Comic books July 1947

Edited by William DeGrouchy. Cover by George Marcoux. Stories by George Marcoux and Clare Dwiggins. Featuring the adventures of Supersnipe, Bobby Crusoe, Donny the Dreamer, and Gramps. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover photo of young movie star Peggy Ann Garner. Stories and art by Vic Herman, Mary Sellars, Edmund Jannace, Kay Deane, Candy Jones and Mickey Klar Marks. Comics and stories for girls, featuring profiles of Hollywood stars and the adventures of stuntwoman Dorothy Dare. A profile of screen idol (and future US president) Ronald Reagan; Dorothy Dare, "Queen of the Hollywood Stunt Artists," executes a daring and dangerous underwater stunt; Peggy Ann Garner wins a rare Juvenile Academy Award for her work in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945). A Week-end to Remember; A Date With Dirinda; 'Tweeners; Dorothy Dare; A Sweet Sixteen Mysteryette; Here's Reagan!; Out of My Hatbox; Disc Jockey; Alias Miss Drip; Four O'Clock Club; Young Man with a Voice; Phantom Postman; When Mother Was 16; Cover Girl Peggy Ann Garner; Dollar Pullers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Nina Albright. The Cadet Featuring Kit Carter story, art by Nina Albright. Target Toons humor page by Milt Hammer. Candid Charlie story, art by Robert Sale [as Bob Q.]. Pete Stockbridge, The Chameleon story. A King's Command text story by John Graham, art by E. J. Reeves. It Is War! starring Gary Stark, script and art by Don Rico. Bull's-Eye Bill story, art by John Prentice. Target Toons humor page by Milt Hammer. Heathcliff the Hobo humor page by Art Elfant. The Target and the Targeteers story, art by Ken Battefield; fighting to help their wartime comrades, the Targeteers pounce upon a greedy swindler. Targetoons humor page, art by Milt Hammer. Fisk Bike Tires ad, art by Al Plastino. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mighty Mouse in "The Terror of Svengali Tom!" Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 42, Issue 1 - July, 1947. 6.5" x 9.5", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Funny-animal antics from Magazine Enterprises. Judy uses her Magic Chalk to gather honey for a school nature contest; Muggsy Mouse tries to create a cheese detector; Pete and Polly help a pixie who feels unattractive prepare for the annual Harvest Queen contest. Summer Snow; Koko and Kola; Judy and the Magic Chalk; Muggsy Mouse; The Pixies; Little Tops Of The Big Top; A Remedy for Raymond; Tom-Tom the Jungle Boy. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Sam Leff, Bernard Dibble, Ernest Hix, Raeburn Van Buren and Gustavo Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 11 #12. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Bathless Groggins boxes Banker Hagstone to settle a grudge match worth $10,000 in stock shares, in an Abbie an' Slats strip with nice art by Raeburn van Buren. After Boris Borscht knocks Curly down in an impromptu fight in the gym, Boris is offered $25,000 to fight Curly in the ring. T. Heathcliff McMarvel uses his reverso-mento-magneto machine to switch bodies with Li'l Abner. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; El Bombo; Back Home Again; Gordo; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Bob Lubbers cover. In order of appearance: "Tales of Toyland" art by George Tuska; "Wizard of the Moon" art by Al Walker; "Fifi on the Farm" art by Lilly Renee Peters; "The Voyage of Noah's Ark"; "Chris and the Calico Colt" art by August Froehlich; and "Buddy Bruin and (Oh, Yes) Stu Rabbit" art by Al Walker. "Johnson Goes to a May Day Picnic" text story by Malcolm Reiss. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Moores. Stories and art by Dick Moores. An anthology comic from St. John; this issue featured reprints of the classic comic strip Jim Hardy. Jim Hardy, in turn, showcased the adventures of Hardy's cowboy friend Windy and Windy's horse, Paddles. When Apollo the donkey gets stuck on the railroad tracks, Windy needs the help of wealthy Bess Giltege to rescue him. But when she thinks Windy's been killed in the attempt, Bess realizes how she really feels about him. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 21, No. 122. July 1947. Subtitled: "The Fact Story Magazine for Men". Full-color Petty Girl page. 8.5" x 11.25". 134 pages. B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Louis Wolfe and Sam Glankoff. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The history of the Canadian Mounties; The story behind the WWII mystery slogan "Kilroy Was Here;" A carrier pigeon prevents British soldiers from being bombed by their own bombers. They Got Their Man!; Kilroy Was Here; Sutter's Gold; Francois At the Bat; Pigeon Hero; Nancy Merki; Surprised Sub; It Isn't True... That Nero Fiddled While Rome Burned; Cities of Destiny: New York City: Part II; What Would You Do?; True's News from Hollywood; Truly Comic! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Final issue. This Forrest J. Ackerman (Famous Monsters) fanzine features comments and observations by Ackerman. 8.5 in. x 14 in.; black and white; 8 pages; side stapled.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 52, Issue 12 - July 1947. "A Magazine for Boys and Girls." Stories, poems, and activities designed for kids. 7-in. x 10-in., 36 pages, PC,PB&W Cover price $0.15.

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July 1947. Note: The May 1947 issue and July 1947 erroneously have the same volume and issue number. Cover by Lee Brown Coye. Horror and supernatural stories by C. Hall Thompson "The Will of Claude Asher", Allison V. Harding, August Derleth - as (J. Sheridan Le Fanu) "The Churchyard Yew", August Derleth - as (Stephen Grendon) "Parrington's Pool", Ray Bradbury "Interim", Roger S. Vreeland, Stanton A. Coblentz, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, and Carl Jacobi. Illustrations by Lee Brown Coye, John Giunta, Henry Del Campo, Fred Humiston, M. N. Beale, and John N. Anderson. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

July 1947 Volume CCXVII, Number 3. Novels include: "Sky's Pilot" by Walt Coburn and "Miracle of Starvation Flat" by Giff Cheshire. Novelettes include: "Open Season" by Seth Ranger, "Stranger for Boothill" by Michael Trent, and "Wolf Spawn" by L.P. Holmes. Short Stories and Features include: "Kingdom of Mike O'Dea" by Bennett Foster, "Peaceful Settlement" by Allan R. Bosworth, "Thunder on the Hoof" by Ralph Yergen, "Range Savvy" by Gene King, "Compliments of the Calico Kid" by Nowman A. Fox, "Where to go" by John North and "Mines and Mining" by John A. Thompson. A crossword puzzle on page 162. Cover by H.W. Scott. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, Irvin Steinberg, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Ibis and Taia investigate reports of a haunted house, in a story with art by Superman artist Kurt Schaffenberger. In a fun Easter egg, Schaffenberger drew himself and his wife Dorothy into the story as prospective haunted-house buyers. Helpful Jones thinks his latest invention, unbreakable handcuffs, will go over big with the sheriff, but he chooses the wrong moment to show him. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Keep Your Sox Up." Captain Marvel: The War of the Gods; The Culture Corner; Wilbur the Waiter; Golden Arrow: The Unbreakable Handcuffs; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Doc Sorebones; Ibis the Invincible: Ghost of a Chance. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Fran Hopper, Al Walker, George Evans, Howard Larsen, John Celardo and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Resort owners form a sinister cartel when Jane Martin promotes new airborne travel-trailers; A lightning strike temporarily gives Greasemonkey Griffin super-strength and super-confidence; A Nazi mind-control drug turns soldiers against the US, but the ghosts of its victims seek justice. Captain Wings; Jane Martin; Greasemonkey Griffin; Air Heroes of World War II; Phantom Falcon; Suicide Smith; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Harry G. Peter. "Tutine, the Tutor of Destruction," script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), pencils by Harry G. Peter, inks by Harry G. Peter and Arlene (backgrounds); The Amazon Princess visits Central High School to confer awards on students doing well on their exams. Wonder Women of History: two-page Maria Mitchell bio, art by Robert Sale. "The Challenge of the Mask," script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), pencils by Harry G. Peter, inks by Harry G. Peter and Arlene (backgrounds); Who is the Mask?; Everyone's a suspect, even Wonder Woman herself, when a diabolical villainess affixes deadly masks to the faces of her victims. Two-page text story, "The Brave Buckaroo" by Jim Robinson. "The Curse of Montezuma," script by William Moulton Marston, pencils by Harry G. Peter, inks by Harry G. Peter and Arlene (backgrounds); Wonder Woman fights off a band of undersea pirates to help the heir to an Aztec treasure reclaim her shipwrecked fortune once stolen from King Montezuma by the Spanish conquistador, Cortez. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Charles Paris. The Books That Couldn't Be Bound! starring Superman, script by Alvin Schwartz [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster], inks by Stan Kaye [as Joe Shuster]; A rather strange bookbinder binds books in exteriors that illustrate the contents of the book, and Superman learns that three members of this man's club demand their books be bound in strange and unusual bindings. The Ruby With the Magic Curse starring Green Arrow, script by Ed Herron, art by George Papp. Nothing But Money, Money, Money! starring Super-Sleuth McFooey, script and art by Jack Farr. The Faces of History starring The Boy Commandos, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Curt Swan. Let Them Eat Bread starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by William F. White. The Second Chance! starring Batman and Robin, script by Don Cameron, art by Winslow Mortimer [as Bob Kane]; Joel Benson sits on death row, begging and pleading for a second chance to make his life count for something. Fate gives him that chance, but to little avail. 76 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Art by Pat Adams, Ellis Chambers, Tom Howe and Saul Kessler. Kids' humor comics and funny-animal hijinks from Fox Feature Syndicate. Crooks with a super-magnet interrupt Cosmo Cat while he's reading comics from Fox Feature; Senor Tamale, a parrot in a sailor hat, sets out capture the rare Bongo Bird for a reward; A map in a bottle leads Ivan the Terrible on a wild goose chase for a pirate's treasure. Roscoe Bear; Cosmo Cat; Senor Tamale; Li'l Pan in Peru; Red Kamphor; Ivan the Terrible: The Treasure of Abu-Khan; Imagine That!; Catsy and Barko; Zoo Town. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Dick MacKay, Charlie Tomsey, David Pascal, and Charlie Tomsey. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Pinky goes undercover as a jockey to help Mr. Scarlet track another jockey's killer. Commando Yank stumbles on a Central American plot to smuggle drugs inside innocent-looking bananas, and follows it to the crimelord known as The Banana King. Phantom Eagle pursues the flying Viking ship attacking aircraft over the fjords of Norway, leaving no wreckage behind. Mary Marvel: The Sacred Pearls of Comatosh!; Boy Scout Bob; Mr. Scarlet: Win, Place and Death; Whipper-Snappers; Phantom Eagle: The Aerial Vikings; Dippy Detours; Muscle Hedd; Penny Graves: Escape by Night; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Fish Story; Commando Yank: The Banana King. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Certa. Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, Milt Hammer, Mickey Klar Marks, Nina Albright, Janice Valleau, Robert Plate, Art Helfant and Harvey Fuller. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. Young King Cole and his assistants investigate sabotage in a war between buses and trolleys. Doctor Drew, who can talk to animals, is targeted by gangsters who don't want a racehorse to talk. Bumbling detective Homer K. Beagle takes an exercise course to defeat a bully, just like in the comic book ads. Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Hammertoones; Heathcliff the Hobo; Drilled to Death; Dr. Drew the Zoo Man; Dr. Doom; Boitram the Boiglar; Inspector Klooz; Homer K. Beagle. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.