Comic books January 1949

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. The Princess of Nimpore gives the Phantom three days to find her abducted father; Jungle Jim battles the deadliest beast in the jungle: man. 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 Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. The Adventure of Little Red starring Superman, art by Al Plastino. When Congo Bill Fails starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Chase Through Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Horse For A Day starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by William F. White. The Cowboy From Broadway starring Vigilante, script by France Herron. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

January 1949. Cover by Malvin Singer. "Renegade" by Hal G. Evarts. Other stories by Ernest Fulton Lyons, William Heuman, Walt Sheldon, Leslie Bigelow, John Prescott, Jim Kjelgaard, M. V. Heberden, and Royal Ornan Shreve. 7" x 9-1/4" 130 black and white newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Al Wenzel. My Pal – Superboy, script by William Woolfolk, art by Al Wenzel; Joe Vance is out of reform school and all he wants is a second chance, but the kids at Clark's school won't give him one. Johnny Quick For a Day, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Sultan. Water Boy starring Aquaman, art by John Daly. Crimes by the Ghost starring Green Arrow, script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Leonard Starr, Clement Weisbacker and Ernest Schroeder. 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 #59. No issue # on cover; Vol. 5, issue #12 in indicia. Airboy is captured by an army of intelligent rats, in the second part of a legendary two-parter. A madman plans to flood a refugee camp to claim the land for himself, until The Heap gets involved. The true story of the legendary Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. Airboy and the Rats, Part 2; The Flying Fool; The Heap; Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg; The Orioles Flew High; Amby, Junior Boogey-Man; Wilderness Victor. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Sy Barry. Hidden Guns starring Johnny Thunder, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Frank Giacoia; Wheaties ad featuring highlights of the coaching career of Henry Iba, coach at Oklahoma A & M. East Meets West featuring Overland Coach, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks Frank Giacoia. The Unknown Civil War, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by John Giunta. Barn Dance starring Minstrel Maverick, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. The Story behind a Cowboy's Uniform article by John Broome [as John Osgood]. Ads for Dale Evans Comics #3 and Western Comics #7. King of Lost Valley starring Foley of the Fighting Fifth, pencils by Joe Kubert, inks by John Giunta. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Alec Hope, Stan Ford, John Alton and Matt Baker. Cover by Matt Baker. A collection of adventure and superhero comics from Fox Feature Syndicate. A strange letter leads a reporter to the jungle, and death; To save his mate, Tarzan-like Jo-Jo battles a jungle giant with inferiority issues; Phantom Lady tries to prove a woman's innocence by tracking down her crooked twin sister. Featuring art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker. Rulah: Murder in Duplicate!; Jo-Jo: Kingdom of Unseen Terror; Bonnie Hawks; Phantom Lady: The Substitute Cinderella; Jack Kent, Lock Expert; Kit Carson and the Two Bears; Mis-Fit; Neglect Is Crime; Jungle Oddities; Crime Notes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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January 1949. Cover by J. Allen St. John. Science fiction stories by Arthur Petticolas, John Stuart Walworth, Peter Worth, Chester Smith, and August Meissner. Illustrations by St. John, Malcolm Smith, Julian S. Krupa, and Bill Terry. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 152 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

January/February 1949. Cover by MEL. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talents cartoonists and artist. 34 pages Cover price $0.25.

Volume 32, Issue 1 - January 1949. 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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Volume 42, Issue 5 - January 1949. Cover by Hubert Rogers. Science Fiction and adventure stories. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Babe in "The Chicago Crushers Football Team," "Cyclone Starring Babe," and "Mrs. Gooseflesh" (art by Boody Rogers), Goofy Gus the Inventor, and Doc Smith. Rogers cover. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage British humor magazine aimed primarily at men. 4 1/2-in. x 7-in., 36 pages, B&W.

Cover pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Charles Paris. Lights--Camera--Crime!, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin battle the Joker. The Return of Two-Face!, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; After recovering from plastic surgery and reforming, Harvey Dent is tormented by dreams that he might become Two-Face again; Dent's butler, Wilkins, uses makeup to commit crimes as Two-Face and to frame Dent; Batman and Robin must stop the impostor. Tiger Teeth and Turkeys text article. The Second Boy Wonder!, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin battle the Joker and a new villain called Gloves. One-page Jerry the Jitterbug story by Henry Boltinoff. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Contains western stories. In order of appearance: "Billy West, 'Blizzard Stampede!'" art by John Celardo; "Cowboy Quiz"; "The Pony Express"; "Roundup with Billy West" with secret message to decode; "Buck Ranger" by Bill Walton; "Western Lingo"; "Uncle Dan, 'Billy West and Billy the Kid!'"; "Billy West's Range Talk"; and "The Letter Box, Your Letters to Billy West" letters page. Comic advertisements: Dubble Bubble bubble gum from Fleer; Slinky; and White Cloverline Brand Salve. Illustrated text stories: "Line Camp Trouble: Snubby Sage Tangles With a Pair of Bank Robbers!"; and "New Hand: Joe Copper Proves He's Lucky to Have Around!" by Donald Bayne Hobart. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Leon Harvey. Cover by Lee Elias. Stories by Lee Elias, Russell Stamm, Vic Herman, and Ken Ernst. Mystery, adventure, and humor tales starring such characters as Invisible Scarlet O'Neil, Winnie the Waitress, Sally and the Gang, Mary Worth, 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.

Jan 1949. Cover by Peter Stevens. Detective and mystery stories by Richard Deming "No Pockets in a Shroud", Robert J. McCaig "Trouble on Circuit 13", G. T Fleming-Roberts "Legitimately Dead", Maruice Beam "Ear-Witness", and Robinson Maclean "Somebody for the Wolves". 7" x 9 1/2"; black and white; 130 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Blondie in "Sh-h-h! Genius at Work!" Paul Bunyan back-up story, "The Great Eat'n' Match." One page "Henry." Cover price $0.10.

Includes: cover Pencils by Al Avison, Inks by Syd Shores; Worlds At War, Pencils by Ken Bald, Inks by Vince Alascia; Eddie Saves the Dough text story; The Man Who Knew Everything, art by Bald; and Scavengers of the Desert starring Sub-Mariner. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Al Liederman and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "The Lionizing of Mr. Tawny" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; "The Curse of the Evil Eye" with story by Otto Binder and pencils by C.C. Beck; "Captain Marvel Becomes a Jinx" with story by Otto Binder (Sivana appearance); and "The Land of Limbo" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Kid in "Hooked" with art by Al Liederman. And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "World of Youth" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Kirby (credited as Simon and Kirby). Art by Dick Briefer and others. 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 try to solve a murder while aboard an ocean liner to South America. Chan almost falls for a deathtrap while investigating a model's murder in front of the camera. Female private eye Keri Krane and her leg-man Andy try to find a bad girl who's gone missing. The Burial-At-Sea Murder Mystery; The Model Murder Case!; The Case of The Missing Planet; Take It Easy; Cassidy the Movie Cop; Keri Krane. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Silas Marner by George Eliot, 1st printing, Line Drawing Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic story of a linen weaver feared and despised by townspeople because of an affliction. Cited in Seduction of the Innocent. (HRN 55, 1/49). Cover price $0.10.