Comic books March 1944

Volume 16, Issue 119 - March, 1944. 8.5" x 11", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), Sol Hess, W. A. Carlson, Sheldon Mayer, Joe Gallagher, Rod Reed and C.C. Beck. 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. Jeff gets a job selling fresh eggs - but the eggs are so fresh, they're chickens. Mutt and Jeff get in a car smash-up and have to decide who was at fault. Plus a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Secret Weapon," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck, and a PSA for the American Red Cross featuring Wonder Woman and the Justice Society. Also featuring an "editor" credit to M.C. Gaines, inventor of the comic book and founder of EC Comics. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Simp O'Dill; Hop Harrigan. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Kotzky. Uncle Sam and the Syndicate of Crime starring Uncle Sam, art by Art Seymour. Champ Liar starring Windy Breeze, script and art by Jack Cole. Rendezvous with Death!! starring Destroyer 171. Untitled stories starring Quicksilver (script and art by Fred Guardineer), and The Unknown (art by Rudy Palais). The Cruise of Death! starring Policewoman Sally O'Neil, art by Al Bryant. Murder as an Art!! starring Chic Carter, script and art by Vernon Henkel. The Blackout Looters! starring G-2, art by Don Rico. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

60 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 1 #10 - Spring 1944. Single panel cartoons and pinups. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 30 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Vol. 6, No. 4. March 1944. Digest size magazine that offered abridgements of current bestselling books. This issue includes: "Good Night, Sweet Prince" by Gene Fowler; "A Bell for Adano" by John Hersey; "C/O Postmaster" by Thomas R. St. George; and "In Bed We Cry" by Ilka Chase. 5.25" x 7.5". 192 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.35.

The Madman's Castle starring Shield. We'll Never Be Licked starring Captain Commando. The Noose starring Hangman, art by Bob Fujitani. Archie story, art by Carl Hubbell. Catfish Joe story, art by Larry Harris. Li'l Chief Bugaboo story, art by Dave Higgins. Marco Loco story, art by Carl Hubbell. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Digest format, 5.5" x 7.5", 112 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

Spring, 1944. Men's interest magazine featuring mostly pin-up, the puns being a couple of full page cartoons. 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Malcolm Reiss. Stories and art by Graham Ingels, Joe Doolin, Fran Deitrick, George Appel, Richard Case, Lily Renee, and Lee Elias. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. Good-girl art aplenty as Gale and her team encounter a handsome stranger while crossing the Broken Mountains in search of stolen ernium; The Star Pirate and crew get in the space-dinghy to explore a forest planet, but they're not alone; Hunt and Lyssa discover that Hollywood has become the territory of a maiden-capturing cult in the future of the Lost World. Featuring art by pioneering female artists Fran Deitrick/Hopper and Lily Renee. Fun alien-grabs-the-girl cover by Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron; Mars, God of War; Space Rangers; Is There a Lost Race Beneath the Polar Cap?; Norge Benson; Auro Lord of Jupiter; The Star Pirate. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Paul Payne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, Joe Doolin, Fran Hopper, Murphy Anderson, and Lee Elias. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. While escorting a scientific expedition to an unknown planetoid, Gale Allen encounters the enraged giants of the Pluto Cult, awakened from their long slumber. Mars, God of War meets his match when he witnesses the origin of Mysta of the Moon. In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa visit an abandoned amusement park and meet the hunchbacked Waxman, who has his own way of dealing with the alien Voltamen. Featuring art by pioneering female artists Fran Deitrick/Hopper and Lily Renee and legendary artist Murphy Anderson. Another classic good-girl art cover by Lily Renee. The Lost World; Gale Allen; Mars, God of War; Space Rangers; The Victory of Klon; Life On Other Worlds: Jupiter; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Graham Ingels (only pulp cover ever done by the EC Comics artist)! Plus Ray Bradberry' 1st appearance in Planet Stories. Leigh Brackett, Frederick Brown.

Spring 1944. Cover by Graham Ingels (only pulp cover ever done by the EC Comics artist). Stories by Leigh Brackett "The Jewel of Bas", Ray Bradbury "The Monster Maker", Nelson S. Bond, Stuart Fleming, Robert Abernathy, Basil Wells, and Fredric Brown "And the Gods Laughed". Illustrations by Graham Ingels, Doolin, L. Elias, Guy Gifford, and Ronald Clyne. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Jack Cole. "Plastic Man -The Movie," script and art by Jack Cole; Now in his post with the FBI, Plastic Man goes to Hollywood to consult on a film being made about him. "Dewey Drip," art by John Devlin. "Tables Turned On Murder" starring Destiny. "The Case of the Cluttered Clues" starring Flatfoot Burns, art by Milt Stein. "Radio Station WLXK" starring the Spirit, script and art by Will Eisner. "Chinatown Spectre" text story starring Dick Mace. "The Mortgage Melodrama" starring The Human Bomb, art by Mort Leav. "Just One Wish" one-page story starring Burp the Twerp, script and art by Jack Cole. "Blue Coats Don't Turn Back Bullets;" When Officer Richards brings in a local gangster, the court remands the felon's little brother Tommy to Richard's custody; But Tommy has no intention of going straight, and instead betrays Richards to his brother's gang when he discovers him to be Manhunter. 60 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $18.00 View scans Piece missing, interrupts art and story. Centerfold plus two wraps detached. Two wraps detached from 2/3 staples.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, Milt Youngren, Gaylord Du Bois, E. C. Stoner, Paul Robinson and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. After Joy is injured in a gliding stunt, the only person who can give her blood is Dixie, her rival for Smilin' Jack's affections. Captured with pirate Captain Blaze and sentenced to be shot, Pat and April have one desperate chance to survive. When Jewish tailors are targeted by a protection racket, the Gang Busters go undercover. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Gasoline Alley. The Gumps; Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; Spooky; Lew Loyal; Dr. Bobbs; The Jailbird and Bonnie Lass; Elza Poppin; Etta Kett; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

March 1944. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Includes: "The Game of the Magic Broom" article on the sport of curling. 6.75" x 9.5". 248 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 144, Issue 3 -March 1944. Featured article on "The Hellcat in Action" and "Battle Markings of the World's Fighting Planes, in Color!" Also includes articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 224 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.

Untitled stories starring Who-Zoo (art by Moz), Frankenstein (script and art by Dick Briefer), Ted O'Neil, Worldbeater and Unghh (script and art by Fred Morgan), Flying Fist and Bingo (art by Fred Morgan), Airmale and Stampy (script and art by Fred Morgan). James Jesse Rides Again starring Yank & Doodle & Black Owl. Future Figure starring Flying Fist Magic Page. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 35, Issue 4 - March, 1944. 6.5" x 9", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vol 118, No. 1 - March 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Greece, Marco Polo, Thomas E. Dewey, and others. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 24, No. 3. March 1944. Promotional Magazine produced by Coca-Cola. Though not a large magazine, production value was very high. 6.25" x 8". 32 pages. B&W.

True stories of crime most foul fall victim to the pages of this short-lived vintage true crime magazine. Here, you will find tales of greed, jealousy, revenge, thievery, and murder....all true, all told in the words of the detectives who worked the cases. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 9, No. 1 - March , 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.