Comic books May 1948

Volume 36, Issue 2 - May, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 20, Issue 3 - May, 1948. 6.75" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. Stories by John Graham and others. Art by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. In Mexico, Lou is mistaken for the fearsome bandit king El Lobo. Soon everyone wants to kill them, and escape involves dressing in women's clothing, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. Plus a hilarious "insult contest," inviting readers to submit their own A&C-inspired insults. New in Old Mexico; The Errant Errand; Cash for Insults!; Take It Eatsy; Higher and Hire. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Ace). Stories and art by Hal Foster, H. H. Knerr, Doc Winner, Chic Young, Joe Musial, Fred Lasswell, Lee Falk, Ray Moore, William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Includes Alex Raymond's Jungle Jim and Hal Foster's acclaimed Prince Valiant. The conclusion of Brick Bradford's adventures on the moon; The singing crook called the Crooner frames the Phantom by duplicating his distinctive skull ring. The Phantom; Jungle Jim; Katzenjammer Kids; Blondie; Brick Bradford; Teddy and Sitting Bull; Barney Google; Prince Valiant; Doc Winner's Daffy Doodles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. Superman, Stunt Man!, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Al Plastino. High-Water Peril! starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Cabbie Casey story, script and art by Jack Farr. The Animated Antiques! starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. The Horse Nobody Could Ride! starring Vigilante, art by George Roussos. Tames a Tornado starring Captain Tootsie ad, art by C. C. Beck. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. How Clark Kent Met Lois Lane starring Superboy, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Al Wenzel, inks by George Roussos; Clark wins a contest to work as a cub reporter on the Daily Planet for one week; And so does Lois Lane; 1st meeting of Superboy and Lois Lane. The Man of a Thousand Flags starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. The Sea Circus starring Aquaman, script by Joe Samachson, art by John Daly. The Miracle Farmer starring Johnny Quick, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

May-June 1950 Canadian Reprint. Cover art by Win Mortimer. How Clark Kent Met Lois Lane starring Superboy, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Al Wenzel, inks by George Roussos; Clark wins a contest to work as a cub reporter on the Daily Planet for one week; And so does Lois Lane; 1st meeting of Superboy and Lois Lane. The Man of a Thousand Flags starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. The Sea Circus starring Aquaman, script by Joe Samachson, art by John Daly. The Miracle Farmer starring Johnny Quick, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 30 #2 - May 1948. Boeing XL-15 coverage. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 126 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Carmine Infantino, Leonard Starr, and Fred Kida. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #51. No issue # on cover; Vol. 5, issue #4 in indicia. In Shanghai, Airboy contends with a beautiful Englishwoman and a strange request to rent his plane. A jewel thief learns that the famed von Emmelman jewels always spelled doom for those who tried to acquire them, even before The Heap was involved. Flying Fool battles Rimoto's Air Pirates. Action-packed cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Airboy; The Flying Fool; The Heap; The Airplane Gets a Gun!; On the Roof of the World; The Man Who Turned the Tide. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories in this issue include: Doc and Fatty in "When the James Boys Ride" (Howard Sherman artist); Penniless Palmer in "The Valuable Giant" (Thurston Harper artist); Two-Gun Percy in "The Disappearing Porkers" (Jimmy Thompson artist); Peaceful Phil in an untitled story (Phil Berube writer/artist); Dover and Clover in "Bombs Away" (Henry Boltinoff writer/artist); and Curly's Café in an untitled story (Jack Callahan writer/artist). Cover art by Howard Sherman. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Alec Hope, Stan Ford, Gregory Page and Matt Baker. Cover by Matt Baker. A collection of adventure and superhero comics from Fox Feature Syndicate. Jungle warrior Rulah faces danger while trying to protect white explorers from native superstitions; Blue Beetle tries to rescue a stuck-up, wealthy kidnap victim; Phantom Lady faces a con artist who uses his glass eye in a scheme to swindle his victims. Featuring art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker. Rulah: The Biting God!; Blue Beetle: The Kidnapped Snob; Pot of Gold; Phantom Lady: The Case of the Swindling Eye!; Jo-Jo: Death Drums of Dumballi. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Toth. The Country Fair Crimes starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, art by Irwin Hasen; Alan Scott's generosity towards a young boy helps to uncover a crooked ring operating at a county fair. Ice Cream Party starring Cotton-Top Katie, script and art by Harry Lampert [as Harrielle]. The Twin Kingdoms starring The Black Pirate, pencils by Arthur F. Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs. Alaskan Bank Robbery starring Hop Harrigan, art by Howard Purcell. The Doctor Takes a Walk starring Dr. Mid-Nite, art by Rudolph Palais. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 22, Issue 5 - May, 1948. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Stories by Guy Archette, Craig Browning, S.M. Tenneshaw, Warren Kastel, and Lee Francis. Non-fiction by Ray Palmer ("The Proof of the Shaver Mystery"). Illustrations by J. Allen St. John, Rod Ruth, Enoch Sharp, and Jones. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 180 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Alex Schomburg (as "Xela"). Stories by Leo Isaacs and unknown. Art by Ken Battefield, Bob Oksner, Everett Kinstler and unknown. In this issue: The Black Terror in "The Man Who Betrayed Himself"; Miss Masque in "The Case of the Crafty Collaborators"; untitled The Silver Knight story (vs.Genseric) by Leo Isaacs, Ken Battefield and Everett Kinstler; and untitled The Phantom Detective story with art by Bob Oksner. Plus: 1-page text stories "Stolen Bomb" (by Frank Roslyn with illo by King Ward), "Leave it to Jerry" (by Donald Bayne Hobart with illo by Frank Frazetta) and "Chicken Brand" (by Charles S. Strong; credited as Chuck Stanley); untitled Harvey Hector, Jr. 1-pager (by Al Hartley); untitled Little Legends 1-pager (by Jules Steiner); and untitled Charlie Ego half-pager (with art by Peters). 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 31, Issue 5 - May 1948. The American Girl magazine. For all girls--Published by the Girl Scouts, features articles, advice, and crafts. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.20.

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May, 1948. Volume 41, Issue 3. Cover by Alejandro. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 5, 1st Printing - "Looks that Kill" by Walter B. Gibson. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Win Mortimer. "Guileful Greetings!" or "The Joker Sends Regards!", script by Don C. Cameron, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Charles Paris; When Joker breaks out of jail the underworld throws a party for his escape complete with giant greeting cards; Drawing inspiration, the Joker commits a series of crimes where he sends Batman cryptic greeting cards giving the caped crusader clues as to what he intends rob. Wheaties ad with Leo Johnson. "Big House Chaplain!", script by Don C. Cameron, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Gene McDonald; Batman infilitrates the Gotham Prison to break down a large network of criminals working from inside. Western Comics ad. "Clean Up" text story by Kit Marlin, art by Raymond Perry. Gang Busters comic ad. "The Batman That History Forgot!", script by Don C. Cameron, pencils by Dick Sprang, inks by Gene McDonald; Professor Carter Nichols wants to learn about a man named Batman in the 15th Century and he sends Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson back in time; The Dynamic Duo meet with Leonardo da Vinci and they help him fight back the oppression caused by a cruel ruler. One-page Nervous Norman story by Phil Berube. Half-page Daffy & Doodle story by Lit-Win. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2B, Issue 3 - May, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Published by Exclusive Detective Stories, Inc. Cover price $0.25.

Edited by Leon Harvey. Cover by Lee Elias. Stories by Lee Elias, Bob Haney, and Alfred Andriola. Mystery and adventure tales starring such characters as Dotty Dripple, Flossie, Kerry Drake, Danny Dixon, and the Black Cat, an action hero and skilled martial artist who uses a lasso and rope. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

May, 1948. 6.75" x 9", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Blonde Phantom Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kamen. Fox Feature Syndicate presents the first series featuring the original version of the Blue Beetle, which by this time was becoming one of the era's many crime comics. The Beetle tracks a killer of women, only to learn she's a woman herself: the masked Sphinx; Frankie becomes a heroin pusher in a typically lurid crime story of the era; The Beetle tells the true story of bank robber and Depression-era outlaw Wilber Underhill. Featuring violent imagery that got the issue mentioned in Seduction of the Innocent. The Sinister Sphinx!; An Invitation to Danger!; Killers at Large; True Crime Story: Wilber Underhill; Gang Leaders. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Milner, Jay Graham, Jack Warren, Jack Hearne, Milt Hammer, Art Helfant and Henry Kiefer. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #90. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. An illustrated tour of Dick Cole's military academy for Dick Cole fans. Blue Bolt turns a plane into a flying gas station to save a dozen lives. Rick Richards sponsors a safari to obtain live animals for a new zoo, but a local shaman doesn't see it that way. Edison Bell tells young readers how to make a fingerprint file. Dick Cole; I Saw Farr Campus with Dick Cole; Easy Cartooning; Blue Bolt; Heathcliff the Hobo; Headwork; Ambush; The Jerkwater Line; Rick Richards; Edison Bell; Build Your Own Amateur Criminologist's Fingerprint File. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 87, Issue 1 - May, 1948. 8.5" x 11.5", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Ted Knoles, Edd Ashe, Ernie Schroeder, and Vic Herman. Another kids' anthology in the tradition of Calling All Girls and Calling All Kids from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories and advice as well as comics. A profile of baseball legend Babe Ruth; Tugboat captain Dig Bailey pursues kidnappers on the open water; On the first mission to Saturn, "Bigbrain Billy" encounters strange aliens with bubble-like weapons. Boys' Hero of the Month: Babe Ruth; Tex Granger; Hector; Trail of Fear; Coachs Corner; Dig Bailey: Tugboat Rescue; The Adventures of Bigbrain Billy. Final issue under this title; the series continued as Tex Granger (1948). 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Al Liederman and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "The Runaway Steamshovel" with story by Otto Binder; "Billy Batson's Phobias" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; "The Surrealist Imp" by Bill Woolfolk and C.C. Beck; and "The Feud with the River" with story by Bill Woolfolk. Plus: "Captain Kid and the Lost Job" with art by Al Liederman. And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Invisible Man of Mars" by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Otto Binder and Art Helfant. Art by Kurt Schaffenberger, Frank Bolle, Bud Thompson and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. The sinister Mr. Maker creates a duplicate of Marvel Jr. who has all his powers, but one thing he doesn't have is Freddy Freeman. Captain Marvel Jr. battles super-lumberjack Paul Bunyan Jr. CMJ sets out to free The Junior Chain Gang from the clutches of Warden Scrunch. Captain Marvel, Jr. Fights Himself; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; Captain Marvel Jr. Vs. Paul Bunyan Jr.; Capt. Marvel Jr. Battles The Reptile; Freshman Freddy: Master Psychologist; Silent Guns, Part Three; Chuck; The Junior Chain Gang. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Brady and Frank Little. The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. Midnight's latest invention, the "thought screen," comes in handy when Dr. Orb causes the entire continent of Europe to lose the ability to speak. Johnny Blair tries to rescue his friends from the jungle outlaws, but the outlaws set the hostage hut on fire to cover their getaway. Testing a new aircraft over Mongolia, Midnight and Icky have a run-in with bandits. World Without Words; Droopy the Ant Bear; Your Invention Page!; Willie the Worm Worms His Way Out; Red Skye: The Vulture's Trap; Chippy Chipmunk; Crime Convention; Johnny Blair in the Air; Quiz; Fuzzy Bear; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Raiders of Ramat. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.