Comic books February 1945

Volume 3, Issue 5 - February, 1945. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 3, Issue 6 - February, 1945. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 8 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, 8 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. Scripts/layouts by Eisner, Eisner/Nordling, Eisner/Mercer, or Spranger/Eisner; inks by Eisner or Eisner/Spranger.

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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. Scripts/layouts by Eisner, Eisner/Nordling, Eisner/Mercer, or Spranger/Eisner; inks by Eisner or Eisner/Spranger.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $139.99 View scans 6.5" Cumulative spine split (partially taped). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover pencils by Arturo Cazeneuve, inks by Steve Brodie. Time out for the Guardian starring Newsboy Legion, pencils by Arturo Cazeneuve, inks by Steve Brodie. Clues in the News starring Penniless Palmer, art by Stan Kaye. Fisherman's Luck starring Robotman, art by Jimmy Thompson. Pearls of Crime starring the Star Spangled Kid, art by Jon Small. The Forest of Flames starring Liberty Belle, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $8.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Literary magazine showcasing short stories and articles. This issue features a nine-page piece on Fascism by George Bernard Shaw. 6.75" x 9", 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.40.

Stories and art by Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Dale Messick, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, Ed Leffingwell, Martin Branner, Al Posen, and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Harold Teen is smitten with Senga, but she's only after the citizenship she can get by marrying him. Brenda Starr's rival Daphne thinks she's got the inside angle when she's invited to Detective Traverts' party, but Brenda knows better. Pop Ripple has a vision of his daughter's future that makes him rethink his punishment options. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie and Dick Tracy. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Brenda Starr; Hitch-hikin' Henry; Winnie Winkle; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Sweeney & Son; Clyde Beatty; The Ripples. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. February, 1945. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Canadian Edition. April, 1945. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 6, No. 6 - February 1945. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring. Superman's Search for Clark Kent!, script by Alvin Schwartz [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos; Superman agrees to undergo the powerful rays of a machine designed to study brain tissue. Crime on Skis!, script by Bill Finger (?) [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos; Superman, in the guise of Clark Kent, travels with Lois to Ski Valley, which is being threatened by a death bird: a half-man, half-bird creature of Indian lore. Grandpa Peters humor two-pager by Tom McNamara [as Lefty O'Grady]. Bomb Trap text story by Jack Miller [as Jesse Merlan]. Lois Lane story, script by Whitney Ellsworth [as Jerry], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe], inks by George Roussos. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Toys of Treachery! starring Superman, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $86.00 View scans Only one staple (manufacturing). Staple rust.

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#27 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 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. Cover by George Marcoux. Stories by George Marcoux, Ed Gruskin, and Clare Dwiggins. Featuring the adventures of Supersnipe, Huckleberry Finn, Wing Woo Woo, and Koopy McFad. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cadet story, art by Walter Johnson. Speck, Spot, and Sis story, script and art by Milt Hammer. Target and the Targeteers story, art by Ken Battefield. Death and the Airmen starring Chameleon, art by Bill Allison. Targettoons humor page by Milt Hammer. Speck, Spot and Sis story, script and art by Milt Hammer. Candid Charlie story, art by B. Gordon Guth; Charlie gets bitten by the love bug. Dan'l Flannel humor story, art by B. Gordon Guth. Clear Sailing text story by Pam Robinson. Bull's-Eye Bill story, art by Elton Fax. Targettoons humor page by Milt Hammer. 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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Issue 35 - "Death at Abu Mina" by Peter Williams. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Richard Hughes, Bob Oksner, Gerald Devers, Al Camy, John Easterly, August Froehlich, Buck Barton, and George Mandel. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fair $45.00 View scans Paper: Light tan Back cover detached 70%. Water damage: Slight.

Vol. 54, No. 2 - February 1945. 6.75" x 9", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Very Good $15.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Winter 1945. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Fredric Brown, Arthur K. Barnes, Frank Belknap Long, Fox B. Holden, Ford Smith, Leslie Northern, Wilm Carver, and Murray Leinster. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

February 5, 1945. Weekly news magazine. 8.5" x 11", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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, John Hix and Gus Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 9 #8. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. The Triple Terror superhero team is reunited after their ordeal in captivity, to aid Chinese guerrilla fighters in Burma. Windy and Bess head east with the baby (and the horses), but when Bess runs short of money, Bess's sleazy ex Roger tries to elbow his way in. Bill Bumlin's attempt to keep house while his wife is out results in yet another disaster. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Tailspin Tommy; Stamp Tips; Gordo; Bill Bumlin; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; How It Began; Strange as It Seems. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories based on actual people and events: Joe Martinez: Private Joe; medal of honor. Arturo Toscanini: Music Is His Weapon. Patty Berg bio; Tomboy becomes pro golfer, then joins U.S. Marines. Super-Bomber story about B-29 bomber. Cavalcade of England, script by Joseph H. Park; Chapter 2: British history 1215 to 1485 AD. General Jacques Leclerc: Hero of Paris. Danger Below; Japanese submarines in WWII South Pacific. Scotty McAllister: Scotty Sent Us; Pvt. McAllister captures 160 German soldiers in one day. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $18.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Overseas Edition. Volume 42 - Issue 5, February 1945. 8.5" x 11", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Dick Moores, Bill Walsh, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Carl Buettner, George Waiss, Manuel Gonzales, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 5 #5. 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, Mickey uses mysterious machinery to build a box with strange powers over time and space. In a story by Barks, Donald's latest scheme involves piloting a tramp steamer to Acapulco with a cargo of bubble-bath soap. Bucky Bug meets a Firebug. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Mickey Mouse; Li'l Bad Wolf; The Clock Watcher; Goofy's Valentine; Huey Dewey and Louie; Mickey Mouse and the 'Lectro Box. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 50, Issue 7 - February 1945. "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.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories and art by Pete Costanza and Harry Parkhurst. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel gets mixed up in the rivalry between two bands, and winds up playing the bass fiddle. Golden Arrow tries to encourage fair play when the hands from two rival ranches have a baseball game that will decide who owns both ranches. Ibis must battle the spirit of Death itself to prevent it from taking either Taia or a professor with a powerful secret. Captain Marvel Plays in a Band; Chief of the Red Demon; Golden Arrow: Batter Up! Batter Down; Spy Smasher: The Butterflies of Doom; Ibis the Invincible: The Duel with Death. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by J.F. Byrne and Ruth Atkinson. Stories and art by Jack Keller, Alex Blum, Matt Baker, and Art Saaf. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Nazi spies frame agent Jane Martin for murder in Istanbul; Greasemonkey Griffin goes into the ocean and aboard a Nazi sub in search of a letter from home; The Skull Squad joins the invasion of Norway, in a story featuring early art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker. Skull Squad; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; Greasemonkey Griffin. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.