Comic books January 1945

Overseas Edition. Volume 42, Issue 4 - January 1945. 8.5" x 11", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

1st printing.

Story and art by Bill Mauldin.

The real war," said Walt Whitman, "will never get in the books." During World War II, the truest glimpse most Americans got of the "real war" came through the flashing black lines of twenty-two-year-old infantry sergeant Bill Mauldin.

Week after week, Mauldin defied army censors, German artillery, and Patton's pledge to "throw his ass in jail" to deliver his wildly popular cartoon, "Up Front," to the pages of Stars and Stripes. "Up Front" featured the wise-cracking Willie and Joe, whose stooped shoulders, mud-soaked uniforms, and pidgin of army slang and slum dialect bore eloquent witness to the world of combat and the men who lived—and died—in it.

This taut, lushly illustrated biography—the first of two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Bill Mauldin—is illustrated with more than ninety classic Mauldin cartoons and rare photographs. It traces the improbable career and tumultuous private life of a charismatic genius who rose to fame on his motto: "If it's big, hit it.

Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 230 pages, text (with B&W illustrations).

No Dust Jacket 1st printing. Story and art by Bill Mauldin. The real war," said Walt Whitman, "will never get in the books." During World War II, the truest glimpse most Americans got of the "real war" came through the flashing black lines of twenty-two-year-old infantry sergeant Bill Mauldin. Week after week, Mauldin defied army censors, German artillery, and Patton's pledge to "throw his ass in jail" to deliver his wildly popular cartoon, "Up Front," to the pages of Stars and Stripes. "Up Front" featured the wise-cracking Willie and Joe, whose stooped shoulders, mud-soaked uniforms, and pidgin of army slang and slum dialect bore eloquent witness to the world of combat and the men who lived—and died—in it. This taut, lushly illustrated biography—the first of two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Bill Mauldin—is illustrated with more than ninety classic Mauldin cartoons and rare photographs. It traces the improbable career and tumultuous private life of a charismatic genius who rose to fame on his motto: "If it's big, hit it. Hardcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9-in., 230 pages, text (with B&W illustrations).

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Dick Moores, Bill Walsh, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Carl Buettner, George Waiss, Manuel Gonzales, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 5 #4. 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 uses mysterious machinery to build a box with strange powers over time and space. In a story by Barks, a pack rat drives Donald to distraction. Plus the debut of the long-running series Li'l Bad Wolf, featuring the son of the Big Bad Wolf. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Mickey Mouse; Li'l Bad Wolf; Donald's Off Day; Jose's Gift; Mickey Mouse and the 'Lectro Box. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 50, Issue 6 - January 1945 "A Magazine for Boys and Girls." Stories, poems, and activities designed for kids. 7-in. x 10-in., 36 pages, PC,PB&W Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $50.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white to white

Add to cart Fair $21.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back Cover Detached. Staple rust: Slight.

January 1945. Cover by Margaret Brundage. "The Inverness Cape" by August Derleth and "The Poems" by Ray Bradbury, plus other horror and supernatural tales by Edmond Hamilton, Allison V. Harding, Seabury Quinn P. Schuyler Miller, Manly Wade Wellman, and Harold Lawlor. Illustrations by Hannes Bok, Margaret Brundage, Matt Fox, Boris Dolgov, Virgil Finlay, John Giunta, A. R. Tilburne, John N. Anderson, Irwin J. Weill, Andrew Brosnatch. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 96 newsprint pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Charlie Tomsey and Harry Parkhurst. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. When Captain Marvel realizes he doesn't have a first name, he experiments with a few, including the memorable Marvin Milton Marvel. Golden Arrow tries to prove to the townspeople that Elias Cockburn's new school is a fake, but Elias is one step ahead. Ibis discovers that the all-powerful Rod of Hermes has been sold to a random stranger at an auction for a dollar, and he must get it back before the new owner does irreparable harm. Captain Marvel Gets a First Name; Boy Underground; Golden Arrow: Two Faced Town; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Spy Smasher: Victory Treasure Hunt; Ibis the Invincible: The Rod of Hermes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by J.F. Byrne and Ruth Atkinson. Stories and art by Jack Keller, Alex Blum, Matt Baker, Lee Elias and Gene Colan. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Agent Jane Martin reveals her adventure with the French Resistance on D-Day; A head injury causes Greasemonkey Griffin to dream he's a German flying ace; The Skull Squad battles robot Nazi bombs over New York. Featuring early art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker and Marvel legend Gene Colan. Skull Squad; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; Peace With a Pencil; Greasemonkey Griffin. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mary Marvel investigates why gangsters are stealing the designer women's hats created by convict Smooth Felt. Phantom Eagle follows the trail of the mystical war-creating Black Mace to the Cave of the Vikings. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky discover that Scarlet's former secretary Miss Wade is now in the Women's Army Corps, and accused of embezzling supplies by a corrupt soldier. Plus a PSA for wartime paper drives featuring Mary Marvel. Mary Marvel: The Millinery Marauders; Commando Yank: The Mikado's Vase; Phantom Eagle: The Cave of the Vikings; Penny Graves: Vale of Treachery; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 25, No. 2 - January, 1945. 6.5" x 9.5", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Leo Morey, Harold DeLay, George Gregg and Rudy Palais. An early comics anthology focusing on Yellowjacket and other little-known superheroes of the Golden Age. Yellowjacket tracks a child kidnapping ring. In a second story, he actually carries a boxed beehive onto a ship to fight crooks with his bee-control powers. The goddess Diana gets the other Greek gods to help her rout the Nazis in Greece; if they elude Jupiter's thunderbolts, they won't avoid Diana's arrows. Yellowjacket: Adventure of the Mailbox Marauders; The Adventure of the Clipper Inn!; Diana the Huntress: We Are Super-Men; Shipped Express; King of the Beasts; Harbor Lights: The Curse of Prince Tarouk!; Bee Lines; Filipino Kid. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.