Comic books November 1948

Volume 37, Issue 4 - November, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Ace). Stories and art by Charles Flanders, Drake Williams, H. H. Knerr, Doc Winner, Chic Young, Joe Musial, 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. The Phantom seeks an abducted Maharajah; The first issue of the series featuring the Phantom on the cover, as well as an introductory splash page for the character. The Phantom; Jungle Jim; Henry; Katzenjammer Kids; Fighting Americans; Blondie; Brick Bradford; The Lone Ranger; Teddy and Sitting Bull; Doc Winner's Daffy Doodles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Plastino. Superman on Television, art by Al Plastino. Terror Atop Mt. Machin starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Reggie Strikes It Rich starring Zatara, art by W. F. White. Captain Tootsie ad, art by C. C. Beck. The Secret of the Desert Bandit starring Vigilante, art by Joe Kubert. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 120, Issue 1 - November, 1948. Cover by Peter Stevens. "The Code of Captain Corvain" by George Surdez. Other stories by Jim Kjelgaard, Coleman Meyer, Nat McKelvey, Roland Wild, John Hetherington, D. K. Findlay, Frank Richardson Pierce, M. V. Heberden, and Edward Sonnenschein. 6.75" x 9", 134 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Al Wenzel. Silver Gloves Sell-Out starring Superboy, art by Al Wenzel; Superboy battles gangsters trying to fix a title fight between school kids. The Banner of the Skull and Bones starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. Exiled from the Sea starring Aquaman, script by Otto Binder, art by John Daly. Johnny Quick in the Future, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Sultan. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Dick Wood, Dan Zolnerowich, Maurice Del Bourgo, and Clement Weisbacker. 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 #57. No issue # on cover; Vol. 5, issue #10 in indicia. Airboy tries to reunite a circus owner with his son, but a redheaded femme fatale is blocking the way. The Heap steps in when a descendant of the tyrant "The Iron Duke" decides to conquer the Heap's homeland. The bandits terrorizing 1800 Bucharest seem to be wolf-men. Airboy; The Flying Fool; The Heap; The Wolf Men of Bucharest; The Pig Stickers; The River Breed. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Frank Giacoia. The City without Guns starring Johnny Thunder, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Alex Toth. Highlights of Bob Feller's career coupled with a Wheaties ad. Ambush at Eagle Pass featuring Overland Coach, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Frank Giacoia. Ad for Tootsie Roll and Tootsie Pops with Babe Ruth, script and art by C.C. Beck. Sing a Song of Six-Guns starring Minstrel Maverick, art by Bernard Krigstein. Short comic strip couple with an ad for Ingersoll Mickey Mouse Watches, script and art by Bill Williams. Definitions and illustrations for the words bucking and vaquero, also a short item about rattlesnakes, script and art by Martin Naydel. Horses of the Range article by John Broome [as John Osgood]. Ads for Dale Evans Comics # 2 and Western Comics #6. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by George Tukell, Jack Kamen and Matt Baker. Cover by Al Feldstein. A collection of adventure and superhero comics from Fox Feature Syndicate. Rulah encounters the terrifying Walking Death Boy, a pale figure who can cause death with a touch; A female mad scientist is transplanting gorilla brains into hapless humans, turning them into savage beast-people; Phantom Lady encounters a copycat Phantom Lady who's trying to frame her for her crimes. Featuring art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker and a panel (from the Rulah story) that was reprinted in Seduction of the Innocent. Rulah: The White Death!; Jo-Jo: The Doctor of Doom; Jungle Justice; Phantom Lady: The Copy-Cat Killers; Escape That Led to a Terrible Death; Blood Money; Mis-Fit; Neglect Is Crime; Jungle Oddities; Crime Notes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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November 1948. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science fiction stories by H.B. Hickey, Chester S. Greier, E.J. Liston, Lee francis, Howard Browne, Berkeley Livingston, and Knut Enferd. Illustrations by J. Allen St. John (2 stories), Virgil Finlay, Rod Ruth, Malcolm Smith, and Draut. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 154 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 31, Issue 11 - November 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.

Annie Oakley in "Female Finery," "Picture Party," and "Big City Blues!" Lana back-up, "Male Make-Up!" Two-page text story, "The Song Hit." One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Traps the Circus Culprit" by C.C. Beck. Cover price $0.10.

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November, 1948. Volume 42, Issue 3. Cover by Hubert Rogers. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Matt Baker. Human Cat Trapped by Death Gun Slugs starring Antonio Boccadora [The Human Cat], art by Walter Johnson. The Diplomat Who Dabbled in Diamonds starring Detective Pat Carlyle. Smashing the Red Keenan Gang starring Bryan 'Red' Keenan, pencils by Jack Cole. Bullets Blaze the Mounties' Trail; An authentic crime saga of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Fireman Save My Child starring Patrolman Richard Donald. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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November, 1948. "The Queen of the Black Coast!" Written by Robert E. Howard. Featuring work by Ray Bradbury, Algernon Blackwood, and 'The Temple" by H. P. Lovecraft. Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 132pages, Text with B&W illustations. Cover price $0.35.

Cover pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Charles Paris. 1st appearance Mad Hatter and Vicki Vale in "The Scoop of the Century!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; The Mad Hatter tries numerous robberies while Vicki Vale attempts to prove Batman and Bruce Wayne are the same person. The Prison Doctor!, script by Bill Finger, art by Jim Mooney; A prison doctor must face a trial for his egregious actions. One-page Jerry the Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. The Unknown Rays text story by Joe Samachson (as William Morrison, art by Raymond Perry. Batman's Arabian Nights!, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Charles Paris; Spotting what they think is the Joker's face on an ancient rug, Batman and Robin are sent into Arabia of the past where they meet the Crier, who uses tears, not laughter, to steal from the people of his day. One-page Ozzie story by Phil Berube. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear With Invisible Light" with art by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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True detective stories. 8 1/2" x 11 1/4", 78 pgs, b&w. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Mart Bailey. Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Lank Leonard, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Marion Bailey, and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. While in New York City, Dixie Dugan fears that Pa is getting mixed up with gangsters. Doc and Sparky Watts have their hands full with three babies, until the baby-sitter agency sends over beautiful, red-headed and super-capable Dotty Dash. Fawn and Skyman return to Earth for the first time since their outer space/Nazi moon-men/Venusian adventure began in issue #69. Sparky Watts; Mickey Finn; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Bumpy: Mr. Greenwood Tells All. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 4 - November, 1948. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

The Black Bat in "City of Hate" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "I am the Law" by Carroll John Daly; "The Invisible Hand" by Lewis Little; "The Killer and hiks Dead" by Norman A. Daniels; "Mr. Morpho" by Arthur J. Burks; and "Thubway Tham's Perfect Day" by Johnston McCulley. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

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Edited by Leon Harvey. Cover by Lee Elias. Stories by Lee Elias and Ken Ernst. Mystery and adventure tales starring such characters as Linda Turner, Mary Worth, Danny Dixon, and the Black Cat, an action hero and skilled martial artist who uses a lasso and rope. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Blondie, Paul Bunyan, Henry, Room and Board, and Just the Type. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by James Wilcox, Gus Ricca, Milt Hammer, Harry Lazarus, Jack Callahan and Jack Hearne. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #96. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. When Dick Cole discovers gambler Caster is trying to fix an academy football game, Caster takes him captive. Edison Bell and Jerry track a spy with stolen uranium to a deadly midair chase. Blue Bolt discovers evidence of fraud at a new oil pipeline in Texas. Edison Bell tells young readers how to make camping utensils. Dick Cole; Build This Simple Microscope; Easy Cartooning; Blue Bolt; Grover and Bonnie; Bouncin' Betsy; Rick Richards; Edison Bell; Gourd Craft Camping Utensils. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"A Corral of Crooks," "Fight to the Finish," "Hostages for Hire," and "End of the Trail!" Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 55, Issue 2 - November 1948. University of California, Berkeley student magazine, published from 1903 to 1988. Features cartoons, articles, and advertisements for local business. 8-in. x 11-in., 40 pages, Text (with B&W images) Cover price $0.25.

Includes: cover art by Charles Nicholas; Weird Tales of the Wee Males by Ken Bald; No Man Is An Island by Bald; A Burial For Benny--Let's Play Detective, art by Al Bellman; The Cleanup text story; and Bargain of Death starring Human Torch. 36 pgs. 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 joins Tawky Tawny in another whizzing action adventure in "Mr. Tawny's New Home" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Also in this issue: "The Hand of Captain Marvel" with story by Bill Woolfolk; "Captain Marvel on Exhibit!" with story by Otto Binder; and "The World of Mr. Atom" with story by Bill Woolfolk and pencils by C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Kid in "The Lost Golf Ball" with art by Al Liederman. And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "Mystery World" by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Kirby (credited as Simon and Kirby). Art by Carmine Infantino and Dick Briefer. Comic-book adventures of the legendary Asian-American detective, notable for their Jack Kirby covers. This series was designed to tie in with the Charlie Chan radio series then airing on the Mutual network. Chan and his son find danger and romance, respectively, while seeking smuggled silk in the North Woods of Canada. Chan investigates a locked-room mystery when a smuggling tycoon is killed by unknown means. Female private eye Keri Krane and her leg-man Andy investigate a murder involving an unfired gun. The Secret of the Smuggled Silk; The Mystery of the Phantom Killer; Charlie Chan; Anchors Aweigh; Hilly Billy; Keri Krane. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.