcell and Paris; and "The Human Needle in the Haystack!" with art by Purcell and Paris. Also in this issue: "Postal Cop!" by Phil Evans, Curt Swan and John Fischetti; The Crime File 2-page text article; and A Perfect Crime Mystery "Vengeance in the Dark!" with art by Howard Sherman. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher) and others. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat. Mutt buys a rabbit to surprise Cicero for Easter, but Mutt gets a bigger surprise and more rabbits. Jeff gets a job selling brushless toothbrushes. Jeff buys shoes a size too small. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Greetings and Salutations. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of love and indiscretion from Fox Feature Syndicate. Numbering continues from Zegra, Jungle Empress (1948) #5. Lois is sent to live with a wealthy aunt after her mother kills her abusive father; Kitty falls for her handsome new employer, but his obnoxious partner won't leave her alone; A woman seeking a rich husband overlooks the man she should really be with. Plus love advice to readers. I Was Love Trapped; Love Was My Boss!; Love Was My Bodyguard; I Put a Price Tag on Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Romances beset by unlikely circumstances from Fox Feature Syndicate. Numbering continues from Phantom Lady Series 1 (1947) #23. Shirley's life and romance with Keith are in trouble after her long-lost sister Boots suddenly and mysteriously returns; Beset by tragedy, widow Lorna seeks a wealthy husband to help provide for her two kids; When Gene has second thoughts about marrying Rose, she gets two men to beat him up. Plus love advice to readers. My Sister Loved Him Too!; My Love Was for Sale; I Was a Gypsys Sweetheart; She Hi-Jacked My Heart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.