Comic books December 1944

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Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, scripts by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. Private Breger Abroad strips by Dave Breger. Curley Harper at Lakespur strips, art by Lyman Young. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. Just Kids strips by A.D. Carter. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Jack Burnley and Stan Kaye. The Golden Fleece starring Superman, script by Don Cameron (signed as Jerry Siegel), art by Ira Yarbrough (signed as Joe Shuster). The Taming of the Tiger starring Hayfoot Henry, art by Thurston Harper. Birds of Ill Omen starring The Vigilante, script by Joe Samachson, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.). High in the Andes starring Congo Bill, art by Edwin Smalle. When Magic Fails starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by William F. White. 52 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

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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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Winter 1945. The Justice Society stars in "The Plunder of the Psycho-Pirate." Plot by Gardner Fox and Shaldon Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Joe Gallagher plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman (art by Sheldon Moldoff), Starman (art by Stan Aschmeier), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Aschmeier), Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier), the Spectre (art by Gallagher), and the Atom (art by Gallagher). No Wonder Woman. Two-page text story, "Peruvian Problem." Gallagher cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.

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Winter 1945. The Black Bat in "The Skeleton's Secret" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Smoke Signal" by Marvin Ryerson; "False Note" by Owen Fox Jerome; and "One O'Clock in the Morning" by J. Lane Linklater. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 80 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Bryant. Bait For A Death Trap; Blackhawk crashlands in Burma; Olaf and Andre go in to rescue him; But Burma Jack gets there first and wants to sell Blackhawk to the Japanese. Where In The World...?????; The Blackhawks raid Reri Atoll and find burnt remnants of a secret Japanese plan to evacuate the Phillipines using a floating island! The Super-Spies of the Rising Sun, art by Al Bryant; The Japanese use science to turn change of their soldiers to look completely like Caucasian Americans and then send them to infiltrate the Blackhawks. Rasputin and the Empress, art by Ernie Hart. Ezra Joins the Whiz-Cats, script and art by Harry Sahle. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Tom Gill. Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, John Jordan, Jim Wilcox, William F. Haywood, Milt Hammer and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #51. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Sergeant Spook and Jerry meet the spirits of past presidents at Mount Rushmore, which had only recently been completed at the time of this issue. Cap Hawkins tells the true story of the California tuna boats leased by the US Navy after Pearl Harbor to patrol US coasts and serve in battle, called "Yippees" in the story. Mysterious plane crashes send Blue Bolt home on a special mission to catch a cunning saboteur. Also featuring a one-page "message to the Boys and Girls of America!" from the US War Department and General H.H. Arnold, urging young people with "summer war jobs" to return to school in the fall. Dick Cole; Fearless Fellers; Cap Hawkins Tales; Edison Bell; Edison Bell's Linoleum Block Printing Press; Sergeant Spook; Private Moneybags; Krisko & Jasper; Blue Bolt. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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World War II cover. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Assignment in Arrawa Atol, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]. The Magic Kite starring Grandpa Peters, script and art by Tom McNamara. A Tale of Sherwood Forest, art by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]; Brooklyn retells the story of Robin Hood his way. The Man Who Laughed At Horror, art by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]. Han Von Mutter is an old crazy man living in Jitters Jeep two-pager by Jack Farr. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Roussos. Stories by Bill Finger, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Ed Kressy, Dick Sprang, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, George Roussos and Louis Cazeneuve. A group of con men take over operations at a county fair and begin bilking people, then they spot George Barrow, an ex-crook and escaped convict, whom they attempt to blackmail in the Batman and Robin tale "No One Must Know!" by Bill Finger, Ed Kressy (layouts) and Dick Sprang. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "The Clue of the Cat's Pajamas!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "The Ride of the Valkyries" with art by George Roussos; and The Boy Commandos in "The Secret of Hill 118!" with art by Louis Cazeneuve (not by Simon and Kirby, despite the listed credits). Also: 2-page text story "Prison Break" by Jack Miller (as Jesse Merlan). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Terror of the Torch starring the Black Terror; vs. The Torch. The Punta Rebellion starring American Eagle, art by Maurice Gutwirth; vs. the Japanese. The Plasma Shipment Adventure starring Crash Carter, art by Bob Oksner; vs. Nazis. Ploopie Plays Cupid starring the Crime Crushers, art by Al Camy; intro of Virginia Giltrock; vs. Ricardo and his gang. Island Trap starring Sgt. Bill King, art by Maurice Gutwirth. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 6, No. 3 - December 1944. 6.75" x 9.25", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Flash stars in "Mastery of the Winds," written by Gardner Fox, art by Martin Naydel. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "Mystery of the Missing Murderer" with art by Frank Harry; Johnny Thunder in "Johnny Thunder, Ace Reporter" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; "The Story of Ferdinand Magellan by M.C. Gaines and Don Cameron; and Hawkman in "Publicity Proves a Problem" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff. Cover art by Naydel. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 6, Issue 3 - December 1944. Men's interest magazine containing fiction stories, cartoons, non-nude pictorials, and other variety. 8.5" x 11.25", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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December 10, 1944. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. "The Thundering Trail" by Norman A. Fox begins. Other fiction stories by Alma & Paul Ellerbe, Velia Encole, Thelma Thompson, Allan F. Herdman, and William Lynch. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 32 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

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December 24, 1944. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. Fiction Stories by Richard Sale, Norman A. Fox, Dorothy Marie Davis, Agnes Sligh Turnbull, Thelma Thompson, Allan F. Herdman, Alma & Paul Ellerbe, and Catherine Crews. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 28 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

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December 31, 1944. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. Fiction Stories by Gordon Malherbe Hillman, Norman A. Fox, Alma & Paul Ellerbe, Roselle Sherwood, and Thelma Thompson. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 24 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Ghostly Horror starring the Human Torch, art by Jimmy Thompson; Ghosty Terrill breaks jail and Torch and Toro bring him back. The Skulking Killer starring the Human Torch, art by Jimmy Thompson. The Arroyo text story. Devil's Double starring the Human Torch, pencils by Al Avison. The Zombie Terror starring the Sub-Mariner, pencils by Allen Simon, inks by George Klein. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 3, No. 1 - Winter 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Death Spins the Wheel starring Human Torch, script by Allen Simon, art by Al Bellman. Human Bombs of Horror starring Sub-Mariner, art by Allen Simon. Murder, Inc. starring Miss America, script by Otto Binder, pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Al Avison. The Key text story. What Price Freedom? starring Patriot, art by Vince Alascia. Angel untitled story, pencils by Al Gabriele, inks by Al Bellman. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 27, Issue 109 - December, 1944. Digest-size UK men's magazine. Articles, humor, and pin-up photos. 5" x 7.25", 108 pages, B&W with color.

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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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December 16, 1944. Disney comics and text stories. Published every other Friday in London. 8 pages, four in black and white, and four beautifully colored. 9.25 in. x 12.25 in.

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8.5" x 11", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Vol. 30 #1 - Dec. 1944. Movie magazine. Articles on Dana Andrews, Judy Garland and others. Full-page movie ads include Abbott and Costello in Lost in a Harem, Gregory Peck in The Keys of the Kingdom, Alan Ladd in And Now Tomorrow, Eleanor Parker in The Very Thought of You, John Wayne in Tall in the Saddle. 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/4-in., 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Mort Meskin. "Tubby Strikes It Rich" starring Johnny Quick, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton, Jr); Tubby thinks his uncle has died and left him 10 million dollars. "The Captain of Cactus Gulch," script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve; Unscrupulous characters convince a landlubber to pretend to be a whaling captain. "The Green Arrow's Secret Past," pencils by Cliff Young, inks by Steve Brodie; Big Gus and Mazie try to convince Speedy the Green Arrow used to be a crook and spent time in the big house. "Masks and Mystery," art by Henry Boltinoff. Officer Rollins' crippled son Teddy makes puppets of Percival and the Spectre. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), Sol Hess, and W. A. Carlson. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, and other strips from bygone days. Mutt and Jeff go bear hunting, but soon the bear has the advantage - and the gun. Jeff gets a new job and a new fiancee. But she's got a collection of her ex-husband's hats. Also featuring vintage ad for the Dick Tracy Detective Kit. Plus a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Toy Cannon," and a vintage WWII Wheaties ad. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Simp O'Dill; Tell It To Sweeney. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Andy Panda, Li'l Eight Ball, Oswald, Homer Pigeon, Woody Woodpecker, Raggedy Ann, and Billy and Bonny Bee. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 7, No. 1. December 1944. Digest size magazine that offered abridgements of current bestselling books. This issue includes: "Immortal Wife" by Irving Stone; "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith; "High Time" by Mary Lasswell; and "Caesar and Christ" by Will Durant. 5.25" x 7.5". 160 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 16, Issue 12 - December 1944. Vintage photo magazine featuring Reader submitted photographs, and pictorials focusing on Sports, Celebrities, Controversies, and Fashions of the time. Cartoons by Mary Stewart. 10-in. x 13 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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"Lazarus Come Forth" a short story by Ray Bradbury

Winter, 1944. Stories by Ray Bradbury, Albert DePina, Joseph Farrell, Wilbur S. peacock, Manfred A. Carter, Stuart Fleming, George Whittington, Basil Wells, and James MacCreigh. Illustrations by Graham Ingels and Murphy Anderson. Anderson bio. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 130 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Jack Cole. Love Comes To Woozy starring Plastic Man, script and art by Jack Cole. Manhunter story, art by Al Bryant. Burp the Twerp story, script and art by Jack Cole. Candy story, art by Harry Sahle. Human Bomb story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Flatfoot Burns story, art by Marvin Stein. Spirit story, script and art by Will Eisner. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Untitled stories starring Frankenstein (script and art by Dick Briefer), Yank and Doodle and Black Owl, Worldbeater (script by Fred Morgan, art by August Froehlich), Boom Boom Brannigan (art by Charles Voight), and Prince Ra. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 23, No. 1. December 1944. Georgia Carroll cover by Tom Kelley. Radio and television gossip magazine that also included fiction and radio adaptations. 8.5" x 11.25". 98 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jean M. Press. Stories and art by Marcia Snyder, George Tuska, Lily Renee, and Art Saaf. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. The final appearance of Commando Ranger; Good-girl art galore as Glory Forbes and her friends have a run-in with bank robbers disguised as Clark Gable and other movie stars; More inventive art by Lily Renee as The Werewolf Hunter watches a woman transform into a cat-woman at the sound of a gypsy tune. Nurse-in-peril cover by Joe Doolin. U.S. Rangers; Commando Ranger; The Werewolf Hunter; The Sea Devil; The Coward's Crime; Glory Forbes, Vigilante; The Phantom Falcons. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 48, Issue 4 - December, 1944. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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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 patriotic WWII heroes The Spark Man and Race Riley. Just when Bathless Groggins' masquerade as Princess Groggynska reaches the height of absurdity, his estranged wife One-Eyed Maggie returns. Hap Hopper believes he's found the head of the Nazi spy ring. Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Dinosaur and 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.