Comic books July 1945

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War Loan cover - Cover art by Jack Burnley and Stan Kaye. The Enchanted Mountain starring Superman, script by Don Cameron, art by Ira Yarbrough. Mysterious Marauder starring Congo Bill, script by Jack Miller, art by John Daly. Orient of the Occident starring The Vigilante, script by Joe Samachson, art by Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.). The Pyrotechnician starring Hayfoot Henry, art by Stan Kaye. Crime--Off the Record starring Zatara, art by William F. White. 52 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $18.00 View scans Paper: Light tan Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 113, Issue 3 - July, 1945. 7" x 9", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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UK bi-weekly magazine focusing primarily on WWII era aircraft, but covering the whole history of flight. 8" x 11.5", 12 pages, B&W

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UK bi-weekly magazine focusing primarily on WWII era aircraft, but covering the whole history of flight. 8" x 11.5", 12 pages, B&W

Add to cart GD 2.0 $15.50 View scan Centerfold detached and 4 additional wraps detached. Only one staple (manufacturing).

Part comics, part text features. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.5 $389.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #2023592009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $324.95 or Best Offer View scans Trimmed Interior is complete, but brittle in places. Cover TRIMMED. Full length spine split to cover (taped) with splitting through some wraps. Edge tears throughout interior. Reproduction cover included (unattached). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Dick Sprang. "Enemy No. 1," script by Bill Finger, art by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane); Adam Frank has a fetish about being "the first" in everything he does, and when things don't work out to his advantage, he decides to turn to crime. "The Butler's Apprentice!", art by Jerry Robinson; A group of criminals have targeted a rich place to rob, but it is so well guarded that they find it difficult to get in the place; Then they get an idea: one of them will be trained as a butler, who'll work as an inside man... and Alfred is chosen as the one to train him! "Heroes By Proxy!", script by Don Cameron, art by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane); Two private detectives are down in the dumps because they are flat broke, even though they have great detective abilities; When they hear that the Wayne Mansion has been robbed, they decide to change their tactics and investigate, disguised as Batman and Robin! "Freedom's Stamp" text story by Eddie Bell. 1-page Private Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Mails Go Through!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane), inks by Charles Paris; When the local postman is wounded in a chase involving the Caped Crusaders, Batman takes over the job for a day and learns of the kidnapping of a man by the Scuttler, who has committed the crime in order to get a registered letter which will reveal information about an invention worth millions. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and George Marko. Art by C.C. Beck, George Marko and Pete Costanza. Superhero action with the original Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel and Dr. Moss shrink down in size and enter an anthill, where they encounter the super-powered "Marvel Ant" and a plot to overthrow the queen. The Jinx sells a bridge to Simp Simon and thinks he's made a tidy profit, until he sees how much the Simp makes panhandling at the bridge. Captain Marvel battles a great flood. Plus a PSA for WWII paper rationing, and a vintage ad for the Captain Marvel Club. The Marvel Ant; Dopey Danny Dee; Sergeant Sandy; Whipper-Snappers; The Voice; Simp Simon and the Jinx; The Second Deluge; The Mountain Marvel Feud. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $5.49 View scans missing pieces front water damage through book creases front/back multiple spine breaks color loss front/back Front cover detached 40%. Staple rust: Moderate.

July, 1945. Volume 8, Issue 3. Cover by Earle Bergey. Cartoon strips by Al Ross, Louis Priscilla, Norman Anthony, Jefferson Machamer, Adolph Schus, Lawrence Lariar, George Shellhase, Reamer Keller, Herb Williams, Michael Berry, W.P. Trent, Merrylen Townsend, Emidio Angelo, Stanley Stamaty, Barney Tobey, Bo Brown, Nat Marcus and Jack Markow. 8.5-in. x 10.5-in. 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Oliver Twist, 7th Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 94, original 7/45 date). Cover price $0.15.

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Oliver Twist, 8th Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 118). Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by L. B. Cole. "The Golden Eagle Turned Traitor!", pencils by Rudy Palais; Golden Eagle carries a message to the Filipino underground, but enroute, his plane crashes and he suffers from amnesia. Untitled story; A colonel seeks out the location of a Japanese incursion into India and is followed by Black Venus. "Trouble Shooters of the Skyway," script and art by Robert Sale (as Bob Q. Siege); The role of the First Radio Squadron in assisting the war effort is portrayed. "Avenger," pencils by Paul Parker; Specifications for the Grumman TBF Avenger. "A 26 Invader"; Cadets listen to a lecture about the A-26. "Hellcat," pencils by Paul Parker; Specifications for the Grumman F6F Hellcat. "Trouble Shooters"; The role of Douglas test pilots in readying planes and combat pilots for the war effort is highlighted. "Sniper, G. I. Style"; How snipers, especially in jungle climates, operate. "Eyes of the Army," pencils by Alvin Hollingsworth; The role of observation planes in assisting the war effort is depicted. "A Feather For a Warhawk"; Tommy is shot down and captured because Little Black Bear broke flight formation; Upon learning of the consequences of his disobedience, Little Black Bear then takes it upon himself to search for and rescue Tommy. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse" story by Richard E. Hughes; "The Champ"; "Jimmy Jumbo"; "Snowball, The Black Sheep" art by Bill Hudson; "Reggie Rabbit" and "Perry Pig" art by Thurston Harper; and "Wooster" art by Lynn Karp. Illustrated text stories: "The Puzzle Party: Ferdinand Fox Tries Some Brain-Teasers on His Friends!" by Alexander Samalman; and "Buddy Bear Goes Boating: The Little Cub Thought He Was Mighty Smart!" by Donald Bayne Hobart. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bert Whitman. Stories and art by Bert Whitman, Stan MacGovern and Irwin Hasen. A collection of Whitman's comic strip about female reporter Debbie Dean and her adventures in pursuit of the truth. A little Dutch boy named Peter shows up in Debbie's apartment to get away from his "Uncle Owen" and "Aunt Martha." Debbie investigates, and learns that Peter's father is a famed chemist captured by the Nazis. But why are Owen and Martha trying to get Peter to recite a nursery rhyme about windmills? Debbie Dean; Silly Milly; Mop O'Hare; The Clippers. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $390.00 View scans Cover detached at one staple.

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Cover by Dick Sprang. Stories by Don C. Cameron, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, George Roussos and Louis Cazeneuve. Bruce is saddled with the responsibility of taking care of a woman's twins for several days but when he accidentally discovers jewels inside one of the twin's rattles, the Batman takes over to prove the innocence of a store owner and ex-con charged with the theft of those jewels in the Batman and Robin tale "The Tyrannical Twins!" by Don C. Cameron and Dick Sprang. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "Shoplifter's Holiday!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "A Talking Doll!" with art by George Roussos; and The Boy Commandos in "Gangway, Tokyo!" with art by Louis Cazeneuve (not by Simon and Kirby, despite the listed credits). Also: The Boners 1-pager by Lit-Win, and 2-page text story "Desk Job" by Tom Neill. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is 'PORKY PIG, No. 78." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Porky Pig and the Bandit Twins, art by Carl Buettner; Bugs and Porky are delivering reporter "Scoop" Stevens' car to him after washing it; They're stopped for speeding and Bugs convinces the cop Porky is Stevens. Porky Pig and the Magic Coat, art by Carl Buettner; Beaky is working for a dry cleaner and delivers the wrong coat to Porky; This one makes him invisible; Some crooks had convinced a professor to make the invisible coat for them and when the crooks discover the mix-up they come after Porky. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Jerry Robinson, Art Helfant, A. W. Nugent and Bob Powell. The first comic to feature The Green Hornet, the radio-turned-movie superhero from the creator of the Lone Ranger. Enemy agents want the new invention called the Audio-Visor (what we would call TV), in a story with art by Joker co-creator Jerry Robinson. The reader is invited to solve a robbery before G-Man Bull does, by examining three clues. Green Hornet battles saboteurs, in a story referencing the soldiers returning from World War II. Green Hornet: The Eye of Satan; Detective You; Spirit of 76: The Night of the Dark Moon; Blonde Bomber: The Murdering Muscleman; Maisie Meets the Prince; The Story Behind the Cover; Green Hornet Buzzers. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Ken Hultgren, Cheryl Padraic, Harold B. Foster, Carl Wessler, Geraldine Treavor, Lynn Karp and Howard Swift. Art by Lynn Karp, Jim Tyer, Ed Dunn, Howard Swift, Victor Pazmino, Carl Wessler and Ken Hultgren. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG. Izzy and Dizzy use the Magic Lamp to travel back in time and get Merlin to use his magic for more practical purposes; Willoughy Wolf creates the perfect pig disguise; Robespierre wants a doghouse for his alley-cat clubhouse, but first he has to evict the dog. Robespierre; Nibbles; Throcmorton; Izzy and Dizzy; Willoughy Wolf; Lumps; A Mysterious Disappearance; Pete Parrot; Outfoxing the Fox; Sylvester. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "The Owl and the Pussy Cat" art by Thurston Harper; "Davey Dragon"; "The Gardner's Partner" by Gil Turner; "The Thrifty Mother Goose" war bonds promotional by Berton Braley; "Trelawny Tiger"; "The Little Black Squirrel" by Carl Wessler; "Rookie Rickie"; and "Stanley and Homer" by Jack Bradbury. Illustrated text stories: "Seesaw Rescue: Jim Squirrel's Bright Idea Saves the Day!" by Donald Bayne Hobart; and "The Swimming Lesson: What a Naughty Duck Was Martin Mallard!" by Charles Strong. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Carole Landis cover. This issue features photos and lyrics from Rhapsody in Blue. 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 and Reed Crandall. "Devil Beasts of the Golden Temple," art by Ruben Moreira; Bull Brannigan hopes to drain a lake near the Mgombas village and expose an ancient city that he expects to be full of treasure; Brannigan suspects that Kaänga will interfere with his scheme and attempts to have both Kaänga and Ann sacrificed to the Mgombas' spider-god. Untitled story, inks by Matt Baker; Wambi solves the two-year old murder case of his friend, the snake charmer Rajah Sutah. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Terry exposes a witch doctor and his accomplice's voodoo tricks. Untitled story, art by Howard Larsen; A woman, using two hunting leopards as enforcers, is kidnapping young men at the end of their manhood rituals and using them as slaves to remove diamonds from the river. "Cross Kaänga's path and ---" text story. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Simba frees Leo, a circus lion, from his cage and is then mistaken for the circus performer; Leo finds life in the wild far more difficult than he is accustomed to and returns to his owners who let Simba go free. Untitled story, art by Marcia Snyder; A mad scientist is experimenting with Chief T'gani's people, creating man-animal hybrids. Camilla frees his subjects and sees to the destruction of his lab. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $27.00 View scans long crease front Staple rust: Slight.

July 2, 1945. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 92 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $12.00 View scans centerfold detached long crease front spine break Staple rust: Slight.

July 9, 1945. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: bathing suits; ships Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth; beef; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 104 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $27.00 View scans long crease front Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

July 23, 1945. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: the Jeep; plexiglas weapon models; United Nations charter; German space mirror; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 100 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $24.00 View scans centerfold loose long crease front Staple rust: Slight.

July 30, 1945. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Kamikaze; American songs photographic essay; the postwar jeep; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 80 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $43.00 View scans Cover loose at staples. Water/moisture damage.

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Cover art by Al Bryant. Death to Ratru starring Blackhawk. Untitled stories starring Choo Choo and Cherry (script and art by Gill Fox), Death Patrol (script and art by Al Stahl), Private Dogtag (script and art by Al Stahl), P.T. Boat, and Ezra (script and art by Harry Sahle). 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $8.50 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 31, No. 2. July 1945. June Haver cover. Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $55.00 View scan Staple rust. Rust migration.

Andy Panda, Li'l Eight Ball, Oswald, Homer Pigeon, Woody Woodpecker, and Raggedy Ann. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Weekly News magazine from the publisher's of "Farm Journal". 8.25" x 11", 28 pages, B&W Cover price $0.05.

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Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, August Froehlich, Murphy Anderson, John Cavallo, Ruben Moreira and Chester Martin. 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. In the Lost World, the alien Volta manage to plant an agent inside the human rebellion on Earth; A great Murphy Anderson strip speculating what alien life on Mercury might look like; The debut of Futura, as the future hero is abducted by invisible forces to the space city of Cymradia. Life on Other Worlds: Mercury; 2400 A.D.; The Lost World; Futura; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Death-Ray from the Sun; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $7.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Moderate.

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8.5" x 11", 112 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Wonder Woman in "Three Pretty Girls," art by Harry G. Peter. Etta Candy decides to "punish" new Holliday College sophomores by taking them to the Ghost House......with shocking results! Little Boy Blue in "Ride 'Im, Cowboy!", art by Frank Harry. "The Story of Pennsylvania -- Picture Stories From American History," script by M. C. Gaines, art by Don Cameron. The Whip in "Who Dood It On the Dude Ranch?", art by Homer Fleming. Mr. Terrific in "The Crimes That Couldn't Work," art by Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs]. Wildcat in "The Man Who Worked For Nothing," art by Joe Gallagher. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $395.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #1482288019 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Street and Smith, July 1945, cover price 0.10, 52 pages. Cover by Charles Coll. The Shadow in "The Crystal Skull," script by Walter Gibson, art by Charles Coll. Doc Savage in "The Man Who Could Make Lightning," with art by Al Bare; Nick Carter stars in "Between the Pages," with art by John Meditz; Flatty Foote in "The Policemen's Ball;" The Shadow in "The Tower of Death," script by Walter Gibson, art by Charles Coll. Cover price $0.10.

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The Voodoo Drums starring Captain Freedom and Ungala. Slim and Tubby filler page, script and art by Art Helfant. The Quisling Queen of Tambu starring Shock Gibson and General Hideo Barukki. Tell-Tale Trail--Story behind the Cover featuring Shock Gibson and Black Cat. Cleopatra of the Casbah starring the Black Cat and Tasman Beh. 36 pages, four 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.

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Add to cart Coverless $89.95 or Best Offer View scan Tears throughout interior, a few loose pages. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Fighting Yank story featuring Z-99, the new master-tank of America. Pyroman story. Reward For a Killer text story by Donald Grey. Scarab origin story. Captain Future story. Venezualan Boy text story by William B. McClellan. Four Comrades story by Maurice Gutwirth. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $11.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%.

Volume 12, Issue 2 - Summer, 1945. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Frank Belknap Long, Ed Earl Repp, and Leslie Northern. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 98 pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Stories and art by Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Dale Messick, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, Ed Leffingwell, Martin Branner, Al Posen, Robert Callender and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Hiding escaped killer Selbert, Mrs. DePool creates a poison-doorbell trap for Dick Tracy. Winnie Winkle and Bill get jobs at an exclusive club. Clyde leads Fong's slaves in a rebellion against the warlord. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie and Moon Mullins. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Little Joe Pulls a Joke; Winnie Winkle; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Clyde Beatty. 32 pages, Full Color. 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", 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Vol. 10, No. 7 - July , 1945. 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.