Comic books June 1944

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Indicia title is Felix the Cat and the Haunted Castle, No. 46. Just a Little Squirt, art by Otto Mesmer. Felix the Cat and the Haunted Castle, art by Otto Mesmer; Felix enters a spooky mansion; Blue Betty, Cinderella, Little Bo Peep, Red Riding Hood, Magic Midgets, Beanstalk Jack, and Bruto guest-star. Felix has Spring Fever, art by Otto Mesmer. Reprinted from the Felix the Cat newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, Inc.). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Sheldon Mayer. Contents page art by Sheldon Mayer. "The Making of a Mouseketeer," art by Ronald Santi; Young D'Artagmouse joins up with the Mouseketeers when King Louis sends them to put down a revolt by the Duke de Maltese. "Introducing J. Rufus Lion," script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Rufus gets tangled up in a bank robbery on his way to get ration points. Untitled story; After Bulldog Drumhead puts Oliver's father in jail he has to take care of the cute little tyke (not). Ol' Judge Owl text by Martin Naydel (as Martin Nadle). "The Great Fur Robbery," pencils by Saul Kessler; Lee Lion runs a crooked hotel and makes his guests hock their fur to pay the bills. "The Terrific Whatzit!", art by Martin Naydel; Prince Highness and Prince Lowness search for one honest soul to give super powers to, to see if they he will be corrupted; But Prince Highness sneaks an Automatic Conscience into McSnurtle the Turtles shell to keep him on the path of righteousness...or at least awake. Back cover Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Bumbershoot Jump" by Rod Reed and C.C. Beck. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 26, Issue 3 - Summer, 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 3 #6 - June 1944. Mostly single-panel cartoons and some text jokes. 10 1/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Summer, 1944. Glamour and pinup magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 68 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Reprints material from U.S. publications as well as WECA "Canadian Whites" with reworked art and scripts. 52 Pages, B&W, 7.5" x 10.5"

Cover art by Paul Reinman. It's Bad For Business starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; Two spinsters attempt to teach the world better manners and they decide that Doiby is a prime candidate for their uplift society. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. Doiby Dickles Enters High Sassiety starring Green Lantern, script by Henry Kuttner, art by Martin Nodell; Doiby decides to go into the cab business and hires a fleet of drivers; Little does he know that they are all former members of the underworld who use their routes to carry out armed robberies! The Gambler starring Green Lantern, script by Henry Kuttner, art by Martin Nodell. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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June 4, 1944. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. Fiction stories by Richard Sale, Peggy O'More Blocklinger (as Jeanne Bowman), Edna Faith Connell, and Allen F. Herdman. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 24 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

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June 11, 1944. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. "Colt Lightnin'" by Kirk Deming begins. Other fiction stories by Jane Flower Philpy, Peggy O'More Blocklinger (as Jeanne Bowman), William MacHarg, Saidee L. Slover, and Ruth P. Jorgensen. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 28 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

June 18, 1944. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. War Bond cover. Fiction stories by Kirk Deming, Kathleen O'Byrne Grece, Richard Sale, Peggy O'More Blocklinger (as Jeanne Bowman), and Allen F. Herdman. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 24 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

June 25, 1944. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. Fiction stories by Richard English, Kirk Deming, Paul Kamey, Howard Allison Sturtzel (as Paul Annixter), Peggy O'More Blocklinger (as Jeanne Bowman), Hope Dahle Jordan, and Talmage Powell. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 24 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

Stories by Martin W. Smith, Henry Lainey, Jerry Albert and Spencer Winters. Art by Irving Dressler, Victor Pazmino, Carl Wessler and Ken Hultgren. Cover by Irving Dressler. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG. Robespierre the cat stows away in a fishmongers truck; Willy & Wally try to outwit the house cat to get the cheese; Tough-guy Biff opens a restaurant so he can throw the customers out. Robespierre; Pete Parrot, Rookie Policeman; Fenwell Fox; Willy & Wally; Private Bobby Beagle; Kurly Kinkajou: A Funny Adventure Story; Izzy and Dizzy; Woofie Wolf Learns His Lesson; Biff. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Louis Ferstadt cover. Contains six "Hap Hazard" comic stories with art by Louis Ferstadt, Don Cameron, and others. "Hell Riders of the Brazos" text story by Cliff Howe, reprinted from Four Favorites (1941) #14 and reprinted in Super Mystery Comics Vol. 4 (1944) #4. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Headline Comics' first rotating slate featured a slew of Axis-punching super-heroes typical of the early 1940s. Buck Saunders and his farmhand pals respond to a request for farmers to join the war effort. Teen inventor Cliff Gordon uses his three-way plane to take on the High Altitude Hijackers. Time-traveling teen Tom Morgan helps a teen and his father during the Klondike Gold Rush. Junior Rangers; Buck Saunders; Cliff Gordon the Wonder Boy; The Adventure of Mr. O'Toole; Perry Allen; Tom Morgan. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Bryant. :The Battle For Excalibur"; Kid Eternity vs. Merlin; appearances by Plastic Man (Patrick "Eel" O'Brien), King Arthur and The Lady of the Lake. "The Milk Pill" one-page story starring Dan Tootin, The Madcap Chemist, script and art by Jack Cole. "The Tomato Fight" starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. "The Gambling Racket" starring Her Highness. "The Case of the Weekend Murders" starring Betty Bates, art by Al Bryant. "Sixty Seconds" text story. "The Wolfton Murders," art by Rudy Palais; The wealthy Wolfton family is dying off very rapidly; Stormy Foster and Ah Choo deliver an oxygen tank to their mansion, and become suspicious; The butler turns out to be in on the murder plot. "The Thugees" starring Bill the Magnificent, art by Marvin Stein. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 2, Issue 8 - June, 1944. Goldwyn Girls photo cover. Long running magazine that features song lyrics, celebrity gossip, articles, and fan letters. This issue features songs from motion pictures such as; "Meet the People" starring Lucille Ball and Dick Powell, "Going My Way?" starring Bing Crosby, James Brown, Rise Stevens, Jean Heather, and Barry Fitzgerald, "Shine on Harvest Moon" starring Ann Sheridan and Dennis Morgan, and many more. 8.5" x 11", 18 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Volume 4, Issue 2 - June, 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by George Carlson, Ray Willner, Dave Tendlar, Sophie Ferstadt, and Louis Ferstadt. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." A Royal Lion and a Sunburnt Cheese-Cake can't find the Mole they're looking for, so they play cards instead. Aunty Spry's baseball team causes controversy when they put their sponsor's name on the uniforms (an uncommon practice at the time). The Green Witch forces The Pie-Faced Prince to play "punk" music on his piano, but a walking Book of Piano Lessons saves the day. Also featuring a public service announcement about wartime paper rationing. Puzzle-Time; Bingos Frolics in Fairytale Land; Jingle Jangle Tales: The Very Royal Lion and the Sunburnt Cheese-Cake; Aunty Spry; Chauncey Chirp and Johnny Jay; Forest Trial; Hortense the Lovable Brat; The Pie-Faced Prince of Pretzleburg; Susie Spring. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Henry Sahle. Untitled story, pencils by Dave Higgins, inks by Terry Woik Szenics; Super climbs a beanstalk and fights a giant. Untitled It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog story, art by Ed Goggin; A dog reads a self-help book and gets everything wrong. Untitled Snuggy the Bug in the Rug story, art by Dave Higgins; Snuggy helps a mouse escape the house cat. "Super-Duck the Bombadier," art by Ed Goggins; Super Duck has to fight the Wolf without his vitamins. Untitled Li'l Chief Bugaboo story, art by Dave Higgins; A little (Native American) Indian boy and a lion cub look for honey. Untitled Woody the Woodpecker story; Woody makes a robot to help his housekeeper. Untitled story, art by Red Holmdale; Goony Gremlin decides to be bad and cause trouble on a U.S. Air Base. He gets everything wrong. Untitled story, art by Red Holmdale; Willy the Wise Guy and Buzzy get out of mowing the lawn by using a goat. "Country Mouse and City Mouse," art by Ed Goggin; Owl tells the story of a country mouse dreaming of being a city mouse. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Alex Blum, Arnold Hicks, and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. A refugee in the jungle puts Sheena on the trail of slavers; Time-traveler Stuart Taylor witnesses the conquering hordes of Tamerlane firsthand; The Hawk matches wits with "a roving temptress of the bounding main". Another Sheena cover with elements of torture and bondage directed at hapless Bob. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Ghost Gallery; Midnight the Black Stallion; Design for Valor; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Doolin. "Blood Bride of the Crocodile," art by Art Saaf; Hagua, a crocodile priestess kidnaps the maidens of the village for a blood sacrifice. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Simba rescues an orphaned native boy from drowning in a flood. Untitled story, art by Ruth Atkinson; K'mut, angered because Tabu prevents him from killing a lioness, attempts to murder him with a booby-trapped spear. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi discovers the identity of the thief plaguing a local village. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Terry must rescue the daughters of the river people from Arab slavers. "Cobra Death" text story. Untitled story, pencils by George Tuska; Camilla is framed for murder and is only cleared when the tribes of the region unite to find the real killer. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Jo King). Stories and art by William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Fran Striker, Chic Young, Carl Anderson, Jack Burnley, Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Schmidt, Lee Falk, Ray Moore, Wilson McCoy, Bela Zaboly, George McManus, Otto Soglow, Charles Flanders, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Frank Miller, and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake the Magician finds the missing red-haired women and their abductor; The Phantom battles gigantic animals on his way to the Castle in the Clouds, including hawks and a bear. Brick Bradford; The Lone Ranger; The Phantom; Henry; Sport Features; Radio Patrol; Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Flash Gordon; Bringing Up Father; The Little King; Barney Baxter in the Air; Blondie. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Hard-Luck Hat (Chapter 1), script by Joe Samachson, art by Arthur Cazeneuve; Handsome Harry goes out to survey his criminal domain, but has to return home for his "lucky hat." When the Law's Legionaires capture his mob, Harry escapes, but his hat blows away...a hat that will weave a different story for each person into whose possession it will fall. The Banker and the Bandit (Chapter 2); Banker Biker just so happens to purchase the runaway hat, but soon agrees to a scheme with King-Pin Kong to knock off his own bank and split the take with the felon. Muggs at Mealtime (Chapter 3). Absent-Minded Victim (Chapter 4). The High-Hatted House (Chapter 5). The Dummy Director (Chapter 6). Hat's Haven (Chapter 7). Grandpa Peters humor two-pager by Lefty Peters. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.