Comic books 1943 w/ month not specified

Death Wears a Bridal Veil by Kathleen Moore Knight. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, text. Cover price $0.25.

Murder Without Clues by Eleanor Pierson. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, text. Cover price $0.25.

The Glass Slipper by Mignon G. Eberhart. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, text. Cover price $0.25.

Death Writes an Ad by Marion Holbrook. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, text. Cover price $0.25.

Hostess to Murder by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, text. Cover price $0.25.

"O as in Omen" by Lawrence Treat. Cover price $0.25.

"Murder Goes Astray" by M.V. Heberden. Cover price $0.25.

Navy Girls and Marines Paper Dolls and Official Uniforms - Marines, Navy and Coast Guard perforated paper dolls are 8" high and depicted on the front and back covers. The various uniforms and outfits are printed in color on one side on the thinner paper inside. 10.75" x 13", 24 pages, FC.

Coloring book on the Navy and Marines drawn by Alex Schomberg. Gorgeous painted cover. Published in 1943. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 144 pages, B&W.

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"One of Cleopatra's Nights" by Theophile Gautier. 5" x 7.5", 36 pages, text only.

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First Printing - 1943. Collection of single-panel comic strips by J. R. Williams depicting American rural and small town activities. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25" x 8", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.25.

Later Printing - 1943. Collection of single-panel comic strips by J. R. Williams depicting American rural and small town activities. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25" x 8", 128 pages, B&W.

Vol. 2 #2 - 1943. .50 cover price variant. Illustrated fiction and a 16-page center section of pinups. 6 1/2-in. x 9 3/4-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

Vol. 2 #2 - 1943. Illustrated fiction and a 16-page center section of pinups. 6 1/2-in. x 9 3/4-in., 48 pages, B&W. NOTE: variant with a .75 cover price. Mature readers. Cover price $0.75.

Vol. 2 #3 - 1943. Illustrated fiction and a 16-page center section of pinups. 6 1/2-in. x 9 3/4-in., 48 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.50.

4-7/8-in. x 4-7/8-in. Might Midget miniature comic. All newsprint, full color.

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Peggy Brown and the Jewel of Fire (1943 Whitman BLB) #1463, Henry E. Vallely. 3.5" x 4.5", 352 pages, B&W.

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"The Phantom Eagle Defeats the Flying Radios." Last half of issue adapts Phantom Eagle story that appears in Wow Comics 8. This comic measures approximately 5" X 4" and features 34 pages in black, white, and red. Also features full color cover. Listed as Mighty Midget Comics in Overstreet. Only comic devoted entirely to character.

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FREE BONUS is a 4-color fold-out glamour pin-up. Cover price $0.50.

Picture Show Annual for 1943. Cover of Paulette Goddard and Ray Milland. Articles include "Proud record of Pictures During Wartime," "It Paid Them to be Bad," "Getting the Best Out of Bestsellers," "Westerns Have Always Made the Grade," "Fine Films of Famous People," "Among the Married," "Music for Merriment," "Films Reflect the World at War," "The Secret of the Success of Series Pictures," "Big Pictures from Stage Successes" and many more. Full-page movie star portraits include Cesar Romero, Loretta Young, Gary Cooper, William Boyd, Walter Pidgeon, Tyrone Power, Ingrid Bergman, Clark Gable, Humphrey Bogart, Greer Garson, George Sanders, Rita Hayworth, Robert Stack, Lana Turner and many more. Profusely illustrated with tinted photographs. Excellent layout and design. Hardcover, 8-in. x 10 1/2-in., 160 pages, B&W.

Collects issues #1-4 of Picture Stories from the Bible (Old Testament). Cover by Don Cameron. Stories and art by Montgomery Mulford and Don Cameron. A very early religious book from EC/All-American, back when the company was run by Max Gaines. Tales of prophets, heathens and zealots from the Old Testament. David becomes the first great king of the Jewish people. His son Solomon leaves his own mark on history. Daniel's faith becomes the stuff of legend. Noah and His Ark; Joseph in Egypt; The Story of Moses and His Struggle for Israel; The Story of Saul - First King of Israel; The Story of Ruth; The Story of Jonah and the Whale; The Story of Esther - Queen of Persia; The Story of Joshua; The Story of Samson; The Story of David; The Story of Solomon; The Story of Daniel; The Boy Who Heard the Voice of God; The Story of Creation; The Story of Abraham; The Story of Abraham and Isaac; The Story of Jacob and Esau; The Story of Deborah; The Story of the Tower of Babel; The Story of Gideon; The Story of Samuel; The Story of Elijah; The Story of Elisha; The Story of Isaiah; The Story of Josiah; The Book of Job; The Story of Prophet Jeremiah; The Story of Balaam; The Story of Ezekiel; The Story of Nehemiah; The Story of the Maccabees. 232 pages, Full Color, Hardcover with Dustjacket.

Circa 1943. Portfolio of 12 full-color pin-up plates. Eight plates by Gil Elvgren, two by Art Frahm, and two without attribution. Plates are laid into a folding, wrap-around cover designed to be addressed and mailed to servicemen during WWII. Cover illustration by Elvgren matches one of the plates in the set. 7.25" x 9.25". 12 plates. Full-color.

Popeye and the Quest for the Rainbird (1943 Whitman BLB) #1459, Winner & Zaboly

Stories and art by Doc Winner. Dell's Large Feature Comic reprinted classic comic strips. This issue reprints Thimble Theatre, the original Popeye comic strip, from Dec. 14, 1938 to August 12, 1939. Popeye and friends land on an island, where they meet Susie the Sea Nymph. Susie is so strong she can punch out Toar, and she does. In search of the Fountain of Youth, Popeye meets Neptune, and Wimpy meets a mermaid who wants to marry him. Alas, she doesn't like onions on her hamburgers. Spinach Juice Springs; Homeward Bound. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in, 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Print a Quarterly Journal of the Graphic Arts Vol.3 (1943) is a war time softcover book published by William Edwin Rudge. The purpose of Print is to observe contemporary methods of printing and illustrating and to point out improved methods and styles as compared to the past. Contributors for this issue include Thoreau MacDonald, Hellmut Lehmann-Haupt, Fritz Eichenberg, Oscar Ogg, George Salter, Edwin A.R. Rumball-Petre, Elenor Feisenberger, and more. 72 pages, black and white illustrations and photos in the interior, 7-in x 9.75-in.

First printing, 1943. Single-panel gag cartoons and text jokes. 5 1/2-in. x 7 1/2-in., 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Hardcover, 4.5" x 5.5", 70 pages, B&W

1943. A digest full of army humor. 5.5" x 7.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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#106 Illustrated Edition. A collection of short stories by W. Somerset Maugham, Fannie Hurst, and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. 3-in. x 4 1/2-in., 132 pages, black and white.

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#107 Abridged and Illustrated Edition. "An absorbing, amazing, unusual mystery thrill that'll keep you guessing and panting until the end." 3-in. x 4 1/2-in., 132 pages, black and white.

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#109 Abridged and Illustrated Edition. The account of a man who lived during the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. 3-in. x 4 1/2-in., 132 pages, black and white.

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1943 Edition

Story and Art by Johnny Gruelle.

Hardcover, 96 pages, Text (with full-color illustrations).

1st Printing. Westfield Classics Edition. Written and illustrated by Johnny Gruelle. Hardcover, 7 1/2" x 8 7/8", 44 pages, PC/B&W.