Comic books October 1945

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.

Volume 38, Issue 5 - October, 1945. 6.5" x 9", 150 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 128, No. 3 - October 1945. 6.75" x 9.75", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jean M. Press. Stories and art by Lee Elias, Fran Hopper, Archie E. Martin, Brodie Mack, Lily Renee, and H.L. Larsen. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Lynn Cabot returns to the Dakota tribe and her heroic career as Firehair; Classic good-girl art as Glory steals a motorcycle to save a woman from a mad scientist; Kazanda and the castaways race to rescue Aileen from Sylf, but Talmar gets there first. Bondage cover by Joe Doolin. The Unbeatable Twenty; Firehair; Glory Forbes; U.S. Rangers; Kazanda; The Werewolf Hunter. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Bob McCay, Paul Gattuso, Joe Beck and George Tuska. Numbering apparently continues from Carnival Comics (1945) #0, by Chesler's unusual numbering scheme. Humor and adventure comics from Chesler / Dynamic. Diminutive, Shadow-like superhero Black Dwarf and his band of assistants take on a counterfeiting ring. (The Black Dwarf was listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes.) The most unusual story in this issue is a rare Little Nemo in Slumberland strip by Bob McCay, son of original Nemo artist Winsor McCay, in which a Flash Gordon-like teenage Nemo defends Slumberland from attack by the Forest Kingdom. Sheriff Nye suspects the Gay Desperado is in cahoots with actual outlaw Midas Moran. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Glow in the Dark Necktie ("Girls Can't Resist!"). Classic bondage/ mad scientist cover by Paul Gattuso. Black Dwarf; Gay Desperado; Prehistoric Pete; Nemo In Adventureland; Lessons in Larceny; Lucky Coyne: Murderer! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

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.

Cover by Jon J. Blummer. Sometimes listed as Captain Silver's Log of the Sea Hound #2. Seagoing adventures with Captain Silver and his sidekick Jerry in the Caribbean and South America, based on the 1942 - 1948 radio show. While the duo tracks Nazi agents throughout the Western hemisphere, the show educated young listeners about the various nations of Latin America. The crew of the Sea Hound undertakes a special mission for the Brazilian government; The true story of Spanish conquistador Francisco de Orellano, whose exploration of the Amazon inspired the plot of the fourth Indiana Jones movie. Crew of the Sea Hound; Log of the Sea Hound; At the Mouth of the Amazon; Jerry's Discoveries in Brazil; How Flecha Got His Name; Conquistador of Spain; A Letter From Captain Silver to You; What a Bird. Series continues as Sea Hound (1949 Capt. Silver) #3. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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. The Lawbreakers' League starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston [as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter; Ferva Shayne gives Steve an electronic globe that makes him stronger than Wonder Woman, theorizing that Wonder Woman will now marry him and give up fighting crime. The Author Who Couldn't Write starring Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys. The Great Wrestling Match--Picture Stories from Mythology, script by M. C. Gaines, art by Don Cameron. Futile's Follies starring Mr. Terrific, art by Stan Aschmeier. The Dummy starring Wildcat, art by Joe Gallagher. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 50, Issue 12 - October, 1945. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Gimme Back My Body starring Midnight, art by Paul Gustavson; Prof Padsel machine can switch minds into different bodies, which results in everybody getting mixed up; Then Padsel uses Midnight's body to commit murder! Spunky story, art by Sid Lazarus. Rookie Rankin story. Lady Luck story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Espionage Starring Black X story. Daffy story, art by Janice Valleau [as Ginger]. The Jester story. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 9, Issue 5 - October, 1945. Frances Langford photo cover. Long running magazine featuring short news articles on musicians and bands, and lyrics to popular songs. 8-in. x 11-in., 28 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Paul Berdanier, Fred Methot, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Drew Pearson, Bob Allen, Rudolph Dirks, and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. Hans und Fritz disguise themselves as the Captain and the Inspector and make mischief with a visiting native princess. Becky disguises herself as a boy and gets a job as a driver, entering the dangerous rivalry between two tourist camps. Mr. Biltybux has created his greatest work yet - "The Thinker" out of orange seeds - but he foolishly asks Bombo to guard it. Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; El Bombo; Sparkler Salutes. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 3, Issue 5 - October, 1945. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 4, Issue 3 - October, 1945. 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.

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.

The Newsboy Legion stars in "One Ounce to Victory" (not by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, though they are credited); Robotman stars in "Scoundrel on the Sidelines" (art by Jimmy Thompson); Penniless Palmer stars in "Cabbage King"; the Star-Spangled Kid stars in "The Comet Kid and Barsey"; and Liberty Belle stars in "Ruse of the Rising Sun!" (script by Chuck Winter, art by Don Cameron). Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 37, No. 1 - October 1945. 7" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Walter Berndt. Stories and art by Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, Martin Branner, George Clark, Al Posen and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. The kids take care of feeding Mrs. Dilly's canary while she's on vacation. Smitty makes a discovery about the exotic and dangerous creature that The Boss wants to hunt in the Tropics. Clyde Beatty's plane crash-lands in the jungles of northern Burma. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie and Dick Tracy. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; The Ripples; Little Joe's Bag of Tricks; Sweeney & Son; Winnie Winkle; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Clyde Beatty. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Blackstone Uses the Invisible Ray," "Blackstone's Magic Bunny," Red Dragon in "Prince of Lies," Lady in White in "Doodles the Muscle Man," and "Blackstone Meets the Unlucky Seven." Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. October, 1945. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Mr. Mxyzptlk's Mistake starring Superman, Mr. Mxyztplk, and Lois Lane, pencils by Ira Yarbrough, inks by George Roussos. Glory for Gloria starring Superman, pencils by Ira Yarbrough. A Tooth for a Tooth text story by Ives Carter. Lois Lane story starring Captain Rourke and Clark Kent, script by Whitney Ellsworth, art by Sam Citron. Clark Kent, Star Reporter starring Superman, Mr. Keele, Lois Lane, and Perry White, pencils by Ira Yarbrough. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

#35 in a series of 90. Superman-Tim is a boys' clothing catalog, activity book, and comic book all rolled into one, featuring Superman illustrations throughout. All issues are 16 pages unless a Superman story is inserted (bringing page count to 24 or 36 pages). Every issue encourages boys not to be a "Whoo-Shoo" -- a boy who reads "Superman-Tim" but doesn't buy clothes from the Superman-Tim Store. Copyright 1945 by National Comics Pub., Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.