Comic books July 1949

Final issue. Vincent Fago cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Pat and Mike" art by Vincent Fago; "Nutty Squirrel" art by Irving Dressler; "Tuffy Bear" art by Vincent Fago; "Marmaduke Monk"; and "Funny Bunny" art by Larry Riley. "Chestnuts Gathered by Nutty Squirrel" joke pages. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Monte Hale and Pardner cover photo. The Massacre, pencils by Leonard Frank; Chief Angry Bear had assembled his warriors in a mighty force to attack the fort at Little Bow. Son of the Turtle text story starring Gray Hawk. Prairie Plague, art by Bob Laughlin; Monte had to find out if Doc Blabber aimed to save people from the Bubonic Plague or if he just "invented" it. Cowgirl Courage, art by Edmond Good; When a traveling show of girl dancers and singers are stranded by a crooked manager, they buy a ranch and manage to run it. Tight Rope to Doom, art by Jack Binder; Gabby walks on a tight rope for charity. The Graverobbers Escape; As The Gravedigger waited for his hanging he searched desperately for a means to escape. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"My Past Was a Shadow"; Mary is an orphan who lives with her invalid Uncle Jack; Their poverty means she has no social life in high school; Fellow student Fred is nice to her but the other girls are mean and catty; After graduation, Mary gets a job as a waitress at a low-class "hash house" to save money for college; Fred asks her to marry him but his father objects and Fred backs down; Uncle Jack dies; Mary moves away and enrolls in college; She dates Walter but he dumps her when he learns of her lower-class origins. "I Loved a Thief," art by Bruce Darrow; On vacation, office worker Ann meets handsome, free-spending Paul; They fall in love but she learns hes a career criminal when hes arrested and sentenced to 5 years in prison; He vows to go straight when hes released, because he loves Ann. "My Love Was a Secret" text story. "I Lived a Lie!"; Wealthy Betty fears shell never find a man who loves her for herself; She and her Aunt Kate move to another town and Betty gets a job as a department store sales clerk, incognito; She falls in love with her supervisor Tom, but realzes he wont marry her if shes rich and hes poor; Betty arranges to have him "inherit" some money from a nonexistent rich relative, but Tom finds out and leaves. "MY LIFE, True Stories in Pictures." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Lurid tales of romance and regret from Fox Feature Syndicate. A woman doesn't know if she can deal with being separated from her man, a long-haul truck driver; A couple finds romance with each other, but she's terrified of being hurt; A woman dreads her lover finding out about her secret double life. Plus love advice to readers. Truck Driver's Sweetheart; I Was Afraid of Love; Ask Debby Brown; Debby Brown Says; My Double Life. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Alfonso Greene and others. Numbering continues from Western Outlaws (1948 Fox) #21. Women keep their love hidden from public view. A woman allows a man's wealth to influence her feelings for him; A couple's happiness is threatened by the men in her past; Joan is torn between Allen and Steve, and decides to try dating both. Plus love advice to readers. I Fell in Love with Money; I Love More Than Once; My Pickup Past; I Was Careless in Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Women reveal tales of love and loss. A woman gets a chance at stardom, but soon thinks of the man she left behind; A woman develops a reputation as a man-eater; A couple finds love, but the female half refuses to introduce him to her father. Plus love advice to readers. What Price Hollywood?; I Was A She-Wolf; Revenge In My Heart; I Was Ashamed Of My Dad. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"I Hated the Man I Loved"; Nina is a spoiled rich girl who attends a fancy boarding school; One night, she swims across the lake without permission and has to be rescued by Bob, the gardeners son on a nearby estate; As Bob is driving her home, theyre involved in an auto accident in which Bob is injured and another man dies; Bob conceals Ninas presence; A year later, Nina sees Bob has opened a garden supplies store in town. "He Didn't Offer Marriage!"; Factory worker Kay is looking for "somebody older, Somebody with money," and begins to date her middle-aged boss Philip; He promotes her to secretary, but when Philip tries to set her up in an apartment as his mistress and says hes not going to marry her, Kay breaks up with him; She later meets Paul, Philips grown son, and he proposes marriage to her. "Wife for a Day" text story. "Almost a Party Girl"; Virginia is a dress model for Poppa Sam, who refuses to let his employees date buyers, but she does so anyway; She reserves her affection for elevator operator Bernie, who disapproves of her dates with other men; Virginia is fired when her boss finds out and cant get another job. Indicia states "MY TRUE LOVE, (formerly Western Killers)". 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 13, Issue 2 - July, 1949. 6.75" x 9", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Nifty Gals & Gags is a humor digest published by Dearfield Publishing Company. 96 pages, color cover with B&W illustrations, 5 1/4-in x 7 1/4-in. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Bob Jenney. Action in the Arctic north with the Canadian Mounties. A story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker showcases the various jobs of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the mid-20th century. A murderous thief seeks a patsy, and finds a woman who is collecting the stories of gold miners. The superhero called the Blue Monk investigates after Cleopatra's necklace is stolen from a museum. Cover by Baker. Mountie Guns Break the Snow Siren's Secret; The Blue Monk; Dangerous Duty; Mission of Mercy; The Desperado; McHugh Defies the Ruthless Renegade. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover features Kay Aldridge and Clayton Moore from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, a weird lost tribe of white people emerges from the African bush and declares war on the other tribes. But it may be a plot by criminals to frame the real "lost white tribe." In a two-part story, scientists hire Nyoka to guide them to "mineral deposits," but they're really fortune hunters after a tribal silver reserve. The Weird Legend of Laguna, Part I: The Lost White Tribe; Ballyhoo Barney: Balloon Barrage!; Part II: Jungle Hide-Out!; Egbert the Explorer; Part III: Death with Honor; Bandit's Treasure; The Silver Scourges of the Jungle, Part I: The Diabolical Jungle Plot; Mrs. Mixup; Part II: The Battle of the Beasts. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Richard Case. Stories and art by Frank Frazetta, Louis Schroeder, Paul Reinman, Art Gates and Howard Larsen. Shoot-outs and showdowns between the outlaws and lawmen of the Old West, from DS Publishing. Cattle rustler Boone Marlow starts a solo crime career after his brothers are captured, in an early story by future art legend Frank Frazetta. Tom doesn't believe neighbor Jean needs to learn how to handle a gun, but when the need arises, he's glad she's got one. The owners of an emerald mine face the wrath of Barento, king of the bandits. Prairie Jinx; Feud at Bitter Creek; Shoot to Kill; The Matador Merzon Mesa ; Heroes of the Old West: Sutter & Marshalls Wonderful Discovery; Green Gold. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage humor digest magazine that pokes fun at the relationships of men and women of the time. Digest, 5" x 7", 96 pages, B&W. -Recommended for ages 16+ Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Al Jaffee. The Popularity Problem!, art by Al Jaffee. Patsy Cooks Her Goose!, art by Al Jaffee. Pest in the House!, art by Al Jaffee. Master of Men!, art by Al Jaffee. In the Swim! starring Cindy, art by Earl James. Jealous of Jeff!, art by Jeanie. Plaster Model text story. A Letter to Our Readers and Their Parents! text article. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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The Gold Seal Novel was a tabloid-sized weekly supplement of the Philadelphia Inquirer issued with the Sunday edition of the newspaper. Between 1934 and 1949, they published almost 400 of these novels.

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The Gold Seal Novel was a tabloid-sized weekly supplement of the Philadelphia Inquirer issued with the Sunday edition of the newspaper. Between 1934 and 1949, they published almost 400 of these novels.

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July 3, 1949. The Philadelphia Record Book of the Week was a tabloid-sized weekly supplement of the Philadelphia Record issued with the Sunday edition of the newspaper. This particular issue is "Elizabeth, Captive Princess" by Margaret Irwin. 11" x 15.75". 12 pages. Black and white.

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Vol. 3, No. 4 - July 1949. Men's interest magazine devoted to pin-up photos. 10" x 13", 46 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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UK weekly film magazine. 9" x 11.75", 20 pages, tinted B&W.

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UK weekly film magazine. 9" x 11.75", 20 pages, tinted B&W.

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UK weekly film magazine. 9" x 11.75", 20 pages, tinted B&W.

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July 23, 1949. UK weekly film magazine. Jennifer Jones cover. 9" x 11.75", 24 pages, tinted B&W.

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July 30, 1949. UK weekly film magazine. Lena Horne cover. Article on "Sunset Boulevard" prior to release. 9" x 11.75", 24 pages, tinted B&W.

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Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by George Evans, Enrico Bagnoli, Graham Ingels, Lee Elias, Frank Doyle, Leonard Starr, and Charles A. Winter. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa battle bestial humanoids released by the Volta on Earth; The Space Rangers fight a madman in an invisibility suit; Captured by the Heads of Oceania, Futura and Blargo are cast into a sand sea that transforms humans into monsters, in a story with exquisite art by Enrico Bagnoli. Terrific action-girl cover by an unknown artist, possibly Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Futura; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Unposted; Life On Other Worlds: Rhea; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled Plastic Man story. Dewey Drip story, script and art by Bernard Dibble. Woozy Winks story. Slap Happy Pappy humor page. Accept No Subtitute text story starring Plastic Man. Plastic Man story with Z. Newgate Popskull. Jack Cole cover/interior art. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Closets Kennedy's House Racket starring Plastic Man, art by Jack Cole. Candy story. Ransom For Woozy text story starring Plastic Man. Dewey Drip story, script and art by Joe Devlin. Spirit story, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Lou Fine. 36 pgs. $.0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 92 #1 - July 1949. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Featured articles in this issue include "Railroad Under a Lake," "Blueprint for a Passenger Rocket" and more. 6 3/4-in. x 9 1/2-in., 280 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Stories and art by Nate Brooks and Bob Jenney. Tales of true crime inspired this violent pre-Code crime comic from DS Publishing. A beautiful bad-girl is targeted for death after informing on her gangster ex-husband. A circus trapeze star is marked for death when she stands to inherit the entire circus, but the show's new PR man is determined to keep her alive. A detective watching a play is called into action after one of the stars is murdered on stage. Assignment Blackmail; Murder on the Circus Bill; The Miser; The Dummy's Revenge; Murder or Mercy?; Riddle Behind the Footlights; Paths of Penalty. Final issue of the series. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 36, Issue 7 - July, 1952. 6.5" x 9.5", 140 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.40.