Comic books February 1944

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Vol. 186, No. 3, Whole No. 915 - February 10, 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.15.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Alex Kotzky. Midnight story, script and art by Paul Gustavson; Hiram the Hermit has the biggest diamond in the world and a pet coyote, and he's going to appear on Dave Clark's radio show. Old Jim starring Rookie Rankin. The Garrison of Ghouls featuring Espionage Starring Black X, art by Bernard Sachs. Wun Cloo story, script and art by Jack Cole. Marksman story, script and art by Fred Guardineer. Lady Luck story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Daffy story, script and art by Bart Tumey. Jester story. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Paul Berdanier, Fred Methot, Bernard Dibble, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Drew Pearson, Bob Allen, Milburn Rosser, Rudolph Dirks, Charlie Plumb, Bill Conselman, Harry O'Neill, Raeburn Van Buren and Abner Dean. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips plus an original hero, The Spark Man, who joined the military to fight in WWII. The Spark Man targets Nazi general Von Brac with a gaslighting campaign. The Kids find mischief with a woodpecker and the Inspector's pet fish, Amelia. A stray fish bone turns Bombo into a Sinatra-style crooner, at least as long as the fish bone is there. Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Spark Man; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Ella Cinders; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; Broncho Bill; Race Riley and the Commandos; Sparkler Salutes; El Bombo; Funny Side Up. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

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.

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.

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. Cabbages and Comics starring The Newsboy Legion, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Arturo Cazeneuve (as Joe Simon); Trying to increase their revenue, the Legion members decide to publish their own comic book, Suicide Slum Comics. The Picadilly Seal starring The Star Spangled Kid, art by Hal Sherman. Found: the Lost Chord starring Super Sleuth McFooey, script and art by Jack Farr. Thar's Gold in Them Thar Hills starring Penniless Palmer, art by George Storm. Catalyst for Catastrophe starring Liberty Belle, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter. Robbie, the Robotdog starring Robotman, art by Jimmy Thompson. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

February 1944. Siegmund Klein Photo Cover. Strength & Health was one of the earliest magazines devoted to fitness and bodybuilding. Features photos of various physiques, instructional illustrations of exercises, and articles focusing on fitness. Through the early 1960s, it was the most popular weightlifting magazine in the United States. 8 1/2" X 11 1/2". 52 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Dale Messick, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, Jim Chambers, Bob Jenney, Martin Branner, Al Posen, and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Tiny criminal Trohs escapes Dick Tracy by joining a Wild West show. Discovered and captured by Baron de Mullet's gang, Brenda Starr is forced to come along when they make their getaway. When a leopard escapes during the New York circus parade, Clyde realizes Gaywood is up to his old tricks. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie and Moon Mullins. Plus a vintage ad for WWII "Victory Glasses": a set of tumblers featuring members of each branch of the US armed services smooching a cute civilian. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Them Days Is Gone Forever; Smitty; Nature in the Raw; Brenda Starr; Paper Weight Champion; Hot Shot; Winnie Winkle; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Sweeney & Son; Clyde Beatty; The Ripples; Jinglet. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Coverless $349.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) Comic is complete other than being coverless. RESTORATION. Staples replaced. Includes attached reproduction cover. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Classic war cover. Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by George Roussos. The Super Stunt-Man!, script by Bill Finger [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Joe Shuster and Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster]; The son of a former carnival daredevil comes to town, not knowing his father had lost his nerve years before in a car stunt gone wrong. Comedians' Holiday!, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], art by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster]; Clark and Lois decry the closing of a new movie company that has given work to former vaudeville comedians. Private Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Superman's Master!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster]. The March text story by Alton Black. Good Ol Judge Jalopy humor page by Jack Farr. The Quicksilver Kid! starring Superman, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Dick Sprang (layouts) and San Citron (finishes) [as Joe Shuster]. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

#15 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.

Both V2 #1 (2/44) & V2 # 2 (4/44) have V2 # 1 on outside cover. 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, Ulysses Q. Wacky, and Koppy McFad. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Nina Albright. Journey to Igoor, art by L. B. Cole. Manhattan Episode, art by Marc Borgatta. Death in the Fourth Dimension starring the Mask, script by Jack Grogan, art by Jack Alderman. The Pendulum of Doom. Guerilla Child. Vampire Moon, art by John Giunta. The Sword of Kismet. Bushida At Daybreak, script by Larry Allen, art by Don Rico. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $69.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. 3 wraps missing and heavy interior chew, interrupts art and story. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cadet story, script by George Kapitan, art by John Jordon. 18 Men and a Boat (part 2), art by Tom Gill. Bull's-Eye Bill story. Candid Charlie, art by B. Gordon Guth. Dan'l Flannel story, art by Ed Ryan. Target and the Targeteers story, art by Bill Allison. Speck, Spot, and Sis story, script and art by Alonzo Vincent. Chameleon story, art by Bill Allison. Targettoons story, script and art by Milt Hammer. Tootsie Roll ad, script by Rod Reed, art by C. C. Beck. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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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. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Richard Hughes, Bob Oksner, Ken Battefield, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Walt Wilson, Leo Morey, Charles S. Strong, August Froehlich, Charles Roberts, and W.B. Smith. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 50, No. 2 - February 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Winter 1944. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories by Ross Rocklynne, Robert Arthur, Henry Kuttner, Ford Smith, Scott Morgan, John Foster West, and Kelvin Kent. Two Virgil Finlay illustrations. Dr. Seuss illustration? (Small "Buy United States War Savings Bonds & Stamps" ad.) 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Rudolph Dirks. 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 #9. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Superhero team the Triple Terror tries to protect a scientist whose "Owl-flower" formula can allow soldiers to see in the dark. After an encounter with a genie, Bill Bumlin goes to work at a defense plant. Wealthy Cynthia tries to lure Windy away from his real love, Mollie, first with charm, then by telling him his beloved horse Paddles has been kidnapped. 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.

Volume 1, Issue 3 - February 1944. Vintage men's interest magazine focused on lingerie and glamor pin-up pictorials. 8.5 x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Harry Sahle. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Don Dean, Bill Vigoda, Claire Moe, Red Holmdale, Clem Weisbecker, Pen Shumaker, Wilbur S. Peacock, Ed Goggin, 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.

Stories based on actual people and events: Colonel Robert L. Scott: Great Scott. Mary Pickersgill: Our Flag Was Still There. Destination Danger; Allied invasion of North Africa, WWII. How Canada Got Its Name. Philip Hrwco: The Fight Against Infantile Paralysis; Pre-vaccine approaches to polio. Men Against the Desert; WWII bomber crew downed in North Africa. Our Good Neighbor, Chile. PT Terror; WWII torpedo boats. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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