Calling All Girls (1941-1949 Parents' Magazine) 1st Series comic books in grade NM- or lower

Add to cart VG 4.0 $14.00 View scan

Cover photo by William Ward. Stories and art by Sam Glankoff, Jack Sparling, Edd Ashe, John Scott Douglas, Adele De Leeuw, Dorothy V. Smith, Frances Cadzow, Elizabeth Nichols, Elena Chance, Nell Giles, Jane Richards, Nancy Pepper, Alice Barr Grayson, and Margaret Sutton. Sometimes listed as Calling All Girls Vol. 3 #5. A kids' anthology from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories, comics and advice aimed at 1940s teen girls. A comics biography of Carroll Glenn, child violin prodigy; An illustrated profile of Queen Elizabeth II, then only 17 and known as Princess Elizabeth; A classic Coca-Cola ad featuring early mascot Sprite Boy and a thirsty paratrooper combines Coke and WWII memorabilia. Susan Says; A Girl and Her Bow; Out of the Dark; Judy Wing; This Sergeant Is a Lady; The Haunted Apartment; Freshman Bites Soph; Tenderfoot; Learning to be a Queen; Lets Talk Things Over; They're Going to be Nurses; Digging for Victory; Check and Double Check; Sandwich These In; That Personal Touch; Set for Spring into Summer; Out of the Dark; The Victory Club; Girls in the News; Gadgets for Girls. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $8.00 View scan Centerfold detached at one staple.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $8.00

Stories and art by Sam Glankoff, Jack Sparling, Corrine Dillon, Frank Godwin, Helen Ciancimino, Maxine Livingston, Eva-Lis Wuorio, Ruth Gagliardo, Stephanie O'Brien, Mary Wieand, Isabelle Corey, Lettie Gay, Elizabeth Nichols, Elena Chance, Jane Richards, Nancy Pepper, Alice Barr Grayson, and Margaret Sutton. A kids' anthology from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories, comics and advice aimed at 1940s teen girls. A comics biography of Betty Wason, war correspondent during WWII; A profile of child performer Twinkle Watts; A variety of fun vintage ads, including one for a collar that can be monogrammed with hip "jive" slang phrases like all the kids were using in 1943. Susan Says; Judy Wing; Reporter at War; Melting Pot Blues; All for One; The Haunted Apartment; New Books for You; Patterns for Parties; The Mystery of the Thieving Spooks; Lets Talk Things Over; Gifts from the Kitchen; When You're a Guest; Twinkle Twinkle Little Star; It's Fun to Sew; Gifts With and for Glamour; Thanks to the Movies; Date Dreaming with Donald O'Connor; Your Christmas Wish-Come-True; Wish He Were Taking Me!; Sergeant Little Bawk; The Victory Club; Girls in the News; Gadgets for Girls. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $7.00 View scan Book length crease.

Cover features teen movie star Joan Carroll. Stories and art by Sam Glankoff, Jack Sparling, Edd Ashe, Corrine Dillon, Gertrude Crampton, Eugenia Limedorfer, Bessie Burgemeister, Martha Ross, Adam Allen, Martha Ross, Josephine Felts, Elizabeth Nichols, Elena Chance, Jane Richards, Nancy Pepper, Alice Barr Grayson, and Margaret Sutton. A kids' anthology from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories, comics and advice aimed at 1940s teen girls. A look at teens in Soviet Russia, then a U.S. ally; A comics biography of Brazilian opera diva Bidu Sayao; American socialite Isabel Pell, aka Fredericka, fights with the French Resistance during World War II. Judy Wing; Mystery in Ward 13; Fredericka of the Maquis; The Dress; Now We Know You Better; Movies of the Month; Double Exposure Mystery; Tovarisch Dyevushka; Lets Talk Things Over; Good Sports in Winter; How to Get Your Man; Wild Geese and Bombers; It's Fun to Sew; Cookie Learns What's Right with Rice; Simplicity Sue Cuts Up in Print; A New You for the New Year; Face Facts; Hatbox Handbags; Boast of Brazil; The Victory Club; Girls in the News; Tricks for Teens. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $72.00 View scans Water damage.

Add to cart Good $6.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Cover features teen movie stars Shirley Jones and Roddy McDowell. Stories and art by Frank Sinatra, Sam Glankoff, Jack Sparling, Margueritte Bro, Corrine Dillon, Karin Asbrand, Helen Carter Maxon, Martha Ross, Adam Allen, Elizabeth Nichols, Elena Chance, Jane Richards, Nancy Pepper, Alice Barr Grayson, and Margaret Sutton. A kids' anthology from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories, comics and advice aimed at 1940s teen girls. A wartime message of tolerance from Frank Sinatra, then a teen heartthrob; A comics biography of Chinese freedom fighter Liang King-Fu; Red Cross nurses travel the front lines in an armored bus. Judy Wing; Mystery in Ward 13; Guerrilla Chief; Solo for Two; Heroes Are Cowards; Movie Memos; Double Exposure Mystery; Bearcat in Germany; Lets Talk Things Over; Medal for Bravery; The Voice Speaks; When Sisters Get Under Your Skin; It's Fun to Sew; Jivin to Jabberwocky; Friends Across the Border; You Too Can Tame Time; This Party Is a Winner; Cookie Wows Em With Waffles; Simplicity Sue Makes a Suit Wardrobe; Dip Your Feet in Color Again; Black Is Young; Whose Girl Will You Be in the Easter Parade?; Nancy Pepper in Hollywood; Top Your Easter Suit with a Topper; This Too, Too Solid Flesh; The Victory Club; Girls in the News; Tricks for Teens. 76 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $5.00 View scan INCOMPLETE. Page missing, interrupts story.

Stories and art by Sam Glankoff, Jack Sparling, Ralph O. Ellsworth, Gertrude Crampton, Ruth Berman, Eva Raw Baird, Harry James, Beryl Williams, Annette Turngren, Martha Ross, Elizabeth Nichols, Elena Chance, Jane Richards, Nancy Pepper, Alice Barr Grayson, and Margaret Sutton. A kids' anthology from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories, comics and advice aimed at 1940s teen girls. Famed bandleader Harry James discusses the 1940s recording industry; A profile of a female skier. Judy Wing; Mystery of the Lost Village; The Whole Town Talked; All-American Water Baby; Record Raters; Double Treasure; Movie Memos; Double Exposure Mystery; Summer Stuff; Lets Talk Things Over; Gift for Freedom; She Took to Skis; The Victory Club; Girls in the News; Tricks for Teens. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $29.00 View scan

Part text articles, part comics. Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fair $2.65

Photo cover. Stories, fashions, good looks, movies, things to do. This issue contains only text and illustrations (no comics). 7 1/2" x 10 1/2", B&W, 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $10.00 View scans 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Staple rust. Cover detached at one staple.

Photo cover. Stories, fashions, good looks, movies, things to do. This issue contains only text and illustrations (no comics). 7 1/2" x 10 1/2", B&W, 100 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $19.00 View scans

Photo cover. Stories, fashions, good looks, movies, things to do. This issue contains only text and illustrations (no comics). 7 1/2" x 10 1/2", B&W, 100 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $10.00 View scans

Issue 54 - October 1946. Articles and fashions for young women. 8" x 11", 82 pages, Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $8.80

No. 59 - March 1947. 8" x 11", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $4.90 View scans

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $2.65

No. 60 - April 1947. This issue contains only articles (no comics). Photo cover. 8" x 11", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $33.00 View scan Cover detached at one staple.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $43.00 View scans 2" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Centerfold detached.

This issue contains only articles (no comics). Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $10.00 View scans .5" Cumulative spine split.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $12.00 View scans Moisture damage.

Issue 62. June 1947. Articles and fashions for young women. Rear cover with ad for Drene Shampoo featuring film star/director Ida Lupino. 8" x 11". 64 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $6.40 View scans

This issue contains only articles (no comics). Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $10.00 View scan Cover coming loose from bottom. Staple rust.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $4.00

November 1947. Volume 7, Issue 67. Photo Cover. You and the Boys Issue. Fashions, good looks, stories, movies. Text, photo, and illustrations only (no comics). Squarebound, 8 1/2" x 11", mostly b&w with spot color, 86 pages. Cover price $0.15.