Comic books April 1945

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April 28, 1945. American version of the weekly news magazine published in England. 10 x 14.5 in.; black and white (plus limited color); slick paper; 32 pages. NOTE: Information is limited on this series. Page counts vary from issue to issue. Page counts may be unconfirmed. May or may not include cover page. Cover price $0.40.

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.

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Cover by Dave Tendlar. Stories and art by George Carlson, Dave Tendlar, Ben Levin, Woody Gelman, and Sophie Ferstadt. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." A Red-Hot Messenger and a Blondish Blonde try to keep the Bandit Baron from stealing the Polka-Dot King's crown. Another rare PSA (in maze form) by Carlson about saving paper for the war effort. Princess Panatella Murphy soars to the rescue when The Pie-Faced Prince swipes the Royal Ferry, which is then re-swiped by the Green Witch and Rajah Razzo Razzh-Berri. An especially amusing issue for Carlson fans. Bingo's Frolics in Fairytale Land; Jingle Jangle Tales: The Polka-Dot King and the Cranberry-Plated Crown; The Rock-Away Horse; Aunty Spry; Chauncey Chirp and Johnny Jay; Collecting Waste Paper; Animated-News; Tommy and the Cuckoo; Hortense the Lovable Brat; The Pie-Faced Prince of Pretzleburg; Professor Beanhead and His Protege Bosko. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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. Swindlers plot to kill Sheena and Bob and impersonate them; Time-traveler Stuart Taylor meets William Shakespeare; An escaped convict is driven to further crimes by the ghost of his evil brother. Nice Sheena cover by Joe Doolin. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Ghost Gallery; Suicide Crew; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Sky Girl. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Valley of the Ju-Ju Idols," pencils by Ruben Moreira; A con man comes to the jungle and convinces the Tulans to give him whatever he asks for in order to have it sacrificed to their gods; Fearing Kaänga's interference, he orders the natives to bring him Ann whom he plans to kill. Untitled story; A local chief desires a rare antelope skin for his favorite dancing girl; His hunters poison the local salt lick, inadvertently killing many other animals besides antelopes; Wambi discovers the problem and corrects it. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; A tribal princess has been expelled from her village; Terry and Keeto return her to her home and punish the man who had her expelled. Untitled story, art by Howard Larsen; A young couple steal and idol and are pursued by a shape shifting witch until Tabu takes the idol and returns it to her. "The Drum That Thatcher Made" text story. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Simba, at first tempted to eat a lost human child, becomes the child's protector until he can be returned to his parents. Untitled story, art by Marcia Snyder; Camilla prevents the theft of the giant gems that form the eyes of the M'kodas' idol. 52 pgs., full color. 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.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $500.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Top edge label strip is coming loose. Label #0062977005

Cover by Joe Beck. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Bob Wood, Dick Ryan, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, Russell Keaton, Rick Yager, Cal Cagno, Fred Schwab and Fred Guardineer. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler. Happy Landing accidentally gets an adrenaline shot instead of a tetanus shot, and becomes a super-soldier for an exactly one enemy engagement. Short comedy strips, sometimes just one panel, with titles like Wise Crackers and Shinanigans. Historical and educational strips, including little-known facts about animals, and the adventures of King Arthur. Also featuring early humor strips by Charles Biro and Bob Wood, later the minds behind the notorious Crime Does Not Pay comic. Tenderfoot Joe; Tenderfoot Mary; Wild West Junior; Happy Landing; Gooby-Land; Animal Wise Crackers; Cowboy Jake; Lyin' Lou; Pokey Forgets to Remember; The Age of Animals; Bright and Early; Tom, Dick, and Mary; Dot and Dash; Land o' Nod; Red Starr; Professor McScrewy; Ima Sphinx; Court of Inhuman Relations; Jest the Type; Joe McGee; G-Whizz; Round Table Adventures; Foxy Grandpa; Runt and Tuffy; Shinanigans; Cheerio Minstrels; King Kole's Kourt. 48 pages, Full Color. Note: #10 is the only issue (#1 on inside indicia). Cover price $0.10.

The Shadow by Maxwell Grant Spanish translation - El Misterio de Montgard. La Sambra is part of the Hombres Audaces series and will not have sequential volume numbers. Printed in Spain or Argentina.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - April, 1945. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

April 2, 1945. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Sub-Deb Clubs (subdebutante; teenage girls); control of Germany; Ernie Pyle; and more. General Motors/Fisher full-page ad with art by Dean Cornwell. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 118 pages. Cover price $0.10.

April 9, 1945. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Battlefield of Iwo Jima, steam turbine locomotive, Herbert Brownell, Broadway season in color, and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 132 pages. Cover price $0.10.

April 16, 1945. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. General Eisenhower. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; Cover price $0.10.

April 23, 1945. Harry S. Truman. 10.5" x 14", 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

April 30, 1945. War Artists. 10.5" x 14", 108 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Bugs Bunny, Sniffles and Mary Jane, Porky Pig, Henery Hawk, and Elmer Fudd. 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. Baron Kord believes Mandrake and Lothar have become his mind-control slaves, but Kord's sister Trina helps to free them; Tippie and Cap Stubbs follows the adventures of a boy and his mischievous dog. Mandrake the Magician; Jan and Aloysius; Private Breger; High Spots; 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. Killers, Incorporated starring Human Torch. Vanishing Killers starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Allen Simon. The Black Flag of Doom starring Miss America, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Nicholas. Personal Assignment text story. The Master of Death starring Patriot, pencils by Al Bellman, inks by Vince Alascia. The Horror of the Catwoman starring Angle, art by Jimmy Thompson. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. 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. battles jukebox gangsters who use special records that expose the dark secrets of anyone listening, leaving them open to blackmail - now there's a new angle. "International policeman" Radar uncovers a plot to blow up the Panama Canal. When a gang thug and his moll get hold of Bulletman and Bulletgirl's gravity helmets, the result is Bullethug and Bulletmoll. Radar: Rocket Bombs Over Panama; Nyoka, the Jungle Girl: The Terrible Tiara: Part 2; Bulletman: Bullethug and Bulletmoll; Helpful Hugo in Hollywood; Boxcar Benny; Hoodoo Hannigan, Ch. 32; Captain Marvel, Jr.: The Racket in Wax. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

April 1945. Cover by John Collins. True crime magazine with period photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $15.00 View scans Paper: Off white Staple rust: Moderate.

6.75-in. x 9.5-in. 176 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Al Bryant. Hari-Kiri 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), and Ezra (script and art by Harry Sahle). The Clue of the Blinking Light featuring P.T. Boat. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $2.65 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Extensive.

Vol. 32 #4 - April 1945. Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11", 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Vol. 29, No. 5. April 1945. Includes scandalous stories like: "The Wrong Kind of Mother" and "When He Left Me Behind". Li'l Abner Cream of Wheat ad by Al Capp. Little Lulu Kleenex Tissues ad by Marjorie Henderson Buell. Full-page color ads for Karo Syrup, Drene Shampoo, Del Monte, Camay, Charm-Kurl, Tintz, and Ivory Soap. 8.5" x 10.75". 124 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", 128 pages, B&W. 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.

2nd appearance of Superboy. Cover by Henry Boltinoff. "The Unattainable Princess" starring Green Arrow, art by Maurice Del Bourgo; A publicity stunt designed to promote a new movie attracts the attention of some crooks instead. "The Cruise of the Jolly Roger!" starring Superboy, script by Don Cameron, art by Joe Shuster; A couple of escaped felons attempt to board a raft commanded by Clark and his two friends; However, when Clark protests, one of the two criminals shoots him! "The Bird and Bee Bandits," art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.); Johnny Quick battles crooks who try to rob a pet show. "A Riddle in Baffling Black" starring Dover and Clover, art by Henry Boltinoff. "Silent Sounds" starring Aquaman, art by Louis Cazeneuve; Two scientists experiments with sound interrupt a gangster's conference and attract the attention of the two Rockies. March of Dimes public service announcement starring Batman and Robin. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.