Comic books November 1944

Add to cart FR 1.0 $549.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover and first wrap detached and taped together. 7" cumulative spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Lily Renee. Edited by Paul Payne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, Murphy Anderson, Lee Elias, Ruth Atkinson, Fran Hopper, and Joe Doolin. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. Good-girl art aplenty as Gale Allen and her team investigate strange doings on an amphibian world; A great Murphy Anderson strip speculating about what life on Mars might look like; In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa discover the remains of Britain's navy on the English coast. Featuring art by pioneering female artists Fran Deitrick/Hopper and Lily Renee and legendary artist Murphy Anderson. Lost World cover by Lily Renee is classic good-girl art, right down to Lyssa's missing shoe. The Lost World; Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron; Mars, God of War; Space Rangers; Justice of the Stars; Life On Other Worlds: Mars; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Dr. Brann's Health Farm starring Plastic Man, script and art by Jack Cole. Flatfoot Burns story, script and art by Marvin Stein. Destiny Plays No Politics starring Destiny. Spirit story, script and art by Will Eisner. Beware the Human Bomb, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Burp the Twerp story, script and art by Jack Cole (as Ralph Johns). Had the City Gone Mad? starring Manhunter. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest magazine focusing on true crime, and police cases. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 76 pages, text, with B&W images Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, Gaylord Du Bois, Paul Robinson and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Smilin' Jack decides to elope with Joy, unaware of how Downwind feels about her. Pat realizes that Raven Sherman's new secretary Hu Shee is too good to be true. Skeezix tries to turn the love triangle between himself, Lola and Nina into a quadrangle, with his pal Brick as the fourth. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Felix the Cat. The Gumps; Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; Felix the Cat; Dr. Bobbs; Panhandler; Etta Kett; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $2.50 View scans Paper: Off white to white Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

November 1944. Mechanical science and technology magazine. 6.75" x 9.5". 280 pages. PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $30.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 15, Issue 6 - November, 1944. 6.75" x 9.5", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $525.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #1495416005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Adventure of the Zombie Bodyguard starring Boom Boom Brannigan, art by Charles Voight. Puzzle of the Persecuted Scientist starring Flying Fist and Bingo, script and art by Fred Morgan. Untitled stories starring Frankenstein (script and art by Dick Briefer), Worldbeater (script by Fred Morgan, art by August Froehlich), and Yank and Doodle and Black Owl. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob McKay, Jack Cole, Charles Sultan, Joe Beck, and Al Plastino. An early superhero and adventure anthology published by Harry Chesler. The most unusual story in this issue is a rare Little Nemo in Slumberland strip drawn by Bob McCay, son of original Nemo artist Winsor McCay, in which a teenage Nemo has a fantastic fight with a smoke-eating dragon. The real-life crimes and capture of the Red Keenan Gang are revealed in an early story by Plastic Man creator Jack Cole. Aviator hero Sky Chief tracks saboteurs to stop the destruction of American small planes. Rocketman investigates after an atomic scientist is murdered and his daughter is kidnapped. Fun cover by an unknown artist. Punch & Cutey; Master Key; Sky Chief; Music Soothes the Savage Beast; Happy Landing; Little Nemo; Crime on the Run: Murderous Red Keenan Gang; Ole Faithful; Rocketman. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Published by Hugo Gernsback, considered the father of science-fiction. This issue is centered around the new medium of television with Gernsback's editorial, "The Television Age". 8.5" x 11.5". 128 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

True stories of crime most foul fall victim to the pages of this short-lived vintage true crime magazine. Here, you will find tales of greed, jealousy, revenge, thievery, and murder....all true, all told in the words of the detectives who worked the cases. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 2, No. 2. November 1944. Lana Turner cover. 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", 82 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.

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Girls Under the Sea starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston (signed as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Strange interference with the transatlantic cable leads Wonder Woman into the depths of the ocean where she discovers Atlanteans have overthrown Queen Octavia and threaten to kill her....and Wonder Woman herself! The Dance of Death starring Sargon the Sorceror, art by Joe Kubert. Story of Marco Polo--Picture Stories from History, script by M. C. Gaines, art by Don Cameron. Mr. Terrific story, art by Hal Sharp. The Eyes Have It starring Wildcat, art by Joe Gallagher. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 48, Issue 3 - November, 1944. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

60 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Nonfiction comics published during the height of World War II, focusing on the seagoing soldiers and sailors of the US armed forces. The history of the US Navy, from the Continental Congress to the 1940s. Coast Guard sailors see action along the American shore as WWII heats up. A feature on the WAVES, pioneering female members of the US Navy during World War II. Plus a PSA for war bonds. Anchors Aweigh; Navy Air Medic; Rip Roarin'; Ship Ahoy!; Coast Guard to the Rescue; Leave It to the SPARS; Highlights of U.S. Naval History; Girls in Navy Blue; Boots-Boots-Boots; Salute to the Navies of the United Nations; Earn Money Each Week for War Bonds; Calvin Graham. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 15, No. 1. November 1944. Deanna Durbin cover. 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. 8.5" x 11.25". 98 pages. Black and white with a few pages in color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Paul Berdanier, Fred Methot, Bernard Dibble, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Drew Pearson, Bob Allen, Milburn Rosser, Rudolph Dirks, Charlie Plumb, Bill Conselman, Harry O'Neill, and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, plus patriotic WWII heroes The Spark Man and Race Riley. The Spark Man is assigned to recover a wealthy Italian family's valuables to ensure their cooperation with the Allies. After surviving a desert and a mountaintop with the stork, Fritz is so repentant he vows to never prank again. Mr. Biltybux thinks he's too old. But Bombo lifts his spirits by taking him dancing, where the gals ask if they want to "grab a wing" and "lay some leather." Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Spark Man; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Ella Cinders; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; Broncho Bill; Race Riley and the Commandos; Sparkler Salutes; El Bombo. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Morris Weiss. Stories and art by Morris Weiss, Harry Lazarus, George Tukel, Berton Braley, Watt Gottim and Al Ulmer. A Golden Age anthology featuring something for everyone: comedy, crime, jungle adventure, and even magic lessons. Ali Baba follows his stolen donkey to a haunted house. The Hell's Angels (no relation to the bikers) battle Japanese spies in India during World War II. A non-fiction strip about the use of flamethrowers in war includes actual archival photos. Professor Presto shows his rabbit Stoogie (and the reader) how to perform magic tricks. Plus Mother Goose rhymes about controlling inflation through wise investment, a strange sign of the times. Hell's Angels; Mysteries; The Fatal Clue; Private Plopp; Magic Tricks for Young and Old; Flame Throwers, Incendiary Bombs; Sport Notes; Ali Baba: The Haunted House; Petey and Pop; Speed Spaulding; Mother Goose's Anti-Inflationary Rhymes; Stormy Daye; Boxie Weaver. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 3, Issue 1 - November, 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Revenge of the Insect Giants starring Captain Freedom and Jabez Mather. The Phantom Torpedoes starring Shock Gibson and Dr. Yorre. Biff Bannon story, script and art by Art Helfant. Warpaths of Blood starring Black Cat. The Story Behind the Cover featuring Captain Freedom, Black Cat, Shock Gibson, and Him. Padlock Homes story with The Green Ghost, script and art by Ed Wheelan. The Strange Fate of Madam Intrigue starring the Girl Commandos, art by Jill Elgin. 52 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 3, Issue 1 - November, 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk scripts, Fine art with unknown staff assists.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk scripts, Fine art with unknown staff assists.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk scripts, Fine art with unknown staff assists.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $32.00 View scan 1/2" spine split from bottom. Multiple wraps loose.

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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk scripts, Fine art with unknown staff assists.

George Tuska cover art. Black Dwarf story, art by Gus Ricca. Prehistoric Pete story, art by Joe Beck. Plenty of Noise For a Penny text story. Steve "Globe" Trotter story. Barry Kuda story. Veiled Avenger (Ginny Spears) story. Carnival story (jokes). The Clue text story. "His buddies turned against him." starring Sgt. Steele. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.