Comic books March 1950

Capt. Marvel Jr. in "Capt. Marvel Jr. Fights the Great Brain," "Professor Hoomperdink's Hat," "Capt. Marvel Jr. Battles the Fog Men," and "The Man Who Lived History!" Kanvasback in "Party Palooka." Capt. Kid in "The Little Killer." Two Comix Cards feature Rod Cameron. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Mar 1950. Cover by Rafael DeSoto. Detective and Mystery stories. Full length story by G. T. Fleming Roberts "The Golden Murder Syndicate", and also Don James "Danger - Dead Ahead!". 7" x 9 1/4"; black and white; 130 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.60 View scan Staple rust.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.60	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $8.40 View scan 1" Spine split from bottom.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $7.20 View scan Cover detached.
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Around the World in 80 Days, 1st Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 70, 3/50). Cover price $0.10.

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Around the World in 80 Days, 3rd Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 125). Cover price $0.15.

Around the World in 80 Days, 8th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 167). Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Rube Grossman. What an odor! starring Fox and the Crow, art by James F. Davis; The Fox invents a chemical that makes anything taste delicious. I just picked up Tom Cat on the radar screen! starring Blabber Mouse, art by Rube Grossman. Some flying, huh? starring Raccoon Kids, art by Otto Feuer. Scientists claim there is gold in the ocean starring Dodo and the Frog, art by Otto Feuer. Ye Ozzie Owl General Store, art by Otto Feuer. Oh Boy--- Jelly Beans! Yummy! starring Nip and Chip, art by Otto Feuer. Stand Up For Sportsmanship public service announcement starring Batman and Robin, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. Choose me in! starring Goofy Goose, art by Rube Grossman. Curiosity Killed the Cat starring Nutsy Squirrel, art by Rube Grossman. 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Paul Gustavson. Stories by unknown. Art by Reed Crandall and unknown. The blacksmith is a strong and fearless man, but he is afraid of riding horses in the Dead Canyon Days story "The Man Afraid of a Saddle"! Plus: The government has opened the Concho Valley Territory for settlement and a colonel and his daughter get into trouble when staking their claim in an untitled Arizona Ames story. Also: A US Marshal has been murdered when investigating crooked games in a dance hall. Two-Gun Lil takes a job as a singer to find out who killed the Marshal in "The Dance Hall of Death"! And: Arizona Ames in 1-page text story "The Other Gun"! Plus: At the anniversary of the town's founding, all guns are laid aside and outlaws take advantage of this in the Frontier Marshal story "The Day of Empty Holsters"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Reed Crandall, Joseph Gagliardi and Charles Biro. A companion series to Crime Does Not Pay from the same publisher, slightly less violent and with more emphasis on police work. Cop Alan discovers that his old pal Bruce is the robber his squad is looking for, just as Bruce abducts Alan's love Doris. A retired criminal helps the cops track a gang that's robbing hospitals. Detectives seek acrobatic but otherwise inept thieves, in a story with early art by comics legend Reed Crandall. My Friend Was a Murderer; The Men Who Stole a Brain; On the Level; Stop -- Look -- and Kill!; Our Police Hall of Fame; The Strange Story of the Clumsy Thieves; This'll Kill Ya! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Tony DiPreta, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, Fred Kida and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of Ape, Frank and Jim, killers caught fleeing police on a window-washer's platform high up on a building. Ex-con Bob gets a new job with his shady pal Dave, but Bob's wife is concerned that Dave is a racketeer. A cop goes undercover to infiltrate the Bayfront Mob, whose mysterious boss communicates with the gang through recorded messages. Police Teamwork and 3 Blind Rats!; Confession of a Racketeer's Widow; This'll Kill Ya; On the Level; Our Police Hall of Fame; The Ambitious Frank Hardy; Who Dunnit? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Johnny Craig. Stories by Al Feldstein and Johnny Craig. Art by Al Feldstein, John Alton, Fred Peters and Johnny Craig. E.C.'s Pre-Trend crime title continues its transformation into a New Trend horror title, with less "crime" and more carnage. A man with catalepsy is mistaken for dead and sent to be cremated, unless his wife can find him in time. A murderous Egyptologist tries to kill a rival by sealing him in a tomb, but telltale facial scratches give him away. A reporter receives a foot transplant from a mad doctor, but the feet seek revenge for the murder of their previous owner, and take the reporter with them. Plus the second appearance of The Crypt Keeper. The Corpse in the Crematorium; Trapped in the Tomb; A Bottle of Murder; The Graveyard Feet; Voodoo Vendetta; The Spectre in the Castle. Final issue under this title; series continues as Crypt of Terror (1950) #17. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Bettie Page photo cover Cover price $0.10.

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Dale Evans stars in "Dale Evans, Mining Engineer," "The Senator Goes West," and "The Prince of Bangistan!" Sierra Smith Western Detective stars in "The Case of the Oily Worm!" (art by Alex Toth). Photo cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Sidney M. Elias, Virginia Hubbell, and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys leap into action after a boy falls into an abandoned well. Some gangsters try to frame Sniffer for a jewel robbery, but instead they make him the next Broadway sensation. Pee Wee's mountain-climbing pen pal from Switzerland decides to climb skyscrapers when he comes to the city. Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys: The Wise Guys and the Snow-Covered Trap!; Tips on Championship Basketball!; Daredevil: Pee Wee Meets a Human Fly!; Crimebuster: The Case of the Missing Case!; Sniffer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled story; Judy and Oogie go to a movie. Miss Melody Lane of Broadway house ad. Untitled story; Judy's woman's intuition leads her away from Oogie. Untitled one-page story; Chip steals a goal post after a football game. Untitled story; Randolph finds a way to make money. Untitled story; Judy's father asks her to buy him some tobacco. One-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. Untitled story; Judy gets angry at Oogie for talking to another girl, whom he mistook for Judy. One-page story; Howie and his father argue about who is taking the car. Untitled Willy Nilly story; Willy has trouble getting to a party. "No Sale" text story. One-page story; Skooter gets stuck in mud. Untitled story; Randolph makes a love meter. "Batman and Robin Stand Up for Sportsmanship!", script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer; Batman discusses prejudice with a football team. The Adventures of Bob Hope house ad. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Don C. Cameron and unknown. Art by Carmine Infantino, Bob Kane, Charles Paris, Dan Barry and unknown. Batman and Robin volunteer their help to the Royal Canadian Mountain Police to help locate and round up the Masked Highwayman, who is believed to have shot and killed an RCMP member. The problem is: without the murder bullet, the Highwayman cannot be charged with the crime! Don't miss the Dynamic Duo in "The Race of the Century" with art by Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "The Promise of Pow-Wow Smith!" with story by Don C. Cameron and pencils by Carmine Infantino; Robotman in "Pounds of Peril!"; Impossible -- But True! tale "The Man Who Could See Tomorrow!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry; and "Galloping Ghost!" Also: The Little Mayor half-pager by Phil Berube, reprinted from Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) #106; 2-page text piece "With Drums, Fire, & Flashes!"; and Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff. And: "It's Fun to Be Healthy!" says Wonder Woman in a 1-page public service announcement by Jack Schiff and Irwin Hasen. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by James Wilcox and Irv Werstein. Boys' adventure with military cadet and sportsman Dick Cole, who appeared in Blue Bolt, 4Most and Target Comics before getting his own series. Racketeers try to fix the college ball championship by putting Dick Cole out of action. Bull's-Eye Bill joins forces with Pancho, a gaucho cowboy from Argentina. Dick Cole matches wits with the sinister hypnotist known as The Great Jero. Dick Cole; Bull's-Eye Bill; Salmon Pirates; Dick Cole. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chester Gould and A. W. Nugent. Harvey, best known for its children's comics, begins publishing the comic book of legendary tough cop Dick Tracy and his rogues gallery of freakish enemies. This issue reprints strips from Jan. 2 - Feb. 19, 1944. Hired killer Flattop accepts a contract to kill Dick Tracy, but thinks better of it. He captures him instead and demands a fortune for Tracys life from his criminal clients, while Tracy hatches a desperate plan to get a message out to the police. Meet Chester Gould, Creator of Dick Tracy; Killers Nab Dick Tracy!; Calling All Crime-Stoppers; Beware of These Rackets; Dick Tracy's Minute Mystery; Trial Fun; Crimestoppers Handbook; America's Finest: the FBI. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Space Conquest; Doll Man tries to stop a madmans dreams of space conquest. The Crusader Chalice starring Doll Man and Kleeson. Buy A Dream House, art by Bill Ward; Tess and Torchy help Ed sell "Dream Houses. The Kali Statue starring Doll Man and J. Raffio. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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One of the era's notorious crime comics, presenting violent acts, some inspired by actual events, as cautionary tales. Louis Find is haunted by the souls of the many women he has robbed and murdered; A phone call and a trail of chewed matchsticks leads the cops to ruthless killer Cliff Sutterstone; The Salicki and Gennet gangs turn San Francisco into a battlefield. Death Is a Small Fat Man; The Avenging Murderer; Harry the Horse Makes Hollywood; Salicki-Gennet Feud: Frisco's Savage Gang War; The Pueblos. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Lawrence Lariar, John Spranger, Allen Saunders, Elmer Woggon, Clifford McBride, Philip Francis Nowlan, Rick Yager (credited as Dick Calkins), Clark Haas, Claude Dunnagan, Rodlow Willard, Mabel Burwick (credited as Odin), Martha B. Links, and Ralph Briggs Fuller. The long-running series that introduced "comic books" to the world, featuring reprints of comic strips. Scorchy pursues Major Mumm in an aerial chase. Ben Friday learns the truth about Maxine and Baron X. Dickie Dare and Dan are rescued from the lost city of gold. Ben Friday; Steve Roper and Wahoo; Napoleon; Buck Rogers; Scorchy Smith; Timber Talent; Dickie Dare; Bobby Sox; Yipee; Oaky Doaks. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue #7 - Spring 1950. A classic SF fanzine with contributions from prominent fans like Forrest J. Ackerman and Darrell Richardson but also author profiles written by themselves (Robert Bloch, Jack Williamson, Robert Heinlein, et al). Scarce. 4 1/4-in. x 5 1/4-in., 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 12, Issue 3 - March 1950. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "IDetour From Tomorrow" by Rog Phillips, and "Diana and the Golden Ring" by S.M. Tenneshaw. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 164 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.