Comic books February 1945

Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Sparling, and Al Carreno. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. "International policeman" Radar uses his radar vision and mind-reading powers to stop an Axis plot to divide England and the US. Nyoka, the Jungle Girl finds the answer to the Death Rug's secret in the conclusion of The Death Rug serial. Radar Saves Old Glory's Name; Nyoka, the Jungle Girl: The Answer to the Death Rug's Secret; Bulletman: The Torpedo; Hoodoo Hannigan, Ch. 30; Captain Marvel, Jr.: The Volcano Terror. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Articles this issue include building the Lend-Lease highway to Russia from Iran, pictures of Russia's fighters and bombers, B-29 raids on Japan plus crafts, hobbies, home improvement, games and more. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Alex Kotzky. The Cult of the Wailing Tiger starring Blackhawk. Untitled stories starring Private Dogtag (script and art by Marvin Stein), Death Patrol (script and art by Al Stahl), Choo Choo and Cherry, P.T. Boat, and Ezra (script and art by Harry Sahle). 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Fred Schwab, George Tuska, Joe Beck, Paul Gattuso, Al Plastino and Jack Cole. The very first comic Avon ever printed features quick-on-the-draw action girl Molly ODay. Homicide detective Molly investigates when an auto-theft ring turns to murder; Molly gets tough with a deadly jewel thief and his equally dangerous girlfriend. In the backup story, a magic dagger gives Roger Chalmers the powers to become a superhero. Also featuring several humorous one-pagers, including one by Plastic Man creator Jack Cole. Molly O'Day; Joe Dokes; Enchanted Dagger; Tenderfoot Mary; The Great Air Race; Handy Andy; Sources of Famous Quotations; Gopher Moore; Corporal Grant; Bunk House; Something For the Kids; Third Class Male; Capt'n Courage; Officer Skelly. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

1st appearance & origin of Superboy. Last issue of Spectre. Cover by Maurice Del Bourgo. "Formula for Doom!", art by Maurice del Bourgo; Crooks disguised as policeman steal a secret formula for imitation silk, and Green Arrow and Speedy must track down the perpetrator before he can sell that formula to obtain the money he needs. "Orphans of the Sea!", script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve; Aquaman helps to end the false dealings of a pair of thugs who are selling seaside homes on eroding beaches to unwary investors. "The Origin of Superboy," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuste; Master scientist Jor-El is convinced that Krypton is about to explode, and when the Supreme Council refuses to believe him, the scientist constructs a spaceship capable of taking his infant son to the Earth, where he'll have tremendous powers. "An Investment in Happiness!" starring Johnny Quick, script by Don Cameron, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Jr.). "The Unsafe Safe!" starring The Spectre, art by Bernard Baily; Percival Popp is used by jewel thieves to complete a heist of gems. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 18, No. 130. February 1945. Rita Hayworth cover. 8.5" x 11". 128 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 3, Issue 1 - February, 1945. Movie magazine with articles, star portraits, features, and recurring departments. 8.5" x 10.75", B&W and color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Murder Is No Joke starring Barker, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Sing Me a Torch Song starring Sally O'Neil Policewoman, art by Gene Fawcette. The Vase of Kwan-Yin starring G-2. The Lisping Hob-Goblin and the Ghost That Failed starring Intellectual Amos, art by Andre LeBlanc. Untitled stories starring Chic Carter (script and art by Vernon Henkel), Windy Breeze (script and art by Jack Cole), and Quicksilver (art by Bill Quackenbush). Yeoman Third starring Destroyer 171. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 38, Issue 2 - February, 1945. Magazine published by The American Nature Association to stimulate public interest in every phase of nature and the out-doors, and is devoted to the practical conservation of the great national resources of America. 8" x 11.5", 52 pages, color. Cover price $0.35.

Andy Panda, L'il Eight Ball, Woody Woodpecker, Oswald, Homer Pigeon, Raggedy Ann, and Billy and Bonny Bee. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Spring 1945. Bondage cover by H. L. Parkhurst. Stories by Leigh Brackett, Ross Rocklynne, Albert DePina, Robert Wilson, Emmett McDowell, Carl Jacobi, Tom pace, and James R. Adams. Illustrations by Murphy Anderson. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

1st printing. Featuring outstanding tales by Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, Rafael Sabatini, Rudyard Kipling, Stephen Crane, Robert Louis Stevenson, John Russell and more! Twelve stories of life and death! Softcover, 4-in. x 6 1/2-in., 296 pages, Text Only.

Cover by Jack Cole. "His Lordship Woozy Winks," script and art by Jack Cole; Plastic Man and Woozy travel to the British Island of Bladau when they believed that Woozy was the beneficiary of his dead uncle, Jeffrey Winks; Woozy stands to inherit the title of "Earl" and a million dollars a year. "Portrait of Murder" starring the Manhunter, script by Joe Millard, pencils by Pete Riss; A picture comes to life and commits murder. Beaver Burp one-page story starring Burp the Twerp, script and art by Jack Cole (as Ralph Johns). "Pancho De Bool and Peppi Tamale" starring The Spirit, script and art by Will Eisner; Homer Creep gets married to Peppi Tamale. "Murder At Stacy's Department Store" starring Flatfoot Burns, art by Janice Valleau (as Ginger). "The First Illusion" text story starring Dick Mace. "Hustace and the Butcher Boys" starring the Human Bomb, script and art by Paul Gustavson; Throckmorton gets himself thrown in jail with the Butcher Boys, who talk him into helping them escape. "The Springtime of Love" starring Candy O'Connor, script and art by Harry Sahle. 60 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 28, Issue 2 - February, 1945. 6.5" x 9.5", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Criminal Justice starring Boom Boom Brannigan. Untitled stories starring Frankenstein (script and art by Dick Briefer), Willy Wolf, and Prince Ra. Dress Rehearsal For Death starring Yank & Doodle & Black Owl. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 23, No. 3. February 1945. Penny Singleton (Blondie, Jane Jetson) and daughter, Dorothy Grace, on cover; photographed by Tom Kelley. 8.5" x 11.25". 102 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 37, Issue 3 - February, 1945. 6.5" x 9", 150 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jean M. Press. Stories and art by Lee Elias, George Tuska, Lily Renee, and Jack Keller. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. The debut of Firehair, as an amnesiac girl is taken in by the Dakota tribe after her father's murder; Good-girl art galore as Glory Forbes goes undercover as a go-go dancer; More inventive art by Lily Renee as The Werewolf Hunter meets The Mistress of the Moonblood. Bondage cover by Joe Doolin. U.S. Rangers; Firehair; The Werewolf Hunter; The Sea Devil; Beachheads of the World; Glory Forbes, Vigilante; The Phantom Falcons. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 25, No. 2. February 1945. Promotional Magazine produced by Coca-Cola. Though not a large magazine, production value was very high. 6.25" x 8". 32 pages. B&W.

Cover by Leonard Starr. Stories and art by Harry Fisk and Chu F. Hing. Adventure comics from Rural Home Publishing. Teen detective Dinky Dibbs and his parrot sidekick Cracker discover bank robbers hiding out in a mausoleum. When a woman dies after one of his practical jokes, vaudeville comedian Mike suspects there's more to the story, and investigates as The Prankster. After men are murdered in a steam-bath, Jim Lawson becomes the masked crime-fighter known as The Judge to investigate. Wild Way of the Hill Country; Dinky Dibbs, Detective: Death Robs a Bank; The Prankster; Boss of the Alleys; Fifty Fathoms Foster: Three Tickets to Death; The Judge and the Jury: Little Black Book Murder; Chip; Red Riot. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian series. January-February 1945. Cover by Jon Statler. Featuring "The Whales Do Tricks" a Bill Speed story by Jon Statler, "The Hand", Cosmo and his White Magic "The Secret of Atlantis" by Spike Brown, "Callahan" by Bert Bushell, Mono the Air Cobra by Ted Ross and Ley Fortune, "The Modern Privateer" by T.P. Thursby. 7.5" x 10.25", 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.