Comic books February 1950

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, an "air bandit" in a fighter jet steals a priceless diamond tiara from a tribal statue with an air hook! Nyoka sets out after the culprit in a helicopter. And it wouldn't be a Nyoka adventure without her stranded in a deep pit with an angry leopard, and only a rope to secure her freedom. The Adventure of the Jungle Tiara! Part I: The Mad Pilot; Ballyhoo Barney: The Circus Baby Sitter!; Part II: The Forbidden Acres; Egbert the Explorer; Part III: The Stockade Barrier!; Jungle Hazard; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: Money Mad!; Stuttering Stuart. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

February 1950. Digest-sized humor magazine, one cartoon per page. 5.5" x 7.5". Black and white. Mature. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 36, Issue 3 - August, 1949. Hollywood magazine. Shirley Temple photo cover. This issue includes articles on Ginger Rogers, Kirk Douglas, Shirley Temple, and Loretta Young. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 106 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.15.

Volume 37, Issue 2 - February 1950. Hollywood magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 108 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.15.

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

UK weekly film magazine. 9" x 11.75", 24 pages, tinted B&W.

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

UK weekly film magazine. 9" x 11.75", 24 pages, tinted B&W.

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

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: Extensive.

UK weekly film magazine. 9" x 11.75", 28 pages, tinted B&W.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Plastic Man story, art by Jack Cole. Spirit story with Nylon Rose, script and art by Will Eisner. Candy story, script and art by Harry Sahle. Where Is Plastic Man? text story starring Plastic Man. The Life of the Party starring Manhunter, art by Al Bryant. 36 pgs. $.0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest magazine focusing on true crime, and police cases. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 76 pages, text, with B&W images Cover price $0.25.

Volume 156, Issue 2 - February, 1950. Features include "One Hour Coast to Coast", "New Atomic Charts", "Big Mouth Eats a Ton a Second" and more. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 296 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $20.00 View scans Staple rust. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Photo cover features Western star George O'Brien. Art by Mart Bailey, Colin Dawkins, Will Elder and John Severin. Prize's flagship Western title featured early art by John Severin and other greats who worked for EC in the following decade. A comics adaptation of the 1940 RKO Western film "Stage to Chino." A story featuring early art by EC legends John Severin, Will Elder and Harvey Kurtzman. A goat helps The Lazo Kid track gold thieves. Stage to Chino; Treasure of Death Mountain; Lost Trail; Stranger in Benton Bowl; Timberline Showdown. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 29, No. 2 - February 1950. 5.25" x 8.5", 240 pages, B&W.

Cover pencils by Reed Crandall. Stories by Paul Gustavson and Joe Millard. Art by Paul Gustavson, Reed Crandall and unknown. Unbridled passion and death-defying devotion in the lawless country where primitive emotions hold sway! "Honky Tonk Girl" with story and pencils by Paul Gustavson; characters in this story: Fay Kinney; Scott Talcott; Buck Bixby; Cora; Jackson; Mr. Denton; Rose; Sedge Ronson; Ace (villain); Pete (villain). Plus: "Rustled Kisses" with story by Joe Millard; characters in this story: Jen Wilson; Rand Hartley; Mr. Wilson; Mr. Deck (villain); Ned Bascom (villain). Also: "She-Devil Canyon" with story by Joe Millard and pencils by Reed Crandall; characters in this story: Kate Boylan; Dent Taylor; Big Tim Boylan; Blackie; Black Lightning (a horse). And: "Passion for Vengeance" with story by Joe Millard; characters in this story: Judy Blandon; Case Bradley; Mr. Bradley (flashback, death); Mrs. Bradley (flashback, death); Sheriff Sam Blandon; Bart; Whit Callen (flashback, villain). Also in this issue: 1-page text story "Stick to Love"; characters in this text story: Sally Hanson; Jed Conner; Sam Brody (villain). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Seymour S. Schneid and Jack Byrne. Stories and art by Marilyn Mercer, Jerry Grandenetti, Kurt Caesar, Enrico Bagnoli, George Evans and Giovanni Benvenuti. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. King of the Congo sets out to rescue a woman targeted by murderous swindlers; Firehair saves a handsome horse thief from the sheriff, and her friends wonder if she's falling for him; The Sky Rangers go on a treasure hunt on Africa's West Coast. Firehair; The Secret Files of Dr. Drew; King of the Congo; Jan of the Jungle; C.Q.D. (Important - Danger); Sky Rangers; I Confess. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Bob Powell and others. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #48. No issue # on cover; Vol. 4, issue #12 in indicia. William Brockway becomes a successful counterfeiter in 1880s New York. A detective sets out on a cross-country chase for a fleeing witness. Sissified detective Percy is feared by the underworld, in an offbeat comedy story. My Name Is on the Wrapper; The Ferret; Robbery Off the Record; Please Take the Stand; The Paper Bullet; Percy, Private Eye; The Big-Shot; The Pasteboard Boys. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

52 page issue. Painted cover. In order of appearance: "I Wanted Him Back!" reprinted in Glamorous Romances (1949) #80; "Out to Break Us Up" reprinted in Love Experiences (1949) #12, Complete Love Magazine Vol. 30 (1954) #6, and Ten Story Love Vol. 36 (1955) #3; "The Two Who Were Jilted" reprinted in Glamorous Romances (1949) #82; "Her First Conquest" reprinted in Love at First Sight (1949) #35; "Overshadowed by My Sisters" reprinted in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 32 (1956) #1; and "A Woman Scorned". "The Charm Corner: How To Be a Charming Companion..." text article reprinted as "For a More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 28 (1953) #2 and as "Don't Be a One Date Girl..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 35 (1955) #2. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

True stories of crime most foul fall victim to the pages of this short-lived vintage true crime magazine. Here, you will find tales of greed, jealousy, revenge, thievery, and murder....all true, all told in the words of the detectives who worked the cases. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Final issue of the series (continues with Whip Wilson # 9 on). "The Man Who Killed His Friend!" Nimo the Mountain Lion back-up story, "The Invader!" Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 29 #4 - May 1950. Boxing magazine. Features articles, departments, ratings, fight reports around the world and more. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/4-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Bad Bill Bronson rides the rampage trail high, wide and handsome while his jeering boast of never being taken alive rings throughout the West, backed by the roaring fire of his well-notched six-guns as he plunders at will, until the price on his head soars to a point where he reaches for that, too," claims the breathless first sentence of an 18-page story. Whitey Whiskers tries to convince his neighbor that his dog is a retriever. Badman's Reward; Come and Get Me!; Whitey Whiskers: Putting on the Dog; Gopher-Face; Slim Pickens: Till We Meat Again; Slippery Sidmore. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Rod Cameron. Rod Cameron Battles the Marauders of Maverick Trail; The trailboss on the cattle drives has long been in cahoot with rustlers, and now Rod has signed onto the drive to help the cattle owner to protect the herd and to find the lost cattle. Baldy's Revenge text story by Buck Keener. The New Assignment; Sam Sheriff is taking over the jailhouse and acquaints himself with the prisoners. Two Comix Cards with Lash LaRue. Letter Perfect; Hoghead Harry has written a letter to his boss, but didn't put on a stamp. Hotshot Horace Takes Your Breath Away; His aunt eats onions, so she has many distant admirers. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian reprint of the US edition. Inside front and back covers are blank. Rod Cameron and his horse War Paint star in "The Marauders of Maverick Trail." Sam the Sheriff back-up story. Photo covers. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Prentice. "Then You Were with Me," art by Al Ulmer; Sue and Larry are in love, but Sue's mother Anne asks her not to get married yet, because it will make her (Sue's mother) feel old; However, the young couple can finally wait no longer and elope. "When I Went to New York"; Molly visits her Aunt Bridget, who works as a housemaid in a fancy New York City hotel; Molly meets movie star Milo, who is a big ham, but she is impressed by his younger brother David. "They'll Never Destroy Our Love"; Laura becomes a nurse and returns to her small Kentucky town as the assistant to Dr. Lee; They are in love but Laura comes from a poor family and Lee's family is wealthy and snobbish, especially his sister Polly. "At Summer's End" text story. "I Met a Man About Town"; Martha and newspaper columnist Gene fall in love, but she is jealous of his many acquaintances; He says "your reactions are not those of a mature woman." "They All Felt Sorry for Me"; Steve and Ellen are engaged, but his small gas station doesn't earn enough to support them; He has a criminal record and can't find another job; Ellen wants Steve to ask her ex-boyfriend Tom for a job but Steve refuses and they break up. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.