Sunday, June 26, 2016

May 1948 - August 1948

This is a revised version of a post that originally appeared on The Hooded Utilitarian on October 4, 2015.



Police Comics #80.

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Published on May 12, 1948. Edited by George E. Brenner. The comic includes the Plastic Man story “Penetro, Master of Solids,” by Jack Cole & William Woolfolk. Cover illustration by Jack Cole. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. Buffalo: Comic Magazines [Quality]. Cover/indicia date: July 1948. Cover price: 10¢.



Dick Tracy Monthly #6.

Published on May 14, 1948. The comic features color versions of stories from Chester Gould's Dick Tracy daily newspaper strip. The cover illustrator is unknown. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 32 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: June 1948. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

There is no credited editor for the issue.



Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 8, No. 9 [#93].

Published on May 14, 1948. Edited by Alice Nielsen [Cobb]. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Rocket Race to the Moon,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Walt Kelly. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors.48 pages. New York: K. K. [Dell]. Cover/indicia date: June 1948. Cover price: 10¢.



The Marvel Family #25.

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Published on May 21, 1948. Edited by Wendell Crowley, Will Lieberson, and Ralph Daigh. The comic includes the Captain Marvel story “The Discontents!” by C. C. Beck & Otto Binder, with Pete Costanza. Cover illustration by C. C. Beck & Pete Costanza. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett. Cover/indicia date: July 1948. Cover price: 10¢.



Jingle Jangle Comics #33.

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The comic includes the Jingle Jangle Tales story “Princess Goldie-Sox and the Three Spares,” and an untitled episode of “The Pie-Face Prince of Old Pretzleburg,” both by George Carlson. Cover illustration by Dave Tendlar. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: Famous Funnies [Eastern Color]. Cover/indicia date: June 1948. Cover price: 10¢.

Notes

The exact publication date is unknown. A copyright registration does not appear to have been filed.

There is no credited editor for the issue.



Li'l Abner Comics #64.

Edited by Leon Harvey. The comic features color versions of stories from Al Capp’s Li'l Abner daily newpaper strip. Cover illustration by Al Capp. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: Harvey. Cover/indicia date: June 1948. Cover price: 10¢.

Notes

The exact publication date is unknown. While the strips are under copyright to the United Feature Syndicate, no copyright registration was filed for this publication.



Steve Canyon Comics #3.

Edited by Leon Harvey. The comic features color versions of stories from Milton Caniff’s Steve Canyon daily newpaper strip. Cover illustration by Milton Caniff. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: Harvey. Cover/indicia date: June 1948. Cover price: 10¢.



Terry and the Pirates Comics #10.

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Edited by Leon Harvey. The comic features color versions of stories from Milton Caniff’s run on the Terry and the Pirates daily newpaper strip. Cover illustration by Milton Caniff. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: Harvey. Cover/indicia date: June 1948. Cover price: 10¢.

Notes

The exact publication date is unknown. While the strips are under copyright to the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate (now Tribune Media Services), no copyright registration was filed for this publication.



Marge’s Little Lulu #4.

Published on June 1, 1948. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the stories “The Practical Jokers,” “A Feathered Friend in Need,” “The Timid Ghost,” and “Tubby Makes a Bet,” all by John Stanley. Cover illustration by John Stanley. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 32 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: July-August 1948. Cover price: 10¢.



Police Comics #81.

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Published on June 11, 1948. Edited by George E. Brenner. The comic includes the Plastic Man story “Gargantua, the Phi Beta Gorilla,” by Jack Cole & William Woolfolk. Cover illustration by Jack Cole. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. Buffalo: Comic Magazines [Quality]. Cover/indicia date: August 1948. Cover price: 10¢.



Dick Tracy Monthly #7.

Published on June 15, 1948. The comic features color versions of stories from Chester Gould's Dick Tracy daily newspaper strip. The cover illustrator is unknown. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 32 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: July 1948. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

There is no credited editor for the issue.



Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 8, No. 10 [#94].

Published on June 15, 1948. Edited by Alice Nielsen [Cobb]. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Donald of the Coast Guard,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Walt Kelly. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: July 1948. Cover price: 10¢.



Plastic Man #13.

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Published on June 18, 1948. Edited by George E. Brenner. The comic includes these stories: “Mister Hazard,” by Jack Cole & William Woolfolk, with Alex Kotzky; “The Man Called Jets,” by Jack Cole; “The Evil Art School,” by Jack Cole & Joe Millard, with Bart Tumey; and “Artifice,” by Jack Cole, With Bart Tumey. Cover illustration by Jack Cole. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. Buffalo: Comic Magazines [Quality]. Cover/indicia date: September 1948. Cover price: 10¢.



Captain Marvel Adventures #88.

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Published on June 30, 1948. Edited by Wendell Crowley, Will Lieberson, and Ralph Daigh. The comic includes the stories “Captain Marvel Vs. the World’s Wildest Man,” and “The Radio Plague,” by C. C. Beck & Otto Binder, with Pete Costanza. Cover illustration by C. C. Beck. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages.Greenwich, CT: Fawcett. Cover/indicia date: September 1948. Cover price: 10¢.



Police Comics #82.

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Published on July 9, 1948. Edited by George E. Brenner. The comic includes the Plastic Man story “A Three-Way Stretch for Plastic Man,” by Jack Cole. Cover illustration by Jack Cole. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. Buffalo: Comic Magazines [Quality]. Cover/indicia date: September 1948. Cover price: 10¢.



Dick Tracy Monthly #8.

Published on July 13, 1948. The comic features color versions of stories from Chester Gould's Dick Tracy daily newspaper strip. The cover illustrator is unknown. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 32 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: August 1948. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

There is no credited editor for the issue.



Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 8, No. 11 [#95].

Published on July 13, 1948. Edited by Alice Nielsen [Cobb]. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Gladstone Returns,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: August 1948. Cover price: 10¢.



Marge’s Little Lulu #5.

Published on July 29, 1948. Edited by Helen Meyer. The comic includes the stories “The Rocking Horse,” “The Dancing Bear,” “The Robbery,” and “The Gourmet,” all by John Stanley. Cover illustration by John Stanley. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 32 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: September-October 1948. Cover price: 10¢.



Captain Marvel Adventures #89.

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Published on July 30, 1948. Edited by Wendell Crowley, Will Lieberson, and Ralph Daigh. The comic includes the stories “The Pride of Mr. Morris,” and “Captain Marvel Fights Silent Sound,” by C. C. Beck & Otto Binder, with Pete Costanza. Cover illustration by C. C. Beck. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett. Cover/indicia date: October 1948. Cover price: 10¢.



Jingle Jangle Comics #34.

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The comic includes the Jingle Jangle Tales story “The Well-Mannered Mandarin and His Candied Camera,” and an untitled episode of “The Pie-Face Prince of Old Pretzleburg,” both by George Carlson. Cover illustration by Larz Bourne. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: Famous Funnies [Eastern Color]. Cover/indicia date: August 1948. Cover price: 10¢.

Notes

The exact publication date is unknown. A copyright registration does not appear to have been filed.

There is no credited editor for the issue.



Li'l Abner Comics #65.

Edited by Leon Harvey. The comic features color versions of stories from Al Capp’s Li'l Abner daily newpaper strip. Cover illustration by Al Capp. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: Harvey. Cover/indicia date: August 1948. Cover price: 10¢.

Notes

The exact publication date is unknown. While the strips are under copyright to the United Feature Syndicate, no copyright registration was filed for this publication.



Steve Canyon Comics #4.

Edited by Leon Harvey. The comic features color versions of stories from Milton Caniff’s Steve Canyon daily newpaper strip. Cover illustration by Milton Caniff. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: Harvey. Cover/indicia date: August 1948. Cover price: 10¢.



Terry and the Pirates Comics #11.

To read the issue online, click here. Be aware the stories feature racist caricatures.

Edited by Leon Harvey. The comic features color versions of stories from Milton Caniff’s run on the Terry and the Pirates daily newpaper strip. Cover illustration by Milton Caniff. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: Harvey. Cover/indicia date: August 1948. Cover price: 10¢.

Notes

The exact publication date is unknown. While the strips are under copyright to the Chicago Tribune New York News Syndicate (now Tribune Media Services), no copyright registration was filed for this publication.



Police Comics #83.

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Published on August 6, 1948. Edited by George E. Brenner. The comic includes the Plastic Man story “The King of Crime,” by Jack Cole & Gwen Hansen. Cover illustration by Jack Cole. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. Buffalo: Comic Magazines [Quality]. Cover/indicia date: October 1948. Cover price: 10¢.



Dick Tracy Monthly #9.

Published on August 13, 1948. The comic features color versions of stories from Chester Gould's Dick Tracy daily newspaper strip. The cover illustrator is unknown. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 32 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: September 1948. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

There is no credited editor for the issue.



Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 8, No. 12 [#96].

Published on August 13, 1948. Edited by Alice Nielsen [Cobb]. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Links Hijinks,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: K. K. [Dell]. Cover/indicia date: September 1948. Cover price: 10¢.



Plastic Man #14.

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Published on August 18, 1948. Edited by George E. Brenner. The comic includes these stories: “Words,” by Jack Cole & William Woolfolk, with Andre LeBlanc; “A Hard Guy Called Concrete,” by Jack Cole & Joe Millard, with Alex Kotzky; and “Bloodhound Bud Bickram,” by Jack Cole. Cover illustration by Jack Cole. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. Buffalo: Comic Magazines [Quality]. Cover/indicia date: November 1948. Cover price: 10¢.



The Marvel Family #28.

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Published on August 20, 1948. Edited by Wendell Crowley, Will Lieberson, and Ralph Daigh. The comic includes the Captain Marvel story “Vulcan’s Visitation” by C. C. Beck & Otto Binder. Cover illustration by Pete Costanza. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett. Cover/indicia date: October 1948. Cover price: 10¢.



Detective Comics #140.

Published on August 23, 1948. Edited by Whitney Ellsworth. The comic features the Batman story "The Riddler," by Bill Finger & Dick Sprang, with Charlie Paris. Cover illustration by Winslow Mortimer. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. St. Louis: National [DC]. Cover/indicia date: October 1948. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

"The Riddler" is the first appearance of the title villain.



Captain Marvel Adventures #90.

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Published on August 27, 1948. Edited by Wendell Crowley, Will Lieberson, and Ralph Daigh. The comic includes the stories “Mr. Tawny’s New Home,” by C. C. Beck & Otto Binder. Cover illustration by C. C. Beck. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett. Cover/indicia date: November 1948. Cover price: 10¢.



Walt Disney’s Donald Duck in “Sheriff of Bullet Valley”.

Published on August 31, 1948. Edited by Eleanor Packer, Alice Nielsen [Cobb], and Tom McKimson. The comic includes the story “Sheriff of Bullet Valley,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Carl Barks. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 32 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: October 1948. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

Also known as Four Color #199.


Next: September 1948 to December 1948.

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