"NEWSDEALER" JULY 1949 TRADE PUBLICATION.
Item Description
See previous items #1235-1236. "Newsdealer - The Business Paper For Publication Retailers." ©1949 Newsdealer Magazine, Inc. Cover features photo showing hands reaching for comics books including "Batman" 54, "Superman" #59, "Captain Marvel Adventures" and others. Full page ad for McKay Comics, noting "Ace Comics, King Comics, Magic Comics, Blondie Comics, Katzenjammer Kids" w/cover images of each book/characters. Extensive text on comic books and profits w/several photos showing racks of comics, including titles like - "Action Comics, Captain Marvel Adventures, Captain Marvel Jr., Green Lantern, Adventure Comics, Batman, Detective Comics, Green Hornet, Plastic Man, Police Comics, Spirit, Superboy, Superman, Sensation Comics, The Lone Ranger, Porky Pig, Shadow Comics, Whiz Comics, Pep Comics, Archie Comics, Comic Cavalcade, Leading Comics, Gene Autry Comics, Felix the Cat, Dick Tracy, Wonder Woman, Marvel Tales, Hopalong Cassidy, Bugs Bunny, Famous Funnies, Woody Woodpecker" and many others. Full page ads for Harvey Comics shows romance titles as well as "Joe Palooka, Humphrey, Babe Ruth Sports, Sad Sack" and "Black Cat Western" while McKay Comics ad shows "Ace Comics, King Comics, Magic Comics, Blondie Comics" and "The Katzenjammer Kids." Two-page ad for Lev Gleason Publications talks up profits and shows "Crime And Punishment, Boy Comics, Crime Does Not Pay, Daredevil" and other titles. Half-page ad for EC Comics shows "Modern Love, Gunfighter, War Against Crime!" and others. Upper left has small hole punch. Pinch creases to spine, which shows moderate wear. Cover has a few spots of moisture staining. VG overall w/Fine content. A must for the comics historian. Limited distribution trade publication.
