Comic books January 1945

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Vol. 12 #1 - Jan. 1945. "Buckskin Boss of Hell's Caravan" by Al Storm, "Desperate Remedy" by Giff Cheshire, "A Promise at Robbers' Roost" by Cheyenne Taylor, "Face Front to Danger" by Lee Thomas, "The Feud-Buster Rides to Bugle" by Del Rayburn, "The Drummer Deals in Death" by Joseph Chadwick, "Mountain-Man's Medicine" by Charles Briguglio, "Sky-Pilot's Smoky Sermon" by Archie Joscelyn, "Raiders of Empire" by Thomas Boggs, "Return of the Boothill Gunman" by Thomas Thompson, "The Whiskey-Jug Rebellion" by Lee Floren, "Statn Sent a Rider" by Chester Conant. 7-in. x 10-in. 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, scripts by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. 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. Private Breger Abroad strips by Dave Breger. Curley Harper at Lakespur strips, art by Lyman Young. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. Just Kids strips by A.D. Carter. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

2nd appearance of Mr. Mxyztplk--later called Mxyzptlk (1st appearance on cover) - Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. Mr. Mxyztplk Returns starring Superman, script by Don Cameron (signed as Jerry Siegel), art by Ira Yarbrough (signed as Joe Shuster). The Riddle of the Reservoir starring Congo Bill, art by John Daly. The Pillage of the Parthenon starring The Vigilante, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton). The Hair that Wasn't There starring Hayfoot Henry, art by Thurston Harper. Tumbling Timber starring Zatara, art by William F. White. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Riddle of the Rembrandt, art by Gil Kane; Wes and Sandy, while visiting a museum, discover a fake Rembrandt hanging on the wall, so Wes offers to buy the piece from the curator. Victory Makes Hay starring The Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Professor Plays Safe starring Starman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Emil Gershwin. The Honest Crook starring Genius Jones, art by Stan Kaye. Conquest Doesn't Pay starring Mike Gibbs, Guerilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Maurice Del Bourgo. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Paul Reinman. The Garrulous Mr. Gabb, art by Paul Reinman; Green Lantern's headaches just begin when a local radio station's advice editor doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut when not on the air! The McCarty Brothers starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Joseph Greene, art by Stan Aschmeier. Stories of Spanish Inland Explorers--Picture Stories from American History, script by M. C. Gaines, art by Don Cameron. Red in Enemy Territory starring Red, White and Blue, art by Joe Gallagher. Tank Takes a Turn for the Worst starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Twenty Million Missing, art by Allen Simon; A clever gang of jewel thieves, possessing underwater speed suits, ray guns and a disguised underwater hideout, lead the Sub-Mariner on a merry chase as he attempts to recover stolen jewels. Monstro, the Mad Jap starring Captain America, script, art by Vince Alascia; Cap and Bucky must face the evil genius of a Japanese man who sends free jigsaw puzzles into American factories, then whose pieces can pick up designs of important American weapons. Kidnapper's Folly, inks by Al Fagaly; Wealthy Melton Loard is kidnapped, and the kidnappers notify the Whizzer, hoping to draw him into a trap so that they can collect the ransom. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Bamboo Knife Butcher, pencils by Vince Alascia, inks by Al Bellman; Natives exert a strange influence over a man and he sends his nephew's mother a shrunken head and claims it is her son; Her son is still alive, however, and Captain America and Bucky rescue him and send the uncle plunging to his doom. The Shadow of the Stalking Death starring the Human Torch, art by Al Bellman. Speed For Sale starring Whizzer, pencils by Jack Binder, inks by Al Gabriele. The Mystery of the Great Lakes starring the Sub-Mariner, art by Bob Powell. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition (incorrectly numbered #14 on cover and in indicia). Reprints issue 12 of American series with reduced page count and fewer stories. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories by Walt Kelly, Roger Garis, H.R. McBride, John Stanley, Rube Grossman, Otto Feuer, Tom Golden, and Otto Feuer. Funny Animal Comics featuring such characters as Albert the Alligator, Uncle Wiggily, Hector the Henpecked Rooster, Albert the Alligator, Cilly Goose, Blackie, and Raggedy Animals. Two-page text story, "Albert's Picnic." Walt Kelly back cover ("Elephunnies"). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 320, Issue 1 - January, 1945. 8" x 11", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 34, Issue 5 - January, 1945. Cover by William Timmins. Science Fiction and adventure stories, this issue features "The Mixed Men" by A.E. Van Vogt. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Issue 14 - "Murder Will In" written by Carolyn Wells. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Jerry Robinson. "Twenty-Ton Robbery!", script by Don Cameron, art by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane); The Cavalier returns in disguise to acquire a new mob that he plans to use to rob the city blind, but the theft of a whale undoes his plans. "Recipe for Revenge!", script by Jack Schiff, art by Jerry Robinson; Alfred criticizes Bruce and Dick for not eating healthy meals, because of the crime-fighting activities, so he heads to the market to stock up on "good" food and runs headlong into a case he thinks that only he can solve. "The Year 3000!", script by Joseph Greene, art by Dick Sprang; In the year 3000, a man, who is the direct descendant of Bruce Wayne, and his son, run across a time capsule containing the exploits of Batman and Robin, and don those guises in order to fight and rally support against a warlord named Fura. "Night Rider" text story by Tod Lowry. "Crime Comes to Lost Mesa!", script by Don Cameron, art by Dick Sprang; Two criminals enlist the aid of an Indian medicine man as a cover to allow them to rob the tribal temple of its riches. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 1 - January, 1945. Painted cover by Billy DeVorss. Magazine featuring glamor pictorials with humorous captions. 8" x 10.5", 68 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Ray Krank, Tom DeAngelo, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Kermit Jadiker and Charles Zerner (credited as Paine), Elmer Wexler, Frank Tinsley, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Charlie Chan returns to San Francisco to close the trap on the remaining members of the spy ring. Sparky and company try to help war orphans, and a young Joe Palooka contemplates equality and democracy. While Dixie Dugan is dressed as a nurse for a joke, a doctor takes her along on an urgent call. The cover features a PSA to "Fight Infantile Paralysis," better known as polio. Vic Jordan; Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; All in a Lifetime; Happy New Year, Jim!. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Case of the Curious Coin"; A cursed coin starts making the rounds and who ever possesses it is left short changed or worse--dead. "The Case of the Stylish Corpse," art by Irv Novick; Trigger Tomasi vs. Henri and Claudette. "The Last Laugh" text story by Harry Kames. "Rescued By a Rat" starring the Flying Dragons, Baron Shtunk, and the Japanese; art by Bill Vigoda. "The Case of the Magic Sword," art by Al Fagaly; Black Hood finds Excalibur and returns it to the Lady of the Lake. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Donohoe. Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, John Jordan, Jim Wilcox, Robert Pious, Pam Robinson, Harold DeLay, David T. Marke, Milt Hammer and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #52. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Sergeant Spook and Jerry investigate robberies that happen during radio shows hosted by "The Ghost." Cap Hawkins tells the true story of the US military's K-9 Corps of service dogs. Blue Bolt and Charlie head to a new airfield in New Guinea, only to learn that reporter Marg Hesslin is already there...and already in danger. Dick Cole; Fearless Fellers; Cap Hawkins Tales; Edison Bell; Edison Bell's Simplified Plans; The Avalanche; Sergeant Spook: The Ghost Goes Wild!; Sparkling Secret; Krisko & Jasper; Blue Bolt; Bluebolts and Nuts; Sniffy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 80, Issue 3 - January, 1945. 8" x 11", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Captain America stars in "The Prophet of Hate!" (art by Vince Alascia), "The Graveyard of Ships," and "Midnight Means Murder." The Human Torch stars in "The Bandit Murder Gang!" Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Fred Schwab, Dick Beck, Otto Eppers and Fred Guardineer. Aviator hero Captain Flight battles the Axis by air during World War II. A small village asks Captain Flight to help it defeat a terrorist force. FBI agent Steve Drake becomes crimefighter The Black Cobra, while his brother Bob becomes the Cobra Kid. A profile of real-life WWII aviator and war hero Dick Bong, who battled Axis forces over New Guinea. Cover features art possibly by Harvey. K. Fuller. The Murder Maestro; The Black Cobra: Death Declares a Dividend; Mr. Wise Guy; Salute to a Policeman; Flight Heroes; Red Rocket: Merry Maidens of Mercury; Ace Reynolds: Vultures Die At Dawn; Kitty Kelly: Courage Cures a Coward; The Isle of Missing Men. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Al Liederman and unknown. Mr. Mind creates a new monster that grows a new head whenever one is cut off. Captain Marvel manages to turn the heads against each other, then captures Mr. Mind, but a masked stranger enters and knocks Billy out in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 21: The Unholy Hydra!" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: George Hammond has invented a camera that can take pictures from the future, and dishonest photographer Slick Fokus plans a bank robbery for a time when he learns from Hammond's camera that Captain Marvel and most of the city will be on the other side of town in "Captain Marvel in St. Paul, Minnesota"! Also: Professor Putter has invented a machine that can predict different possibilities, but his assistant turns out to be a Nazi spy who wants to know what would happen if Captain Marvel joined Hitler. Even worse, that future seems to be coming true in "Captain Marvel In the World of If" with story by Otto Binder. And: Billy meets brothers Happy and Jolly Smith, who want to give toys from their factory to the children at the Creedmore Orphanage, but their miserly older brother Gouge refuses to consider it. It's up to Captain Marvel to persuade Gouge to change his mind so that the orphans can have a merry Christmas in "The Plot Against Christmas"! Plus: Captain Kid in an untitled 1-pager with art by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "Thirty Fathom Courage" by Ross H. Davis. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories by Art Helfant and others. Art by Art Helfant and others. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. The chess-obsessed madman the Black King goes on a murder rampage, and only Captain Marvel Jr. can stop him, but first he must play his demented chess game. Freddy tries to help old-school schoolmarm Miss Duncan save her school from being torn down. Captain Marvel Jr. investigates strange killings and a mysterious totem pole in Alaska. Plus a PSA about wartime paper rationing. The Pawns of the Killer; Boxcar Benny; Rubbernose Randolph; School Spirit Scores a Touchdown; The Trouble Kid; Sam the Sheriff; Little Albert; The Totem of Terror. 32 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. In North Africa, Captain Midnight battles the Nazis' master saboteur. Johnny Blair learns about the hazards of wing icing, in a story that includes real-life aeronautics. Midnight's dopey sidekick Sgt. Twilight manages to rout Axis forces from a battleship despite himself. Plus a PSA on wartime paper rationing featuring the Marvel Family. A Special Message from the Marvel Family; AMG Cures an African Headache!; Sergeant Twilight and the Air-Raft!; Red Skye: The Rockets' Red Glare; Johnny Blair, in the Air; Your Invention Page; Fifty Years Too Late! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 8 #1 - January 1945. Bob Fink cover. Full-page cartoons by Al Ross, Jefferson Machamer, Walt Munson, Lawrence Lariar, George Wolfe, Reamer Keller, Vic Herman, W.P. Trent, George Shellhase, George Green, Adolph Schus, Emidio Angelo, Harvey Johnson and Merrylen Townsend. 8 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in. 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 16, Issue 8 - January 1945. 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.

Huckleberry Finn, 15th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 167) January 1945. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by L. B. Cole. "Ground Crew," art by L. B. Cole; A tribute to ground crews that support the war effort. "The Story of the Priceless Paintings," art by Rudy Palais; Golden Eagle helps a freedom fighter to smuggle two oil paintings to the French Resistance. "Airborne!"; A story of how Sgt. Schmadel was shot during combat. "The Talisman" text story; First Lt. Johnson's last flight. "Adventure Into Revenge," art by L. B. Cole; Black Venus exacts revenge on the Japanese officer who arranged the death of her fiance. "Corsair!"; Lt. Walsh and a squadron of Corsairs escorts a bomber squadron. "Warhawk" activity, art by L. B. Cole; Instructions for building a P-40 Warhawk plane out of wood. "Camera Men of the Clouds"; The role that cameras and the Photographic Reconnaissance Unit play in the war effort is portrayed. Untitled story, art by George Appel; The Tomahawk Squadron is ordered to wear regulation military uniforms during combat operations. "American Armada"; article on American airplane war production and the possible uses for these planes after the war. "No Ice Today," script and pencils by Carmine Infantino; An historical account of how ice build-up on planes is reduced and/or eliminated. "Forecast of the Future," art by Tom Van Buren; A speculative story on the future of airplanes in society. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.