Comic books September 1946

Cover art by Nina Albright. Cadet story, art by Nina Albright. Full page sequential panel art ad for Pepsi Cola, art by Graham Hunter. Enter Arnold Komar starring Gary Stark, art by Don Rico. Dink humor page by Milt Hammer. Temporary Big Shot text story by John Graham. Targetoons humor page by Milt Hammer. Chameleon story, art by Bill Allison. Two-Ton O'Toole humor page by Art Helfant. Target and the Targeteers story, art by Ken Battefield; The Target and the Targeteers use a century-old locomotive. Targetoons humor page by Milt Hammer. Candid Charlie story, art by Harry Fuller. Boitram the Boiglar humor page by Art Helfant. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Mighty Mouse in "The Cat Who Cried Wolf," plus other features. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Phil De Lara and others. Funny-animal antics from Magazine Enterprises. Koko and Kola become volunteer firemen; Phillpots Frog tries to stop the yearly boat race, but The Mighty Atom intervenes; Judy uses her Magic Chalk to reunite a dog with its master. Tiger Trouble; Koko and Kola: The Volunteer Firemen; Goofus the Gopher; Judy and the Magic Chalk; Spanky; Beaver; Chuck Chipmunk; Trixie Pixies. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Fred Methot, Paul Berdanier, Sam Leff, Ed Dodd, Charles Plumb, Arnie Mossler, Merrill Blosser, and Dick Moores. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 11 #2. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Fritzi falls asleep at the zoo and dreams herself back to caveman times. Reporter Terry stakes her job that boxer Freddy can beat Curly Kayoe - but she has a vested interest in Freddy. The Dogpatch bank burns down and sets a strange tragedy in motion, in a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; Ella Cinders; Bill Bumlin; Back Home Again; Jim Hardy; Freckles and His Friends; The Young Idea; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 2 - September, 1946. Men's interest magazine with humor and pin-up pictorials. Peter Driben cover. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Presenting fiction and non-fiction stories, many of which are religious in nature—a Treasure Chest of fun and facts! Cover art by Earl Lonsbury. Untitled Debunking the Animals story; Exposes myths about animals. "What? No Vacation?"; Tom volunteers to serve at mass during summer vacation. Untitled Little Red Feather and Laughing Water story, script by Jay Griffin (as Griffin Jay), art by Violet Moore Higgins; Red Feather and Laughing Water wander away from the camp and are attacked by a bear. "Part 6," art by Earl Lonsbury; Skee clears the harbor at Caen of mines during the D-Day invasion of Europe. Untitled one-page story Bill Berry; Otto tries to teach his dog to fetch. "The Mystery of the Limping Man, Part VI" text story by Jay Griffin (as Griffin Jay). Puzzle & Game Page by Jules Leopold. "Part 6," script by Jay Griffin, art by Earl Lonsbury; Father Carroll arranges for Chuck to spend the summer with Mrs. Blake. Untitled The Robinsons' Rumpus Room story, art by Clara Peck; The Robinsons make a colorful screen to keep the table tennis ball from going into the coal bin. 32 pgs., full color.

Cover by Strothmann. Stories by Strothmann, Jay Griffin (as Griffin Jay), Earl Lonsbury, Laurence Wing, Harry Fisk, Iris Vinton, Earl Lonsbury, George F. Foley, Jr., Harry Fisk, Jim Mooney, and Arthur C. Bromirski. 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 Bill Berry, J. S. Hulms, Arthur C. Bromirski. Presenting fiction and non-fiction stories, many of which are religious in nature—a Treasure Chest of fun and facts! 32 pages, full color.

Frank Frazetta art (5 pages). Edited by Samuel Bierman. Stories by Mike Schneider, Dick Briefer, Clem Colbert, Frank Frazetta, and H. C. Kiefer. Adventure stories starring such characters as Paul Bunyan, Capt. Kidd Jr., Marco Polo, The Treasure Keeper, and Arabian Knight --these are comics to Treasure! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Bernard Baruch: Doctor Facts bio on economics advisor. Henry Morgan: King of the Buccaneers. Dr. Rudolph Diesel: Vanished Genius. 20 Years of Sound talking pictures story. Robert T. Frederick: Frederick's Freighters. Gar Wood: Speed King. Denver, Colorado--How It Got Its Name. Amelia Earhart. The Secret Warriors; Office of Strategic Services. Precious Pebbles; diamonds in Brazil. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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True crime stories. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 68 pages, black and white text with photos. Cover price $0.15.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 52, Issue 2 - September 1946. "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.

Volume 39, issue 7 - Sept 1946. Cover by Pete Kuhlhoff. This issues featured novelette is Lotte by Seabury Quinn, and is accompanied by short stories such as Alice and the Allergy' by Fritz Leiber, Day of Judgment by Edmond Hamilton, Enoch by Robert Bloch, The Horn by Charles King, The Machine by Allison V. Harding Not Human by Bert David Ross,The Polar Vortex by Malcolm Ferguson, Six Flights to Terror by Manly Banister, Threshold of Endurance by Betsy Emmons and Xerxes' Hut by Harold Lawlor. Also included is the poem The Port by H. P. Lovecraft. Softcover, 96 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations) Cover price $0.15.

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Canadian Edition. Reprints cover art and stories from Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 39 #6. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Manley Wade Wellman "Shonokin Town", Seabury Quinn, Ray Bradbury "The Night", Allison V. Harding, Jim Kjelgaard, Charles King, Harold Lawlor, E. L. Wright, Stanton Coblentz, and P Schuyler Miller. Illustrations by A. R. Tilburne, Boris Dolgov, Matt Fox, Irwin J. Weill, Lee Brown Coye, and Andrew Brosnatch. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.;

Volume 41, Issue 3 - September, 1946. 6.75" x 9.75", 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Peter Driben cover. Pinups and articles. 10 1/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, Bernie Krigstein, Gus Ricca and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Payroll robbers break all of Golden Arrow's golden arrows, leaving him scrambling for spare ammo, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Ibis travels back in time to the Salem Witch Trials in pursuit of the evil Thungor. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Eat Beans Without Soiling Your Jeans." And an ad for Mary Marvel fashions (dresses, not the costume). Captain Marvel and the Vanishing Park; Golden Arrow: Defenseless; Sporting Spree; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Wilbur the Waiter; The Culture Corner; Ibis the Invincible: On Trial; Doc Sorebones; Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone Jr.; Crime Smasher: Wanted for Murder; Wooden Head. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Dope and the Diary," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur accidentally takes Linda's diary and tries to secretly return it. 2 Wilbur Puzzle Pages. "Don't Get My Goat," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur decides to get a goat as a mascot for Westfield High. "Halloween Hi-Jinx," art by Bill Vigoda; Slats plays a Halloween prank on Wilbur and his father. "Wilbur the Caddy"; Wilbur serves as his dad's caddy. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy and Sis go on a picnic with a shy soldier. "A Tale of a Typewriter," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur has gone through the day with getting in trouble, but then Dripwate calls him into his office. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"By the Bee-u-tee-ful Sea!"; Willie and Jean spend a day at the beach. "Willie's Baseball Blues!"; Willie tries out for the school baseball team. "A Prize for Joe" text story; Betty mistakenly believes that Joe won a car in a contest. "Double Trouble!"; Snazzy and Speed are forced to take the nieces of their boss to a dance that they planned on attending with Nellie the Nurse. "No More Women!"; Joe Davis and his movie star daughter, Lila Listless, visit the Lawson family. "Willie Goes to the Dogs!"; Willie takes his dog for a walk. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Fran Hopper, Al Walker, George Evans, Howard Larsen, Charles Sultan, and Rafael Astarita. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. An American flyer caught behind Soviet lines is aided by the ancient goddess Valencia; The Phantom Falcon, once known as Wings Comics regular Clipper Kirk, adopts a new civilian identity working for "Commissioner Gordon" in "Metropolis" (no relation); Jane Martin is assigned to guard a top-secret jet plane from a Nazi spy ring. Also featuring the first-ever Jane Martin cover (by Joe Doolin), after 73 issues. Suicide Smith; Jane Martin; The Phantom Falcon; Greasemonkey Griffin; Air Heroes of World War II; Captain Wings; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harry G. Peter. "Invisible Terror" (Part 1), script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Many of the U.S. top military officers are killed by an invisible ray, and Wonder Woman discovers that Marya has been taken prisoner aboard a Nazi sub, so the Amazon Princess heads to Africa where Nazi agents plot their resurgence. Wonder Women of History: four-page Elizabeth Blackwell bio, script by Alice Marble, art by Alfonso Greene. "The Witchdoctor's Cauldron" (Part 2), script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; When Wonder Woman and Marya encounter a group of African natives allied with the Nazis, they manage to rescue their slaves, the Zoogoos, who are being used to power the death ray. "Foney Fairy Tales" back-up story, script and art by Ed Wheelan. Two-page text story, "Baseball Double" by Jim Robinson. "In the Lair of the Death-Ray Criminals" (Part 3), script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; To save her friends, Wonder Woman surrenders to Blitz, who uses her as a human battery to power the invisible death ray to defeat Steve before he can gather reinforcements. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Charles Paris. Impossible But True, pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster]; In order to protect her father, Olga Olmstead uses her position on a popular radio show to disguise code messages related to various crimes that have been committed, and gets fired for doing it. Digging For Danger starring Zatara, art by William F. White. Rip Carter's Birthday starring The Boy Commandos, pencils by Louis Cazeneuve, inks by George Klein. Ten Million Must Die starring Johnny Everyman, script by Jack Schiff, art by John Daly. Super-Sleuth McFooey, script and art by Jack Farr. The Arrow Meets Bull's-Eye starring Green Arrow, art by Steve Brodie [as George Papp]. The Case of the Valuable Orphans! starring Batman and Robin, art by Winslow Mortimer [as Bob Kane]; The Dynamic Duo must handle a case involving a foul-hearted scheme of promising young orphans a home and parents, then using them as dupes in a rotten racket. 76 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Art by Ellis Chambers, Tim Howe, and Cy King. Kids' humor comics and funny-animal hijinks from Fox Feature Syndicate. Numbering continues from Nutty Life (1946) #2. Space-age funny-animal heroics with Cosmo Cat; Lil Pan, son of the Greek god Pan, has adventures with mythical creatures; Senor Tamale, a parrot in a sailor hat, is neither senor nor tamale. Cosmo Cat; Li'l Pan; Gilbert; Flash Lyte; Senor Tamale. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Jack Binder, Dick MacKay, David Pascal, and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mary Marvel's long-lost uncle turns up, and he's a Popeye-like sailor, but something isn't quite right. Working as circus hands, Mr. Scarlet and Pinky investigate a murder, aided by the only witness to the crime: Susie the Spelling Elephant. Commando Yank finds postwar intrigue in Havana, as a beautiful woman is targeted by mysterious figures. Mary Marvel Meets Sinbad the Sailor; Boy Scout Bob; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Spirit of Things; Witless Witmore; Giggle Gags; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: The Elephant Who Could Spell; Richard Richard, Private Dick: Sink or Swim; Whipper-Snappers; Muscle Hedd; The Phantom Eagle: The Parcel From Mexico; Penny Graves: Spy Train; Dippy Detours; Commando Yank: Scoop At Sea. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Janice Valleau. Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, Roy Garn, Janice Valleau, Milt Hammer, Robert Plate, Nina Albright, Art Helfant and Harvey Fuller. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. The remaining members of the Spade Gang make a last desperate attack against King Cole and his detective team. Toni Gayle's bodyguard Biff wants to solve a murder on his own, but the "victim" is actually a posed artist's model. Goatee'd criminologist Dr Doom (no relation to Victor) investigates when a visiting European count is robbed of his briefcase and his false teeth. Toni Gayle cover by early female comics artist Janice Valleau. Mysterious Stranger; Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Hammertoones; Homer K. Beagle; Inspector Klooz; Dr. Doom: The Case of the Missing False Teeth; Boitram the Boiglar. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Body building magazine. 8.25" x 11". 66 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by ? [as S.K.]. Stories by unknown. Art by Harry Lazarus? [as H.L.], Lee Sherman?, Herman C. Browner?, ? [as Roy] and unknown. Featuring: 1-pager "Jungle Jingle"; untitled Rabbit-Son Crusoe tale; untitled Detecto the Bloodhound tale; "Tiny Town"; 2-page text story "Richard Rabbit and Wicked Wolf"; "Indian Tales"; untitled Bojo the Monk and Tony story; untitled The Adventures of Piggly Pete story; bat facts in "A Visit to the Zoo with Patsy and Lou"; activity page "Kid's Kwiz Korner." 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by A. E. Howard and Frank Little. Kids' humor comics and funny-animal hijinks from Fox Feature Syndicate. Red Kamphor the skunk finds a box of fireworks and decides to open a fireworks stand, but learns the meaning of the word backfire; Senor Tamale gets lost in the California desert; Ernie tries to use self-hypnosis to become master of his own fate, but the world can't be hypnotized. Red Kamphor; Somebody's Stenog; The Back-Seat Driver; Gallery for Murder; Senor Tamale; Joy Family; Ernie; Roscoe Bear. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.