Comic books July 1944

Cover by H.C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Allen Ulmer, Harry G. Peter, Frank Wead, Russell Keaton and Stephen Douglas. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Hydroman and Rainbow Boy track down the Phantom Pirate who is attacking ships on the eastern seaboard; A PSA for wartime scrap-metal drives featuring Hydroman; Music Master battles The Lama Who Had No Face. Music Master and Man o' Metal were listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes; this was the final appearance of Rainbow Boy until his revival in the 2000s. True Stories of War Heroes; Hydroman; The Music Master; He Changed Their Plans; Man O' Metal; Ammunition for Victory; Flyin' Jenny. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 9 - July, 1944. Goldwyn Girls photo cover. Long running magazine that features song lyrics, celebrity gossip, articles, and fan letters. This issue features songs from motion pictures such as; "Where Does Love Begin" starring Frank Sinatra, "Jam Session" starring Louis Armstrong and Ann Miller, "Sing a Jingle" starring Allan Jones and Joan Castle, and many more. 8.5" x 11", 18 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

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.

Cover art by Joe Doolin. "The Tree Devil," art by Art Saaf; A white trader, wary of Kaänga's influence on the natives, drugs Kaänga with a potion that will make him appear mad. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; A rogue gorilla threatens Simba's mate and cubs. Untitled story, art by Marcia Snyder; In exchange for jewelry, Mala, princess of the N'galis, arranges to give the tribe's sacred idol to white treasure hunters. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; A witch doctor uses sleight of hand to convince the tribe that their princess is filled with evil snakes; Wambi turns the tables on him and inoculates the princess with snake repelling herbs. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Terry recaptures the escaped criminal Red Beard. "Stars in the Mud" text story. Untitled story, pencils by George Tuska; Zizi, a French criminal, lays siege to Fort LeBoyne in order to free his girlfriend, Sata, who has been condemned to die; Camilla rouses the near-by native village to lift the siege. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Jo King). Stories and art by William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Fran Striker, Chic Young, Carl Anderson, Jack Burnley, Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Schmidt, Lee Falk, Ray Moore, Wilson McCoy, Bela Zaboly, George McManus, Otto Soglow, Charles Flanders, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Frank Miller, and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake the Magician and Lothar undertake a dangerous wartime mission; The Phantom reaches the Castle in the Clouds. Brick Bradford; The Lone Ranger; The Phantom; Henry; Sport Features; Radio Patrol; Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Flash Gordon; Bringing Up Father; The Little King; Barney Baxter in the Air; Blondie. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 21, Issue 00 - July 22, 1944. Fiction and articles with illustrations. 8.5" x 11.25", 76 pages, B&W with spot 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.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $7.49

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.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by 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. Dagwood may hate his job, but it keeps him in the snacks that he loves. Back-cover ad for X-Acto knives suggests that kids can somehow help the WWII effort by building model planes. Blondie, Mandrake the Magician, Tippie and Cap Stubbs, The Lone Ranger, Jan and Aloysius, Seein' Stars, Secret Agent X-9, Little Acorns, Thimble Theater Starring Popeye, Henry, Private Breger Abroad, Barney Baxter, Dingle-Hoofer und His Dog, and Dollar-A-Dither. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Death Rides the Rails! starring Human Torch, pencils by Al Bellman, inks by Maurice Gutwirth. Cold Wave for Conquest! starring Sub-Mariner, art by Allen Simon. Terry Vance untitled story, art by Bob Oskner. Corpse that Walks starring Miss America, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Nicholas. Patriot untitled story, art by Al Gabriele. The Lamp Post Murder starring Angle, art by Gustav Schrotter. 60 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.

Add to cart Very Good $23.00 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.

Cover art by Bill Ward. Dr. Koro, Symbol of Evil starring Blackhawk, art by Bill Ward. Untitled stories starring Death Patrol (script and art by Jack Cole), Sniper (art by Vernon Henkel), Private Dogtag (script and art by Bart Tumey), and P.T. Boat. American Indian Kills 10 Japs Singlehanded featuring Secret War News, script and art by Fred Guardineer. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 82, Issue 1 - July, 1944. Softcover, 8" x 11", 160 pages, B&W/color.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $21.00 View scans

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.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.