Comic books February 1949

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Robert Sale (credited as Bob Q. Siege), Art Helfant, Nina Albright, Milt Hammer, Harry Lazarus, and Ray Gill. Sometimes listed as 4Most #32. Adventures of clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s. Edison Bell and Jerry use a dogsled to deliver flu vaccine to isolated Alaskan towns, just like the Serum Run of 1925. The con man Dr. Chimp tries to swindle the school for losing his rare fish collection, but Candid Charlie's photos reveal the truth. Kit Carter and Dan go looking for a meteorite and run into trouble from hoods Pigs Nuckles, Sour Krout and Stiletto Stab, in a strip by early female comics artist Nina Albright. The Cadet; Edison Bell; Snowshoes; Harness; Heathcliff the Hobo; Toni Gayle; Two-Ton O'Toole; The Message; Candid Charlie; Lem the Grem; 4Most Fun. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ray Moore. Edited by Jean S. McKay. 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 and the first full-cover illustration featuring The Phantom. The Phantom seeks the abducted Maharajah of Nimpore; Brick Bradford confronts a witch doctor. The Phantom; Jungle Jim; 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 Win Mortimer. Lois Lane, Cavegirl! starring Superman, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Al Plastino. The Derelict from the Deeps! starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Flying Carpet! starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. The Earth Doom! starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Desperadoes of Doom! starring Vigilante, script by France Herron, art by Bob Lubbers. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Wenzel. The Treasure of Tondimo starring Superboy, script by William Woolfolk, art by Al Wenzel; Clark and his friends search for buried treasure, but a bunch of convicts are looking for it also. Unhappy Birthday to You starring Green Arrow, script by George Kashdan, art by George Papp. The Undersea Lost World starring Aquaman, script by Otto Binder, art by John Daly. The Secret of the Black Knight starring Shining Knight, art by Chuck Winter. Johnny Quick Makes History, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Sultan. Superboy #1 ad. Ad for six DC comics, one of them being Flash Comics #104 (the last Golden Age issue); text story "War of the West" by William Morrison. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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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 #60. No issue # on cover; Vol. 6, issue #1 in indicia. Airboy learns that someone is abducting the descendants of the French Revolution ringleaders, and the sewer-dwelling Crabmen are involved. The Heap helps an exiled Arabian prince battle a pirate. The true story of the legendary pirate captain Jean Lafitte. Airboy Meets the Crabmen of Paris; The Flying Fool: The Rider of Tulan Kong; The Pirate King: The True Story of Jean Lafitte; The Big Cat; Timber Busters; The Day It Rained Baseballs; The Heap. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Justice Society of America confronts "The Case of the Cosmic Criminals!" Script by John Broome, pencils by Irwin Hasen (splash page and chapters 1 and 3) and Arthur Peddy (chapter 2), inks by Bob Oksner (splash and chapter 1) and Bernard Sachs (chapters 2 and 3). Back-up story, "Johnny Peril's Surprise Story!" Two-page article about money, "A Diller, a Dollar" by John Osgood. Hasen/Oksner cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Feb 1949. Science fiction stories by Rog Phillips, Lester Barclay, Alexander Blade, Craig Browning, Charles Recour, and Joseph R. Galt. Illustrations by Raymon Naylor, Bob Keyes, Malcolm Smith, Julian S. Krupa, and Bill Terry. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 152 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

February/March 1950. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talents cartoonists and artist. 34 pages Cover price $0.25.

Volume 32, Issue 2 - February 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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Cover art by Otto Feuer. Gangsters starring Raccoon Kids, art by Otto Feuer; The boys try to think of a way to get Mugsy to stop playing gangster, and wind up working for peanuts. Doctor Chip starring Nip and Chip, art by Otto Feuer; Chip gives Nip a medical exam. The Crow that Couldn't Fly Straight starring Pete the Pup, art by Otto Feuer. I Talk to The Trees starring Goofy Goose, art by Rube Grossman; Goofy's friends think he's gone crazy because he talks to flowers, trees and rocks. Moonburn starring Custer Cat and Cheesy the Mouse, art by Rube Grossman. Magic For Sale starring Presto Pete, script and art by Howie Post. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Vigoda? Stories by unknown. Art by Ray Gill and unknown. Featuring Archie in: "Points of Interest" (introductions of A.V. Hillside and the dog Needlenose); "The Great Lover"; "The Spirit of "48"" (guest starring George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt in a dream); "It's a Woman's World"; and "Tricks of the Trade"! Plus: Betty and Veronica in "Baby Sitting Blues"! Also: 2-page text story "Rise and Shine"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 42, Issue 6 - February 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.

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Contains Frank Frazetta comic story art and three Frazetta text story illustrations. Frazetta text story illustrations appear in sixteen nearly-consecutive issues of Barnyard Comics (1944) (#12-15, #17-27, and #29). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Barney Rooster and the Monster!"; "Sammy Skunk, 'Masquerade Raid!'"; "Snooze, 'School for Detectives!'"; "Barney Rooster"; "Oliver Owl"; art by Lynn Karp; "Scatty, 'A Cat-astrophe!'" art by Harris Steinbrook; "Hucky Duck" art by Frank Frazetta, reprinted in Golden Collection of Klassic Krazy Kool Kids Komics HC #1-1ST; and "Robin Hood Robin". Illustrated text stories: "The Peculiar Duck: Everybody Laughed at This Strange Little Creature!" by Elizabeth Starr, illustration by Frank Frazetta; "Freddy Bear to the Rescue: Poor Freddy Was Too Big and Heavy to Ride a Seesaw!" by Uncle Jerry, illustration by Frank Frazetta; and "Mike and Jerry: These Two Cute Alley Cats Find Something to Purr About!" by Donald Bayne Hobart, illustration by Frank Frazetta. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Reed Crandall. Featuring: 12 page Blackhawk story "The Schemes of Boorn" drawn by Reed Crandall; 11 page Blackhawk story "The Gila" drawn by Bill Ward; 8 page Chop Chop story "The Insidious Dr. Wo Fang" drawn by Bill Ward; 2 page text story "Piracy, Modern Style"; 14 page Blackhawk story "The Flying Pirates of Captain Harpy" drawn by Reed Crandall. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ed Moritz. Untitled Injun Jones story, art by Ed Moritz; Injun Jones finds a wounded trooper and is accused of shooting him. Untitled Texas Tim, Ranger story, art by Edmond Good; The outlaw Morgan and his Checkerboard Gang are killing and robbing, and it's time the Rangers take over. Ad for Lone Ranger Secret Code Pen Set. Law of the Open Range, art by Max Elkan; Buffalo Belle champions the cause of the homesteaders and defies the law of the open range. Untitled Powder River Pete story, art by Gordon Wright; Miss Sally is going to kiss the winner of the rodeo contest, so Pete just got to win. Untitled Tenderfoot story; Tenderfoot recovers money from a bank robbery. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Hearne. Stories and art by Art Helfant, Milt Hammer, Harry Lazarus, Henry Kiefer and Jack Hearne. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #97. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. Dick Cole makes a daring leap over Dead Man's Gorge, only land in the middle of a gunfight. Edison and Jerry set out to find a replacement turkey for a charity raffle on Thanksgiving eve. Blue Bolt's rival, reporter Marg Hesslin, wants to scoop him on a story about a Mexican volcano eruption, but she's not the one who sabotages Bolt's plane. Edison Bell tells young readers how to build a turkey call and a weather vane. Dick Cole; Dink: The Wild West; Easy Cartooning; Blue Bolt: The Volcano; Even a Dummy; Li'l Sis: Wet Paint; Rick Richards: Dreaded Bandits; Low Lights from the News; Heathcliff the Hobo; Edison Bell; Turkey Call; Weather Vane. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Heckle and Jeckle (Terrytoons) Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, C.H. Moore, Mike Roy, John Belfi, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster investigates a murder involving identical twins, in the series' first use of the initials "C.B." instead of his name, possibly because of a social backlash against crime comics. C.B tells the story of Larry Lane, the junkman's son, and how he created a gold-plated playground called Treasure Park. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Buck Rogers Sonic Ray gun. Crimebuster; Daredevil: The Case of the Washed-Out Alibi. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. Brooklyn--the Walking Book of Knowledge, pencils by Curt Swan; unknown to the Commandos a scientist uses Brooklyn in an experiment that makes him a walking encyclopedia. The Gem King; Rip disguises himself as Smokey in order to discover who the secret boss of a criminal gang is. Paul Bunyan and his Blue Ox, Babe article. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Solitary Confinement, pencils by Jack Kirby; when criminal Bryan Clay gets out of prison, the Commandos shadow to see if he'll lead them to the stolen loot. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"Jewels of Jeopardy," "The Dungeon of Doom," "Too Little Too Late," "The Ladder of Death," "The Ancient Vengeance," and "Peace to the Prairie!" Alex Schomburg cover. Cover price $0.10.

Alex Schomburg cover. Brick Bradford comic strip reprints by William Ritt and Clarence Gray. "Jewels of Jeopardy," "The Dungeon of Doom," "Too Little Too Late," "The Ladder of Death," & "Phineas the Parrot" (1pg). 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Marguerite Hamilton and others. A kids' anthology in the tradition of Calling All Girls from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories, games and quizzes as well as comics. Marco Polar Bear and Bobby put on a play in their trailer; A kindly prince is aided by animals as he tries to free a princess; Paddy Penguin pulls a Pied-Piper stunt to get a new playground for the town kids. Guess My Name; Twinkle, The Star That Came Down From Heaven; Marco Polar Bear; Paddy Penguin; The Dwarf's Key; Riddles; What's Wrong?; Bobo; Pug and Curly. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Captain Marvel Jr. stars in "Captain Marvel Jr. Battles Worry," "The Meerschaum Murders," "The Lure of Crime," and "The Terrible Topsy-Turvy Table." Captain Kid stars in "The Fighting Fiasco." Also: "Kanvasback the Sick Gladiator." Cover price $0.10.

February 26, 1949. No. 1413, Volume 55. United Kingdom weekly boy's adventure paper with illustrated text stories. This issue features "Mendoza-Mystery Speedster" cover/feature story by Mark Grimshaw. Also, "Johnny Fleetfoot Gets 'Em Guessing" by Donald Dane, "Rockfist Rogan, The Boxing Airman" by Hal Wilton, "Ginger Nutt" by Ted Cowan, and "The Ice Age From Nowhere" by John Marshall. Small tabloid format, 7.5" x 11", b&w, 16 pages-all newsprint.

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The Toilers of the Sea, 1st Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 55, 2/49). Cover price $0.10.