Comic books March 1946

Cover by Harry Anderson. Stories and art by Clem Weisbecker and Carl Hodges. Seafaring hero Lance and his buddy Mike get their own series after a long run in Whiz Comics. Lance tracks modern-day pirates to their secret island headquarters. At the South Pole, Lance and Mike battle the hairy Ice People to save Princess Elaine and the Rainbow People. The Jolly Roger; Only a Game; The Land of the South Pole. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

August 3, 1946. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 52 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Mar 2, 1946. Vol 23, No 9 (incorrectly labeled Vol 27 inside). Cover by Harold Anderson. Articles by Alyce Canfield, Paul W. Kearney, Charles A. Scarlett, Lewis F. Gittler, Homer Ramage, James D. Woolf. Fiction by James R. Webb ("Hateful Romance"), Frank Bonham, Allan R. Bosworth, Allen Rankin, and Josephine Pinckney. Illustrations by Pat Holbrooke, Frank Godwin, Lawrence Butcher, Howell Dodd, and Martin Gulser. "The Thropp Family" comic strip by Lawrence Lariar and Donlou. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, black and white with spot color. Cover price $0.05.

Mar 9, 1946. Vol 23, No 10 (incorrectly labeled Vol 27 inside). March Almanac cover. Articles by Hugh Pryce-Jones, Lloyd Shearer, Hugh Newton, G. Herbert Moore. Fiction by Donna Geyer, George Armin Shaftel, Zachary Bell, and Josephine Pinckney. Illustrations by O. F. Schmidt, Martin Gulser, and Frank Godwin. "The Thropp Family" comic strip by Lawrence Lariar and Donlou. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, black and white with spot color. Cover price $0.05.

Mar 16, 1946. Vol 23, No 11 (incorrectly labeled Vol 27 inside). Cover by Harold Anderson. Articles by Murray Cotterill, Joseph Wechsberg, Les Wedman. Fiction by Nelia Gardner White, A. E. Hotchner, Alice Means Reeve, and Robert Service. Illustrations by Jay Nourbel, Lawrence Butcher, Roy Besser, and Neil O'Keefe. "The Thropp Family" comic strip by Lawrence Lariar and Donlou. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, black and white with spot color. Cover price $0.05.

Mar 23, 1946. Vol 23, No 12 (incorrectly labeled Vol 27 inside). Cover by John Howitt. Articles by A. D. Rathbone IV, H. H. Roxborough, Robert McKeown, Lloyd Shearer. Fiction by Isabella Taves, Neill C. Wilson, Matt Taylor, Gerald Mygott, and Robert Service. Illustrations by Clare C. Shragge, Howell Dodd, Pat Holbrooke, Van Swearingen, and Neil O'Keefe. "The Thropp Family" comic strip by Lawrence Lariar and Donlou. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, black and white with spot color. Cover price $0.05.

Mar 30, 1946. Vol 23, No 13 (incorrectly labeled Vol 27 inside). Cover by ??. Articles by D. M. LeBourdois, Elizabeth Wilson, Larry Gaugh, Stanley Frank. Fiction by Baird Hall, Barry Stevens, T. F. Healy, Bill Gulick, and Nancy Bruff. Illustrations by O. F. Schmidt, Ernest Chiriaka, Al Schmidt, and Martin Gulser. "The Thropp Family" comic strip by Lawrence Lariar and Donlou. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, black and white with spot color. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $499.95 or Best Offer View scans Double cover. Outer cover 5.5, inner cover 6.0 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

The Hangman stars in three reprint stories (one--or more?--from Hangman # 8): "The Gallows and the Ghoul," "The Case of the Python's Curse," "Pirates Out of the Past" (art on all three by Bob Fuje). Two Boy Buddies back-up stories. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $40.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

March 4, 1946. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Vienna; Gretchen Merrill; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 124 pages. Cover price $0.10.

March 11, 1946. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Senators facing re-election; Hormel: The Spam Man; Chicago Black Hawks; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 140 pages. Cover price $0.10.

March 25, 1946. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: the modeling industry; Spruille Braden; Bikini, atom bomb atoll photographic essay; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 144 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by L. B. Cole. "Bravery in the Heart"; Four chaplains of three faiths: George L. Fox, Clark V. Poling, Alexander D. Goode and John P. Washington face certain death heroically as their ship, the Dorchester, is torpedoed by a Nazi submarine. "Father Duffy of World War II," art by Maurice Whitman. "The Flying Torah"; Chaplains of the Air Transport Command ride the circuit between far flung military bases. "To Serve Humanity"; Former military chaplains return to war zones to help the starving and the injured. "Faith and Prayer" starring Navy Chaplain John K. Wheaton. "Port Chaplain." "Navy Chaplain" starring Col. Willis T. Howard. "Army Chaplain." "God's Traveling Salesman" text story. "A Very American Person" text story. "In Line of Duty" starring Ernie Pyle and Nathaniel B. Saucier. "Chaplain in Training." "Air Force Chaplain." "Chaplains of Peace"; Rev Blair extends his chaplain duties to industry after the war. "14 Who Cheated Death"; Chaplain Sampson talks the Germans out of shooting 14 wounded American Soldiers. "Faith and Father O'Callahan" starring Father Joseph Timothy O'Callahan, Captain Gehres, and Saxy O'Donnell. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Valentines Cover. 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, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Roy Crane, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, 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. Dagwood makes a sandwich so big even he cannot eat it; Heroes on Wings profiles David L. "Tex" Hill of the Flying Tigers. Mandrake the Magician; Jan and Aloysius; High Spots; Buz Sawyer; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Henry; Little Acorns; Popeye; Blondie; Dollar-A-Dither. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $21.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Volume 5, Issue 2 - March, 1946. 6.75" x 9.75", 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $7.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate.

Volume 2, Issue 2 - March, 1946. 6.75" x 9.75", 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Vince Alascia. The Case of the Frightened Felon starring Human Torch. A Madman's Rampage starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Allen Simon, inks by Al Gabriele. The Sing Song Slayings starring Miss America, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Nicholas. Forgotten Trail text story. Through the Camera's Eye starring Patriot, art by Al Bellman. The Adventure of the Blue Goose starring Angle, art by Carmine Infantino. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $21.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Volume 19, Issue 3 - March, 1946. 6.75" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Bud Thompson, Harry Anderson, and Al Carreno. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. When neo-Nazis are sprung from prison, Radar is on the case. Nyoka may be trapped in quicksand, but luckily Larry is even quicker, chopping down an entire tree to save her. When criminals change their faces and fingerprints to escape justice, Bulletman and Bulletgirl realize mad plastic surgeon Dr. Carver must be back in town. Plus a vintage comics-format ad for Grape Nuts featuring Volto, the magnetic man from Mars. Radar: The Trail of Trouble; Nyoka, the Jungle Girl: The Mysterious Secret; Bulletman: The Return of Doctor Carver; General Sakamoto and the Goats; Captain Marvel, Jr.: The Secret of the Sphinx. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 35, Issue 5 - March, 1946. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "Patents Pending" by James Nevin Miller, "Atomic Engines for Peace" by Willy Ley, "Queen of Carriers", "Human Centrifuge" by Don Romero, "St. Elmo's Fire" by Eric Sloane, "Clock Watchers" by Joseph Kostin, and others. 6.75-in. x 9.5-in. 176 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.15.

University of Missouri student magazine, published by the journalism fraternity. UM humor and student life. 8.5" x 10.75". B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $3.50 View scans Staple rust: Extensive.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $4.49 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

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Vol. 34 #3 - March 1946. Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Cover art by Al Bryant. Untitled story; Blackhawk vs. Count Hokoy. Untitled story, script and art by Gill Fox; Choo Choo goes job hunting and winds up with a practical joker instead of a producer. Untitled Death Patrol story, script and art by Al Stahl; Hank gets a job to test pilot a rocket ship. One-page Johnny Doughboy story by Bernard Dibble. Untitled story, script and art by Al Stahl; Private Dogtag is chosen to test drive a new tank for the army. "The White Apes" text story starring Lance Connor. Untitled story, script and art by Paul Gustavson; Will Bragg finds a ticket to the big auto race. Untitled story, script and art by Harry Sahle; Ezra's dad thinks that the new teacher wants to elope with his son. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $18.00 View scans Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 25%. Staple rust: Slight.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Henry Boltinoff. "The Ostrich and The Oysters" starring Dover and Clover, art by Henry Boltinoff; The boys think they are guarding pearls when actually they are guarding an ostrich named Pearl. "Genius Meets Genius," Johnny Curfew tries to take Genius Jones' place as the Answer Man. "Eddie's Aunt Lulu" starring the Gas House Gang, script and art by Tom McNamara; Rodney Rickets gives Patsy the job of keeping track of Lulu. "Winner Takes Nothing," script and art by Joseph Sulman; Windy brags he can fix Mr. Green's car but only makes everything worse. Now Green wants him to pay for the repairs. "The Shortest Distance Between Two Points Is a Straight Line" starring Cabbie Casey, script and art by Jack Farr. "The Right Kind of Help," script and art by Jack Callahan; Curly hires a new waitress. "Dough Re Me!" starring Cunnel Custard, art by Stan Kaye; A new singing teacher comes to town and pretty soon all harmony is gone. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol 4, No 7. March 1946. Rita Hayworth cover. Articles on Clark Gable, Gene Tierney, Lana Turner, and more. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $35.00 View scans Only one staple (manufacturing). 1 1/4" Spine split from base of comic. Corner Damage. Cover pulling from binding, glue dried out. First page pulled from staple. Creasing. Denting. Soiling. Chew.

Add to cart Very Good $41.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 20, No. 143. March 1946. Cover of Lana Turner and John Garfield from "The Postman Always Rings Twice". Movie magazine that showcases current films with story versions and photos from the productions. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.