Comic books September 1949

Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Matt Baker and Dana Dutch. Beautiful covers and art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker elevate St. John's 1950s romance comic above the norm. Kathy finally meets Tom, a nice guy who actually likes her, but his sister's jealousy could ruin everything, in a story with art by Baker. In another Baker story, Betty dates bad boy Harry despite the warnings of her friends and parents, but when she finally sees the truth about him, he threatens to ruin her reputation. Reputations are also foremost in the thoughts of Jane when she starts dating wealthy Ron, and keeps it secret from her real friends like Bud. I Threw Away My Reputation on a Worthless Love; My Double Life Caught Up with Me; I Talked Myself into Love Troubles; Two-Timing Taught Me to Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

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

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $18.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

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

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $18.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

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

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $18.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

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

Add to cart Good $18.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Extensive.

Official USC football program. 8" x 10.5", 24 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $1,200.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #0316749005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by skypinkblu

Add to cart FR 1.0 $199.95 or Best Offer View scans 3" cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached. Water damage. Mold. Staple deterioration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by George Evans, Enrico Bagnoli, 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, Volta propaganda has the human survivors turning against each other; The final adventure of Mysta of the Moon; Futura and Blargo, held prisoner on Oceania by a group called the Heads, face evil duplicates of themselves, in a story with exquisite art by Enrico Bagnoli. The Lost World; Mysta of the Moon; The Star Pirate; The Song of Dhu; Futura. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled Plastic Man story with The Prehistoric Plunderer. Woozy Winks story. Dewey Drip humor page, art by Bernard Dibble. Harp of Justice text story starring Plastic Man. Untitled Plastic Man story. Jack Cole cover/interior art. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Plastic Man Turns Killer starring Plastic Man, script and art by Jack Cole. Happy Anniversary To Mom and Pop starring Candy, script and art by Harry Sahle. Olga Bustle In "Outcast" starring Spirit, script and art by Will Eisner. Actions Beat Words text story starring Plastic Man. Manhunter story, script and art by Al Bryant. 36 pgs. $.0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Comics and illustrated text pieces. Patti Brady photo cover. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Poor $2.65 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 80%. No Back Cover. Incomplete, See Notes. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 6, No. 1 - Fall 1949. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 20, Issue 3 - Fall, 1949. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 49, No. 4 - September 1949. 6.5" x 9.25", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

"Switch on the Light," "I'll Take the Money" (art by Paul Parker), "The Swimmer" (art by Al Eadeh), "One Grand," "The Gypsies," "The Story of Danny Brooks" (art by Robert Q. Sale, signed "Robbins Q. Sale"), and "Throw Back the Small Ones" (art by Mort Lawrence). Two pages of filler, "The Manly Art" and "Old Rockin' Chair," both by Jules Steiner. Two page text story, "The Professor." Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fair $23.00

Painted cover. In order of appearance: "Secondhand Love" reprinted in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 29 (1953) #4; "Spite Elopement" reprinted in Glamorous Romances (1949) #70; "The Night That Changed My Life" reprinted in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #56; and "Afraid of Marriage" reprinted in Glamorous Romances (1949) #55 and Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #63. "For a More Glamorous You! Be Provocative, How to Handle a Romance, Don't Talk Too Much..., Just Because You Love Him..., In Order to Hold Him..., Stay as Sweet as You Are..." text article reprinted as "Your Charm Guide..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #63 and Love at First Sight (1949) #21, as "Be Smart About Love..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 35 (1955) #1, and as "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #89. Indicia states "Real-Life Secrets". Numbering continues with Real Secrets (1950) #2. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Superman stars in a one-page public service ad, "Safety First." Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $20.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

In Love with His Ranch Boss, pencils by Bill Draut. Desperado's Lady, pencils by Leonard Starr. Love at the County Fair, pencils by Vic Donahue. Partner or Sweetheart? text story. The Cowgirl and the Sheepherder, art by John Severin. Our Love Wore Six-Guns, art by Jack Kirby. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $7.80

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"In Spite of His Warning," art by Ann Brewster; Linda loves Joe but dislikes living in poverty; Joe is studying to be an architect so he can improve housing, but she doesnt like waiting; Linda meets wealthy Roland and dumps Joe for him. "Rival from the Past," art by Chuck A Winter; Andrea quits her office job to become ice skater. Franks new partner; Carol, his former partner and ex-girlfriend, returns after her wealthy husband dies; Andrea is injured when Frank fails to catch her. "Manicures and Pedicures" non-fiction story. "We Lived a Lie"; Fay and her mother Lila pose as sisters in their dancing act; Fay dates reporter Kip, and Lila fears their secret will be exposed and cost them work; Kip knows the truth but promises not to print the story; it comes out in his newspaper anyway; Kip explains that it wasnt his fault, and Lila and Fay find a new and better sponsor for their act. "In Spite of His Warning" art by Ann Brewster, reprinted in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 30 (1954) #5; "Rival From the Past" art by Chuck A. Winter, reprinted in Glamorous Romances (1949) #76; "Love Me or Leave Me!" reprinted in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 30 (1954) #2; "Manicures and Pedicures"; and "We Lived a Lie" reprinted in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 30 (1954) #4. "For Beauty's Sake: How to Express Yourself..." text article reprinted as "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #51, "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #42, "Help Yourself to Glamour..." in Love Experiences (1949) #16, "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #28, and "For a More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 32 (1956) #1, and partially reprinted in Ten Story Love Vol. 30 (1952) #1, Love Experiences (1949) #15, Ten Story Love Vol. 32 (1953) #3, Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #65, and Love at First Sight (1949) #35. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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 investigates stagecoach robberies where the stagecoaches themselves disappear. The Missing Stagecoaches; Cactus Joe: Painful Task!; Gopher Face Has a Wall Safe!; Murder Without Motive; Sagebrush: Arch Villain; Red Leafs Treachery; Wright the Writer: Hopeful!; Slim Pickens: The Horseless Carriage; Thirst Madness; Wilbur the Waiter: A Matchless Fellow; The Bogus Bills; Gopherface: Really Short! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Edd Ashe, King Ward, and Al Carreno. This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. After a mishap on a store escalator, "Boots" meets handsome doctor Larry, but she dreads taking him home to her large and disorderly family. Doris doesn't believe in the kind of love they talk about in the romance novels, until she meets Bob and literally gets weak in the knees. Switchboard operator Elissa falls for telephone lineman Lennie, in a story with some great art of a 1940s red convertible. Plus a pin-up of screen legend Ray Milland, star of The Lost Weekend and future star of X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes. Short Wait for Paradise; Superstitious!; A Tearful Illusion; The Unforgiving Heart; Rendezvous of the Heart; Glamour Girl; Romantic Secrets' Star of the Month: Ray Milland. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $11.50 Centerfold detached at one staple.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $7.20

Add to cart Fair $3.60

Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Canyon Gold starring Roy Rogers, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Roy helps reunite a father and daughter. Wasted Water starring Roy Rogers, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Trigger story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks. Back cover: Roy in close-up Republic Pictures color publicity photo. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Canyon Gold starring Roy Rogers, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Roy helps reunite a father and daughter. Wasted Water starring Roy Rogers, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Trigger story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks. Back cover: Roy in close-up Republic Pictures color publicity photo. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Final issue. Stories by Stan Lee and unknown. Art by Harvey Kurtzman and unknown. Rusty stars in two tales by Stan Lee and Harvey Kurtzman: "The Quiz Whiz!" and "His Night Out!" Also in this issue: "Rusty's Riot off Riddles"; three untitled Rusty 1-pagers; 2-page text story "Newspaper Man"; and two untitled Pablo 1-pagers. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $13.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

The Weekly Summary of Current Science. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 41, Issue 4 - September 1949. Movie Fan Magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 94 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 53 #11 - Sept. 1949. Film news, review and gossip magazine. Articles on Robert Young and Ann Sothern. 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/4-in., 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Three Strikes, You're Out, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Birdnest wants Scribbly to pitch for his lodge's baseball team, against Clover Cooley's dad. A Riddle, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Untitled story, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Bentley buys a car that won't run for $30 and sells it to Scribbly for $20. Untitled story, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Scribbly makes a ventriloquist doll that looks just like Snoony. Untitled story, art by Frank Harry; Liz tries to convince Jerry she's not dating Freddie. Johnny On The Spot text story. Dimples Darling, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Snoony accidentally starts a rumour that Scribbly is dating movie star Dimples Darling. Safety Firstpublic service announcement with Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Kenneth Banion McDowell and others. Art by Philip Santry and Small. Cover by Philip Santry. Sometimes listed as Captain Silver's Log of the Sea Hound #4. 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. The crew of the Sea Hound is lured into a trap by a coded message in Chile; The real-life shipwreck survivor who inspired Robinson Crusoe; The music and lyrics to the song The Old Sea Hound, on the inside back cover, make this a collectors item for Sea Hound fans. A Letter from Captain Silver; In Greed and Vengeance; Captain Silver's Sea Chart of Chile; A Carnival of Plunder; Step Right Up and Meet Yourself; The Real Robinson Crusoe; Louie the Llama; The Old Sea Hound. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.