Comic books October 1946

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $37.00 View scans

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Otto Messmer, and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Smilin' Jack struggles to land the plane carrying himself and Downwind after a stray shell takes out the entire motor. In a Chinese jail, Terry and Burma try to turn their prison into a shelter when the town is shelled by enemy troops. The Chief rushes to the hospital after Smokey Stover falls off a 100-foot ladder. Also featuring popular strips Gasoline Alley and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; The Gumps; Felix the Cat; Two Up a Tree; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

October 1946. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Includes: "New Queens of the Skyways" post-war advancements in passenger air travel. 6.75" x 9.5". 320 pages. PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Coverless $44.95 or Best Offer View scan Comic is complete other than being coverless. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

The Man With Fighting Feet starring Boom Boom Brannigan, art by Charles Voight. Untitled stories starring Frankenstein (script and art by Dick Briefer), Jason, and Sir Prize (art by Charles Voight). Port In a Storm text story by Crest Wood. The Crooked Paymaster starring Yank & Doodle & Black Owl, art by Fred Guardineer. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ben Solomon and Orestes Calpini. Kids' comics from Hillman, featuring mischievous puppet Punch and his human friend Judy. Punch becomes confused by the costumes at a costume party and convinces Judy to flee from the partygoers. Fatsy McPig takes Mr. Moonbeam's magical car to town and loses control of its special powers. Woodenhead the puppet and Inky the crow must make the King laugh, or their wizard pal will suffer. Also featuring a vintage ad for surplus "toy" gas masks from the WWII Office of Civilian Defense! Punch and Judy; Fatsy McPig; Captain Codfish; Dumb Bunny and Officer Hippo; Punch Hunts a Canary; Tubby the Pig; Wooden-Head the Puppet; Zulu and Tanker; Slow-Poke the Turtle; Little Horse Feather; Starry Eyes. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $1,299.95 or Best Offer View scans 2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Cover and interior oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $999.95 or Best Offer View scans 6" Cumulative spine split (partially taped). Cover detached. Centerfold detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Ralph Mayo, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, and Fred Schwab. An early superhero and adventure anthology published by Harry Chesler. Rocketman investigates a gang with a strange M.O.: faking pedestrian accidents and then blackmailing the drivers. The Master Key uses his X-ray vision to catch master con man and forger "Baldy" Shaw. Kid Dropper's trail of murder earns him the nickname Manhattan's Mad Mobster, in a violent pre-Code crime story. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Glow in the Dark Necktie ("Girls Can't Resist!"). Rocketman; Master Key; Alibi for Murder: The Clues Could Pin the Girl's Ears Back; Happy Landing; Johnny on the Spot; Mirth Parade; Crime on the Run; Registered for Ransom; Capt'n Courage; Racket Buster; Punch & Cutey; Joe Dokes. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $30.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 30, No. 10 - October 1946. 6.5" x 9.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $3.90 INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. 3 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Water damage. Smoke damage.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $110.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #0716463019 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Stories and art by Walt Kelly, George Kerr (credited as Johnny Gruelle), W.J. Enright, and Dan Noonan. Johnny Gruelle's famous doll characters have adventures and learn lessons, featuring early art from Walt Kelly. Legendary Pogo artist Walt Kelly adapts Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including Old King Cole, Little Miss Muffet and Peter Piper. Egbert Elephant and Tuffy Tiger meet a penguin whose name is Donot Inflate. Plus activity pages and "nonesuch" animals. Hip-Hip-Hippo!; Raggedy Ann; Maximilian Hopp; Egbert Elephant and His Friends; Animal Mother Goose; The Raggedy Way; The Dwarfs Hill; Billy and Bonny Bee; Oink! Oink! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart VG 4.0 $2.50 View scan 1 1/2" Spine split from bottom. Staple rust.

Volume 41, Issue 1 - October, 1946. 6.5" x 9", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Coverless $89.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Page missing (affects Firehair story). Staples removed (not manufacturing). Mold. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jack Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, John Celardo, Charles Sultan, Lily Renee, and Howard Larsen. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Firehair investigates when a fellow Dakota is framed for the robbery of the Yuma Bank; The Sky Rangers explore a gold mine threatened by a collapsing dam; Good-girl art and dog puns galore as Glory Forbes finds gangsters at a dog show. Offbeat bondage cover by Joe Doolin. Firehair; Glory Forbes; Sky Rangers; Crusoe Island; Glory Gets a Guy; The Werewolf Hunter; Tiger Man. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $7.00

Stories and art by Ernie Schroeder, Lee Ames, Jack Sparling, Joel Cohen, Ed Smalle, Sam Glankoff, and Lawrence Dresser. Biographies in comics form, featuring famous figures as well as heroes of the everyday. Former slave Booker T. Washington becomes one of the most important figures in early African-American culture; Nancy Hart defends her Georgia home against British soldiers during the Revolutionary War; Maverick scientist and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla remains a subject of popular fascination. G.I.'s Best Friend; Balto of Nome; Up From Slavery; Table Turned; Red Feather; Johnny Appleseed; Real Heroes Quiz; "Porpoise" Mission; Real Heroes Hall of Fame; Masthead Victory; Reel Real Heroes; Prints Pay Off; Prophet of Science. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

8.5" x 10.75". 84 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Red Ryder, King of the Royal Mounted, Little Beaver, Kiyotee Kids, and Telecomics. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $224.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Gapping on top edge exceeds standard tolerance. Label #4303057025 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Add to cart GD 2.0 $189.95 or Best Offer View scans 1" spine split from bottom. Cover detached. Cover oxidation. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart FR 1.0 $149.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover detached at one staple. Water damage. Cover and interior oxidation. Staple rust, rust migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Ralph Mayo, Paul Gattuso, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, and George Tuska. Humor and adventure comics from Chesler / Dynamic. The Gay Desperado discovers that cattle rustling is just part of a larger land-grab scheme Mike Stiles is using on Norton's ranch. Magical superhero Lady Satan contacts the ghost of Nancy's murdered father to learn the truth about his death and missing fortune. In an unusual crime drama, police investigating a woman's murder discover a honeymooning couple is actually two holdup men, one of whom is dressed in drag. Black Dwarf; Gay Desperado: Haunted Land; Prehistoric Pete; Calling All Cars: The Whispering Bride; Lady Satan; Sky Chief; Stand-In For a Corpse; Lucky Coyne. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $24.00 View scans

Add to cart Very Good $22.00 View scans Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate.

October, 1946. Squarebound, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories by Ted McCall. Robin Hood in "Robin Hood in The Great Manhunt" & "Robin Hood and the Phantom Thieves of Graelich Hall", Men of the Mounted "In Flaming Gold", and more. 7 1/4-in. x 10-in., 52 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.10.

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $750.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4480158005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. The Bog Trap starring Wonder Woman, art by Harry G. Peter; Olive wants to play baseball with the boys, so Diana takes her to Paradise Island to practice. Brains Over Brawn starring Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, art by Frank Harry. Sargon the Sorceror story, art by Irwin Hasen. The Book of Alibis starring Mr. Terrific, art by Stan Aschmeier. Chivalry Doesn't Pay starring Wildcat, art by Jon Chester Kozlak. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 52, Issue 2 - October, 1946. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $8.00 View scans Paper: Off white Spine stress. Corner Damage. Denting. Edge damage. Scuffing. Soiling. Water damage.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 98, Issue 1 (Whole Number 979) - October 10, 1946. 6.75" x 9.75", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $349.00 View scans Paper: Off white Double Cover: 1st Cover 6.5, Interior Cover 8.0. Label #1482281008 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

It Was Murder starring Midnight, art by Paul Gustavson; Midnight hides a witness at Dave Clark's house, but the boys think she's moving in permanently and try to drive her out. Spunky story, art by Sid Lazarus. Rookie Rankin story; Rankin battles a grizzly bear in the middle of the city. Black X story. Lady Luck story, art by Klaus Nordling. Wun Cloo story, art by Jack Cole. Daffy story, art by Bart Tumey. Lord Mogsworth starring The Jester. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.