Comic books January 1944

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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/Jack Cole scripts, Cole, Fine, Robin King - A.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Arturo Cazeneuve (as Simon). Poor Man's Rich Man starring The Newsboy Legion, script by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, pencils by Kirby, inks by Arturo Cazeneuve (as Joe Simon); Upon the death of his uncle, "Pop" O'Leary receives news that he has inherited all of his uncle's property. The Mirror of Madness starring The Star Spangled Kid, art by Hal Sherman. The Cruise to Nowhere starring Penniless Palmer, art by George Storm. The All-American Way starring Liberty Belle, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter. The Mobster and the Millionaire starring Robotman, art by Jimmy Thompson. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Pyroman story with Hirohito. Fighting Yank story featuring The Stiltwalker Murder. General's Son text story by William McClellan. Four Comrades story, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Captain Future story featuring The Magnet Menace. Mei Ling's Message text story by Kerry McRoberts. Don Davis story, art by by Leonard Sansone. Music Hath Charms text story by John S. Endicott. Oracle story. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Jan 1944. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Malcolm Jameson, Thomas S. Gardner, Ross Rocklynne, Henry Kuttner, and Stanton A. Coblentz. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Rare Canadian edition with new cover art and Fox Features reprints from the late 1940's of Blue Beetle, Bronze Man, a page of Zegra Jungle Princess, and a Hurricane story (a potential reprint of All Top Comics. Standard comic size, black-and-white interior, with a thicker stock cover. Issues #1-24 probably do not exist. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Stunning Blow To Nippon, pencils by Al Gabriele, inks by Carl Pfeufer; Namor challenges a champion swimmer to a contest and wins, unaware, until later, that the man also serves the enemy, who makes attacks on American shipping. In The Mystery of Sabotage City, art by Carl Pfeufer; Namor seeks to discover the secret location of a Japanese submarine base. Captain America public service announcement about a paper drive. The Battle of Kwangto! starring the Sub-Mariner, pencils by Al Gabriele. One For the Books text story. The Charity Bazaar Murders starring The Angel, art by Gustav Schrotter. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Dale Messick, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, George Clark, Jim Chambers, Jack Ficklen, Bob Jenney, Martin Branner, Al Posen, and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Mamma's gang captures Dick Tracy and tortures him, but Junior tracks him down. Mistaken for a member of Baron de Mullet's gang at the masquerade party, Brenda Starr goes along with it to get the scoop on the story. Clyde and Tracker pursue Gaywood through the forest. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie and Moon Mullins. You're in the Army Now; Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty;Brenda Starr; By Blood and Toil; Mr. Tsao's Fowl Deed; Winnie Winkle; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Sweeney & Son; Clyde Beatty; The Ripples. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Sword" contains a panel depicting Adolf Hitler in Germany. In order of appearance: "Magno and Davey, 'Death Is Never Rationed'" art by Louis Ferstadt; "Doctor Nemesis in The Blood-Bank Massacres"; "Hap Hazard" and "The Sword" pencils by Louis Ferstadt, inks by L. B. Cole; "Mr. Risk, 'The Cougar'"; and "Paul Revere, Jr., 'Fats to Fry the Axis!'" art by Louis Ferstadt. "The Gold-Dust Kid" text story by Cliff Howe. 60 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

#14 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 1944 by National Comics Pub., Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

Cover art by Tom Gill. Bad Dream starring Kit Carter, script by George Kapitan, art by John Jordan. 18 Men and a Boat starring John Morrill, art by Tom Gill; based on the true story of Lt. Commander John Morrill, U.S.N., in collaboration with Pete Martin. Targetoons story, art by Milt Hammer. The Black Market starring Bull's-Eye Bill. Candid Charlie, Wizard of the Lens story, art by B. Gordon Guth. Dan'l Flannel story. On the Beam starring The Target and the Targeteers, art by Bill Allison. Pete Stockbridge, the Chameleon story, art by Bill Allison. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Don Rico. Stories and art by Jack Grogan, Don Rico, Bill Savage, C. Harrington La Ray, John Giunta, F. Chadwick Rhodes, Nina Albright, W. Frank Litman, Jack Alderman and L. B. Cole. An anthology of adventure and suspense comics. Down-and-out ex-boxer Kid Terrific and orphan Jimmy join forces to escape poverty, and get jobs with a carnival. Gerard makes the classic mistake of all mad scientists, and tests out his new invisibility formula on himself, only to face an ironic fate. Thieves steal an ancient Chinese idol and soon come to regret it. Kid Terrific and Jimmy; Juggernaut; Mr. Nobody; Punk or No Punk; Murder on a Moonbeam; Backwash; Such Is Hollywood; Spawn of the Poppy; Formula of Fate; Buck 'n' Broncho. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 25 - "Doors to Death" by Lee Crosby. Softcover Digest, 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Al Capp. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Paul Berdanier, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, John Hix and Gus Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 8 #8. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. The Mirror Man discovers a hidden Axis base in South America. Bill Bumlin enlists his fellow Bumbonians to help Santa make toys for Christmas. Windy gets a taste of the high life when his mysterious benefactor, Mr., Plunk, invites him to a party at his penthouse apartment. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; The Mirror Man; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Tailspin Tommy; Stamp Tips; Gordo; Bill Bumlin; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories based on actual people and events: Not So Big editorial by George J. Hecht; On our shrinking world. Terrible Terry Allen; WWII in North Africa. Our Good Neighbor, Bolivia. You Can't Believe Your Eyes!; Camouflaged and disguised war machinery. American Eagle; Eagle as a symbol of U.S.A. Galloping Ghost bio on Red Grange. Thunderbirds of the U.S. Army and Navy Air Forces. Mary Walker: First Lady of the Army Medical Corps. The Awful Truth; WWII resistance newspaper in Poland. John C. Garand: The Man Behind the Gun (M1 rifle). Shorty Gordon: Belly Gunner. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 41 - Issue 4, January, 1944. 8.5" x 11", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Canadian series. Contents are exactly the same as True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press). Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $1,200.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s); Minor side/edge crack(s) File Copy. Label #0096704001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

60 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Powell, Arturo Cazeneuve, and Art Helfant. An anthology of humor and adventure comics from Harvey, produced to gin up homefront support for World War II. Endowed with superpowers by the Spirit of Mercy, Army Private Hank Greer battles Nazis as the masked hero Captain Red Cross, in his only appearance. Grimm, Ghost Doctor (here called "Ghost Spotter") makes his debut as he investigates the strange case of the ghost Countess of Tuber Castle. Perhaps the highlight of the issue is a rare adventure starring World War II feminist and cultural icon Rosie the Riveter, as she applies for a wartime job. Plus more Nazi-punching American heroes, super and otherwise. Chickie Ricks; Terror Rides the Waves; Grimm, Ghost Spotter; Peril on the Pampas; The Death Mask Mystery; Introducing Captain Red Cross; Rufe McGoof: Desert Dynamite; Rosie the Riveter. 60 pages, full color. Cover price $0.05.

Volume 49, Issue 6 - January 1944. "A Magazine for Boys and Girls." Stories, poems, and activities designed for kids. 7-in. x 10-in., 36 pages, PC,PB&W Cover price $0.15.

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Jan 1944. Cover by Harold S. De Lay. Horror and supernatural stories by Seabury Quinn, Hannes Bok, Nelson Bond, Manly Wade Wellman, Allison V. Harding, Frank Belknap Long, Roger S. Vreeland, and Ray Bradbury "The Sea Shell". Illustrations by Boris Dolgov, Hannes Bok, A. R. Tilburne, Frank Utpatel, Irwin J. Weill, Fred Humiston, and Andrew Brosnatch. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Winter issue. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Written by Otto Binder, Dick MacKay and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Harry Parkhurst, Clem Weisbecker, Dick MacKay and unknown. What happens to Captain Marvel when he goes swimming? Read "Captain Marvel's Most Embarrassing Moment" with art by C.C. Beck. Plus: Golden Arrow in "Balloons over the Sageland" with art by Harry Parkhurst; Spy Smasher in "The Mountain Menace of Horrido" with story by Otto Binder; Lance O'Casey in "The Code of the Penguins" with art by Clem Weisbecker; Richard Richard, Private Dick is introduced in "The Cemetery Plot" by Dick MacKay; Ibis the Invincible in "Loki, the Terrible"; and Wicky and O'Shawnessy in 2-page text story "The Million Dollar Dog" by Rod Reed. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.