Comic books March 1947

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Funny-animal comics featuring a pair of cute critters who are pals. Oscar the Dragon shows the kids that stories of sinister dragons are untrue; A talking fish offers to grant Koko, Kola, and Raymond a wish if they return him to his pond, but they accidentally drop him in the seal tank instead; A grandfather clock comes to life, and wants to make up for lost time by attending a pool party with the kids. Swish, the Wishing Goldfish; Oscar the Dragon; The Rodeo; Inside the Vacuum Cleaner; Trolley Folly; The Grandfather Clock That Ran. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Olive Bailey. Stories by Isabel Manning Hewson, Ed Wheelan and Jack Brewster. Art by Olive Bailey, Ed Wheelan and Harley Griffiths. The comics adaptation of a popular children's radio show, from back when EC was still run by Max Gaines and called "Educational Comics." Isabel and Billy travel to a magical undersea kingdom after befriending Red Lantern, a talking fish. Isabel and Billy meet the absent-minded professor who runs The Forgettery, where all the forgotten thoughts go. Then Red Lantern introduces Sunny the Goldfish to Isabel and Billy in the Land Under the Sea. A history of Greece from Picture Stories from World History, another early "Educational Comics" classic. Message From Isabel Manning Hewson; The Forgettery!; The Story of Greece; The Disappearing People; Sunny the Goldfish!; Old Man Experience. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Fagaly. Written by Bill Woggon and unknown. Art by Bill Woggon, Bill Vigoda and unknown. Fred Andrews gets caught in a series of mix-ups between his car, Archie's jalopy and the law in "Car Trouble"! Starring Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews, Sam and Mike. Plus: Wilbur gets tickets to a show in New York and takes Linda in "Man About Town"; two Laugh Comix Puzzle Pages; Katy Keene and Sis visit their uncle Ned and see the Indians adapting to modern electrical devices in an untitled story; Suzie hopes to pass her flying examination in an untitled story; 2-page "Hollywood Gossip" article; Betty and Veronica wreak havoc on Mr. Weatherbee at an archery contest in an untitled story; and Taffy shows Betsy how she can get new records without a big allowance in an untitled story. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $2.65 Back cover taped

March 15, 1946. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. Cover by J.F. Kernan. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 64 pages. Cover price $0.10.

March 31, 1947. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color. 144 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $13.25

Add to cart Good $11.00

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $12.75

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. Mandrake's final confrontation with The Witch of Kaloon; Buz Sawyer returns to flying for hire after the war is over. 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 VG- 3.5 $15.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $13.00 View scans Paper: Cream Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Fair $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 60%. Back cover detached 60%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

Vol. 2, No. 2 - March 1947. 6.75" x 9.75", 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fine $33.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

"Too Many Have Died" a short story by Robert Moore Williams.

Volume 6, Issue 3 - March, 1947. 6.75" x 9.75", 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Jack Binder, C. C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. While on an expedition to the North Pole, The Marvel Family encounters Vikings, descendants of Leif Erikson who were trapped in the ice for 1000 years. When publishers show no interest in Sivana Jr's book on his battles with Captain Marvel Jr., he uses his evil inventions to strike back at the publishers. John Marble continually finds trouble, because he looks exactly like Captain Marvel, but has no powers. The Marvel Family and the Last Vikings; Kanvasback Has Young Ideas; The Bullfighter; Captain Marvel Jr. and the Sinister Scrapbook of Sivana Jr.; Pee Wee Pete; Mary Marvel and the Dead Mans House; Judge Smudge; Captain Marvel and His Unwilling Double. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $1,399.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #0275393015 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

The Crimson Terror starring Human Torch, art by Jimmy Thompson. The Laughing Killer starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Al Gabriele, inks by Allen Simon. The Password is Murder starring Miss America, art by Ken Bald. The Mother Goose Murders starring Young Allies, script by Stan Lee. Prison Plunder starring Captain America, script by Stan Lee, art by Gustav Schrotter. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk and Howard Boughner. Art by Jack Binder and Howard Boughner. Superhero action with Mary Marvel, long-lost sister of the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Mary meets a man with the ability to talk to animals, but they aren't admissible as witnesses when he's on trial for murder. A scientist invents a serum that can change bad people into good, but unfortunately, it has the reverse effect on good people, and Mary's taken a dose. Dr. Whirro creates chaos with his camera, which can show people images of their future. The Man Who Talks to Animals!; Vita Min: Horse Sense; Freckles Jackpot; The Ghost of Finnegans Heights; Reversed Impulses; Dizzy Daisy; Freddy Freshman Rides Again; Mary Marvel Meets Dr. Whirro!; The Birdmobile. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue #10 - March(?) 1947. Assume reprints partial contents of Mary Marvel Comics #10. Canadian edition published by Anglo-American Publishing Company. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories and art by Bernie Krigstein, Otto Binder, Howard Boughner and Charlie Tomsey. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Nyoka has adventures in the jungles of Java, in a story with early art by future EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Radar the superspy tries to prevent a border skirmish from becoming an international incident. Capt. Marvel Jr. investigates a Blue Ribbon crime. Capt. Marvel Jr.: The Blue Ribbon Crime; A Meaty Question; Lumber Jack; Nyoka: Java Adventure; Trader Tom; For the Master Mind; Bulletman Plays It Safe!; Judge Smudge; Luck Flies High; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb; Radar: The Border Incident; Whippersnappers. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 37, Issue 5 - March, 1947. Newest Tricks of the G-Men, Rockets to the Rescue, All-Purpose Locomotive, How to Market Your Patents, and much more. 6.75-in. x 9.5-in., 192 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.20.

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Volume 34, Issue 136 - March, 1947. Digest-size UK men's magazine. Articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 5" x 7.25", 116 pages, B&W with color.

Marvel Comics, in its Timely incarnation, produced the early issues of this first series featuring the Terrytoons mouse superhero. The cats build an atomic-powered rocketship to attack the mice of Terrytown, but Mighty Mouse has some high-powered help on his side, including the Greek god Zeus. Gandy and Sourpuss try to return a lost violin and become caught in a comedy of errors. Grunty and Oscar are caught in Grunty's own wolf trap when a real wolf happens by. Mighty Mouse; Gandy Goose: Sourpuss Hiccups; Oscar Pig. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Text articles, plus 8-page Patsy Walker comic story. Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

University of Missouri student magazine, published by the journalism fraternity. UM humor and student life. This issue has art by Mort Walker, who later created Beetle Baily. 8.5" x 10.75". B&W. Cover price $0.20.

University of Missouri student magazine, published by the journalism fraternity. UM humor and student life. This issue has art by Mort Walker, who later created Beetle Baily. 8.5" x 10.75". B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Vol. 36 #3 - Mar. 1947. Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11.5", 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. Untitled stories starring Blackhawk (art by Reed Crandall), Torchy (script and art by Bill Ward), Dogtag (script and art by Bill Tumey), Ezra (script and art by Harry Sahle), Will Bragg (script and art by Paul Gustavson), and Choo Choo (script and art by Gill Fox). 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $10.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Slight.

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.

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March 1947 (4703) - Mountain Boys mini calendar/pamphlet from the year 1947. These were distributed by many different companies across the country. Each mini includes an illustration and caption featuring Paul Webb's Mountain Boys comic strip characters and opens to reveal a newspaper style centerfold giving news on the Boy's home and the colorful characters who reside there. On the backside is an advertisement to rebore your engine so that the pistons can run smoothly.

Volume 7, Issue 4 - March, 1947. Movie/Television fan magazine with a focus on the celebrities of the Golden-Age of cinema and television. This issue contains a look at the careers of Glenn Ford, Betty Grable, and Guy Madison. Also included are full page headshots of Ann Sheridan, Glenn Ford, Lauren Bacall, Robert Scott, Jean Peters and Geraldine Brooks with faux signatures. Softcover Magazine, 8.5" x 10", 98 pages, B&W with a few color pages Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 22, Issue 155 - March, 1947. Hollywood coverage and dramatizations of films in prose, illustrated with stills. 8.5" x 11.25", 124 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $21.00 View scans Back cover detached 15%.

March 1947. Movie news and gossip magazine. 8 1/2" x 11", 82 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), Jim Robinson, Fred Harman, Sol Hess, and W. A. Carlson. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, and other strips from bygone days. Mutt's wife wants a fur coat. Mutt and Jeff celebrate New Year's Eve. Mutt asks Jeff to take care of his pet goldfish, but he didn't say for how long. Plus a vintage Daisy air rifle ad starring Red Ryder, with art by Red Ryder cartoonist Fred Harman. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Simp O'Dill; Dog of the North; Ton O Fun. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.