Comic books September 1949

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Volume 40, Issue 1 - September, 1949. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Frank Bolle and Fred Guardineer. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Tim masquerades as a tenderfoot, new to the West, to get the jump on outlaws; The Calico Kid tries to stop a gun dealer from sabotaging peace talks between settlers and Navajos; A map of the territory of the Tim Holt stories, including the town of Bullet. Tim Holt's Western Album; The Terrible Tenderfoot!; The Mine Menace!; Calico Kid; Ride in the Sun; T-H Home Range; Sixgun Sheriff! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and Art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Harry O'Neill, Doug Heyes, Ving Fuller and unknown. (Note: Who the inkers are is mainly unknown.) In this issue: Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; The Captain and the Kids by Rudolph Dirks; Stamp Tips article "Cover Collection"; How It Began article "Fallow Deer"; How to Make It activity page "Walking Sticks"; Broncho Bill by Harry O'Neill; Strange as it Seems tale "Vladimir, Emperor of Russia" with pencils by Doug Heyes; and Doc Syke 1-pager by Ving Fuller. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Lynn Karp. Stories by unknown. Art by Lynn Karp and unknown. Featuring: Two Droopy 1-pagers; Tom & Jerry tale with pencils by Lynn Karp; 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. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. Even the jack-o-lanterns aren't smiling when an old friend gets Tom involved in a pumpkin-themed mystery. Escaped convict King Wilson seemed to be a quiet, unassuming model prisoner, but he makes a world of trouble for Tom. A con man schemes to take out an insurance policy on homeless local "Shiftless," and then cash it in by killing him. Action-packed painted cover by Norman Saunders. The Pumpkin Menace; Cowboy Cal; The Dynasty of Death; Fightin' Forbes Fights Fraud; Tumbleweed, Jr.: Shoe, Baby; Roundup Time with Tom Mix; Mustang Mack; The Search; Saddlehead; Hammerhead Hank; Rushing Russell; Fatty; The Fatal Hand Out. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Reed Crandall, Edd Ashe, Melvyn Douglas, Bob Brent, Bob Lubbers, Claude Moore, Bob Perry, Peter Stewart, Ralph Marshall, Virginia Hubbell, Chuck Benedict, Fred Kida, Fred Guardineer, Maurice de Kobra, Al Bare, George Hansen, Heywood Broun, Margaret Leech, Lee Ames, Anton Nikola, Edna Mae Ellison, Bill Kofoed, Bob Fujitani 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. Hat-check girl Peggy fears the free-spending customer from Baltimore who is following her home. A waitress decides to dally with a passing millionaire. Movie star Melvyn Douglas (grandfather of Illeana Douglas) presents his idea of what a world-wide government might look like. Also featuring a great cover by Charles Biro that hints at the high-quality intent of the magazine. Hatcheck 21; I'm Getting Tipsy; How You Would Live Under a World Government; Marriage Swap Shop ...; Hereafter; Muscle and Mr. Mumpley; Who Dunnit?; Summer Waitress; 5,000 Desperate Cries for Help!; A Comedy of Terrors; Anthony Comstock, Fanatical Reformer; Helping the World Go Round; Dates to Remember; Escape. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 4, Issue 3 - September, 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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Photo cover. "The Wrong Way"; Theatre usher Joyce decides to emulate business executive Miss Randall and actress Rita Moor to improve her life, even though they have bad reputations for being ruthless; She betrays her friend Harriet to get a promotion and steals her boss Bob from his girlfriend; Bob learns of her schemes and breaks up with her. "My Selfish Life"; Sondra selfishly exploits her mother and argues with her boyfriend Marty when he objects; She dumps Marty so wealthy Rand can take her to a society dance; While shes there, her mother suffers a "complete physical collapse due to nervous and physical exhaustion." "Ann's Other Love" text story by Wilma Bauer. "The Professor's Daughter"; Luisa returns home a huge snob after studying in France, and views the small college town where her father teaches to be boring and provincial; She finds student Dennis appealing until she discovers he does handyman work to help pay his tuition; Instead, Luisa dates Clive, who plans to be a diplomat. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2 #1 on cover. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. "The Ghost of Roaring Valley!"; In Roaring Valley, Blackie Barstow and his gang are following Peg-Leg Pete in order to learn where his hidden gold mine is; Two-Gun Kid and Rusty Randolph are riding through the area and they are suddenly shot at by one of Barstow's men. "The Kid Turns Killer"; Two-Gun Kid and Rusty Randolph have accepted an invitation to the ranch owned by Rusty's uncle Frank; They arrive just as Frank's ranch hands are in the middle of a gun fight with a gang led by Shark Storm; Two-Gun and Rusty lend a hand. "The Man Behind the Mask," art by Syd Shores; Matthew Masters is returning from a house call when he notices the sheriff putting up a wanted poster for an outlaw named Tod Sultan who has been seen in the area; Going into his office, Masters is held at gun point by Sultan, who had been wounded by the sheriff earlier that day and needs medical attention. "Trapped On the Train of Terror!" starring Two-Gun Kid. "When a Man Has Faith!" starring Blaze Carson. "The Marshall Who Lived Again" starring Two-Gun Kid. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover by Syd Shores. "The Horrible Hermit of Hidden Mesa!"; Chet Laribee has spent the past few months capturing wild horses when he is suddenly confronted by Lizard Galt and his gang who force him to flee and take his horse; Elsewhere, Chet's lover Julie is racing her horse to find him crossing paths with Two-Gun Kid and his sidekick Rusty Randolph. Doc Holiday Scrapbook of the West page. "Badge of Honor" text story. "The Hunter and the Hunted!", art by Russ Heath; Kid Colt takes a rest while on the run from the law but is concerned that lawman Carlos Grimm - known for always getting his man - is in charge of the area; As his rotten luck would have it, Kid Colt is caught by Carlos Grimm and the pair is locked in a Mexican stand-off. Death Valley Scrapbook of the West page. Wild Bill Hickock Scrapbook of the West page. "Trapped Between Two Fires!"; There is a family feud going on between the Bensons and Waltons, and it rages across their properties which are divided by a stream; Passing through the area, Two-Gun Kid and his sidekick Rusty Randolph get caught in the crossfire. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Carl Barks. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Bill Walsh, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Gil Turner, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Manuel Gonzales, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 9 #12. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey, Goofy and Donald meet the seven ghosts that haunt Colonel Bassett's house. In a story by Barks, Donald enters a frog in a jumping contest against Snake Eyes McViper. Bucky Bug and Bo search for the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Bongo's Best Show; Mickey Mouse in the House of Seven Haunts. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Reprints Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) #107 (Vol. 9 #11)

Canadian Edition. Reprints Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) #107 (Vol. 9 #11). Cover by Al Taliaferro. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Bill Walsh, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Merrill De Maris, Tony Strobl, Gil Turner, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Manuel Gonzales, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 9 #11. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, ghost-hunters Mickey, Goofy and Donald are hired by Colonel Bassett to investigate the House of Seven Haunts. In a story by Barks, a lab accident gives Donald superpowers. Mickey meets his great-grandfather Ablemarle, a dancing, cattle-thieving, swindling, jaywalking live wire. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Dumbo the Flying Elephant; Danny Saves the Day; Mickey Mouse in the House of Seven Haunts. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Henry Kiefer and others. Cover by Henry Kiefer. Jungle hero Wambi is a boy who can talk to animals, including his friends Tawn the elephant and Ogg the ape. A big-game hunter's son resists pressure to follow in his father's footsteps; Wambi teaches a chieftain's son about fire safety in the forest; A band of baboons tries to take a precious watering hole from the other animals of the jungle. Swampland Safari; Spoor of the Moon Beasts; Slave Safari; Lair of the Banshee Apes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Sept 1949. Cover by Michael Lebonski. Horror and supernatural stories by Theodore Sturgeon "One Foot and the Grave", Allison V. Harding, Gardner F. Fox, Ewen Whyte, August Derleth "The Slayers and the Slain", Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Seabury Quinn, Malcolm Kenneth Murchie, and Dorothy Quick. Illustrations by Lee Brown Coye, Vincent Napoli, and John Giunta. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

L. Ron Hubbard, noted for his Science Fiction stories, also did a bit of Western writing as we see here.

Stories and art by Dick Briefer, Paul Reinman and Bernie Krigstein (credited as B. B. Krig). Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. The dangerous feats of the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War cement Theodore Roosevelt's image and help propel him into the White House. Sheriff Luke Law has a showdown with a badman, in a humorous story with art by Dick Briefer. The story of Samuel Colt and the invention of the six-shooter, featuring early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. The Rough Riders; Trouble in Texas; Class Mates; The Birth of the Six-Shooter; Tad's Idea; Joe Can't See...; Bullets and Words. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Leonard Frank and Carl Pfeufer. Fawcett's tales of Western heroes from folklore and the movies. Hopalong Cassidy helps Las Pedras recover from an earthquake, but then someone else shows up as well: The Caravan Banditos. Monte Hale gets deputized so he can mount a cross-country chase to capture fugitive gambler King Faro, who leaves an Ace of Spades as a calling card. Tom Mix doesn't suspect that ranch hand Curly is involved with the rustlers who stole wild horses...or does he? Plus a profusion of vintage comics-format ads, including one featuring movie cowboy Rocky Lane. Hopalong Cassidy: The Caravan Banditos; Monte Hale: Death Plays the Ace; Cactus Brain; Red Roan: Peril of Cougar Hollow; Gabby Hayes: The Chariot Race; Li'l Buck; Muttering Murtagh; Big Bow and Little Arrow: Food For Thought; General Store George; Whimpy; Tom Mix: The Rustlers of the Range. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 1. Circa September 1949. British Reprint Edition of "Fifteen Western Tales". Includes: "Bullet's Brother" by L. P. Holmes, "Shoot, Run - Or Die!" by T. C. McClary, "This Range Shall Be Free" by James Shaffer, "Guns of the Gallows Trail" by Steve Frazee, and more. 6.5" x 9.25". 64 pages. Black and white.

Volume 3, Issue 3 - September 1949. Cover by Peter Driben. Men's interest magazine with articles, pin-ups, and glamour photos. 8.25" x 11.5", 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Kurt Schaffenberger, and Louis Cazeneuve. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel is elected mayor of the bizarre Cloud City, a job that comes with some special challenges. Doctors tell Lance O'Casey to take it easy because of a dangerous medical condition, but he must stop spies from stealing important Naval secrets. Ibis and Taia investigate a whaling ship found with no crew aboard, and learn the culprit is an otherworldly whale. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How Youse Should Break in Shoes." And a vintage ad for The Captain Marvel Club. Captain Marvel Visits Cloud City; Wilbur the Waiter; Doc Sorebones; Freshman Freddy: The Watch Out; The Culture Corner; Golden Arrow: Bad Man's Return; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Lance O'Casey: Doomed!; Jim and Jam; Ibis the Invincible: Voyage to Nowhere! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne and William R. Shelton. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, George Evans, Alvin Hollingsworth and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Captain Wings investigates a prototype Nazi plane discovered after the war, but terrorists want it for themselves; TV reporter Jane Martin searches for Mounties and a spy in the remote Canadian wilderness; Suicide Smith seeks a beautiful crimelord after she escapes his plane by parachute. Captain Wings; Jane Martin; Air Heroes of World War II; Suicide Smith; Ghost Squadron. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.