Comic books October 1946

Indicia title is "Carl Anderson's HENRY, No. 122." The Adventures of Henry; Henry tries to stay cool on a hot day and ends up at the beach. Henry Keeps Uncle Busy; Henry causes all sorts of problems for his uncle. Henry Woos Henrietta; Henry tries to find a way to get Henrietta's attention. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "BUG'S BUNNY'S DANGEROUS VENTURE, No. 123". Cover art by Tom McKimson. Bugs Bunny's Dangerous Venture, art by Tom McKimson; Bugs, Porky, and Beaky start their own messenger service; A mysterious stranger wants them to deliver a package to Omi-Akin-Bak at the Ritzmore Hotel; Bugs and Porky take the package to the hotel, only to find that Omi-Akin-Bak has checked out and returned to his home in Shangreet-Lo in the Forbidden Mountains of Tibet; Using Beaky's money, Bugs and Porky set out to deliver the package to Shangreet-Lo. Experiment 74-X, art by Carl Buettner; Bugs and Elmer are captured by deranged Prof. Lizer and his henchman Grubney after they see the professor use a strange machine to enlarge plants to giant-size; The Professor then uses a different machine to shrink Bugs and Elmer to ant-size. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Dick Briefer and Bruce Elliott. Cover by Dick Briefer. The first incarnation of Dick Briefer's famed Frankenstein comic featured Addams Family-style dark comedy and monster hijinks. Witch Awful Annie tries to spruce up to impress her long-lost son; Businessmen ask Frankenstein's Monster to help them get rid of a werewolf; Frankenstein accidentally becomes a spokesmodel for a breakfast cereal. Awful Annie; The Terrible Werewolf; Youth Restorer; Frankenstein and the Sorcerer; Cereal Model. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago, Mickey Klar Marks, Milt Hammer, Jim Adams, Charles W. Winter and Harold Abbey. Sometimes listed as Frisky Fables #10. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. Neddy Bear and Squire Squirrel get involved in local politics when they learn that magic flowers could help a prince learn to love the princess he is bound to marry. Professor Goo-Goo sees through Pidgy's invisibility and captures him for his experiments in his evil castle. Dopsy Durvy goes into the Magic Storybook and meets Rip Van Winkle. Neddy Bear; Puzzle Page; Dopsy Durvy: Gone Are the Days!; Malapin Mapleleaf; Zany Giraffe; Tick, Tack and Toe: Lives at Steak!; The Meow of Mathew Mouse; Sniffy; Icicle Ike; Pidgy and the Magic Paint; Johnny and Woof; Diggy the Derrick Meets the Super-Scooper. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled story, script by Woody Gelman, art by Irving Dressler. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; Creepy helps Cheepy get a new job...after getting him fired in the first place. Untitled story, art by Ronald Santi; Sweeney and Willy get jobs as air conditioner mechanics. "Big Barn Dance Tonite" featuring Wobbly Creek; The Drakes and the Turkeys celebrate the end of their feud at the big barn dance. Untitled story, art by Otto Feuer; Joe is mistaken for an underworld hitman. Untitled Barney Ostrich text story by Larry Nadle. Untitled story, art by Ed Dunn; Ma tells Junior to clean the house, so he gets Willy Wolf a job as a vacuum cleaner salesman. Untitled Treetop Flats story, art by Rube Grossman; Mike has a big argument with a talking scale. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ron Santi. "Don't Fence Me In!" starring Bulldog Drumhead, art by Ron Santi; Oliver becomes police chief because it's Boys' Day. His first act is to fire Bulldog unless he can bring in Louie the Pickpocket before midnight. Wheaties ad featuring Vern Stephens. "The Lion's Share!", art by Ron Santi; Arsenic tries to cure J. Rufus Lion of superstition. "Food, Food Everywhere and Not a Bite To Eat!" starrubg The Three Mouseketeers, art by Ron Santi; D'Artagmouse wants to go to a costume party with the Duchess but the boys use his costume to sneak in and eat all the food. "Introducing Mr. Porkchop Himself!" Who's Who in Zooville story, art by Saul Kessler. R.C. Cola ad, art by Craig Flessel. Untitled The Walrus and the Rooster story, art by Stan Green; The Rooster needs Wally to get a job. "Stolen Statue," art by Ron Santi; Blackie Bear gets a job as a statue. Ol' Judge Owl text story by Martin Naydel (as Martin Nadle). "Meet Horace Hippo" Who's Who in Zooville story, art by Saul Kessler. "Scrambled Yeggs!", art by Martin Naydel; McSnurtle the Turtle tries to deliver a prize to a contestant. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian series. Featuring Commander Steel, Dr. Destine, Red Rover, and more. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $46.00 View scans Spine split 20%.

Thomas Woroniecki editor and publisher. Cover price $0.25.

Stories by Ken Hultgren, Jack Cosgriff, Hubie Karp, and Lynn Karp. Art by Bob Wickersham, Dan Gordon, Al Hubbard, Lynn Karp, Jack Bradbury, Harris Steinbrook and Ken Hultgren. Cover by Ken Hultgren. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Izzy and Dizzy get the magic lamp to create nonsense creatures; Hosmer Hound devises the perfect trap to catch Grabbit O'Rabbit; Stalwart Swinburne is assigned to bring a message to the king, but the Masked Swordsman is determined o stop him. Grabbit O'Rabbit and Hosmer Hound; Daniel Spaniel; Robespierre; Izzy and Dizzy; Little Chief Beezee; Stalwart Swinburne; The Hermit and the Woodpecker; The McScotties; Seashore Magic; Casey; Grud and the Mud; Leapin' Lena; Rags. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sam Singer cover. Contains teen antics stories in the style of Archie Comics. In order of appearance: "Hap Hazard, The Hare and the Hounds"; "Flophead"; "Hap Hazard"; "Zippermouth"; "Hap Hazard"; "Hap Hazard, The Golf Tournament"; "Slug"; "Zippermouth, 'Howdy Stranger'"; "Hap Hazard"; and "Slug in 'Taken for a Ride!!'". "How I Didn't Become the Town's Best-Dressed Man" text story by Joe Blair. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.15.

Newsprint, 8-in. x 18-in., 16 pages, full color.

Newsprint, 8-in. x 18-in., 16 pages, full color.

Add to cart Good $7.80 View scans Spine split from top of comic. Spine split from base of comic. Centerfold detached. Soiling. Water damage.

Volume 4, Issue 12 - October 1946, 8.5" x 11", 38 pages, B&W. Long running magazine that features song lyrics, celebrity gossip, articles, and fan letters. Cover price $0.10.

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Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. In the forests of the Northwest, Hopalong investigates a murder at a lumber camp. The masked outlaw known as the Black Marauder sets up Hoppy's sidekick Mesquite to look like the Black Marauder, just as Hoppy goes gunning for him. Pistol-Packin' Pattie teaches a cowpoke some manners after a horseback drive-by gets mud on her miniskirt. Sam the Sheriff; Murder at the Lumber Camp; Hill Billy; The Black Marauder; Bullets and Ballots; The Red Mask; Whipper-Snappers; Mesquite Plays a Leading Role; Horse Sense; Bar OO Mystery; Pistol-Packin' Patty; Razor-Sharp; Chief Slaphappy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Warren. Stories and art by Mickey Klar Marks, Don Rico, Milt Hammer, Hy Gage and Jack Warren. Kids' comics from Novelty Press. A game of cops and robbers gets out of hand for the Kids Is Kids gang. The Hermit of the Woods shows Mickey Starlight an adventure of Thor from the Norse myths. Butch's Magic Wishing Cap introduces him to a friendly goblin. Plus puzzle and activity pages. Speck, Spot and Sis; Kids Is Kids; Mickey Starlight: The Story of Thor and the Mountain Giant; The Mistreated Typewriter; Initiated; Dink; The Jerkwater Line; Humdinger Humor; Butch: Butch Befriends a Goblin. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $33.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $8.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Features humorous fiction, articles, and cartoons. Cover price $0.25.

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.

Stories and art by Ken Battefield and Ellis Chambers. Numbering continues from Yellowjacket Comics (1944) #10 (also mentioned on the cover). An early comics anthology featuring superhero and children's stories. The character named Jack In The Box is a villain in this issue, in a comics retelling of The Steadfast Tin Soldier by Ellis Chambers. Danny King, the circus performer known as King of the Beasts, faces The Challenge of the African Ants, in his final appearance. The first Yellowjacket, the bee-controlling star of the series in its previous incarnation, seeks a missing submarine, in his final appearance. The Tin Soldier; Horace the Hippo; Yellowjacket: The Submarine That Vanished!; Anybody's Guess!; King of the Beasts; The Visitor; Jack Horner; The Shnook Goes to the Museum. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Larz Bourne. Stories and art by George Carlson, Dave Tendlar, Allen Ulmer, Larz Bourne, Jack Ehret, Mickey Marks and Doug Anderson. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." The Fat and Fashionable Bandit abducts a talking Music Roll, so the Musical Whifflesnort gives chase in his Dingabus. Hortense shrinks down to atom-size while studying microscopic science. Second Story Sam hides the stolen Crown Jewels in Princess Murphy's birthday clock, sending The Pie-Face Prince on a madcap chase. Also featuring an ad for Pepsi-Cola starring "Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop." Bingo and Glum in Fairytale Land; Chauncey Chirp and Johnny Jay; Jingle Jangle Tales: The Musical Whifflesnort and the Red-Hot Music Roll; Arty the Puppet Painter; Hortense the Lovable Brat; Seminole Sam; Harvey's Radishes; Aunty Spry; Cocktales; Wippet and His Puppet Circus Pals; The Pie-Face Prince of Old Pretzleburg; The Mistake Sale; Judge, the Puppet Court of Justice. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Number 2795 - October 1946. Humor and Satire cartoons. 8.5" x 11", 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle", reprinted in Golden Age Sheena Best of Queen of the Jungle TPB (2008) #2-1ST, and "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb; "Patsy Pinup"; "ZX-5" art by Jack Kamen; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker; "Hateful Herman"; and "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" and "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen. "Sheena and the Stealthy Death" text story, reprinted in Golden Age Sheena Best of Queen of the Jungle TPB (2008) #2-1ST. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Doolin; Blood Jewels of the Fire-Bird starring Kaanga, script by Frank Riddell, art by John Celardo; Simba story, script by Ed Hunt, art by August Froehlich; Captain Terry Thunder story, script by Pierre La Rue, art by Joe Doolin; jungle spears fact page, art by George Evans; Wambi story, script by Roy L. Smith; Day of Reckoning text story by Frank Riddell; Tabu story, script by Mack, pencils by Howard Larsen; honey-guide tiny bird fact page, art by Mike Peppe; and Camilla story, script by Victor Ibsen, art by Fran Hopper. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Jo King). Stories and art by Chic Young, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Bob Naylor, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Bela Zaboly, George McManus, Austin Briggs, Jack Sords, Wilson McCoy, Otto Soglow, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Carl Anderson, and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. The Phantom must rescue Diana from Mooli-O-Mooli; Mandrake the Magician and Lothar investigate strange storms at sea that seem to target ships. Blondie; The Lone Ranger; Dun-Dums; Barney Baxter in the Air; Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Bringing Up Father; Flash Gordon; Sords Sports; The Phantom; The Little King; Henry. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Olive Bailey. Stories by Isabel Manning Hewson and Al Chase. Art by Olive Bailey and Dennis Neville. The comics adaptation of a popular children's radio show, from back when EC was still run by Max Gaines and called "Educational Comics." Isabel and Billy travel to a magical undersea kingdom after befriending Red Lantern, a talking fish. Isabel and Billy go undersea to meet midget performer Ulysses the Great and his manager, Pee Wee Barnum. Then they find themselves lost in the Disappearing Desert. In a story sanctioned by the American Museum of Natural History, the life of African explorer Carl Akeley is given the comics biography treatment, 1950s style. Plus ads for Picture Stories of the Bible and Picture Stories from American History, other early "Educational Comics" classics. Ulysses the Great!; The Disappearing Desert; Mystical Meteorites; The Story of Carl Akeley; Umbrella Land. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

August 10, 1946. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 52 pages. Cover price $0.05.

October 19, 1946. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 52 pages. Cover price $0.05.

October 26, 1946. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 52 pages. Cover price $0.05.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Roy Crane, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Joe Musial, Tom Sims, and Bela Zaboly. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Private Breger is based on the actual military experiences of cartoonist Dave Breger; Secret Agent X-9 finds that America has even more enemies now that the war is over. Mandrake the Magician; Jan and Aloysius; High Spots; Buz Sawyer; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Henry; Little Acorns; Popeye; Blondie; Dollar-A-Dither. 32 pages, Full Color Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $37.00 View scans Paper: Cream Staple rust. Rust migration. Foxing. Soiling. Heavy water damage.

Add to cart Good $41.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

Volume 2, Issue 5 - October, 1946 Cover price $0.25.

Cover by C. C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Stories and art by Otto Binder and others. Fawcett's most popular heroes, the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) and family, in solo and shared adventures. After astronauts are captured by cavemen on Jupiter, The Marvel Family decides to introduce the Jupiterians to a little thing called civilization. When Mary Marvel encounters a poor, mistreated girl named Ella, she gets to re-enact the Cinderella fairy tale for real, with a taxicab for a coach and herself as fairy godmother. Captain Marvel builds the Shazam Robot, which talks like C3PO, but when it goes on a rampage, The Marvel Family must reboot it with their fists. The Marvel Family Civilizes a Prehistoric Race; Captain Marvel and the Crime Masquerade; Mary Marvel Becomes a Fairy Godmother; Captain Marvel Jr. Goes Down Memory Lane; Underground Duel; The Marvel Family and the Shazam Robot. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.