Comic books July 1944

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $13.00 View scans Spine split 15%. Water damage: Slight.

Aviation magazine featuring pictorials of featured designs; model and hobby information. 10.25" x 13", 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $3,999.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4371012009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $2,250.00 or Best Offer View scans Conserved Paper: Off white Conservation includes: leaf casting to interior, cover reinforced. Centerfold married. Label #4570940007 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by unknown. Art by Ken Battefield, Maurice Gutwirth and unknown. In this issue: untitled The Black Terror story with pencils by Ken Battefield; untitled Pyroman story; Doc Strange in "The Zoo Crew"; and untitled American Eagle story with art by Maurice Gutwirth. Plus: 1-page A Crime Story text story "Pack of Cards" (by John S. Endicott). And: 1-page text story "Range Telegraph" (by Charles S. Strong; credited as William McClellan). 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $27,500 View scans Paper: White Label #0105640009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $2,995.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white Label #4072188001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $1,139.95 or Best Offer View scans Centerfold MARRIED and detached. Small corner piece torn from last page of Damsel in Distress story, affects one speech bubble. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Dick Sprang. "The Upside Down Crimes!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane), inks by Gene McDonald; Batman and Robin must stop the Joker's mad schemes, as he commits several "upside down crimes" that leave the Caped Crusaders literally standing on their heads. 1-page Life's Little Laffs story by Ray Houlihan. "Damsel in Distress!", script by Don Cameron, art by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane); Dick's crush on a girl leads him and the Batman into a case involving kidnapping and murder. 1-page Handy Andy story by Jack Farr. "Borrowed Butler!", art by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane); Bruce hires out Alfred to a neighbor who is having week-end guests, and whose butler is sick. "Accidents Will Happen" text story by Tod Lowry. "Pelt Plunderers!", script by Bill Finger, art by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane); Batman and Robin head up into the frozen north to assist the Royal Canadian Mounted Police stop a gang of thieves who plunder beaver pelts trapped by locals and who then sell them for big profits, which they plan to spend back in the States. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $17.00 View scans

Add to cart Good $14.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. 1/2" Spine split from base of comic. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Scuffing. Soiling. Water damage.

Vol. 3, No. 4. July 1944. Billy DeVorss cover. Men's interest magazine of pinups and glamour shots. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 62 pages, B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $130.00 View scans Only one staple (manufacturing). Cover detached.

Stories and art by Bill Allison, Harold Delay, Jack Warren, and Henry Kiefer. Masked heroes face Axis forces in this WWII-era adventure series. In his civilian identity as a wartime production steelworker, Steel Fist witnesses fellow workers being hypnotized into sabotage by the music over the PA system. Maureen Marine has Little Nemo-like adventures as the new Queen of the kingdom under the sea, in a story with some lovely fantasy art by Harold Delay. In another story that's a sign of its times, Slaphappy Grandpappy tries to hire a maid, but all the nearby women are working in wartime production factories. Blue Circle; Gail Porter, Girl Photographer: Werewolf of Woonsocket; The Toreador; Maureen Marine; Driftwood Davey; The Steel Fist: Music Madness; Dangerous Pay; Slaphappy Grandpappy. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $30.00 View scans 2" cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached. Water damage. Interior soiling.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $313.00 View scans Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $69.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover coming loose at single center staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and unknown. After Captain Marvel finds a way to plug the lava flow, he pursues Mr. Mind and Jeepers underground, where he meets a race of small people called the Sub-Americans, who have planned to use dynamite to split the western hemisphere from the eastern hemisphere if the Allied forces are endangered by the Nazis. Mr. Mind finds out about the dynamite and plans to use it for his own purposes in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 16: Earth Must Die" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Captain Marvel also stars in: "His Battle of the Bubbles" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza (Cincinnati, Ohio city story); "The Visitors from Space" with story by Otto Binder (Mary Marvel appearance); and "Trouble with Mr. Double" with story by Otto Binder. Plus: Captain Marvel "Missing Face Contest No. 2" 1-pager. And: 2-page text story "Pattern for Victory" by Carl G. Hodges. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

3 Famous Mysteries, 1st Printing, Classics Comics, Courier edition. (HRN 21, 7/44).

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $285.00 View scans

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Dick Briefer, Robert Q. Sale, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. A criminal gang becomes known in the press as the Suede Glove Bandits. An Alcatraz inmate distinguishes himself as being tougher than the rest. A Hollywood murder mystery dares the reader to figure out who killed a movie star, in a whimsical whodunit with art by Dick Briefer. Also featuring an ad for the following issue's Jimmy Durante Murder Case. Career of Walter Cahill and the Suede Glove Bandits; 27 Years of Murder!; The Grave Gamble; Terror on the Tracks; The Man in Wolf's Clothing; Four Steps to Doom; Tough Guy of Alcatraz; Whodunnit? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $215.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

July, 1944. 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $165.00 View scans Paper: Tan to Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Good $80.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 30, No. 3 - July 1944. Magazine featuring mystery stories. 7" x 9", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $249.95 or Best Offer View scans Trimmed Interior is complete. Married cover. TRIMMED. Full length spine split with cover taped to first wrap. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Charles Sultan, Gus Ricca, Joe Beck and George Tuska. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. Guided by ancient gods, Mr. E discovers spies trying to sabotage a steel foundry and derail the American response to WWII. Voice-throwing hero The Echo stumbles on a graveyard of doomed ships, and the mysterious Old John knows a little too much about them. In a pre-Code adventure, Flash Gordon-like Dan Hastings battles the sinister Dr. Strange (no relation to the Marvel hero), who sends giant insects to attack helpless children. Dynamic Man: The Sleep King; The Night Hawk; Lucky Coyne; Yankee Boy: Midnight Murder; Ima Sleuth; Dan Hastings; The Echo; Mr. E. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $9.90

July 9, 1944. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. "Design in Diamonds" by Kathleen Moore Knight begins. Other fiction stories by Talmage Powell, Edwin Rutt, Kirk Deming, Mildred North Slater, William MacHarg, Cyril Plunkett, and Arthur J. Burks. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 32 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $7.90

July 23, 1944. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. Fiction stories by Clark Lewis, Kathleen Moore Knight, Ruth Jorgensen, Paul D. Peery, Kirk Deming, and Allen F. Herdman. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 28 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $3.50

July 24, 1944. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Jennifer Jones in "Since You Went Away"; Andy Frain; war ravages Italy's art; scarf sun clothes; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 100 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $17.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Volume 32, Issue 3 - July, 1944. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Articles include piloted torpedoes, aircraft review and more. 6.75-in. x 9.5-in. 176 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.70 View scans Spine split 40%.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.70 View scans Water damage: Extensive.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.70 View scans

8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Issue 65 - July 21, 1944. Early magic enthusiast fanzine with reader submitted homemade tricks for other readers to try at home complete with step-by-step instructions and illustrations where needed. 8.5" x 11", 4 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $1,049.95 or Best Offer View scans 3" cumulative spine split (taped), pieces of tape on interior cover/spine, edge tears throughout interior. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Maurice del Bourgo. Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Don Rico, Maurice Gutwirth, Maurice Whitman, Ezra Jackson, and George Gregg. Mystery, horror and suspense from L.B. Cole's Narrative comics. Bonnie the bagpipe player gets a gig in a blues club, but when the place gets robbed, she springs into action as only a piper can. A patchwork quilt reveals a story of piracy and combat on the high seas. Artist Don Rico retells the legends of Pandora and Siegfried in beautiful one-pagers. Cover by Maurice del Bourgo features caricatures of the Axis leadership pummeled by a hero made of Allied flags, and doubles as a war-bonds PSA. Patches: Shanghaied, Warpath; Lightfingers Louie; Pandora; Peace Of Mind; Heroes Of Legend; Jerry Jr.; Red Wings; One Came Back; Bonnie Blows the Blues; Trial by Fire. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $16.00 View scans 4 1/2" Spine split from base of book. Foxing. Soiling. Moisture damage.

Volume 15, Issue 2 - July, 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $12.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

The classic magazine featuring current event articles, editorials, human interest pieces, humor, illustrations, a letter column, poetry, single-panel gag cartoons, and stories by the leading writers of the time. Cover by John Atherton. 10.75" x 13.75", 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $18.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white

"Tangled Trails" a short story by Clark Nelson, plus "Hell's Castle" a short story by Lou Merrill.

Volume 2, Issue 5 - July, 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $22.00 View scan

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.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $399.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover and centerfold detached at single center staple. Oxidation. Staple rust, rust migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Pyroman story. Music Hath Charms starring Fighting Yank. Sealing Wax text story by Erwin Brower. Four Comrades story, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Paystrike text story by Tex Mumford. Captain Future story. Art Gallery text story by John M. Easterly. Don Davis story, art by Leonard Sansone. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $18.00 View scans Paper: Tan to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 11, Issue 1 - Summer, 1944. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Manly Wade Wellman, William Morrison, Polton Cross, Ford Smith, and Clark Ashton Smith. Two Virgil Finlay illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 116 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $159.00 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Small pieces torn from a few interior pages, slightly affects art and story. Full length spine split (glued). Centerfold detached, Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Louis Ferstadt cover. In order of appearance: "Magno and Davey, 'Apprentices for Murder!'" art by Louis Ferstadt; "Mr. Risk" art by Bill Savage; "Hap Hazard"; "The Sword"; and "Paul Revere, Jr.". "Hoosegow Trap" text story by Cliff Howe. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $77.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $61.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Summer 1944. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $1,750.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #0080003004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 5.0 $599.00 View scans Paper: Off white Double Cover: 1st cover 4.0, interior cover 5.0. Label #2095171024 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka	Add to cart CGC 4.0 $570.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4393003004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $449.95 or Best Offer View scans 2" cumulative spine split, cover coming loose at single center staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow
Add to cart FR 1.0 $239.95 or Best Offer View scans Full length spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Dick Moores, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Carl Buettner, George Waiss, Veve Risto, Roger Armstrong, Manuel Gonzales, Sylvia Holland, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 4 #10. 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 becomes the pilot of the experimental plane and finds himself over Nazi-held France. In a story by Barks, Donald competes with his nephews for news photos to sell to the local newspaper. In another story, Donald gets a mail-order penguin. Cover by Walt Kelly doubles as a PSA and features Donald Duck dressed as Uncle Sam, holding a WWII-era War Bond. Camera Crazy; Bucky Bug; Tiger Trouble; Mickey Mouse; Super Satisfaction; Here Comes the Iceman; Modern Design; A Car on the Time Plan; Shear the Wool!; Putt Out; Mickey Mouse: On a Secret Mission; Remote Control; Cold Treatment; Fowl Play; Labor Savers; Coals to Newcastle; Ducking Two Ducks Is No Duck Soup! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $135.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 10%.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $73.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white to white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 20%.

July 1944. Cover by A. R. Tilburne. "The Beasts of Barsac" by Robert Bloch, "There Was an Old Woman" by Ray Bradbury, and "Lady MacBeth of Pimley Square" by August Derleth, plus other horror and supernatural tales by Seabury Quinn, Manly Wade Wellman, P. Schuyler Miller, George N. Laws, Allison V. Harding, Crawford Sullivan, Stanton A. Coblentz. Illustrations by Hannes Bok, Virgil Finlay, Frank Utpatel, Elton Fax, A. R. Tilburne, Richard Bennett, Boris Dolgov, Andrew Brosnatch. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 96 newsprint pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.15.