Comic books June 1947

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Volume 17, Issue 4 - June, 1947. 6.75" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, script by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Daffy Doodles strips, art by Doc Winner. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. They'll Do It Every Time strips, art by Jimmy Hatlo. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 28, No. 3 - June 1947. 10.25" x 12.5", 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 21, Issue 6 - June, 1947. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Special "Shaver Mystery" issue! Dero shenanigans abound in four separate stories by Richard S. Shaver -- no doubt heavily edited and re-written by the Grand Organizer of the "Shaver Mystery," Amazing Stories editor Ray Palmer. Illustrations by Malcolm Smith, Enoch Sharp, Brady, Julian S. Krupa, and Robert Fuqua. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 180 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by unknown. Art by Ken Battefield, Ralph Mayo, Rafael Astarita and unknown. In this issue: untitled Doc Strange story (vs. Hassan the Bald and Doctor Anthony Pennock) with art by Ken Battefield and Rafael Astarita; untitled The Black Terror story with art by Ralph Mayo; Pyroman in "Pyroman Hits the Jackpot" with art by Ken Battefield; The Fighting Yank in "It Pays to Be Honest"; and untitled Captain Future story with pencils by Ken Battefield. Plus: 1-page text stories "Plastic Policeman" (by Oliver Buchanan), "Armed Guard" (by Charles S. Strong; credited as Chuck Stanley) and "Young Carpenter" (by Charles S. Strong). Also: untitled The Joke's on Youth 1-pager (by Al Hartley). 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Otto Feuer. The First Snowfall starring the Raccoon Kids, art by Otto Feuer; Uncle Percy tells the boys you can make money shoveling sidewalks- and then pockets the dough himself. The Snow Shovel, art by Rube Grossman; Goofy invents a steam powered snow shovel. Untitled Crazy Like A Fox story, art by Otto Feuer. Transatlantic Highway starring Walrus Whopper; Walrus explains how he skated across the Atlantic in July. The Party starring Pete the Pup, art by Otto Feuer. Hepcat, the Bankrobber starring Sheriff Corky, art by Rube Grossman. Deep Sea Fishing starring Eager Beaver, art by Otto Feuer. Untitled Presto Pete story. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 39, Issue 4 - June 1947. Cover by Charles Schneeman. Science Fiction and adventure stories, this issue features "Centaurus II" by A.E. Van Vogt. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in., 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Digest sized Spanish language translation of Bill Barnes Air Adventures published by Editorial Molino.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Carl Hubbell, Bob Wood and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster and Squeeks try to help a girl who is contemplating suicide despite her seeming successes. A love triangle between rival aviators turns to murder, featuring aviation-themed art by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry. Little Dynamite and his pals learn about the dangers of guns while visiting Uncle Dan's farm. Also featuring a vintage ad for the book "How to Get Along with Girls." Crimebuster; Stop Me If You've Heard This One!; Little Dynamite; Daredevil: Extra Evidence. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Louis Cazeneuve. The Top of the World, script and pencils by Jack Kirby; Jane Miller parachutes to the top of Mr. Everest and the Boy Commandos are sent in to rescue her. The Script That Was Never Written, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Louis Cazeneuve; Rip and the boys make a movie and catch some jewel-theives at the same time. Professor Pipp two-pager by Jack Farr. The Lady Known as Velvet, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Louis Cazeneuve; back in New York, Rip seems to be leaving the boys behind when he falls for a girl named Velvet. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 62. June 1947. Articles and fashions for young women. Rear cover with ad for Drene Shampoo featuring film star/director Ida Lupino. 8" x 11". 64 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

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No. 48 - Summer 1947. 5.25" x 7.25", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 19, Issue 1 - June 1947. Features creative stories, poems, rebuses, recipes, activities, crafts, science experiments, and health articles for children. 6-in. x 9-in. 52 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Adventures of Cellini, 1st Printing, Line Drawing Cover. Froehlich cover and art. (HRN 38, 6/47 - Overstreet Lists as NO HRN, 6/47) Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 4 - June, 1947. Magic Periodical put out by Walter B. Gibson with help from Harry Houdini's brother, Hardeen that showcases the talent of magicians as well as teaching tricks to readers. 8.5" x 11", 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer, George Tuska, Joe Certa, Rudy Palais 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. The true tale of real-life bank robber Baby-Face Nelson. In the early 1900s, rural nurse Bertha Gifford becomes one of the first female serial killers. Cowardly Marty Durkin wins the name "Trigger Happy" for his deadly habit of shooting his way out of any situation. Baby Face Nelson vs. the U.S.A.; Trigger-Happy Durkin; This'll Kill You!; Crime Quiz; Bertha Gifford, Killer of 19 People; Murder Is a False Friend; The Woman Who Wouldn't Die; Whodunnit. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 54, No. 3 - June 1947. 6.75" x 9.25", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Digest sized Spanish language Doc Savage reprints published by Editorial Molino. Slick covers with newsprint interior.

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Digest sized Spanish language Doc Savage reprints published by Editorial Molino. Slick covers with newsprint interior.

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June 1947. Cover by Finlay. "The People of the Ruins" by Edward Shanks, and "Caterpillars" by E. F. Benson. Interior illustrations Lawrence. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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French language weekly film magazine. 8 unstapled pages on newsprint.

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French language weekly film magazine. 8 unstapled pages on newsprint.

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Flash stars in "The Changeling," written by Robert Kanigher, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "Who's Marrying Whom?" by John B. Wentworth and Frank Harry; Johnny Thunder in "Summer Snowstorm" by John B. Wentworth, art by Irwin Hasen; a Rockhead McWhizzard story by Jack Farr; Calling All Brothers text story by Ted Udall (as Charles King); and Hawkman in "Prowlers from Space" by Kanigher and Kozlak. Cover art by Martin Naydel. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE, No. 152." Annie Finds a Body in an Ice House; Annie finds the body of "Hoppy" Hark in an abandoned ice house. Combination to District Attorney's Safe; Annie finds a combination to a safe in "Hoppy" Hark's room, then gets shot at while walking through the woods. Evidence Against Turk Torp; Racketeer Turk Torp frames town drunk Guy Gulp for the murder of "Hoppy" Hark. The Trial of Turk Torp; Shyster lawyer Sam Sleazy tampers with the jury and gets Turk Torp declared innocent of murder. Annie Leaves Gooneyville; Fearing for her life, Annie decides to leave Gooneyville. Mazie's Boarding House; After hopping a train to the big city, Annie befriends a beggar, who turns out to be well-off and sets Annie and Sandy up in a room in the boarding house where he lives. Scripts and art by Harold Gray. Reprinted from Little Orphan Annie (News Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1944. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "ROY ROGERS COMICS, No. 153." Roy Rogers and original Trigger cover photo. Roy Cooking Outdoors inside front cover photo. Roy Rogers and The Mad Marksman, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Albert Micale; Roy, as a deputy U.S. Marshal, investigates the murder of a postmaster in the town of Gusher, Wyoming; He has to track down a sniper who uses a long-range rifle and high-velocity bullets to kill his victims. Roy With Rife, Looking Out Window inside back cover photo. Roy at Home, Eating Breakfast back cover photo. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harvey Eisenberg. Art by Harvey Eisenberg. Funny-animal comics featuring Foxy the smart-aleck fox, his inventor pal Bobble, and assorted toons. Bobbles convinces Foxy to get into the baby-sitting biz, but Foxy's not really the nurturing type. Bugsey Bear tries to help his son build a soap-box racer, but he's not handy and his son knows it. Pete tries to put one over on Tweet with the help of a mail-order bird-call, but he should have checked which birds it calls. Some stories may be the work of Joe Barbera, half of the legendary Hanna-Barbera animation team. Mrs. Squawky Tawky; Foxy Fagan; Little Buck; Pete and Tweet; Bugsey Bear Family; Elmo the Elephant; Pancakes. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Irving Tirman and unknown. Art by Irving Tirman, Morris Weiss and unknown. Frankie, America's scream boy, stars in four tales by Irving Tirman: "Gold Is Where You Find It!"; "Nature Nonsense!"; "The Rugged Radio Rumpus!"; and "Frankie's Frantic Foibles!" Plus: 2-page text story "An Ounce of Prevention"; Willie 1-pager; Margie in "Worse than Verse!" with art by Morris Weiss; and Mitzi in "Taken to the Cleaners!" 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Rube Grossman. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer; Dunbar tells Fenimore he knows someone who can jump farther than he can. Wheaties ad featuring Del Ennis. Untitled Blackie Bear story, art by Rube Grossman; Herman and Blackie try to sneak off to go fishing. Untitled Henry the Laffing Hyena story, art by Harris Steinbrook; Elmo and Henry go into the exterminating business. Tootsie Roll ad, pencils by C.C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza. With a Clarinet. Untitled The 3 Mouseketeers story, art by Harris Steinbrook. Untitled story, art by Rube Grossman; J. Rufus Lion encounters Arsenic the Giraffe. Ol' Judge Owl text story. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer. Flash Comics ad. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. Rusty imagines that a magic bottle of milk gives him superhuman strength. Scarecrow convinces Sgt. Jan that it's best to disobey orders from superiors, but that doesn't work out so well. Realizing that he looks just like child star Roddy McToddy, Rusty decides to disguise himself as the star, but that's not as fun as it sounds. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck. Rusty: The Milk of Strength; Punchy and Judy: Jealousy; Sgt. Jan and the Scarecrow: Disobeyed Orders; The Confession; Sgt. Jan: Not Caught Napping; Jim Dandy: Fast Thinker; Jasper and the Whale; Rusty: Movie Idol; Jim Dandy and His Violin: Music Moves Him; Sgt. Jan Makes a Wise Step; Punchy and Judy: Flower Time. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Hoppy and the Bicycle for Two, art by Chad Grothkopf; When Millie and Hoppy seem to have caused dangerous bicycle accidents, Marvel Bunny must foil the schemers behind the fraud. Accidents Will Happen; Reddy tries to outsmart Droopy, but the tables get turned. Hypnotizing Hi-Jinks; Professor Possum hypnotizes everyone in Funny Animalville into believing they are other people. Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook Tootsie Rolls ad, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza. Hoppy and the Skeptical Bunnies From Missouri; Grandpa Hare's grandsons (from Missouri, the Show-Me State) don't believe in Marvel Bunny. The Big Steel; Kid Gloves escapes from prison and attempts to con the governor, but Inspector CheeChee Chili stops him again. The Decorator's Dilemma!, art by Chad Grothkopf; Hoppy tries to help Sammy Squirrel, who is arguing with his wife Sally over the best way to decorate their house. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by George Carlson, David Tendlar and Larz Bourne. Cover by Larz Bourne. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." A Second-Rate Sultan searches for a wish-granting Lamp-Post, with help from Jingo Jake and a Cream-Puffing Locomotive. Gerald the Giraffe is miserable after pawning his neck to Snark the Loan Shark. The Green Witch hides a stolen fortune in the mechanical Magic Horse that Rajah Razzo Razzh-Berri has booby-trapped for the Prince. Bingo and Glum in Fairytale Land; Chauncey Chirp and Johnny Jay; Jingle Jangle Tales: Aladdin-Ike and His Brass-Buttoned Lamp-Post; Jim Pansy; Hortense the Lovable Brat; Seminole Sam Jr.; Clarabelle; Aunty Spry; The Pie-Face Prince of Old Pretzleburg; The Old Swap Shop. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Menrola, Salo, Bo Brown and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. In the South Pacific, Joe and Jerry are captured and tortured by Nazis on the Dutch plantation, but Polynesian refugee Melody enlists the Malaysian tribespeople to mobilize a revolt. Flyin Fools Chickie and Gootch are enlisted by the beautiful Maylene the Tigress to free her father and join rebels fighting for the freedom of her tiny Himalayan nation. Plus a prose adventure of early female superhero Black Cat. Joe Palooka: Fight for Life; Jungle Jamboree; Homeward Bound; Black Cat: Death on the Set; Flyin Fool: A Trip to Trouble; Ricky Roony; Cartoon Laughs. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Doolin. "Skulls for the Altar of Doom!", art by John Celardo; Treasure hunters Riggan and Slade want to capture Ann to offer her to a tribe of white women for sacrifice to their god; To this end, Slade disguises himself as a witch doctor and lures Ann away from the N'logas' village; Kaänga and N'geeso follow and rescue Ann. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; Mrs. Simba, responding to the cries of a water buffalo being killed by Cape dogs, is believed by the buffalo herd to be the killer herself; Simba searches for clues to her innocence and is given a bit of dog fur from the scene of the crime by a mole. Jungle Lore, art by George Evans; Trivia regarding the uses of various spiders, insects, and lizards of the jungles. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; Captain Terry Thunder and Keeto escort a young woman into the interior to find her father and his partner and to see their land claim; The partner, Wrenne, having killed the girl's father, is collecting tribute from villagers with threats of death at the hands of a gorilla idol. "Thirst" text story. Untitled story; A royal brother and sister come to Wambi's jungle seeking a lost gem; Wambi finds it but greed turns the brother and sister against each other and they are then killed by their trained leopard. Untitled story, art by Howard Larsen; Cut throat geologist Neale is working with a lion cult to locate a rare rock specimen; Tabu puts a stop to the cults murdering ways and sees Neale killed by a lion. Untitled story, art by Fran Hopper; Ruthless hunter Curtis captures a sacred white leopard and, through trickery, makes it appear that the leopard will not attack him, thus making him holy to the natives. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring kids comics, starring those eternal rapscallions, the Katzenjammer Kids. The original German Bart Simpson x2, the Kids are up to constant mischief, usually directed against the stern authority figures in their lives: their long-suffering Mama, Der Captain (a stranded sailor and their surrogate father), and the schools envoy, Der Inspector. These stories are original to the comic, not reprints from the comic strip. Hanz and Fritz wage a prank-war against Der Captain and Der Inspector during a boat trip. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Peter Porkchops, Puss 'n Pooch, Doodles Duck, Roly and Poly, the Tortoise and the Hare, and Pelican Pete. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 36 #6 - June 1947. Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11.5", 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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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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June 1947 (4706) - Mountain Boys mini calendar/pamphlet from the year 1947. These were distributed by many different companies across the country. Each mini includes an illustration and caption featuring Paul Webb's Mountain Boys comic strip characters and opens to reveal a newspaper style centerfold giving news on the Boy's home and the colorful characters who reside there. On the backside is an advertisement to rebore your engine so that the pistons can run smoothly.

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Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), Sol Hess, W. A. Carlson, Cliff Rhodes, Pete Costanza and C.C. Beck. DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, and other strips from bygone days. Mutt buys a suit that's so ugly, his own dog attacks him - so he gives it to Jeff. Jeff decides to write a script for a radio show. Jeff gets a job selling home-repair kits. Plus a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Radar Rescue," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; Simp O'Dill; A Sudden Flash of Light. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.