Comic books December 1949

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Cover by Henry Kiefer. Stories and art by Ray Gill and Harold de Lay. After almost 40 issues, 4most switches its issue numbering from individual volumes, as L.B. Cole's Star Publications takes over the title. Western hero the White Rider and his horse Cloud, the Superhorse, track the daring bank robber Tito Romero. A reprint of the first Fearless Fellers adventure, introducing the kid gang, including a rare (for the era) non-stereotypical African-American character. Pitcher Walter Johnson held a career record in strikeouts that lasted more than 50 years. White Rider; Edison Bell; The Secret Wreck; Walter Johnson's Speed Was So Great...; Fearless Fellers; The Cadet: Crime Invades the Cornfield. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $30.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart $24.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white vibrant cover colors, mildly brittle off white pages with light flaking, firm spine with moderate wear, light edge wear with light chipping and color loss, light denting, light color breaking spine stress, light corner damage, moderate soiling, light scuffing, 5" crease on front cover

"Creep Shadow" by A. Merritt.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - December 1949. Pulp magazine featuring stories and articles by A. Merritt, and Robert Arthur. 7-in. x 9 1/4-in., 130 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Al Plastino. Clark Kent... Daredevil starring Superman, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino. Badmen of Mars starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti. Weapons of Ghengis Khan starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Ring Out the Old! Ring In the New! starring Vigilante, script by Gardner Fox, pencils by Dan Barry, inks by Sy Barry. 52 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 122, No. 2 - December 1949. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Al Plastino. Clark Kent – Orphan, art by John Sikela; When Ma and Pa fly to Alaska to attend Aunt Martha's wedding they get lost in a plane crash and Clark is put up for adoption. The Man Who Was Rescued 100 Times starring Aquaman, script by Otto Binder, art by John Daly. The Speed Crimes starring Johnny Quick, art by Ralph Mayo. The Bangs That Boomerang starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. Public service announcement with Green Arrow and the Red Feather Kid, script by Jack Schiff, art by George Papp. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Warren King. Stories and art by Leonard Starr, Dana Dutch, Frank Bolle and Warren King. An anthology title with great covers and nice art from St. John. This issue features a traditional romance, a Western, teen comedy, and a swashbuckler. Corky lives in a Cape Cod sailing town and loves Steve, but it takes a hurricane for Steve to decide between Corky and Laura. June collapses just after Hugh asks her to the beach picnic, and that sets rumors flying for the college crowd. Adventurer Lily Sterling, known as "The Black Lily," meets her match in swashbuckling privateer Captain Warwick. September Squall; Stopgap: The Saga of Coby Nash; Heels Over Head in Love; The Black Lily. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Edvard Moritz. Stories by unknown. Art by Paul Gattuso, R.S. Pious, Charles Sultan, Robert Brice and Pete Riss. Tales of suspense, horror and the supernatural. In this issue (spoilers ahead): "The Evil Ones!" with art by Paul Gattuso - George Bailey takes an experimental rocket faster than anyone has previously reached. He sees ghost-like creatures called the Evil Ones. Good spirits try to help George, but they can do little. The Evil Ones show him disastrous events like his friend dying in a fight, his fiancee Mary falling off a cliff, and a devastating explosion at the airfield. George awakes from his unconscious state to find he survived the crash of his plane, but he is powerless to stop the events foretold to him by the Evil Ones. Also: "The Ghost from Algol" with art by R.S. Pious - Terry is a scientist working on a "spectroscope", a device that creates stellar rays. Terry wants to eliminate Ken, Terry's rival for Nancy's affections. Terry sets the spectroscope on high. His plans to have Ken trapped in a burst of stellar rays backfires, and Terry dies instead. Terry's ghost is infected by a creature of evil from the planet Algol. The ghost from Algol hounds Ken and Nancy, and they crash their car. Ken is turned into a ghost, yet is able to save Nancy when she is trapped by the spirits controlled by the ghost of Algol in Terry's home. And: "The Sargasso Specter" with art by Robert Brice - Cora Bryce predicts the next appearance of the Sargasso Sea, the graveyard of lost ships, but it's not easy to plunder their treasures due to the Sargasso Specter. Plus: "Spirit of Frankenstein" (part 3; continued from #6 and continues in #9) with art by Charles Sultan; 2-page text story "The Little Fellah"; and "The Man Who Went to the Devil" with art by Pete Riss. Also: Let's Talk It Over! letters page includes a letter to the editor from editor E. Nelson Bridwell. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

For previous issues see Air Trails Pictorial and Air Trails and Science Frontiers Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Stories and art by John Prentice 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 #70. No issue # on cover; Vol. 6, issue #11 in indicia. In Africa, Airboy and Tex discover a lost Roman outpost that has survived for centuries. A wealthy landowner feuds with his brother over the trees his tenant farmers need to survive - but fortunately, The Heap intervenes. Dam engineers battle a man-eating tiger in the Indian jungles. Airboy: The Men With Shining Chests; The Heap; The Story of Captain Francisco Pizarro; Bing and His Bat; The Final Score; Big Cat. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Published in Canada; otherwise, it is the same as it's american counterpart. Johnny Thunder stars in "Secret of Crazy River!" (art by Alex Toth); Tony Barrett stars in "The Invisible Treasure!"; Lt. Dan Foley stars in "Trail of the Ghost Bear!"; plus Willy Nilly. Cover price $0.10.

tories by Paul Gustavson and unknown. Art by Paul Gustavson, Harry Sahle and unknown. Featuring: Untitled Uncle Fuddly story co-starring Walt Hammer; untitled Hickory story co-starring Paw, Amy Cornell and Lank Laramie; untitled Kelly Poole story co-starring Aunt Fanny Poole, Uncle Gamlin Poole, Pockets Poole, Aphasia, Butch McHavoc and Glamora Aureola De Bullion (dream); untitled Pinky Parker story co-starring Marge, Wally Smith and Chuck McGraw; and 1-page Kelly Poole text story "The Poole Pool" co-starring Aunt Fanny Poole, Uncle Gamlin Poole and Pockets Poole. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

52 page issue. Alice Kirkpatrick cover. In order of appearance: "The Whole Town Talked" reprinted in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #60; "Love Left Out" reprinted in Love at First Sight (1949) #24; "Romance Wrecker" art by Ann Brewster, reprinted in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 30 (1954) #2; "Don't Break My Heart Again" reprinted in Glamorous Romances (1949) #75; "Dime-A-Dance Girl" art by Bob Peterson, reprinted in Love At First Sight (1949) #26; and "Outsider!" reprinted in Ten Story Love Vol. 32 (1953) #6. "Short-Cuts to Glamor: Perfume for Allure..." text article reprinted as "Glamorizing Yourself..." in Glamorous Romances (1949) #62, "Your Charm Guide..." in Love at First Sight (1949) #24, "The Charm Corner..." in Real Love (1949-56 Ace) #64, "Help Yourself to Allure..." in Love Experiences (1949) #33, and "For A More Glamorous You..." in Complete Love Magazine Vol. 31 (1955) #5, and partially reprinted in Ten Story Love Vol. 29 (1951) #3. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 5, Issue 3 - December, 1949. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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The Justice Society of America stars in a three-part story, "The Prophesy of Peril!" Script by John Broome, pencils by Arthur Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs. Three-page back-up story, "The 37 Terrible Days!" (art by Frank Frazetta). Two-page article, "American Sports of Long Ago." Green Arrow stars in a one-page public service announcement, "The Red Feather Kid." Peddy cover pencils, Bob Oksner cover inks. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $36.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 23, Issue 12 - December, 1949. "Outpost" 1st professionally published story by Marian Zimmer Bradley, previous work appeared in a fanzine. Science fiction stories by Stan Raycraft, J.J. Allerton, Milton K. Smith, and Robert Moore Williams. Illustrations by J. Allen St. John, Malcolm Smith, Julian S. Krupa, and Bill Terry. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Winter, 1949. 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. 7" x 10", 428 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Volume 32, Issue 12 - December 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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Edited by Whitney Ellsworth (credited) and Larry Nadle (actual). Cover art by Otto Feuer. Stories by Otto Feuer, Martin Naydel, Rube Grossman, Howie Post, and Raymond Perry. Anthropomorphic funny-animal tales filled with Animal Antics, featuring such characters as the Raccoon Kids, Nip and Chip, Goofy Goose, Custer the Cat and Cheesy the Mouse, Plato Platypus, Ozzie Owl. US Royal US Bicycle tires ad, art by Al Plastino. Captain Tootsie candy ad, art by C. C. Beck. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bob Montana. Stories by unknown. Art by Ray Gill, Bill Vigoda, Sam Schwartz and unknown. Featuring Archie in: "Asleep In the Deep"; "All a Loan"; "Birds of a Feather"; "Jughead Learns About Life" (Jughead gets a date with Veronica); and "You're Driving Me Crazy"! Plus: Jughead in "Standing Room Only"! Also: 2-page text piece "Hollywood Tattle Tales"! Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Autumn 1949, Vol. 2, Issue 4 (whole number 8). Works by Ray Bradbury and Charles Baudelaire.

The Arkham Sampler was an American fantasy and horror fiction magazine first published in Winter 1948. The headquarters was in Sauk City, Wisconsin. The magazine, edited by August Derleth, was the first of two magazines published by Arkham House. It was published on a quarterly basis. The cover design was prepared by Ronald Clyne and was printed in alternating colors for the eight quarterly issues. Each issue had a print run of 1,200 copies with the exception of this Winter 1949 "All Science-Fiction Issue", of which 2,000 copies were printed. Cover price $1.00.

Volume 1, Issue 6 - December, 1949. Art Photography Magazine was a men's interest publication produced from July, 1949 to December, 1958 that focused heavily on photographing the nude female form, as well as a fair amount of "cheesecake" pin-up style photography. Included are articles on how to take better photographs, product reviews of different photography equipment, and diving deeper into what makes photography a legitimate form of art. 8.5" x 10.5", 50 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $17.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

December, 1949. Volume 44, Issue 4. Cover by Zboyan. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Bob Powell and others. Comics about famous sports figures of the past, featuring a continuing comics biography of baseball legend Babe Ruth. The life of college football legend and war hero Bob Chappuis. A biography of France's greatest boxer - and boyfriend of legendary singer Edith Piaf - Marcel Cerdan. A history of the LA. Dodgers, formerly known as the Brooklyn Dodgers. Part five of the comics biography of Babe Ruth. The Life of Babe Ruth; Bob Chappuis: All-American Hero; Marcel Cerdan; Levi Jackson; Hunting Tips. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

All art by Klaus Nordling Cover price $0.10.

Volume 6, Issue 2 - December, 1949. True detective stories. 8 1/2" x 11 1/4", 76 pgs, b&w. Cover price $0.25.