Comic books March 1945

Cover by Jack Alderman. Stories and art by Al Fago and Jack Alderman. One of the more offbeat hero teams of World War II, Jeep and teen sidekick Peep fight evil in their flying rocket-powered Army-surplus jeep. Jeep and Peep, crime-fighting heroes in a flying jeep, discover a strange plot to shrink the wealthiest men in the city, combined with an overeating plot that Peep himself falls victim to. The owner of a struggling magic-supply store gets unwanted assistance from well-intentioned pixie Superstitious Al-o-ysius. Two-fisted criminologist Solid Jackson pursues a killer to a showdown at an amusement park. Bizarre cover by Jack Alderman. Jeep and Peep: The Shrinking Citizens; Superstitious Al-O-Ysius; Smilevents; Robert Stevens: One Error; Dial Death; Captain Power; Solid Jackson. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Plague Court Murders Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Matt Baker, Alex Blum, and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Sheena faces the beautiful priestess of the ape cult and her enslaved gorillas, including an ape-temple like no other; The survivor of a shipwreck has a tale that means death for a friend of The Hawk; A mad scientist is haunted by the woman he killed in his heart experiments. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Ghost Gallery; Murder Lane; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Sky Girl. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Doolin. "Fire-Birds for the Cliff-Dwellers," art by Ruben Moreira; Kaänga's arbitration of a dispute over an idol is not received well by the cliff people who steal the idol; They plan on sacrificing Ann to the idol; Kaänga and Dorna, a cliff people girl that he once saved, prepare fireworks that frighten the cliff people, allowing Kaänga to rescue Ann and retrieve the idol for the valley people. "The Serpent Prophecy," pencils by Robert Webb, inks by Matt Baker; After the death of Haj Abdu, Ko comes to believe that Wambi is the rightful heir to the village throne; He plots to kill Wambi on a lion hunt but Wambi is saved by the intervention of his jungle friends. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Simba tricks his latest rival, Chonga the Cape buffalo, into falling into a tiger trap dug to capture Simba. Untitled story, art by Howard Larsen; An old hermit casts spells that shrink men and animals to a tiny size for his own amusement; Tabu restores the animals to their original size and they kill the hermit. "Who Leads the Pack May Be Its Prey" text story. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Terry arranges to settle a land dispute by having the leaders race camels to decide who gets the lands. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; A group of bandits raids caravans in order to get slaves to build their fortress; Camilla manages to free the slaves and acquires a pet dog. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Skirt blow up on cover a decade before Marilyn Monroe's famous skirt blow up moment!

Stories and art by Bob McCay (credited as Winsor McCay, Jr.), Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, and Raphael Astarita. Numbering continues from Jest (1944) #11. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler. A rare Little Nemo in Slumberland strip drawn by Bob McCay, son of original Nemo artist Winsor McCay (credited here as Winsor McCay, Jr.), in which an older Nemo runs for Premier of Slumberland. Short comedy strips, sometimes just one panel, with titles like Tail Spins and 3 Cheers for the Navy. When Wolf Williams abducts movie star Heide Lemore to the moon, Red Rocket and Stardust Smith pursue in their rocket, the Blue Bullet. Sergeant Bell of the RAF defends his airfield from Nazi attacks. Plus a Foxy Grandpa strip that's also a PSA for Defense Bonds, a WWII fundraising drive. Little Nemo; Monkey-Shines; Cowboy Jake; Third Class Male; Tail Spins; Captain Glory; 3 Cheers for the Navy; Green Knight; Sgt. Bell of the RAF; Foxy Grandpa; Lonesome Luke; Joe Ticket the Picket; Jack Potts; Tell it to the...Marines. Only issue under this title; numbering continues with Carnival Comics (1945) #0. 52 pages, Full Color. Note: #12 is the only issue. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Comic strip reprints: Blondie (by Chic Young), the Lone Ranger, Barney Baxter, Popeye (Thimble Theatre), Mandrake the Magician, Henry, Flash Gordon (by Alex Raymond), Sport Features (by Burnley), the Phantom, Bringing Up Father (by Geo. McManus), Little Annie Rooney, Sergeant Pat, and Brick Bradford. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Mortimer Dalrymple, Lynn Karp, Frank W. Dean, Irv Dressler, Dan Gordon, Tony Loeb, Carl Wessler, Al Hubbard, Victor Pazmino and Harris Steinbrook. Funny-animal comics from the publisher variously known as Rural Home and Croydon. Bum Bill Bee gets arrested for sleeping in the park and sentenced to hard labor, but luckily, a scrap-metal drive stops by. Mischievous Hurry Hare discovers that Willie Watchdog's greenhouse is raising one gigantic carrot. Paxton Penguin (who looks like Daffy Duck) tries to cadge a fish off of Boris Bear because he hates fishing in the icy water. Droopy; Bum Bill Bee; Hurry Hare and Willie Watchdog; Horace; Mort Monk: The Mysterious Footprint Burglaries; Paxton Penguin: South Pole Pest; Desert Gold; Bobby's Schooltime Blues; The Great Voice; Spots -and How He Changed His Spots to Stripes!; Snazzy Rabbit. Final issue of the series. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Hudson. Stories and art by Al Pross, Milt Stein, Inez Karma, Orestes Calpini, Hal Lockwood (credited as Pat Wood) and Bill Hudson of the Jason Comic Art studio. Funny-animal comics from Spotlight Publishers. Funny-animal superhero Super Duper leaps into action when he discovers Nazi agents at work in his happy little cartoon town, in an unusual mix of kids' humor and WWII propaganda. Courier Chumpy Chimp is hired to deliver a magician's bag of tricks, and comic hijinks follow. While hitchhiking, Blackie and Bingo get abducted by escaped convicts who switch clothing with them. Super Duper; Chippie Chipmunk; Cats Meow; Cookin' with Laughing Gas; Paddy and Chuck; Tisket and Tasket: Music Makers; Blackie and Bingo; Chumpy Chimp; Wolfgang. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Jon Small. The Bandits from the Books (Chapter 1), script by Joe Samachson, art by Arthur Cazeneuve; After the mysterious appearance of some characters right out of the pages of fairy tale books, the Legionnaires visit a Dr. Wimsett, a scientist who has discovered how to intensify life to the point where a character can actually step right out of the pages of the story or poem in which they appeared and into real life. Treasureless Island (Chapter 2); Humpty Dumpty, the only character not to escape from the scientist's lab, tells the Kid and Stripesy that he has heard that Long John Silver and his men plan to steal a ship and look for treasure on an island. Food for Falstaff (Chapter 3). Hypocrites, Incorporated (Chapter 4). The Giant Who Got a Job (Chapter 5). Little Men With Big Ideas (Chapter 6). Back to the Books (Chapter 7). Grandpa Peters humor two-pager by Tom McNamara. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

March 5, 1945. Cover price $0.10.

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March 12, 1945. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Lt. Gen. William Hood Simpson; Eisenhower jackets; Crosby, Hope, and Sinatra do radio "Dick Tracy"; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 124 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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March 19, 1945. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Earl of Halifax; Feliks Topolski; West Point sports teams; "The Picture of Dorian Gray" movie; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 112 pages. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Dave Breger, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Roy Crane, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Edwina Dumm, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Joe Musial, Tom Sims, and Bela Zaboly. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Private Breger is based on the real-life military experiences of cartoonist Dave Breger; the nonfiction strip Heroes on Wings continues the saga of flight begun with Romance of Flying. Mandrake the Magician; Jan and Aloysius; Private Breger; Heroes on Wings; Buz Sawyer; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Henry; Little Acorns; Popeye; Barney Baxter; Blondie; Tippie and Cap Stubbs; Dollar-A-Dither. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Dolls of Death starring Human Torch, art by Jimmy Thompson. Fountains of Flame starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Allen Simon. Triple Mysteries starring Miss America, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Nicholas. Cowboy text story. The Mystery of the Million Dollar Loot starring Patriot, pencils by Al Gabriele, inks by Vince Alascia. The Epicure of Crime starring Angle, art by Mort Lawrence. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Rudy Palais, Maurice Gutwirth, Don Rico, and L.B. Cole. Mystery-adventure anthology from the publisher variously known as Rural Home and Croydon. A suicidal man takes out a murder contract on himself, but his wife mysteriously returns on the night the murder is to take place. Comics biographies of two of the greatest showmen, P.T. Barnum and Harry Houdini. Jerry and Tod share an old jalopy which everyone in town considers a death trap. Tim Dolan: Name Your Price for Slaughter; Bonnie: Adventure of the Exploding Spaghetti; I Dont Want To Die!; Count Boris Strikes Back; Game of Death: Murder on Park Avenue; Theres One Born Every Minute; Harry Houdini: The Touch That Failed; Heroes of Legend: Damon and Pythias; The Legend of The Gordian Knot: Drift Wood: Escape into Darkness; …Death of You. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Auction Item: GD+ 2.5 View scans Auction opens December 15 3.5" cumulative spine split. Cover coming detached at both staples. Oxidation.

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Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Sparling, and Al Carreno. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Captain Marvel, Jr. meets the Upside Downies, who walk on their hands and eat with their feet. "International policeman" Radar battles a rival "international police" organization in the African nation of Liberia. A luggage mix-up puts the Terrible Tiara in the bag of Nyoka, the Jungle Girl, but gangsters want it too. Radar: The World Gauleiters; Nyoka, the Jungle Girl: The Adventure of the Terrible Tiara; Bulletman: The Animal Secret; Sam the Sheriff; Hoodoo Hannigan, Ch. 31; Captain Marvel, Jr.: The Upside Downies. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 33 #5 - Mar. 1945. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Articles include jet propulsion is not the answer, ship and aircraft modelmaking and more. 6.75-in. x 9.5-in. 176 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Alex Kotzky. Pass of Bloody Peace starring Blackhawk. Untitled stories starring Choo Choo and Cherry, Death Patrol (script and art by Al Stahl), Private Dogtag (script and art by Bart Tumey), Ezra (script and art by Harry Sahle), and P.T. Boat. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 32 #3 - March 1945. Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11", 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Vol. 29, No. 4. March 1945. Includes scandalous stories like: "Black Market Nursing" and "They Branded My Daughter Delinquent". Full-page color ads for Max Factor, Schlitz, Ivory Soap, Del Monte, Drene Shampoo, Chesterfield Cigarettes, and Maybelline. 8.5" x 10.75". 140 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.