Comic books January 1947

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.

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.

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.

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.

January 5, 1947. Spirit Weekly Newspaper section. Scripts/layouts by Eisner, Eisner/Nordling, Eisner/Mercer, or Spranger/Eisner; inks by Eisner or Eisner/Spranger. Tabloid Sized Newsprint, 10-3/4" x 15", 8 pages, full color.

January 12, 1947. Spirit Weekly Newspaper section. Scripts/layouts by Eisner, Eisner/Nordling, Eisner/Mercer, or Spranger/Eisner; inks by Eisner or Eisner/Spranger. Tabloid Sized Newsprint, 10-3/4" x 15", 8 pages, full color.

January 19, 1947. Spirit Weekly Newspaper section. Scripts/layouts by Eisner, Eisner/Nordling, Eisner/Mercer, or Spranger/Eisner; inks by Eisner or Eisner/Spranger. Tabloid Sized Newsprint, 10-3/4" x 15", 8 pages, full color.

January 26, 1947. Spirit Weekly Newspaper section. Scripts/layouts by Eisner, Eisner/Nordling, Eisner/Mercer, or Spranger/Eisner; inks by Eisner or Eisner/Spranger. Tabloid Sized Newsprint, 10-3/4" x 15", 8 pages, full color.

The Newsboy Legion in "Criminal Cruise," Penniless Palmer in "The Bouncing Mr. Pop Uppendown," Robotman in "A Medal for Robbie," the Star-Spangled Kid in "The Felon in the Family," and Liberty Belle in "Peril Covers the Waterfront!" Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Fighting Yank story. Front Page Peggy story. Trouble-Shooter story (last appearance), Bob Oksner. Pyroman story. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $149.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white Label #4416200002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Earle Bergey cover. "the star of life" a complete novel by Edmond Hamilton, and "friends" a short story by Murray Leinster.

Volume 14, Issue 3 - Winter, 1947. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Nathan Schachner and Arthur Leo Zagat, Murray Leinster, and George Whitley. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 116 pages. Cover price $0.15.

1st printing. Written by george Willard Frasier, Helen Dolman MacCracken, and Lois Gabel Armstrong. Art by Guy Brown Wisaer. A The How and Why Science Books in the Scientific Living Series. Hardcover, 6-in. x 8-in., 96 pages, full color. All Ages

Stories and art by Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, Martin Branner, Al Posen and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Mr. Smart can't believe he has a chance to date beautiful Susie Q, and neither can anyone else. The kids adopt a dog as a guard dog to keep the rival gang out of their clubhouse. On a trip to the Congo, Clyde Beatty learns the legend of Tim Mongo, gone mad in the jungle. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie and Dick Tracy, and a Dick Tracy text adventure. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Little Joe; Sweeney & Son; Winnie Winkle; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Clyde Beatty. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

#50 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. This issue contains a 16 page comic book adventure featuring Superman and Tim (mostly Tim) in "The Adventure of the Flying Carpet." Copyright 1947 by Superman, Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $25.00 View scan Cover loose at both staple. 1 1/2" tear on front cover.

Edited by William DeGrouchy. Cover by George Marcoux. Stories by George Marcoux, Ed Gruskin and Clare Dwiggins. Featuring the adventures of Supersnipe, Bobby Crusoe, Ulysses Q. Wacky, and Bumpy. Three-page Supersnipe's Diary text story. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $30.00 Water damage.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $60.00 View scans Staple rust. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Edited by William DeGrouchy. Cover by George Marcoux. Stories by George Marcoux and Clare Dwiggins. Supersnipe in "The Short Snorter," plus Ulysses Q. Wacky in "Uncommon Sense," Trouble, Bobby Crusoe (chapter eight), Lenny da Vince Jr., and a two-page Supersnipe's Diary text piece by Ed Gruskin on "How to Write Supersnipe" describing the process of producing a script for the comic (continued next issue). 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 3 - February 1947. 5" x 7.5", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Nina Albright. Cadet story, art by Nina Albright. Gary Stark story, art by Don Rico; Panama and Gary are kidnapped. Targetoons humor page by Milt Hammer. Target and the Targeteers story, art by Ken Battefield. Candid Charlie story, art by Bob Q. Siege. Targetoons humor page by Milt Hammer. Reluctant Hero text story by John Graham, art by E. J. Reeves. Here Kitty Kitty starring Fraidy-Cat Phil humor page by Art Helfant. Targetoons humor page by Milt Hammer. The Lucky Black Cat starring Dan'l Flannel, art by Gus Schrotter. The Crooked Bus Franchise starring Chameleon, art by Bill Allison. Two-Ton O'Toole humor page by Art Helfant. Targetoons humor page by Milt Hammer. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $389.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #1497586008 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Pipe the Pup!, script and art by Morris Weiss; Tessie gives Skidsy a puppy. Gym Jams!, script and art by Morris Weiss; Skidsy takes boxing lessons. The Game text story. McClaw the Outlaw! starring Powerhouse Pepper, script and art by Basil Wolverton. The Zoot Suit Brute! starring Tessie the Typist and Skidsy, script and art by Morris Weiss. Itsy Bitsy Angels!, script and art by Morris Weiss; Tessie gets Skidsy a Zoot Suit. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $7.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Theatre Arts Monthly (April, 1947). 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: "Death of a Critic" by Dudley Nichols, "The Characters Make the Play" by Terence Rattigan, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.50.

Issue 15 - "The Quirt" by B.M. Bower. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Phil De Lara and others. Funny-animal antics from Magazine Enterprises. Crooked sailors want to capture Tom-Tom the Jungle Boy and put him in a circus; Goofus the Gopher decides to become a train engineer; Judy visits Upside Down Land (in a story featuring a connect-the-dots puzzle). The Big Rain; Koko and Kola: The Missing Queen; Goofus the Gopher; Tom-Tom the Jungle Boy; Chuck Chipmunk; Catchy and Scrapps; Bear Facts; Muggsy Mouse; Trixie Pixies; Judy and the Magic Chalk. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Mo Leff, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Dick Moores. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 11 #6. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. A strangely prescient strip has Fritzi Ritz wearing a face mask (with lipstick). Windy is captured by the mysterious old lady, but she really wants the racehorse Paddles. Bill Bumlin decides to see who his true friends are by pretending to be broke, and of course it all goes horribly wrong. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; Bill Bumlin; Back Home Again; Jim Hardy; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $37.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $32.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Good $32.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling. Water damage.	Add to cart Good $32.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage. 2" Cumulative spine split.
Add to cart VG 4.0 $99.00 View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Color touch. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Volume 3, Issue 4 - January, 1947. Men's magazine with humor and pin-up pictorials. Peter Driben cover. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, tinted B&W. Cover price $0.25.

January 1947 issue. 2 other issues in this volume were incorrectly numbered #4 by the publisher, but Jan 1947 is the true chronological fourth issue. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $19.50 View scan Half of front cover missing.

Bob Lubbers cover. In order of appearance: "Tales From Toyland, No. 1: The Adventure of the Merry Mite"; "Wizard of the Moon" art by Al Walker; "Mike the Moxie"; "Chris and the Calico Colt" art by August Froehlich; "Fifi on the Farm"; and "Buddy Bruin and (Oh, Yes) Stu Rabbit" art by Al Walker. "Johnson and his Lion" text story by Malcolm Reiss. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Albert J. Nevins, Dixie Willson, Violet Moore Higgins, George F. Foley, Jr., Harry Fisk, A. W. Nugent and Bill Berry. Presenting fiction and non-fiction stories, many of which are religious in nature—a Treasure Chest of fun and facts! 32 pages, full color.

Stories by A. W. Nugent, Mary Coughlin, George F. Foley, Jr., Harry Fisk, Jay Griffin (as Griffin Jay), Malcolm Kildale, Albert J. Nevins, and Dixie Wilson. Presenting fiction and non-fiction stories, many of which are religious in nature—a Treasure Chest of fun and facts! 32 pages, full color.

Stories and art by Alice Dalgliesh and Ernie Schroeder. A spin-off of the long-running True Comics (1941) series, featuring true stories of courageous animals and people. Gunnar Kasson and his dog Balto lead a team of sled dogs to Nome, Alaska with the cure for a diphtheria outbreak. Frank Buck travels the world, capturing animals for zoos with his catchphrase "Bring 'Em Back Alive." A pet shop accidentally releases one hundred monkeys into New York City in 1946. Soldier Dog; Balto of Nome; Fireman's Dog; A Pig That Made History; A Dog Named Bill; Monkey Business on Wall St.; Bear Facts; Jungle Master; Schooner of Cats; Panda Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Louis Wolfe and others. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. A multi-generational circus family entertains for more than 200 years; The plan to kill outlaw Billy the Kid; A profile of New Orleans. Partisan to President; Circus Family; Queen of the Ice; Yankee Doodle Cardinal; End of a Terror; Foxhole Visitor; King of La Gonave; Vote for Peace; Cat Fighter; The Secret Warriors; Cities of Destiny: New Orleans; How It Got Its Name: California; What Would You Do?; True's Movie Guide; Truly Comic! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.