Comic books August 1944

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, George Appel, Tony DiPreta, Casper Emerson, Leo Morey, and Rudy Palais. Mystery, horror and suspense from L.B. Cole's Narrative comics. D-Day vets Gordon and Red decide to use their commando training to fight crime in their home city. Criminal mastermind Dr. Mephisto carries out a mad campaign of crime from his headquarters under a cemetery. Miss Espionage, daughter of the famed spy Mata Hari, goes to work for the Nazis but is redeemed by an American agent and becomes a force for good. Black Raider: Cut Rate Crimes; Chin Chop; Dr. Mephisto; Science Solves a Crime; Miss Espionage, the International Detective; Boy Magician. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Tale of the Treacherous Twin starring Boom Boom Brannigan. Trouble Starts Right Here starring Frankenstein, script and art by Dick Briefer. Ted O'Neil and Hinky Captured, art by Arnold Hicks. Pink Pig Restaurant starring Worldbeater and Unghh, script by Fred Morgan, art by August Froehlich. Deadly Doubles starring Yank & Doodle & Black Owl. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 36, Issue 3 - August, 1944. 6.5" x 9", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $589.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #1292711016 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jean M. Press. Stories and art by Art Saaf, George Tuska, Lily Renee, Fran Hopper, and Lee Elias. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Private Elmer has a vegetative mishap when he mistakes pineapples for hand grenades, in his final appearance; Glory Forbes tracks enemy agents on a dude ranch; Nice creepy art by Lily Renee as The Werewolf Hunter meets The Devil's Bride. U.S. Rangers; Commando Ranger; The Werewolf Hunter; The Sea Devil; ABC of Army Chow; Glory Forbes, Vigilante; Private Elmer Pippin and the Colonel's Daughter; The Phantom Falcons. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. The Crime Combine starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston, art by Harry G. Peter; Paula Von Gunther infiltrates the Crime Combine to help Wonder Woman, or has she really turned evil again? Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys story, script by Evelyn Gaines, art by Frank Harry. Gay Ghost story, art by Howard Purcell. Secret of the Shattered Statue starring Mr Terrific, art by Stan Aschmeier. A Dinner With Skinner starring Wildcat, art by Joe Gallagher. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 47, Issue 6 - August, 1944. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.15.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Al Bryant. Honor Among Thieves starring Midnight, art by Paul Gustavson; Two crooks decide to bury the hatchet when they find out they have the same birthday; Only they decide to bury the hatchet in Midnight. Rookie Rankin story. Another Tale of Fate-Flouting Secret Service! featuring Espionage Starring Black X, art by Don Rico. Lady Luck story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Marksman story. The Case of the Tainted Limburger starring Wun Cloo, art by Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]. The Jester story. Daffy story, art by Milton Stein. Captain Tootsie and the Haunted House Tootsie Rolls ad with Captain Tootsie, script by Rod Reed, art by C. C. Beck. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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8-in. x 11-in., 36 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Paul Berdanier, Fred Methot, Bernard Dibble, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Drew Pearson, Bob Allen, Milburn Rosser, Rudolph Dirks, Charlie Plumb, Bill Conselman, Harry O'Neill, and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips plus an original hero, The Spark Man, who joined the military to fight in WWII. The Spark Man, concealed within Berlin itself, targets the last of his 6 Nazi murderers, in his final European adventure. Fritz's adventures on the remote island continue, as he pranks the pelican that abducted him, who pranks him back. Bombo gets a job as a lifeguard, but no one told him about the fake-drowning publicity stunt. Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Spark Man; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Ella Cinders; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; Broncho Bill; Race Riley and the Commandos; Sparkler Salutes; El Bombo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Carmine Infantino and Milt Cohen (as Carmine Milt). Hell's Angels story, art by Carmine Infantino. Boxie Weaver story, art by Morris Weiss (as Ink Higgins). Magic Tricks for Young and Old activity pages by Harry Lazarus. The Night Club Mysteries, art by George Ukel. Petey and Pop story, script and art by Morris Weiss (as Swis). Case for the FBI story. Speed Spaulding story, art by George Ukel. Underground Camerman Extraordinary (two pages of text and 3 pages of b/w photographs of Polish victims of Nazi persecution). Riley and the Sergeant story, script and art by Morris Weiss (as Private West Sirrom). Ali Baba story, script and art by Harry Lazarus. 68 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 2, No. 6 - August 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 8 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk/Jack Cole scripts, Cole, Fine, Robin King - A.

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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.Wellman/Woolfolk/Jack Cole scripts, Cole, Fine, Robin King - A.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk scripts, Fine art with unknown staff assists.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk scripts, Fine art with unknown staff assists.

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56 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Fred Ray. The Short Weight Blues starring Star Spangled Kid, pencils by Jon Small, inks by Steve Brodie. The Fighting Wonder from Down Under starring Penniless Palmer, art by Stan Kaye. The Proud Poppa starring Newsboy Legion, art by Arturo Cazeneuve. Robbie Turns Sleuth starring Robotman, art by Jimmy Thompson. The Tainted Planes starring Liberty Belle, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Very Good $17.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Aug. 1944. True crime magazine illustrated with photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/4-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

August 1944. Bill Barad Photo Cover. Strength & Health was one of the earliest magazines devoted to fitness and bodybuilding. Features photos of various physiques, instructional illustrations of exercises, and articles focusing on fitness. Through the early 1960s, it was the most popular weightlifting magazine in the United States. 8 1/2" X 11 1/2". 52 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Dale Messick, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, Jim Chambers, Ed Leffingwell, Martin Branner, Al Posen, and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Winnie Winkle is anxious over Bill's association with the dangerous McReady. Brenda Starr juggles her new job with a newspaper, a marriage proposal from its handsome editor, and the mystery of Professor Squell's isolated ski lodge. On the island, Clyde and José raid an Axis encampment. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie and Dick Tracy. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Brenda Starr; Spiked Shoes; Winnie Winkle; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Sweeney & Son; Clyde Beatty; The Ripples. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. August, 1944. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., B&W. Cover price $0.15.