Auctions: comic books August 1950

Dorothy Lamour (1950) 3 PR 0.5

INCOMPLETE- First wrap missing, affects readability. Cover detached and reattached with glue, 3" spine split, 1 1/4" of spine split extends through entire book.

Art by Wally Wood and Bill Everett. Celebrity comic featuring the female star of the Bob Hope-Bing Crosby "Road" movies, presented here as a Sheena-type warrior called Jungle Princess. An elephant stampede leaves Dorothy at the mercy of a strange and violent tribe; A cruel hunter tries to trick a native tribe into turning against the Jungle Princess; The discovery of a lost tomb in the jungle leads to danger as a thousand-year-old princess apparently returns to life. The Birdmen / Prince of the Birdmen; The Gaining of Courage; Flaming Idol of the Bengi Kraal; The Taboura Sacrifice of the Maidens; Tat'teeta and Jungle Justice; Realm of the Pharaoh's Daughter. Final issue under this title; an otherwise unreleased issue of Dorothy Lamour can be found rebound in the cover of some copies of Red Circle Comics (Rural Home, 1945 series) #4. In order of appearance: "Dorothy Lamour and the Bird-Men"; "Panu the Panther King, The Gaining of Courage"; "Dorothy Lamour, Flaming Idol of the Bengi Kraal"; "The Tabura Sacrifice of the Maidens"; and "Dorothy Lamour, Realm of the Pharaoh's Daughter". "Tat'teeta and Jungle Justice" text story reprinted from Jo-Jo Comics (1945) #26. Indicia states "DOROTHY LAMOUR (formerly JUNGLE LIL)". 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Rod Cameron Western (1950 Fawcett) 4 VG+ 4.5

Water damage.

The comics incarnation of movie cowboy Cameron pursues desperadoes and owlhoots in the days of the Old West. In an issue-length story, a beaver boom causes demand for beaver pelts to skyrocket. This of course brings beaver bandits, causing violent confrontations at beaver dams across the Old West, and inciting the fury of Rod Cameron. Sam the Sheriff interviews a new deputy, and the "dad jokes" are flying . Hoghead Harry; The Beaver Bandits; Rancher Rollins and His Son, Junior; Under Suspicion; Ten Gallon Tex; Hotshot Horace; Sam the Sheriff. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.