Comic books September 1944

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 8, Issue 2 - September, 1944. 6.75" x 9", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 1 #12 - Fall 1944. Single panel cartoons and pinups. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 30 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

50th issueArchie story, pencils by Harry Sahle. The Man Who Played God starring Shield, pencils by Irv Novick. You Made Me Confess starring Black Hood. Communique No. 16 starring Captain Commando, pencils by Clem Weisbecker, inks by Gil Kane (as Pen). Hanging To-Day starring Marco Loco, art by Carl Hubbell. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $14.00 View scans Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 25%. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 25, No. 4 - September 1944. Jennifer Jones cover. 8.5" x 11.5", 126 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Paul Payne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, Lee Elias, Fran Hopper, Joe Kubert, and Joe Doolin. 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 are captured by space slavers; The Star Pirate battles space gangsters, in an early story by Joe Kubert; In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa explore the ruins of London and meet Earth's last surviving scientist. Featuring art by pioneering female artists Fran Deitrick/Hopper and Lily Renee and legendary artist Joe Kubert. Good-girl art increasingly moves to the forefront of Planet Comics, as with this cover by Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron; Mars, God of War; Space Rangers; Is Leonardo Da Vinci Alive Today?; Norge Benson; The Star Pirate. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, Fran Hopper, and Murphy Anderson. 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. Gale Allen has size-changing adventures after scientists discover a tiny planet inhabited by microscopic people; Mysta of the Moon faces The Protozoa Men; In the Lost World, the humans hijack a Volta ship and take the fight to the Volta, with the help of Bruce's transplanted Volta body. Featuring art by pioneering female artists Fran Deitrick/Hopper and Lily Renee and legendary artist Murphy Anderson. Mysta of the Moon gets the first of her many covers. Jewel of Destiny; The Lost World; Gale Allen; The Star Pirate; Mysta of the Moon. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $45.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $33.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $119.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4398840006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

"Mr. Meek Plays Polo" a novelette by Clifford D. Simak, plus "The Eyes of Thar" a short story by Henry Kuttner.

Fall 1944. Cover by H.L. Parkhurst. Stories by William Conover, Clifford D. Simak, Carl Selwyn, Dirk Wylie, Joseph Farrell, Carl Jacobi, and Henry Kuttner. Illustrations by Graham Ingels. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 134 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Cover art by Al Bryant. Plastic Man story, script and art by Jack Cole. Suicide Sanitarium starring Manhunter, art by Al Bryant. Burp the Twerp story, script and art by Jack Cole. Wanted Dead Or Alive starring Spirit, script and art by Will Eisner. Flatfoot Burns story, art by Marvin Stein. Destiny story. Human Bomb story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, Gaylord Du Bois, Paul Robinson and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Joy follows Smilin' Jack to his new job, as spies capture Downwind. Cap'n Blaze creates a clever disguise to escape from the cholera-quarantined boat in the Chinese harbor. The Gang Busters go after "coupon thieves" during the era of wartime gas rationing. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Felix the Cat. The Gumps; Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; Felix the Cat; Dr. Bobbs; Jungle Justice; Elza Poppin; Etta Kett; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 145, Issue 3 - September 1944. Articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 280 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Mort Leav, George Appel, Tony DiPreta, Casper Emerson, Joe Millard, Leo Morey, and Maurice Whitman. Mystery, horror and suspense from L.B. Cole's Narrative comics. Gordon and Red, ex-commandos who fight crime as the Black Raider Battalion, tackle the Master of Birds. Tony takes a job pet-watching for Mrs. Beam, but his father doesn't like the sudden increase in animals. Stage magician Merlin, the Boy Magician inherits a magic medallion that reveals his true powers as a descendant of the original Merlin. Black Raider: The Master of Birds; The Sinister Suitcase; Dr. Mephisto; Pets or Pests; Arson; Miss Espionage; Merlin the Boy Magician. Final issue of the series. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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$100,000 a Year! starring Boom Boom Brannigan, art by Charles Voight. Untitled stories starring Frankenstein (script and art by Dick Briefer), Flying Fist and Bingo (script and art by Fred Morgan), and Worldbeater and Unggh (script by Fred Morgan, art by August Froehlich). Bring in Black Owl starring Yank and Doodle, starring The Black Owl. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Oriolo. Stories and art by Joe Oriolo, Louis Ferstadt, Tom Golden, Orestes Calpini and Tony DiPreta. Kids' comics from Hillman, featuring mischievous puppet Punch and his human friend Judy. Puppet Punch, given awareness by the Perfume of Life, creates a rubber elephant named Patches for the big toy parade, but then the Perfume of Life gets involved. Captain Codfish wants to steal jewels from Davey Jones' locker, but First Mate Lobster isn't sure that's a great idea. After two monkeys escape from the zoo, Peanuts Monkey tries to cover for them by imitating them both. Punch and Judy; Fatsy McPig; Captain Codfish and His Tales of the Deep; Laddie and Toto; Peanuts Monkey; Buttons the Rabbit and Officer Hippo; Starry Eyes and Her Pal "Pinkie". 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Jack Cole, Charles Sultan, Joe Beck, and Art Pinajian. An early superhero and adventure anthology published by Harry Chesler. The true-crime tale of forger Arthur Wick's rise and fall is chronicled in an early story by Plastic Man creator Jack Cole. The Young Americans investigate after a million dollars is stolen from a charity for Chinese disaster victims. A suicide attempt leads Rocketman and Rocketgirl to face the Fantastic Brain Destroyers. Fun cover by Gus Ricca. Master Key: Baroness Nohart; Punch & Cutey; Young Americans: China Relief Mission Money; Flashing Knives; Happy Landing; Sky Chief; Manhunters! Case 1: Master Forgers; The Mystery Truck; Rocketman. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 22, No. 5. September 1944. Constance Moore cover by Tom Kelley. Radio and television gossip magazine that also included fiction and radio adaptations. 8.5" x 11.25". 104 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 36, Issue 4 - September, 1944. 6.5" x 9", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. "The Fighting Seabees;" Factory workers Jim, Dave and Larry join the Seabees and see action in the South Pacific. "The Conquest of Yellow Fever;" In Cuba in 1900, medical officer Major Walter Reed proves yellow fever is spread by mosquitoes. "Major James H. Howard, Sky-Hunter;" Major James H. Howard flies with the Flying Tigers in China against the Japanese, then transfers to the European Theatre of Operations where he becomes an ace against Nazi aircraft. "Brazil;" Brazil is discovered in 1500 and becomes part of the Portuguese empire, changing hands several times; In 1822 Brazil achieves its independence; During World War II, President Getulio Vargas stands up against a Nazi plot to conquer his country and joins the Allies. "Colonel Ludvik Svoboda;" After Czechoslovakia is conquered by the Germans, Col. Svoboda and his Czech soldiers escape to Russia where they are given arms and another chance to fight the Nazis. "Mississippi Pilot" text story with Mark Twain, script by Alexander Samalman. "Cadet-Midshipman Edwin J. O'Hara;" In 1942, Edwin O'Hara is assigned to the S.S. Stephen Hopkins; The ship is ambushed by Axis raiders off the coast of Africa. "Jacob Riis: The Making of an American;" In the 19th century, Jacob Riis emigrates from Denmark to the USA. He becomes a reporter and crusades for social justice, dying in 1914. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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.

Volume 4, Issue 2 - Fall, 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

The classic magazine featuring current event articles, editorials, human interest pieces, humor, illustrations, a letter column, poetry, single-panel gag cartoons, and stories by the leading writers of the time.10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; part black and white, part color; 108 pages on white paper. Cover price $0.10.

Contains funny children's stories. In order of appearance: "Scream Comics Table of Contents"; "Spike McCoy, The Kid"; "Li'l Dan'L Boone"; "Match Tricks"; "Doc Watson and Alex"; "Andy and His Airplane"; "Save Doc Watson!"; "The Whiz Kids, Nip 'N' Tuck"; "Scream's Puzzle Page"; "Barnacle Bill"; "Li'l Dan'L Boone Takes a Stroll!"; "All-Star Al"; "Let's Draw!"; and "Answers". 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 $0.15.