Comic books May 1944

Add to cart Very Fine $265.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

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Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $5.00 View scans Front cover detached 60%. Back cover detached 10%.

Volume 17, Issue 121 - May, 1944. 8.5" x 10.5", 124 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

The Barker (script by Joe Millard, art by Jack Cole), Quicksilver, G-2, Uncle Sam, Chic Carter, Policewoman Sally O'Neil (art by Al Bryant), and Destroyer 171. Back cover Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Bumbershoot Jump" (by Rod Reed and C.C. Beck). Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $175.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $89.00 View scan Cover coming loose at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $900.00 View scans Conserved Paper: Off white to white Amateur Conservation Includes: Cover Reattached With Glue. 4 Center Wraps Detached. Label #17-0DA35DB-034 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Harry Sahle. Shield G-Man Club ad. "The Curse of the Black Monkey"; The Jinx is a blind black monkey, surviving owner after owner managing to survive until it comes to Dusty, the Shields kid partner; The Shield discovers through an anthropologist friend that the monkey is an idol of sorts to the Thuggi cult of India and represents all evil and bad luck to all but the Thuggi. "The Corpse on the Checkerboard"; The Black Hood uses the pieces left on a checker board to solve a murder that's meant to look like a suicide. "Camera Bugs," script by Ed Goggin, pencils by Harry Sahle, inks by Virginia Drury (as Ginger); Archie gets a new camera and starts taking pictures that get him in trouble. "Special Communique #14," pencils by Clem Weisbecker, inks by Pen Shumaker; Alastair Morganbilt joins the army as a prissy gentleman but leaves in a body bag as a fighting man. Pep's Puzzle Page maze. Untitled story, art by Larry Harris; Two mad scientists give Catfish Joe pills that make him able to jump really far. "The Great Genghis Khan," art by Carl Hubbell; Marco Loco meets Genghis Khan and tries to stop his wedding. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 60 - May 12, 1944. Early magic enthusiast fanzine with reader submitted homemade tricks for other readers to try at home complete with step-by-step instructions and illustrations where needed. 8.5" x 11", 4 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Vintage photo magazine featuring Reader submitted photographs, and pictorials focusing on Sports, Celebrities, Controversies, and Fashions of the time. 10-in. x 13 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 15, Issue 11 - May 1944. Vintage photo magazine featuring Reader submitted photographs, and pictorials focusing on Sports, Celebrities, Controversies, and Fashions of the time. 10-in. x 13 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $299.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Color touch, piece-fill, spine rebuild. Cover glued to first wrap. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Paul Payne. Stories and art by Graham Ingels, Joe Doolin, Lily Renee, Fran Hopper, George Tuska, 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 are captured by the beautiful but deadly Butterfly Men of space; The Star Pirate refuses to join a pirate coalition on their next job, but now he knows too much about them; Hunt and Lyssa escape from an airborne Volta ship, only to find themselves in the ruins of Paris. Featuring art by pioneering female artists Fran Deitrick/Hopper and Lily Renee. The Lost World; Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron; Mars, God of War; Space Rangers; Life on Venus?; Norge Benson; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Paul Payne. Stories and art by 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. The Star Pirate battles a lady space pirate and her band; Mysta of the Moon gains a robot sidekick and takes on Superbrain; In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa help a human ally survive by transplanting his brain into an alien Voltaman. Featuring art by pioneering female artists Fran Deitrick/Hopper and Lily Renee and legendary artist Murphy Anderson. The Lost World; Gale Allen; Mysta of the Moon; Doorway to Destruction; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Very Good $24.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Spine stress. Corner Damage. Edge damage. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling.

Volume 3, Issue 1 - May, 1944. Pin-up magazine featuring non-nude photos of pin-up models. Cover by George Janes. 8.25-in. x 11-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Jack Cole. "Blinky Winks and Gooie Louie," script and art by Jack Cole; Plastic Man and Woozy visit Woozy's Uncle Blinky's farm in the countryside town of Hay Hollow. "Crooks Steal Vampire State Building" starring Flatfoot Burns, art by Milt Stein. "Werewolf of Warsaw;" Destiny's trance power transports him to Nazi-occupied Poland, where he tussles with a werewolf. "Captured by the Underworld" starring The Spirit, script and art by Will Eisner. "Red Doom" text story starring Dick Mace. "Thar He Blows!" starring The Human Bomb, art by Mort Leav; Roy becomes very concerned when Hustace becomes involved with a would-be vampire lady. "The Court of Bad Will" one-page story starring Burp the Twerp, script and art by Jack Cole. "Sounds In the Silent Night;" Manhunter vs. The Eye Eisner. 60 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jim Chambers. 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, Paul Robinson and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. In his Popular Comics debut, Felix the Cat learns that the engagement ring he gave to his girlfriend Phyllis is worth one million dollars. Pat, Captain Blaze and April work in Raven Sherman's orphanage, but April and Raven clash over Pat's affections. The Gang Busters go after an organized ring of car strippers. 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; Felix the Cat; Lew Loyal; Dr. Bobbs; The Torch of Liberty; Elza Poppin; Etta Kett; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 81 #5 - May 1944. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Features include painting the military vehicles, aircraft and weapons, pilots versus the weather, sea-going smoke eaters and much more. 6 3/4-in x 9 1/2-in., 192 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $35.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

"Brunette Beautician" novelette by E. Hoffman Price.

Sinner's Castle by S. Andrew Wood. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 22, No. 1. May 1944. Barbara Joyce cover by Tom Kelley. Radio and television gossip magazine that also included fiction and radio adaptations. 8.5" x 11.25". 100 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Fair $2.50 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Back cover detached 50%. Front Cover Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 35, Issue 6 - May, 1944. 6.5" x 9", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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.

May 27, 1944. 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. In this issue: Germany today; the helicopter; and more. Cover by Norman Rockwell. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; part black and white, part color; 108 pages on white paper. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 9, No.5 - May 1944. Collects articles and photos pertaining to actors, movies, and television. 10 1/2" x 13", 60 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.15.

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.

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Adventure of the Escaped Prisoner starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston, art by Harry G. Peter; Mala accidentally ends up in New York City and has trouble fitting in. The Ship of Doomed Souls starring Black Pirate, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Gay Ghost story, art by Howard Purcell. The Man Who Could Make Diamonds starring Mr. Terrific, art by Stan Aschmeier. The Blacksmith's Blues starring Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, script by Evelyn Gaines, art by Frank Harry. Brains Behind the Crimes starring Wildcat / story, art by Paul Reinman. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.