Witty Comics (1945) comic books
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Published 1945 by Irwin H. Rubin.
- Cover loose at original single staple.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Untitled story, art by Fletcher Hanks (as Tim Burr); Ted Kane and his partner buy a tract of timber in a district controlled by a gang of cut-throat lumber hijackers. Untitled one-page story; Young Edward the Third wreaks havoc with his bow and arrow. Untitled story, art by H. C. Kiefer; Grounded because of their age, Tommy, Curly and Blimpo stay on the ground and capture 2 Nazi spies landed from a German sub; The boys and some British soldiers take over the submarine. Untitled story; FBI agent Stormy (aided by a polar bear) defeats two enemy agents in frozen Alaska. Untitled story; Sky Hawk foils a Nazi plan using a submarine and fake RAF aircraft to prey on Allied freighters. Untitled story, art by Mo Weiss; Pop chases Freshie up a tree and winds up in the hospital. 4 illustrated factoids about animals and insects. Untitled story, art by G. Mann; Nazis incite Arab tribesmen to attack British outposts in the desert; 7-X exposes the Axis perfidy to Sheik Mohammed Fey and he withdraws his aid to the enemy. Untitled one-page story, art by Gus Jud; Hap performs well on ice skates when he's alone, but Jane only arrives when he's taken a tumble. Untitled photo story; Photo showing Marine John Basilone talking to woman Marine Margaret Beauworth; Second photo is Pvt. R.E. Steinmetz and a mule in Italy. Untitled story, script and art by Robert Royal; Rogro steals plans for a time machine from Professor Gaylord and travels to Mercury in the year 4000; Scott, the Professor and Jane follow. "Blow Up Top of Mountain Defended by Japs" article; Story of Sungshan, the "Gibralter of the Burma Road." "Model Planes For Children" article. Untitled one-page story, Gus Jud; Hap tracks down Kenny to tell him that his mother wants him. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published 1945 by Irwin H. Rubin.$175.00
View scan- Staple rust. Rust migration.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Cover art by H. C. Browner. Untitled story; Superhero Pioneer saves a child who is nearly run over by members of gangster Braggy's mob, but the crooks escape; Braggy decides to move his racket into defense work; 2 years pass, and Pioneer discovers Braggy's gang is involved in large-scale government and business corruption; He poses as a would-be defense worker and refuses to pay off the crooks to get a job. Untitled Michael Morgan: The Yankee story; At the behest of an insurance company, Morgan goes undercover at the Laird health resort to investigate the mysterious deaths of women who stayed there; Jane's sister Diana married Baron Ivan and has now fallen ill. Poopsies cartoon page, script and art by Doodle D. Dumm. Untitled story; Dick Royce flies to Africa to arrange for an airstrip in the jungle; He discovers New York gangsters are trying to force a missionary to reveal the location of the elephants' graveyard so they can steal the ivory. Untitled Sir Gallagher story; A wacky young inventor accidentally helps catch a bank robber. "Circus Disaster" text story by Sophie Freedman. Untitled story; The residents of Steeltown think rival city Blastville is bombarding them with ancient artifacts but Steve Hagen proves the objects are coming from the floating city of Stratosphere Island. 6 illustrated factoids, mostly about animals. Untitled story; Thanks to Buttons their dog Weeny and Pop foil a crime and get a reward. Untitled one-page story; Weeny and Pop give away their dog to an attractive redhead. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.