Comic books November 1949

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Indicia title is "Walt Disney's PINOCCHIO, No. 252." Underwater Birthday Party one-page story, art by Tony Strobl. Pinocchio; Geppetto wishes his puppet was a real boy; The "Wishing Star Fairy" grants his wish; On his way to school, Pinocchio is tricked by J. Worthington Foul fellow and Gideon into joining Stromboli's puppet show; The fairy rescues Pinocchio, but Foulfellow talks Pinocchio into taking a trip to Pleasure Island with other boys; At Pleasure Island the boys are turned into donkeys for the mines. New version of Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #92. Adapted from the 1940 Disney animated movie "Pinocchio." Watermelon Dreams back cover strip, art by Tony Strobl. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "CHRISTMAS WITH MOTHER GOOSE, No. 253." Cover art by Walt Kelly. The Three Blind Mice Play Santa, script and art by Walt Kelly; A cat chasing the Three Blind Mice upsets a mailman, causing him to lose a letter. Little Boy Blue and Little Girl Green, art by Walt Kelly; Little Girl Green recruits colorful toys to wake Little Boy Blue on Christmas morning. 3 Christmas Bears, art by Walt Kelly; The Goldilocks and the Three Bears story with a Christmas Day setting. Jeminy's Christmas, script and art by Walt Kelly; Jeminy Groundhog asks Willie Winkle to wake him up for Christmas; When he wakes, Jeminy thinks it's time for Easter, instead of Christmas. Christmas Grace traditional English Christmas prayer on back cover, art by Walt Kelly. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "SANTA CLAUS FUNNIES, No. 254." Santa's First Helper, script and art by Walt Kelly; Puggy Pink, a dwarf, volunteers to be Santa's first helper in making toys; Santa leaves him at a little girl's house to be a temporary fill-in for the doll that isn't ready at Christmas. A Visit from Saint Nicholas, script by Clement Moore, art by Arthur E. Jameson; Illustrated version of the 1823 poem by Clement Clarke Moore, sometimes titled "The Night Before Christmas." The Land Without Christmas, script and art by Frank Jupo; Santa uses a rocket to take a test trip to a distant star and a land ruled by the bad-humored King Pepy. Albert and Pogo's Christmas, script and art by Walt Kelly; Albert dresses up to play Santa Claus for the swamp's children. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "Zane Grey's The Ranger. Facts about the Colt Single-Action Army Revolver, art by Till Goodan. The Ranger, script by Zane Grey (original story) and Gaylord Du Bois (comic adaptation); Pardoned outlaw Buck Duane, now a Texas Ranger, goes undercover to find out the identity of the criminal mastermind known as Cheseldine. Abridged adaptation of 1915 novel "The Lone Star Ranger" by Zane Grey. Facts about the Winchester Model 94 rifle, art by Till Goodan. Facts about stagecoach travel in the old West, art by Till Goodan. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago, Mickey Klar Marks, E. J. Reeves and Milt Hammer. Sometimes listed as Frisky Fables #38. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. Skeptical Neddy Bear doesn't believe his grandmother's fairy tales, until he goes wandering in the woods and meets a princess in danger. Dopsy Durvy enters his magical storybook to rescue Three Little Pigs from The Big Bad Wolf. Spunky the kangaroo wants to make a machine to do his chores, but his attempts backfire. Neddy Bear: The Elf; Spunky; Waldo's Frog; Dopsy Durvy; Sniffy; Tick, Tack and Toe. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The legendary Gabby Hayes, the most famous of all Western movie sidekicks, takes the starring role for adventure and misadventure. When outlaw Soapy Kake steals a wagonful of soap from under the nose of a sleeping Gabby, Gabby must give chase. Gabby helps the kids build a fort for their club, but then outlaws seize it as a hide-out. Gabby's latest foe is Beaver Ben, who can bite through anything with his beaver-like teeth. Favorite line this issue: "I'll be hornswoggled! The ole galoot is sound asleep!" Chief Gray Matter; Loco Lew; The Soap Thieves; Young Falcon: The Death Trap; Buck Desmond: Paydirt Surprise; The Hide-Out; Beaver Ben, the Biting Bandit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 8 #6 - Nov./Dec. 1949. Single-panel gag cartoons. 10 1/2-in. x 13-in., 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Theda and Emerson Hall photo cover. I Trap Firebugs, art by Dan Barry. The Vigil of Patrolman Crowell, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Case of the Long Distance Alibi, art by Charles Paris. The Cop with the Cold Nose, script by Phil Evans, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. The Thieves Who Stole the Air, script by Phil Evans, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by Nicholas Firfires and Elizabeth Beecher. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. Gene's pal Flapjack helps him trap a killer who's faked his own death to secure a fortune in outlaw gold. Dorsey, editor of the Gazette, stands up to Talbot, the casino owner who wants to buy the Gazette building. Gene impersonates an outlaw named Dude to get the drop on his owlhoot accomplices. Outlaw Gold; Kinda Irregular; Hop Sing; Alias the Dude. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by Nicholas Firfires and Elizabeth Beecher. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. Gene's pal Flapjack helps him trap a killer who's faked his own death to secure a fortune in outlaw gold. Dorsey, editor of the Gazette, stands up to Talbot, the casino owner who wants to buy the Gazette building. Gene impersonates an outlaw named Dude to get the drop on his owlhoot accomplices. Outlaw Gold; Kinda Irregular; Hop Sing; Alias the Dude. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Stan Lee and unknown. Art by Bill Williams, Leon Winik and unknown. Georgie stars in: "Horsin' Around!"; "On the Ball!" with story by Stan Lee (originally an Oscar tale?); "It's an Art!"; and "Hocus-Pocus!" Also in this issue: 1-page text story "A Kettle of Fish"; 1-page text story "Head in the Clouds"; Frankie Fuddle in "The Truthful Youth-ful!" with art by Leon Winik; and Little Lana in "Big Business Blues!" by Stan Lee and Bill Williams. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Ken Hultgren and others. Art by Dan Gordon and Ken Hultgren. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Chip the chipmunk somehow manages to lock Squire the squirrel out of his own home, even though its a hole in a tree; Two mice, Gnaw and Gnibble, try to outsmart a cat with inkblots; Foxy steals an apple and accidentally makes applesauce. Superkatt; The Duke and the Dope; Spencer Spook; The Telephoney; The Squire and the Chip; Rosalind the Marvel Seal; Voice from Nowhere; Gnaw and Gnibble; Foxy; A Mysterious Treasure. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Her own beautiful sister was engaged to the man she secretly loved! Featuring: 9 page story "Girl in the Shadows" written by Robert Kanigher and pencilled by Alex Toth; 1 page Lili filler (Lili, a dancer, tries to impress the new accompanist); 8 page story "Never Say Goodbye"; 1 page illustrated poem "The Golden Light"; 8 page story "Legacy of Love" drawn by Everett Raymond Kinstler; 1 page Daisy's Diary filler; 7 page story "Two Loves Have I"; 1 page Wendy filler; 2 page text story "Someday -- Darling"; 10 page story "Take a Letter, Sweetheart!"; 1 page Buzzy public service announcement "Stay in School, Give Yourself a Break!" written by Jack Schiff and drawn by Graham Place (published in cooperation with leading national social welfare and youth-serving organizations). Cover photograph by Theda and Emerson Hall of MGM Starlets Mary Jane Smith and Bridget Carr. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Alice Kirkpatrick cover. In order of appearance: "Honeymoon Deferred"; "Hired Rival" art by Ed Moline; "My Dangerous Deception"; and "Married to a Stranger". "Glamorizing Yourself: Eye Savers, Sunlight in Your Eyes..." text article reprinted as "For a More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 27 (1952) #6 and in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 28 (1953) #1, and as "For Beauty's Sake..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 36 (1955) #2. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Chu F. Hing and others. Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Betty and her boyfriend Ozzie. Betty jumps to conclusions when Ozzie takes his pretty cousin around town; Betty gets stars in her eyes after she wins a television drama contest; Ozzie uses jet-propelled skates and enters a skating contest as the Masked Skater. Going Steady with Betty; Ray Anthony: The Man with the Horn; Truth Not Fancy: Yes? Real Dragons, Existed! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.25.

Painted cover by A. Thompson. Stories and art by Ed Moore, Alex Kostuk, Phil Berube, Augie Scotto and Ruth Harris. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. A teen saves a friend from a frozen river, two decades after his father and grandfather saved another man from drowning; A little girl rescues her brother and herself from a house fire; A focus on the activism of boxing champ Jack Dempsey. A particularly nice painted cover by A. Thompson. Heroes Run in the Family; Icy Rescue; Hooves of Horror; Terror in the Night; Ducking on Duck Island; Soldier Rescues Sailor; Jack Dempsey, Champion of the Ring and Champion of Tolerance!; Child Heroine; The Philadelphia Mission; Riptide; Death Defying Dive; Commended for Public Service; Canyon Rescue; Babysitters Can Be Heroines Too; Smoke; Elevator Firetrap. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Frank Bolle and Dick Weyant. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hopalong tracks jewel robbers to a showdown at River's Edge. Hoppy's sidekick Mesquite tries to impress a gal by helping her move a trunk, not knowing that outlaw Killer Keane is hiding inside it. Pistol Packin' Pattie tries to cheer up gloomy Mr. Jones from back East, cowgirl-style. Another painted cover by Norman Saunders that is like a work of art unto itself. Revenge on the Range; Hill Billy; Pistol Packing Pattie; Murder at the River's Edge; Last Word Donnez; The Dangerous Dance; Riddling Rodney!; Whitey Whiskers: The One Bullet; Death in the Threshold! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sometimes listed as I Loved (1949) #3. Tales of love, regret and broken hearts from Fox Feature Syndicate. A woman fears her past as a party girl will ruin her present romance; A couple's happiness is threatened when the woman doubts herself; A woman is rejected by the man she truly loves. Plus love advice to readers. I Was a Good-Time Girl; My Heart Pretended; Love Problems From Our Readers; Charm Gossip; He Refused My Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 11, No. 8. June 1949. Text stories, activities, puzzles and illustrations. 6.75" x 10". 68 pages. Partial color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. The life story of Joe Palooka continues, revealing his first championship bout. Plus true tales of athletic greats and solo stories featuring Little Max and Humphrey. How Joe Became Champ; Little Max: The Big Problem; Humphrey: The Big Parade; Football Hero; Joe Palooka's Album; Sport Short: Alvin Dark - Rookie of the Year; Sportales! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" and "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb; "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" art by Jack Kamen; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker; and "ZX-5" and "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen. "Omen of Death" text story. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" art by Robert Webb; "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker; "ZX-5" and "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" art by Jack Kamen; and "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb. "The Courageous Marquise, Part One" text story by Henry Wysham Lanier. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Fury of the Golden Apes!", art by Maurice Whitman; Gus Corrigan, seeking his lost brother, asks Kaänga to help him; Unknown to Corrigan, his brother has been captured by a gorilla cult and the leader of the cult has given him amnesia-inducing drugs and convinced him that he is the gorilla god Jebola, returned to his people. Untitled story, art by Bill Walsh; Simba is challenged by Crekko for the kingship of the jungle; While they are fighting, a big game hunter spies them and fires his rifle, wounding Simba; Simba is taken captive by a wildlife photographer who wants to use footage of the lion in his new film. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; A pair of prospectors are dynamiting the river in Wambi's jungle; The animals gather to choose a plan for ridding themselves of the white men. Sirdah suggests that the animals attack en masse; Wambi objects, fearing his friends will be hurt, but he is overruled. Untitled story, pencils by Robert Webb; Captain Terry Thunder and his helicopter are hi-jacked by mine owner Miss Carter who needs to get to the interior to find out why her native laborers have fled; On arrival they find that her former overseer and his partner have been using a local rock formation, the Devil Face, to intimidate the natives and to induce them to pay tribute. Untitled story, art by Enrico Bagnoli; Con men, using a trained elephant, persuade the Balaharis that their recently deceased chief's spirit has inhabited an elephant and wants them to pay tribute to the con men; Tabu arrives and exposes the plot and turns the con men over to the district commissioner. Untitled story, art by Ralph Mayo; A gang of European criminals convince a possible financier of the worth of their gold-gathering plan by "seeding" temple ruins with gold-plated trinkets; Camilla exposes the plot and leaves the criminals to the mercies of the Ugandis, who are angered by the presence of white men in their territory. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. Stories by unknown. Art by John Severin, Pierce Rice, Mike Becker, Chu F. Hing, Vince Alascia and unknown. True cases proving crime can't win (spoilers ahead)! "The Killer Who Loved Flowers" with pencils by John Severin - Carlisle starts a gang war with Whiting which ends when Whiting sends him a bouquet with dynamite inside. However, the rare flowers in the bouquet lead the police to Whiting's flower shop and they quickly recognize him as a bootlegger. Plus: "The Man Who Lost Himself" - After a car accident, Lester forgets the previous six years of his life and learns his family had given him up for dead. Louie tries to make Lester aid him in a robbery, claiming Lester is 'Larry Hunter', a criminal, but Lester eventually learns he was living as 'Bob Tinker', a machinist. Lester turns Louie's gang over to the police and Louie admits Kenneth told them about Lester's amnesia. Kenneth is arrested as well. Also: "He Was Worth More Dead Than Alive!" - Henri has Dr. Richelieu smuggle diamonds inside of Giavanni's teeth but when Giavanni arrives in the USA he's hit by a car and killed. Dr. Dubourg steals the body from the morgue but Inspector Brown follows the trail to Dubourg's office and catches him trying to remove the diamonds from the corpse's mouth. And: "The Fixer" with art by Pierce Rice and Chu F. Hing - Chuck starts fixing games by threatening players but when he threatens Marlow and Bruiser they resist him and fight back until the police arrive and arrest Chuck with his gang. Plus: "He Returned from a Living Grave" with art by Mike Becker and Vince Alascia - Loupien uses false testimony to have Pierre imprisoned so he can have Marguerite. In prison, Pierre gets a treasure map from Andre and upon his release becomes immensely wealthy. Pierre arranges the deaths of Loupien and his allies and is reunited with Marguerite. Issue also includes 2-page text story "Guns Bark for Hank," and 1-page Wanted by the F.B.I. public service announcement. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover. Air Cop; Frank Bradley, the nations first air cop, plans an aerial attack against Boss Murchs extortion gang. The Keeper of the Blood-Hound, pencils by Vic Donohue; he was heartbroken when the police turned him down, but Bert Cutler got his chance to stalk two dangerous killers. A Stooge in Satan's School. Madam Monster. The Hidden Gun text story. The Nightmare Murder Mystery, pencils by Dick Briefer. Ad for Young Romance and Young Love. Daisy Air Rifle ad. Ad for Lone Ranger Silver Bullet Ball Pen set. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Syd Hoff, Wally Bishop, Dudley Fisher, and Dick Wingert. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring kids comics, starring those eternal rapscallions, the Katzenjammer Kids. The original German Bart Simpson x2, the Kids are up to constant mischief, usually directed against the stern authority figures in their lives: their long-suffering Mama, Der Captain (a stranded sailor and their surrogate father), and the schools envoy, Der Inspector. These stories are original to the comic, not reprints from the comic strip. The Katzenjammer Kids and a Pot of Glue; The Travelling Musicians; Tuffy; Muggs and Skeeter; Right Around Home; The Katzenjammer Kids and Hoimen the Hound; Mister Breger; Hubert. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Kid Eternnity (1949) is a comic published by Quality. Follow Kid Eternity in the adventures "The Man With Two Faces", and "The Sea Gives Up It's Dead." This issue also features the mini comics "Peachy", and "Molly the Model." Also included is the text only story "The Last Trick." 36 pages, full color, 7-in x 10-in. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Hubie Karp and others. Art by Bob Wickersham and others. The Kilroys (Americas Funniest Family!) combined the family humor of the then-new sitcom format with Archie-style teen hijinks featuring Katie, Natch, and pal Solid Jackson. Pops decides to buy a new suit; Natch and Jackson find new kinds of trouble after liberating a duck from the park; Pops gets into a feud with his neighbor over the tree that spans both their yards. New Suit Blues; The Duck-Napper; The Real Me; Solid Jackson; Ready for a Steady; Gyp and Flip; Prize Catch; Love Thy Neighbor. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Men's Magazine focusing on Humor, Sports, Politics, News, and Pin-ups. 10 1/2-in. x 13-in., 44 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.