Comic books March 1946

British Edition. March 1946 - Volume 3, Issue #6. Stories include: "Fly Home, Pigeon" by C. S. Montanye, "I'm Nobody's Body" by William Rough, "Murder Without Music" by Robert Martin, "Penny Blacks from Heaven" by Hal K. Wells, "Death Bait" by Paul Chadwick, "Danger Signal" by Larry Sternig, and "Footsteps on the Roof" by John L. Benton. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.

Add to cart Very Good $50.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Volume 24, Issue 3 - March, 1946. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 37, Issue 1 - March, 1946. 6.75" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Phil De Lara and others. Funny-animal antics from Magazine Enterprises. Goofus the Gopher wants to enter a boxing contest for the prize money; Judy and her Magic Chalk wind up at the North Pole (in a story featuring a connect-the-dots puzzle); Uncle Barney's latest scheme involves joining the circus. Judy's Chalk-Talk; Koko and Kola: The Chase of the Lost Train; Uncle Barney and the Duke of Iron; Spanky; Muggsy Mouse; Judy and the Magic Chalk; Goofus the Gopher; Hawk Sure The Detective and Whatsis. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3 - Spring, 1946. 8.5" x 10.75", 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Burton Geller. Scripts and art by Ruth Geller and Burton Geller. Untitled story; Everybody makes fun of Dunny because her ears are too long; Then she discovers she can fly. "In Ice Cream Land"; Pinky the Elf shows Peter how ice cream is made. "Nobody Likes Smokey"; Everybody is afraid of Smokey the Snake until they mistake him for a tree. "Lee and His Kite"; Lee makes a kite for the Kite Festival; Includes instructions. "Sleeping Beauty"; a Tales from Fairyland story. Untitled Clippity Clop story; Mr. Jiggles builds a puppet that insists it's a real live boy. Tiny Tot Comics Fun Page. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Paul Berdanier, Sam Leff, Ed Dodd, Charles Plumb, and Raeburn van Buren. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 10 #8. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Curly Kahoe finally gets a chance to prove himself in the ring when he decides to teach bully Kibby a lesson. Bess flees to New York with the baby to escape Klondyke's scheme, so she doesn't see Klondyke meet his fate after trying to kill Tabu. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Back Home Again; Ella Cinders; Abbie an' Slats; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tops was a Magic Periodical first published in January 1936 by the Abbott Magic & Novelty Company for magic enthusiasts. 8.5" x 11", 28 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Presenting fiction and non-fiction stories, many of which are religious in nature—a Treasure Chest of fun and facts! "Debunking the Animals," art by Strothmann; Debunking of old wives' tales regarding animals. "God's Gift Is Lent," script by Wilfred Diamond, art by Earl Lonsbury; A discussion of the appropriate sacrifices for Lent. "Legend of Pancake Tuesday," script and art by Violet Moore Higgins; A history of Shrove Tuesday traditions. Untitled story, script by Jay Griffin (as Griffin Jay), art by Earl Lonsbury; Chuck White and his dad move to Steeltown where Chuck unknowingly helps Bill and his gang steal a car. "Part I The Ark and the Dove"; Lord Calvert gives money to help establish a Catholic colony in the New World. Untitled story, script by Iris Vinton, art by Earl Lonsbury; Salvaging material from a sunken ship, Skee's air lines become tangled. Untitled story; An enchanted salt shaker takes Mary and Billy to Louisiana to show them how salt is mined and prepared for marketing. Untitled story, script by Chester Marsh, art by Clara Peck; The Robinson kids and their friend Jim prepare to create a rumpus room in the Robinsons' basement. "The Mystery of the Limping Man" text story by Jay Griffin (as Griffin Jay). Puzzle and Game Page. 32 pgs., full color.

Edited by Samuel Bierman. Cover by John Giunta. Stories by August Froehlich, H. C. Kiefer, Bernie Krigstein, Clem Colbert, Al Bare, and Munson Paddock. Adventure stories starring such characters as Arabian Knight, Paul Bunyan, Marco Polo, and The Treasure Keeper--these are comics to Treasure! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $13.75

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $9.20

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $8.10

Add to cart FR 1.0 $5.80 Interior is complete, but becoming brittle. Spine split to several interior wraps and oxidation.

Stories based on actual people and events: Atoms Unleashed; The story of the Atomic Bomb. Week-End in Rome; American officers lay ground for Italian surrender. Cavalcade of England, script by Joseph H. Park; Chapter 6: British history 1815 to 1902 AD. Henry Hudson. Man-Made Miracle; Rayon and artificial fibers. The History of Clocks; How Industry Serves the Nation. Ann Curtis: Frisco Flash bio on competition swimmer. Wing Commander Robert Davidson: Underground Ace. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mar. 1946. True stories with a romantic theme illustrated with period photographs. Also includes jokes, articles and advice. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 166 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $45.00 View scans

Infinity cover. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 51, Issue 8 - March 1946. "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 Very Good $30.00 View scans Paper: Off white Spine stress. 1/2" Spine split from top of book. 1/2" Spine split from base of book. Corner Damage. Denting. Edge damage. Scuffing. Soiling.

Add to cart Very Good $32.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 39, Issue 4 - March, 1946. Cover by Lee Brown Coye. Horror and supernatural stories by Manly Wade Wellman "Twice Cursed", Seabury Quinn, Robert Bloch "The Bogy Man Will Get You", Stephen Grendon, Jim Kjelgaard, Emil Petaja, Allison V. Harding, and Ray Bradbury "The Traveler". Illustrations by A. R. Tilburne, Fred Humiston, Matt Fox, and Boris Dolgov. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, C. C. Beck, Charlie Tomsey and August Froehlich. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel investigates why the world's oceans are disappearing. Ibis needs all his magic when he learns someone else has a magical Ibistick like his...only it's evil. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How To Eat Soup Without Slurping." Captain Marvel: Man of the Future; Golden Arrow Hunts a Bear Thief; Sam the Sheriff: The Sheriff's Ransom; Spy Smasher: Treachery In Tibet; Wilbur the Waiter; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; The Culture Corner; Ibis the Invincible: The Mystery of the Evil Ibistick; Beanpole Bertie; Captain Marvel: Vanishing Oceans! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $927.00 View scans Paper: White Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #1262683004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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Add to cart CGC 2.0 $220.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4471846013 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Al Fagaly. "The Actor," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur and his mother are rehearsing for two plays they are each in. "Pop the Plumber," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur's dad tries to fix a leaky faucet. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy and Sis enter a rollerskating contest. "That's Our Mom!" text story; Wilbur and his father have to manage the household chores while Eleanor takes a vacation. "The Reporter," art by Bill Vigoda; The school journalism class is given the opportunity to run the Westfield Journal newspaper. "The Woodsman!", art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur's dad wants to go on a hunting trip with his friend Jim Phillips, however Wilbur also goes along with them. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lee Elias. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Alvin Hollingsworth, Fran Hopper, Joey Cavallo, Tom Gill, Alex Blum, Lee Elias, and Rafael Astarita. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. The ghost of an American spy helps a pilot destroy a deadly Axis napalm-like weapon; Agent Jane Martin goes undercover as a stewardess to stop a spy who could start World War III; Greasemonkey Griffin gets into aviation school on the GI Bill, but accidentally winds up at a women's college. Suicide Smith; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Wing Tips; Greasemonkey Griffin; The Ghost Plane; Captain Wings; Ghost Patrol. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $53.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Spine split from top of comic. Corner Damage. Denting. Scuffing. Chewing along spine and fore-edge.

Volume 1, Issue 6 - March, 1946. Painted cover by Peter Driben. Vintage men's interest magazine focused entirely on amateur lingerie pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11", 64 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $420.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white The DC Universe Collection. Label #4441056013

Cover by Harry G. Peter. "In Pluto's Kingdom Part 1: The Secret of the Dark Planet," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; After a Holliday girl is abducted by King Pluto, Wonder Woman and the Holliday girls travel to the furthest planet, where the king extracts their "color bodies" to light his gloomy planet and attempts to melt Wonder Woman like a color tablet. "In Pluto's Kingdom Part 2: The River of Liquid Fire," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman and her girls pierce Pluto's underworld and fight off his forces to retrieve their "dark earth" bodies, while Pluto escapes to mount an assault on Earth. Wonder Women of History: four-page Madame Curie bio, script by Alice Marble, art by Alfonso Greene. Two-page text story, "Dangerous Adventure" by Jim Robinson. "In Pluto's Kingdom Part 3: King Pluto's Revenge," script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Pluto kidnaps Steve and extorts a dynamo from Wonder Woman, intending to light his gloomy kingdom forever and let his kidnapped girls burn out. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Charles Paris. The Plane of Tomorrow starring Superman, script by Joe Samachson [as Jerry Siegel], art by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster]; Superman helps out a friend of Lois Lane who has invented a new jet plane that will revolutionize air transport. The Arrow of Doom starring Green Arrow, script by Joe Samachson, art by Maurice del Burgo. Poison for Plunderers starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by William F. White. Brooklyn and Columbus Discover America starring The Boy Commandos, script by Jack Kirby, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Home Is Everywhere starring Johnny Everyman, script by Jack Schiff, art by John Daly. Crime's Cameraman! starring Batman and Robin, art by Winslow Mortimer; Dick Grayson, trying to become a member of the prestigeous "Camera Scoops Club", is told that he can become a member IF he can get a picture of Batman and Robin in action against crooks. 76 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 0.5 $500.00 View scans Paper: Slightly britle Label #4475002015 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by Otto Binder, Vince Alascia, Frank Giacoia, Al Bellman, and Charles Nicholas. Super-hero tales featuring the Young Allies team, consisting of Toro (Thomas Raymond), Bucky (James Barnes), Knuckles (Percival Aloysius O'Toole), Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt, Whitewash Jones, and Tubby (Henry Tinkle). 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jim Wilcox. Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, Kenneth W. Fitch, Robert Plate, and Harvey Fuller. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. Just after he assumes leadership of the detective agency, King Cole's muscle, ex-boxer Ursus, is abducted by the Spade Gang. Crime-solving model Toni Gayle investigates robberies and murders at a hotel, and winds up locked in a meat freezer by the killer. Bumbling detective Homer K. Beagle investigates a haunted house and finds ghosts that are all too human. Death Fangs; Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Slice of the Take; Homer K. Beagle; Inspector Klooz; Dr. Doom. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, Al Huston, E. J. Reeves, Janice Valleau, John Meditz, Art Helfant and Harvey Fuller. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. While vacationing in the frozen north, King Cole investigates a murder. At Callsbat Caverns, Toni Gayle seeks a missing professor and gets stranded deep in the caves by a rogue guide. Doctor Drew, who can talk to animals, investigates the mysterious death of a millionaire playboy. Cover by Superman artist Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Two-Ton O'Toole; Homer K. Beagle; Dr. Drew the Zoo Man; Keynote to Death; Boitram the Boiglar: The Good Old Days. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Sid Lazarus. Stories and art by Morris Weiss (credited as Pat Simon), Sid Lazarus, Herman C. Browner, Gus Jud, Ellis Chambers, and Harry Lazarus. An early comics anthology featuring humor and funny-animal stories from Charlton, published under the imprint Children Comics Publishing. Rabbit-son Crusoe and Friday the turtle, stranded on a desert island, find the island flooded by a tidal wave. Barry the Bear enters an essay contest given by a soap company. Plus puzzle and activity pages, and fun facts about the beaver, giant panda, and the platypus. Freddy Frog; Smarty; Anybody's Guess; Stinky Skunk; Superdog; Unusual Animals; Rabbit-Son Crusoe; A Visit to the Zoo; Of Mices and Monkeys; Tommy and Dodo; Bojo and Tony; Barry the Bear. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Len Short and others. Kids' humor comics and funny-animal hijinks from Fox Feature Syndicate. A funny-animal spoof of quiz shows, with an owl as the M.C.; Nanny and Boots are a little-girl-and-dog duo in the Buttons and Mindy mold; Nightclub owner and amateur detective Pussy Katnip discovers that gangsters have kidnapped a baby panda from the zoo. Quizzo; Nanny and Boots; Pinky Penguin; Timmy and Tubby; Pussy Katnip: Orchids for Temptation; Gussie the Gob. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.