Comic books January 1950

Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Sheldon Moldoff, Kurt Schaffenberger, and Howard Boughner. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. The Marvel Family investigates when runaway grass threatens to cover the entire city, a la "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill." Captain Marvel, Jr. wants to know why all of Freddy Freeman's newspapers are blank, and uncovers a villain with a new method of suppressing the press. After a hurricane flattens a town, an engineer's "speed pills" allow the townsfolk to rebuild at superhuman speeds, but Captain Marvel's not sure that's a good idea in the long run. A vintage Lionel Trains ad. Plus a plethora of vintage comics-format ads, including a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Another terrific cover that may the work of CC Beck. The March of the Grass; Thirteen Suspects; Capt. Marvel Jr.: The News Blackout; Mary Marvel: The Undersea Farm; Boxcar Benny; Lazy Lee; The Marvel Family Puzzle Page; Headline Harry: Horse Racing Hi-Jenks; Captain Marvel: The Great Speed-Up. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories and art by Kurt Schaffenberger, Howard Boughner, Carl Pfeufer and John Jordan. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr. Capt. Marvel Jr. discovers an object that allows anyone to see the future, but crooks still manage to get the drop on Freddy Freeman, in an story (and cover) with art by longtime Superman artist Kurt Schaffenberger. Action girl Nyoka encounters a strange tropical malady in the jungle. When a man is murdered before his daughter's wedding, Western hero Tom Mix investigates, and learns he was about to give his entire ranch to her as a wedding present. Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Seeing Eye; Muscle Hedd; Nyoka: The Jungle Jaundice; Ozzie and Babs: Vulture for Culture; Dizzy Daisy; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: Bare Fists; Vacuum Bloobstutter: Boom Goes the Broom; Tom Mix: The Wedding Present Murder; Bunkhouse Baraby. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Shave that Hawg!" a Robert E. Howard hilarious short story reprint.

Vol. 1, No. 2 - January 1950. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 43, Issue 169 - January, 1950. Digest-size UK men's magazine. Articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 5" x 7.25", 132 pages, B&W with color.

Articles and Patsy Walker comics. Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $26.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

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Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11", 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. The Black Pilgrimage starring Blackhawk. Torchy's Private Beach starring Torchy, script and art by Gill Fox. Untitled stories starring Will Bragg and Ezra. Jungle Death text story starring Blackhawk. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. Jaromir the Monocled Madman starring Blackhawk, inks by Cuidera. Untitled stories starring Torchy and Will Bragg. Some Words Fool You starring Ezra. Dark Secret text story starring Blackhawk. 34 Pages, Full Color.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover photo of Monte Hale and Gabby Hayes. Carnation Malted strip ad featuring Rocky Lane. Overland to Oregon, art by Edmond Good; Struggling pioneers on the Overland Route to Oregon. Wolverine's Trail text story featuring Gray Hawk. Put More Opportunity in Your Future...; Captain Marvel talks U.S. Savings Bonds with some patriotic kids. The Orphan's Return!, art by Carl Pfeufer; Ken Scott traveled across the country to find out who killed his father, and to avenge his death. The Man From Texas; The rooting, tooting gun-toter, Tex Brodie from Texas helps Monte catch the Crothers Gang. Comix Cards of Ozzie and Babs. Wildroot Cream Oil ad with Sam Spade. Gabby Hayes Carries the Mail!, art by Leonard Frank; Gabby is going to deliver an important message to the Governor. Monte Hale Battles the Buzzard, art by Edmond Good; Man-sized birds in the shape of buzzards appears over Bighorn Valley. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Feldstein. Stories by Al Feldstein and others. Art by Walter T. Johnson, Graham Ingels, Harry Harrison and Wally Wood (credited as Harry Wood). The former Moon Girl completes its transformation into a romance comic. A woman must choose between two brothers. Clare loves both handsome city songwriter Johnny and country boy Billy. A woman falls for a handsome ski instructor while on vacation, but will he still love her when he learns she's not rich? Hearts Along the Ski Trail; Under-Cover Love; What Would You Do?; I Almost Lost My Love; Summer Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Shirley Temple cover and feature article. Also articles and features on Kirk Douglas, Ingrid Bergman, Tyrone Power, Hedy Lamarr, Montgomery Clift and more. Full-page movie ads include On the Town, The Lady Takes a Sailor, The Great Lover, South Sea Sinner, Mrs. Mike, Prince of Foxes. Profusely illustrated with photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

"All I Want Is Love"; Office worker Lee and engineer Ted are in love; Ted is working on an invention he hopes will make him wealthy enough to marry her; Lee inherits $28,535 from a distant cousin; Ted feels this puts more pressure on him to succeed; he proposes marriage to Lee but she stalls, worried Ted is interested in her inheritance; Lee dates other men and Ted feels she only loved him for his income potential. "I Was His Doll"; Office worker Rhoada never has a date because she dresses plainly; She gets a make-over from beauty expert Wister and spends her savings on new clothes; She goes on a blind date with Ed and all the men are attracted to her; Rhoada spends the weekend at Eds house, chaperoned by his Aunt Lucy. "Advice for the Shy Girl" article. "I Married a Stranger"; Kate is engaged to lineman Ed but her parents want to know about his past, which Ed refuses to discuss, even with Kate; They elope and move to an apartment; Kate discovers some letters in Ed's coat pocket from "Madge"; Ed wont discuss it. Kate becomes pregnant; She learns Ed had a nervous breakdown after his wife Madge and their son were killed in a car wreck. "MY LIFE, True Stories in Pictures." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Ken Battefield and others. Lurid tales of romance and regret from Fox Feature Syndicate. A woman gets a reputation as that kind of girl; A couple's happiness is shaken by the woman's belief in her own guilt; A wife doesn't have the kind of spouse she wants to brag about. Plus love advice to readers. They Called Me Wild; My Guilt!; Ask Debby Brown; I Was Ashamed of My Husband. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Women tell tales of hard-won romance. Phil wants to get his wife the nice things she desires, so he turns to crime; Edith ill-advisedly schemes to win another woman's husband; Bunny is a laugh riot at parties, but has trouble finding a man who will take her seriously. Plus love advice to readers. Was It My Fault?; Husband Thief; For Lovers Only; I Couldn't Change. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Wally Wood and others. The path to romantic love presents many obstacles to women. A couple splits up, but later the woman realizes she's made a mistake; A woman fears that circumstances will keep her away from the man she loves; Women aren't supposed to pursue men, according to 1940s rules of romance, but she gives chase anyway. Plus love advice to readers. Will He Take Me Back?; I Couldn't Love Him; Sincerely Yours; Your Glamour Cues; I Chased Him. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Wally Wood and Charles F. Miller. Women keep their love hidden from public view. Janet discovers that her new husband Robert is paranoid, domineering, and unhealthily obsessed with her inheritance; Wealthy Dwight's parents don't approve of his romance with shopgirl Wanda; A woman who's made some bad choices gets a second chance with her handsome lawyer. Plus love advice to readers and tips on How to Get That Second Date. Quicksand Romance; The Choice Was Mine!; Dear Miss Mason; Date Tips; I Was a Delinquent. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by George Appel and Ken Battefield. Women admit to secret love. A woman is accused of compromising her virtue, but it's all a big misunderstanding; A bad reputation follows a woman as she tries to start over; A woman winds up in trouble with the law because she loved the wrong man. Plus love advice to readers. My Virtue Was Questioned; They Called Me That Woman; My Fearful Night; My Crime Was Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Ken Battefield and Wally Wood. Women reveal tales of love and loss. A woman is seemingly ignored by the most important man in her life; A new bride goes astray, in an early story by EC legend Wally Wood; A man wonders if he can ever forgive a woman for the stunt she pulled. Plus love advice to readers. He Knew I Was Lonely!; Wayward Bride; Please Advise; I Betrayed Him. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Ken Battefield and Wally Wood. Another romance title from Fox Feature Syndicate. A woman can't forget the secret in her past; A woman comes to regret the choices she made in the heat of passion; A woman feels trapped by love. Plus love advice to readers and Popularity Notes. My Secret Shame; Blinded by Love; Your Question Box; Chained to a Promise. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 9, No. 2 - Winter 1950. 6.75" x 9.75", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories by unknown. Art by unknown. Nellie the Nurse stars in four untitled stories. Also in this issue: untitled Tessie the Typist story; 2-page text story "The Positive Approach"; and untitled story. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Nifty Gals & Gags is a humor digest published by Dearfield Publishing Company. 96 pages, color cover with B&W illustrations, 5 1/4-in x 7 1/4-in. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 2 #2, Jan. 1950 - Men's interest magazine. Savings Bonds ad on back cover featuring Blondie and Dagwood by Chic Young. Man's Best Friend photo feature of Jane Russell and her husband. Article on Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley and others with period photos. Photo feature using captions from various love comic books (ex. "And now suddenly, I'm in his arms! It seems like the end of a lonely road!") matched to photos showing various poses from the waist down. 10.5" x 13.25", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover features Kay Aldridge and friend from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by Rod Reed and Howard Boughner. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, tribal weird sisters (who actually say "Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble" around a cauldron) have a vision that Nyoka is their next voodoo victim. In a three-part story, Nyoka joins the chase for the cursed Oomba Diamond. Does the curse explain the rampaging lions and the tribal attack, or is a sinister white fortune hunter behind it all? The Voodoo Curse, Part I: The Spell of the Man in the High Hat; Ballyhoo Barney: The Full Dress Act!; Part II: Prophecy of Doom; Egbert the Explorer; Part III: The Jungle Chasm!; Jungle Crash; The Diamond of Death, Part I: The Lure of Eternity; Fashionable Francine; Trader Tom; Part II: The Door to Destruction!; Baldwin the Bachelor; Part III: The Cave to Nowhere!; Jealous Josephine. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

January, 1950; Volume 1, No 2. 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in.; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.