Comic books January 1950

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Volume 43, Issue 169 - January, 1950. Digest-size UK men's magazine. Articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 5" x 7.25", 132 pages, B&W with color.

Articles and Patsy Walker comics. Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11", 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $385.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #2093314003

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $23.00 View scans Staple rust. Centerfold detached. Lateral spine tears.

Cover pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. The Black Pilgrimage starring Blackhawk. Torchy's Private Beach starring Torchy, script and art by Gill Fox. Untitled stories starring Will Bragg and Ezra. Jungle Death text story starring Blackhawk. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. Jaromir the Monocled Madman starring Blackhawk, inks by Cuidera. Untitled stories starring Torchy and Will Bragg. Some Words Fool You starring Ezra. Dark Secret text story starring Blackhawk. 34 Pages, Full Color.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover photo of Monte Hale and Gabby Hayes. Carnation Malted strip ad featuring Rocky Lane. Overland to Oregon, art by Edmond Good; Struggling pioneers on the Overland Route to Oregon. Wolverine's Trail text story featuring Gray Hawk. Put More Opportunity in Your Future...; Captain Marvel talks U.S. Savings Bonds with some patriotic kids. The Orphan's Return!, art by Carl Pfeufer; Ken Scott traveled across the country to find out who killed his father, and to avenge his death. The Man From Texas; The rooting, tooting gun-toter, Tex Brodie from Texas helps Monte catch the Crothers Gang. Comix Cards of Ozzie and Babs. Wildroot Cream Oil ad with Sam Spade. Gabby Hayes Carries the Mail!, art by Leonard Frank; Gabby is going to deliver an important message to the Governor. Monte Hale Battles the Buzzard, art by Edmond Good; Man-sized birds in the shape of buzzards appears over Bighorn Valley. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Feldstein. Stories by Al Feldstein and others. Art by Walter T. Johnson, Graham Ingels, Harry Harrison and Wally Wood (credited as Harry Wood). The former Moon Girl completes its transformation into a romance comic. A woman must choose between two brothers. Clare loves both handsome city songwriter Johnny and country boy Billy. A woman falls for a handsome ski instructor while on vacation, but will he still love her when he learns she's not rich? Hearts Along the Ski Trail; Under-Cover Love; What Would You Do?; I Almost Lost My Love; Summer Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Shirley Temple cover and feature article. Also articles and features on Kirk Douglas, Ingrid Bergman, Tyrone Power, Hedy Lamarr, Montgomery Clift and more. Full-page movie ads include On the Town, The Lady Takes a Sailor, The Great Lover, South Sea Sinner, Mrs. Mike, Prince of Foxes. Profusely illustrated with photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

"All I Want Is Love"; Office worker Lee and engineer Ted are in love; Ted is working on an invention he hopes will make him wealthy enough to marry her; Lee inherits $28,535 from a distant cousin; Ted feels this puts more pressure on him to succeed; he proposes marriage to Lee but she stalls, worried Ted is interested in her inheritance; Lee dates other men and Ted feels she only loved him for his income potential. "I Was His Doll"; Office worker Rhoada never has a date because she dresses plainly; She gets a make-over from beauty expert Wister and spends her savings on new clothes; She goes on a blind date with Ed and all the men are attracted to her; Rhoada spends the weekend at Eds house, chaperoned by his Aunt Lucy. "Advice for the Shy Girl" article. "I Married a Stranger"; Kate is engaged to lineman Ed but her parents want to know about his past, which Ed refuses to discuss, even with Kate; They elope and move to an apartment; Kate discovers some letters in Ed's coat pocket from "Madge"; Ed wont discuss it. Kate becomes pregnant; She learns Ed had a nervous breakdown after his wife Madge and their son were killed in a car wreck. "MY LIFE, True Stories in Pictures." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Ken Battefield and others. Lurid tales of romance and regret from Fox Feature Syndicate. A woman gets a reputation as that kind of girl; A couple's happiness is shaken by the woman's belief in her own guilt; A wife doesn't have the kind of spouse she wants to brag about. Plus love advice to readers. They Called Me Wild; My Guilt!; Ask Debby Brown; I Was Ashamed of My Husband. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Women tell tales of hard-won romance. Phil wants to get his wife the nice things she desires, so he turns to crime; Edith ill-advisedly schemes to win another woman's husband; Bunny is a laugh riot at parties, but has trouble finding a man who will take her seriously. Plus love advice to readers. Was It My Fault?; Husband Thief; For Lovers Only; I Couldn't Change. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Wally Wood and others. The path to romantic love presents many obstacles to women. A couple splits up, but later the woman realizes she's made a mistake; A woman fears that circumstances will keep her away from the man she loves; Women aren't supposed to pursue men, according to 1940s rules of romance, but she gives chase anyway. Plus love advice to readers. Will He Take Me Back?; I Couldn't Love Him; Sincerely Yours; Your Glamour Cues; I Chased Him. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Wally Wood and Charles F. Miller. Women keep their love hidden from public view. Janet discovers that her new husband Robert is paranoid, domineering, and unhealthily obsessed with her inheritance; Wealthy Dwight's parents don't approve of his romance with shopgirl Wanda; A woman who's made some bad choices gets a second chance with her handsome lawyer. Plus love advice to readers and tips on How to Get That Second Date. Quicksand Romance; The Choice Was Mine!; Dear Miss Mason; Date Tips; I Was a Delinquent. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by George Appel and Ken Battefield. Women admit to secret love. A woman is accused of compromising her virtue, but it's all a big misunderstanding; A bad reputation follows a woman as she tries to start over; A woman winds up in trouble with the law because she loved the wrong man. Plus love advice to readers. My Virtue Was Questioned; They Called Me That Woman; My Fearful Night; My Crime Was Love. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Ken Battefield and Wally Wood. Women reveal tales of love and loss. A woman is seemingly ignored by the most important man in her life; A new bride goes astray, in an early story by EC legend Wally Wood; A man wonders if he can ever forgive a woman for the stunt she pulled. Plus love advice to readers. He Knew I Was Lonely!; Wayward Bride; Please Advise; I Betrayed Him. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Ken Battefield and Wally Wood. Another romance title from Fox Feature Syndicate. A woman can't forget the secret in her past; A woman comes to regret the choices she made in the heat of passion; A woman feels trapped by love. Plus love advice to readers and Popularity Notes. My Secret Shame; Blinded by Love; Your Question Box; Chained to a Promise. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Nifty Gals & Gags is a humor digest published by Dearfield Publishing Company. 96 pages, color cover with B&W illustrations, 5 1/4-in x 7 1/4-in. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 2 #2, Jan. 1950 - Men's interest magazine. Savings Bonds ad on back cover featuring Blondie and Dagwood by Chic Young. Man's Best Friend photo feature of Jane Russell and her husband. Article on Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley and others with period photos. Photo feature using captions from various love comic books (ex. "And now suddenly, I'm in his arms! It seems like the end of a lonely road!") matched to photos showing various poses from the waist down. 10.5" x 13.25", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $300.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #1074814006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover features Kay Aldridge and friend from the movie serial Perils of Nyoka. Stories and art by Rod Reed and Howard Boughner. Raised in the jungle by her scientist father, Nyoka faces its dangers like no man ever could. In a three-part story, tribal weird sisters (who actually say "Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble" around a cauldron) have a vision that Nyoka is their next voodoo victim. In a three-part story, Nyoka joins the chase for the cursed Oomba Diamond. Does the curse explain the rampaging lions and the tribal attack, or is a sinister white fortune hunter behind it all? The Voodoo Curse, Part I: The Spell of the Man in the High Hat; Ballyhoo Barney: The Full Dress Act!; Part II: Prophecy of Doom; Egbert the Explorer; Part III: The Jungle Chasm!; Jungle Crash; The Diamond of Death, Part I: The Lure of Eternity; Fashionable Francine; Trader Tom; Part II: The Door to Destruction!; Baldwin the Bachelor; Part III: The Cave to Nowhere!; Jealous Josephine. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

January, 1950; Volume 1, No 2. 5 1/4-in. x 7 1/2-in.; black and white; 162 pages. Cover price $0.35.

Pack O' Fun (1950) is a racey men's satire and humor magazine that doesn't hold anything back. Published by Magna Publications. This issue also contains the reader submitted poems "The Nudist", and "Progress." 96 pages, color cover with B&W illustrations in the interior, 5-in x 7-in. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Louise Altson. One Date Too Many!, art by Al Jaffee. Patsy Becomes a New Woman!, art by Al Jaffee. Her Achin' Heart!, art by Al Jaffee. The Date Stealer!, art by Al Jaffee. She Knows Her Clothes! starring Margie, art by Morris Weiss. Build a Better Mouse Trap text story. A Hairbrained Scheme! starring Millie the Model, art by Dan DeCarlo. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob Montana. "Dance Your Troubles Away," pencils by Bill Vigoda; Veronica wants Archie to learn the Charleston for the dance competition that night. Untitled Katy Keene story with Sis, art by Bill Woggon. Pep Puzzle Page. "In Days of Old"; Ferdie dreams that he's Hercules and he has to go to battle with Suzie who is the Queen of the Amazons. "So's Your Antenna"; Laurie's father gives her $300 for a portable radio for the lodge but Wilbur tells her that she could buy a TV for that amount so he convinces her to buy one and offers to do the installation himself. "Star Dirt" article; Gossip about Hollywood movies and their stars. "Golden Earrings"; A gypsy warns Jughead that he'll have an accident that night before he's safe in bed. K.O. Kelly 1950 Pin-Up Calendar, pencils by Bill Woggon. "Home Swivet Home," script and pencils by Joe Edwards; Hap builds a bird house to attract very rare swivet birds. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover photo of Cathy O'Donnell and Farley Granger from the movie "They Live by Night." Stories and art by Allen Ulmer, Alfonso Greene, Anne Hirst, Morris Weiss and Ruth Atkinson. Romance comics and movie stars of yesteryear from Famous Funnies. Kitty discovers that her boyfriend Dan is seeing Alicia on the side, but then Dan and Kitty learn that Alicia is seeing other people too. Judy tries to sabotage a big race to control her horse-trainer father and jockey boyfriend. Joyce's fiancee gets jealous when she reconnects with old friend Tommy. Farley Granger "Our Cover Man"; Dual Love; I Stole Her Love; Miracle on Main Street; Anne Hirst Says; Last Chance for Love; Engaged to the Wrong Man; Cathy O'Donnell "Our Cover Girl". 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Otto Feuer. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; When Wolfie's shack falls down he tries to trick Peter into letting him move in. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; When Peter learns that he's allergic to petunias, Wolfie won't get rid of his petunias that are growing outside Peter's window unless Peter pays him, which leads to all-out warfare between them. Ad for The Adventures of Bob Hope #1. Give Your Town a Present! public service announcement starring Superboy, art by Win Mortimer. Untitled story; Ruff and Reddy compete in a contest to find a particular croquet ball. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; Wolfie is jealous that Peter has a good babysitting job so he comes up with a way to get the job for himself next time. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; Calvin and his pals try to play a joke on Goofy that backfires. "Private Eye Peter" text story starring Peter Porkchops. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog, art by Otto Feuer; Dunbar's uncle from down south sent him a tree that grows money, but unfortunately it's Confederate cash. Ad for Dale Evans Comics and Jimmy Wakely comics. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; Wolfie tries to swindle Peter by selling him a fake oil well. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 54, Issue 2 - January, 1950. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Vol. 21 #1 - Jan. 1950. Sports, outdoors, homes, apparel and general news of interest. Bill Wenzel cartoons throughout. Article on Murray Korman, glamour photographer. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.