Comic books May 1950

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "The Terrible Termites"; "The Betrayal of Mr. Morris"; "The Most Dangerous Job on Earth" with story by Otto Binder; and "Mr. Tawny's Detective Case" with story by Otto Binder (Tawky Tawny appearance). Plus: Captain Kid in "The Candy Kid"! And: Jon Jarl in the 2-page text story "New Moon" with script by Otto Binder (as Eando Binder). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Stories by Art Helfant and Otto Binder. Art by Bud Thompson, Frank Bolle, Art Helfant and Joe Certa. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. wants to know the secret of a nerdy kid's sudden athletic prowess, and so does a gangster. A mad scientist's latest creation is a repellant that only affects Captain Marvel Jr. Plus a vintage ad for Wheaties cereal ("Breakfast of Champions!") featuring baseball MVP Phil Rizzuto. Captain Marvel, Jr.'s Nemesis; Clever Clara; Rubbernose Randolph; The Boy Who Wanted to Be Famous; The Captain Marvel, Jr. Repeller; Gambling With a Gun; Freshman Freddy: The Big Investigation; Kanvasback: Movie Fan; The Fortress of Freedom. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. Untitled one-page Mortimer Snerd story, art by Harvey Eisenberg. Lost in the Arctic Circle, art by Harvey Eisenberg; Charlie and Mortimer get jobs at a circus. The Rain Maker, art by Harvey Eisenberg; Charlie and Mortimer try to make it rain. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 21, Issue 12 - May 1950. Children's Playmate Magazine features creative stories, poems, rebuses, recipes, activities, crafts, science experiments, and health articles for children. This issue is Spring themed. 52 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Issue 35 - Australian Edition. Circa early to mid 1950's. Reprints "Frankenstein" in abridged form with new cover art. 10" x 7 1/2" horizontal format, color covers with b&w interior, 24 pages-all newsprint.

Canadian Edition HRN 67. May 30, 1950. Hunchback of Notre Dame, Line Drawing Cover. (C) Henry C. Kiefer (W) Victor Hugo (A) Allen Simon Cover price $0.15.

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The Man Who Laughs, 1st Printing, Line Drawing Cover. Blum cover and art. (HRN 71, 5/50). Cover price $0.10.

Art by Sam Glanzman and Everett Raymond Kinstler. A movie-themed anthology featuring, in this issue, a comics adaptation of the Columbia movie serial Cody of the Pony Express. Numbering continues from I Loved (1949) #32. During the early days of folk hero Buffalo Bill Cody, when he worked for the Pony Express, he is enlisted by the Army to help battle an outlaw gang and a crooked lawyer; How to hunt a mountain lion; Early stories by acclaimed artists Sam Glanzman and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Also featuring a list of credits from the film. Cody of the Pony Express; The Indian and the White Man; Hunting the Mountain Lion; Bluff Poker; Outlaws Anonymous. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

That harp music simply sends me! starring Fox and the Crow, art by James F. Davis. Push This Button starring Blabber Mouse, art by Rube Grossman. I guess you're wondering why this lowly cabbage has replaced my customary derby hat! starring Roly and Poly, art by Rube Grossman; Dizzy tries to change his name. Cheepy, art by Otto Feuer. Natural History starring Dodo and the Frog, art by Otto Feuer. Strawberries starring J. Rufus Lion. A Penny For Your Thoughts starring Pete The Pup, art by Otto Feuer. Zee great art show is tomorrow! starring Goofy Goose, art by Rube Grossman. No Vacancies starring Custer Cat and Cheesy the Mouse, art by Rube Grossman. Nutsy At the Bat starring Nutsy Squirrel, art by Rube Grossman. Code For Buddies public service announcement starring Superman, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Photo Cover by Theda and Emerson Hall of Bill Williams and Jane Wigh. Stories by unknown. Art by Paul Gustavson and unknown. Featuring: Arizona Raines in "El Banditto"; Two-Gun Lil in "Even Frontier Terrorists Can Learn!"; Dead Canyon Days story "Feud Bullets in the Dead Canyon Country!"; Arizona Raines in 1-page text story "Action Stored Away"; and Frontier Marshal in "They're Holding Up the Stage!" 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, C.H. Moore, Fred Guardineer, Allen Bellman 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. Three enterprising crooks figure out a way to print their own money - literally. An aspiring opera star gets a job singing with a carnival, but her jealous rival decides to frame her for murder. A wisecracking, hard-fighting cop takes on a whole den of thieves, spouting lines like "There's a kisserful of motorcycle for you, stupid!" Three Men on a Fin; The Diary of Sheriff Russell; On the Level; 3 Killers vs. 1 Cop!; Our Police Hall of Fame; Northwest Payoff: The Case of the Snowbound Rats; This'll Kill Ya! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, George Tuska, Fred Guardineer, Claude Moore, 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. The introduction of tough private eye Chip Gardner, soon to be a regular feature in Crime Does Not Pay, includes a great cover by Bob Fujitani and a story possibly written by Walter Gibson, creator of The Shadow. Mr. Crime narrates the tale of extortionist couple Mr. and Mrs. Slade, who blackmail hapless people with their dark secrets. An ordinary citizen catches Joe Visco, who escapes prison by turning an inner tube into an improvised bomb. The Rock-a-Bye Baby Murder; Mr. and Mrs. Shakedown; This'll Kill Ya; The Case of Joe Visco and Box 777!; On the Level; Our Police Hall of Fame; How They Were Trapped!; Who Dunnit? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by George Tuska and L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime comics from L. B. Cole's Star Publications. After Prohibition, the Brodie gang moves into the Midwest and tries to take over an entire town. The Jon Jon Brothers are so crooked they even rob other crooks during Prohibition. The reader gets the chance to solve the clue left by a writer to reveal his killer, before detective Gregory Gayle gets there first. The Brodie Gang; Crime Run-Down; The Jon Jon Brothers; Cave Of Death; The Martin Brothers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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First issue of the series (continues from Crime Patrol). First "New Trend" issue to hit stands. Cover art by Johnny Craig. Death Must Come, script and art by Al Feldstein; A transferred gland preserves youth. The Man Who Was Death, script by Gardner Fox, art by Bill Fraccio; A state executioner takes the law into his own hands. The Corpse Nobody Knew, script by Al Feldstein, art by George Roussos; A couple find a body in their hotel room and play detective. Curse of the Full Moon!, script and art by Johnny Craig; Ralf thinks he's become a werewolf after being scratched by a Wolfsbane plant. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Dale Evans stars in "Talent Scout for Danger," "Bullets and Balloons," and "The Snow Broncos of Pride Mountain!" Sierra Smith Western Detective stars in "The Case of the Furious Fiddler!" (last 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, 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. Pee Wee falls asleep in a museum and dreams the Little Wise Guys are in medieval times and in a heap of trouble. Sniffer and Skully find what they think is buried treasure, but is actually a gang's stolen loot. The Little Wise Guys discover a subterranean tunnel in the woods and stumble on a prospector's hidden gold claim. Also featuring a vintage ad for the book "How to Get Along with Girls," and a house ad that claims 90 million Americans read comics. Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys: Pee Wee's Happy Nightmare; Daredevil: Easy Money; Crimebuster: The Principal Meets His Master!; Laff It Off!; Sniffer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Art by Henry Boltinoff and unknown. Radio's famous coast-to-coast favorite! In this issue: Five untitled A Date with Judy stories. Plus: A Date with Judy 2-page text story "Oogie Wins by a Nose"; untitled Randolph story; Date Duds -- And a Date Dream! 2-pager "On a Date"; untitled Liz story; untitled Jerry the Jitterbug 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff; untitled Peg 1-pager by Boltinoff; and untitled Willy Nilly story. Plus: Superman in the 1-page public service announcement "Superman's Code for Buddies" by Jack Schiff and Al Plastino. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Don C. Cameron and unknown. Art by Bob Kane, Charles Paris, Carmine Infantino, Dan Barry and unknown. Bruce Wayne receives a special delivery letter in which the writer claims to know that he is Batman and warns him not to interfere with crimes being committed or his true identity will be revealed to the world. Don't miss Batman and Robin in "Bruce Wayne -- You Are Batman!" with art by Bob Kane and Charles Paris. Plus: Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman in "Crime Among the Cliff-Dwellers!" with story by Don C. Cameron and pencils by Carmine Infantino; Robotman in "The Strongest Scoundrel on Earth!"; and Impossible -- But True! tale "The Case of the Human Dolls!" (featuring Roy Raymond) with art by Dan Barry. Also: 2-page text piece "Up to Your Elbows in Fun," and Shorty 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 8, No. 4. May 1950. Sensationalistic tales of true crime. 8.5" x 11". 82 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by James Wilcox and George Kapitan. Boys' adventure with military cadet and sportsman Dick Cole, who appeared in Blue Bolt, 4Most and Target Comics before getting his own series. After a body is found on the pistol range, it looks like Dick Cole fired the fatal bullet. Freshman Rip Rory faces harassment from upperclassmen until he proves himself on the basketball court. A local coach turns the townspeople against the cadets at Dick Cole's nearby military academy. Dick Cole: Death On the Pistol Range; Rip Rory; The Ski Jump; Dick Cole. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon. Sad Sack house ad. "Flat Top Escapes Prison," script and art by Chester Gould; Tracy and Pat race to catch Flat Top and find out how he got Vitamin Flintheart to assist in his prison break. "The Trick Fails," script and art by Chester Gould; Vitamin Flintheart explains to the police how Flattop tricked him; Tracy discovers Flattop's hiding place. "Will Flattop Escape?", script and art by Chester Gould; Tracy pursues Flattop and finds him drowned; Outside the morgue, he meets the Summer Sisters as they try to pick his pocket; Tracy buys two tickets and tells Pat to make sure they get on the train. Determining Direction, Tool Marks, and Fingerprints Crimestoppers Handbook half-page. "The Mysterious Clothes Vendor" text story, art by Chester Gould. Minit Mystery; a you solve it done with a comic strip. "How The F.B.I. Smashed A Spy Ring" text story. 36 Pages, full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Yes, Sir, That's My Slay-Babe!" cover-featured novelette by John D. MacDonald;

Volume 63, Issue 1 - May, 1950. 6.75" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Dan Zolnerowich. Storm Was His Stock In Trade, art by Bill Ward; Doll Man must battle the evil Pluvius, who has invented a terrible rain-making device. The Flame starring Doll Man and The Flame [Northcross]. The Dog Show Gig starring Torchy, art by Bill Ward. The Undertaker and Tom Thumb; When the Undertaker and Tom Thumb inadvertently help each other steal Egyptian treasure, they decide that whoever could kill the Doll Man could keep the jewels! 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 17, Issue 5 - May, 1950. 7" x 10", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 1 #4 - May 5, 1950. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Seth and Shorty - Cowboys, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Skippy the Kangaroo, Heroes of the Clouds, Discovering the Countryside, Rob Conway, The Great Adventurer. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 1 #5 - May 12, 1950. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Seth and Shorty - Cowboys, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Skippy the Kangaroo, Heroes of the Clouds, Discovering the Countryside, Rob Conway, The Great Adventurer. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 1 #6 - May 19, 1950. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Seth and Shorty - Cowboys, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Skippy the Kangaroo, Heroes of the Clouds, Discovering the Countryside, Rob Conway, The Great Adventurer. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

Vol. 1 #7 - May 26, 1950. Contents include Dan Dare, P.C. 49, Seth and Shorty - Cowboys, Eagle Cutaway centerfold, Skippy the Kangaroo, Heroes of the Clouds, Discovering the Countryside, Rob Conway, The Great Adventurer. Plus text stories and articles. 10 1/2-in. x 14 1/2-in., 14 pages, B&W and full color.

In order of appearance: "The Gloved Hand" reprinted as "The Hand of Crime..." in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #56; "The Kidnapping Trio" art by Pete Morisi, reprinted as "The Trio of Terror" in Shocking Mystery Cases (1952) #55; and "The Singing Waiter" retitled and reprinted as "Song of Death...!" in All Famous Police Cases (1952-54) #15. "Slaves of the Sahara" text story reprinted from Captain Kidd (1949) #24. 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - April/May, 1950. Short-lived vintage men's interest magazine that focused entirely on tasteful amateur cheesecake pin-up pictorials. 8" x 10.5", 64 pages, B&W. -Recommended for ages 16+ Cover price $0.25.

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"Vanguard of the Lost" a novelette by John D. MacDonald.

Volume 12, Issue 5 - May, 1950. Cover by H. J. Blumenfeld. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "The Mental Assassins" by Gregg Conrad. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 162 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.