Comic books June 1945

Captain Marvel Shazam Club News Letter (June-July, 1945) is a promotional news letter published by Fawcett Publications. In the June-July edition of the Captain Marvel News Letter, the captain reminds the reader to continue to help the war effort. Also since the war has caused paper shortages Captain Marvels monthly adventures must now be released every other month. The letter also contains Captain Marvels approved reading list. full color, 8.25-in x 10.50-in.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - June, 1945. Humor digest loaded with short stories and slice-of-life cartoons reflecting society of the time. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by L. B. Cole, Ben Altman, Don Rico, Bob Fujitani, Nina Albright, Ed Wheelan and Rudy Palais. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Cat-Man meets his greatest foe, the hypnotist and criminal mastermind Dr. Macabre, when the doc targets the "Crocodile Tear Pearls." The Deacon meets some of his old criminal cronies, who have a new scheme. Comics McCormick, "the world's #1 comics fan," meets the Aquaman-like Waterman and joins him battling villains under the ocean's surface. Offbeat cover by L. B. Cole. Cat-Man Vs. Dr. Macabre; The Deacon; Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon: The Curse of Chihuahua; The Black-Cat Curse; Little Leaders; The Golden Archer; Comics McCormick; The Reckoner. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 17, Issue 1 - June1945. 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.

Stories and art by Al Pross, Larry Riley, Crystal Cooper and Bill Hudson of the Jason Comic Art studio. Funny-animal comics from the short-lived comics publisher known as Farm Women's Publishing Company. Smarty tries to drop his cousin Clarence off at the train station, and winds up stuck on the train with him. Booby Bear lets a robin lay her eggs in his hat, and quickly becomes attached to the new chicks. Hoboes Worty Wolf and chimp Gooney Gus set out to find food. Tumbles; Smarty; Rags and Richy Outsmart Smarty; Booby Bear; Rags and Richy; Gooney Gus. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Pathfinder, 5th Printing, Line Drawing Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic James Fenimore Cooper story about a guide in the early 1700s when the French and Indian Wars were taking place. Illustrated by Louis Zansky. Issue also has a text biography of Cooper. (HRN 85). Cover price $0.15.

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The Pathfinder, 7th Printing, Line Drawing Cover. Comic book adaptation of the classic James Fenimore Cooper story about a guide in the early 1700s when the French and Indian Wars were taking place. Illustrated by Louis Zansky. Issue also has a text biography of Cooper. (HRN 132). Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Everett E. Hibbard. The Cheetah Returns, script by Joyce Murchison, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman arrives in Paradise Island after being informed that the Cheetah had escaped and supposedly drowned in the ocean. Mutt & Jeff Gags strips by Al Smith [as Bud Fisher]. Two Characters in Search of a Brain starring Green Lantern, art by Jon Chester Kozlak; Two petty thieves kidnap a college professor in order to convince fellow criminals that they are the "brains" of their mob, and to cover up their theft of stolen funds. The Lucky Rings starring Hop Harrigan, art by Jon L. Blummer. Birds over China starring Johnny Everyman, art by John Daly. Whitey in Germany starring Red, White and Blue, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Dennis Neville. Shenanigans in Sherwood Forest starring The Flash, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Martin Naydel. 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks and Gus Mager. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 5 #1. Comics on Parade focused on a different United Features comic strip in every issue. This issue features the iconic pranksters Hans and Fritz and their hapless victim, the Captain. The Captain and the Kids return home with Bloodshot's treasure. The Captain accepts a wager with the Inspector on a race around the world, but for some reason, he takes the mischievous Kids with him. Just when all seems lost at sea, they are rescued by the pirate captain John Silver and his singing crew. The Captain and the Kids; The Burtons; Stamp Tips; Hawkshaw the Detective. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Bryant. The Castle of Shadows, art by Mort Leav; Lona Mills inherits a haunted house, although most of the ghosts were the crooked kind; Lance was tied and unable to deal with the situation as Captain Triumph until Michael coaxed a rat into chewing the ropes free so that Lance could touch his special birthmark. Slap Happy Pappy humor page by Jack Cole. The Mastermind of the Rotley Gang starring Pen Miller, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Kidnapping of Nora Hayes starring Hack O'Hara, script and art by Vernon Henkel. Floogy's Fishing Spot starring Floogy the Fiji. Rube Goldberg strip. Professor Stealum starring Inkie, script and art by Al Stahl. The Big Brawl starring Beezy, script and art by Bernard Dibble. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled Mickey Magic story, script by Jim Grady. Untitled Master Marvin story, art by Al Fagaly; Marvin wants to go swimming. Untitled Buck Farrel story, art by Gerald Altman. Untitled Hubert story. Untitled Clue Kelly story, pencils by Alex Blum. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Payment In Death, pencils by Allen Simon, inks by Al Gabriele; Sub-Mariner helps out a friend who is being blackmailed because he thinks he shot his business partner during a struggle over a gun, but it turns out that his fiancé shot him and she and the blackmailer got together with the scheme to bleed him of his money by passing the death off as a suicide and keeping quiet about it. The Stolen Republic starring the Human Torch, pencils by Al Bellman. Floating Death starring the Destroyer, inks by Alex Schomburg. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

June-July 1945, Canadian Romance Pulp. Stories: A Failure With Men, Hero's Wife, Words that Leave Scars, No Sleep for the Guilty (part 2), Some High School Girls are Plenty Wise, & Meant for Another. 8 1/2-in. x 10 3/42-in., black and white text with spot photos & illos., 48pg-newsprint. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Dick Sprang. Stories by Don C. Cameron, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Jack Burnley, Charles Paris, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, George Roussos and Louis Cazeneuve. Batman and Robin must stop a group of crooks who operate a gem smuggling operation out of the out-of-the-way home of a mystery writer without his knowledge in "The Crow's Nest Mystery!" by Don C. Cameron, Jack Burnley and Charles Paris. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "Fools about Jewels!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "The Living Statues!" with art by George Roussos; and The Boy Commandos in "The Mischievous Mr. McGonigle!" with art by Louis Cazeneuve (not by Simon and Kirby, despite the listed credits). Also: Casey the Cop 1-pager by Henry Boltinoff, and 2-page text story "Masquerade" by Jack Miller (as Jesse Merlan). 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 42, 1st Printing - "The Cane-Patch Mystery" by A. B. Cunningham. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

"The Terrible Stork" a Doc Savage novel by Kenneth Robeson.

June 1945. "The Terrible Stork" by Kenneth Robeson; "A Deal in Minatures" by Norman A. Daniels; and "The Shock Punch" by Thorne Lee. Digest size, 5-5/8" x 7-3/4"; black and white; 130 pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 9, Issue 3 - June, 1945. 6.75" x 9.75", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 2, Issue 2 - Summer, 1945. Cover by Billy DeVorss. Men's interest magazine featuring pin-up style pictorials with humorous captioning. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, tinted B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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"The Boats of Glen Carrig" a book-length novel by William H. Hodgson.

Volume 6 Number 5, June, 1945. Art and Cover by Lawrence. "The Boats of Glen Carrig" by William H. Hodgson, and "Even a Worm" by Henry Kuttner. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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; "Jitter" by Arthur B. Poinier; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; "Chief Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; and "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff. "Sleep, Bandits, Sleep" text story by F. S. Saunders. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 7, Issue 2 - Summer, 1945. 6.5" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Internal trade publication published by Fawcett and available to newsstands and businesses that sold their products.

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"Hoppy's Victory Page" public service announcement; Captain Marvel Bunny encourages paper salvage. "The Return of the Pirates!", art by Chad Grothkopf; Millie finds a treasure map that belonged to her great-great grandfather but when she and Hoppy investigate, the treasure is stolen by Captain Perch and his pirate crew, so Captain Marvel Bunny has to save the day. "At the Carnival," art by Bill Brady; Oscar invites a carnival to set up in Funny Animalville but doesn't know that it's a cover for thieves to rob the bank while everyone is watching the show. Untitled Willie the Worm and Sammy story, art by Chad Grothkopf; Willie and Sammy plan a picnic in spite of a bad weather forecast. "A 'Clothes' Call," art by Bill Brady; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck catch a clothes thief. "Hitchriskers" Uncle Don text story. "Fair Trade!" one-page story starring Willie the Worm & Sammy. "Fuzzy Has a Romance," art by Bill Brady; Fuzzy is captivated by his new neighbor, Bubbles, and tries to catch her attention, but everything goes wrong. "Taxi Please," art by Chad Grothkopf; Big Louie tries to drive Hoppy's rival cab company out of business, but he can't stop Captain Marvel Bunny. Benny Beaver Pulls a Punch! one-page story. "Captain Tootsie Captures Red the Terror!" ad for Tootsie Rolls. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by M.E. Peacock and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Ann Brewster, Alex Blum, Arnold Hicks, H.C. Kiefer, Lily Renee and Matt Baker. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop.Tiger Girl investigates the legends of a lost Greek colony that survived in the Indian jungle; Hooks Devlin investigates murder at a carnival when he and Peaches find a corpse in the Tunnel of Love; Senorita Rio investigates the case of the Singing Skulls in the Amazon rainforest. Featuring art by famed good-girl artist Matt Baker and pioneering female artist Lily Renee. Rip Carson; Tiger Girl; Hooks Devlin; Kayo Kirby; The Corpse Had a Message; Shark Brodie; Senorita Rio. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Alex Schomburg cover. Hirohito cover. Three untitled Fighting Yank stories. Super-Sleuths back-up story. Cover price $0.10.

Flash stars in "Adventure of the Thinking Cap," written by Gardner Fox, art by Everett E. Hubbard. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "Swami Howmuh Dooeen" by John B. Wentworth and Frank Harry; Johnny Thunder in "Angel" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; "The Story of Rebellion in the Colonies" by M.C. Gaines and Don Cameron; Victory Puzzles activity page; and Hawkman in "The Return of Simple Simon" by Fox and Joe Kubert. Cover art by Kubert. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "MARGE'S LITTLE LULU, No. 74." Cover art by John Stanley. Untitled story; Lulu has trouble roller-skating and grabs a man's tie to get a safe landing. Untitled story; Lulu dresses as an angel for Elsie Jones' birthday party, but it's her mother's idea, not hers. A Bone To Pick; Lulu's dog persists in hiding a bone under the rug. One, Two, Three, Kick!; Tubby's football flies in through an open window; Lulu tries to kick it out, but breaks the glass. Little Lulu at the Beach; Lulu and Tubby have a series of misadventures at the beach. Little Lulu Minds Alvin; Lulu has to baby-sit Alvin; She and Tubby take him to the zoo, where Alvin steals a lion's lunch. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "GENE AUTRY AND THE WILDCAT, No. 75." Cover art by Jesse Marsh. Gene Autry and the Wildcat, art by Jesse Marsh; Gene has a strange encounter with a wild young girl and her hard-bitten uncle; Later he goes to Boonetown, where he finds Sheriff Ted Boone struggling to stop a string of robberies. Gene Autry and Two-Gun Bart, art by Jesse Marsh; Two-Gun Bart Brown escapes from prison and seeks revenge on Tom Hood, who was the sheriff who sent him to prison. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia titles is "LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE, No. 76." Untitled Little Orphan Annie stories. The police and mob boss Nick Gatt use their own ways to try to find the mysterious Axel and keep him from harming Annie; Gatt's methods are more brutal--and more effective. Buck shoots Gregory as the shopkeeper tries to take Annie into a back room where Axel's men are waiting. Annie finds out that Axel and his followers plan to take over the country. While Nick Gatt is trying to figure out a way to stop Axel, Byron Bolo is working on a plan to eliminate Gatt and take over his rackets. Nick Gatt brings Annie back to the Tecums, but he and Bryan Bolo are both killed in an off-panel shootout. Reprinted from Little Orphan Annie (News-Tribune Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1940. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.