Comic books November 1944

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Volume 25, Issue 4 - November, 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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

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Cover by Dick Sprang. "Knights of Knavery," script by Don Cameron, pencils by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane), inks by Jerry Robinson; Batman's attempt to set a trap to catch the Penguin and the Joker backfires and the two criminals form a partnership to commit crimes and outwit the Caped Crusaders. "The Sheik of Gotham City!", script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane), inks by Jerry Robinson; An evil, former Sheik in Bahgdad learns that the true Sheik, once thought dead, is alive and well, living in exile in Gotham City as a cab driver, so he travels to Gotham to find this man and kill him. 2-page "A Blow for Freedom" by Stan Carter. "The Mesmerized Manhunter!", script by Don Cameron, art by Jerry Robinson; Alfred decides to go to the theatre one night to use his detective skills to expose the tricks of a stage magician, and ends up capturing a thief who stole the box office receipts while being hypnotized! "The Kilowatt Cowboys!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane), inks by Jerry Robinson; The Caped Crusaders are sent to investigate the thefts of valuable copper wire from the Rocky Dam Light and Power Company, which is erecting a power cable into a new territory. 1-page Private Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Ned L. Pines. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by Capt. Kerry McRoberts, John X. Connors, Larry Latham, and Ed Moritz. Action-packed tales featuring such characters as Hale of the Herald and the Black Terror, a super strong super-hero. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Walter Johnson. Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, John Jordan, Jim Wilcox, Pam Robinson, Robert Pious, Milt Hammer and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #50. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Sergeant Spook and Jerry investigate the killing of Old Man Bleaker at the dilapidated Bleaker Mansion. Cap Hawkins tells the true story of the USS O'Bannon, the US Navy's most decorated destroyer during World War II. To catch a traitor in the ranks, Blue Bolt's sidekick Charlie must go undercover at a WAC camp by dressing in drag. Dick Cole; Fearless Fellers; Cap Hawkins Tales; Edison Bell; Edison Bell's Home Skreeno; Sergeant Spook; Dead Duck; Krisko & Jasper; Blue Bolt; Since Pearl Harbor. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Bob Kanigher and Louis Ferstadt. One of the stranger superheroes, Greek deity Antaeus - who can bounce whenever hurled to the ground - appears when summoned by his modern-day descendant, a neurotic artist. The Bouncer has the distinction of being the first character created by comics legend Robert Kanigher - as well as appearing in both Scott Shaw!'s Oddball Comics and The League of Regrettable Superheroes. The Bouncer protects two kids from gangsters who want the tin can eaten by their pet goat, Alonzo; Boxer One Round Hogan has misadventures in Mexico; Rocket Kelly and his team manage to escape the Japanese military, but their captive, the jungle queen Manta, causes trouble. The Bouncer: The Adventure of the Darkened Lighthouse; One Round Hogan; Joy Family; Pedro's Sacrifice; Rocket Kelly. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Al Liederman and unknown. Having failed at the movie business (and at killing Billy), Mr. Mind decides to write a book supporting his evil ideas, and he titles it Mind Kampf. One of his monsters hypnotizes Captain Marvel into using his powers to speed the publication process, but Cap turns the tables on the villain's plan in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 20: Mr. Mind's Book!" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Captain Marvel also stars in: "Captain Marvel Battles the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza (appearances by Sivana and Beautia); "The Adventure of the Two Heroes in Dayton, Ohio"; and "Captain Marvel Runs for President!" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Kid in an untitled 1-pager with art by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "The Fourth Pigeon" with script by Jack London Berkebile. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Don Rico, Charles Quinlan, Jack Alderman, George H. Appel, and Rudy Palais. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 3 #2; numbering on this series is strange and inconsistent. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. The Hood faces Voris the Fire Eater, who uses his fire-eating powers to fly and has been hired by a mobster to attack the US military. Robin Hood's young sidekick The Golden Archer faces the menace of Karzak the Devil Bird. Kitten and Mickey, the sidekicks of Cat-Man and the Deacon also known as the Little Leaders, investigate when some of their classmates become gangsters. Cat-Man & Kitten; The Deacon: The Terror That Walked by Night!; Leatherface: Count Vultiere; The Hood: Voris the Fire-Master; Dusty Dugan; Little Leaders; The Golden Archer: Karzak the Devil Bird! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 114, No. 11 - November 1944. Agriculture and farming magazine. Includes articles, fiction, and humor. 11" x 14", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

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Indicia title is "MOTHER GOOSE AND NURSERY RHYME COMICS, No. 59." Cover art by Walt Kelly. Illustrated text rhymes featuring illustrations by Walt Kelly. Old Mother Goose. There Was a Crooked Man. Tom Twist; Acrobatic Tom Twist goes to sea and has adventures on a tropical island and in China before returning home. Little Miss Muffet. Sugar and Spice. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe. The Farmer in the Dell. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "TINY FOLKS FUNNIES, No. 60."Cover art by George Kerr. Chicken Little; Chicken Little gets hit on the head by an acorn and thinks the sky is falling. She tells all the other fowl and they go to tell the King. Teeny-Tiny; A tiny woman finds a tiny bone and takes it home to her tiny house. The Gingerbread Man; A gingerbread man comes to life and leads people on a merry chase before he is caught by a boy in a coaster wagon. The Little Red Hen; A hen asks for help in planting and harvesting wheat and baking the bread from the flour, but the other animals won't do any work. The Little Red Hen and the Bad Little Fox; The Little Black Fox goes to the Little Red Hen's house to catch her for dinner. The Cat and the Mouse; A cat bites a mouse's tail off. Little Red Riding Hood; The standard fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood, her grandmother, and the wolf. Art by George Kerr. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "SANTA CLAUS FUNNIES, No. 61." Cover art by Arthur E. Jameson. How Santa Got His Red Suit, script and art by Walt Kelly; Years ago, Santa did not always wear a red suit; One Christmas eve, Jack Frost steals his sleigh and toys and leaves Santa stranded; He finds refuge at a tiny house full of elves. The Night Before Christmas, script by Clement Clark Moore, art by Arthur E. Jameson; The poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Miracle in the Wildwood, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Arthur E. Jameson; Two quarrelsome knights divide the village of Benn in half; As time goes by the village falls away from the Christian religion and becomes a cruel, violent place. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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November 5, 1944. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. Fiction stories by Leslie T. White, Kirk Deming, Dorothy Marie Davis, Allan F. Herdman, and Emilie Loring. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 32 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

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November 12, 1944. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. "Bright Ramparts" by Thelma Thompson begins. Other fiction stories by Margaret Flor Thomas, Howard Rigsby, Kirk Deming, Richard Sale, and Karen James. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 32 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

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November 19, 1944. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. Fiction stories by Thelma Thompson, Carlton James, Alvin H. Olson, Kirk Deming, Allen F. Herdman, and and Bruce West. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 32 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

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November 26, 1944. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. Fiction stories by John Rhodes Sturdy, Thelma Thompson, Eleanor H. Hill, Margaret Whitlock Larson, Kirk Deming, Allan F. Herdman, and Paul Ellerbe. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 32 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

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Linda Darnell cover. Song lyrics, short gossip articles and period photographs. Long running music magazine featuring articles, song lyrics and fan letters. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 20 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Doolin. Untitled story, art by Marcia Snyder; Kaänga is tricked by the leader of a band of pearl thieves into freeing two of her accomplices from the lake dwellers. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi's friend, Lari, is expelled from his tribe because he will not participate in a ritual devised by the witch doctor Gwanda, in which an elephant is tortured to death; Wambi helps him return to his village and exposes the witch doctor as a coward. Untitled story, art by Howard Larsen; A witch resurrects the body of the recently dead chief Ma Wali and sends him on a murderous rampage through the village. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; During a drought, Simba drinks all the contents of a small pool of water in order to have the strength to defeat the rhinoceros that has claimed a larger pool. "The Tribes from Nowhere" text story. "The Antelope"; Brief natural histories of the waterbuck, the white tailed gnu, the klipspringer, the red fronted gazelle, the sable antelope, Grant's antelope, the beisa oryx, and the kudu. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Terry rescues the kidnapped daughter of a sultan. Untitled Camilla, Queen of the Jungle Empire story, art by Marcia Snyder; Trader Swartz's nephew, von Weil, plots to murder him in order to inherit his trading station. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Comic strip reprints: Blondie (by Chic Young), the Lone Ranger, Barney Baxter, Popeye (Thimble Theatre), Mandrake the Magician, Henry, Flash Gordon (by Alex Raymond), Sport Features (by Burnley), the Phantom, Bringing Up Father (by Geo. McManus), Little Annie Rooney, Sergeant Pat, and Brick Bradford. Cover price $0.10.

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Weekly magazine published every Friday in London. Features comic strips, text stories, jokes, articles, and activities. 10 3/4-in. x 15-in., 8 pages, PC/BW.

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Weekly magazine published every Friday in London. Features comic strips, text stories, jokes, articles, and activities. 10 3/4-in. x 15-in., 8 pages, PC/BW.

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8.5" x 11", 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Official USC football program. 8" x 10.5", 16 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Lily Renee. Edited by Paul Payne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, Murphy Anderson, Lee Elias, Ruth Atkinson, Fran Hopper, 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 Allen and her team investigate strange doings on an amphibian world; A great Murphy Anderson strip speculating about what life on Mars might look like; In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa discover the remains of Britain's navy on the English coast. Featuring art by pioneering female artists Fran Deitrick/Hopper and Lily Renee and legendary artist Murphy Anderson. Lost World cover by Lily Renee is classic good-girl art, right down to Lyssa's missing shoe. The Lost World; Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron; Mars, God of War; Space Rangers; Justice of the Stars; Life On Other Worlds: Mars; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Adventure of the Zombie Bodyguard starring Boom Boom Brannigan, art by Charles Voight. Puzzle of the Persecuted Scientist starring Flying Fist and Bingo, script and art by Fred Morgan. Untitled stories starring Frankenstein (script and art by Dick Briefer), Worldbeater (script by Fred Morgan, art by August Froehlich), and Yank and Doodle and Black Owl. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Bob McKay, Jack Cole, Charles Sultan, Joe Beck, and Al Plastino. An early superhero and adventure anthology published by Harry Chesler. The most unusual story in this issue is a rare Little Nemo in Slumberland strip drawn by Bob McCay, son of original Nemo artist Winsor McCay, in which a teenage Nemo has a fantastic fight with a smoke-eating dragon. The real-life crimes and capture of the Red Keenan Gang are revealed in an early story by Plastic Man creator Jack Cole. Aviator hero Sky Chief tracks saboteurs to stop the destruction of American small planes. Rocketman investigates after an atomic scientist is murdered and his daughter is kidnapped. Fun cover by an unknown artist. Punch & Cutey; Master Key; Sky Chief; Music Soothes the Savage Beast; Happy Landing; Little Nemo; Crime on the Run: Murderous Red Keenan Gang; Ole Faithful; Rocketman. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 2, No. 2. November 1944. Lana Turner cover. Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 82 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Girls Under the Sea starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston (signed as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Strange interference with the transatlantic cable leads Wonder Woman into the depths of the ocean where she discovers Atlanteans have overthrown Queen Octavia and threaten to kill her....and Wonder Woman herself! The Dance of Death starring Sargon the Sorceror, art by Joe Kubert. Story of Marco Polo--Picture Stories from History, script by M. C. Gaines, art by Don Cameron. Mr. Terrific story, art by Hal Sharp. The Eyes Have It starring Wildcat, art by Joe Gallagher. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Nonfiction comics published during the height of World War II, focusing on the seagoing soldiers and sailors of the US armed forces. The history of the US Navy, from the Continental Congress to the 1940s. Coast Guard sailors see action along the American shore as WWII heats up. A feature on the WAVES, pioneering female members of the US Navy during World War II. Plus a PSA for war bonds. Anchors Aweigh; Navy Air Medic; Rip Roarin'; Ship Ahoy!; Coast Guard to the Rescue; Leave It to the SPARS; Highlights of U.S. Naval History; Girls in Navy Blue; Boots-Boots-Boots; Salute to the Navies of the United Nations; Earn Money Each Week for War Bonds; Calvin Graham. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rudolph Dirks. 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 patriotic WWII heroes The Spark Man and Race Riley. The Spark Man is assigned to recover a wealthy Italian family's valuables to ensure their cooperation with the Allies. After surviving a desert and a mountaintop with the stork, Fritz is so repentant he vows to never prank again. Mr. Biltybux thinks he's too old. But Bombo lifts his spirits by taking him dancing, where the gals ask if they want to "grab a wing" and "lay some leather." 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. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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. Wellman/Woolfolk scripts, Fine art with unknown staff assists.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk scripts, Fine art with unknown staff assists.

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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. Wellman/Woolfolk scripts, Fine art with unknown staff assists.

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Vol. 34, No. 2 - November 1944. 7" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Bill Allison. Cadet story. Target story. Speck, Spot, and Sis story, script and art by Milt Hammer. Dan'l Flannel humor story, art by B. Gordon Guth. Dark Vigil text story. Chameleon story, art by Bill Allison; Chameleon is on his way home to America. Bull's-Eye Bill story. Candid Charlie story, art by B. Gordon Guth. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Theatre Arts 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" x 11", 76 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.35.

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Vol. 53, No. 2 - November 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. 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. 9 #5. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Phil tries to keep Fritzi away from handsome guys, in a strip featuring Ernie Bushmiller's rendition of a gorilla. Windy and Bess must decide what to do after a baby is left in Paddles' stable. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Tailspin Tommy; Stamp Tips; Gordo; Bill Bumlin; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; How It Began; Strange as It Seems. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 9, No. 11 - November , 1944. Independent magazine in which those interested in Magic may express their thoughts, ideas, and criticisms. 8.5" x 11", 28 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories based on actual people and events: Thomas E. Dewey: Dewey; campaign bio. Sidney Franklin: Bullfighter from Brooklyn. Shark Bait; Survivors in a lifeboat catch a shark. Railroads on the March. Superfortress; B-29 bomber. Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Marie Anne Lagimoniere: Frontier Wife; Red River Settlement. Back-Yard Lifesaver; Milkweed division of War Hemp Industries, Inc. Paul Johnson: Lesson Learned; Pilot Paul Johnson habitually buzzes airfields, main streets, etc. Sea Furies; British Torpedo Boats off North Africa in WWII. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Overseas Edition. Volume 42 - Issue 2, November 1944. Stories include; "The Great Battleship Mystery", "The Incredible Secret", "Bye-Bye, Chuckie Boy!", "The Pinkertons and the Poisoner", "One Chance in Ten Thousand", "The Yellow Kid Races Black Fonso", "Chinatown Death", "Hanky-Panky Franky" and "Detectives of the Airwaves". 8.5" x 11", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.