Comic books September 1949

Cover by Ray Moore. Edited by Hal Fox. 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 investigates rumors that an ancient Dragon God has returned to life; Rip Kirby tracks a murderer. The Phantom; Jungle Jim; Katzenjammer Kids; Fighting Americans; Blondie; Rip Kirby; Teddy and Sitting Bull; Pete the Tramp; Doc Winner's Daffy Doodles. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Plastino. Superman, Show-Off, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Seven Wonders of Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. The Highwayman's Castle starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. The Big-House Break starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by Joe Kubert. The Spur, The Handcuffs and the Branding Iron starring Vigilante, art by Dan Barry. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka. The Way to Stop Superboy, script by Edmond Hamilton; Silver Smith tries to make Superboy afraid to use his powers. King of Counterfeits starring Green Arrow, script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp. Sir Butch Goes into Business starring The Shining Knight, script by Otto Binder, art by Ruben Moreira. A Martian Adventure starring Aquaman, script by Otto Binder, art by John Daly. The Day That Was Five Years Long starring Johnny Quick, script by Otto Binder, art by Dan Barry. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by Jules Steiner, Ed Silverman 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 #67. No issue # on cover; Vol. 6, issue #8 in indicia. Airboy flies an experimental rocket to investigate a strange planet that is hovering over California. Death arrives in Wasau to claim von Emmelman, but becomes confused by his new form, The Heap. The true story of Thaddeus Lowe, who pioneered the use of aerial reconnaissance using balloons during the Civil War. Airboy: Planet over California; The Heap; Casey Jones; The Avenger; The Saginaw Story; Happy Hunting; Oliver Wiggins; Actors In Sports; Civil War Air Ace. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Super Shmoo in "Shmoos and Saddles," Washable Jones and the Shmoos in "Terrible Termites," and "Shmoos Fo' Rent." Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Toth. The Secret of Crazy River starring Johnny Thunder, script by Robert Kanigher, art by Alex Toth. Highlights of Bob Lemon's ad coupled with an ad for Wheaties cereal. Ad for Romance Trail #1. The Invisible Treasure featuring Overland Coach, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Case of the Shafter Mine--Epics of the Texas Rangers, art by John Giunta. Ad for Jimmy Wakely #1. The Sawbones of Farmer's Dell starring Minstrel Maverick, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. Odd facts about horses, hunting and divorce by Martin Naydel. Trail of the Ghost-Bear starring Foley of the Fighting Fifth, script by Lee Goldsmith, pencils by Joe Kubert, inks by John Giunta. Superman on Safety First public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Al Plastino. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Sept 1949. Science fiction stories by Robert Moore Williams, H.H. Harmon, Richard S. Shiver, Richard Ashby, and George D. Lewis. Illustrations by J. Allen St. John, Robert Keys, Richard Loehle, and Bill Terry. Cover by Richard Loehle. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 162 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. Contains Amazing Stories Vol. 23, #3-5.

Volume 32, Issue 9 - September 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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September, 1949. Volume 44, Issue 1. Cover by Paul Orban. Stories: "The Double-Dyed Villains" by Poul Anderson, "Special Jobbery" by H. B. Fyfe, "Hide and Seek" by Arthur C. Clarke, "The Queen of Zamba" by L. Sprague de Camp. Article Feature: "Cybernetics" by E. L. Locke. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in., 162 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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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.

Cover art by John Celardo. The Gun of Trick Fango!, art by John Celardo; Treachery rode the range, filling grave with good men who suffered from a bullet in the back...that is until cowboy hero West rode upon the scene, on his lightning-fast horse "Eagle. Julie's Horseback Ride text story Judson Craine. The Fastest Horse in the World!; story of how Billy West came about, and tamed his horse, Eagle. The Rustlers' Brand! starring Rhoda Trail, art by Ruben Moreira. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Fall 1950. The Black Bat in "The Black Bat Fights for Life" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Gunplay at Julio's" by Nels Leroy Jorgensen; "The Shadow on the Door" by C.K.M. Scanlon; "In the Bag" by Carroll John Daly; "The Corny Killer" by Benton Braden; and "Thubway Tham Ith Raided" by Johnston McCulley. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Edited by Leon Harvey. Cover by Lee Elias. Stories by Lee Elias, Bill Draut, and Ken Ernst. Mystery, adventure, and humor tales starring such characters as Linda Turner, Winnie the Waitress, Mary Worth, and the Black Cat, an action hero and skilled martial artist who uses a lasso and rope. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Charles Biro and Bob Wood. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by William Overgard, Claude Moore, Tony DiPreta, Fred Guardineer, and Joseph Gagliardi. Rough and tumble action tales of cowboys and the Old West. Black Diamond is faced with the horrible choice of sacrificing his best friend, his horse, or aiding a vicious killer. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Scarce. Frank Frazetta art on two "The Toppsy Twins" single-page comic stories. Comic strip reprints. Edgar Martin art on all "Boots..." comic stories. In order of appearance: "Boots and Her Buddies, 'Scheme of Her Own!'"; "Boots and Her Buddies, 'Their First Child!'"; "Boots and Her Buddies, 'Caught in the Act!'"; "Boots and Her Buddies, 'Parted for a Day!'"; "Boots and Her Buddies, 'Glamour Girl!'"; and two "The Toppsy Twins" single-page comic stories with art by Frank Frazetta. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Final issue of the series. Buffalo Bill in "The Pool of Mystery" (art by Doug Wildey), "Shaggy's Lore of the West" (art by Wildey), Cal Colt in "Whipsawed" (art by Dick Rockwell), and Don Quickshot in "Don Quickshot's Last Stand" (art by Bob Powell). Wildey cover. Cover price $0.10.

"Sabotage After Sundown," "Spring a Trap," "His Own Capture," "The Onrush of Doom," "Wash Tubb's Wedding," and "Out in the Cold!" Toppsy Twins back-up story. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and Al Liederman. Captain Marvel takes on Sivana in a colossal centennial thriller by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza: "The Plot Against the Universe Part 1: Dr. Sivana Strikes at Shazam"; "The Plot Against the Universe Part 2: The Invasion of the Rock of Eternity"; "The Plot Against the Universe Part 3: The Evil Element"; and "The Plot Against the Universe Part 4: The Marvelium Plot"! Don't miss this complete four-part comic novel, with appearances by Shazam and Tawky Tawny. Plus: Captain Kid in "The Music Master" with art by Al Liederman. And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "World Within" by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Irresistible Sword," "The Fifth Dimension Phone," "The Incognito Adventure," and "The Two Roads." 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by ??. Cartoons and jokes by readers and artists of the time. 5 1/2-in. x 6 1/2-in., 64 pages, Text,(with B&W Illustrations) Cover price $0.35.

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The Man Without a Country, 1st Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 62, 9/49). Cover price $0.10.

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The Man Without a Country, 4th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 165). Cover price $0.15.