Comic books January 1946

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Volume 1, Issue 5 - January, 1946. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Carl Pfeufer and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mary Marvel encounters gnomes, magical little people who are stealing things so they can free their relatives from a cruel circus owner. Although World War II was over by this point in its publication history, Wow Comics continues the wartime adventures of patriotic heroes Phantom Eagle and Commando Yank, calling them "untold stories" of the war. A gangster hires a double when he's targeted by a rival, but the double gets wise and takes the gangster's place for real. Mary Marvel: The Quarrel of the Gnomes; Commando Yank: The Secret of the Vial; Phantom Eagle: Tokyo Takeoff; Penny Graves: No Time For Torture; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: All the World's a Stage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ken Battefield. Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Burton Geller, Harold DeLay, Alan Mandel, Marvin Levy and Alex Toth. An early comics anthology focusing on Yellowjacket and other little-known superheroes of the Golden Age. Yellowjacket investigates when members of an exclusive club are being murdered one by one. In perhaps the first appearance in comics of an EC-style "horror host," The Ancient Witch narrates the story of The Avenging Hand for Famous Tales of Terror. King of the Beasts faces Mrs. Van Wiggle, a wealthy socialite who uses a trained lion to kill her society rivals. Plus an early one-page cartoon by future comics legend Alex Toth. Yellowjacket: The Lonely Ones; Diana the Huntress; Better Late than Never; King of the Beasts; Famous Tales of Terror: The Avenging Hand!; Little Laffs; Cap'n Grim, Harbor Pilot: Whom the Gods Would Destroy, First They Make Mad; Fip - The Filipino Kid; B Buzzes. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Jean Goodman. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by Otto Binder, Vince Alascia, Al Gabriele, Mike Sekowsky, and Frank Giacoia. Super-hero tales featuring the Young Allies team, consisting of Toro (Thomas Raymond), Bucky (James Barnes), Knuckles (Percival Aloysius O'Toole), Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt, Whitewash Jones, and Tubby (Henry Tinkle). 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Janice Valleau. Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, Al Huston, E. J. Reeves, Janice Valleau, Milt Hammer, Robert Plate, Art Helfant and Harvey Fuller. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. King Cole is hired to protect the gifts at a fancy high-society wedding at a remote lodge. At a ski resort, Toni Gayle investigates when a judge is found murdered on a ski lift. Like Dr. Doolittle, Dr. Drew has learned how to talk to animals, an ability he uses to solve crimes. Toni Gayle action-girl cover by early female comics artist Janice Valleau. Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Hammertoones; Homer K. Beagle; Dr. Drew the Zoo Man; The Sapphire Sultan; Heathcliff the Hobo; Fraidy-Cat Phil. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Harry Lazarus, Ellis Chambers, Gus Jud, Herman C. Browner, Morris Weiss, A.W. Nugent, and Bernie Krigstein. An early comics anthology featuring humor and funny-animal stories from Charlton, published under the imprint Children Comics Publishing. Rabbit-son Crusoe and Friday the turtle, stranded on a desert island, find the wreckage of Crusoe's ship. A coyote family hunts prairie dogs , in a story with early art by future EC legend Bernie Krigstein. How the bear got a short tail. Plus puzzle and activity pages, and fun facts about penguins and lungfish. Monkey Visiting the Zoo Sees Zoot Suit Donkey; Smarty; Little Leo; Animal Quiz: Lungfish; Rudy Rabbit; They Say; Rabbit-Son Crusoe; A Visit to the Zoo; Fun for Little Artists; Tommy and Dodo; Bojo and Tony; Coyote Family Hunts Prairie Dogs; Popsy Penguin. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.