Comic books April 1950

Vol. 3, No. 12 - April 1950. Men's interest magazine devoted to pin-up photos. 10" x 13", 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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

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

Add to cart Very Good $21.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive.

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

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $23.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Extensive.

UK weekly film magazine. Van Heflin photo cover. 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", 28 pages, tinted B&W.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Plastic Man story with Woozy Winks. Distinguished Men Prefer Borshtbelt's Buttermilk starring The Spirit, script and art by Will Eisner. Candy story, script and art by Harry Sahle. The Sealed Room text story starring Plastic Man. Manhunter story, script and 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.

Robin Hood of the Sierras, art by Mart Bailey. Gunsmoke Justice starring Wild Bill Hickok, pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder. Trial By Six-Gun! starring Dusty Ballew. Rangeland Death text story. Brand of Death starring Black Bull, pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder. Border Menace! starring Lazo Kid, pencils by John Severin, inks by Bill Elder. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 158, No. 2 - April 1950. 6.75" x 9.75", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Photo cover of Kim Collins. Stories by Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Paul Gustavson, Reed Crandall and unknown. Throbbing love sagas of the west! "Canyon of Betrayal" by Paul Gustavson; characters in this story: Burk Wales; Lola King; Macy; Mr. Willis; Sam Simon; Tom King. Plus: "Portrait of Passion"; characters in this story: Andy Barton; Dr. Steve Crane; Kirk Dawson; Lucy Barton. Also: "Heart of Courage" with pencils by Reed Crandall; characters in this story: Big Jack Carvel; Cal; Danny Bunt; Mr. Knight; Stella Loft; Black Lightning (a horse); Calico (a horse). And: "Cupid Throws a Lasso"; characters in this story: Lyn Roberts; Mr. Roberts; Sam; Selena Evans; Slim Rawson. Also in this issue: 1-page text story "Corral Your Love"; characters in this text story: Big Burley; Jack Forrest; Judy Palfrey; Silk Simmons. 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 is caught between a corrupt trader and an ivory caravan; Firehair hates the handsome hunter who has fallen for her, but she must go after him when he's captured by outlaws; The Sky Rangers contend with a bandit gang led by Senor Scorpion. Cover (possibly by Ed Waldman) manages to contain both bondage and action-girl elements. Firehair; The Secret Files of Dr. Drew; King of the Congo; Jan of the Jungle; Stampede - Part 1; Sky Rangers; I Confess. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Al Ulmer and Paul Parker. 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 #50. No issue # on cover; Vol. 5, issue #2 in indicia. Dapper hold-up man Lucky Murdock believes he can never be caught as long as he has his lucky doubloon. A poor cobbler in Imperial Germany impersonates an officer with a counterfeit uniform. A hapless cabbie is mistaken for a scientist and abducted to another planet by aliens, in an offbeat comedy story. Pirate in a Tuxedo; The Cobbler; Rachel's Racket; Off Montauk; Free-Wheeling Oscar; The Little Corporal Must Go; The End of Black Mike. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover. In order of appearance: "Heart on Ice" art by Alice Kirkpatrick, reprinted in Ten Story Love Vol. 32 (1953) #4; "In Love with a Wonderful Guy" reprinted in Ten Story Love Vol. 35 (1955) #3; "Men Prefer Them Dumb" reprinted in Love at First Sight (1949) #34; and "Bride on the Rebound" reprinted in Glamorous Romances (1949) #81. "The Charm Corner: When a Girl Is Afraid of Love, Check up on Your Kisses..." text article reprinted from "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #6 and reprinted as "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #53 and #70, "For a More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 30 (1954) #2, and "Tips on Courtship..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 33 (1954) #3. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sam Singer. Stories by Ray Chan. Art by Stan Louis and Bill Newton. Funny-animal comics featuring gunslinging Red Rabbit, bear cubs Willy and Nilly, Officer Mutt, and others in the classic mold. Red is famed for stealing horses, while the real culprit steals his own horse, Glueboy. Stranded on an island, Bugsey delays houseboat repairs when he learns the annual island festival is happening. Paddy Pelican's harpoon lessons are interrupted by a con artist. Elmer; Red Rabbit; Officer Mutt; Whitey, the Mistaken Duckling; Paddy Pelican: The Golden Nest; Bugsey Bear; L'il Tinker. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

First issue in the series (continues from "Margie Comics"). "Mystery at the Lazy-X Ranch," "The Betrayal of Stretch Wilson," "The Vengeance of Lone Wolf." Black Fury back-up story, "Outlaw of the Range!" Back-up story, "When the Odds are Even." One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Prevents a Train Wreck" (by Bill Schreiber). Photo cover. 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.

Muscle, track, and drag racing cars. Cover price $0.35.

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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. "Secret Marshal" Rocky takes action when owlhoots poison a watering hole for passing wagon trains and demand high prices for pure water. Rocky goes undercover at a lumberjack camp to find out who's been threatening the owners. Cattle face a worse threat than rustlers when a coyote pack stalks the range. And a vintage Captain Tootsie Tootsie Roll ad, Skating on Thin Ice, with art by Bill Schreiber. The Water Wranglers; Sagebrush; The Timberline; Slim Pickens: Trial and Error; The Unlucky Gold Strike; Death Valley Gold; Shifty Silas; Gopherface; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: Roomer Rumors; Coyote Breed. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The comics incarnation of movie cowboy Cameron pursues desperadoes and owlhoots in the days of the Old West. In an issue-length story, cattle ranchers declare open warfare against the homesteaders who are moving in on their grazing lands. Rod stumbles on a scheme to drive out the homesteaders by weaponizing gophers against them - you read that right. Sam the Sheriff's rival in the upcoming election tries to gaslight him to get him out of the race. Open-Range Freeze-Out; The Desert Rats; Sam the Sheriff; Hoghead Harry; Hotshot Horace. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Published in April-May 1950. Photo cover. Reprints most of Romance Trail #3 with one story from Secret Hearts #3. No ads, full color, 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Charles Sultan, Ken Bald, Pete Riss, John Celardo, and Bob Lubbers. Tales of romance from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A woman with one year to live faces losing the man she loves as well. Readers offer their true stories of romantic marriage proposals. A New York playboy meets a beautiful woman from the Florida swamps and tries to give her the My Fair Lady treatment, but shes not having it. From Rags to Romance; The Wishing Well; No Time for Love; Embraceable Enemy; How He Proposed; Romance Writer; Romance in a Trance. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.