Comic books August 1944

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $1,450.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #1109802001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring. The Wizard of Wishes! starring Superman, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], art by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster]; When the Prankster is accidently hit by an automobile, the owner, a multi-millionaire, offers his fortune to anyone who can make him happy. Grandpa Peters humor two-pager by Tom McNamara [as Lefty O'Grady]. The Tycoon of Crime!, art by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster]. Untitled Lois Lane, Girl Reporter story; When Lois is given the assignment to write a story on a bake shop, little does she know that that bakery is a front for a lottery racket. The Weakling text story by Ivan Arlen. The Pride of the Kents!, script by Joe Samachson [as Jerry Siegel], art by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster]; A formerly rich man, whose relatives still think he is loaded, decides to discover just how much his relatives think of him, and holds an unusual "Kent Family Reunion." Casey the Cop humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

#21 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.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $11.00 Incomplete. Missing pages (affects Supersnipe and Huckleberry Finn stories).

Cover by George Marcoux. Stories by George Marcoux, Ed Gruskin, and Clare Dwiggins. Featuring the adventures of Supersnipe, Huckleberry Finn, Ulysses Q. Wacky, and Wing Woo Woo. Sealtest Presents--Rudy Valee: Stories of Famous People, script and art by Michael J. Becker. 60 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $299.95 or Best Offer View scans Interior is complete. Full length spine split with missing back cover. Oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by L. B. Cole. Killer Take All starring Mr. Nobody; Noel Gruen was committing murder--no sooner had he put his smoking gun down when he was aware of someone else in the room. Satan story, art by Geo. H. Appel. Three Shall Die, art by Jack Alderman. Moment of Reason starring Mr. Nobody. Shady Business starring Sherry Filpe. Buried Alive, art by Snibbe. Whispering Wax, art by Don Rico. Khaaron story, art by L. B. Cole. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by B. Gordon Guth. The Cadet story. Speck, Spot, and Sis story, art by Alonzo Vincent. The Target and the Targeteers story, art by Bill Allison. Candid Charlie humor story, art by B. Gordon Guth; Charlie finds himself face to face with a mad bull. Dan'l Flannel story. Bull's-Eye Bill story. Chameleon story, art by James Wilcox. Full page sequential panel art ad for Tootsie Rolls on back cover, script by Rod Reed, art by C. C. Beck. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $2.50 View scans Water damage: Slight.

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", 76 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Richard Hughes, Bob Oksner, Leo Morey, Sam Brant, August Froehlich, Larry Latham, and Maurice Gutwirth. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Paul Berdanier, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, Abner Dean and Gus Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 9 #2. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tailspin Tommy, Skeets and Betty Lou are captured by Nazi Baron Von Hopsieg on the way to Panama. Fritzi Ritz shows what she's made of when she and her wealthy friend Sally pilot Sally's yacht through rough seas. After Windy's money is stolen, everyone blames young Toby, and it doesn't help that Toby disappears soon after, promising to get the money back. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp, and the history of Halloween. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; The Mirror Man; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Tailspin Tommy; Stamp Tips; Gordo; Bill Bumlin; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; How It Began; Funny Side Up. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories based on actual people and events: Omar Bradley: Doughboys' General. Jinx Ship; U.S.S. Michigan patrols Lake Erie in 19th century. Joe Ruddy Sr. & Jr.: Rough 'n Ruddy; Father and son water polo players. Marcus Whitman: Oregon Trail Blazer. Weather to Order!; Weather prediction for timing military operations. Lt. Annie Den Hooch: One-Woman Army. Major Paul Triquet: Victorious Canadian. Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Friendly Enemies; British POWs in Italy, WWII. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $24.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 42 - Issue 5, August 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.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Dick Moores, Bill Walsh, Bob Karp, Carl Buettner, George Waiss, Veve Risto, Roger Armstrong, Manuel Gonzales, Sylvia Holland, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 4 #11. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Pete and Von Weasel conspire to get photos of Mickey's top-secret experimental plane. In a story by Barks, Donald inherits a pet falcon that wreaks havoc on the neighborhood. Grumpy of the Seven Dwarfs is kidnapped by the Wicked Witch, who impersonates him. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; The Seven Dwarfs and the Wicked Witch; Mickey Mouse; Dog Days; A Copper Accommodates; Victory Vacation; Slightly Bull-Dozed!; Enough to Give a Fella Hives!; Not Good But LOUD!; Mickey Mouse: On a Secret Mission; Table D'Hobo; Lawn Party; A Catchy Tune; The Biggest Drip; Flowery Food. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $4.80

Volume 50, Issue 1 - August 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.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Vol. 211, No. 4 - August 1944. 5.5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 38, Issue 3 - August, 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, and Victor Pazmino. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel helps the radio station's advice columnist, but solving people's problems is a tough job, even for a superhero. Golden Arrow realizes that the strange cactus walking the desert and robbing people is actually a bandit in disguise! The only way to beat a clever shape-shifting phantom is for Ibis to die and become a ghost himself. Plus an ad for Mary Marvel fashions (dresses, not the costume). Captain Marvel: Mr. Agony's Ill-Will Hour; Golden Arrow: The Walking Cactus; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher Awakens the Sleep-Walkers; Hedda and Tails; Punkinhead; Trapped on the Trail; Opportunity Knoxx; Ibis the Invincible: The Slap-Happy Spook. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Murphy Anderson, Al Walker, Alex Blum, John Forte, Lily Renee, Ruth Atkinson, Jack Keller, Lee Elias, and Bob Lubbers. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Agent Jane Martin gets lost over Holland and manages to stop a mass execution; A black cat helps Greasemonkey Griffin discover the secret base of the Skeleton Cat squadron; A Murphy Anderson story about the then-new science of jet propulsion. Skull Squad; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; Secret of the Sea Lanes; Jet-Propulsion; Greasemonkey Griffin. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Marc Swayze, Charles Tomsey, Joseph Millard (credited as Ed White), Dick MacKay, and Edd Ashe. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mary Marvel gets some help from Mr. Scarlet's sidekick Pinky while battling quiz-show host-gone-wrong Mr. Question. Still seeking the legendary Golden Mace that can bring peace to the world, Phantom Eagle helps the Tibetan village of "Shang Reela" resist Axis forces. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky track Mr. Green, a masked archer who robs the wealthy by threatening a longbow attack. Plus a PSA for wartime paper drives featuring Mary Marvel. Mary Marvel: Who Can Defeat Mr. Question?; Commando Yank; Phantom Eagle: Trouble in Tibet; Penny Graves: The Man in the Black Hat; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Missing Case; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: The Modern Day Robinhood, Mr. Green. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $2.70 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%.

Vol. 24, No. 9 - August, 1944. 6.5" x 9.5", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.