Comic books August 1950

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Volume 7, Issue 1 - August, 1950. Men's magazine with humor and pin up pictorials. 8.5" x 11.5". 58 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $20.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $19.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

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This issue features to classic book length novels, "Donovan's Brain" novel by Kurt Siodmak, and "the Time Machine" by H. G. Wells

"The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells, and other short stories. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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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, Albert Willard, 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. Ben Friday and pals escape from the Baron's trap, but they must find a way to get off the island so they can stop him. Kit Karson schemes to keep hunky Sonny Brawnski at her estate. A boat, an underwater camera, and a captain's lovely daughter spell adventure for Dickie Dare. Ben Friday; Steve Roper and Wahoo; Napoleon; Buck Rogers; Scorchy Smith; An Unexpected Present; Dickie Dare; Bobby Sox; Yipee; Oaky Doaks. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $57.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $19.00 View scans Paper: Off white 2" Spine split from top of book. 2" Spine split from base of book. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Add to cart Good $23.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $19.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

Volume 12, Issue 8 - August, 1950. Cover by Harold W. McCauley. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "The Devil With You!" by Robert Bloch. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 164 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 3 - Issue 5, August 1950. Pulp magazine devoted to exploring the paranormal. This issue features "How to go to a Medium", "What Number Do You Vibrate To?", and a cover story on the Ghost Ship for Eternity, The Flying Dutchman! Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 130 page, Text (with B&W Illustrations and Photos). Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and others. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Bunny, Bobby Bantam and Kenny Kangaroo. Billy Goat's voice teacher hands him a jackhammer, after which Billy descends through the floors of a high-rise in a bravura comedy sequence. Bobby Bantam discovers that he's sharing the bathtub with Beep's pet snapping turtle. Hoppy and his duck pal have an adventure in the West, even though Hoppy literally doesn't know which end of the gun to point. Plus the saga of the dreaded Squirrel Burglar. Buzzy Bee; Bobby and Beep: All Wet; Kenny Kangaroo: Sleep Tight; Teddy Bear and Skeezel the Weasel: Some Potatoes; Billy Goat: Odd Jobs; Squirrel Burglar; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Westward, Ho, Ho!; Kenny Kangaroo. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $115.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $48.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 40%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 3, Issue 2 - August, 1950. 6.75" x 9", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Photo cover of John Payne (as Todd Croyden) and Rhonda Fleming (as Madeline Danzeeger). "The Eagle and the Hawk," art by Jack Sparling; A Texas Ranger rescues a Yankee spy who promises to aid the State of Texas during the Civil War; Adapted from the 1950 Paramount Studios feature. Highlights of the film careers of the stars of "The Eagle and the Hawk" (John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, and Dennis O'Keefe), art by Jack Sparling. One-page Honey in Hollywood story by Henry Boltinoff. Two-page On the Set story, script and art by Henry Boltinoff. Superman ad. One-page Star Hobbies article; Edward G. Robinson has one of the finest collections of French paintings in America! 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando and Wally Wood. Jungle adventure tales featuring would-be Sheenas Jungle Lil and Zegra. A jungle guide turns to murder and pursues a young woman through the jungle for a treasure map; Zegra realizes that the supposed professors escorting children through the Congo are actually kidnappers hiding out from the police; While seeking a medicinal root, Jungle Lil is captured by a tribal queen's giant mandrills and must battle her octopus god to survive. Jungle Lil: The Map of Death; Zegra: Games of Havoc; Sacred Jewel; Jungle Lil: Lands of the Mandrill Queen. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 3, No. 4. August 1950. Vintage men's interest magazine full of pin-ups and glamour photos paired with humorous text stories and adult comic strips. 8" x 11.5", 58 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Vic Martin and others. Based on a popular kids' puppet show broadcast on CBS from 1948-51 about a sinister but bumbling magician and his loyal but good-hearted assistant, Pinhead. Foodini decides to add a "William Tell" stunt to his show, much to Pinhead's distress. Jingle Dingle the weather elf, uses his "telebell" to help detective Hokey Pokey find the thief who's been robbing the modern art museum. Wagons Wheeler goes after the kidnapper who nabbed Lulubelle, but the real hero is his talking donkey, Mo. Magic tricks submitted by readers. Foodini With the Indians; Foodini's Western Follies; Mr. Pitch's Spot Remover; Wagon Wheeler: Kidnap At Cripple Creek; Foodini's Pain In the Neck; Jingle Dingle: The Museum Mystery; Foodini's Pain In the Neck; Jingle Dingle: In a Days; Foodini's Predicament; Jolo; Creepy Hollow; Jingle Dingle: Zoo Interview; Foodini's Magic Dept.. Final issue of the series; followed by Pinhead and Foodini (1951 Fawcett) #1. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "Walt Disney's MICKEY MOUSE in "THE UNINVITED GUEST," No. 286." Cover art by Bill Wright. The Uninvited Guest, pencils by Riley Thompson; Mickey and the nephews are vacationing at the beach when a seal takes over their bathtub; The seal causes Mickey all sorts of problems; Mickey is kidnapped by a bank robber named Big Duke. Feat of Fancy, art by Tony Strobl; Mickey falls asleep during a chess match with Goofy and dreams he is a knight who has to defeat a dragon to win the hand of the fair Princess Minnie. Hot Day back cover strip, art by Bill Wright. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "GENE AUTRY'S CHAMPION in the GHOST OF BLACK MOUNTAIN, No. 287." Cover art by Morris Gollub, small cover photo of Gene Autry. Inside cover photo of Champion. The Ghost of Black Mountain; Two outlaws set up a fortified hideout on Black Mountain; They scare off Ricky and Champion who are out hunting stray cattle, but the boy and horse return the next day; The "Ghost" knocks Ricky into an underground river, but Champion saves him; The next day Ricky and his Uncle Smoky return to the mountain and discover the hideout. Inside back cover photo of Gene Autry, Champion, and Little Champion. Back cover photo of Champion, in full saddle gear, posed against the back of a bus or trailer that has a "Gene Autry and Champ" sign on it. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "Walter Lantz WOODY WOODPECKER in KLONDIKE GOLD, No. 288." Cover art by Dan Gormley. Klondike Gold, pencils by Dick Hall, inks by Suzanne Seaborne; Woody flies to Alaska to prospect for gold; He hires an incompetent guide, Chief Wormy-Apple, but the pair stumble across a gold mine that is supposedly haunted; The ghost in the mine turns out to be Sourdough Sam, a friend of the guide. Woody Woodpecker and the Bank Bandits, pencils by Dick Hall, inks by Suzanne Seaborne; Woody and "Shorty," an ex-dog catcher, go into business as an armored car service, but are robbed on their very first trip. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY in "INDIAN TROUBLE", No. 289." Cover art by Ralph Heimdahl. Indian Trouble, art by Tony Strobl; Bugs inherits his Uncle Snazzy's collection of feather dusters; He tricks Porky into driving him to the Indian reservation so he can sell the feathers to the Indians. Chapter Two, The Sagebrush Kid, art by John Carey; Bugs pretends to be the Sagebrush Kid as a publicity stunt to draw people into the town of Ghost Town. Flivver Foolery, art by Fred Abranz; Elmer is trying to clean his car, but Bugs keeps getting it dirty. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "THE CHIEF, No. 290." Cover art by Morris Gollub. Buffalo Caller, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Morris Gollub; While his three comrades eat breakfast, Running Wolf, a Pawnee, nephew of Chief War Eagle, finds a buffalo herd that could feed the tribe for a year; Three Cheyenne enemy hunters appear, rivals for the herd, and liable to scalp him; Running Wolf's bow-string breaks; He flees, diving in the river, hiding underwater against a rock in the rapids; The Cheyenne believe him dead. Running Wolf runs home; he alerts War Eagle of the herd and the Cheyenne; Running Wolf's friends return. Illustrations of war clubs, tomahawks, and lacrosse sticks by Morris Gollub. The Towers of Death, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Jon Small; Spring rain has come. At the shrine with the others, War Eagle, keeper of the sacred bundle, opens it; He prays to "Tirawa, Mighty Sky Father," for blessing of "corn and children," and gives thanks for the rain; in the spring, they go to the Southwest. Apache Grass Hogan fact two-pager, art by Morris Gollub. Blunt Arrow Boy, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Morris Gollub. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. Cover art by Dan Gormley. Inside front cover and inside back cover; Ten stills from the movie, printed in monochrome bluish-black ink, with a line of text underneath. Cinderella, script by Chase Craig, art by Dan Gormley; Cinderella, after being tormented by her evil stepmother and step-sisters, gets to go to the Prince's ball with the help of her Fairy Godmother; Adapted from the 1950 Disney animated movie "Cinderella." 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $27.00 View scans 1/2" cumulative spine split. Staple rust with migration.

Canadian Edition. Indicia title is "Walt Disney's MICKEY MOUSE in "THE UNINVITED GUEST," No. 286." Cover art by Bill Wright. The Uninvited Guest, pencils by Riley Thompson; Mickey and the nephews are vacationing at the beach when a seal takes over their bathtub; The seal causes Mickey all sorts of problems; Mickey is kidnapped by a bank robber named Big Duke. Feat of Fancy, art by Tony Strobl; Mickey falls asleep during a chess match with Goofy and dreams he is a knight who has to defeat a dragon to win the hand of the fair Princess Minnie. Hot Day back cover strip, art by Bill Wright. 48 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Gordon. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Bob Wickersham and Dan Gordon. Funny-animal comics from independent publisher ACG, featuring the Itchy & Scratchy-like Puss an Boots, misguided inventor Blunderbunny, owl detective Whoo-Dunnit, and Western dog marshal Alkali Ike. Sometimes the characters break through the fourth wall and into the laps of the kids who are watching their cartoons. Boots constructs a home-made tank to protect himself from Pusss attacks; A chewing-gum manufacturer hires Whoo-Doodit to find out who's stealing gum from the factory; Blunderbunny invents a "toy converter" that turns toys into actual things, but thats not as good an idea as it sounds. Puss an' Boots; Puss Reforms; The Case of the Disappearing Chewing Gum; Blunderbunny's Sleeping Pill; Whoo-Doodit; Uncle Oink; Alkali Ike and His Horse Oatsie. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Otto Feuer. Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer. Blabber Mouse story, art by Rube Grossman. Dizzy Dog story, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Blackie Bear story, art by Rube Grossman. Balance Your Fun Diet public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art Bob Oksner. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $35.00 View scans Paper: Off white vibrant cover colors, firm spine with moderate wear, light edge wear with moderate chipping and light color loss, light denting, light color breaking spine stress, moderate corner blunting, moderate soiling, moderate scuffing, heavy water damage, handwriting on splash page

Add to cart Very Good $41.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $33.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - August 1950. Science Fiction and adventures stories featuring "Earth Needs a Killer" by Bryce Walton, "Be Young Again!" by Murray Leinster, and "Barrier of Dread" by Judith Marril. 7-in. x 10-in. 96 newsprint pages B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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The legendary Gabby Hayes, the most famous of all Western movie sidekicks, takes the starring role for adventure and misadventure. An outlaw uses strong-arm tactics on voters when he tries to get elected sheriff of Rawhide. Female outlaw Sagebrush Sal is terrorizing the town, so Gabby volunteers to tame her spirit by wooing her. Gabby convinces his fellow cowpokes to clean up real nice for a visiting singing star, but that backfires in a major way. Favorite line this issue: "Females jest eat out of my hands! I reckon it's my good looks that wins 'em!" Bullets for Ballots; Barkley the Businessman; Chief Grey Matter; The Courtship of Sagebrush Sal!; The Fashion Plate; Handy and Bandy; Loco Lew; Young Falcon: A Good Turn Repaid; Buck Desmond: Voice in the Night; Go Fly a Kite!; Gabby Hayes Crossword Puzzle. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Gene Autry stars in "Gene Autry Crushes the Spider" and "Gene Autry Reads a Riddle." Back-up story, "The Ghost Rider." Two-page text story, "Hop Sing and the Crank Letter." 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Conjuror's Magazine." Vol. 14 #12 - August 1950. Magic articles, demonstrations, and news. Approx. 8-in. x 11-in.; black and white with spot color; 40 pages on white paper stock.

August, 1950. In this issue: "Psychiatry or Quackery?"; "Does the Camera Lie?"; "Who is She?"; and more. 10-in. x 13-in. B&W. 50 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $6.00 Water damage. Staple rust. Mold.

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Art by Ed Dunn, Bob Wickersham and Jack Bradbury. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Robespierre and Tiger decide to meet their favorite kitty TV star; Izzy and Dizzy use the magic lamp to start a quarrel between Uncle Looie and Hoggans the neighbor; Hopalong Hoppity cant stop drawing mustaches on billboards, even after he gets arrested. Robespierre; Old Grouch; The Joker; Izzy and Dizzy; Foxy; The Selfish Pig; Hopalong Hoppity; Monty the Miracle Mouse; The Fortune-Teller; Aunt Polly Hog. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Origin of Crypt of Terror, Vault of Horror, and Haunt of Fear. Material in this issue was featured in Wertham's "Seduction of the Innocent." Stories include "Nightmare" (art by Johnny Craig), "Television Terror" (art by Harvey Kurtzman), "Monster Maker" (art by Graham Ingels), and "Horror Beneath the Streets" (art by Al Feldstein). Craig cover. NOTE: This issue is the third of the series and was published in 1950; the ongoing series has another issue 17 that was published in 1953. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover by Theda Hall and Emerson Hall. Stories and art by Mart Bailey, George Gregg and Marvin Stein. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Mary gets mixed up with a gang that swindles people with phony seances. A tough hood loses his black-market meal ticket after WWII is over. In a twist on romance comics, Helen is torn between the affections of two men - but they're both vicious ganglords. Also featuring an ad for the "Playking Athletic Belt," basically a girdle for chubby kids so they don't get teased during sports - a real sign of its times. Ghost Racket; Jewels of Death; Boomerang; Closeups; Diary of a Lawbreaker; Gang War. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.25.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Comic book adventures of the teenager from the classic radio and television shows "The Aldrich Family." Cover art by Bill Williams. Henry Aldrich's Adventure in Science text story. Untitled story; Henry goes shopping for a present for his mother, but his father believes he's getting a tattoo. Untitled story; Henry goes for a late night snack and gets locked out of the house. Untitled story; Henry goes shopping for a birthday present for Geraldine. Scripts by John Stanley, art by Bill Williams. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.