Comic books July 1946

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $2,200.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #2040196006

Cover art by Wayne Boring and Ed Dobrotka. Starring Susie starring Superman, pencils by Ira Yarbrough. A Very Close Shave starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. Fish Catches Man starring Zatara, art by W. F. White. The Perilous Pearls starring Congo Bill, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Edwin Smalle. Treasure of the Ancients starring Vigilante, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.). 52 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart VG- 3.5 $16.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 115, No. 3 - July 1946. 6.75" x 9.75", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Stan Kaye. Weather, Hurricane starring Superboy, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by Stan Kaye. The Stolen Statues starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. The Shipwrecked Romance starring Johnny Quick, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. The Mummy Who Came to Life starring the Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Chuck Winter. The Ghost Ship starring Aquaman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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 $24.95 or Best Offer View scan 2.25" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Part comics, part text features. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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The Justice Society of America confront "The Man Who Knows Too Much!" Script by Gardner Fox. Art by Mart Naydel plus individual stories featuring Hawkman (art by Joe Kubert), the Atom (art by Jon Chester Kozlak), the Flash (art by Naydel), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Stan Aschmeier as "Stan Josephs"), Green Lantern (art by Kozlak), and Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier). Wonder Woman cameo. Two-page text story, "Johnny Clung Fast" by Jim Robinson. Naydel cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart PR 0.5 $179.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Last 2 pages missing (affects "A World with Two Futures" story). 4" cumulative spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Martin Naydel. After surviving near death from the horns of an angry bull at a rodeo, the Three Dimwits decide to travel west to a dude ranch to learn how to become real cowboys. While working in his baoratory on an experiment, Jay Garrick is re-visited by Evart Keenan, a man who lives on the planet Karma. Fat and Slat humor story by Ed Wheelan. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Bill Brady and John Messmann. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring delightful covers and an assortment of original characters. Freckles becomes the heroic knight Sir Spot, the Lion-Hearted Leopard, to battle the Blade, an alligator pirate. Tuck Sedo throws a party for all of his wealthy friends, but they're just the victims of his latest practical jokes. Goat con man "Kid Gloves" takes advantage of a South American real estate boom, but Inspector Cheechee sets a trap. Sir Spot Meets the Blade; Chippy Chipmunk: Soul of Generosity; The Cub Reporter: Cubby Gets the Bear Facts; Sloppy the Pig: Hard to Tackle; Droopy the Ant Bear and Reddy Fox: Droopy's First Aid Station; Chippy Chipmunk Gets the Proper Treatment; Mrs. Chipmunk's Umbrella; Battling Bantam Is Taken for a Hayride; Kid Gloves: A Bad Lot; Colonel Walrus and Snazzy the Snail: Speed Demon; Tuck Sedo the Penguin Playboy: He Pays For It. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Sprang. "Nine Lives has the Catwoman!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Ray Burnley; Catwoman arrives at the state women's prison and uses her catseye on her guard to make her escape; However, when she returns to her digs and attempts to put her gang back together, most want no part of her since Batman always defeats her. "Dinosaur Island!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Paul Cooper, inks by Ray Burnley; Batman and Robin are challenged to a game of "Touch Hunt" on famed Dinosaur Island in return for a gift to charity in the amount of $5000. "Storm Incident" text story by Stan Carter. 2-page The Rascals story by Phil Berube. "Dick Grayson, Author!", pencils by Dick Sprang (layouts) and Paul Cooper, inks by Ray Burnley; Dick, interested in comic magazines, accompanies Bruce to the offices of the editor of Crescent Comics, and is invited to write a script; However, ideas do not come easy and is superseded by a case involving ex-con Big Ed Conroy. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 2 - Mid-Summer 1946, 8.5" x 11", 70 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Photo cover. Stories, fashions, good looks, movies, things to do. This issue contains only text and illustrations (no comics). 7 1/2" x 10 1/2", B&W, 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $4,999.99 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4527890006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Vince Alascia. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Al Avison, Vince Alascia, Carmine Infantino, Maurice Del Bourgo, Jim Mooney and unknown. Captain America and Bucky in: "Death on the Downbeat" with art by Al Avison and Jim Mooney; "The Monkeys' Curse" with art by Vince Alascia; and "Beware the Medicine Man" with story by Bill Finger and pencils by Maurice Del Bourgo. Plus: Human Torch back-up story "The House That Haunts" with art by Carmine Infantino; Let's Play Detective 1-pager "Passport to Murder"; and 2-page text story "Date with Danger"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Otto Binder, W. Jourdain¸ Art Helfant and Sid Lazarus. Art by W. Jourdain, Art Helfant, Sid Lazarus and Bud Thompson. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Freddy meets a man who's been trapped in the body of a child by a youth formula. A rival newspaper targets the Daily Chronicle staff for murder, not realizing their #1 newsboy is also Captain Marvel Jr.. CMJ discovers the strange secret behind two empty graves in a cemetery. The Boy Who Couldn't Grow Up!; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; Giggle Gags; The Principal Draws Interest!; Captain Marvel Jr. Puts on the Pressure; Snortville Sneeze; Whipper-Snappers; Texan Guns; Captain Marvel, Jr. Faces a Grave Situation. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Leonard Frank and others. The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. Forced down in a small town and sentenced to a chain-gang, Captain Midnight discovers it's nothing more than modern-day slavery under the rule of a plantation owner. Johnny Blair returns from the war in the Pacific, in a series that features real-life flight education. Midnight gets some help from an elephant while battling a modern menace in old India. The 20th Century Slaves; Odd But True Inventions; Pilot Pete; V Stands for Volcano; The Great Maglider!; Witless Witmore; Red Skye: Red Lands a Contract; Strato-Facts; Johnny Blair, in the Air; Your Invention Page; Deadly Business. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $13.00 View scan Near full length spine split. Cover detached.

The Prince and the Pauper, 1st Printing "Horror Cover." Art by Arnold Hicks, Classics Comics. (HRN 29, 7/46 - listed in Overstreet as NO HRN, 7/46). Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $3.20 Centerfold detached at one staple. 1/2" Spine split from top.

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The Prince and the Pauper, 5th Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 93). Cover price $0.15.

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The Prince and the Pauper, 6th Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 114). Cover price $0.15.

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The Prince and the Pauper, 9th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 150). Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $2.50 View scans Staple rust with migration.

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Vol. 2, No. 5 - July , 1946. Magazine for magicians. 8.5" x 11.75", 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $2,300.00 View scans Paper: White Label #2026049001

Add to cart Coverless $25.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Three center wraps missing, affects art and story. First wrap detached. Lateral spine tear. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Robert Sale, C. L. Hartman, Rudy Palais, Edd Ashe, Bert Bushell, Davy Johnson, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. "Two Gun" Crowley's 1931 shootout with police becomes national news and helps create the image of the Prohibition-era gangster. A crooked insurance salesman hires two killers to do away with a woman for the insurance money. A story that dares the reader to figure out who committed murder during the production of a pirate movie. Also featuring several lurid text stories of the True Detective type, plus a vintage ad for Pepsi starring Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop. Cut-Rate Murder; A River, a Basket, a Stain of Red; Death Insurance; The True Story of Two-Gun Crowley; This'll Kill You!; Joe the Boss; Trio of Terror; Whodunnit. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $36.00 View scans Paper: Tan to off white Back cover detached 10%.

Volume 33, Issue 3 - July 1946. Long running pulp magazine focusing on weird mystery stories. This issue features "Dime-A-Dance Corpse" by Ennen Reaves Hall, "Bury the Pieces!" by John D. Macdonald, and stories by Andrew Holt, Ken Lewis, Dale Clark, and Cyril Plunkett. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 98 pages, text, with B&W illustrations Cover price $0.15.

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Issue #4. July 1946. Fanzine published by Donn P. Brazier. Single sheet mimeographed on both sides. Folded twice for mailing. 8.5" x 11". Black and white.

Add to cart Fine $14.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Fine $34.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $7.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $17.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart Very Good $7.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $19.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%.

Robert Moore Williams, Robert Bloch, Richard S. Shaver.

Volume 8, Issue 3 - July, 1946. Cover by Arnold Kohn. Stories by Robert Moore Williams, Robert Bloch "Tree's A Crowd", Thomas P. Kelley, William Lawrence Hamling, David Wright O'Brien, Richard S. Shaver "The Tale of the Last Man", and Berkeley Livingston "Cult of the Eagle". Illustrations by J. Allen St. John, Rod Ruth, Brady, William A. Gray, and Arnold Kohn. Back cover by Frank R. Paul. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 178 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $21.00 View scan Water damage.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $23.50 View scan Centerfold detached. Cover loose at one staple.

Indicia title is "PORKY PIG'S ADVENTURE IN GOPHER GULCH, No. 112." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Porky Pig's Adventure in Gopher Gulch, art by Tom McKimson; Porky finds a lost toupee that belongs to movie star Eric Jones. Porky Pig and the Million Dollar Mix-Up, art by Roger Armstrong; Porky is to inherit one million dollars from the estate of his uncle Hog Brissels. Porky Pig's Masquerade, art by Carl Buettner; Petunia is to start work at a new job, but was already scheduled to work a charity bazaar and deliver a cake to Silas Pinchpenny. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $2,199.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4156565001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $1,099.95 or Best Offer View scans 1" cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Rudy Palais cover. In order of appearance: "Magno and Davey, 'The Music Box Murders'" and "The Unknown" art by Rudy Palais; "Hap Hazard"; and "Captain Courageous" art by by Rudy Palais. ".45 Venom" text story by Cliff Howe. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fair $2.65 View scans Staple rust. Spine split from base. Corner Damage. Denting. Edge damage. Soiling. Chew.

Volume 4, Issue 9 - July 1946, 8.5" x 11", 38 pages, B&W. Long running magazine that features song lyrics, celebrity gossip, articles, and fan letters. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $26.00 View scan Staple rust. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $90.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover art by Joe Doolin. "Death Has a Thousand Fangs," art by Howard Larsen; Lance and Nora, brother and sister thieves, attempt to steal the idol of N'geeso's tribe. During the fight, Kaänga inadvertently kills Lance; Nora vows revenge; Nora kidnaps Ann and then disguises herself as Ann in order to lure Kaänga to her camp; While confronting Kaänga, Nora accidentally fires a pistol near his face, blinding him. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; Simba Junior is a disobedient cub; Simba must save him from a gorilla, crocodiles, and a hunting safari. Jungle Facts filler. Untitled story; After Ogg is accused of stealing the villagers supplies, Wambi discovers that the true thief is Satanic, the tiger. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Tabu visits his dying mentor, N'moli who tells him, at last, that Tabu was the son of explorers who were killed by a hippopotamus and that toddler, Tabu, was rescued by N'moli; N'moli gives Tabu a cape, with many magical herbs in the lining and dies. "Jungle Justice" text story. Untitled story, art by John Celardo; A pair of thieves trick Terry into believing they are a father and daughter, seeking a human/ape hybrid; The real Dr. Barth arrives at the outpost after the impostors leave, explaining that he was in the jungle looking for an associate named Snyder, lost there since the end of the war; Terry and Keeto catch up to the impostors after they have captured Snyder, who they are hoping will lead them to a gold mine. Untitled story, art by Fran Hopper; Mogo, a wanted criminal, convinces the Byandros that they need to work to eliminate both Camilla and the colonial commission; Several attempts are made on their lives but each is foiled by Camilla. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Early science fiction zine of fans offering to trade books. 8.5-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 10 pages (printed one-side only); no cover price.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $10.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white 2 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Foxing. Soiling. Book length crease.

Volume 5, Issue 4 - July, 1946. 6.75" x 9.75", 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Good $5.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 20, Issue 2 - July, 1946. 6.75" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 36, Issue 3 - July, 1946. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Airborne television brings the world to our living rooms, Non-stop delivery service for small towns, Postwar trailers are mansions on wheels, North America's entry into the postwar field, and much more. 6.75-in. x 9.5-in. 176 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $2.50 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

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Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $4.49 View scans Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 20%.

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Vol. 35 #1 - July 1946. Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11.5", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $40.00 View scans 1" spine split from the bottom. Centerfold detached. Cover oxidation. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Plambar--Ancient City of Evil starring Blackhawk, art by Reed Crandall. Untitled stories starring Death Patrol (script and art by Al Stahl), Ezra (script and art by Harry Sahle), Ex- Private Dogtag (script and art by Bart Tumey), and Will Bragg (script and art by Paul Gustavson). 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $7.60

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Carl Barks, and H. R. McBride. Based on the popular movie shorts also known as Little Rascals, Dell's Our Gang Comics featured early work by Pogo's Walt Kelly and other cartooning greats. In a story by Kelly, Red and Bucky try to convince Froggie that they have invented a teleporter. Con men Deacon and Oxtail (from the previous issue) overhear, and try to swindle the kids out of the device, resulting in a comedy of errors that of course includes Julep the goat. Barney and Benny pick the wrong place to camp at Yellowstone, in an early story by legendary Uncle Scrooge creator Carl Barks. Hippy Hop on a Lonely Day; Our Gang; Flip 'n' Dip; Tom and Jerry; Barney Bear and Benny Burro; Johnny Mole; Wuff the Prairie Dog. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $15.50

Cover by Pat Sullivan. Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, Gus Edson, Otto Messmer, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, and George Swanson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Smilin' Jack employs a little reverse psychology when asking dismissive "tomboy" Cindy to the Aviation Ball. Terry and Burma get involved in British spy shenanigans in China. A tough new boss, Mr. Chigger, shakes things up in Skeezix's office. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover, Polly and Her Pals and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; The Gumps; The Flop Family; Felix the Cat; Dr. Bobbs; Etta Kett; 3 Were Hungry; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $17.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $13.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Extensive.

Vol. 18, No. 6 - July 1946. 6.75" x 9.5", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.