Comic books 1944 w/ month not specified

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $215.00 View scans Cover oxidation.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $349.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover detached. Cover 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 $189.95 or Best Offer View scans 5 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Cover and interior oxidation. Staple rust, rust migration. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Stories and art by Ray Krank, Mart Bailey, Creig Flessel, Wood Cowan and Ogden Whitney. Cover by Creig Flessel. Action-packed fact and fiction about the US Marine Corps, printed at the height of WWII patriotic fervor. Includes the note "Contents of this publication have been reviewed and cleared by the US Marine Corps." The history of the Black Dragon Society in Japan and its role in World War II; Historical articles about female members of the U.S. Marine Corps and Guadalcanal commander Alexander A. Vandergrift; Adventure with Johnny Devildog ("Devil Dog" being a nickname for a Marine). Wake!; The Black Dragon; Carlson's Raiders; Dogs of the Devil Dogs; Tarawa; Tokyo... Note This Well!!; He Told It to the Marines!; They Did It Before...!; Lady Leathernecks; Lt. Gen. Alexander A. Vandergrift; Johnny Devildog; Manila John. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $179.95 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. Part of first page missing, affects art and story. Brittle in places, cover heavily torn and taped, cover-to-cover tears. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Mart Bailey art. 3 pages of Ogden Whitney art. Beginning with a cover showing a tentacled Tojo getting fried by a U.S. Marine's flame thrower, this undated World War II era comic is chock-full of the U.S. anti-Japanese sentiment of that era. A bit larger than the typical comic book at 7-1/2 x 10-3/4 inches; content is a mix of color comic book war stories and black-and-white text and photo articles covering the Marines in action. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chas. M. Quinlan and Tony DiPreta. Action-packed fact and fiction about the US Marine Corps, printed at the height of WWII patriotic fervor. Includes the note "Contents reviewed and cleared by the US Marine Corps." The true story of Red Shelton, war hero at the battle of Tarawa; Photos of Marines on duty overseas; Marines-based humor with "Monte Zuma and Trip O'Lee," a reference to the Marines' Hymn. Also featuring an ad for a glow-in-the dark necktie: "By day a lovely swank tie...By night a call to love in glowing words." No Flash in the Pan; The Heat's On!; Palau; Star Performance; Wild West in the East!; Guam; Saipan!; The Fighting Redhead; Monte Zuma and Trip O'Lee; Semper Fidelis and Sometimes Funny; Hero of Koromakina Lagoon; The Tanks of Tarawa; Leatherneck Lens; Split-Second Escapes; Who Goes There...?; Vanguard of Doom; Seagoing Bathtub; South Pacific Serenade. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $165.00 View scans Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Marvin Stein. Stories and art by Leo Bachle and others. Humor and adventure comics from Rural Home Publishing. Actor Bruce Barton is dressed as a superhero for a stage play when the theater payroll is stolen by gangster Buttons O'Connor, so he decides to become Captain Valiant for real. Female police detective Terry Temple investigates juvenile delinquents and stumbles on a counterfeiting ring. A strange tale of a disfigured ex-convict who creates a terrible weapon to end all war, and his gangster brother who decides to use it for profit. Captain Valiant; Gabby Grayson, Radio Reporter; Terry Temple, Woman Investigator: Mystery of the Green Paint; It's True; Marty Moore: The Case of Marty's Mischief; Commander Neil Nelson; Goonie Gus; Variety Humor; The Mystery Master: The Web. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $8.00 View scans Water damage: Slight.

Vic Sands of the US Flying Fortress Bomber Squadron (1944 Whitman BLB) #1455

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Issue 3 - "The Laughing Buddha Murders" by Richard Foster. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only.

Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $37.00 View scans

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $26.00 View scans Water damage: Slight.

6.25" x 8.5", 112 pages, partial color.

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Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $21.00 View scans

First Edition - 1944. Step right this way, boy and girls, for the gayest, funniest circus you have ever seen - all pictured in bright, jolly colors. A whole trainload of Walt Disney's own matchless animals are here to perform for you. Illustrated in color throughout, including flocking to 12 pages and the front of both the book and dust jacket. Hardcover with dust jacket, 8" x 11.25", 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.00.

Series 2 - Vol #1. Distributed by the Hearst Corporation. During World War II animation studios volunteered their services to create mascots and insignias for all branches of the military that wanted one. This booklet has 49 full color stamps (number 202-251) that were pasted into the matching text and number block. A short profile of each military unit plus the thinking and design behind the insignia are next to each stamp. Stamps are in both vertical and horizontal formats and measure a uniform 2-in. x 1 1/2-in. A unique collectible, beautifully produced. 7 3/4-in. x 10 1/4-in., 24 sepia-tone pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

First printing. A collection of Francis W. Dahl's cartoon drawings. 10" x 8", 158 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.

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First edition, 1944. Story and color illustrations by "Charlie." The adventures of Georgie's new pet, Wiggletail. 5 1/2-in. x 6 3/4-in., 34 pages, full color.

Add to cart Good $7.00 View scans Spine split 50%. Water damage: Moderate.

1944. A collection of mysteries that has baffled many people. 6.5" x 9.5", 24 pages, B&W.

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No. 15 - 1944. 7.75" x 10.75", 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

WWII Tru-Flite Model Airplanes in original mailing envelope (1944 General Mills cereal premium). Now, you can build your own model planes. All you need are some scissors and glue. Includes instructions for building the Nakajima Ki-43 and American Grumman "Hellcat" F6F fighter planes. The models also have the "G-Line" capability, meaning if you tie string to the wing of your plane it'll fly just like the real thing! Both fighters are in full color.

Cover by Milt Youngren. "Gay, Good Natured, Hilarious Cartoons, Character Stories by the World's Greatest Raconteurs 'Ye Salami Shoppe Stories' by Hershey Hershfield of the popular radio program, 'Can You Top This'". Compiled by R.M. Barrows and Margaret Foster. Compilation of stories and comic strips. 6" X 8 3/4". 68 pages.

You Said a Mouthful (1944) features Joe E. Brown promoting our favorite snack food, the donut. Published by the Doughnut Corp. of America. Join funny man Joe E. Brown (plenty of WWII era photos and spot cartoons) as Joe travels all over the Pacific entertaining our fighting men and women. Also features a recipe section on new, delicious ways to serve donuts (yum, yum). 32 pages, color cover with black and white photos and illustrations in the interior, 5.5-in x 8-in.