Comic books July 1943

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Volume 7, Issue 1 - July, 1943. 7" x 10", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

The Justice Society of America head into action in "The Brain Wave Goes Berserk." Plot by Gardner Fox and Sheldon Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Joe Gallagher plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman (art by Sheldon Moldoff), the Sandman (art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby), the Spectre (art by Bernard Baily), Doctor Fate (art by Howard Sherman), Dr. Nid-nite (art by Stan Aschmeier), Starman (art by Paul Reinman), the Atom (art by Gallagher), and Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier). Wonder Woman cameo. Two-page Hop Harrigan text story, "Water, Water Everywhere." Gallagher cover. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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July, 1943. Volume 31, Issue 5. Cover by William Timmins. "Hunch" by Clifford D. Simak and "Gather, Darkness!" part 3 of 3 by Fritz Lieber. Other science fiction stories by John R. Pierce, A. E. van Vogt, Lester del Rey (as Marion Henry), & P. Schuyler Miller. Interior illustrations by A. Williams, Paul Orban, Elton Fax, & Frank Kramer. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 162 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane). "The Batman's Biographer!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Boswell Browne wants to document the exploits of Batman and Robin for future generations, but when members of the underworld hear him bragging to some children that he knows many secrets of the Dynamic Duo, a nefarious criminal decides to use Browne's knowledge against our heroes. 2-page Professor Pipp story by Jack Farr. "The Penguin Goes A-Hunting," script by Don Cameron, pencils by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane), inks by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane) and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); The Penguin attends a lecture by Gotham City's prison Warden Keyes, who talks about the city's most dangerous villains: the Scarecrow, the Joker and the Cat-Woman, but not Penguin. "Rogues' Pageant!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); At Alfred's urging, Bruce and Dick decide to take a short vacation after particularly strenuous battling against Gotham's underworld, they stop off in San Pablos, a city celebrating the 300th Anniversary of the courageous deeds of their forefathers. "Scrap Haul" text story by Allan Gerz. "Adventure of the Vitamin Vandals!", script by Joseph Greene, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson; While vacationing at Malibu Beach, Bruce and Dick become aware of several fishing vessels being robbed of their catches by a group of mysterious individuals who seem to disappear into thin air. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Summer 1943. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Brett Sterling ("The Star of Dread"), William Morrison, Jep Powell, and Oscar J. Friend. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Charles Quinlan, Herman C. Browner, Robert Turner, Al Mandel and C. R. Schaare. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 3 #8. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Kitten and Mickey, the sidekicks of Cat-Man and the Deacon also known as the Little Leaders, discover Nazis hiding in the suburbs. The Hood faces the magical Death's Head, a decapitated Indian mystic with mind-control powers and a yen to rule the world. Blackout tries to prevent an experimental bomb-sight from falling into Nazi hands. Cat-Man and Kitten: The Golden Lure; The Deacon: The Case of the Right to Ride; Blackout; Rag-Man: The Symbols in Jade; Frank Fairplay's Dangerous Mission; Little Leaders: Cobweb of Blackmail; Pirate Peril; The Hood: The Death's Head!; Terror in the Tropics; A Bear Fact. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 4 - July, 1943. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Batman and Robin in "The Crime Clinic," Slam Bradley in "Trial of the Red Herring," the Crimson Avenger in "The Mystery of the Mounted Marauders" (by Jack Lehti), Spy in "Taps for the Telegrapher," Air Wave in "The Case of the Soundless Crimes" (art by George Roussos), and the Boy Commandos in "The Valley of Destiny" (by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby). A full-page ad features Superman # 23, Leading Comics # 7, Green Lantern # 8, All-Flash # 10, Wonder Woman # 5, and All Star Comics # 17. 60 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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June 1943. Cover by Emery Clarke. Stories include "Mystery on Happy Bones," a book-length novel by "Kenneth Robeson"; "Ticket to Davy Jones" by Wallace Brooker; "The Menace" by Jack Storm; "The Island of Crawling Death" by George Allan Moffatt; "Murder Up the Line" by Clifford Goodrich; and "Death Bails Out" by Roswell Brown. 7-in x 10-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Official organ of the International Society of Junior Magicians, containing news and tips. 16 pages on newsprint.

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Human interest family centric publication that features short fiction stories, recipes and celebrity gossip. 24 pages, 8.5" x 11.25", B&W Newsprint.

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Human interest family centric publication that features short fiction stories, recipes and celebrity gossip. 24 pages, 8.5" x 11.25", B&W Newsprint.

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Human interest family centric publication that features short fiction stories, recipes and celebrity gossip. 24 pages, 8.5" x 11.25", B&W Newsprint.

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Volume 5, Issue 7 - July, 1943. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features Caverns of Time" by Carlos McCune, and "Living Girls from Cards; Craig's Book" by Don Wilcox. Softcover Pulp, 6.75" x 9.75", 210 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 6, No. 1 - July 1943. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jim Chambers. Stories and art by Till Goodan and others. Western comics starring beloved singing cowboy Gene Autry. In an issue-length story, Gene finds an orphan boy and takes him under his wing. Young Tod and Chief Gray Feather help Gene track down the Range Robbers. Gold Flash becomes a terror in the rodeo ring, until they have to wire Bart, the cowhand who tamed him, to come and get him. Range Robbers; The Ghost of Lone Mountain; Famous Bucking Horses: No-Name, Tumbleweed; Gold Flash. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Features an article titled "Walt Disney Envisions Victory Through Air Power". Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by C.C. Beck, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Feg Murray, Clayton Knight, H. H. Knerr, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Floyd Torbert, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Edwina Dumm, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Jimmy Thompson, Eugene L. Pollack, Tom Sims, and Bela Zaboly. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. The Lone Ranger and Tonto shoot the guns right out of the bad guys' hands. Back-cover Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Battles Monster Man," features art by Captain Marvel creator C.C. Beck. Mandrake the Magician; Seein' Stars; Jan and Aloysius; The Romance of Flying; Bunky; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Henry; Little Acorns; High Spots; Popeye; Barney Baxter; Blondie; Indian Lore; Tippie and Cap Stubbs; Dinglehoofer. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Message from a Corpse starring Human Torch, art by Harry Sahle. Phantom of the Air starring Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer. Case of the Poison that Did Not Exist starring Terry Vance, art by Bob Oksner. Uncle Sam's Nephew text story. In the Valley of Time starring Jimmy Jupiter, script and art by Gus Hetman. The Vision's Secret starring Vision, pencils by Syd Shores. Sabotage at the Ferry Base starring Angel, art by Gustav Schrotter. 60 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Reed Crandall. The Blonde Bomber starring Blackhawk, art by Reed Crandall. The Conquerors Are Toppling starring Sniper. Untitled stories starring Death Patrol (script and art by Gill Fox), Private Dog Tag (script and art by Bart Tumey), P.T. Boat (art by John Cassone), and Sailor Danny (script and art by Art Gates). U. S. Marines Raid Jap Held Island featuring Secret War News, script and art by Fred Guardineer. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), A. W. Nugent, Falcon Mathieu, Sol Hess, and W. A. Carlson. All-American/ DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, and other strips from bygone days. Jeff puts his cow in the bathtub so he can milk it without knocking over the pail. Cicero's Cat is jealous because the new house pet is cuter - it's a baby panda. But when it eats from the cat dish, it's gone too far. Also featuring a PSA for the Fifth War Loan Drive starring famed WWI aviator Eddie Rickenbacker. Plus a vintage ad for Picture Stories from the Bible, one of the first publications from Educational Comics, soon to be known as legendary publisher EC. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Simp O'Dill; Victory Puzzles; How to Spot the Planes in the Skies; Hop Harrigan. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. Mars, God of War story, art by Joe Doolin. Reef Ryan story, art by Lee Elias. Star Pirate story, art by George Appel. The Lost World story, art by Graham Ingels. Life-Drinkers starring Auro Lord of Jupiter, art by Rafael Astarita. Can Earth Dodge Its Star of Doom? text story, art by Fran Deitrick. Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron story, art by Lee Elias. Norge Benson story, art by Fran Deitrick. Flint Baker story, art by Joe Doolin. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Cole. "Woozy Winks Detective Agency," script and art by Jack Cole; Cole writes himself into the story as a stuttering dweeb: a dream tale in which the heroes are knocked out by an explosion; Then Woozy instructs Cole to draw the faces of crooks Abba and Dabba for a "wanted" poster while Plastic Man dreams of Woozy Winks and Jack Cole teaming up to stop the two villains. "The Case of the Kidnapped Corpse;" When a jeweler on his beat is murdered, Richards is suspended from his job. Eventually, the Manhunter solves the crime and Richard's suspension is commute. "Flatfoot's Substitute" starring Flatfoot Burns, script and art by Al Stahl. "Ogre Goran" starring The Spirit, script and art by Will Eisner. "Enter: The Raven," art by Frank Borth; After three attempts being made on Senator Knight's life, Phantom Lady decides to find out, once and for all, who is behind these attempts. "Curtain of Death" text story by Dick Mace. "The Three-Man Perfect Crime" starring Destiny. "The Ferry Boat's Tale" starring The Human Bomb, script and art by Paul Gustavson. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Jack Binder. Untitled stories starring Black Owl (art by Jack Binder), Ted O'Neil, Frankenstein (script and art by Dick Briefer), Green Lama (script by Ken Crossen, art by Jack Binder), Dr. Frost (art by Maurice Gutwirth), Yank and Doodle (art by Maurice Gutwirth), General and the Corporal (script and art by Ken Browne), and Buck Sanders (art by Munson Paddock). 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 205, No. 5344. July 14, 1943. Punch is a British weekly magazine of humor and satire that ran from 1841-1992. Renowned internationally for its wit and irreverence, and introduced the term ' Cartoon '. 8.75" x 11.25". 32 pages. Black and white.

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Vol. 205, No. 5345. July 21, 1943. Punch is a British weekly magazine of humor and satire that ran from 1841-1992. Renowned internationally for its wit and irreverence, and introduced the term ' Cartoon '. 8.75" x 11.25". 32 pages. Black and white.

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"The Battle of Bottle Run" cover by Charles De Feo. Fiction story "Fogbound" by John Johns. Plus several illustrated features and true tale stories. Profuse photos, 10-in. x 7-in. 162 Pages B&W Cover price $0.25.

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July 1943. Cover by Milton Luros. Stories: "Dominion" by Arthur J. Burks, "Infiltration" by Clifford D. Simak, "Blackout" by Damon Knight, "Problem In Ethics" by Henry Kuttner, "The Man Who Saved New York" by Ray Cummings, "The Stellar Vampires" by Frank Belknap Long, "The Machine That Changed History" by Robert Bloch, and "The Answer Out of Space" by Graph Waldeyer. Softcover, 7-in x 9-in, 112 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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August 1943. Cover by Modest Stein. Stories include "The Golden Doom" by Maxwell Grant, "Murder in the Crystal" by Norman A. Daniels, "Death in Panama" by Stephen Gould, and "Murder Needs a Corpse" by Jack Storm, plus the column "Codes" by Henry Lysing. 7" x 10", black and white, 146 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 29, Issue 2 - July, 1943. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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"Fix Bayonets" by Lou Merrill.

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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. Eisner/Fine/Quality staff assist on Spirit.

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Vol. 30, No. 2 - July 1943. 7" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Theatre Arts Monthly (July, 1943). 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: "The Ballad of Dorrie Miller" by Owen Dodson, "The Dramatist Looks Forward" by Ashley Dukes, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover by Don Dean. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by George Harrison, Don Dean, Carl Hubbell, Gerald Kean, Red Holmdale, Ed Groggin, and Bill Woggon. Super-heroic and humorous tales, many of them filled with action and adventure—these are Top Notch Laugh comics! 60 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Ted Thwaites, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Bob Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 3 #10. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured early work by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, hotel detective Mickey investigates ghosts in the haunted hotel. In a story by Barks featuring the first appearance of Donald's rival-next-door Neighbor Jones, Donald tries to out-do him in doing good deeds. Walt Kelly contributes the first of many Gremlin stories, including a paper doll of Gremlin Gus. Gremlins cover by Kelly. Clara Cluck; New-Fangled Fountains; The Twins Fix Everything; The Skeptic; How To Play Golf; Unhorsed; Duck!; Possum; Surrounded; Gremlin Gus and the Widgets; Mickey Mouse, Bellhop Detective; Hollywood Chatter; The Unknown; Convincing Evidence; Roundabout Revenge; No Eggs; Peace and Quiet; A Modern Invention; Duckmobile; Mental Picture; Fourth of July Fun; Trolley Car Troubles; Love Daisy, Love Her Dog; Heads Down!; Common Knowledge; The Price of Popularity; Quick Turnover; X Marks the Spot; Only God Can Make a Tree; Better Bizzness Expert; The Cold-Blooded Penguin; The Loser; Fun on a Rainy Day; It's a Lye!. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 48, Issue 12 - July 1943. "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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July 1943. Cover by E. Franklin Wittmack. "The Scythe" by Ray Bradbury and "Yours Truly -- Jack the Ripper" by Robert Bloch, plus other horror and supernatural tales by H. Bedford-Jones, Allison V. Harding, Otis Adelbert Kline & Frank Belknap Long, Frank Owen, Alice-Mary Schnirring, James Causey, and Harold Lawlor. Illustrations by Hannes Bok, Boris Dolgov, Pete Kuhlhoff, A. R. Tilburne, Frank Utpatel, Fred Humiston, Irwin J. Weill, John Giunta, Andrew Brosnatch. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 112 newsprint pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.15.