Comic books March 1949

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. The Phantom tries to reunite with Diana, who has become a temporary princess of Nimpore; Brick Bradford disguises himself as a witch doctor to infiltrate a native village. 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.

Add to cart Very Good $24.00 View scans Paper: Off white Soiling. Water damage.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $12.50 View scans 1.5" Cumulative spine split.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $6.00 View scans Interior is complete. Full length spine split.

Volume 21, Issue 2 - March, 1949. 6.75" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Al Plastino. Superman and the Mermaid starring actress Ann Blyth, art by Al Plastino. The Adventure of Aladdin's Lamp starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Ambassador of Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. One Man's Army starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. The Singing Bandit of Black Hills starring Vigilante, script by France Herron, art by Bob Lubbers. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $14.00 View scans Paper: Off white Spine stress. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Scuffing. Soiling.

Add to cart Very Good $14.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white

Add to cart Fair $3.20 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream

Volume 120, Issue 5 - March, 1949. Cover by Malvin Singer. "Master Adam, Cutthroat" by Frederick Wilkins. Other stories by Tom W. Blackburn, Charles Yerkow, William Campbell Gault, William E. Haseltine, John Prescott, Edward S. Fox, Edwin Simmons, and Wilmon Menard. 7" x 9-1/4" 130 black and white newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $3,300.00 View scans Paper: White Label #4160482001

Add to cart PR 0.5 $59.00 View scan INCOMPLETE. Piece missing, interrupts art or story. Chew damage cuts through bottom corner of book. Centerfold detached at one staple. Staple rust with migration.

Cover art by Al Wenzel. Around the World in 80 Minutes starring Superboy, script by Bill Finger, art by Al Wenzel; Mr. Briggs hates kids, but the only job he can find is as a school bus driver. Laugh, Crime, Laugh starring Green Arrow, script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp. Marooned in the Deep starring Aquaman, script by Otto Binder, art by John Daly. For Whom the Bridge Tolls starring Shining Knight, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter. The Johnny Quick Shave starring Johnny Quick, script by Joe Samachson, art by Charles Sultan. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Edvard Moritz. Stories by Ken Bald, Pete Riss, Leonard Starr, Edvard Moritz, King Ward, and Al Feldstein. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $41.00 View scans

Cover by Ernest Schroeder. Stories and art by Ken Battefield, John Belfi, 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 #61. No issue # on cover; Vol. 6, issue #2 in indicia. In India, Airboy battles the sinister Mr. Cairo to find a hidden archaeological treasure. A comics version of the infamous duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton. The Flying Fool runs afoul of mysterious gangster cult the Sword of Fan-chu, in a story with very Milton Caniff-esque art (possibly by Fred Kida). Airboy; The Flying Fool; The Boss of Dreamland; Stanley Ketchel and the Violin; Risk; The Cornell Legend. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $250.00 View scans 1" Cumulative spine split.

Cover pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Frank Giacoia. Snow Mountain Ambush starring Johnny Thunder, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Frank Giacoia. Facts about how Indians were named, totem poles, smoking, and tracking by Martin Naydel. The Vanishing Coach featuring Overland Coach, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Frank Giacoia. Ads for Dale Evans Comics #3 and Western Comics #7. The State That Vanished, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Arthur Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs. Ad for Superboy #1, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Badmen of Bashful Gulch starring Minstrel Maverick, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by John Giunta. Bronco Scout, script and art by Ben Allen [aka Stookie Allen]; Doc Sorenson searches for horses to be used in rodeo competitions. Five Beans in the Wheel article by John Broome [as John Osgood]; the origins of some colorful western phrases. Prairie Fury starring Foley of the Fighting Fifth, script by Irving Werstein, pencils by Joe Kubert, inks by John Giunta. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Stan Borack and Al Davoren, plus a poem by William Wordsworth. A collection of scandal-tinged romance and crime comics from Fox Features, featuring reprints from My Love Secret, My Love Life, Women Outlaws, and Crimes by Women. Shirley's life and romance with Keith are in trouble after her long-lost sister Boots suddenly and mysteriously returns; An amnesiac sailor falls in love in the South Seas, unaware of the treacherous woman in his past; In the Old West, redhead Roarin' Fanny Stuart becomes the mastermind of an outlaw gang. She Was a Phantom of Delight; My Love Was For Sale; I Was a Gypsy's Sweetheart; She Hi-jacked My Heart; Love Was My Boss; Love Was My Bodyguard; I Put a Price Tag on Love; Maverick Queen of the Bounty Hunters; A Wicked Western Woman; The Lady With the Smoking Sixes; Arva Bolling - She Killed to Live!; Murder Proceeds: $1.13; Madame Rachel; A Woman's Intuition! 132 pages, Full Color. NOTE: This comic is a Fox Giant Comics Edition (25c cover price) which contains four remaindered Fox comics without their original covers. The first page of the first story for each remaindered comic may be missing as in Fox comics, the first story page was often on the inside front cover. Such missing story pages are not considerted a defect. Cover price $0.25.

Final issue of the series (continues as All Time Sports Comics). "The Great Tom Molineaux," "Slide Kelly Slide" featuring Mike Kelly, "The Boaster" (art by John Prentice), "Don San Credo's Answer," "When it Rains in Poughkeepsie," "When the Indians Came to Lafayette," and "The Sport of Japan." Art by Mort Lawrence. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Alec Hope, Gregory Page, Chas. Miller, Horace T. Elmo and Matt Baker. Cover by Matt Baker. A collection of adventure and superhero comics from Fox Feature Syndicate. Jungle warrior Rulah helps build a landing strip in the jungle to combat slavers; Phantom Lady tracks crooks at a racetrack; A female criminal leads police on a dangerous high-speed chase. Featuring a dynamic cover by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker. Rulah: The Scarlet Slavers!; Jo-Jo: The Hungry Hawks of Hades; Helen Learned Her Lesson; Phantom Lady: The Man Who Lost His Stuff; The Animal Faced Robbers; Crime Does Not Pay. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $105.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $64.00 View scans	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $72.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $64.00 View scans Paper: Off white Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.
Add to cart Very Good $64.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Foxing. Soiling. Water spotting.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $14.00 View scans Trimmed TRIMMED at top edge.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $26.00 View scan 1" spine split from top.	Add to cart Good $32.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Volume 23, Issue 3 - March, 1949. Science fiction stories by Lee Francis, Chester S. Geier and Taylor Victor Shaver (brother of Richard S. Shaver), Guy Archette, Leroy Yerxa, and Charles Recour. Illustrations by J. Allen St. John, Edmond Swiatek, Julian S. Krupa, and Bill Terry. Cover by Swiatek. 7" x 10"; black and white; 154 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

All issues in this series consist of three remaindered/coverless copies of unsold Amazing Stories (not reprints) re-bound together by Ziff-Davis into a single thick volume with new outer cover art. Cover price $0.50.

Volume 32, Issue 3 - March 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.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $3.00

Volume 43, Issue 1 - March, 1949. Cover by Alejandro. Science Fiction and Adventure stories. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $41.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $49.00 View scans

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $11.00 View scan Staple rust.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $80.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

March, 1949. "The Flower-Women!" Written by Clarke Ashton Smith. Featuring work by Fritz Leiber, Robert Bloch, and Lord Dunsany. Softcover, 5-in. x 7 1/2-in., 132pages, Text with B&W illustations. Cover price $0.35.

Edited by George E. Brenner. Cover by Gill Fox. Stories Klaus Nordling, Joe Millard, and Gwen Hansen. Whimsical circus tales with clowns and other trappings of the big top, including Carnie Calahan as The Barker! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $84.00 View scans Cover and interior oxidation.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $70.00 View scans 1/2" cumulative spine split through all wraps. 1 1/2" cumulative spine split a few interior wraps.

Cover art by Will Eisner. Rube Rooky Climbs Up From the Pit, art by Will Eisner; origin of Rube and his game against the Badgers. Ok, How Would You Play It?/First Aid on the Ball Field article. Rube Rooky Heads Down the Home Stretch, art by Will Eisner; Lana Lash gets Rube into trouble and fined before the big game of the Badgers vs Iron City Nine. Buddy Hassett tells you To Choose a Batting Order article. The Sunday Ride of Babe Herman Dogers vs Braves, script by Jules Feiffer, art by Jerry Grandenetti; The story of a remarkable 1926 game between the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers. Back cover ad for the next issue of Baseball Comics. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Coverless $99.95 or Best Offer View scan Mold. Heavy soiling and residue throughout. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Charles Paris. Pee-Wee, the Talking Penguin!, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin catch the Penguin breaking into an ice factory, but he convinces them that he's reformed with the help of Pee Wee, a talking penguin; Penguin and Pee Wee become huge international stars. Untitled two-page Bebe story by Henry Boltinoff. The Stars of Yesterday!, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin investigate a case regarding artists deemed too old to perform; A crooked businessman approaches offers them a chance to perform on his boat. Untitled two-page Shorty story, script and art by Henry Boltinoff. Global Face-Lifting text article, art by Raymond Perry. The Wonderful Mr. Wimble!, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; An elderly caretaker of a wax Batman and Robin exhibit dreams about assisting the Dynamic Duo with their cases; He ends up helping them defeat racketeers. Untitled on-page Little Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Editions have blank interior covers. Cover art by Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Pee-Wee, the Talking Penguin! starring Batman and The Penguin, pencils by Bob Kane and Lew Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris. The Stars of Yesterday! starring Batman, pencils by Bob Kane and Lew Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris. The Wonderful Mr. Wimble! starring Batman and The Penguin, pencils by Bob Kane and Lew Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Charles Paris. The Treasure Hunter!, art by Jim Mooney; A bad guy begins stealing valuable collectors items from rich people in Gotham City; Batman and Robin intervene. The Door Without a Key!, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson get lost in Florida and discover an ancient castle; As Batman and Robin, they find a long lost fugitive; When they return in the Batplane, they can't find castle. Wonder Drug article, art by Raymond Perry. Untitled two-page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. The Amazing Masquerade!, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; Batman and Robin battle John Foster and the Human Spider Mob. Safety First public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Wayne Boring. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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. Crooks work out a perfect armored-car robbery, but unfortunately for them the sole witness is Fawn, girlfriend of Skyman. Now that Sparky Watts really is the last man on Earth, he finally convinces Dotty to marry him. While Tony Trent and Babs are at Mardi Gras, thieves try to steal the King's necklace. Sparky Watts; Mickey Finn; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Bumpy: Whos Got the Diamonds? 32 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, Mary Worth, and the Black Cat, an action hero and skilled martial artist who uses a lasso and rope. Ad for Babe Ruth Sports Comics. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

First issue of the series (formerly Desperado). Edited by Charles Biro and Bob Wood. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by William Overgard, Claude Moore, Robert Perry, Fred Kida, and Fred Guardineer. Black Diamond and his horse Reliapon begin, origin and 1st appearance of Black Diamond. "Black Diamond in the Days of the Desperadoes!" (art by William Overgard), "Sombrero Nick Tebbets" (art by Fred Kida), and "Sheriff Bill Cranton" (art by Fred Gardineer). Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. U.S. Marshall Black Diamond battles master criminal Jeff Hawkins. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Swept Off Her Feet," "The Girl of His Dreams," "Lassoed by Love," "The Wrong Girl," "Lesson For Love," and "South Seas Vacation!" Cover price $0.10.

Volume 57, Issue 6 - March, 1949. 6.75" x 9.75", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.