Real Life Comics (1941) #49

Pines 1941–1952 series Cover date Jul 1949

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

Value history

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About this issue

Real Life Comics #49 (1941) is issue #49 of Pines's Real Life Comics (1941–1952), with a cover date of July 1949. Drawn by Ruben Moreira, George Roussos and Art Saaf.

Creators

Pencillers: Ruben Moreira, George Roussos, Art Saaf
Inkers: Ruben Moreira, George Roussos, Art Saaf
Cover artist: Alex Schomburg

The stories

“Gene Bearden Purple Heart Veteran!”

Biography of baseball player and World War II veteran Gene Bearden.

“The Inventor's Nightmare”

The story of how a nightmare inspired the creation of the sewing machine.

“Alexander Majors”

The story of how Alexander Majors helped tame the western US through the Pony Express.

“Land of the Pyramids”

Mr. Noah brings Jerry and Jill back in time to ancient Egypt to witness the pyramids when they were newly-built.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.