Comic books May 1944
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$160.00
View scans- Water damage.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by Bud Plant
Cover by Jack Cole. "Blinky Winks and Gooie Louie," script and art by Jack Cole; Plastic Man and Woozy visit Woozy's Uncle Blinky's farm in the countryside town of Hay Hollow. "Crooks Steal Vampire State Building" starring Flatfoot Burns, art by Milt Stein. "Werewolf of Warsaw;" Destiny's trance power transports him to Nazi-occupied Poland, where he tussles with a werewolf. "Captured by the Underworld" starring The Spirit, script and art by Will Eisner. "Red Doom" text story starring Dick Mace. "Thar He Blows!" starring The Human Bomb, art by Mort Leav; Roy becomes very concerned when Hustace becomes involved with a would-be vampire lady. "The Court of Bad Will" one-page story starring Burp the Twerp, script and art by Jack Cole. "Sounds In the Silent Night;" Manhunter vs. The Eye Eisner. 60 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Published May 1944 by Popular Mechanics Co..$13.00
View scans- Paper: Off white to white
Vol. 81 #5 - May 1944. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Features include painting the military vehicles, aircraft and weapons, pilots versus the weather, sea-going smoke eaters and much more. 6 3/4-in x 9 1/2-in., 192 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished May 1944 by Better Publications.$35.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 30%. Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published May 1944 by Trojan Publishing.$59.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
"Brunette Beautician" novelette by E. Hoffman Price.
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$10.50
View scansSinner's Castle by S. Andrew Wood. Cover price $0.25.
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Published May 1944 by Radcraft Publications.$41.00
View scans- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
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Radio Mirror (1943-1944 MacFadden) Magazine Vol. 22 #1Published May 1944 by MacFadden Publications.$21.00
View scansVol. 22, No. 1. May 1944. Barbara Joyce cover by Tom Kelley. Radio and television gossip magazine that also included fiction and radio adaptations. 8.5" x 11.25". 100 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.15.
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Published May 1944 by Frank A. Munsey.$3.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Back cover detached 50%. Front Cover Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
$2.50
View scans- INCOMPLETE. Piece missing, does not interrupt art or story. Water damage.
Volume 35, Issue 6 - May, 1944. 6.5" x 9", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.
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Published May 1944 by Popular Library Inc..$37.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published May 1944 by Popular Library Inc..$26.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
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Rangeland Romances (1935-1955 Popular) Pulp Vol. 27 #4Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished May 1944 by Popular Publications.$70.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
$54.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Published May 1944 by Trojan Publishing.$115.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- 2 1/2" Spine split from top of book. 2 1/2" Spine split from base of book. Foxing. Soiling.
$104.00
View scans- Paper: Slightly britle
- Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
$105.00
View scans- Paper: Brittle
- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
FEATURE: "The Dawn Tide" a short story by Lou Merrill.
Volume 2, Issue 4 - May, 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.
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Published May 1944 by Trojan Publishing.$310.00
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$205.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
Volume 3, Issue 1 - May, 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 102 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.
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Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished May 1944 by Trojan Publishing.$56.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) May 7 1944Published May 1944 by Promotional.$37.00
Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.
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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) May 21 1944Published May 1944 by Promotional.$66.00
View scan$37.00
Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.
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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) May 28 1944Published May 1944 by Promotional.$22.00
Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.
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Star Western (1933-1954 Popular) Pulp Vol. 32 #4Tags: Pulp AdventurePublished May 1944 by Popular Publications.$80.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
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Superman-Tim (1942) #4405Tags: SupermanPublished May 1944 by National Periodical Publ.$150.00
View scans- Only one staple (manufacturing). 1" tear from bottom. Water damage.
#18 in a series of 90. Superman-Tim is a boys' clothing catalog, activity book, and comic book all rolled into one, featuring Superman illustrations throughout. All issues are 16 pages unless a Superman story is inserted (bringing page count to 24 or 36 pages). Every issue encourages boys not to be a "Whoo-Shoo" -- a boy who reads "Superman-Tim" but doesn't buy clothes from the Superman-Tim Store. Copyright 1944 by National Comics Pub., Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.
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Published May 1944 by Theatre Arts, Inc..$32.00
View scans- Spine split 5%.
$12.25
View scans$8.70
View scans- Spine split 15%.
Theatre Arts is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures, Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5" x 11", 76 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.35.
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Published May 1944 by Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co..Auction opens July 6
British Edition. May 1944. Stories include: "Detour to Death" by James P. Webb, "Murder in Mink" by C. S. Montanye, "Code for Killing" by Hal K. Wells, "Death is Where You Find It" by William H. Bushman, "Rehearsal for the Chair" by J. Lane Lanklater, and "Cancel the Camouflage" by Bill Morgan. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.
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Published May 1944 by Beacon Magazines.$37.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
$35.00
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- Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
$35.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
$35.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
$26.00
View scans- Paper: Cream to off white
- Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.
Spring, 1944. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Charles W. Harbaugh, Leigh Brackett, Ford Smith, Joseph Farrell, Ruth Washburn, Manly Wade Wellman, and Ray Cummings. Dr. Seuss illustration? (Small "Buy United States War Savings Bonds & Stamps" ad.) 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 116 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.
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Published May 1944 by Volitant Publishing.$11.00
View scans- Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
True-crime articles, heavily illustrated with period photos. 10.5" x 13.5", 36 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.
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Published May 1944 by Dell/Gold Key.$141.00
View scans- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
- 5" cumulative spine split to cover and first wrap, cover and first five wraps detached at single center staple. Heavy tears and some tape on a few of the detached wraps.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by humble cow
52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Wee Wisdom (1894 Unity School of Christianity) Vol. 49 #10Published May 1944 by Unity School of Christianity.$4.80
Volume 49, Issue 10 - May 1944. "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.
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Published May 1944 by Weird Tales.$42.00
View scans- Paper: Cream
- Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 50%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.
May 1944. Cover by Margaret Brundage. "Iron Mask" by Robert Bloch, "The Lake" by Ray Bradbury, plus other horror and supernatural tales by Allison V. Harding, Manly Wade Wellman, Alan Nelson, H. Bedford-Jones, Alice-Mary Schnirring, and Dorothy Quick. Also includes a few poems by H. P. Lovecraft. Illustrations by Margaret Brundage, Elton Fax, Boris Dolgov, A. R. Tilburne, Hannes Bok, Irwin J. Weill, Hugh Rankin, Andrew Brosnatch. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 96 newsprint pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.15.
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Published May 1944 by Fiction House.$222.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Slab: Plastic debris between case and inner well
- Label #2086116008
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Gus Schrotter, Alex Blum, Lily Renee, Ruth Atkinson, Lee Elias, Ruben Moreira, and Arnold Hicks. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Nice Lily Renee good-girl art as Agent Jane Martin goes undercover as a gypsy dancer; Greasemonkey Griffin accidentally takes Professor Poppen J. Ipswitch's dangerous invention for a ride; Clipper Kirk must protect a conference of world leaders (Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin, and Chiang Kai-Shek appear) from a top-secret Nazi supercarrier. Skull Squad; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; The Hero of Djebel Bou Arada; Thunder In the Alps; Greasemonkey Griffin. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published May 1944 by Woman's Day.
- Staple rust: Moderate.
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$89.00
View scans- COVERLESS. INCOMPLETE. Piece clipped. Slightly interrupts art or story.
Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder and Edd Ashe. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mary Marvel meets Davy Jones and other Atlanteans while battling a giant octopus and modern-day pirate Barnacle Bilge. A little girl's helpful mistake reveals the identity of a spy to Commando Yank. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky investigate a missing writer in an old mine and learn the secret of Dangerous Dan. This story features an appearance by real-life reader Suzy Dueck, who sent a dime to struggling Depression-era superheroes Mr. Scarlet and Pinky. Plus a PSA for wartime paper drives featuring Mary Marvel. Mary Marvel: Davy Jones' Locker; Commando Yank: Death in a Sleepy Town; Phantom Eagle: A Fighting Ancestor; Helpful Hugo; Pee Wee Pete; Penny Graves: The Signal; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky Battle the Maniac of the Mine! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.