Comic books August 1950

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Add to cart Fine $33.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 123, Issue 4 - August, 1950. Cover by Norman Saunders. "Bait for the Man-Trap" by Joseph Chadwick. Other stories by Leslie C. Burbridge, Jim Kjelgaard, Harry Botsford, Charles H. Knickerbocker, Perry Adams, Russell W. Lake, R. W. Daly, Halley G. Gates, Richard Sale, and Philip H. Godsell. 7" x 10" 130 black and white newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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"The Vampire Vision," "Sold to Satan," "When Witches Walked," "Diary Doom," and "Spirit of Frankenstein." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Ken Bald, Edvard Moritz, Lin Streeter, John Celardo, and Charlie Sultan. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $49.00 View scans Large front cover tear. Tape on interior cover. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Photo cover. Written by Cal Howard, Henry Boltinoff and Harry Lampert. Art by Owen Fitzgerald, Henry Boltinoff and Harry Lampert. Bob Hope, America's favorite funnyman, stars in an untitled 3-part story by Cal Howard and Owen Fitzgerald. Plus: Two Honey in Hollywood strips by Henry Boltinoff; A Bit of Disc and Data article; It Happens in Hollywood article; Radio-Beams half-pager by Harry Lampert; Danny Downbeat 1-pager by Boltinoff; Behind the Mike 2-pager by Boltinoff; Broadway Ha-Lights 1-pager by Lampert; and Video Laffs 1-pager by Lampert. Also: Superboy in 1-page public service announcement "Job Counselor" by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Title changes back to Air Trails (1934-1942, 1950-1954 Street & Smith) Pulp 2nd Series with V. 34 #6 Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $251.00 View scans Cover detached at one staple and coming loose at the other. 2" Cumulative spine split.

The Justice Society of America star in "Circus of a Thousand Thrills." Script by John Broome, pencils by Frank Giacoia (chapter 1) and Arthur Peddy (chapters 2-4), inks by Giacoia (chapter 1) and Bernard Sachs (chapters 2-4). Back-up Johnny Peril's Surprise Story, "The Dark Horseman!" Two-page article, "The Right of Way." Superboy stars in a one-page public service announcement, "Job Counselor." Peddy/Sachs cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $34.00 View scans Paper: Off white Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 24, Issue 8 - August, 1950. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science fiction stories by Robert Moore Williams, Fredric Brown "From These Ashes", P.F. Costello "The Illusion Seekers", Franklin Gregory, Russell Branch, Roger Flint Young, and John Bridger. Illustrations by Julian S. Krupa, Leo Ramon Summers, Henry E. Sharp, W.H. Hinton, and Edmond Swiatek. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 196 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $75.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $70.00 View scans Water damage. Staple rust with migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Bob Montana. Stories by unknown. Art by Sam Schwartz, Bill Vigoda?, George Frese? and unknown. Featuring Archie in: "Scrambled Canastas"; "Southern Fried Archie"; "The Glad Plaid"; "Date Bait"; and "The Red White and Blue Blood"! Plus: Jughead in "The Quiz Kid" (plug for WILBUR COMICS)! Also: 2-page "Hollywood Tattle Tales"! Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of Bill Boyd [William Boyd]. Half page Popsicle comic strip about Patrick saving another boy from drowning by Sam Glankoff. The Missing Exit starring Bill Boyd; The gold robbers haul the bags of stolen gold up a hidden shaft above the mine. Dress Up Just Like Hopalong Cassidy ad for frontier suits and western hats by air mail. The Ominous Door; The old dying rancher puts all his money in a suitcase, leaves it inside a deserted house and attaches a sign to the door, saying that behind the door lies a surprise of fame, fortune or death. The Death Brand starring Bill Boyd; An accidental brand on a horse turns out to be a clue to the killer of the hotel clerk. The Midnight Marauders starring Bill Boyd; Outlaws are stealing the gold from the gold camp. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $308.75 View scans Paper: Light tan to off white Label #1162317027 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Edited by Leon Harvey. Cover by Lee Elias. Stories by Bob Haney, Lee Elias, and Russell Stamm. The Black Cat in "The Dangerous Masterpiece!" Back-up stories "A Day with Linda Turner" and the Invisible Scarlet O'Neil. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie the Rain maker" by Bill Schreiber. Mystery, adventure, and humor tales starring such characters as Linda Turner, Invisible Scarlet O'Neill, and the Black Cat, an action hero and skilled martial artist who uses a lasso and rope. Alan Ladd bio. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Bob Powell. Edited by Raymond C. Krank. Cover by Bob Powell. Teen cowboy adventures set in the 1950s, based on the popular radio program that ran from 1949 to 1955. Bobby and his friends Tex, Windy, and Irish face modern-day rustlers and other challenges of life on the ranch. A juvenile delinquent sent to the B-Bar-B ranch sees the error of his ways; Windy is kidnapped after being mistaken for a star while visiting a movie set; The Lemonade Kid navigates quicksand with phosphorus as he tracks a band of horse rustlers. Boy Killer; Windy Wales Singing Star of the Movies; The Great Balloon Trick; Mt. Ambush; The Quicksand Trail. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Mr. Midshipman Easy, 1st (and only) Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 75, 8/50). Jack Easy is his name - midshipman and sailor of fortune. He takes everything that the toughest British seaman can dish out - and he always comes up for more. This is in the Royal Navy as it wars against the Spanish pirates of the 19th century. So ride the waves and reef the sails, and the guns with Mr. Midshipman Easy. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $2.65 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 17, Issue 9 - August, 1950. 7" x 10", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Mort Lawrence, Leo Morey, George Roussos, E. J. Smalle and Gene Colan. Tales of crime and mobsters, both true and fictional, a prime example of the genre that thrived in the years before the Comics Code. Brooklyn gangster Subways Galgane decides to get into the cigar business, in a story with early art by comics legend Gene Colan. Twin sisters Rose and Elizabeth Benson progress from shoplifting to murder, in a story with some stylish Victorian bad-girl art by Mort Lawrence. A murder mystery in 1895 Paris features Monsieur Lecoq, the pioneering detective character who was a forerunner of Sherlock Holmes. Bad Boy of Brooklyn; The Deadly Benson Sisters; Paris after Dark; The Smith Pier Gang; The Case of the Sensitive Feet; The Perfect Crime. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $18.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, Tony DiPreta, Jerry Fasano, Al Borth and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Tough private eye Chip Gardner seeks the gambling bosses who roughed up his reporter pal, featuring a great cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of feuding couple Mr. and Mrs. Gordon, who each hire the same hit man to kill the other. Chip Gardner: The Alhambra Club Murders in The Case of the Losing Winners; Over My Dead Body!; Better Schools Make Better Communities; On the Level; Our Police Hall of Fame; Unexpected Guest; Who Dunnit?: The Mandarin Murder Case! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, Jerry Fasano, Virginia Hubbell, and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil investigates a gang of bank robbers, but it's the Little Wise Guys who discover their loot hidden in a farm pond. Sniffer and Egghead search for gold in a remote valley. The Little Wise Guys help a boy who escaped from reform school find a better home. Little Wise Guys: The Runaway; The Results of the Favorite Wise Guy Contest!; Better Schools Make Better Communities; Fact Oddities!; Daredevil: Finders Keepers; Crimebuster: The Soda-Jerk Sleuth; Sniffer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $53.00 View scans Interior complete. Mold and staining throughout. Cover, first three wraps, and centerfold detached at one staple. Water saturation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Don C. Cameron and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris, Tom Cooke, Dan Barry and unknown. Batman decides to introduce Robin to the workings of the Railroad Protective Association and both are assigned to work with one of their top agents in "The Law of the Iron Road!" with art by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "Cowboys and Indians!" with story by Don C. Cameron; Robotman in "The Disjointed Robotman" with art by Tom Cooke; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Valley of Giant Insects" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry. Also: Casey the Cop 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; Chip half-pager; 2-page text piece "Why You Are You" by Earl Smith; Shorty 2-pager by Boltinoff; Ton o' Fun 1-pager by Harry Lampert; and Ton o' Fun half-pager by Lampert. And: Superboy in the 1-page public service announcement "Job Counselor" by Jack Schiff and Win Mortimer. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $24.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 50%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

"His Faithful Fleeing" novelette by John D. MacDonald

Volume 64, Issue 4 - August, 1950. 6.75" x 9", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $12.75

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $150.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Joe Certa and Frank Frazetta. Cover by Joe Certa. Sometimes listed as Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid #6. Western adventure based on the popular masked hero played in the movies by Charles Starrett. The Kid has to act fast after somebody stumbles on his secret identity; DK tracks a horse thief through the snows after a horse auction; Dan rescues an orphan boy from pirates, in a "White Indian" story by legendary artist Frazetta and iconic writer Gardner Fox. Inheritance of Death; The Secret of Durango; Pirate Fury; The Desert Breed; Horsethief! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $26.00 View scans 1/2" Spine split from base of comic. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling. Water damage. Chew.

Volume 7, Issue 1 - August, 1950. Men's magazine with humor and pin up pictorials. 8.5" x 11.5". 58 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $23.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $19.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white

This issue features to classic book length novels, "Donovan's Brain" novel by Kurt Siodmak, and "the Time Machine" by H. G. Wells

Vol. 11, No. 6 - August 1950. "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells, and other short stories. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $130.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $81.00 View scans Paper: Light tan Back cover detached 15%.

Add to cart Very Good $72.00 View scans Paper: Tan to off white Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $19.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 12, Issue 8 - August, 1950. Cover by Harold W. McCauley. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "The Devil With You!" by Robert Bloch. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 164 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart GD 2.0 $4.80

Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and others. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Bunny, Bobby Bantam and Kenny Kangaroo. Billy Goat's voice teacher hands him a jackhammer, after which Billy descends through the floors of a high-rise in a bravura comedy sequence. Bobby Bantam discovers that he's sharing the bathtub with Beep's pet snapping turtle. Hoppy and his duck pal have an adventure in the West, even though Hoppy literally doesn't know which end of the gun to point. Plus the saga of the dreaded Squirrel Burglar. Buzzy Bee; Bobby and Beep: All Wet; Kenny Kangaroo: Sleep Tight; Teddy Bear and Skeezel the Weasel: Some Potatoes; Billy Goat: Odd Jobs; Squirrel Burglar; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Westward, Ho, Ho!; Kenny Kangaroo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $27.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 3, Issue 2 - August, 1950. 6.75" x 9", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $22.00 View scans 5" spine split from bottom of comic. Cover detached. Cover oxidation.

Photo cover of John Payne (as Todd Croyden) and Rhonda Fleming (as Madeline Danzeeger). "The Eagle and the Hawk," art by Jack Sparling; A Texas Ranger rescues a Yankee spy who promises to aid the State of Texas during the Civil War; Adapted from the 1950 Paramount Studios feature. Highlights of the film careers of the stars of "The Eagle and the Hawk" (John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, and Dennis O'Keefe), art by Jack Sparling. One-page Honey in Hollywood story by Henry Boltinoff. Two-page On the Set story, script and art by Henry Boltinoff. Superman ad. One-page Star Hobbies article; Edward G. Robinson has one of the finest collections of French paintings in America! 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $59.95 or Best Offer View scan Interior is complete. Full length spine split with back cover missing. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Art by Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando and Wally Wood. Jungle adventure tales featuring would-be Sheenas Jungle Lil and Zegra. A jungle guide turns to murder and pursues a young woman through the jungle for a treasure map; Zegra realizes that the supposed professors escorting children through the Congo are actually kidnappers hiding out from the police; While seeking a medicinal root, Jungle Lil is captured by a tribal queen's giant mandrills and must battle her octopus god to survive. Jungle Lil: The Map of Death; Zegra: Games of Havoc; Sacred Jewel; Jungle Lil: Lands of the Mandrill Queen. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Vic Martin and others. Based on a popular kids' puppet show broadcast on CBS from 1948-51 about a sinister but bumbling magician and his loyal but good-hearted assistant, Pinhead. Foodini decides to add a "William Tell" stunt to his show, much to Pinhead's distress. Jingle Dingle the weather elf, uses his "telebell" to help detective Hokey Pokey find the thief who's been robbing the modern art museum. Wagons Wheeler goes after the kidnapper who nabbed Lulubelle, but the real hero is his talking donkey, Mo. Magic tricks submitted by readers. Foodini With the Indians; Foodini's Western Follies; Mr. Pitch's Spot Remover; Wagon Wheeler: Kidnap At Cripple Creek; Foodini's Pain In the Neck; Jingle Dingle: The Museum Mystery; Foodini's Pain In the Neck; Jingle Dingle: In a Days; Foodini's Predicament; Jolo; Creepy Hollow; Jingle Dingle: Zoo Interview; Foodini's Magic Dept.. Final issue of the series; followed by Pinhead and Foodini (1951 Fawcett) #1. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $29.00 View scan	Add to cart VG 4.0 $22.00 View scan	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.00	Add to cart GD 2.0 $7.80
Add to cart GD- 1.8 $6.20 1 1/4" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.

Indicia title is "Walt Disney's MICKEY MOUSE in "THE UNINVITED GUEST," No. 286." Cover art by Bill Wright. The Uninvited Guest, pencils by Riley Thompson; Mickey and the nephews are vacationing at the beach when a seal takes over their bathtub; The seal causes Mickey all sorts of problems; Mickey is kidnapped by a bank robber named Big Duke. Feat of Fancy, art by Tony Strobl; Mickey falls asleep during a chess match with Goofy and dreams he is a knight who has to defeat a dragon to win the hand of the fair Princess Minnie. Hot Day back cover strip, art by Bill Wright. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $22.00 View scan Cover oxidation.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $17.50 View scan

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $8.00

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $8.80 3/4" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple.

Indicia title is "GENE AUTRY'S CHAMPION in the GHOST OF BLACK MOUNTAIN, No. 287." Cover art by Morris Gollub, small cover photo of Gene Autry. Inside cover photo of Champion. The Ghost of Black Mountain; Two outlaws set up a fortified hideout on Black Mountain; They scare off Ricky and Champion who are out hunting stray cattle, but the boy and horse return the next day; The "Ghost" knocks Ricky into an underground river, but Champion saves him; The next day Ricky and his Uncle Smoky return to the mountain and discover the hideout. Inside back cover photo of Gene Autry, Champion, and Little Champion. Back cover photo of Champion, in full saddle gear, posed against the back of a bus or trailer that has a "Gene Autry and Champ" sign on it. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Walter Lantz WOODY WOODPECKER in KLONDIKE GOLD, No. 288." Cover art by Dan Gormley. Klondike Gold, pencils by Dick Hall, inks by Suzanne Seaborne; Woody flies to Alaska to prospect for gold; He hires an incompetent guide, Chief Wormy-Apple, but the pair stumble across a gold mine that is supposedly haunted; The ghost in the mine turns out to be Sourdough Sam, a friend of the guide. Woody Woodpecker and the Bank Bandits, pencils by Dick Hall, inks by Suzanne Seaborne; Woody and "Shorty," an ex-dog catcher, go into business as an armored car service, but are robbed on their very first trip. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY in "INDIAN TROUBLE", No. 289." Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. Indian Trouble, art by Tony Strobl; Bugs inherits his Uncle Snazzy's collection of feather dusters; He tricks Porky into driving him to the Indian reservation so he can sell the feathers to the Indians. Chapter Two, The Sagebrush Kid, art by John Carey; Bugs pretends to be the Sagebrush Kid as a publicity stunt to draw people into the town of Ghost Town. Flivver Foolery, art by Fred Abranz; Elmer is trying to clean his car, but Bugs keeps getting it dirty. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian Edition. Cover art by Dan Gormley. Inside front cover and inside back cover; Ten stills from the movie, printed in monochrome bluish-black ink, with a line of text underneath. Cinderella, script by Chase Craig, art by Dan Gormley; Cinderella, after being tormented by her evil stepmother and step-sisters, gets to go to the Prince's ball with the help of her Fairy Godmother; Adapted from the 1950 Disney animated movie "Cinderella." 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $14.00 View scans 1/2" cumulative spine split. Staple rust with migration.

Canadian Edition. Indicia title is "Walt Disney's MICKEY MOUSE in "THE UNINVITED GUEST," No. 286." Cover art by Bill Wright. The Uninvited Guest, pencils by Riley Thompson; Mickey and the nephews are vacationing at the beach when a seal takes over their bathtub; The seal causes Mickey all sorts of problems; Mickey is kidnapped by a bank robber named Big Duke. Feat of Fancy, art by Tony Strobl; Mickey falls asleep during a chess match with Goofy and dreams he is a knight who has to defeat a dragon to win the hand of the fair Princess Minnie. Hot Day back cover strip, art by Bill Wright. 48 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $21.00 View scan

Add to cart GD 2.0 $16.00

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $22.00 View scans Cover detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Cover art by Otto Feuer. Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer. Blabber Mouse story, art by Rube Grossman. Dizzy Dog story, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Blackie Bear story, art by Rube Grossman. Balance Your Fun Diet public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art Bob Oksner. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $20.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white

Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - August 1950. Science Fiction and adventures stories featuring "Earth Needs a Killer" by Bryce Walton, "Be Young Again!" by Murray Leinster, and "Barrier of Dread" by Judith Marril. 7-in. x 10-in. 96 newsprint pages B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Good $2.65

Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by Elizabeth Beecher and Mike Arens. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. Gene gets involved when outlaws want to take control of a watering hole in the desert. This leads him to a confrontation with the outlaw king known as the Spider. Panhandle Pete tells the chilling tale of the Ghost Rider. Gene Autry Crushes the Spider; Gene Autry Reads a Riddle; Hop Sing and the Crank Letter; The Ghost Rider. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $6.00 Water damage. Staple rust. Mold.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $6.00

Art by Ed Dunn, Bob Wickersham and Jack Bradbury. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Robespierre and Tiger decide to meet their favorite kitty TV star; Izzy and Dizzy use the magic lamp to start a quarrel between Uncle Looie and Hoggans the neighbor; Hopalong Hoppity cant stop drawing mustaches on billboards, even after he gets arrested. Robespierre; Old Grouch; The Joker; Izzy and Dizzy; Foxy; The Selfish Pig; Hopalong Hoppity; Monty the Miracle Mouse; The Fortune-Teller; Aunt Polly Hog. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $9.20

Comic book adventures of the teenager from the classic radio and television shows "The Aldrich Family." Cover art by Bill Williams. Henry Aldrich's Adventure in Science text story. Untitled story; Henry goes shopping for a present for his mother, but his father believes he's getting a tattoo. Untitled story; Henry goes for a late night snack and gets locked out of the house. Untitled story; Henry goes shopping for a birthday present for Geraldine. Scripts by John Stanley, art by Bill Williams. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $21.50 View scan Water spotting. Staple rust.

Photo cover features Bob Keeshan as Clarabell the Clown. An icon of 1950s Americana, Howdy Doody was a star of early television, and a mischievous Tom Sawyer-type adventurer in this comic. Howdy, Dilly and Phineas T. Bluster fall asleep in the museum and dream that they're back in the days when knighthood was in flower. Howdy and Dilly are mistaken for window washers and find themselves outside a high-rise department store. Flub-a-Dub accidentally gives George the Elephant a medicine-show tonic that's pure alcohol. Cover features Bob Keeshan, the future Captain Kangaroo, as the original Clarabell the Clown. Meet Howdy and Bob; Daze of the Knights; Howdy's Puzzle Page; Howdy Doody; Howdy Doody and the Air-o-Doodle; The Mysterious Trunk; Flub-a-Dub; Howdy's Gadgets. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $4.90

Stories and art by Al Avison and Warren Kremer. The comedic adventures of Humphrey, the buddy of Ham Fishers Joe Palooka, a sweetly dumb country bumpkin with super-strength, nigh-invulnerability and an incredible appetite. Humphrey enters the House of Crazy Mirrors, and encounters the one opponent he can't beat - himself. Little Max and Casey discover a new way to make money. House of Crazy Mirrors; Little Max: Long Range View. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $32.00 View scans Water spotting. Staple rust. Residue.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $22.50 View scan

Add to cart Fair $2.50

Add to cart FR 1.0 $2.50 4" tear from top through 7 wraps. (affects art and story). Double cover. Piece missing from back cover.

Stories and art by Stan Campbell and others. Movie cowboy Lash Larue is known for his trademark black outfit and his skill with a bullwhip. "Roving marshal" Lash finds a body hidden in the brush, and then finds a world of trouble at a remote lumber camp. When a killer uses trickery to get away with murder, Lash decides to pull a Hamlet gambit to get him to confess. Lash's twin brother, the Frontier Phantom, helps Lash track Old West drug smugglers to a steamboat, and Lash winds up tied to the paddlewheel. Murder in the Lumber Camp!; Wagonwheels; Desperate Chance; House of Fear; The Shadow of the Noose; Hippety Hopp; Dusty: The Fatal Scene!; Molasses Mouth; The Return of the Frontier Phantom; Silly Simpkins. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $56.00 View scans Cover oxidation.

Life With Snarky Parker No.1 (1950) is a very early CBS TV comic with a photo cover from TV show. Deputy Sheriff Snarky Parker lived in the town of Hot Rock during the 1850s. Heathcliffe, his talking horse, helped Snarky battle such villains as Ronald Rodent. The puppets were the creations of puppeteers Bil (just one L) and Cora Baird. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fair $6.00

Cover art by Irving Tripp. Piggy Bank Blues; Lulu buries her piggy bank in the woods but loses the map showing where it is. Friends and Enemies; Lulu invites not only her friends but also her enemies to her birthday party. Lulu in Distress: A Tragedy; Lulu tells Alvin about when her wicked stepmother locked her in a castle tower. The Guard; Tubby gets hungry while he is guarding the clubhouse all night. All scripts by John Stanley, art by Irving Tripp. Two-page text story, Lulus Diry ("Diary"). Back cover has advertisement for Dell Comics Club. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ted Shearer and Art Helfant. Joe Palooka's speechless sidekick from the popular Ham Fisher boxing strip gets his own comic, noteworthy for early versions of Little Dot and other Harvey characters. Little Max imagines himself as the youngest of the Three Bears during Goldilocks's adventure. Max can't afford a cowboy outfit like his friends, but he finds a way to become a real cowboy anyway. Max and Alice have adventures while visiting Joe Palooka's parents on their farm. Plus solo stories featuring Li'l Dot and Humphrey. Little Max's Puzzle Page; Little Max: The Three Bears; Rhymes with Reason; Little Stuff; Comic Puzzlers; Un-Voluntarily Hero; King of the Cowboys; Rumpus; Humphrey Takes to Water; Little Max Goes Visiting; Humphrey: Runnin' Wild; Leminade Party; Li'l Dot's Charity; Little Max's Zoo Quiz. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.