Comic books March 1947

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Flash stars in "The Flash Plays Football," written by Robert Kanigher, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "Three Ghosts, Two Girls" by John B. Wentworth and Frank Harry; Johnny Thunder in "The Roller Road to Reknown" by Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; Rockhead McWizzard in "Inventing the Bicycle" by Jack Farr; Wanderer text story by John Broome (as John Osgood); and Hawkman in "Voyage to Venus" by Kanigher and John Chester Kozlak. Cover art by Kolzak. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "MARGE'S LITTLE LULU, No. 139." The Hooky Team; Lulu and Tubby miss the school bus and have to walk to school; After a series of mishaps they end up at Lulu's house trying to find shoes for Tubby. The Big Snow Fight; Lulu and Tubby get in a snowball fight with Johnny Wilkins and his gang. Lulu and the Bean Soup; Lulu tells Alvin the story of the magic beans; In this telling, Lulu's mother cooks the beans, so when they're thrown out they make an ocean of bean soup, rather than growing into a giant beanstalk. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "EASTER WITH MOTHER GOOSE, No. 140." Cover art by Walt Kelly. The Easter Egg Party; Mother Goose has invited all the children in Storyland and all the woodland creatures to an Easter Party; She has a contest to see who can bring in the most beautiful Easter egg. Eggs to Market; An old woman has troubles when she takes Easter eggs to sell at the market. Goldilocks and the Baby Bear's Basket; An Easter variation of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Ugly, the Duckling; The story of the Ugly Duckling, told in verse. Chicken Little; The Chicken Little story with a twist ending. The Easter Bunny and the Dwarf; A dwarf gets his head stuck inside one of the Easter Bunny's decorated eggs. All art by Walt Kelly, some scripts by Kelly. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "MICKEY MOUSE AND THE SUBMARINE PIRATES, No. 141." Cover art by Harvey Eisenberg. Mickey Mouse and the Submarine Pirates, art by Harvey Eisenberg; Mickey and Goofy take a job on a fishing boat, despite the fact that fishermen have been disappearing. Pluto Never Fails, art by Harvey Eisenberg; While out on a picnic with Minnie, Mickey demonstrates his system of getting Pluto to fetch the proper item for him. Mickey Mouse's Magic Machine, art by Dick Moores; When his nephews fail their history class, Mickey decides to try to teach them with pictures. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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In order of appearance: "The Unknown"; "Colonel Blow and His Radio Show"; "Hap Hazard"; "Doc Klockenhand's Clinic"; "Hurry-Up Harrigan, Police Reporter"; "Luke the Lawyer"; "Hiram Hayseed"; "Captain Courageous"; and "Bachelor's Diner". "Hangnoose Heritage" text story by Cliff Howe, reprinted from Four Favorites (1941) #19. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Irving Tirman. Written by Irving Tirman and unknown. Art by Irving Tirman, Morris Weiss and Ed Winiarski. Frankie, America's scream boy, stars in four tales by Irving Tirman: "Who'll Escort the Escort?"; "The Song Went Wrong!"; "Frankie's Blonde Trouble!"; and "The Crummy Mummy's a Dummy!" Plus: Margie in "Margie's Wrong Number!" with art by Morris Weiss; 2-page text story "The Joke's on You!"; and Mitzi in "The Bookworm Turns!" with art by Ed Winiarski. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago, E. J. Reeves, Milt Hammer, and C. W. Winter. Sometimes listed as Frisky Fables #15. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. Dopsy Durvy uses his Magic Storybook to meet Cinderella and her famous family. Kittens Tick, Tack and Toe find danger. Chucky and Bub try to keep their garden safe from pests. Neddy Bear; Spunky: The Slinky Fisherman!; Hermosa the Haughty Water Lily; Johnny and Woof; Tick, Tack and Toe; Sniffy; Icicle Ike; Dopsy Durvy; Diggy the Derrick. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 16, Issue 10 - Spring, 1947. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover pencils by Woody Gelman (layouts) and Otto Feuer, inks by Otto Feuer. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, script by Woody Gelman, pencils by Woody Gelman (layouts) and Otto Feuer, inks by Otto Feuer; Fenimore gives Dunbar singing lessons. Untitled Blackie Bear story, art by Saul Kessler; Herman tries to swindle Blackie with a fake No Swimming sign. Flash Comics ad. Untitled The Three Mouseketeers story; Amouse steals a pie and Porterhouse and Aramouse fight a duel over it. Untitled Henry the Laffing Hyena story; The police chief thinks Henry is brave because he laughs at danger. Untitled J. Rufus Lion story; Rufus accidentally gets a job as a hairdresser after getting his head caught in a washing machine. Untitled story, art by Stan Green; Wally and the Rooster get a job delivering invisible glass objects. Ol Judge Owl text story by Larry Nadle. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, script by Woody Gelman, pencils by Woody Gelman (layouts) and Otto Feuer, inks by Otto Feuer; Fenimore steals two dollars from Dunbar so he can buy a book on how to get into restaurants. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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British reprints of the American edition.

Vol. 6 #2 - Mar./Apr. 1947. Single-panel gag cartoons. 10 1/2-in. x 13-in., 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. Baby-faced puppet Rusty imagines himself into the French Revolution, of all places, and almost loses his little puppet head. Sylvester sets out to settle the score with Punchy once and for all. Sgt. Jan gets kitchen duty and accidentally saves a kidnapped general. Rusty: The French Revolution; Punchy and Judy: Sylvester's Revenge; Jasper: Circus Feats; Poetry Contest; Sgt. Jan Plates the Enemy; Jim Dandy: On the Defense; Jasper and the Scarecrow: Box Troubles; Rusty: Bronco Buster; Jim Dandy: In a Pinch; Punchy and Judy: Bank on Luck. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Hubie Karp and Dan Gordon. Art by Dan Gordon, Jack Bradbury, Bob Wickersham, and Ken Hultgren. Cover by Dan Gordon. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. When Humphrey the dog feels low because he doesn't know his mother, Superkatt gets a friend to impersonate her; Spencer Spook encounters bratty child ghosts who keep pulling pranks on him; Wacky Wolf battles a sinkhole in his back yard. Superkatt; Monty Monk; The Duke and the Dope; Spencer Spook; The Catnip Garden; The House Mouse; Binky; Giles; Wacky Wolf; Ringo Raccoon. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bernie Krigstein. Stories and art by Bernie Krigstein and others. Heroic archer Golden Arrow uses gold-tipped arrows and his horse White Wind to battle injustice. Golden Arrow is elected sheriff of a gold-rush boom town, a job that comes with trouble, in a story with art by future EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Crack shot Pistol Packin Pattie offers a would-be arsonist a choice. When a new telegraph line spoils Blacky's train holdup, he decides to cut the line. Plus a text story about a comic-book artist who uses his art to get out of a kidnapping. Cover by Bernie Krigstein is one of his few cover illustrations. Sheriff for a Day; Copped by the Cops; Hill Billy: A Man to Remember; Pistol Packin Pattie: Good Choice; The Black Marauder; Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone Jr.: The Hide-Out; The Live Wire Bandits!; Whippersnappers: Motor Mirthquakes; Giggle Gags. Final issue of the series. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - March, 1947. Science fiction and fantasy magazine by Stanley Mullen. Contributors to this issue: Roy Hunt, Gertrude Voorhies, Stanley Mullen, and Bob Peterson. 7-in.x 8 1/2-in. 48 pages, hectographed blue and white. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. Once a Cop starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; A retired Policeman comes out of retirement to hunt down an escaped criminal that he had arrested 25 years before. Happy Boithday starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; It's Goitrude's birthday and she's feeling unloved by Doiby, but pursued by the mysterious Phineas Wren, a car fancier, who leads our favorite hackie and the Emerald Crusader on the trail of a stolen necklace. Indestructible Jones starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; Three criminals, freshly released from prison, decide to take out an insurance policy on a man determined to commit suicide. The only hitch is....he won't die! Untitled Gangplank Gus story. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Stanley" by Jack Bradbury; "Scamper" story by Hubie Karp, art by Al Hubbard; "Francois Feline"; "Bunnyboy"; "Little Billy Bear" story by Hubie Karp, art by Lynn Karp; "Wilbur 'Coon" art by Harris Steinbrook; "Pansy the Chimp" art by Jack Bradbury; "Katsy"; and "Bunnyboy". Illustrated text stories: "The Tall Visitor: Poor Georgie Giraffe Was Just Too Clumsy!" by Donald Bayne Hobart; "Pelican Transport: Poor Pete's Business Was Certainly Unpopular!" by Mickey Klar Marks; and "Hector the Hoot Owl: A Noise Annoys the Little Forest Animals!" by Justin Blazer. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $17.00 View scans Two hole punch in margins, slightly interrupts art. 2 1/2" Tear to page.

Newsprint, 8-in. x 18-in., 32 pages, full color.

Newsprint, 8-in. x 18-in., 32 pages, full color.

Painted cover by Graham Ingels. Stories and art by Sid Greene, Seymour Pearlstein, Sam Burlockoff, Chu Hing, Stookie Allen and Alex Toth. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. Two deckhands rescue a woman who fell off the Staten Island Ferry; A dynamic painted cover featuring early art by EC legend Graham Ingels; A quick-thinking paratrooper saves a plane after his parachute disables the propeller. Ferryboat Rescue; The Man Without Fear; A Real Miss America; Five Year Old Hero; Firefighting Fisherwoman; First to Die; Drama in Midair; Fighting Fireman!; The Slowest Flight in History; Vet. Warren Berg Rescues a Plane; American Legion Hero Medal Award; Switchboard Heroine Julia Berry; Child Overboard; Death Rode on the Running Board; Rescue at Sunset Lagoon; Cheating the Susquehanna. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

History of Gas (1947) is a promotional comic book prepared by Commercial Comics, Inc. and distributed by the American Gas Association, Inc. Script and concept were by Malcolm Ater. Art and character design by Jack Sparling. True to its title this comic tracks the history of the discovery and uses for gas. Narrated by the sassy little blue-haired Miss Flame, from ancient China, up through the ages to modern times gas has been an important tool in the advancement of technology. 16 pages, full color, newsprint, 7-in. x 10-in.

Cover art by Pete Riss. Pancho Villa Against Don Pablo, art by Pete Riss; Kid Eternity summons Pancho Villa to lead a revolution on a banana plantation. Tunnel of Love starring Bob and Swab, art by Janice Valleau. Murder by Law, art by Pete Riss; Ivan Thayer admits he wants to kill his partner and then uses Betty to establish his alibi. Untitled Her Highness story, art by Janice Valleau; An old man leads Her Highness to sunken treasure. Untitled Big Brother story, art by Jack Cole. Charlie Horse's Custard-Pie Capture, art by Hal Cooper. Help! Murder! Police!", art by Michael Senich; Sir Roger tries to trap a rat. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 5, Issue 4 - March, 1947. Long running magazine that features song lyrics, celebrity gossip, articles, and fan letters. This issue features songs from motion pictures such as; "Abie's Irish Rose", "It's a Joke, Son", "Nocturne", "Rainbow Over the Rockies", "My Heart Goes Crazy", and many more. 8.5" x 11", 34 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

A Witch's Tale, art by Chad Grothkopf; Marvel Bunny saves the good Golden Witch from her wicked sisters. Chippy Chipmunk Gets the Business; Chippy and Frankie want to open up an orangeade stand but they need to find a way to get oranges. Weather Or Not, art by Chad Grothkopf; King Weather gets angry when a conceited weatherman claims always to be right. The Perfumed Trail; Millie is jealous of the new girl in town (and her perfume) but Marvel Bunny has to save the day when the girl turns out to be part of a crooked gang. Hercules Hoppy; Hoppy and Millie go to work for millionnaire Mr. Gotgold, but get involved in a robbery. A Guy With Polish; Chippy tries to earn a dollar but gets cheated. Sleepy Lagoon, art by Chad Grothkopf; Marvel Bunny must save Millie again when she is kidnapped by the evil Dr. Frog. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Syd Shores. Her Diary of Terror starring the Human Torch, art by Jimmy Thompson; A stockbroker sells fake stock to people that he and his newlywed wife then decide to murder so they won't be found out; He invents a story about a has-been actress and her son pursuing revenge against these people for wrongs they did to his mother in order to throw suspicion off of himself and his wife. One of Us Is a Killer starring the Human Torch, art by Jimmy Thompson. Gold in Those Hills text story. The Ghost of Shadow Manor starring the Human Torch. The Fatal Curse of the Sea Witch starring the Sub-Mariner, art by Al Gabriele. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

Cover art by Ken Bachelor. "Manhattan's Files," art by Howard Purcell; The fact that Van's evidence put away Public Enemy #1, Johnny Dukes, is of little avail when Dukes escapes from prison and hijacks an airplane that Manhattan is on heading for Seattle. "Introducing Igor," script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Sheldon Moldoff; Igor is captured by the evil tyrant Czar, who condemns him to the scaffold. "Introducing Juan Meatbal," pencils by Lee Ames, inks by Burt Frohmen; When the inhabitants of Sawtuva-Boorda in Mexico learn that there are no fish available for their big Feast of the Fish, Juan steps up and makes a secret pact with a visiting pelican which allows the feast to go on as scheduled. "Sound Suspicion" text story. "That's Madelon," art by Clem Weisbecker; After seeing her father gunned down by the Gestapo, Madelon takes her father's place in the French Underground to battle against the Nazi tyranny; But when the war ends, she decides to use her talents as a photographer and runs down a wanted Nazi felon from the war era. "Young George Washington" one-page story, art by Allen Simon. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Before the debut of its Tarzan-like jungle hero, Jo-Jo Comics presents humor and funny-animal comics. Skunk Red Camphor accepts a dare to enter a haunted house; Senor Tamale, who as a parrot in a sailor hat is neither senor nor tamale, get s stranded on a desert island; Neighborhood ruffians decide to play a trick when young Percy has to make a delivery to a haunted house, but ghosts have the last laugh. O'Brine Twins; Senor Tamale; Red Camphor; Percy. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. In the South Pacific, Joe and Jerry are stranded at sea after a forced evacuation from an endangered plane. They find a derelict Japanese ship with a lone survivor, a beautiful Polynesian woman captured by the Axis. Meanwhile, Captain Vine (who looks like Smilin' Jack) puts the moves on Ann, who fears Joe is lost at sea. Plus a prose adventure of early female superhero Black Cat. Mystery of The Ghost Ship; Sea Fever; A Story of Survival; Jerry Recovers; Black Cat: Invisible Evidence; The Flyin' Fool Chickie Ricks; Flossie; Ricky Roony; Cartoon Laughs. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Number 2800 - March 1947. 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" art by Robert Webb; "ZX-5" art by Jack Kamen; "Hateful Herman"; "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker, reprinted in Good Girl Art Quarterly (1990) #16; "Patsy Pinup"; and "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" and "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen. "Shrouds of Ice" text story by Audrey Anthony "Toni" Blum (as Tom Alexander). 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Joe Doolin. "Horror Kraal of the Legless One," art by John Celardo; Ann is taken by slavers; Kaänga and N'geeso pursue and rescue her. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; Tenga, with the assistance of a pack of hyenas, challenges Simba for the kingship of the forest; Simba meets the challenge and drives Tenga away. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; Captain Terry Thunder, with the help of Tinga, the N'Togo priestess, and Keeto, puts an end to the depredations of the treasure hunter Brannigan. Jungle Facts, art by Mike Peppe; A brief description of some of the animals that inhabit the Indian jungles. Untitled story; Wambi returns a sacred gem to its place in a mountain idol. "Altar of Avarice" text story. Untitled story, art by Howard Larsen; When treasure hunters steal a tribe's idol, Tabu pursues the thieves and secures the sacred object. "Oddities of the Dark Continent," art by Mike Peppe; Brief natural histories of the rhinoceros, the cheetah, and the hyena. Untitled story, art by Fran Hopper; Demo plots to steal the T'bongas sacred jewels; Camilla foils his schemes. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled story; The Kid meets an old man who claims he flew four years before the Wright Brothers in a steam-powered plane of his own creation, landing on a lost mesa peopled with cave men and dinosaurs. Untitled story; A gang member murdered by his friends refuses to actually go to Eternity, but walks the Earth seeking his own vengeance. Untitled Snap Shotz story, script and art by Al Stahl. "Trip to Eternity" text story. Untitled story; Dan Doldrum wants to commit suicide but Kid Eternity won't let him; A few tips from John Jacob Astor and all the business men want to kill him instead. One-page Hinky Dooly, script and art by Bernard Dibble. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Musial. 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. Geologist sisters Lana and Greta Marshall claim to be brides of the Phantom, causing friction with his actual fiancee, Diana; Mandrake the Magician and Lothar discover the underwater city of Atalan. 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.

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Funny-animal comics featuring a pair of cute critters who are pals. Oscar the Dragon shows the kids that stories of sinister dragons are untrue; A talking fish offers to grant Koko, Kola, and Raymond a wish if they return him to his pond, but they accidentally drop him in the seal tank instead; A grandfather clock comes to life, and wants to make up for lost time by attending a pool party with the kids. Swish, the Wishing Goldfish; Oscar the Dragon; The Rodeo; Inside the Vacuum Cleaner; Trolley Folly; The Grandfather Clock That Ran. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Olive Bailey. Stories by Isabel Manning Hewson, Ed Wheelan and Jack Brewster. Art by Olive Bailey, Ed Wheelan and Harley Griffiths. 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 meet the absent-minded professor who runs The Forgettery, where all the forgotten thoughts go. Then Red Lantern introduces Sunny the Goldfish to Isabel and Billy in the Land Under the Sea. A history of Greece from Picture Stories from World History, another early "Educational Comics" classic. Message From Isabel Manning Hewson; The Forgettery!; The Story of Greece; The Disappearing People; Sunny the Goldfish!; Old Man Experience. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.