Comic books February 1947

Stories and art by Orestes Calpini, Ray Houlihan and Art Helfant. Kids' comics from Hillman, featuring mischievous puppet Punch and his human friend Judy. Punch is enlisted to perform in a puppet show, even though he insists he's not a puppet. After Fatsy McPig lies about the size of the fish he caught, fish catch him and give him a taste of his own medicine. Wooden-Head and Inky the Crow fall into the dwarves' kingdom, and try to cheer them up. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Glow in the Dark Necktie ("Girls Can't Resist!"). Punch and Judy; Fatsy McPig; Earl the Rich Rabbit; Punch The Fireman; Banjo the Elephant; Wooden-Head the Puppet; Henry the 8th; Georgie and Gran'pa; Little Horse Feathers; Starry Eyes. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $18.00 View scans Back cover detached 30%. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 31, No. 2 - February 1947. 6.5" x 9.5", 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $22.00 View scan

Add to cart PR 0.5 $3.90 INCOMPLETE. Missing pages (affects art and story).

Cover by George Kerr. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, George Kerr (credited as Johnny Gruelle), W.J. Enright, Frank Jupo and Dan Noonan. Johnny Gruelle's famous doll characters have adventures and learn lessons, featuring early art from Walt Kelly. Legendary Pogo artist Walt Kelly adapts Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater and Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee. An old woman grants three wishes to a woodcutter's son and daughter. Donot Inflate, the penguin, doesn't know what dragons are. Plus activity pages and "nonesuch" animals and a rhyming PSA for the March of Dimes. Raggedy Ann: The Raggedy Animals Return; None-Such Animals: The Glunk; Egbert Elephant and His Friends; The Raggedy Way; Mother Hulda; Billy and Bonny Bee; Animal Mother Goose; Schlaraffia. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 42, Issue 1 - February, 1947. 6.5" x 9", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jack Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Charles Sultan, Lily Renee, Frank Doyle, and Howard Larsen. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Lt. Robert Benton, aka Tiger Man, tries to prevent thugs from stealing an election; A man scientist shrinks The Werewolf Hunter to the size of a mouse; Good-girl art galore as Glory Forbes discovers her dentist has been replaced by a criminal gang. Action-girl cover by Joe Doolin. Firehair; Ben Blueridge; Glory Forbes; Sky Rangers; Crusoe Island; Tess' Taxi; Lament from Long Ago; The Werewolf Hunter; Tiger Man. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - February, 1947. Magazine for record dealers with features and recurring departments of interest to them. This issue includes a point-counterpoint feature on the still ongoing debate about the usefulness of "high fidelity" recordings. 8.5" x 11", 48 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.25.

Red Ryder, King of the Royal Mounted, Kiyotee Kids, Telecomics in "Cactus Valley Daze," and Little Beaver. Three-page text story, "Little Beaver and the Haunted Hogan." Photo back cover (Bobby Blake as Little Beaver). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 14, Issue 1 - February, 1947. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Fair $8.49 View scans Spine split 60%. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 219, No. 34 - February 22, 1947. 10.75" x 13", 156 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $15.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

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.

Wonder Woman in "The Mysterious Prisoners of Anglonia" (art by H.G. Peter), Little Boy Blue in "Rustlers on the Rampage," Sargon the Sorcerer in "Halp," Foney Fairy Tales, Mr. Terrific in "The Man Who Remembered Too Much," and Wildcat in "The Hotel That Ran Wild." One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Saves the Sailplane" by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Peter cover. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $16.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $15.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 30%.

Vol. 199, No. 3 - February 10, 1947. 6.75" x 9.75", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - February, 1947. Cover by George Gross. Men's interest magazine loaded with with tasteful black and white pin-up photography. 8.5" x 11", 48 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Sinful Sir Nuts starring Midnight, Doc Wackey, Gabby, Sniffer Snoop, and Hot Dog, art by Jack Cole. See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil starring Wun Cloo, art by Jack Cole. Spunky story, art by Sid Lazarus. Rookie Rankin's Last Day on the Force. Lady Luck story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Lost Rajah of Rashore starring Black X. The Camera Calls It Murder text story. Daffy story, art by Bart Tumey. The Jester, art by Ed Dobrotka. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Tarzan is forced to face a wild bull in a savage mockery of a bullfight. Li'l Abner faces The Drinkenstein Monster and its creator, Al Gloomingdale, in a storyline by Al Capp. Bombo and Mr. Biltybux accidentally get mixed up in a beach brawl. This is the final appearance of Bombo in Sparkler Comics; his adventures continued in Tip Top Comics. Li'l Abner; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkler Salutes; Ella Cinders; The Young Idea; Abbie an Slats; El Bombo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Hot Ice starring Captain Freedom and The Young Defenders. Suicide Ship starring the Black Cat. Giant Ants of the Moon starring the Shock Gibson. The American Revolution starring the Blonde Bomber. A Close Kill text story. 4 Kids on a Raft starring Captain Freedom and The Young Defenders. House ads for Joe Palooka Comics and all Harvey Publications. 52 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 8 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts/layouts by Eisner, Eisner/Nordling, Eisner/Mercer, or Spranger/Eisner; inks by Eisner or Eisner/Spranger.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 8 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts, pencils/inks by Eisner except where noted.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts, pencils/inks by Eisner except where noted.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 Pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts, pencils/inks by Eisner except where noted.