Comic books June 1944

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $8.00 View scans Cover detached at one staple.

Add to cart Good $26.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Stories and art by C.C. Beck, Rod Reed, Sam Glankoff, Jack Sparling, Maxine Shore, M.M. Oblinger, Mary Wieand, Lowell Treaster, Eva Beard, Adele De Leeuw, Isabelle Corey, Elizabeth Nichols, Elena Chance, Jane Richards, Nancy Pepper, Alice Barr Grayson, and Margaret Sutton. A kids' anthology from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories, comics and advice aimed at 1940s teen girls. The life of teen models. A comics biography of young singing prodigy Mary Small, known as The Little Girl With The Big Voice. Coverage of a Library of congress exhibit featuring patriotic posters by American girls. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Haunted House," with art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Judy Wing; Mystery in Ward 13; Woman Eagle; Horse Laugh; Meet the Models; Movies of the Month; As Girls See the War; Down on the Farm; Lets Talk Things Over; Girl Loses Boy - Almost!; Short Cuts to Shortcakes; Take Your Play Clothes Sunny Side Up!; It's Fun to Sew; Knit Ahead for School; Sew for Swimming; Face the Sun; Conversation Piece; Little Mary Small; The Victory Club; Girls in the News; Tricks for Teens. 68 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories and art by Nina Albright, Thor Carlyle, Jack Alderman, Don Rico, Lou Ferstadt and Alex Schomburg. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics Vol. 3 #13. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" In an offbeat story, a German spy and a guy in a gorilla suit terrorize Washington DC, until Miss Victory peels their banana. A professor scarred by acid decides to turn against America - Can doctor and masked avenger Red Cross change his tune? Plus a profile of war hero Lt. Robert P. Williams, and a cover by legendary artist Alex Schomburg. Captain Aero: Victory in the East; Miss Victory: The Mad Monster!; The Mighty Mite; Itsie Checks Out; Commandos of the Devil Dogs: Tropic Terror; Reformation; Captain Aeros Sky Scouts: The Termites of Tokio; The Red Cross: The Man Who Lost His Face!; The Lucky Avenger. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $4,100.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #3724687005

Includes: Alex Schomburg cover art; Terror of the Ghost Harpoon, Pencils by Syd Shores, Inks by Vince Alascia; The Murder of Cyrus Crane--Let's Play Detective, art by Al Bellman; Riders of Death, Script by Otto Binder, Pencils by Jimmy Thompson; On the Square text story; Rockets of Doom; The Case of the Talking Crystal Ball—Let's Play Detective, art by Bellman; and Tarbu's Mission of Death, Pencils by Jimmy Thompson, Inks by Allen Simon. 60 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $77.00 View scans Centerfold detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, C.C. Beck Studio and unknown. Captain Marvel tracks Mr. Mind to an English castle, where the owner offers his help. However, the butler is a member of the Monster Society who has helped Mr. Mind construct a giant drill that burrows into the earth to release a flood of lava and Captain Marvel can only stop it by sitting on the new volcano in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 15: The Vicious Volcano!" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: By a weird trick of fate, the water from the Lost River changes Billy into a wild animal, but gives Steamboat remarkable intelligence in "The Mystery of Lost River" with art by C.C. Beck and C.C. Beck Studio. Captain Marvel also stars in "The St. Louis Cup" (St. Louis, MO city story) and "The One-Man Transportation System"! Plus: Captain Marvel "Missing Face Contest No. 1" 1-pager. And: 2-page text story "Bombs Over London" by Gary Brown. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Sid Lazarus and Art Helfant. Art by Mac Raboy, Sid Lazarus, and Art Helfant. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Native Americans retake Manhattan after finding an ancient deed allowing them rights to the island, in a story featuring a cameo by then-NYC mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. Captain Marvel Jr. looks for a pilot whose plane vanished in the canyons of the Southwest US, and finds the Lost Chasm. Mad scientist I.C. Frostbite has a device that can freeze anything solid, even Jr. himself. Plus a PSA about wartime paper rationing. The Indian Braves on Wall Street!; The Snortville Sneeze: The Case of the Talking Spirits; The Adventure of the Lost Chasm!; Rubbernose Randolph Upsets the Apple Cart!; The Tale of Lashs Tail; The Freezing Asset!; Punkinhead. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. After crashing in a swamp, Captain Midnight and Joyce discover that Frau von Sade is alive, creating deadly plants in the center of her bizarre labyrinth. Captain Midnight's scientific research is questioned by Congress, in a sort of political-satire story. Young pilot Johnny Blair trains to fly with the Civil Air Patrol, in a series that features real-life flight education. Plus readers submit their own inventions for illustration. Enemies of America!; Death in the Dismal Swamp; Capt. Midnight Goes Fishing; Red Skye: All Cats Are Black; Johnny Blair, in the Air; The Manchurian Plebiscite. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $4.00 View scan 1/2" Spine split from top.

Volume 16, Issue 1 - June 1944. 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.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, 3rd Printing, Classics Comics. (HRN 20). Cover price $0.10.

The Corsican Brothers, 1st Printing, Classics Comics, Gilberton edition. (HRN 20). Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $18.00 View scans Cover/centerfold detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

The Corsican Brothers, 1st Printing, Classics Comics, Courier edition. (HRN 20, 6/44).

The Corsican Brothers, 1st Printing, Classics Comics, Long Island Independent edition. (HRN 20, 6/44).

Cover art by Frank Harry. The Vulture's Nest! starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston [as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter. Mutt & Jeff Gags strips by Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]. Scribbly and the Red Tornado, art by Sheldon Mayer. Etta Candy and the Holiday Girls, script nu William Moulton Marston [as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter. Against the Bloody Dragon starring Hop Harrigan, art by Jon L. Blummer. Fantastic Fate of the Fraternity Felons starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; When Doiby tells Alan that he plans to attend a fraternity reunion, he is unaware that these individuals plan to dupe Doiby and use him in the commission of crimes. The Queen's Mission starring The Black Pirate, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Behind the Lines starring Red, White and Blue, art by Joe Gallagher. The Man with the Notorious Nose starring The Flash, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Martin Naydel. 84 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Al Capp. Stories and art by Al Capp and others. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 4 #9. Comics on Parade focused on a different United Features comic strip in every issue. This issue features the hillbilly antics of Al Capp's Li'l Abner. Killer on the run Gat Garson realizes he looks just like Li'l Abner, so he plays a little switcheroo. Mammy and Pappy are bewildered when "Abner" kicks his beloved pig Salomey and asks for "corn likker." Meanwhile, the real Li'l Abner is equally mystified why people are giving him money and calling him "Gat." Plus a PSA on wartime paper conservation. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Bryant. Case of the Screaming Deaths, art by Mort Leav; The Raven wants the plans for the sonic-electric bomb, invented by Dr. Marion, and he doesn't care who he kills to get them. Slap Happy Pappy humor page by Jack Cole. Untitled Pen Miller story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Hack-Ride to Hades starring Hack O'Hara, art by Mort Leav. Untitled Inkie story, script and art by Jack Cole. Untitled Beezy Bumble story, script and art by Bernard Dibble. Untitled Clock story, script and art by George E. Brenner; Elmer Quipple keeps showing up to harass Butch, distracting the Clock from catching Moose Mangle. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $16.00 View scans Paper: Slightly britle

Volume 32, Issue 4 - June, 1944. 6.75" x 9", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Batman and Robin in "The Merchants of Misery," Air Wave in "Underworld Jam Session" (art by George Roussos), Three-Ring Binks, the Crimson Avenger in "The Imposter of Newspaper Row," Slam Bradley in "Futures For Sale," and the Boy Commandos in "Battle of Wales" (not by Simon and Kirby, despite the listed credits). Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $3.00 View scan Water damage.

Add to cart Good $3.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate.

Volume 30, 1st Printing - "The Affair at the Boat Landing" by A.B. Cunningham. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

"The Pharoah's Ghost," a book-length novel by Kenneth Robeson.

June 1944. Cover by Modest Stein. Stories include "The Pharoah's Ghost," a book-length novel by "Kenneth Robeson"; "Milly Was a Lady" by Ray Vicker; "Jungle Jazz" by Bruce Elliott; "No Grave for Freedom" by Burgess Leonard; and "Hillbilly Sailor" by Peter Reed. 5.5-in x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

June 1944 - Long Running News and current magazine. 10-in. x 13-in., 184 pages, Text (with B&W and Full color images) Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Written by Richard Hughes, Neal Douglas, John S. Endicott, Sam Brant and unknown. Art by Ed Moritz, Maurice Gutwirth, Leo Morey, Max Plaisted and unknown. Featuring The Black Terror, Nemesis of Crime, in an untitled story with pencils by Ed Moritz. Plus: The American Eagle in "The Case of the Flying Radio Bombs" by Richard Hughes and Maurice Gutwirth; 1-page text story "Behind the Lines" by Neal Douglas; Crash Carter, Air Cadet, in an untitled story with art by Leo Morey; 1-page text story "Party Line" by John S. Endicott; Larry North, U.S. Navy, in "The Marine Attack" with art by Max Plaisted; Jimmy Blue in the 1-page text story "Wild Roan" by Sam Brant; and Sergeant Bill King in an untitled story with art by Maurice Gutwirth. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 7, Issue 3 - June, 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

True Crime Cases. Photo cover. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Fine $205.00 View scans Only one staple (manufacturing). Staple rust. Rust migration. 1/4" Spine split from top of comic. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling.

Add to cart Very Good $145.00 View scans

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $105.00 View scans

Volume 1, Issue 5 - June, 1944. Vintage men's interest magazine full of adult humor comics and tasteful pin-up pictorials. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. -MATURE CONTENT- Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $35.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $17.25 View scans Paper: Cream Front and back covers have been detached and reattached with clear tape. Book length crease on front cover. Front and Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

"The Greatest Adventure" a book length novel by John Taine, plus "The Wendigo" a novelette by Algernon Blackwood.

Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Invisible Scarlet O'Neil" by Russell Stamm; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; "Chief Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Jitter" by Arthur B. Poinier; "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff; and "Mescal Ike" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta. "Terry Breaks a Record" text story by Carl G. Hodges. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fair $35.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Back cover detached 50%. Front Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 6, Issue 3 - June 1944. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "Bury Me Deep" by Leroy Yerxa, and "The Strange Mission of Arthur Pendran" by John X. Pollard. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 212 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf, Joe Oriolo and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Hoppy and Millie enter the magic Elfland, and Marvel Bunny helps the Elves battle the two-headed giant who's terrorizing them. Billy the Kid discovers the sinister side of Sagebrush Sam the Six-Gun Seranader. Monkey detective Sherlock the Monk investigates why all the chalk is vanishing from the Funny Animals school. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Uncle Don: Boisterowdy!; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Color Me Up Puzzle Page; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Fuzzy Bear and the Slippery Soap; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Conservation; Willie the Worm; Benny Beaver; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $495.00 View scans Restored: C2 Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant scuff(s) inner well Restoration includes: color touch on cover, pieces added to cover, tear seals, reinforced. Label #2126381007 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by M.E. Peacock and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Alex Blum, and Arnold Hicks. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. The debut of Tiger Girl, an Indian princess who roams the jungles with her pet tigers, features a rare lion-tiger fight; Senorita Rio suspects a German missionary on a Brazilian island is actually a Nazi spy; While working in a lumber camp, Kayo Kirby gets in a fight with the foreman and wins a date with the beautiful owner. Rip Carson; Tiger Girl; Hooks Devlin; Kayo Kirby; ...Pass the Ammunition; Shark Brodie; Senorita Rio. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Bondage/torture cover. Scarce Alex Schomburg cover.

Alex Schomburg cover. Cover price $0.10.

Flash stars in "The Bottle from the Sea," written by Gardner Fox, art by Martin Naydel. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "Let's Mind Our Own Business" with art by Frank Harry; Johnny Thunder in "The Inventor" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; The Whip in "Congo Wiles 'Neath Texas Skies" with art by Homer Fleming; "Romance of Old Russia" by Ed Wheelan; an ad for the Junior Justice Society; and Hawkman in "The Great Radium Mystery" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff. Cover art by Naydel. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Bedsheet Format Cover price $0.15.

Indicia title is Felix the Cat and the Haunted Castle, No. 46. Just a Little Squirt, art by Otto Mesmer. Felix the Cat and the Haunted Castle, art by Otto Mesmer; Felix enters a spooky mansion; Blue Betty, Cinderella, Little Bo Peep, Red Riding Hood, Magic Midgets, Beanstalk Jack, and Bruto guest-star. Felix has Spring Fever, art by Otto Mesmer. Reprinted from the Felix the Cat newspaper strip (King Features Syndicate, Inc.). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.