Comic books June 1946

Cover art by Lou Fine. The Mystery of the Death Angel, script by Manly Wade Wellman, pencils by Lou Fine. Cuthbert humor page. Untitled Spirit story, script by Manly Wade Wellman, pencils by Lou Fine. Untitled Spirit story, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Lou Fine. Untitled Spirit story. The Great Railroad Mystery starring Flatfoot Burns, art by Al Stahl. Cloud Doctor text story. Untitled Spirit story, script by Bill Woolfolk; Damon Runyon parody. 52 pgs. $0.10. 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. Scripts/layouts by Eisner, Eisner/Nordling, Eisner/Mercer, or Spranger/Eisner; inks by Eisner or Eisner/Spranger. Lady Luck by Fred Schwab.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 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. Lady Luck by Fred Schwab.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 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. Lady Luck by Fred Schwab.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 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. Lady Luck by Fred Schwab.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 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. Lady Luck by Fred Schwab.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. A Recruit for the Legion starring the Newsboy Legion, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by John Daly. The Animated Crooks starring Robotman, art by Jimmy Thompson. From Cage to Canine starring Penniless Palmer, art by Stan Kaye. The Flaming Test starring the Star Spangled Kid, art by Jon Small. Death's Lookout starring Liberty Belle, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $19.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

"Tally His Ears!" by Walt Coburn, plus stories by Art Lawson, Dee Linford, James Shaffer, Joseph Chadwick, and Tom Roan. 7-in. x 9 1/4-in., 98 pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Children's magazine featuring stories, illustrations, songs and more. 52 pages, PC/PB&W, 7" x 10". Cover price $0.25.

Strength & Health was one of the earliest magazines devoted to fitness and bodybuilding. Through the early 1960s, it was the most popular weightlifting magazine in the United States. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $2,499.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #0176772011 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Moudini the Marvel starring Sub-Mariner, Betty Dean, and Moudini, art by Allen Simon. Crime's a Cinch starring Sub-Mariner, Betty Dean, and Baron Julius Aaroni. Killer's Claws text story. The Web of Pain starring Sub-Mariner, Betty Dean, Tom Hendricks, and Hogy, art by Allen Simon. Give the Devil His Due starring Angel, The Devil, and Mephisto (an actor). 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, Martin Branner, George Clark, Al Posen and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Mr. Smart succeeds in making his way into society when he dates Angelina Snoot, but he's not sure he likes it. Tiny Tim, impersonating child star Dickey Hooper, ignores Dickey's celebrity girlfriend Leanna in favor of impoverished fan Sally. Clyde Beatty leaps into action when Sultan the lion escapes his circus cage. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie and Dick Tracy. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; The Ripples; Little Joe; Friend of the Eagle; Sweeney & Son; Winnie Winkle; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Clyde Beatty. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Three untitled Super Duck stories by Al Fagaly, plus back-up stories "It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog," Willy the Wise-Guy," and "Cubby Bear" by Red Holmdale. Cover price $0.10.

Bondage cover. In order of appearance: "'Uno', United Nations Trouble-Shooter"; "Magno and Davey on a Bicycle Built for Death!"; "The Adventures of Bert and Sue, 'The Adventure of the Frozen Death'"; "Harry the Hack"; and "Mr. Risk" art by Warren Kremer (as 'DOC'). "Lobo Marshal" text story by Brant House. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled Super Rabbit stories. Silly and Ziggy back-up story. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $175.00 View scans 3/4" Spine split from top. Tape along spine interior. 3/4" tear from bottom. Glue. Water damage.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $199.95 or Best Offer View scans Interior is complete. Full length spine split (taped). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring. The Mxyztplk-Susie Alliance, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Ira Yarbrough, inks by Stan Kaye; Lois thinks Superman is making Susie's fibs come true again, but Susie is actually telling the truth about things Mr. Mxyztplk is doing. There Is No Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Ira Yarbrough, inks by Stan Kaye; A noted Professor believes that Superman is scientifically impossible and therefore must be a hoax. One In a Million text story by Ed Blaney. Lois Lane story, script by Whitney Ellsworth, pencils by Sam Citron. A Modern Marco Polo, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Ira Yarbrough, inks by Stan Kaye. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $59.00 View scans Water damage.

#43 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 not to be a "Whoo-Shoo" -- a boy who reads "Superman-Tim" but doesn't buy clothes from the Superman-Tim Store. Copyright 1946 by National Comics Pub., Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

Edited by William DeGrouchy. Cover by George Marcoux. Stories by George Marcoux and Clare Dwiggins. Supersnipe in an untitled story, plus "Huckleberry Finn Adventures Back Home," Ulysses Q. Wacky, Dotty, and a three-page Supersnipe's Diary text story. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $79.00 View scans Cover loose at one staple. Cover oxidation. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Al Fagaly. "Suzie the Model," art by Al Fagaly; Ferdie is left in charge of taking pictures of Suzie modeling, with disastrous results. Suzie Puzzle Page. "Suzie the Life Guard," art by Al Fagaly; Suzie and Ferdie are hired as lifeguards for Mr. Moneybagge. "What Price Beauty," art by Al Fagaly; Suzie is forced to take her mischievous niece Angela to her job at the beauty parlor. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Taffy buys her father a toupee for his birthday. "Suzie the Hat Check Girl," art by Al Fagaly; Suzie gets a job checking hats at a restaurant and has to watch a magician's hat, which has a rabbit inside. Untitled story, script and art by Joe Edwards; Trouble gets caught up with a magician dog. "Pulling Teeth," art by Al Fagaly; Suzie gets a job as a receptionist for Dr. Yankit. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Nina Albright. Trip to Mexico starring The Cadet featuring Kit Carter, art by Nina Albright. Slaves of the Skull starring Gary Stark, art by Don Rico. Pete Stockbridge, the Chameleon story, art by Bill Allison. Fisherman's Luck text story by Seth Harmon. Targetoons humor page by Milt Hammer. Targeteers Trouble-Shooter Agency is Born starring The Target and the Targeteers, art by Ken Battefield. Burma Road Patrol starring Bull's-Eye Bill. Gold Lure text story by William Cuthbert. Meet the Mummy starring Candid Charlie, art by Harvey K. Fuller. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $19.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 52, Issue 3 - June, 1946. 6.75" x 9.75", 80 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Canadian series. Reprints a variety of stories from U.S. publications. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

The Photoplayer incorporating Screen News.

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Theatre Arts Monthly (June, 1946). TAM 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. Includes: "Forgers of Myths: The Young Playwrights of France" by Jean-Paul Sartre, "People to People" by Arthur L. Mayer, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $325.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #2098169001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Everett Hibbard, Charles S. Strong, Sam Cooper, Tex Mumford, Stanley Kaufmann, and Al Camy. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Walt Slade novel "The Red Road" by Bradford Scott, novelettes "The Cattle Go Through" by Joe Archibald and "Fury of the Gunborn" by Nels Leroy Jorgensen, plus shorts by Mel Pitzer, Stephen Payne, Ben Frank, and Barry Scobee. 7-in. x 9-in. 96 Pages B&W Text with Illustrations. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 28, Issue 3 - Summer, 1946. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Murray Leinster, Stanton A. Coblentz, Ross Rocklynne, Polton Cross, Noel Loomis, and Charles F. Ksanda. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Canadian Edition with Canada Savings Bonds text at bottom of front cover. Summer 1946. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Murray Leinster, Stanton A. Coblentz, Ross Rocklynne, Polton Cross, Noel Loomis, and Charles F. Ksanda. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Stories and art by Phil De Lara and Inez Karma. Funny-animal antics from Magazine Enterprises. Koko and Kola face off against a giant in Fuzzybird Land; Judy makes a helicopter with her Magic Chalk so an elf can return to his Land in the Sky (in a story featuring a connect-the-dots puzzle); Goofus gets glasses, but trips on the glasses cord. Fire Fighters; Koko and Kola; Goofus the Gopher; Judy and the Magic Chalk; Chichi and the Chipmunk; Spanky; Spanky Gets Hooked Again; Chichi and the Chipmunk; Judy and The Big Fish; Tricksy Pixies; Goofus the Gopher. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Paul Berdanier, Sam Leff, Ed Dodd, Arnie Mossler, Charles Plumb, and John Hix. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 10 #11. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Just as Windy learns that the baby has inherited $50,000 from Klondyke, the mysterious Partha Plant shows up and ingratiates her way into Windy's life. Bill is in danger of being evicted after he accidentally assaults his landlord. Li'l Abner assumes a new radio identity as "The Flying Avenger." Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; The Young Idear; Ella Cinders; Bill Bumlin; Strange as It Seems; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Lawrence Ward, Hal Goodwin, Ed Smalle, Edd Ashe, Edward Lawson, Robert L. Scott Jr., Rudy Arnold, Jesse Davidson, Birt Darling, Richard Jarrell, Steven Irish, and Sam Glankoff. Tales of aerial adventure in the tradition of nonfiction comics vehicle True Comics. The instructional comic Flying Is Easy covers taxiing and takeoff; Frank Luke Jr. gains a reputation as a "balloon buster" during World War I; Dr. Fred Minty uses a small plane to visit patients in rural South Dakota. The Secret Airline; Strange Cargo; Feathering Blades; They Called Him Mad; Flying Is Easy Lesson II; Signposts of the Sky; Stratovision; Complete with Parachute; C.A.P.; Science versus Pea Soup!; Planes in the News; Our Hat Is Off; How to Build the PT-19B; Greatest Heroes of the Air; Model Contest Winners; True Aviation in Hollywood; Plane Profiles; True Aviation Answer Man; Wind to Order; Cowboy in a Corsair; DFC for Grandpa; Flying Surgeon of the Badlands. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories based on actual people and events: The Secret Warriors--Office of Strategic Services. Tom J. Smith: Smoking Fists; Abilene's new marshal won't carry a gun. Bangor, Maine; How It Got Its Name. The Sultan and the Emperor Come to Cambridge--Great Hoaxes. Joseph Palmer: Battle of the Beard; the right to whiskers in 1830s Massachusetts. Cavalcade of England, script by Joseph H. Park; Chapter 8: British history 1930 to 1946 AD. Josef Haydn: Farewell Symphony. Rube Marquard: Sizzling Southpaw. Lucie Aubrac: Lucie to the Rescue; French underground in WWII. Captain Frank Lillyman: Heaven on the House. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.