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Comic books August 1944

  • Vol. 28 #1
    Detective Tales (1935-1953 Popular Publications) Pulp 2nd Series Vol. 28 #1


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  • Vol. 46 #1
    Dime Detective Magazine (1931-1953 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 46 #1

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  • Vol. 39 #4
    Dime Western Magazine (1932-1954 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 39 #4


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Vol. 23 #6
    Doc Savage (1933-1949 Street & Smith^) Pulp Vol. 23 #6


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    "The Shape of Terror," a book-length novel by Kenneth Robeson.

    August 1944. Cover by Modest Stein. Stories include "The Shape of Terror," a book-length novel by "Kenneth Robeson"; "Slaughter on Sunday" by Thomson Burtis; "Last Command" by Ray Vicker; "The Man Who Could Die" by Sam Carson; and "Kari" by Cornelius A. Tilgham. 5.5-in x 7.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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  • Vol. 22 #2
    Esquire (1933 Esquire, Inc.) Magazine Vol. 22 #2

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  • Issue #34
    Exciting Comics (1940) 34

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    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Kidnapped Cadet starring Black Terror; vs. Brian Duncan. The Aircraft Beam Disasters starring American Eagle, art by Maurice Gutwirth; vs. the Nazis. Mediterranean Incident starring Crash Carter, art by Bob Oksner; vs. the Japanese. The Purloined President starring the Liberator; vs. Herr Potsch and the Nazis. Adventure of the Pilotless Plane starring Sgt. Bill King, art by Maurice Gutwirth. The Jungle Boy starring Larry North, art by Max Plaisted; intro of Hal Thurston; vs. the Japanese. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 8 #1
    Exciting Western (1940-1953 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 8 #1


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  • Issue #121
    Famous Funnies (1934) 121

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

  • Issue #21
    Fawcett's Funny Animals (1942-1956 Fawcett/Charlton) 21

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    Cover by Chad Grothkopf. Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf 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!). A picnic for all the Funny Animals characters turns into a job for Captain Marvel Bunny when the Mad Sculptor turns them into living statues. Billy the Kid and Oscar investigate after bandits attack medicine-show physician Doc Beezel and steal his super hair-growing tonic. Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear attempt to salvage a sunken ship, but no one needs water-logged bubble gum. Hoppy's Song Page; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Uncle Don: Elevatoritis; Sherlock the Monk: Sittin' Pretty; Color Me Up Puzzle Page; Billy the Kid and Oscar: The Hair-Raising Adventure; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: The Fruitful Case; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: The Squeaking Mystery; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Funny Animals Key to Victory; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #80
    Feature Comics (1939 Quality) 80

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    Cover art by Al Bryant. "The World Too Small to See" starring Doll Man, pencils by Mort Leav; Professor Rhodes has found Element 99 and it works swiftly to shrink him when he tries it. He can be best spotted by his faces and large hands. "Always a First Class Murder!" starring Swing Sisson, script and art by Vernon Henkel; A millionaire shoots himself with his own gun before a couple of hundred horrified witnesses. Untitled Blimpy story, art by Tony DiPreta. Untitled Spin Shaw story. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. Untitled Perky story, script and art by Sid Lazarus. Untitled Rusty Ryan story, pencils by Mort Leav. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 6 #2
    Fifteen Western Tales (1942-1955 Popular^) Pulp Vol. 6 #2


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    • Paper: Cream

    Volume 6, Issue 2 - September 1944. Men's pulp magazine featuring western tales! 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations) Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #33
    Fight Comics (1940) 33
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4227283001
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #2038667001
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1482220016
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    Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by M.E. Peacock and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Alex Blum, Ann Brewster 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 second appearance of Tiger Girl, a redheaded warrior who roams the jungles of India with her pet tigers and Sikh bodyguard; Shark Brodie tracks a gang of drug dealers to a remote island and exacts his revenge; Senorita Rio investigates a South American general suspected of plotting a revolution. Rip Carson; Tiger Girl; Hooks Devlin; Private First Class; Kayo Kirby; The Intruder; Shark Brodie; Senorita Rio. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #9
    Fighting Yank (1942 Nedor) 9

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    Alex Schomburg cover. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #56
    Flash Comics (1940 DC) 56
    Published Aug 1944 by DC.

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    Flash stars in "The Sap of the Sterdisnats Tree," written by Gardner Fox, art by Martin Naydel. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "Crash-Dive to Victory" with art by Frank Harry; Johnny Thunder in "Peachy Goes to Hollywood" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; "The Personal Appearance Mystery" by Ed Wheelan; and Hawkman in "The Thief with the Terrible Temper" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff. Cover art by Naydel. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 155 #1
    Flynn's Detective Fiction (1942-1944 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 155 #1

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  • Issue #15
    Four Favorites (1941) 15
    • 5.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Cover oxidation.
    • RESTORATION. Moderate color touch and amateur piece fill. INCOMPLETE. Missing last page (affects art and story). Cover detached. Centerfold detached at one staple.
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    World War II cover by Louis Ferstadt and George Mabuchi (as 'George Gregg'). In order of appearance: "Magno and Davey"; "Unknown Soldier, The Airport in the Stratosphere"; "Captain Courageous" art by Bill Savage; and "Lash Lightning". "Sidewinder Spurs" text story by Cliff Howe. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #194408

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  • Vol. 21 #11

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  • Vol. 3 #8
    Gags (1941 Triangle Publications) Magazine Vol. 3 #8

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    Vol. 3 #8 - Aug. 1944. Mostly single-panel cartoons and some text jokes. 10 1/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 2 #5
    Gay Love Stories (1942-1960 Columbia Publications) Pulp Vol. 2 #5

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  • Issue #11
    Giggle Comics (1943) 11

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  • Vol. 3 #9
    Grand Slam Comics (Canadian 1941-1947 Anglo-American Publishing Co.) Vol. 3 #9

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    Canadian series. Features the 1st appearance of Commander Steele. Reprints material from U.S. publications as well as WECA "Canadian Whites" with reworked art and scripts, including Captain Marvel Jr. (1942-1953 Fawcett) #13. 52 pages, B&W.

  • Aug 6 1944
    Grit Story Section (c. 1916) Aug 6 1944

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    August 6, 1944. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. Fiction stories by Paul Ellerbe, Kathleen Moore Knight, Lemuel De Bra, Kirk Deming, Nathaniel Nitkin, Katherine Greer, and Charles Boeckman (aka Beckman) Jr. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 32 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

  • Aug 13 1944
    Grit Story Section (c. 1916) Aug 13 1944

    August 13, 1944. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. "Barbed Wire Empire" by Will Ermine begins. Other fiction stories by A. Gillette Pollard, Charles Carlin Parish, Kathleen Moore Knight, Allen F. Herdman, and Myles D. Blanchard. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 28 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

  • Aug 20 1944
    Grit Story Section (c. 1916) Aug 20 1944

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    August 20, 1944. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. Fiction stories by Will Ermine, Jack L. Berkebile, Stanley E. Anderson, Kathleen Moore Knight, William MacHarg, and Catherine Crews. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 28 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

  • Aug 27 1944
    Grit Story Section (c. 1916) Aug 27 1944

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    August 27, 1944. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. Fiction stories by Velia Ercole, Will Ermine, Howard Kegley, Frank H. Bennett, Kathleen Moore Knight, Allen F. Herdman, and Cyril Plunkett. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 28 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

  • Issue #11
    Ha Ha Comics (1943) 11
    Published Aug 1944 by ACG.

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  • Vol. 3 #9
    Halt (1941-1947 Crestwood Publishing) Digest Vol. 3 #9

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  • Vol. 10 #2

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  • Vol. 2 #6

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  • Vol. 4 #4
    Hollywood Detective (1942-1950 Culture Publications) Pulp Vol. 4 #4


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Staple rust. Rust migration. Soiling. Moisture damage.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • 5" Spine split from top of book.

    Volume 4, Issue 4 - August, 1944. Cover by H.J. Ward, Lead Story "Murder's Mouthpiece" by Robert Leslie Bellem. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 20 #2

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    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.

  • Issue #10
    Jingle Jangle Comics (1942) 10

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    Stories and art by George Carlson, Allen Ulmer, Dave Tendlar, Sophie Ferstadt, and James Engle. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." The sons of a King Bee have adventures on the road with a Sugar Coupon, an Oysterman and a Pop Cornet. A page of puzzles and word games by Carlson. The Pie-Faced Prince tracks a missing Crown Jewel to the Rajah's Sub-Turreen, with the help of his trusty Night-Mare. Also featuring a public service announcement about war bonds, a WWII funding drive. Puzzle-Time; Bingo and Glum in Fairytale Land; Jingle Jangle Tales: The Overgrown Bumble-Bee and the Tuneless Pop-Cornet; Children's Day at the Fair; Aunty Spry; Chauncey Chirp and Johnny Jay; Needles and Pins or Crime Will Out; Butch and Algy; Hortense the Lovable Brat; The Pie-Faced Prince of Pretzleburg. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Joker Comics (1942 Timely/Marvel) 17

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  • Issue #66
    Jumbo Comics (1938) 66

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    Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Alex Blum, Henry C. Kiefer, Harvey K. Fuller, Ann Brewster and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Sheena and Bob help a native prince undertake a quest to the strange lands beyond time, but evil princess Doranda isn't helping; Agent ZX-5 discovers a Nazi project to dig a tunnel underneath the English Channel; Beautiful pirate Velvet feels conflicted after joining The Hawk's crew, in a story with plentiful good-girl art. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Ghost Gallery; Strange Wings; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #56
    Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 56

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    Cover art by Joe Doolin. "Blood Brides for the Rainmaker Raj," art by Ruben Moreira; A witch doctor travels from village to village taking two maidens from each to use as "helpers"; In reality, he is selling them as slaves; He takes Ann, and all the slaves are liberated by KaƤnga. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; Simba prevents a tribe of raiders from plundering a local village. Untitled story, art by Ruth Atkinson; A white explorer is convinced that the can eat the flesh of the young and become young himself. Untiled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi and Ogg fall into a snake pit; They make their way out by using the bones of earlier victims as a ladder. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Terry rescues a group of natives taken by slavers. "Killer Made of Carbon" text story. Untitled story, art by Marcia Snyder; Disguised as Masais, ivory trader Becker and his men burn out and kill his rival Monroe. Monroe's son, believing the Masais to blame, steals into the village and kidnaps the chief's daughter; Camilla tracks him down and returns him to Becker's trading camp where they discover Becker's deception. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #100
    King Comics (1936) 100

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    Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Jo King). Stories and art by William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Fran Striker, Chic Young, Carl Anderson, Jack Burnley, Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Schmidt, Lee Falk, Ray Moore, Wilson McCoy, Bela Zaboly, George McManus, Otto Soglow, Charles Flanders, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Frank Miller, and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake the Magician and Lothar face danger during World War II; The Phantom discovers the truth about the Castle in the Clouds. Brick Bradford; The Lone Ranger; The Phantom; Henry; Sport Features; Radio Patrol; Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Flash Gordon; Bringing Up Father; The Little King; Barney Baxter in the Air; Blondie. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 5 #5

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  • Vol. 21 #32
    Liberty (1924-1950 Coloroto/Macfadden) Magazine Vol. 21 #32


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    Volume 21, Issue 32 - August 5, 1944. Fiction and articles with illustrations. 8.5" x 11.25", 76 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 21 #33
    Liberty (1924-1950 Coloroto/Macfadden) Magazine Vol. 21 #33

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  • Vol. 21 #34
    Liberty (1924-1950 Coloroto/Macfadden) Magazine Vol. 21 #34

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  • Vol. 21 #35
    Liberty (1924-1950 Coloroto/Macfadden) Magazine Vol. 21 #35

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  • Aug 7 1944
    Life (1883-2000 Clair Maxwell/Life Publishing Company) Magazine Aug 7 1944

    August 7, 1944. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Geraldine Fitzgerald in "Wilson"; movie illusions; Senator Byrd (Virginia); and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 100 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Aug 21 1944
    Life (1883-2000 Clair Maxwell/Life Publishing Company) Magazine Aug 21 1944

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    August 21, 1944. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Battle of France; radioman Tweed on Guam; John Foster Dulles; Harry Truman; Joyce Reynolds; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 108 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Aug 28 1944
    Life (1883-2000 Clair Maxwell/Life Publishing Company) Magazine Aug 28 1944

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    August 28, 1944. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Poland; S. Hurok; Saipan; Preston Surges; pedal pushers; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 108 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #34
    Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (1941-1962 Dell) 34

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    52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 23 #3

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  • Vol. 42 #3
    Love Fiction Monthly (1934-1949 Periodical House) Pulp Vol. 42 #3

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  • Vol. 4 #4
    Love Novels Magazine (1943-1954 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 4 #4

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  • Vol. 13 #4
    Love Short Stories (1940-1955 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 13 #4

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