A magical way to start this section is with Harry
Blackstone, once a very popular magician and illusionist. Thomas Edison designed the light bulb for his Floating Light Bulb illusion. Blackstone's friend, Walter B. Gibson was the ghostwriter on books carrying his name.
He also helped create the radio and comic book series Blackstone, the Magic Detective.
Film Fun published in Britain from 1920, until 1962,
totalled 2225 issues. The long-time editor was Frederick George Cordwell, known to readers as
Eddie the Happy Editor. He wrote many of the stories, often appearing with
the on-page stars, including the legendary Laurel and Hardy.
Other comic acts who made it into the comic book realm are Abbott and Costello and the Three Stooges. Both of who have appeared in a variety of different publishers titles.
Fawcett's Motion Picture Comics is one of the titles that
highlighted recent film releases. A good example is The Man from Planet X, a low-budget science fiction film
of 1951. At which point we'll leave you to enjoy the comics beneath.
We have 94 titles and 1,815 issues in our 'Media / Stars Category' for you to enjoy.
Media / Stars Comics, Books and Radio Shows
| Monte Hale Western |
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| Available: | 56 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 54 |
| From: | Oct 1948 |
| To: | Jun 1953 |
| Seq: | 1 - 54 |
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| Publisher: | Fawcett |
| Categories: | Western | Media / Stars | Western Stars |
| Description: | MONTE HALE WESTERN (Fawcett) 1948 Series.
No. 29, Oct 1948 - no. 82, Jun 1953.
Formerly MARY MARVEL (Fawcett) 1945 Series,
Continues as MONTE HALE WESTERN (Charlton) 1955 Series. |
| Movie Love |
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| Available: | 22 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 22 |
| From: | Feb 1950 |
| To: | Aug 1953 |
| Seq: | 1 - 22 |
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| Publisher: | Eastern Color |
| Categories: | Romance | Media / Stars |
| Description: | (1950 series)
February 1950 - August 1953
Issues:
#1-22
Artists on this title include Phil Berube, Frank Frazetta, Fred Guardineer, Harold LeDoux, Morris Weiss, & Al Williamson |
| Peg's Companion |
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| Section: | Romance |
| Categories: | Romance | Media / Stars | Mixed Bag |
| Description: | Peg's Companion was a women's magazine published weekly by C. Arthur Pearson Ltd based in London.
It ran for 572 issues from Nov 1921-Oct 1932 and was a companion magazine to Peg's Paper. It appears to be aimed at young working class women. |
| Picture Show |
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| Available: | 1 Book |
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| Publishing History |
| From: | May 1919 |
| To: | Dec 1960 |
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| Section: | Newspapers and Magazines |
| Categories: | Media / Stars |
| Description: | Picture Show was a film magazine, published in the United Kingdom between 3 May 1919 and 31 December 1960, and thus one of the longest running film entertainment magazines in United Kingdom.
It was a weekly magazine produced by Amalgamated Press. (Source: ... |
| Pinhead and Foodini |
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| Available: | 4 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 4 |
| From: | Jul 1951 |
| To: | Jan 1952 |
| Seq: | 1 - 4 |
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| Publisher: | Fawcett |
| Categories: | Children / Teenagers | Humor | Media / Stars |
| Description: | This comic is based on the children's television show Foodini the Great, which originally aired from 1948 to 1951. |
| Radio Fun |
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| Available: | 38 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 999 |
| From: | Oct 1938 |
| To: | Feb 1961 |
| Seq: | 1 - 999 |
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| Section: | UK Comic Books |
| Categories: | Media / Stars | Mixed Bag |
| Description: | Weekly British anthology title. |
| Rocky Lane Western |
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| Available: | 70 Books |
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| Publishing History |
| Issues: | 55 |
| From: | May 1949 |
| To: | Jan 1954 |
| Seq: | 1 - 55 |
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| Publisher: | Fawcett |
| Categories: | Western | Media / Stars | Western Stars |
| Description: | ROCKY LANE WESTERN (Fawcett) 1949 Series.
No. 1, May 1949 - no. 55, Jan 1954.
Continues as ROCKY LANE WESTERN (Charlton) 1954 Series. |
| Romantic Movie Stories |
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| Section: | Romance |
| Categories: | Romance | Media / Stars |
| Description: | Romantic Movie stories published by Fawcett Publications based in Louisville, Kentucky.
Published monthly from December 1933 - July 1951 for a total of 225 issues, approximately, plus 8 Annuals/Yearbooks published between 1941-1949.
It changed its name in March ... |
| Smokey the Bear |
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| Categories: | Media / Stars | Non-fiction | Animal |
| Description: | Smokey Bear was created by the art critic Harold Rosenberg, and is administered by three entities: the United States Forest Service, the National Association of State Foresters, and the Ad Council. Smokey Bear's name and image are protected by U.S. federal ... |
