Comic books November 1949

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Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Charles Sultan and John Belfi. Tales of espionage from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, published as the Cold War was just heating up. A beautiful Soviet spy gets Jonathan Kent involved in a gas house slug-fest; The true story of Civil War spy Belle Boyd; Rick tracks a Nazi war criminal in San Salvador. Jonathan Kent, Counterspy; Brought to Bay!; When Spies Meet: The Black Avengers; The Ants Tell All; Belle Boyd, Confederate Spy; And the Rocket's Death Glare...! Final issue under this title; series becomes Spy-Hunters (1950) with issue #3. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Robin in "Robin's Rival," Captain Compass in "Captain Kidd Sails Again" (art by George Papp), Manhunters Around the World in "The Rurales of Mexico" (pencils by Curt Swan?), and Tomahawk in "A Trap for Tomahawk" (art by Fred Ray). Full-page ad for Alan Ladd # 1. Two-page Morey Amsterdam bio. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Saves the Day" by C.C. Beck. Ray cover. Cover price $0.10.

Nov 1949. Stories by John Taine, Murray Leinster, Carter Sprague, Jack Vance, Robert Moore Williams, William Fitzgerald, Clifford D. Simak, and L. Ron Hubbard (under the pseudonym Rene LaFayette). Five Virgil Finlay illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Lawrence Stevens. Science Fiction stories include two novels; "Gateway to Darkness" by Fredric Brown and "Parasite Planet" by Neil R. Jones, one novelette; "This Star Shall Be Free" by Murray Leinster, and five short stories; "The Timeless Man" by Frank Belknap Long, "Child of Void" by Margaret St. Clair, "Impossible" by Ray Bradbury, "Appointment For Tomorrow" by John D. MacDonald, and "The Sleepers" by John D. MacDonald (as John Wade Farrell). Illustrations by Virgil Finaly, Paul Callé, and Hannes Bok. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white text with spot illos.; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Canadian Edition. November, 1949. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., B&W. Cover price $0.25.

1st pre-Supergirl try-out. Superboy Meets Supergirl!, pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka; Queen Lucy of Borgonia enrolls in school in Smallville incognito, where her athletic ability and intelligence alienate her from all of the students except Clark Kent. Saves the Day! ad starring Captain Tootsie, art by C. C. Beck. A Zoo for Sale!, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Comics Television Viewer--Superboy's Workshop. Lightning Hunters text article. Varsity Vic humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. The Isle of Menace! starring Superboy and The Planner, pencils by John Sikela, inks by Ed Dobrotka. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

#84 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.

"Too Greedy For Love," "The Impoverished Heart," "I Was Two-Faced," and "Love's Mockery." Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Terror of Rimrock Valley." Diablo (the bear) back-up story. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Raymond Krank and others. Art by Frank Bolle and Dick Ayers. Cover by Dick Ayers. Western adventure starring movie cowboy Tim Holt. Tim and Chito get caught up in a range war the second they enter Hangman's Gulch. The former Calico Kid adopts a range of special effects, a new outfit, and a spooky new identity, becoming the original Ghost Rider. Tim and Chito witness a murder as they ride into Bullock Gap, and set out to find the killers. Tim Holt's Western Album; The Land Grabbers!; Western Range Book; The Ghost Rider!; Battle At Bullock Gap; Stranger in Town; What do you Know about the West?; The Kiowa Death-Trap! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and Art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks and unknown. (Note: Who the inkers are is mainly unknown.) In this issue: Nancy by Ernie Bushmiller; How It Began article "Confidential Secretaries"; The Captain and the Kids by Rudolph Dirks; Stamp Tips article "Oldest Democracy"; Strange as It Seems 1-pager "Benjamin Franklin"; Broncho Bill; and Doc Syke 1-pager. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by unknown. Art by Lynn Karp and unknown. Featuring: Two Droopy 1-pagers; Tom & Jerry tale with pencils by Lynn Karp; Jerry & Tuffy 2-pager; Adventures of Tom tale with pencils by Karp; Adventures of Jerry text story; Flip 'n' Dip tale; Wuff the Prairie Dog tale; Barney Bear & Benny Burro tale; and Fuzzy & Wuzzy tale. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Gill Fox. Untitled story; Ed takes Torchy and Tess to visit his inventor friend Elmo who has just developed a robot that answers voice commands; Unfortunately, the robot takes things a little bit too literally; Sam Brown tries to sell hatpins but almost gets engaged to a homely princess instead. Untitled story; Torchy gets on a radio quiz show. "Just Call Me Sugah" text story. Untitled story; Ed gets a job as a millionaire's chauffeur and tries to get money to back a show. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Albert Dorne. Art by Fred Ludekens, C.E. Monroe Jr, and Glen Fleischmann. Featured stories by Frank Hibben and George Pinkerton with George Scullin. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 124 pages B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - November 1949. True Crime and Detective stories. 96 pages, Text with B&W photos and illustrations throughout. Cover price $0.25.

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Trade-Mark 517,546 from the United States Patent Office from Nov. 8, 1949 to Edw. F. Gardner for "Duffy's Tavern" radio program. 7.34-in. x 11.25-in.; black and white; one-side paper.

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"The Romance That Could Not Be!" Jupiter's daughter Joya is jealous of Venus for her Love Goddess ways. Guest-stars Loki. "The Dreadful Decision!" Whitney thinks is visit to Olympus is just a dream. Venus tests Whitney's love and defeats Loki. Also includes: "Leave Me Never!" and "My Chance for Love." Cover price $0.10.

Johnny Craig cover. "The Fatal Turn" (art by Al Feldstein), "Homicide" (signed 'Alton,' - Nick Alton?), and "Scott Edwards, Treasury Agent" (art by Johnny Craig). Two one page text stories, "Fall-Guy" and "Tough as Nails." Cover price $0.10.

Nov 1949. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Allison V. Harding "The Underbody", Arthur J. Burks, Seabury Quinn, H. Russell Wakefield, Ewen Whyte, August Derleth "Twilight Play", Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Malcolm Kenneth Murchie, Yves Theriault, Emil Petaja, and Malcolm M. Ferguson. Illustrations by Vincent Napoli, lee Brown Coye, Boris Dolgov, and Fred Humiston. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

July 1949. Western stories by L. P. Holmes "Deep Hills", Jackson Cole, Francis H. Ames, Johnston McCulley "Zorro's Hot Tortillas", Edward Churchill, Barry Scobee, Stephen Payne, and Harold F. Cruickshank. Illustrations by Dreany and Al Savitt. 6 3/4" x 9 1/4"; black and white; 130 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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Stories and art by Lawrence Dressler, Bob Jenney, Paul Reinman, Ed Moore and Charles Raab. Outlaws, gunfighters, and tales of the Old West - some true, and others merely legends. The story of the Battle of San Jacinto, the deciding factor in the war to free Texas from Mexican rule in the 1830s. Beautiful redheaded saloon singer Julia is the reluctant cause of a gunfight between El Dorado Johnny and Farmer Peel. The Loney brothers execute a daring train robbery, and make off with a case of worthless cash. Man of Texas; The Gun Slinger; Cold Six-Guns; The Hash-Knife Brand; Trick for Trick; Calico Coyotes; The Man With the Whip; The End of the Loneys. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Hopalong Cassidy in "Cornered," Monte Hale in "Monte Hale Sells Pardner," Gabby Hayes in "Road to Glory," Tom Mix in "The Death Gulch Trap," and Big Bow and Little Arrow in "Turn Over a New Leaf." Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

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First issue of the series (continued from Western Adventures). "Dude-Ranch Romeo," "Sheriff Sal's Last Stand," "Princess of the Rising Moon," and "Romance on the Range." Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by J.F. Byrne and William R. Shelton. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, George Evans, Alvin Hollingsworth and Raphael Astarita. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Captain Wings races agents of a foreign government to capture a uranium mine; The final adventures of Jane Martin and the Ghost Squadron; Suicide Smith stumbles on a truck hijacking masterminded by the notorious El Falcon. Captain Wings; Jane Martin; Air Heroes of World War II; Suicide Smith; Ghost Squadron. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Women find love threatened by the sins of the past. Jilted by a daredevil pilot, Agnes develops a taste for danger herself; A woman feels guilt over the actions of the past; A bad breakup leaves a woman wondering if she can ever love again. Plus love advice to readers. Danger Called Me; Here Is My Sin; Dangerous Crossroad; Sweetheart's Corner; Let's Talk It Over; My Heartbreak. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harry G. Peter. "The Girl from Yesterday," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman gets involved with a woman whose aunt has kept her living in the past. "Wonder Woman Captures the Moon," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter. Wonder Women of History: three-page Hannah Moore bio by Julius Schwartz, pencils by Arthur F. Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs. Two-page article, "Music Makers." "The Five Tasks of Thomas Tighe," script by Robert Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman must help the Holliday Girls succeed at five tasks where men have failed in order to secure a million dollars for the Holliday College scholarship fund from a misogynist. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Saves the Day," art by C.C. Beck. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Wayne Boring (Superman), Win Mortimer (Batman & Robin), and Howard Sherman (Wyoming Kid). The Alphabetical Animal Adventure starring Superman, art by Al Plastino; Aliens from Uranus come to Earth in flying saucers to collect two of every kind of animal, including humans. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Unknown Adventure, script by Otto Binder, art by George Papp; Green Arrow goes to Mars! The Knights of the Square Table starring Doc & Fatty, art by Howard Sherman. On the Vengeance Trail starring the Wyoming Kid, script by Ryerson Johnson, art by Howard Sherman. The Sun-Born Mountain Man bio on Gantry Daniels, art by Bruno Premiani. The Varmint and the Wizard starring Zatara, art by Joe Kubert. Cowhide In the Clouds text article. Smokey the Bear Comes to The Rescue public service announcement with Peter Porkchops, script by Jack Schiff. The Amazing Adventure of Batman and Marco Polo starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, art by Jim Mooney; a time travel story. 76 pgs. $0.15. Cover price $0.15.