Comic books December 1950

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Photos from the Red Ryder Roundup. Red Rider story, pencils by John Hampton; Red Ryder buys cattle from a gang of rustlers. Red Rider story, pencils by John Hampton; Red Ryder is hired to help someone get a grizzly bear for his zoo. Article on Boulder, Colorado by Fred Harman, art by Bill Lignante. Little Beaver story. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Two Redskin stories (one untitled, plus "The Dance of Death"), "The Wrath of the Red Avenger," and "Flaming Arrows of Vengeance." Cover price $0.10.

True stories of crime most foul fall victim to the pages of this short-lived vintage true crime magazine. Here, you will find tales of greed, jealousy, revenge, thievery, and murder....all true, all told in the words of the detectives who worked the cases. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Stories and art by Ralph Carlson and others. Movie cowboy Allan "Rocky" Lane roams the West with a yen for justice. "Undercover Marshal" Rocky investigates when obituaries appear in a small-town newspaper before the person has died. Rocky finds a missing marshal in the foothills, but he's displaying very un-marshal-like behavior. Rocky helps the local sheriff track escaped killer Red Baylor. Plus a vintage ad for "malted milk" featuring Rocky, "Rocky Lane Bags the Gold Bandits." Advance Obituaries; Sage-Brush; The Slow Draw; The Missing Marshal!; The Rodeo Rustlers; Colby the College Man; Dee Dickens; Wagon Wheels! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The comics incarnation of movie cowboy Cameron pursues desperadoes and owlhoots in the days of the Old West. In an issue-length story, killers want the "medicine beads" sacred to a nearby tribe. When Rod tries to interfere, they frame him for the murder of a brave, to turn his Native allies against him. Sam the Sheriff matches wits with the new banker in town. Ambling Andy; The Medicine Bead Murderers, Chapter One: Death at Buzzard Gap; Gunman's Bluff; Chapter Two: The Curse of the Sioux; Chapter Three: The Forbidden Land; Old Slick; The Silver Strike; Bronko Betsy; Sam the Sheriff: You Can Bank on That; Hotshot Horace. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

This early romance comic from Fawcett had particularly complex plots to go with the tears and kisses. Beautiful Jessica leads on older, wealthy neighbor John to win favors, but has no intention of marrying him - and then she meets younger, handsome Stan. Laura dates Leslie just to spite his controlling mother, but then she meets Leslie's handsome college roommate, Mark, and the sparks really fly. Kathy resents the time that her boyfriend Joel spends with his friends, and craves having him all to herself. Nightfall; My Inconsolable Heart; Love Can't Be Wrong; Independent. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Photo cover of the famous singing cowboy, plus interior photos. Christmas at Colt'sfoot Canyon starring Roy Rogers, art by Albert Micale; Brownie's dad promises fifty dollars to anybody who can ride a bronc. Roy Shoots the Woks starring Roy Rogers, art by Albert Micale; Fred is in prison for a framed up robbery, but escapes. The Terror of the Mesquite starring Roy Rogers, art by the Al McKimson team. Pioneers of the Old West text story, art by Albert Micale. The gold Nugget starring Trigger, art by Harry Parkhurst (as Harry Parks). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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First issue - 1950 Yearly Adventures of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest magazine focusing on Western adventure stories. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories by Leslie Charteris. Art by Mike Roy. Cover by Everett Raymond Kinstler. The first comic book featuring Leslie Charteriss adventurer Simon Templar, better known as The Saint, timed to coincide with the concurrent Saint radio show starring Vincent Price. The Saint battles modern-day pirates, in a story in which he coins the phrase Booty calls (referring to the pirates hidden treasure). Also, Flash Harper investigates a suicide linked to voodoo dolls; The Saint finds intrigue on a train when he winds up with a murdered mans suitcase. The Saint and the Pirates of the Caribbean; The Saint vs. the Notorious Murder Mob. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - Winter, 1950. Science Fantasy, which later became Impulse and then SF Impulse, was a UK published science-fiction and fantasy digest that began production in the Summer of 1950 and was distributed by Nova Publications as a companion to Nova's New Worlds. When Nova went out of business in early 1964, The title was changed to Impulse in early 1966, to little avail, and then changed once more to SF Impulse for the last few issues. Science Fantasy ceased publication the following year, after the printer went bankrupt.. Stories by Arthur C. Clarke, John Russell Fearn and others. Cover by Turner. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 98 pages, black and white.

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Bernard Sachs. Wonder Woman, Hollywood Star, script by Bob Kanigher, art by Harry G. Peter. Dr. Pat, Flight Surgeon, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. Dr. Pat, Flight Surgeon, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Frank Giacoia. Gifts Through the Ages text story by Julius Schwartz. This Love Is Mine!--Romance, Inc., art by Carmine Infantino. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 210, Issue 6 (Whole Number 1956) - December, 1950. 6.75" x 9.75", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.15.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Charlie Plumb, Fred Fox and Ernest G. Osborne. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Ella Cinders, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. Ella and Patches learn that Chiffon Velvette is covering up the murder of her fiance. But all is not as it seems on the dude ranch. When the Captain tries to slide down a drainpipe to go play cards, the Kids have him right where they want him. The Family Workshop; Nancy; Ferd'nand; Captain and the Kids; Ella Cinders. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 14, Issue 2 - December 1950-January 1951. A collection of fiction and nonfiction true crime stories. 78 pages. 8.5 in. x 11 in. B&W Cover price $0.25.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

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Articles and stories about hunting, fishing, wildlife, arms and ammunition and more. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Despite the #27 on the cover, this is the 2nd issue in the series. Bill Everett art. Doug Grant, Secret Agent, stars in "Red Shadow Over South America"; "Report on Alex BeGrad"; "Frame-Up in Red!"; and "Time for Treachery." Bondage cover by Sol Brodsky. Cover price $0.10.

Swedish Series. Reprints material from various DC publications. This issue features Superman, Green Arrow, and Batman. 6-7/8" x 9-1/2", 36 pages, B&W, Swedish language.

Tomahawk in "The Death Map of Thunder Hill," Manhunters Around the World in "Microbe Manhunters," Captain Compass in "The Strangest Ships Afloat," and Robin in "Dick Grayson, Detective" (with a Batman cameo). Fred Ray cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by H. C. Kiefer. Ben Hur comic ad. "Romeo and Juliet," script by William Shakespeare (original play) and D. E. Dutch (adaptation), art by H. C. Kiefer; When two young members of feuding families meet, forbidden love ensues between two teenager. "Zadig" text story by Voltaire and Julius W. Muller (adaptation). "The Purple Lock of Nisus" fantasy story. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

December 1950. Volume XV, No. 10. Children's magazine featuring stories, illustrations, songs and more. 68 pages, PC/PB&W, 7" x 10". Cover price $0.35.

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Stories by Gardner Fox and others. Art by Bob Powell and Fred Meagher. Cover by Fred Meagher. Rancher Steve Adams, a Comanche raised by white settlers, has a secret identity as the warrior Straight Arrow, a hero who first appeared on a popular radio show. Straight Arrow braves a forest fire to rescue a lumber camp; Deadbeat Dawson's gang robs mail trains with impunity until they run up against Straight Arrow; An outlaw trains his dog Fang to aid him in his crimes. The Flaming Trail!; Four Against the 7th; Robbery Rides the Rails!; Red Hawk: Cheyenne Challenge; The Rhyming Robber!; Fang - Hound of Terror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Edmond Hamilton. Art by Howard Sherman. Cover by Howard Sherman. Cosmic raiders steal Earth's Brooklyn Bridge and Statue of Liberty for the metal they contain. Ad for DCs A Date with Judy. Written by Gardner Fox (as Robert Starr). Art by Jim Mooney and Ray Burnley. The Jenkins's move into a house that caters to their every need. Written by H. L. Gold. Art by Curt Swan and Jon Small. Hitler is arrested and tried by Martians who condemn him to eternal exile in space. Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Dan Barry. A shape-shifting extraterrestrial hides six atom bombs in Earth cities. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian edition. Written by Gardner Fox. Art by Jim Mooney and Sy Barry. Cover by Jim Mooney and Sy Barry. To save the earth from collision with a runaway planet, scientists use giant rocket motors to move the earth. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage magazine featuring stories about, and tips for those interested in the nudist way of life. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 32 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.50.