Comic books April 1945

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. Draska the Deadly starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston [signed as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman has to battle Countess Draka Nishki and her group, the "International Spies, Inc.", who are trying to sell America's most vital secrets. The Story of Maryland, Carolina, Georgia--Picture Stories From History, script by M. C. Gaines, art by Don Cameron. Lucky's Unlucky Break starring Little Boy Blue, script by Lynne Evans, art by Frank Harry. The Monster of Mudville starring Mr. Terrific, script by Lynne Evans, art by Stan Aschmeier (signed as Stan Josephs). Harriet Beecher Stowe, Crusader starring Wonder Women of History, script by William Moulton Marston [signed as Alice Marble], art by Harry G. Peter. The Greatest Show on Earth starring Wildcat, art by Joe Gallagher. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 49, Issue 2 - April, 1945. 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.

Volume 32, Issue 1 - Spring, 1945. 6.75" x 9.75", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Midnight story; Doc Wackey invents a hypnosis machine that goes out of control and hypnotizes everybody except Gabby. Rookie Rankin story. Espionage Starring Black X story, art by Bill Quackenbush. Lady Luck story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Typhoon starring The Marksman. Googoo Labelle starring Daffy. The Jester story; Trigger and Pilbeam decide it'll be easier to commit crimes if one of them is disguised as the Jester. 60 pgs. $0.10. 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 patriotic WWII heroes The Spark Man and Race Riley. In India, The Spark Man meets a beggar king who is also an intelligence agent. Tarzan rides a Bedouin camel across the desert in quest of allies against Dagga Ramba. When Barry Kent takes notorious screen temptress Lola Lotus to an expensive nightclub, Becky and her friends put their plan into action. 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.

"Sowers of Swords" and novelette by E. Hoffman Price, and "Death Patrol" a short story by Lew Merrill.

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.

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.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Steve Brodie. Trials of a Tenor starring the Newsboy Legion, art by Arturo Cazeneuve. Riddle in Raiment starring Penniless Palmer, art by Stan Kaye. The Hamlet of Harry the Ham starring Robotman, art by Jimmy Thompson. Gadget Learns a Lesson starring the Star Spangled Kid, art by Jon Small. Accent of Action starring Liberty Belle, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Spring 1945. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Brett Sterling, Edmond Hamilton, Ford Smith, and Malcolm Jameson. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 118 pages. Cover price $0.15.

April 1945. John Gallagher 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.

Cover by Walter Berndt. Stories and art by Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Dale Messick, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, Ed Leffingwell, Martin Branner, Al Posen, Robert Callender and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Now missing an arm, Krome flees from Dick Tracy in a stolen snowplow. Brenda Starr disguises herself as actress Vera de Verve to test Larry's faithfulness, in a story featuring some good-girl art by Dale Messick. Little Orphan Annie is invited to the castle headquarters belonging to Daddy Warbucks' old friend. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Brenda Starr; Everything But Wings; Winnie Winkle; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Sweeney & Son; Clyde Beatty; The Ripples. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Blackstone Invades Cagliostros Castle," "Backstage With Blackstone," Red Dragon in "Trick For Trick," "Lady in White," and "Blackstone Thwarts Crime in the Stars." Cover price $0.10.

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In order of appearance: "Magno and Davey" and "Mr. Risk, 'Legend of the Fire Bird!'" art by Rudy Palais; "Chuck"; "The Sword" reprinted in Men of Mystery Comics (1996- AC Comics) #81; and "Paul Revere, Jr.". "Boot Hill Recruits" text story by Cliff Howe, reprinted from Four Favorites (1941) #16. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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In order of appearance: "Magno and Davey" art by Rudy Palais; "Mr. Risk"; "Chuck"; and "The Sword, Undersea Domain of Doom!!". "The Frontier Die-Hard" text story by Cliff Howe. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Jack Burnley. Dimensions of Danger!, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos; Lois Lane says "Kltpzyxm" and accidentally transports herself to Mxyztplk's home world. Private Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Country Doctor! starring Superman, script by Bill Finger [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos; An under-appreciated doctor is appalled when his doctor son refuses to practice medicine alongside his elderly father in a small country area. Man With the Rocket text story by Blair Bolton. Lois Lane story, script by Whitney Ellsworth [as Jerry], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe]. The Compass Points to Murder!, script by Bill Finger [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

#29 in a series of 90. Superman-Tim is a boys' clothing catalog, activity book, and comic book all rolled into one, featuring Superman illustrations throughout. All issues are 16 pages unless a Superman story is inserted (bringing page count to 24 or 36 pages). Every issue encourages boys to not be a "Whoo-Shoo" -- a boy who reads "Superman-Tim" but doesn't buy clothes from the Superman-Tim Store. Copyright 1945 by Superman, Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

Edited by William DeGrouchy. Stories by George Marcoux, Ed Gruskin, and Clare Dwiggins. Featuring the adventures of Supersnipe, Huckleberry Finn, Earth Man, and Koppy McFad. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. A funny-animal comic presenting multi-chapter adventures and featuring work by noted cartoonists such as L.B. Cole from Rural Home Publishing Company. Wiggles, an ordinary worm, gains the power to transform into the superhero Wonderworm for an hour at a time. Wiggles faces the destruction of Happy Valley by the sinister Fire Fiends, a rescue, and an escape from prison. Wiggles the Wonderworm; The Menace of the Fire Fiends; Wonderworm Triumphs; The Rescue; Behind Prison Walls. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Milt Hammer. Cadet story, art by Walter Johnson. Speck, Spot, and Sis story, script and art by Milt Hammer. Bull's-Eye Bill story, art by Jack Hearne. Candid Charlie, art by B. Gordon Guth. Thoroughness vs. Speed text story by Griff Decker. Target and the Targeteers story; a fiendish sabotage plot strikes at the heart of U.S. shipping. Hideaway Hollow Band starring Dan'l Flannel, art by B. Gordon Guth. Chameleon story, art by Bill Allison. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Theatre Arts is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures, Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5" x 11", 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Richard Hughes, Bob Oksner, Ken Battefield, John Easterly, Maurice Gutwirth, Charles S. Strong, Leo Morey, Tex Mumford, and August Froehlich. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 55, No. 1 - April 1945. 6.75" x 9.75", 78 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 53, No. 3 - April, 1945. 6.5" x 9.25", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Paul Berdanier, Bernard Dibble, John Hix and Gus Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 9 #10. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Superhero team the Triple Terror tries to track down a Chinese soldier, to give him the ancestral sword of his dying father. Bess realizes the truth about her sleazy ex Roger, after he loses his temper with the baby and gets into a fight with Windy. Phil Fumble goes backstage at a vaudeville show to get a beautiful performer's autograph, in a strip showcasing Ernie Bushmiller's good-girl art. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Joe Jinks; Back Home Again; Stamp Tips; Gordo; Bill Bumlin; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; How It Began; Strange as It Seems. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Gordon. Stories and art by Tommie Vincent, Roy Harmon, and Dan Gordon. Early teen comedy from publisher R.B. Leffingwell, featuring the debut of Dan Gordon's Cookie. The first appearance of Archie-like Cookie and his teen comedy cohorts, by cartoonist Dan Gordon. Cookie's drummer pal Jitterbuck drives his parents crazy practicing on his drums. Scissor-wielding madman Jack the Clipper stalks the city giving bad haircuts. To stop him, newsvendors and comic-book fans leap into action, in a story with many in-jokes for comics fans. Cookie; Jitterbuck; Jitterbuck Meets High Finance; Angelpuss; Cookie's Initiation; Ickey & Mickey: The Curious Case of Jack the Clipper. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.