Comic books July 1944

Add to cart PR 0.5 $149.95 or Best Offer View scans Trimmed TRIMMED. INCOMPLETE. Several pages missing, affects Shining Knight, Starman, Molly, and text stories. Original staple missing, staples and tape added. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Tough Guy starring Sandman, art by Pen Shumaker; A notorious crook, known as the Tough Guy, has a soft spot in his heart for his brother Jim, whom he does not want to see follow in his footsteps, so he enrolls Jim in a military school. The Saving Scot and the Gypsy Gyp starring Genius Jones, script by Alfred Bester, art by Stan Kaye. The Bookworm That Turned starring The Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Three Comets starring Starman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Emil Gershwin. The Spirit of Korea starring Mike Gibbs, Guerilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Edmond Good. The Hand of Doom starring Manhunter, art by Edmond Good. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $21.00 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 4.0 $2,000.00 View scans Paper: White Label #3974924003

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.

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Add to cart Good $37.00 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 CGC 4.5 $2,500.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4458869011

Includes: Syd Shores cover art; The Jester of Death, Pencils by Syd Shores, Inks by Vince Alascia; The Bloody Assassin starring Human Torch; Auction of Death; Periscope Ahead text story; The Mystery of the Floating City, script by Otto Binder; and The Murder of Brenda Kane--Let's Play Detective, art by Al Bellman. 60 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $333.00 View scans Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

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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.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $2,364.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4192647003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

No number on cover. Dated 7/44. Volume 2 # 12 on inside cover. The Cat-Man and the Kitten in "The Eyes of Justice," the Deacon and Mickey in "Rasputin, Jr.," the Reckoner in "The Stamps That Spilled Blood" (art by Don Rico), the Hood in "The Sons of the Rising Sun," Little Leaders in "The Death of a Swordsman," "Heroes All," and "The Death of You" (script by Jack Grogan and Orren Ward Jr., art by L.B. Cole; 4 pages). Rudy Palais cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $62.00 View scans Cover detached at one staple. Staple rust.

3 Famous Mysteries, 1st Printing, Classics Comics, Island edition. (HRN 21, 7/44, no date in indicia).

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

Add to cart Very Good $29.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $22.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $22.00 View scans Paper: Cream Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Man oh man! There's a lot going on on this cover! plus "Puss and Coroner" a novelette by T.T. Flynn.

Vol. 45, No. 4. July 1944. 7" x 9.5". 82 pages. Text with occasional B&W illustrations. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $299.95 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.

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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.

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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 Very Good $24.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $115.00 View scans 1/2" Spine split from top (chew).

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $236.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #4035473012 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Alex Blum, Arnold Hicks, Harvey K. Fuller, Ann Brewster and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Sheena battles rogue leopards; Time-traveler Stuart Taylor witnesses the eruption of Vesuvius and destruction of Pompeii firsthand; Beautiful pirate queen Velvet creates more trouble for The Hawk, and more good-girl art for the issue. Dynamic Sheena cover by Art Saaf. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Ghost Gallery; Midnight the Black Stallion; T For Traitor; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $40.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

July 17, 1944. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Mayor Kelly's Chicago; penicillin; peasant clothes; airmen convalesce at Pawling Center; Japanese beetle; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 96 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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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 CBCS 3.5 $165.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Centerfold Detached. Label #22-40C0498-047

Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Sparling, and Al Carreno. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Captain Marvel Jr. faces Captain Monster in a battle for the "Heroship of the world" - but Monster has stolen Marvel Jr.'s powers. Bulletman and Bulletgirl try to help Danny after he's framed for a bank robbery by Dr Charity. Superspy Radar uses his radar vision to masquerade as Baron von Gluck and infiltrate a Nazi stronghold in Switzerland. Plus a PSA for wartime paper rationing featuring Captain Marvel Jr. and Sivana. Captain Marvel Jr. vs. Captain Monster; Bulletman: The Crimes of Charity; Hoodoo Hannigan, Ch. XXIV: The Doom Wind; Nyoka, the Jungle Girl: The Death Rug; Radar: The Swiss Misadventure. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

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

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Add to cart Very Good $15.00 View scans Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling. Moisture damage.

Volume 17, Issue 12 (whole number 123) - July, 1944. Hollywood coverage and dramatizations of films in prose, illustrated with stills. 8.5" x 11.25", 116 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.15.

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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.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Paul Payne. Stories and art by Graham Ingels, Lee Elias, Lily Renee, Fran Hopper, George Appel, and Joe Doolin. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. Good-girl art aplenty as Gale and her team are captured by the Tatlans, whose dress and architecture resembles ancient Incas; Norge and Jolie are trapped by tigers in the past, but mammoths help them escape; While crossing the Atlantic, Hunt and Lyssa are captured by refugee humans on a submarine. Featuring art by pioneering female artists Fran Deitrick/Hopper and Lily Renee. The Lost World; Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron; Mars, God of War; Space Rangers; First Earthman on Mars; Norge Benson; The Star Pirate. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $1,300.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to off white Label #4389356013

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Paul Payne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, Fran Hopper, John Celardo, Jack Keeler, and Murphy Anderson. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. The Space Rangers battle the subterranean Flame Men when they turn up the heat on Earth; Mysta of the Moon faces the evil Gor, who can grow an army by planting seeds in the ground; In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa are aided by Venusians in the ruins of Washington DC. Featuring art by pioneering female artists Fran Deitrick/Hopper and Lily Renee and legendary artist Murphy Anderson. The Lost World; Gale Allen; Mysta of the Moon; Red Comet; The Invaders; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $120.00 View scans 2 centerfold wraps detached and cover loose at single center staple. Cover oxidation. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover art by Jack Cole. Plastic Man story, script and art by Jack Cole. Flatfoot Burns story, script and art by Marvin Stein. Destiny story. Spirit story, script and art by Will Eisner. Often a Bomb, Never a Dud starring Human Bomb, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Burp the Twerp story, script and art by Jack Cole (as Ralph Johns). The Giggling Corpse starring Manhunter, art by Al Bryant. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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July 1944. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Includes: "Revolution on Rails" modern railroading. 6.75" x 9.5". 240 pages. PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $3,150.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #4255251002

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $1,139.95 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 $41.00 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 Very Good $6.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 36, Issue 2 - July, 1944. 6.5" x 9", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $10.00 View scans Paper: Cream

Volume 28, Issue 2 - July, 1944. 6.75" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $22.00 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 GD+ 2.5 $295.00 View scans Centerfold detached.

Cover by Burne Hogarth. 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, and Raeburn Van Buren. 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, concealed within Berlin itself, targets the fifth of his 6 Nazi murderers. The Kids stow away on a whaling ship, but the sailors are amused when Fritz is carried off by a stork. Bathless Groggins reveals that the "lost Margrave will" is in the one place that Melvin Margrave will never find it. Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Aerobic Tarzan cover by 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. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $89.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

"Scorched Earth" a short story by E. Hoffmann Price, and "Donovan's Island" a short story by Hugh B. Cave.

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

Add to cart Good $37.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling. Heavy water damage. Tape on inside front cover.

Volume 3, Issue 2 - July, 1944. 7" x 9.5", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $41.00 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 $27.00 View scan

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $18.00

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $19.00 View scan Sharpie marking. Missing corner. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

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 $499.95 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 Very Good $29.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. 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.