Comic books August 1945

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Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jean M. Press. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Marcia Snyder, Archie E. Martin, Brodie Mack, and Lily Renee. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Firehair regains her identity as Lynn Cabot of Boston; The castaways on the Lost Continent are caught between tyrant priest Sylf the Subtle and his foe Talmar the Fang, but luckily jungle queen Kazanda is on their side; More strangely beautiful art by Lily Renee, as a missing girl turns up in Paris as a literal human butterfly. Escape from Belgium; Firehair; U.S. Rangers; Kazanda; The Werewolf Hunter. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

True stories of crime most foul fall victim to the pages of this short-lived vintage true crime magazine. Here, you will find tales of greed, jealousy, revenge, thievery, and murder....all true, all told in the words of the detectives who worked the cases. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

August, 1945. Squarebound, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Chains And Bracelets starring Wonder Woman, art by Harry G. Peter; Steve is ordered by General Darnell to take some secret papers over to General Bleak's home, but he discovers the papers have been somehow stolen from his jacket, and it takes Wonder Woman to solve the mystery. Heroes Aint Always Happy starring Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, art by Frank Harry. The Story of Eros on Mount Olympus--Picture Stories from Mythology, art by Don Cameron. Crime On the Downbeat starring Mr. Terrific, art by Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs]. Story of the Declaration of Independence--Picture Stories from American History, art by Don Cameron. The Case of the Seasick Captain starring Wildcat, art by Joe Gallagher. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 49, Issue 6 - August, 1945. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Midnight story; Radio singers The Swooner and the Thrush are in love, but will their marriage be good for ratings?; How about their murders, will that help? Daffy story, art by Janice Valleau [as Ginger]. Rookie Rankin story. Lady Luck story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Spunky story. Espionage Starring Black X story, art by Bill Quackenbush. The Jester story. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Paul Berdanier, Fred Methot, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Drew Pearson, Bob Allen, Rudolph Dirks, and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. Becky joins a dance troupe in Hollywood to forget Slats. There she meets tortured artist David, a violinist. A visit to a museum with Mr. Biltybux results in Bombo having to flee the country as an art vandal. Professor Fitz-Piggle and the Captain continue their mission to capture the island's exotic animals for zoos, and the Kids aren't helping. Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; El Bombo; Sparkler Salutes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Funeral Fade-out" a novelette by Robert Leslie Bellem.

Volume 4, Issue 2 - August, 1945. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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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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.

August 1945, D.C. Comics: Newsboy Legion; Penniless Palmer; Robotman; "Time for Vengeance," text story by Eddie Bell; Star Spangled Kid; Liberty Belle. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, Martin Branner, Robert Callender and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. In the cave, Tiny Tim meets Hank, a hermit with gigantic feet, but Hank doesn't want Tim to leave and reveal his location. When Harlow sees Bill helping Winnie rehearse their dance, he thinks Bill has stolen his act. Clyde escapes from the warlord, but must leave the snow leopards behind. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie and Dick Tracy. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Little Joe Loses His Skin; Winnie Winkle; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Clyde Beatty. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Blackstone Battles Doctor Zero," "Blackstone Shows Tom and Dick How To Do the Color Trick," Red Dragon in "Spheres of Satan," "Lady in White and the Shrinking Giant," and "Blackstone Solves the Riddle of the Rajpoot Ruby." Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. August, 1945. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $399.95 or Best Offer View scans 6" spine split (taped). Staples added (not manufacturing). Back cover tearing with piece detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

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Cover pencils by Jack Burnley. Fame for Sale!, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos; Wilbur Wolfingham acts as a publicity agent for several well-known people, then gets actors to impersonate them and make outlandish statements that mar their character. Lois Lane story, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe]. Death On a String text story by Whitney Ellsworth [as Fred Whitby]. Like Father, Like Son!, script by Bill Finger [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos; Two men are running for the job of Public Works Commissioner, but one of them, Jed Scapely, uses an underhanded technique to undermine his opponent. The Genie of the Lamp! starring Superman, script by Alvin Schwartz [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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#33 in a series of 90. Superman-Tim is a boys' clothing catalog, activity book, and comic book all rolled into one, featuring Superman illustrations throughout. All issues are 16 pages unless a Superman story is inserted (bringing page count to 24 or 36 pages). Every issue encourages boys to not be a "Whoo-Shoo" -- a boy who reads "Superman-Tim" but doesn't buy clothes from the Superman-Tim Store. Copyright 1945 by Superman, Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

Edited by William DeGrouchy. Cover by George Marcoux. Stories by George Marcoux and Clare Dwiggins. Featuring the adventures of Supersnipe, Huckleberry Finn, Ulysses Q. Wacky, and Dotty. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Maurice Del Bourgos, Ezra Jackson, George H. Appel, Maurice Gutwirth, Bill Woolfolk, Lou Ferstadt, Nina Albright, Gerald Altman, Julia Gwin and L. B. Cole. Pre-Code crime and horror comics. Mr. Nobody is a shadowy, trench-coat-wearing narrator of horror and suspense tales, in the vein of the Crypt Keeper. A gangster forces a doctor to operate on his injured son, but the doctor is in a moral quandary over whether to turn the boy in to the police. The arch-fiend Satan abducts a bride and tries to coerce her into marrying him instead. Thieves steal an ancient Chinese idol and soon come to regret it. Mr. Nobody: My Son Has Returned; Sentence of Death; Satan; Mr. Nobody: Idol of Theft; Murder In the Hurricane; Mr. Nobody: Diamond of Death; Journey into Hell; Mr. Nobody: The Girl With the Blue Hair; Inspector Marsh's Crime Clues. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by L. B. Cole. Terror of the Wolf Brothers starring Mr. Nobody. Rita Thaxter starring Sun and the Satellite. Kiss and Kill starring Madame Nobody. Lame John starring The Subconscious Rules Crime. Gribbitts Rivets Inc. starring Sherry Fuppe. Satan Favors. Dr. Bernice Long starring Grey Mask. Something Personal. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart PR 0.5 $129.95 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. Missing eight pages (affects Cadet, Bull's-Eye Bill, Quack-Quack, Dan'l Flannel, Chameleon and text stories). Original staples removed. Staples added (not manufacturing). Slight mold. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Classic WWII Tojo cover by Tom Gill. Cadet story, art by Walter Johnson; Kit Carter catches a murderous mink rancher. Speck, Spot, and Sis story, script and art by Milt Hammer. Peg Leg Killer starring Target and the Targeteers, art by Walter Johnson. Candid Charlie story, art by B. Gordon Guth. Bull's-Eye Bill story, art by Jack Hearne. Dan'l Flannel story. Friends At Last text story by Pam Robinson. Killer's Holiday starring Chameleon, script and art by Don Rico. Full page sequential panel art ad for Tootsie Rolls candy, script by Rod Reed, art by C. C. Beck. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 21, Issue 1 - August, 1945. 6.5" x 9.5", 82 pages, B&W. 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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Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Richard Hughes, Bob Oksner, Gerald Dievers, August Froehlich, Frank Coleton, Bob Stanwood, Maurice Gutwirth, and Larry Riley. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.