Comic books November 1945

General interest photo magazine. 10.25" x 13.5", 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Lily Renee. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, 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. Gale Allen investigates when an unstoppable assassin targets political leaders; On Earth, Mysta of the Moon battles a mysterious saucer with a horrifying death-ray; In the Lost World, the humans and Bruce are on the run after killing the Volta king. Featuring art by pioneering female artists Fran Deitrick/Hopper and Lily Renee. Mysta of the Moon cover features a giant spider-powered she-villain. Weird Visitors from Infinity; The Lost World; Gale Allen; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate; Mysta of the Moon. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Jack Cole. City of the Future 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, script and art by Harry Sahle. Human Bomb story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Prominent Detective Enters Society starring Flatfoot Burns, script and art by Al Stahl. The Spirit Ain't Fair to Ebony starring Spirit, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Lou Fine. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest magazine focusing on true crime, and police cases. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 76 pages, text, with B&W images Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, Gus Edson, Otto Messmer, George Swanson, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, and Gaylord Du Bois. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Smilin' Jack's plane crashes on Toemain's property. Making their escape, Terry and Pat stumble into an encampment of Chinese soldiers. Felix the Cat matches wits with two wise-guy mice on Christmas Eve. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Gasoline Alley. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; The Gumps; The Flop Family; Felix the Cat; Dr. Bobbs; The Button; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $3.00 View scans Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

Volume 147, Issue 5 - November, 1945. Articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 306 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $35.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Staple rust. Rust migration. Foxing. Soiling. Moisture spotting.

Volume 17, Issue 6 - November, 1945. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Published by Hugo Gernsback, considered the father of science-fiction. This issue is centered around the new medium of television with Gernsback's editorial, "The Television Age". 8.5" x 11.5". 128 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 38, Issue 6 - November, 1945. 6.5" x 9", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. General Lucian King Truscott. Benvenuto Cellini. General Jacques LeClerc. Ensign Warren C. Burgess, Hero of the War's Strangest Battle. Lest We Forget text story by Sam Alexander. Sir Henry Morton Stanley. Dr. Geert Kastein, Hero of the Dutch Underground. Sieur Daniel Greysolon Duluth. On the Road to the Reich featuring Lt. Sam Magill. Volto From Mars Grape Nut Flakes ad. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bob Fujitani. Stories and art by Gil Kane, Bob Gordon, Sam Cooper, Bruce Elliott, Jerry Schiano, August Froehlich, and Henry Kiefer. Masked heroes, soldiers, and adventurers in this WWII-era anthology. Strange chance leads young Joe Djerk to become apprentice to the Sorcerer, in a story featuring nice magical art and tongue-in-cheek humor, such as a wizard mentioning Cthulu. Rangers Sarge and Angel face a desperate mission in the South Pacific, in an early story by future Marvel legend Gil Kane. In a story that deliberately breaks the fourth wall, Mortimer X. Mortimer gains the powers of other characters in his comic book (i.e. Bogey Man, The Sorcerer, etc.) to become spoof superhero Captain Milksop. Distinctive-looking Plutonian bad guy Satanas was listed in Jon Morris's 2017 book The League of Regrettable Supervillains. Bogey Man; First Aid; The Sorcerer and His Apprentice; Gag Parade; Sgt. Strong: Devil Dog Mission; Passing the Buck; Comedy Parade; Captain Milksop; Igloo Iggie; Satanas. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 28, Issue 198 - November, 1945. Alice Faye and Dana Andrews photo cover. Movie magazine that specialized in short form adaptations of popular motion pictures during the golden-age of cinema. In this issue; "Dragonwyck" starring Gene Tierney, Vincent Price and Walter Huston, "The Sailor Takes a Wife" starring June Allyson and Robert Walker, "Fallen Angel" starring Alice Faye and Dana Andrews, "The True Glory" starring the Allied Officers and Soldiers who defeated Germany, "Mildred Pierce" starring Joan Crawford, Zachary Scott and Jack Carson, "She Wouldn't Say Yes" starring Rosalind Russell and Lee Bowman, "Apartment Wives, Inc." starring Kay Francis, "Blithe Spirt" starring Kay Hammond, Constance Cummings and Rex Harrison, and "The Woman Who Came Back" starring Nancy Kelly and John Loder. Plus news, gossip and previews. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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. The Terror of the Tycoon Club starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston [as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter; When Steve receives a call from the President of Tin Plate Incorporated, whose life has been threatened by an unknown party, it is Wonder Woman who must step in to resolve the situation. Toughy Turns Artist starring Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys. The Battle of the Gods and Titans--Picture Stories from Mythology, script by M. C. Gaines, art by Don Cameron. Wanda Wilson's Mistake starring Mr. Terrific, art by Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs]. The Case of the Pitiful Crook starring Wildcat, art by Joe Gallagher. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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November 1945. Stories include "The White Skulls" by Maxwell Grant; "The Collaborators" by Stanley C. Vickers; "The Trap" by Edward Ronns; and "The Beautiful Lies" by Robert Lambert Merrill. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white, 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Street and Smith, November 1945, cover price 0.10, 52 pages. Charles Coll cover. The Shadow in part two of "The Shadow Finds the Talon;" script by Walter Gibson, art by Charles Coll. Doc Savage in "The Unseen Harpist;" with art by Al Bare; Nick Carter stars in "Seven Feet to Fortune;" Flatty Foote in "Sell That Cell;" and The Shadow in "The Wodahs," script by Walter Gibson and art by Charles Coll. Cover price $0.10.

Notables: "Smokey Road" a novelette by Frank Gruber, and "The Punt and the Pass" by Anthony Boucher.

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.

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Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 68 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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. The Spark Man goes undercover to find the leader of a gambling ring preying on veterans. Abbie and Bathless both try to fix up Becky with dates so she'll forget about Slats. 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. Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; El Bombo; Strange as It Seems; Sparkler Salutes. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Rudy Palais. Laundry Store For Sale—Cheap starring Captain Freedom and the Japanese. Death From One Million B. C. starring Shock Gibson and Hirohito. The Story Behind the Cover text story with Black Cat and Captain Freedom. Forgotten Land starring the Girl Commandoes and Father Kiri, art by Jill Elgin. 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.

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.

Cover art by Fred Ray. The Leopard Man Changes His Spots starring the Newsboy Legion, script by Joe Samachson, pencils by Joe Kubert, inks by George Roussos. Robbie Shows His Teeth starring Robotman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Jimmy Thompson. Spiced with Scoundrels starring Penniless Palmer, script by Joe Samachson, art by Thurston Harper. Roundabout Robbery starring the Star Spangled Kid, script by Joe Samachson, art by Jon Small. The Reluctant Star starring Liberty Belle, script by Joe Samachson, art by Chuck Winter. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $12.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

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Volume 37, Issue 2 - November, 1945. 6.75" x 9", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Battle For the World of Tomorrow starring Pyroman. Fighting Yank story. Captain Future story. Text story with Cuban Boy by William McClellan. Four Comrades story, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Horse Sense text story by Neal Douglas. Oracle story, pencils by Al Camy, inks by Ed Hamilton. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.