Comic books July 1949

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July 10, 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.

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July 17, 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.

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July 24, 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.

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July 31, 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.

Batman and Robin star in "The End of Batman," Manhunters Around the World in "The Last Bush-Ranger" (pencils by Curt Swan?), Captain Compass in "The Hunt of the Killer Whale," and Tomahawk in "The Twentieth Century Tomahawk!" One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Mysterious Plan" by C.C. Beck. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 19, Issue 3 - July, 1949. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by George O. Smith, Henry Kuttner, Margaret St. Clair, Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, L. Ron Hubbard (under the pseudonym Rene LaFayette), and C.M. Kornbluth. Two Virgil Finlay illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 166 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.

Sunday Pix Vol.1 (1949) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Sunday Pix Vol.1 (1949) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Sunday Pix Vol.1 (1949) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Sunday Pix Vol.1 (1949) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Sunday Pix Vol.1 (1949) - Sunday Pix was a Christian comic book published weekly by David C. Cook. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 12 pages. Cover price $0.05.

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US Edition-Printed in Canada. Differentiated from the Canadian Edition by the New York Mason's Zipper Shoe ad on back cover. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. Illustrations by Lawrence, Finlay, and Bok. "The Brain Beast" by William F. Temple, "The Hunted" by Arthur C. Clarke, "Dreadful Dreamer" by Margaret St. Clair, "Spaceman, Beware!" by Stanley Mullen, "Changeling" by Ray Bradbury, "The Survivors" by Bryce Walton, "Gravity Trap" by Damon Knight, and "The Hand from the Stars" by Kris Neville. Interior Illustrations by Hannes Bok, Virgil Finlay, Frank R. Paul. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 10-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Canadian Edition. July 1949. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. "The Brain Beast" by William F. Temple, "The Hunted" by Arthur C. Clarke, "Dreadful Dreamer" by Margaret St. Clair, "Spaceman, Beware!" by Stanley Mullen, "Changeling" by Ray Bradbury, "The Survivors" by Bryce Walton, "Gravity Trap" by Damon Knight, and "The Hand from the Stars" by Kris Neville. Interior Illustrations by Hannes Bok, Virgil Finlay, Frank R. Paul. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Al Wenzel. Superboy's Hall of Fame!, pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka; time travel story; Superboy returns to 1949 at the end. The Mysterious Plan (advertisement) starring Captain Tootsie, art by C. C. Beck. Weather Guide--Superboy's Workshop activity page, art by Al Wenzel. Superboy, Bodyguard!, pencils by Al Wenzel. Casey the Cop humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. Science Question Box text article. Bebe humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. Superboy's Great Amateur Hour! starring Ma and Pa Kent, pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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#80. in a series of 90. Superman-Tim is a boys' clothing catalog, activity book, and comic book all rolled into one, featuring Superman illustrations throughout. All issues are 16 pages unless a Superman story is inserted (bringing page count to 24 or 36 pages). Every issue encourages boys not to be a "Whoo-Shoo" -- a boy who reads "Superman-Tim" but doesn't buy clothes from the Superman-Tim Store. Copyright 1949 by National Comics Pub., Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

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Photo cover. "Courage for Love!"; Ann is a "window trimmer" for a display company. She lacks self-confidence and shirks responsibility. Ann and display designer Charley fall in love but shes afraid to accept his marriage proposal and fearful when he arranges for her to become a display designer as well; They argue. Picture Biography of Cornel Wilde. "To Have - and to Hold!"; Sally is engaged to Gil and thinks she no longer has to take care of her appearance because shes "practically married"; Gil is upset at her new careless and complacent attitude and her sloppy looks embarrass him at a dinner with his boss; they break up. "Chapter VIII: The Fight for Life" The Happiness and Heartbreak of Vicki Carter text story. "Cancer": Star Mates Your Horoscope in Pictures. "Pretender!"; Ever since she was little, Doris has exaggerated and lied to impress others; When she meets Bob, Doris pretends to have an ardent suitor named "Gerald" to make Bob jealous. "Romance in Purang, Tibet" non-fiction story. "My Other Self"; Identical twins Joan and Janet teach in the same school; Janet is serious & dedicated to her work while Joan is not; Janet is engaged to fellow teacher Mark; Joans boyfriend is lawyer Andy; Joan flirts with Mark but is rebuffed; She impersonates Janet and kisses Mark at school, but theyre caught. Cornel Wilde photo on back cover. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by L. B. Cole. Cadet story, art by Nina Albright; Kit Carter clashes with a hot-headed sculptor. Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall text story. Dan'l Flannel story, art by Gus Schrotter. The Glen Cunningham Story four-page biography. Gary Stark story, art by Harvey Fuller. Boitram the Boiglar humor page by Art Helfant. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Chuck Miller. Tales of teen angst and amour, often featuring art and covers by celebrated good-girl artist Matt Baker. Linda's love-'em-and-leave-'em approach works fine until she meets John, whom she doesn't want to leave, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Virginia can't cope when she learns that her widowed mother is seriously dating family friend Bill. Fran thinks her popularity with the boys is playing against her when she wants to be taken seriously as an actress. I Didn't Want a Stepfather; I Was Afraid to Fall in Love; Did I Give My Love Too Freely?; Stand-In for Scandal; Spitework Was My Folly. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Buffalo Bill bio. "Tex Granger Meets Billy the Kid!"; After Tex runs Billy the Kid's sidekick out of town, The Kid decides to rob the town's bank; Tex tracks the Kid down, but he escapes when Tex has to rescue a drowning man. Animals of the West illustration. "Buffalo Bill" Famous Fighters of the Frontier text story by Ferris Weddle. Untitled My Most Interesting True Experience text story by Tim Holt; RKO western star Tim Holt recounts an experience as a bombardier during the last bombing run to Japan of World War II. Untitled Tex Granger story; A Mexican, Ehto Morales, and his mule come to Jacknife and make an enemy of an abusive cowboy; The cowboy and a friend rob a bank and try to frame Morales. "The Truth About the Golden West"; Fact page about incidents in the Old West involving gold. "Hector Goes West!", art by Vic Herman; Hector finds that the only "wild" part of the wild West is when they shoot movies. "Remember the Alamo!"; Brief summary of the events leading up to the battle at the Alamo in Texas in 1836. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.50.

Art by Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. A rodeo owner courts danger when he sets his sights on a legendary wild horse; The Calico Kid encounters early-morning bandits; Tim impersonates a ghost to reveal the truth about a gold swindle. Tim Holt's Western Album; Man-Killer Mustang!; Tim Holt's Range Book; Calico Kid; Lethal Lesson; The Golden Snare! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and Art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Ving Fuller, Sam Leff, Al Capp and unknown. (Note: Who the inkers are is mainly unknown.) In this issue: Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; Fritzi Ritz by Bushmiller; How it Began article "Advertising Quack Doctors"; The Captain and the Kids by Rudolph Dirks; Doc Syke half-pager by Ving Fuller; Stamp Tips article "Yellow Fever Stamp"; Curly Kayoe by Sam Leff; "That Helpless Feeling" quarter-page joke; and Li'l Abner by Al Capp. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 5, Issue 6 - July 1949. Painted cover by Billy DeVorss. 8" x 11.5", 58 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Featuring: Two Droopy 1-pagers; Tom & Jerry tale; Jerry & Tuffy 2-pager; Adventures of Tom tale; Adventures of Jerry text story; Flip 'n' Dip tale; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; Barney Bear & Benny Burro tale; and Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale. 48 pages, full color. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Tom suspects that an ex-sailor called Mainmast Thompson is involved in a series of sea-related crimes... or that someone wants him to think he is. An English lord has his ancestral castle shipped to his new home in the American West brick-by-brick, leading to the return of a strange figure from the castle's past. A famous violinist visits Dobie on his concert tour, but danger soon follows. The Sailor on the Range; Fightin' Forbes Fights the Ferret; The Desert Castle of Evil; Signs of Trouble; The Murderous Road Agents; Familiar Talk; Strings of Death; Acker the Actor. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Full length story, "Skunkheart's Reign of Terror." Painted cover. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and others. A one-shot from St. John, reprinting Hector the Inspector stories from EC's Animal Fables (back when EC was owned by Max Gaines). The villainous Unknown puts out a call among the underworld for suggestions on how to kill Hector the Inspector. Hector appears on a radio quiz show, which proves an irresistible lure for the criminal known as The Brain. Dangerous Dan offers a million-dollar bounty on Hector the Inspector, in a reprint of Hector's first case. A Case for the Inspector; Hector's Quiz Show!; Case of the Missing Mummy!; Hector the Inspector Meets the World's Dumbest Crook!; Korky Kangaroo; Hector the Inspector. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dashiell Hammett, Reed Crandall, Edd Ashe, Marshall Goodman, Auriel Macfie, Dan Barry, Claude Moore, Bob Perry, Dilys Jones, Robert Fugi, Robert Lamont, Louis Jambor, Fred Kida, Tony DiPreta, Dick Briefer, George Tuska, George Hansen, A Benedig, Willis Thornton, Walter Halsey, Anton Nikola, Bill Kofoed, Billy Rose and Charles Biro. Much as EC did in the late '50s, publisher Lev Gleason launched this oversized anthology in the '40s in an attempt to attract a more sophisticated audience for their comics, but the world was not ready. A short story by "Maltese Falcon" author Dashiell Hammett. An excerpt from the autobiography of circus impresario Billy Rose. Purportedly true tales from the world of modeling. The Closet; Are You a Soft Touch?; I'll Buy That Girl; The Prize Was Death; You're on the Parole Board; How Sad Can a Sack Get; Gold Mine in a Sewer; There Must Be a Better Way; Our Explosive Children; Are We All Craze Crazy?; Under Our Skin; The Nine Lives of Citizen Train; The Joke on Eloise Morey; Helping the World Go Round; Times Square Interlude. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 4, Issue 2 - July, 1949. True crime magazine with stories and article about women in the world of organized crime, murder, robbery, and debauchery. Softcover Magazine, 8.5" x 11", 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Quarter-page Little Lulu Kleenex ad. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 100 pages, B&W and full color. Cover price $0.15.