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Comic books January 1948

  • Issue #9
    Supersnipe Comics Vol. 4 (1947) 9

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    Edited by William DeGrouchy. Cover by George Marcoux. Stories by George Marcoux. Featuring the adventures of Supersnipe, Herlock Domes, and Bulldog Bulldog. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #1
    Swan American Magazine (1948-1950) Pulp 1

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  • Issue #13
    Sweet Sixteen (1946) 13

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    Cover photo of young movie stars Mona Freeman. Stories and art by Vic Herman, Helen Diehl Olds, Ellin Morris, George Wolfe, Kay Deane, Candy Jones, Edmund Jannace, Clarissa Holmgren and Jane Powell. Comics and stories for girls, featuring profiles of Hollywood stars and the adventures of stuntwoman Dorothy Dare. The early life of film legend Robert Mitchum; Sylvia Berger becomes a popular scriptwriter for radio shows; An interview with young actress Jane Powell on her dating life. Turhan Bey; A Date With Dirinda; Dorothy Dare; 'Tweeners; My First Date; Out of My Hatbox; Hurricane Warning; Your Party Line; Big Boy Mitchum; Script Writer; Boys and I; The Bird Brain; Dollar Pullers. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 8 #11
    Target Comics (1940) Vol. 8 #11

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    Cover art by Joe Certa. The Defeat of Slugger Hood starring Cadet, art by Nina Albright. The Framing of Gary Stark, art by Don Rico. Following Orders text story by Joe Gill. Boitram the Boiglar humor page by Art Helfant. The Affair of Monster Matt starring Candid Charlie, art by Robert Sale [as Bob Q. Siege]. Heathcliffe the Hobo humor two-pager by Art Helfant. The Junior Star starring Chameleon. Boiltram the Boiglar humor two-pager by Art Helfant. Two-Ton O'Toole humor page by Art Helfant. Mr. 5 X 5 text story by Robert Plate. The Fur Robbers starring Target, art by Joe Certa. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #1
    Tarzan (1948-1972 Dell/Gold Key) 1

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    "Tarzan and the White Savages of Vari." Tarzan rescues an explorer and Paul D'Arnot. Based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous novels, this series borrows from the books and from the Johnny Weissmuller movies, adding a healthy dose of generic jungle adventure for good measure. Includes part one of Jesse Marsh's adaptation of Burroughs' Ape-English Dictionary. Script by Robert P. Thompson, art and cover by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 54 #4
    Ten Detective Aces (1933-1949 Ace Magazines) Pulp Vol. 54 #4

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  • Issue #64
    Terry-Toons Comics (1942 Timely/Marvel/St. John) 64

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    Cover by Art Bartsch. Art by Art Bartsch and Connie Rasinski. St. John presents the comics adventures of the characters of animator Paul Terry's studio. Mighty Mouse and Mitzi visit a carnival that is actually a front for The Claw's mouse-snatching ring. Heckle and Jeckle intend to build a birdhouse on the grounds of a posh estate, but first they must get past the dim-witted guard dog. Gandy and Sourpuss masquerade as a servant couple to get a job taking care of Junior for a wealthy family, but Junior is no easy task. Mighty Mouse: The Mouse Who Came to Dinner; Mighty Mouse: The Country Carnival; Gandy Goose: Help Wanted!; Heckle and Jeckle: Estate of Madness; Dinky: Champ or Chump. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Tex Taylor (1948) 3
    Published Jan 1948 by Marvel.

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  • Vol. 29 #2
    Texas Rangers (1936-1958 Standard) Pulp Vol. 29 #2

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  • Vol. 5 #3

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  • Vol. 64 #2
    Thrilling Love (1931-1955 Metropolitan-Standard) Pulp Vol. 64 #2

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  • Issue #23
    Thrilling Novels (1947-1950 Popular Library) Digest 23

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  • Vol. 36 #3
    Thrilling Ranch Stories (1933-1953 Standard) Pulp Vol. 36 #3


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  • Vol. 20 #1

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  • Vol. 44 #1
    Thrilling Western (1934-1953 Standard) Pulp Vol. 44 #1


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  • Issue #25
    Tick Tock Tales (1946) 25

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    Art by Phil De Lara and others. Funny-animal antics from Magazine Enterprises. Koko, Kola and Raymond travel to the North Pole to save Christmas after a gremlin steals Santa's suit; Tom-Tom the Jungle Boy sets out to find the missing Dr. Bivingston; How Koko and Kola first came into Raymond's life. Flying to Santa; Koko and Kola: The Ungrateful Gremlin; Tom-Tom the Jungle Boy; Catchy and Scrapps; Little Tops of the Big Top; Flying Freddy; Bear Facts; The Pixies; Last But Not Least; The Snarling Snarlmouth. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #138
    Tip Top Comics (1936) 138

    Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 12 #6. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bombo determines to count to 50 before losing his temper, but then he encounters muggers in a tough section of town. Terry agrees to marry Curly Kahoe, but she has to finish writing her book before she can "settle down to being just a housewife!!" Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; How It Began; Back Home Again. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 1 #1
    Tom Breneman's Magazine (1948 Farrell Radio Magazines) Vol. 1 #1


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    Vol. 1, No. 1 - January 1948. 5" x 7", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #1
    Tom Mix Western (1948 Fawcett) 1
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1970375017
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    Stories and art by Al Liederman and others. Silent-movie cowboy Tom Mix became a pop-culture icon with his 1940s radio show and this tie-in comic. While Tom shows his stuff at a rodeo, outlaws scheme to steal the diamond-studded belt he won for being the Best Cowboy Ever. A desperate town sends a request that Tom "come hyar" and find out what happened to their missing sheriff. Confusion reigns when a 12-year-old outlaw calling himself The Pecos Kid shows up, right after wanted killer Pecos Pete wounds the local sheriff. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. The Saga of Tom Mix; Cowboy Cal; Saddlehead; The Mystery of the Missing Sheriff; The Shooting of Little Duke; Tumbleweed Jr. Has a Pet Theory; Round Up Time with Tom Mix; The Big Bank Robbery; Whipper-Snappers; The Fallen Hero. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #4
    Topix Vol. 06 (1948) 4

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  • Issue #9
    Treasure Chest Vol. 03 (1947) 9

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  • Issue #10
    Treasure Chest Vol. 03 (1947) 10

    January 6, 1948

  • Issue #11
    Treasure Chest Vol. 03 (1947) 11

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    January 20, 1948

  • Issue #5
    Treasury of Comics (1947 St. John) 5

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    Cover by Jerry DeMott. Stories and art by Dick Moores, Leslie Stevens and Ed Dodd. An anthology comic from St. John; this issue featured reprints of the classic comic strip Jim Hardy. (Listed as Jim Hardy #1 in the indicia.) Jim Hardy, in turn, showcased the adventures of Hardy's cowboy friend Windy and Windy's horse, Paddles. Wealthy Bess Giltedge offers to travel back East with Windy, to help him care for the infant he's adopted. But she doesn't tell him that it's because she's fallen in love with him. Meanwhile, Bess's sleazy ex Roger tries to convince her that Windy's no good. The Uninvited Bug; Jim Hardy; Our Kids. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 2 #1
    Triple Detective (1947-1955 Standard) Pulp Vol. 2 #1

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  • Vol. 2 #1
    Triple Western (1947-1958 Standard) Pulp Vol. 2 #1


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
  • Vol. 22 #128
    True (1937-1976 Country/Fawcett/Petersen) Vol. 22 #128

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  • Issue #68
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 68

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    Stories and art by Louis Wolfe, Jimmy Stewart and Jack Sparling. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. Hollywood legend Jimmy Stewart reveals "My Most Interesting True Experience" in a new feature; Admiral Byrd is determined to be the first man at both the North and South Poles; Hugh Mulzac becomes the first African-American to command a United States vessel after waiting 25 years on a commission. Richard E. Byrd, World's Leading Arctic Explorer; Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Gallico the Great, America's Top Sports Writer; He Fought Against Odds; The Rubber Industry; My Most Interesting True Experience; Underwater Rescue; What Would You Do?; True's News from Hollywood; Truly Comic! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #306

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  • Vol. 48 #4

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  • Vol. 44 #2

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  • Vol. 2 #14

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  • Vol. 46 #5

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  • Vol. 57 #6
    True Story Magazine (1919-1992 MacFadden Publications) Vol. 57 #6

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  • Issue #48
    Two Complete Detective Books (1939-1954 Fiction House) Pulp 48


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Vol. 3 #7

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  • Issue #88
    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 88
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4596619005
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    Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Dick Shaw, Ralph Heimdahl, Gil Turner, Don Gunn, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Sylvia Holland, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 8 #4. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Goofy acquires a pet lion named Agnes. In the very first Gladstone Gander story, Donald makes a bet with Gladstone and must go swimming in Frozenbear Lake on Christmas Day. Li'l Bad Wolf plays Santa to a homeless porcupine. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Santa's Surprise; They're Off; Mickey Mouse: Goofy and Agnes. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 53 #6

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    Volume 53, Issue 6 - January 1948. "A Magazine for Boys and Girls." Stories, poems, and activities designed for kids. 7-in. x 10-in., 36 pages, PC,PB&W Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 40 #2
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    Volume 40, Issue 2 - January, 1948. Cover by Boris Dolgov. Horror and supernatural stories by Edmond Hamilton, Theodore Sturgeon, Allison V. Harding, Seabury Quinn, Maria Moravsky, Stephen Grendon, Roger S. Vreeland, and Carl Jacobi. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 100 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 67 #3
    West (1926-1953 Doubleday) Pulp Vol. 67 #3

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  • Vol. 25 #3
    Western Aces (1934-1949 Ace) Pulp Vol. 25 #3

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  • Vol. 218 #3
    Western Story Magazine (1919-1949 Street & Smith) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 218 #3

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  • Issue #93
    Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 93

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    Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Pete Costanza, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. The world is baffled when Captain Marvel gives up superheroing, and puts his cape in his bindle to ride the rails as a hobo. Golden Arrow is hamstrung by a crooked trapeze artist and his cohort, who are bent on robbing the circus crowd, and only a well-placed arrow can stop them. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How (Not) to Reel on a Banana Peel."And a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party!, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Captain Marvel Becomes a Hobo; Doc Sorebones; The Culture Corner; Golden Arrow: Crime at the Circus; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Forget Me Not; This Is a Rich One; Wilbur the Waiter; Ibis the Invincible: The Sword of Genghis Khan. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #89
    Wings Comics (1940) 89
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split through cover and all wraps. Brittle.
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    Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Charles Sultan, Al Walker, George Evans, John Celardo and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Jane Martin investigates a rash of mysterious fires on a timber baron's land holdings; Greasemonkey Griffin tries to stop a German spy from stealing an experimental camera; A soldier framed for treason is advised by the ghosts of both his girlfriend and the man who framed him. Bondage cover by Bob Lubbers. Captain Wings; Jane Martin; Greasemonkey Griffin; Air Heroes of World War II; Phantom Falcon; Suicide Smith; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 20 #1
    Woman with Woman's Digest (c. 1928 Farrell Publishing) Vol. 20 #1


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    Vol. 20, No. 1 - January 1948. 5.25" x 7.25", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 11 #4
    Woman's Day (1937-1970 Stores Publishing, Co.) Magazine Vol. 11 #4
  • Vol. 75 #1
    Woman's Home Companion (1897-1957 Crowell Publishing) Vol. 75 #1


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    Fiction, poetry, tips, recipes, decorating, fashion and more. 10.75" x 13.75", 124 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #27
    Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 27

    Cover by Harry G. Peter. "The Secret of the Kidnapped Dummy," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Paula builds a Diana Prince robot dummy to present an award to Wonder Woman, unaware that the ceremony will make both women targets for a gangster's revenge. Wonder Women of History: two-page Sacajawea bio, art by Robert Sale. "The Legend of Rainbow and Stardust," script by William Moulton Marston, art by Harry G. Peter; On a visit to Etta's Ranch in Texas, Wonder Woman and the Holliday Girls fend off rustlers with the help of Rainbow and Stardust, two legendary horses. Two-page text story, "The Great Problem" by Ted Udall. "The Mystical Power of Idea-Forms," script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Panicking when Wonder Woman is sucked from the robot plane on the way to Paradise Island, Etta is reassured by Hippolyte, who shows in the Magic Sphere Wonder Woman has been taken to the past as an "idea-form" to help a young girl save her kingdom from an evil usurper. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #32
    World's Finest (1941) 32
    Published Jan 1948 by DC.

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    Cover art by Winslow Mortimer. The Man Who Could Not Die! starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Ray Burnley; When Lucky Starr visits a swami, he is told that he was born under a lucky star and he will get a sign from the future. The Case of the Camera Crimes starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. The Bandits and Books starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by William F. White. Bebe humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Killer with the Golden Voice starring The Boy Commandos. The Heel and Toe Juggler starring Three-Ring Binks, script and art by Jack Farr. The Seventh Wonder of the World starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel ?, pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster], inks by Stan Kaye ? [as Joe Shuster]; On a way back from a case, Superman stops over in Egypt to admire the pyramids and is swept back into time by way of a time bridge to aid the forces of King Cheops against an evil high priest AND to actually build one of the pyramids! 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #62
    Wow Comics (1940-1948 Fawcett) 62

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    Stories and art by Carl Pfeufer and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky witness a near-miss hit-and-run and find themselves on the trail of a deadly formula. Commando Yank battles Axis war criminals who want revenge for losing WWII. Plus a profusion of vintage comics-format ads, including a Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Ozzie: On Your Toes; Boy Scout Bob; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Formula for Death; Phantom Eagle: Gangsters of the Air!; Muscle Hedd; Penny Graves: Sign of the Dancing Dolls; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Case of Tramp; Whipper-Snappers; Dippy Detours; Commando Yank: Death on a White Flag. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.