Comic books February 1949

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by Jack Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Giovanni Benvenuti, Ruben Moreira, Enrico Bagnoli, and George Evans. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Outlaws target a Pony Express rider, in a Firehair story that (unusually) contains the scene that appears on the cover; Tiger Man discovers that a homeless shelter run by a supposedly old woman is abducting vagrants; Glory Forbes finds adventure at the Pan-American Games. Another dynamic Firehair cover by Bob Lubbers. Firehair; Jan of the Jungle; Sky Rangers; World Adventurers; I Confess; Glory Forbes; Tiger Man. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Writin' Fool" (art by Leonard Starr), "The Orphan in the Shoe Box," "The Man Who Was Too Smart," "The Case of Senor X," "Pals," "The Set-Up," and "City Without Crime" (signed by Doore and John Belfi, we're not sure who Doore is). Two page text story, "Blackbeard the Pirate." Cover price $0.10.

George Gershwin, Montezuma, William Penn, Mickey Walker, and Capt. McNelly, Texas Ranger. Cover price $0.10.

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Western Hero #76 on. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Red Ryder, Telecomics presents King of the Royal Mounted, and the Kiyotee Kids. Two-page text story, "Little Beaver Pulls a Fast One." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

True stories of crime most foul fall victim to the pages of this short-lived vintage true crime magazine. Here, you will find tales of greed, jealousy, revenge, thievery, and murder....all true, all told in the words of the detectives who worked the cases. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Poacher's Island, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Roy aids a rancher friend. The Runestone--Pioneers of the Old West, script by Gaylord DuBois. Chuck Wagon Charley's Tales story, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Harry Parks. Back cover: Roy, Dale, close-up publicity photo. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Canadian Edition. Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Riders for a Windmill, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Albert Micale; Roy helps a child whose father is a rodeo rider who's been beaten and robbed. Pioneers of the Old West by Gaylord DuBois. Ginger and her Puppies--Chuck Wagon Charley's Tales, script by Gaylord DuBois, inks by Harry Parks. Back cover: Roy, Pat Brady, and Andy Devine color film still. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

In order of appearance: "Rulah Jungle Goddess, The Man Who Wouldn't Die!"; "Rulah Jungle Goddess, The Jeweled Murder!"; "Rulah Jungle Goddess, The Skull of the Conqueror!"; and "The Lahassa, Where Life Is Cheap and Death Is Free!!". "The Zambos in the Jungle" text story. Indicia states "RULAH". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 40, Issue 3 - February 1949. Movie Fan Magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 100 Pages B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Men's interest magazine with jokes, single-panel cartoons and pin-ups. 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. The Secret of the Amazing Bracelets starring Wonder Woman, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; C. O. Lector collects bracelets of famous women, and needs Wonder Woman's for his collection. The Case of the Conscientious Shoplifter starring Lady Danger, pencils by Bob Oksner, inks by Bernard Sachs. Willy Nilly story, art by Frank Harry. Kathleen Blake Coleman--Wonder Women of History, art by Paul Reinman. The Undersea Raiders starring Atom, art by Jon Kozlak. The Heavyweight Robberies starring Wildcat. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.15.

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Art by Howard Larsen. Cover by Howard Larsen. Tales of adventure in the ancient past featuring Malu, a princess taken captive as a slave girl, and her defender, the warrior Garth. Geoffry Garth and Sandy Worth encounter a mystic ring that gives them visions of past lives as an enslaved princess and a warrior; Malu and Garth are trapped in a hidden city; Malu is abducted by bandits. Malu, the Slave Girl; The Banquet of Thuz; The Curse of Ahmen Ra; Malu, the Slave Girl and the Bandits of Tal Azmut; The Slave Market of Manoch. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Wanted Dead or Alive: Willie the Kid starring Midnight, script and art by Jack Cole; Bankjob Burrows tries to frame an old retired gunhawk for a modern bank job. Citronella story, script and art by Gill Fox. The Face of Terror starring Black X. Lady Luck story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Batch Bachelor story, script and art by Bart Tumey. Sniffer Snoop's Fadeout text story starring Midnight. The Great Mongolie starring Jester, art by Sam Citron. Daffy story, script and art by Bart Tumey. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 12, Issue 3 - February 1949. A collection of fiction and nonfiction true crime stories. 74 pages. 8.5 in. x 11 in. B&W Cover price $0.25.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Batman and Robin in "The Batman's Utility Belt," Captain Compass in "The League of Lost Souls," Merry in "Marauders From Mars," and Tomahawk in "The First Prize Fight!" Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Al Gabriele, inks by Charles Nicholas. Doom From the Sun starring Sub-Mariner, Namora, and Iron Brain, script and art by Bill Everett. Slaves Under the Sea starring Sub-Mariner and Namora, pencils by Syd Shores, inks by Gustav Schrotter. The Running Killer featuring Let's Play Detective, art by Al Gabriele. Studio of Terror starring Blonde Phantom, art by Charles Nicholas. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Helen Meyer. Stories by Milt Caniff, Frank Willard, Stanley Link, Harold Gray, Carl Ed, Bill Holman, and Al Posen. Strips include Gasoline Alley, Terry and the Pirates, Brenda Starr, Moon Mullins, Tiny Tim, Clyde Beatty, Little Orphan Annie, Harold Teen, Little Joe, Smokey Stover, and Sweeney and Son. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Prankster Picks a Partner, script by William Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; The Prankster tricks Superman into using his powers to help him commit crimes. The Man Who Couldn't Laugh, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; F. P. Crotchett hasn't laughed in 20 years and offers $100,000 to anyone who can make him. Smartypants, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Prof. Skynhedd is an expert in progressive education—So how come a two year old can run rings around him? Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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#75 in a series of 90. Superman-Tim is a boys' clothing catalog, activity book, and comic book all rolled into one, featuring Superman illustrations throughout. All issues are 16 pages unless a Superman story is inserted (bringing page count to 24 or 36 pages). Every issue encourages boys not to be a "Whoo-Shoo" -- a boy who reads "Superman-Tim" but doesn't buy clothes from the Superman-Tim Store. Copyright 1949 by National Comics Pub., Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

Cover art by Al Fagaly. Horsefeathers starring Suzie. Train Ride starring Suzie. Promotional house ad for Archie Comics. Katy Keene story, art by Bill Woggon. Suzie pin-up. 1949 Katy Keene pinup calendar. The Unwelcome Guest starring Suzie. Nightmare starring Ginger. Suzie's Movie Diary text article. Three's a Crowd starring Suzie. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover. 7-panel comic book page format horoscope for Aquarius. "Scared - Of Love"; Ann Curtis is prim and proper in all things, and living with her elderly and repressive Aunt Ellen; Ann meets Mark Reed, a spontaneous, fun-loving young man, and they begin dating; Ann falls in love but considers Mark's pleasure in simple things such as running to the top of a hill on a spring day or playing games at a birthday party childish and undignified. "Wanted: The Perfect Man"; Marge wants absolute perfection in the men she dates and drops one after another when they fall short of her standards; She is attracted to Gene Towns and they date, but Marge criticizes his hairstyle, his clothes, and the way he holds her when he kisses her. "Love's Sacrifice" The Happiness and Heatbreak of Vicki Carr text story. "Betrayed By My Temper"; Ginger is a redhead with a terrible temper; She dates Bill but their times together are spoiled by her rages. "I Led Him On"; Betty and Tom are lovers living in Ridgeway but Tom works far from home; They are together only on weekends; Kurt Wilson, an associate in her father's business, is new in town, lonely, and asks Betty out; She accepts his invitations to dinner, the theater, and art galleries, and his small gifts such as a bracelet and earrings. Biography of actor Guy Madison. Back cover photo of Guy Madison. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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story. A Real Sport text story. Candid Charlie story, art by Robert Q.Sale. Boitram the Boiglar story, script and art by Art Helfant. A Murder in South Africa starring Gary Stark, script and art by Don Rico. Heathcliff the Hobo humor page by Art Helfant. Targetoons humor page by Milt Hammer. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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First "Valley of the Monsters" issue. Art cover. Dinosaur cover. "Tarzan and the Valley of the Monsters." Waziri Chief Muviro's grandson and Boy get whisked off to a valley of prehistoric monsters by a runaway hot air balloon. Includes part seven of Jesse Marsh's adaptation of Burroughs' Ape-English Dictionary. Script by Gaylord DuBois, art and cover by Jesse Marsh. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.