Comic books May 1944

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Adventure of the Escaped Prisoner starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston, art by Harry G. Peter; Mala accidentally ends up in New York City and has trouble fitting in. The Ship of Doomed Souls starring Black Pirate, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Gay Ghost story, art by Howard Purcell. The Man Who Could Make Diamonds starring Mr. Terrific, art by Stan Aschmeier. The Blacksmith's Blues starring Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, script by Evelyn Gaines, art by Frank Harry. Brains Behind the Crimes starring Wildcat / story, art by Paul Reinman. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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.

Add to cart Good $31.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white 2 1/2" Spine split from top of book. 2 1/2" Spine split from base of book. Foxing. Soiling.

FEATURE: "The Dawn Tide" a short story by Lou Merrill.

Volume 2, Issue 4 - May, 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Captain Freedom and the Purple Parrot starring Captain Freedom and Dr. Krab. The Fiendish Fourth Dimension starring Shock Gibson and Dr. Ugbono, art by Bob Powell. Biff Bannon story, script and art by Art Helfant. The Perfidious Partisan starring Black Cat and Hauptmann Stewig. The Story Behind the Cover text article. Padlock Homes story with The Green Ghost, script and art by Ed Wheelan. Treachery In Tibet starring the Girl Commandoes and The Dalai Lama , art by Jill Elgin. 52 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $48.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 3, Issue 1 - May, 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 102 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/Jack Cole scripts, Cole, Fine, Robin King - A.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $22.00

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk/Jack Cole scripts, Cole, Fine, Robin King - A.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $17.00

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $17.00

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk/Jack Cole scripts, Cole, Fine, Robin King - A. Last Mr. Mystic.

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Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $22.00

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk/Jack Cole scripts, Cole, Fine, Robin King - A.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $12.00

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk/Jack Cole scripts, Cole, Fine, Robin King - A.

Cover inks by Arturo Cazeneuve. The Good Samaritans! starring The Newsboy Legion, inks by Harry Tschida; three criminals take up residence in a boarding house, holding a valise with $50,000 in it, none of it which can they touch because the serial numbers have been published. The Numismatist's Noose starring The Star Spangled Kid, art by Hal Sherman. The Parrot Who Wouldn't Talk starring Penniless Palmer, art by George Storm. The Battle of the Big Swamp starring Liberty Belle, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter. In a Fog* starring Super Sleuth McFooey, script and art by Jack Farr. Dr. Gaunt, Genius starring Robotman, art by Jimmy Thompson. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Fighting Yank Meets Nitro-Man. Captain Future story. Sabotage text story by John S. Endicott. Four Comrades story, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Oracle story. Lead Signal text story by Gerald De Vries. Don Davis story, art by Leonard Sansone. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Dale Messick, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, Jim Chambers, Martin Branner, Al Posen, and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Harold Teen is heartbroken when Lillums becomes engaged to Truck McClusky. Brenda hopes for a raise after capturing the Baron, but her boss gives his niece Daphne Dimples a job instead. Marooned on a South Pacific island, Clyde and José battle Axis fighter pilots. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie and Dick Tracy. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Brenda Starr; Old Gran'pa Bass; Winnie Winkle; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Sweeney & Son; Clyde Beatty; The Ripples. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $89.00 View scans Only one staple (manufacturing). 1" tear from bottom. Water damage.

#18 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 1944 by National Comics Pub., Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $32.00 View scan Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheInnerGeek

Cover art by Milt Hammer. Cadet story. 18 Men and a Boat (Part 5) story, art by Tom Gill. Candid Charlie story, art by B. Gordon Guth. Target and the Targeteers story, art by Bill Allison. Dan'l Flannel humor story. Two Punctures For Hitler text story. Chameleon story, art by Bill Allison; Chameleon receives a message from Berlin. Speck, Spot, and Sis story, script and art by Milt Hammer. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Ed Wheelan, Don Rico, George Appel, Nina Albright, Manny Stallman, and Gil Kane (credited as Eli Katz). An anthology of adventure and suspense comics. Down-and-out ex-boxer Kid Terrific agrees to one last bout to earn money to save Jimmy's eyesight. Boomerang sets out to foil the assassin known as the Japanese Sandman. Comics McCormick, "the world's #1 comics fan," daydreams that he is the only person who can stop the criminal mastermind known as the Octopus. Plus an early story by legendary artist Gil Kane. Kid Terrific: The Kid Comes Back; Giant of Justice; Comics McCormick: The Octopus; Boomerang; Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon: The Fire King; Two Scoops for Murder; Target for Today; Tokio Express; Buck 'n' Broncho: The Insultin Sultan. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $9.00 View scans Spine split 5%.

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Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $5.70 View scans Spine split 15%.

Theatre Arts is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures, Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5" x 11", 76 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.35.

No. 29 - May 1944. 5.25" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

British Edition. May 1944. Stories include: "Detour to Death" by James P. Webb, "Murder in Mink" by C. S. Montanye, "Code for Killing" by Hal K. Wells, "Death is Where You Find It" by William H. Bushman, "Rehearsal for the Chair" by J. Lane Lanklater, and "Cancel the Camouflage" by Bill Morgan. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.

Spring, 1944. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Charles W. Harbaugh, Leigh Brackett, Ford Smith, Joseph Farrell, Ruth Washburn, Manly Wade Wellman, and Ray Cummings. Dr. Seuss illustration? (Small "Buy United States War Savings Bonds & Stamps" ad.) 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 116 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

True Crime magazine featuring photo-illustrated stories. 8.5" x 11.5", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

True-crime articles, heavily illustrated with period photos. 10.5" x 13.5", 36 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Stories based on actual people and events: Carlson's Marine Raiders bio on Evans Fordyce Carlson. The Man Who Made the World Laugh bio on Mark Twain. Canada's Terrific Twins bio on champion skiers Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele. School for Espionage--Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation featuring Steve Saunders. Tribute to the Merchant Marine. Black Gold; The fascinating story of oil. Fearless Funmaker bio on Irving Fenster. Colombia--Our South American Neighbors. Giant Killers; Story involves torpedo boats (PT boats). 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 42 - Issue 2, May 1944. 8.5" x 11", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Canadian series. Contents are exactly the same as True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press). Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $109.00 View scans Water damage.	Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $65.00 View scans	Add to cart CGC 8.5 $799.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #0303379011 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka	Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $79.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) Interior TRIMMED. Centerfold MARRIED. 2" spine split. Water damage. Staples added (not manufacturing). Staple rust. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow
Add to cart FR 1.0 $79.95 or Best Offer View scans 5" cumulative spine split to cover and first wrap, cover and first five wraps detached at single center staple. Heavy tears and some tape on a few of the detached wraps. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Carl Buettner, George Waiss, Veve Risto, Roger Armstrong, Manuel Gonzales, Sylvia Holland, Bill Wright, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 4 #8. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Professor Dustibones enlists Mickey for a journey to a land of prehistoric creatures. In a story by Barks, Donald becomes a genius after a blow to the head and creates a new rocket fuel. This story is famous among certain segments of the scientific community for Donald's casual (and coincidental) mention of a rare chemical compound amidst his pseudo-scientific gobbledygook. Plus a one-pager by Kelly that doubles as a victory garden PSA and a contest. The Mad Chemist; Bucky Bug; Mickey Mouse; Tied to the Steak; Out of the Hat into the Fire!; The Victory Garden; Charge!!!; Cricket on the Hearth!; Donald Carries a Spare!; A Patriotic Yank!; Mickey Mouse: In the Land of Long Ago; That's Cooking With Gas! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.