Comic books August 1948

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Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher) and Ted Udall. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, and other strips from bygone days. Jeff opens a roadside stand on the highway. Mutt buys a used car. Jeff gets a job as a doorman at the Ritz Apartments. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Everything Happens to Harry; Jungle Call. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ken Bald. "The Lost City of Yucatan," pencils by Bill Everett; Namora stops Big Jim Derry from stealing the treasures of the Mayans. "The Kingdom Beneath the Sea," script by Bill Woolfolk; When a sunken ship comes to rest near the city of Mu, the ambitious Karlak rouses his countrymen to conquer the primitive surface dwellers; Fortunately, Namora and Namor foil his plans. Two-page text story, "Page the Murderer." "Shadow Over Shanghai," art by Bill Everett; Namor foils diamond thieves in Shanghai.36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Bryant. The Curse of Ali Ben Riff Raff starring Barker, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Ship That Ate Men starring Steve Wood, art by Alice Kirkpatrick. Untitled stories starring Granny Gumshoe (script and art by Gill Fox), Anthrop (script and art by Michael Senich), Lassie (script and art by Bernard Dibble), Quicksilver (art by Dan Zolnerowich), and Sally O'Neil Policewoman (art by Alice Kirkpatrick). 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"Nyoka the Jungle Girl and the Weird Monsters." Lion-Hearted Leo back-up story, "Man's Best Friend is His Mummy." One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit," by C.C. Beck. Comix Cards feature Don Winslow and Singapore Sal. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Matt Baker. Wine, Women, and Sudden Death starring Phantom Lady, art by Matt Baker. Case of the Murderous Model starring Phantom Lady, script by Gregory Page, art by Matt Baker. Peter Treadway, Cleveland's Brutal Killer. The Crime Goddess text story. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Jack Cole. Gargantua, the Phi Beta Gorilla starring Plastic Man, art by Jack Cole. The Haunted House starring Honeybun, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Specks story, script and art by Michael Senich. Candy story, script and art by Harry Sahle. Spirit story, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Lou Fine. Boomerang text story starring Plastic Man. Boo-Hoo, the Clown Who Wasn't Funny starring Manhunter, art by Al Bryant. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Vic Herman, Jan Levine, Elizabeth Eicher, Ellin Jaynes, Helen Diehl Olds, Grace Wolleson, Mickey Klar Marks, Florence Tonjes, Nancy Williams, Elise Gibbs, and Marie Cummings. A magazine for girls from the producers of Parents' Magazine, with stories, fashion and advice as well as comics. A detailed feature on the Girl Scouts; Tizzie's walk home becomes a chaotic comedy of errors; The Pigtail Club faces the end of summer and closing down their summer camp. The Pigtail Club; Girl Scouts All; Speck, Star Camper; Copy-cat Cottons; Tizzie: Nothing Happened, Mom!; Time to Waist; The Week End Pest; Meet Miss Mermaid; Hobbies; Button, Button, Who's Got the Button?; Too Many Boys; Cool as a Mint Leaf; Summer Pests; Riddle of Rose Hill; Pigtailers Talk Things Over; Polly Prefers; Needle Play; Club Round-up; Polly in the Kitchen. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Dusty Ballew in "The Galloping Ghost of the Wild West" (script by I. Werstein, art by Al Carreno) and "Gumption Jones." The Lazo Kid in "Fighting for Home!" Rocky Dawn and Windy Smith in "The Noose Hangs High!" Also in this issue: "Bullets From th' Rim Rock." Carreno cover. Cover price $0.10.

The Kitten Stand, Raggedy Ann, Egbert Elephant (art by Dan Noonan), The Red Hot Star, Animal Mother Goose (by Walt Kelly, 4 pages), None-Such Animals # 19: The Prandle, and Billy and Bonny Bee. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by Jack Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Ruben Moreira, Frank Doyle, Enrico Bagnoli, and George Evans. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Firehair takes action when The Grizzly Gang targets both the Dakota tribe and the nearby trading post; The debut of Jan of the Jungle, a Mowgli-like wild boy living in the Indian jungle; Tiger Man tries to free a family from an ancient wolf-curse and risks becoming part of the menu. Another action-packed Firehair cover by Bob Lubbers. Firehair; I Confess; Western Daredevil; Glory Forbes; Jan of the Jungle; Sky Rangers; Tiger Man. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

August 1948 issue featuring an article titled "The Comics... Very Funny" by Fredric Wertham. "Do you think that books which stress murder, mayhem and blood-and-thunder are good fare for youngsters?" Article includes an inset that mentions three U.S. cities acting to ban the sale of comic books deemed harmful to youth. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Art by Leonard Starr and Art Helfant. 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 #30. No issue # on cover; Vol. 3, issue #6 in indicia. A magician's hoax backfires fatally. Kidnappers overlook a single detail that proves their undoing. Escaped convicts outrun their luck when they try to help other cons escape. The Man Who Buried Himself; The Snatchers; Cash Box Cassie; You Can't Cheat An Honest Man The True Story of Jack Laurentian; The Boy Detective; Hot Wire; Fetlock Groans the Detective; Rub-Out Ranch. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Red Ryder, King of the Royal Mounted, the Kiyotee Kids, and Panamint Patty. Two-page text story, "Little Beaver Trouble Shooter." Cover price $0.10.

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52-page issue. "Jim Blaze Meets the Kid," "Killers' Doom," "Bob Hudson Meets a Tough Hombre," "Spur Wheel of Fortune," "Dangerous Dress," and "Once a Killer." Kiefer art. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Rogers and the Headless Horseman, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Roy helps the sheriff track down a murdering, robbing, headless horseman. McDonald of the Rangers--Great Lawmen of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, art by Harry Parks (Parkhurst). 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian Edition. Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Roy Rogers in Dead Man's Canyon, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Roy helps girl find her missing dad. William K. Breakenridge, The Straight Shooting Deputy, Part Two--Great Lawmen of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale. Untitled Chuckwagon Charley's Tales story, art by Harry Parks (Parkhurst). 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Jack Kamen cover. Numbering continues from Zoot (1946 Fox) #16. In order of appearance: "Rulah Jungle Goddess, The Wolf Doctor!"; "Tropical Topics, The South Seas"; "Rulah Jungle Goddess, The Devil's Daughter!"; and "Rulah Jungle Goddess, Terror's Trail!". "The Demon Box From Zanzibar" text story. Indicia states "RULAH". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Wonder Woman stars in "The Swinging Scimitar!" (art by Harry G. Peter). Little Boy Blue stars in "No Time For Crime!" Sargon the Sorcerer stars in "The Cage of Lightning!" Wildcat stars in "The Menace of Sound!" Cover price $0.10.

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August-September 1948. Final digest issue. Cover by Bob Powell. Shadow stars in "Jade Dragon" by Maxwell Grant. Other action stories by Walter Gardner, Miriam Allen deFord, and Stanley C. Vickers. 6" x 7 3/4"; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.25.