Comic books July 1949

Cover by John Stanley. Stories and art by John Stanley, Morris Gollub, Mary Greenwalt, Steve Dublin, Mick Dublin and Dan Noonan. Johnny Gruelle's famous doll characters have adventures and learn lessons. Raggedy Ann and Andy attempt to free an old man who's been kept prisoner in a castle for hundreds of years, in the last of Stanley's "dark" Raggedy Ann stories. In another Stanley story, Peterkin decides he wants to become a lifeguard. Billy Bee gets an important visit from the bee flight commander . Plus activity pages. Timothy Tadpole; Peterkin Pottle; Raggedy Ann; Egbert Elephant; Stuffins; Billy and Bonny Bee. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Mort Lawrence and Paul Parker. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #41. No issue # on cover; Vol. 4, issue #5 in indicia. Inept crooks try to organize a shoplifting gang. Swindlers set out to defraud the Bank of England in the 1800s. A handgun puts an undercover cop on the trail of a killer. Another amusing cover by an unknown artist. The Burlap Boys; The Bank Of England Frauds; ...The Day After Tomorrow; Jimmy; The Weapon; The Watch; The Greedy Fence. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Curt Swan and John Fischetti. Kit Carson Frontier Scout, art by Howard Sherman. Captain Tootsie and the Mysterious Plan Tootsie Roll ad, art by C.C. Beck. Colonel David (Mickey) Marcus- Fighter For Freedom, art by Jon Small. U.S. Royal ad, art by Al Plastino. Diary of a Flaming Doom featuring the 1909 Cherry Illinois mine disaster. Historical Almanac, art by Joe Kubert. The Man Who Was Kind to Animals featuring Henry Bergh, art by Ed Smalle. The Man Who Refused to Die featuring Sgt. Charles D. Engel, art by Ed Smalle. A Day In the Life of a Paratrooper, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. P-F Flyers, art by Al Plastino. Scripts by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and Bernie Breslauer. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. "Gene Bearden Purple Heart Veteran!;" Biography of baseball player and World War II veteran Gene Bearden. "Alexander Majors;" The story of how Alexander Majors helped tame the western US through the Pony Express. "Land of the Pyramids," art by George Roussos; Mr. Noah brings Jerry and Jill back in time to ancient Egypt to witness the pyramids when they were newly-built. "The Great Pasha of Sudan" text story. "William Bushnell Stout: Shaper of Things to Come!;" Biography of the inventor. "Barnum, Greatest Showman in History." "Joe Louis King of the Ring!;" A look at the boxing career of Joe Louis. "George Fred Keck, Inventor of the Solar House." 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Fox and the Crow, Flippity and Flop, and Tito and His Burrito Cover price $0.10.

What the devil is he up to! Gal, you better watch it!

To Fight for Her Man, pencils by Leonard Starr. Heart Broken Bronco Buster. Dead-Game Dude, pencils by Bill Draut. Cupid's Round-Up text story. Rough-House Annie, pencils by Vic Donahue. Family Feud. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Gil Turner and others. Funny-animal comics featuring gunslinging Red Rabbit, bear cubs Willy and Nilly, Officer Mutt, and others in the classic mold. Red Rabbit realizes the dangerous bandit Red Mask plaguing the towns of the West isn't just a single man, but a whole gang working together. Officer Mutt gets exiled to the tough Gashouse District while a senator is visiting the precinct house. Bugsey Bear and his kid go exploring in the mountains and meet Crazy Jed, who gives them the map to the Lost Lady Gold Mine. Red Rabbit; Aunt Tilly: How the Elephant Got His Long Nose; Officer Mutt; Pete and Tweet; The Bugsey Bear Family. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Red Ryder, Telecomics presents King of the Royal Mounted, and the Kiyotee Kids. Two-page text story, "Little Beaver's Dust-um pan." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. In an issue-length story, Rocky tries to prevent hostilities between sheep herders and cattle ranchers from erupting into a full-on range war, in a tale that includes this great opening caption: "Sheep vs. Cattle - Fanning the embers of hair-trigger tempers into a flaming range war in which quarter was neither asked nor given - with grim Dame Nature waiting on the sidelines to strike in reclamation of her frontiers. Such was the raging battle for survival that sent the indomitable Rocky Lane plunging rough-shod into a maelstrom of thundering hooves and blazing six-guns...!" It's like poetry! Plus photo pinups of Rocky and his movie horse, Black Jack. Range Justice; Haunted Ranch; Slim Pickens: The Clothes Horse; The Unknown Assailant; Heady Eddie. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. The High-Graders, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Roy wages war against high-graders, while helping a young man and his wife. Pioneers of the Old West story, script by Gaylord DuBois. Chuck Wagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks. Back cover: in this color close-up taken at Rogers' home, Roy sits against door, aiming his six-gun. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Stan Lee (17 pages) and unknown. Art by Harvey Kurtzman (17 pages) and unknown. Rusty stars in two tales by Stan Lee and Harvey Kurtzman: "Johnny's Dizzy Day!" and "The Peachy Speech!" Also in this issue: four untitled Rusty 1-pagers; 1-page "A Letter to Our Readers and Their Parents!"; 2-page text story "Masquerade," reprinted from Patsy Walker (1945) #19; two untitled Hank and Lank 1-pagers; and four untitled Hank and Lank half-pagers. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 11, Issue 2 - July, 1949. Elizabeth Taylor and Robert Taylor photo cover promoting the MGM motion picture, "Conspirator". Movie Fan Magazine that specialized in short form adaptations of popular movies during the golden-age of cinema. This issue's stories include movies such as; "Massacre River" starring Rory Calhoun, Cathy Downs and Guy Madison, "The Step-Up" starring Robert Ryan and Audrey Totter, "Conspirator" starring Elizabeth Taylor and Robert Taylor, "Manhandled" starring Sterling Hayden, Dorothy Lamour and Dan Duryea, "Home of the Brave" starring James Edwards, Lloyd Bridges, Frank Lovejoy, Jeff Corey, Steve Brodie, and Douglas Dick, "Mighty Joe Young" starring Terry Moore and Ben Johnson, "The Fountainhead" starring Gary Cooper, Patricia Neil and Raymond Massey, "Not Wanted" starring Sally Forrest, Keefe Braselle and Leo Penn, and "Jigsaw" starring Franchot Tone and Jean Wallace. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 92 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Navy Blues Part I, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Red is worried Scribbly is going to run away and join the Navy, so she sends O'Hara after him and O'Hara ends up in the Navy instead. Trouble in the Bull Ring Wildroot ad with Sam Spade, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Don Kamisarow. Navy Blues Part II, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; O'Hara sends some of his pals to rough up Scribbly. Navy Blues Part III, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; O'Hara sends a bunch of gangsters after Scribbly, but they didn't reckon on the Tornado Twins. A Talking Dog! starring Snoony, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Newspapermen's Dance, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Scribbly finds out Red is engaged to O'Hara. And Clover's going out with Bentley. Puppy Love text story. Untitled Scribbly story, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Kenneth Banion McDowell, Floyd Miller and Frank Kolars. Art by Frank Kolars and Philip Santry. Cover by Philip Santry. Sometimes listed as Captain Silver's Log of the Sea Hound #3. Seagoing adventures with Captain Silver and his sidekick Jerry in the Caribbean and South America, based on the 1942 - 1948 radio show. While the duo tracks Nazi agents throughout the Western hemisphere, the show educated young listeners about the various nations of Latin America. Captain Silver encounters a plot to take over the Panama hat business in Ecuador; The origins of cultural customs and expressions; Professor Louie the Llama offers a lecture on natures pranks and quirks. A Letter from Captain Silver; Master of Menace; A Trail of Treachery!; What Started It All?; The Man of Gold; File No. 13A; Louie the Llama. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W.

10.25" x 13", 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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Survivors of the Stone Age starring Wonder Woman, art by Harry G. Peter. The Holliday Girls are captured by cavemen on a trip to Canada; Wonder Woman must teach the cavemen the inherent power of womanhood. Streak, Special Prosecutor! starring Streak the Wonder Dog, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Alex Toth. Lad--Wonder Dog of the Month. Willy Nilly story, art by Frank Harry. Salt of the Earth text story, script by Julius Schwartz [as Jules Black], art by Raymond Perry. Who Killed Father Time starring Lady Danger, art by Emil Gershwin. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

July 1949. Whole No. 1939. Cover by Benton Clark. Action/Adventure/Mystery stories by Harry Botsford "A Land Without Law", Robert E. Pinkerton, Frank Richardson Pierce, Peter Dawson "The Stirrup Boss - Part 1 of 4", Merle Constiner, Philip Ketchum, Caddo Cameron, Ray Palmer Tracy, and Malcolm Murchie. 6 3/4" x 10"; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.15.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Volume 2, Issue 4 - July, 1949. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 13, Issue 2 - July, 1949. Dinah Shore photo cover. Long running magazine featuring short news articles on musicians and bands, and lyrics to popular songs. This issue features popular songs such as; "My Dream is Yours", "Cabaret Sunflower", "Love Finds a Way", "Because You Love Me", and many others. 8-in. x 11-in., 36 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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Stories and art by Floyd Torbert and Edd Ashe. Adventures of FBI agent Steve Saunders, originally a backup feature in True Comics (1941). A crook learns as much as he can to improve his capers; Radium thieves accidentally unleash a deadly virus; Michael Trigger tracks an old chum who has turned to crime. Includes a note that the series is "presented with the cooperation of the FBI" and based on authentic cases. Official Story of the FBI; The Case of the Studious Bank Robber; T-Man Michael Trigger; Sports Champs: Robert Grant; The Boys' Club of America Prepares for the Camping Season; Chip Downs' Crime Lab; Ellsworth Vines. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Will Eisner. The Case of the Uncanny Cat, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality Shop. Untitled Spirit story featuring Jackie Boy, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and Quality Shop. The Case of the Headless Burglar starring the Spirit, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Lou Fine and the Quality Shop. Flatfoot Burns story, script and art by Al Stahl. Jonesy humor page by Bernard Dibble. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts by Eisner or Feiffer, or Eisner/Feiffer, or Nordling. Art by Eisner with backgrounds by Eisner, Grandenetti, Le Blanc, Stallman, Nordling, Dixon and/or others except where noted.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts by Eisner or Feiffer, or Eisner/Feiffer, or Nordling. Art by Eisner with backgrounds by Eisner, Grandenetti, Le Blanc, Stallman, Nordling, Dixon and/or others except where noted.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts by Eisner or Feiffer, or Eisner/Feiffer, or Nordling. Art by Eisner with backgrounds by Eisner, Grandenetti, Le Blanc, Stallman, Nordling, Dixon and/or others except where noted.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts by Eisner or Feiffer, or Eisner/Feiffer, or Nordling. Art by Eisner with backgrounds by Eisner, Grandenetti, Le Blanc, Stallman, Nordling, Dixon and/or others except where noted.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts by Eisner or Feiffer, or Eisner/Feiffer, or Nordling. Art by Eisner with backgrounds by Eisner, Grandenetti, Le Blanc, Stallman, Nordling, Dixon and/or others except where noted.

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July 3, 1949. Spirit Weekly Newspaper section. Scripts by Eisner or Feiffer, or Eisner/Feiffer, or Nordling. Art by Eisner with backgrounds by Eisner, Grandenetti, Le Blanc, Stallman, Nordling, Dixon and/or others except where noted. Tabloid Sized Newsprint, 10-3/4" x 15", 8 pages, full color.