Comic books May 1949

Stories by N. B. Seymour and others. Art by Lily Renee and Eric Peters. The classic comedy duo of TV, radio and film starred in this comic at the height of their careers. Bud gets Lou a job in an opera house as a janitor. But Lou thinks he's been hired for his singing prowess, in a story with art by pioneering female comics artist Lily Renee. The boys get jobs selling concessions in a football stadium, and soon wind up on the field during a game. Uproar at the Opera; Soup to Nuts; It's on the House; Battle of the Bulge; The Quizmaster's Quandary. 32 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 Lee Falk's The Phantom. The Phantom's horse Hero makes his dramatic debut in the Maharajah storyline, as well as on the cover of the comic; Brick Bradford enters the sacred cavern, but the natives are on to his shenanigans. The Phantom; Jungle Jim; Katzenjammer Kids; Fighting Americans; Blondie; Brick Bradford; Teddy and Sitting Bull; Doc Winner's Daffy Doodles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Plastino. The Secret of the Kents starring Superman, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Junior Planeteer starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Land Where East Is West starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Thug Theatre starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. The Incredible Talents of Bronco Lou Hastings starring Vigilante, script by John Broome, art by Dan Barry. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Journey to the Moon, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka; Superboy visits the moon with an absent-minded professor. Untold Arrow Tales starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. The Sleuth of the Sea starring Aquaman, script by Otto Binder, art by John Daly. The Man Who Hated Water starring Johnny Quick, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Sultan. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Paul Reinman, Bob Jenney, Jules Steiner 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 #63. No issue # on cover; Vol. 6, issue #4 in indicia. Airboy enters the boxing ring to help a friend and runs afoul of crooked fight promoters, in the second half of a two-part story. The true story of Simon Girty, who turned against American forces during the Revolutionary War. Riot O'Hara and The Flying Fool run afoul of a black marketeer who steals from air-salvage yards. Airboy; The Flying Fool; The Merkle Lesson; The Turncoat; The Discovery; The "Bad Ball" Kid; Hush Money; The Dangerous Game. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Frank Giacoia. Ads for A Date with Judy #10, Superman #57 and Real Screen Comics #23. Cheyenne Justice starring Johnny Thunder, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Frank Giacoia. Ads for Western Comics #8 and Dale Evans Comics #4. A Crown for Tony Barrett featuring Overland Coach, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia. Silent Star Wins His War Bonnet, script and art by Joe Kubert. The Case of the Rustled Mule starring Minstrel Maverick, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by John Giunta. Cookie article by John Broome [as John Osgood], art by Raymond Perry; A discussion of the chuck wagon cook, his various cooking utensils and some of the dishes he cooks. Cowboy Flips Starring Johnny Thunder, script by Martin Naydel, art by Martin Naydel and Alex Toth; Instructions on how use the two pictures to simulate motion by flipping them. The Long Arrow starring Foley of the Fighting Fifth, script by Lee Goldsmith, pencils by Joe Kubert, inks by John Giunta. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Alice Kirkpatrick cover. Numbering continues from Ernie Comics (1948) #25. In order of appearance: "Romance Breaker" reprinted in Ten Story Love Vol. 33 (1954) #1; "Ernie, The Singing Rivals"; "She Took Him Away!" reprinted in Love Experiences (1949) #25; and "Lily Belle, Safety in Numbers". "Chats On Charm: The Secret of Popularity, So You're the Quiet Type, You're a Good Date If..." text article reprinted as "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #39, "The Secret of Popularity..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 32 (1953) #2, "Glamorize Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #72, and "Chats on Charm..." in Ten Story Love Vol. 35 (1955) #6. Indicia states "ALL LOVE ROMANCES (formerly Ernie Comics)". 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Alec Hope, Gregory Page, Stan Ford, A. C. Hollingsworth and Matt Baker. A collection of adventure and superhero comics from Fox Feature Syndicate. Jungle warrior Rulah encounters Boris, an ex-opera singer in the jungle whose song means death to those who hear it.; A white jungle queen gains the touch of death and declares war on Jo-Jo's tribe; Phantom Lady accompanies her senator father on a mission to Korea and encounters the deadly Monkey Cult. Featuring art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker. Rulah: The Minstrel Who Sang Death!; Jo-Jo: The Death Goddess of Gama; The Last Pirate; Phantom Lady: The Mystery of the Monkey Cult; Bull's-Eye Benson: A True Crime Story. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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First issue (continues from Sub-Mariner). First Marvel horror comic. Even in 1949, comics were coming under fire for lurid covers and content. This Marvel issue contains a letter to the reader and the reader's parents which addresses the controversy, a controversy that would grow until the advent of Frederick Wortham and the Comics Code. It makes interesting reading along with the stories in this issue. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 23, Issue 5 - May, 1949. Science fiction stories by Gaston Derreaux, Alexander Blade, Frank Patton, Chester Ruppert, and Peter Worth. Illustrations by H.W. McCauley, Rod Ruth, Julian S. Krupa, and Bill Terry. Cover by McCauley. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 156 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 32, Issue 5 - May 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 43, Issue 3 - May, 1949. Cover by Paul Orban. 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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Vintage British humor magazine aimed primarily at men. 4 1/2-in. x 7-in., 36 pages, B&W.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. The Man With the Automatic Brain!:, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; The Thinker, using a machine he created, pretends to discover Batmans secret identity; To prevent The Thinker from achieving his goal, Bruce stages his death with Alfred's help; Vicki Vale takes a picture of Alfred tossing a dummy of Bruce into the ocean; Alfred is taken to prison for the murder of Wayne. Batman and the Vikings!, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Charles Paris; When Bruce and Dick visit the Gotham City museum, they note an image of a Viking that looks like Bruce Wayne.....and who is labeled a coward, so they visit Carter Nichols to go back in time to discover the truth. Untitled two-page Peg story by Henry Boltinoff. Fearless Wise Man text story, art by Raymond Perry. Cartoon Flips Starring Batman activity page by Martin Naydel. The Happy Victims!, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (Batman and Robin figures only) and Lew Sayre Schwartz, inks by Charles Paris; The Joker blackmails people into setting up fake robberies; The robberies stop when he tries to blackmail Bruce Wayne. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Abridged version of "The Blue Horse of Taxco" by Kathleen Moore Knight. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Mart Bailey. Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Lank Leonard, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Marion Bailey, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. In his final Golden Age appearance, Skyman's ship is hijacked over Scotland. Sparky Watts' wedding to Dotty is marred by the arrival of her jealous sister and a terrible accident. Tony and Babs Trent must help a fugitive princess fleeing with a fortune in jewels. Bo; Sparky Watts; Mickey Finn; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Bumpy: Everybody Gets Into the Act. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Charles Biro and Bob Wood. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by William Overgard, Claude Moore, George Roussos, Claude Moore, Robert Perry, Al Bare, Claude Moore, and Robert Perry. Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. A murderous sore loser stalks, with glimmering knife, toward Black Diamond and Bumpers bunk. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 24 pages, B&W

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Ray Bailey, former assistant to legendary cartoonist Milton Caniff, creates his own aviator strip, with freelance pilot Bruce meeting bad guys and beautiful women in equal measure to Caniff's Terry and the Pirates. Bruce investigates when planes vanish in mid-flight after reporting bizarre objects in the sky, such as giant birds and fish. The life of pioneer aviator and air ace Billy Mitchell. Bruce investigates intrigue at a jazz club, in a story with some adorably "hep" dialogue like "Bebop Betty! She's a real gone gal!" Featuring plentiful good girl art. Flight to Nowhere; Billy Mitchell, Father of the American Air Force; Daredevil of the Skies; Cuckoo? Not Koo-Koo!; The Bedeviled Bebop. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue #9 - May 1949. "Tarzan Interviewed" by Arthur Maxon, Hollywood Report, "The New Tarzan" by Maurice Gardner, "He's Tarzan the Tenth" by Myrtle Gebhart. Not stapled, one continuous sheet folding out to six 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. pages, black and white.

Includes: cover Pencils by Al Avison; Murder In the Mind, Pencils by Gene Colan; The Magnificent Failure Witness story; and Tricks of the Trickster, art by Ken Bald. 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 battles futuristic automatic weapons in "The Empty City" with story by Otto Binder. Captain Marvel also stars in: "Mr. Tawny Loses Faith in Mankind" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; "The Big Balloon Race Around the World" with story by Bill Woolfolk; and "Never Trouble Trouble" with story by Bill Woolfolk. Plus: Captain Kid in "The Easiest Job in the World" with art by Al Liederman. And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "The World Owner" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Otto Binder, Howard Boughner and Bill Woolfolk. Art by Bud Thompson and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. meets Jingles, a robot butler who inherited his master's fortune when he died, but still has robot issues in dealing with human beings. A subsistence fisherman stumbles on The Treasure of Fisherman's Island, and CM Jr. has to keep the crooks away from it. When gravity begins failing all over the world, Captain Marvel Jr. seeks the cause; could it be Sivana Jr.'s gigantic magnet? The Rich Robot; Fred and Ted; The Treasure of Fisherman's Island; Hakir the Fakir; Judge Smudge; Kanvasback: Picture Prizefighter; One More Fight; The Day Gravity Stopped. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Reprint. 36 pages. 7-1/4" x 10-1/4". Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. Cast of Characters in Charlie McCarthy, Cowboy Detective, art by Harvey Eisenberg; Mortimer gets a job at the circus bringing the elephants water. Charie McCarthy photo pinup 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue 23 - Australian Edition. Circa early to mid 1950's. Reprints "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" in abridged form with new cover art. 10" x 7 1/2" horizontal format, color covers with b&w interior, 24 pages-all newsprint.