Comic books July 1945

Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $465.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #16-28611C6-024 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $379.95 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Slab: Plastic debris between case and inner well Label #2709047004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, August Froehlich, Murphy Anderson, John Cavallo, Ruben Moreira and Chester Martin. 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. In the Lost World, the alien Volta manage to plant an agent inside the human rebellion on Earth; A great Murphy Anderson strip speculating what alien life on Mercury might look like; The debut of Futura, as the future hero is abducted by invisible forces to the space city of Cymradia. Life on Other Worlds: Mercury; 2400 A.D.; The Lost World; Futura; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Death-Ray from the Sun; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Plastic Man story, script and art by Jack Cole. Manhunter story, art by Al Bryant. Burp the Twerp story, script and art by Jack Cole. Bazaar Tonite starring Candy, script and art by Harry Sahle. Human Bomb story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Flatfoot Burns, script and pencils by Al Stahl, inks by Janice Valleau (Ginger). Spirit story, script by Manly Wade Wellman, pencils by Lou Fine. 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, George Swanson, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, and Gaylord Du Bois. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Downwind flies to South America with Fat Stuff and his wife. Terry and Connie lead the assault to free the Dragon Lady from Axis soldiers. Maw cautions Paw not to put down Polly's new boyfriend, as that will just drive her into his arms. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover, Gasoline Alley and Felix the Cat. Another War Bonds cover, this one featuring a letter signed by General Eisenhower and Admiral Nimitz, among others. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; The Flop Family; Felix the Cat; Dr. Bobbs; Manhandling Murphy; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Vol. 18, No. 3. July 1945. 7" x 9.75". 82 pages. Text with occasional B&W illustrations. Cover price $0.10.

July 1945. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Includes: "Riding the Gas Bag Patrol" military blimps. 6.75" x 9.5". 248 pages. PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 147, Issue 1 - July, 1945. Articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 252 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $450.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4626929005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Ruben Moreira. Stories and art by Ruben Moreira, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, George Tuska, Gus Ricca, Fred Schwab, Al Plastino and Paul Gattuso. An early superhero and adventure anthology published by Harry Chesler. Rocketman and Rocketgirl discover that an old mobster has a new trick: hijacking long-distance moving trucks. The Gay Desperado seeks the modern-day outlaw who framed him and forced him into life on the run. An escaped convict tries to elude men and dogs alike. Punch & Cutey; Master Key; Stamp-O-Grams; Happy Landing; Johnny on the Spot: Double Trouble; Knock-Out Drops; Murder in Act II; Manhunters--Guardians of the Law; Pitcher By Force; Li'l Willie; Gay Desperado; Rocketman: The Haunted Highway. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Published by Hugo Gernsback, considered the father of science-fiction. This issue is centered around the new medium of television with Gernsback's editorial, "The Television Age". 8.5" x 11.5". 128 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 38, Issue 2 - July, 1945. 6.5" x 9", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 10, No. 7 - July 1945. Various articles and photos about movies, actors, and television. 10 1/2" x 13", 64 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $17.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $13.00 View scans Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Slight.

8.5" x 11", 112 pages, B&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 $0.10.

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Wonder Woman in "Three Pretty Girls," art by Harry G. Peter. Etta Candy decides to "punish" new Holliday College sophomores by taking them to the Ghost House......with shocking results! Little Boy Blue in "Ride 'Im, Cowboy!", art by Frank Harry. "The Story of Pennsylvania -- Picture Stories From American History," script by M. C. Gaines, art by Don Cameron. The Whip in "Who Dood It On the Dude Ranch?", art by Homer Fleming. Mr. Terrific in "The Crimes That Couldn't Work," art by Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs]. Wildcat in "The Man Who Worked For Nothing," art by Joe Gallagher. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 49, Issue 5 - July, 1945. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Street and Smith, July 1945, cover price 0.10, 52 pages. Cover by Charles Coll. The Shadow in "The Crystal Skull," script by Walter Gibson, art by Charles Coll. Doc Savage in "The Man Who Could Make Lightning," with art by Al Bare; Nick Carter stars in "Between the Pages," with art by John Meditz; Flatty Foote in "The Policemen's Ball;" The Shadow in "The Tower of Death," script by Walter Gibson, art by Charles Coll. Cover price $0.10.

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.

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Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Paul Berdanier, Fred Methot, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Drew Pearson, Bob Allen, Rudolph Dirks, and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. The Spark Man, on duty in India, is captured by the father and sister of an old enemy who are out for revenge. Becky believes Slats has been killed when the merchant steamer he signed onto is sunk. But he's actually been shanghaied onto the ship called the Black Cat, far out at sea. Professor Fitz-Piggle visits the Captain and the Kids while seeking to trap a lion with his electric-stun kit. Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Spark Man; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; Sparkler Salutes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Bones for China" a short story by E. Hoffmann Price.

Volume 3, Issue 4 - July, 1945. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

The Voodoo Drums starring Captain Freedom and Ungala. Slim and Tubby filler page, script and art by Art Helfant. The Quisling Queen of Tambu starring Shock Gibson and General Hideo Barukki. Tell-Tale Trail--Story behind the Cover featuring Shock Gibson and Black Cat. Cleopatra of the Casbah starring the Black Cat and Tasman Beh. 36 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

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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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.

Cover art by Arturo Cazeneuve. Clothes Make the Criminal starring the Newsboy Legion, art by Arturo Cazeneuve. The Rainbow Sheep starring Penniless Palmer, art by Thurston Harper. Sauce for Gandy Gans starring Robotman, art by Jimmy Thompson. Where There's Smoke There's Crime starring Star Spangled Kid, art by Jon Small. S.O.S. starring Liberty Belle, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.