Comic books November 1944

Add to cart Very Fine $5.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

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Add to cart GD- 1.8 $9.00 View scans Spine split 20%. Staple rust: Slight.

Aviation magazine featuring pictorials of featured designs; model and hobby information. 10.25" x 13", 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $18.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 3, Issue 6 - November, 1944. Painted cover by Billy DeVorss. 8" x 10.5", 68 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $590.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white Tape on cover. Label #0361465013 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Edited by Ned L. Pines. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by Capt. Kerry McRoberts, John X. Connors, Larry Latham, and Ed Moritz. Action-packed tales featuring such characters as Hale of the Herald and the Black Terror, a super strong super-hero. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD 2.0 $50.00 View scan Only one staple (manufacturing). 2" Spine split from top. Puncture on back cover reaching two interior pages.

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Stories and art by Bob Kanigher and Louis Ferstadt. One of the stranger superheroes, Greek deity Antaeus - who can bounce whenever hurled to the ground - appears when summoned by his modern-day descendant, a neurotic artist. The Bouncer has the distinction of being the first character created by comics legend Robert Kanigher - as well as appearing in both Scott Shaw!'s Oddball Comics and The League of Regrettable Superheroes. The Bouncer protects two kids from gangsters who want the tin can eaten by their pet goat, Alonzo; Boxer One Round Hogan has misadventures in Mexico; Rocket Kelly and his team manage to escape the Japanese military, but their captive, the jungle queen Manta, causes trouble. The Bouncer: The Adventure of the Darkened Lighthouse; One Round Hogan; Joy Family; Pedro's Sacrifice; Rocket Kelly. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $150.00 View scans Water damage.

Cover by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Al Liederman and unknown. Having failed at the movie business (and at killing Billy), Mr. Mind decides to write a book supporting his evil ideas, and he titles it Mind Kampf. One of his monsters hypnotizes Captain Marvel into using his powers to speed the publication process, but Cap turns the tables on the villain's plan in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 20: Mr. Mind's Book!" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Captain Marvel also stars in: "Captain Marvel Battles the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza (appearances by Sivana and Beautia); "The Adventure of the Two Heroes in Dayton, Ohio"; and "Captain Marvel Runs for President!" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Kid in an untitled 1-pager with art by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "The Fourth Pigeon" with script by Jack London Berkebile. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $120.00 View scans Moisture damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. Captain Midnight takes action against an Axis plan to create mass starvation in China. Johnny Blair learns about the effects of weather on aircraft, in a story that includes real-life aeronautics. Axis agents use phosphorus pellets in arson attacks against defense plants. Hotel of Horrors; Red Skye: Death Is No Dud; Johnny Blair, in the Air; Duel of Doom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Kill Crazy Keast" (script by Dick Wood, art by Rudy Palais), "Landru the Terrible" (script by Wood, art by Bob Q. Siege), "Twin Idols of Evil," "Phantom in the Fire" (art by Gates), "Mr. Crime Finds Mike Casalino" (script by Wood, art by Siege), "The Case of the White Eyed Butcher" (script by Wood), and "Who Dunnit?" (art by Dick Briefer). Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $550.00 or Best Offer View scans Piece missing from last page (slightly affects readability). First wrap MARRIED with heavy archival tape on near spine. Cover, first wrap, and centerfold detached at the staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TerrysComics

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Bob Q. Sale, and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. Daredevil and The Little Wise Guys get involved in the search for missing jewels aboard an ocean liner. The Pirate Prince and Droopy pursue a pirate ship into the Arctic Ocean, in a story by Dick Briefer. Teen inventor Dickie Dean tries to rescue his pal from a runaway plane, in a story featuring art possibly by Archie creator Bob Montana. Another bizarre bondage cover by Charles Biro. Daredevil; Sniffer and the Deadly Dozen; Dickie Dean; Crimebuster: Death in Disguise; The Pirate Prince; The Claw. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $64.95 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Indicia title is Gene Autry, Raiders of the Range, No. 57. Raiders of the Range starring Gene Autry, art by Till Goodan. Cowboy Lingo article. The Mystery of the Diamond-A, art by Till Goodan; Gene Autry investigates the mysterious horse stealing at the Diamond-A Ranch. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $30.00 View scan Centerfold detached at one staple, coming detached at second. Cover oxidation. Moisture damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Indicia title is "MOTHER GOOSE AND NURSERY RHYME COMICS, No. 59." Cover art by Walt Kelly. Illustrated text rhymes featuring illustrations by Walt Kelly. Old Mother Goose. There Was a Crooked Man. Tom Twist; Acrobatic Tom Twist goes to sea and has adventures on a tropical island and in China before returning home. Little Miss Muffet. Sugar and Spice. One, Two, Buckle My Shoe. The Farmer in the Dell. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $44.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Indicia title is "SANTA CLAUS FUNNIES, No. 61." Cover art by Arthur E. Jameson. How Santa Got His Red Suit, script and art by Walt Kelly; Years ago, Santa did not always wear a red suit; One Christmas eve, Jack Frost steals his sleigh and toys and leaves Santa stranded; He finds refuge at a tiny house full of elves. The Night Before Christmas, script by Clement Clark Moore, art by Arthur E. Jameson; The poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas." Miracle in the Wildwood, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Arthur E. Jameson; Two quarrelsome knights divide the village of Benn in half; As time goes by the village falls away from the Christian religion and becomes a cruel, violent place. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $195.00 View scans INCOMPLETE. Heavy tearing and taping on first several pages (affects art and story). 1" spine split from top of comic. Cover detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories and art by Jerry Robinson, Bob Powell, Art Helfant, and Arturo Cazeneuve. The first comic to feature The Green Hornet, the radio-turned-movie superhero from the creator of the Lone Ranger. Haitian voodoo priestess Mamaloi disguises herself as an American secretary to turn a US defense scientist into a zombie, in a story with art by Joker co-creator Jerry Robinson. The Spirit of 76 learns that the suspiciously Sinatra-esque Hank Wonatra is sharing code messages with enemy agents when he sings. The Twinkle Twins infiltrate a gang of pool sharks by wearing fancy "zoot suits," then a trendy outfit. Green Hornet: The Corpse Who Walked Away; Spirit of 76; Mighty Midgets; Blonde Bomber; Corporal Fooie; The Story Behind the Cover; Twinkle Twins: The Zoot-Suit Sharks; Zebra: Gluttony Must Kill. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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November 5, 1944. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. Fiction stories by Leslie T. White, Kirk Deming, Dorothy Marie Davis, Allan F. Herdman, and Emilie Loring. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 32 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

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November 12, 1944. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. "Bright Ramparts" by Thelma Thompson begins. Other fiction stories by Margaret Flor Thomas, Howard Rigsby, Kirk Deming, Richard Sale, and Karen James. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 32 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

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November 19, 1944. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. Fiction stories by Thelma Thompson, Carlton James, Alvin H. Olson, Kirk Deming, Allen F. Herdman, and and Bruce West. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 32 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

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November 26, 1944. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. Fiction stories by John Rhodes Sturdy, Thelma Thompson, Eleanor H. Hill, Margaret Whitlock Larson, Kirk Deming, Allan F. Herdman, and Paul Ellerbe. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 32 pages, black and white text with illustrations.

Add to cart Very Good $26.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $15.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Cover Wrap Detached. Staple rust: Extensive.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $10.00 View scan 6" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. 4.5" Interior page tears.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $370.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4361812002

Cover art by Joe Doolin. Untitled story, art by Marcia Snyder; Kaänga is tricked by the leader of a band of pearl thieves into freeing two of her accomplices from the lake dwellers. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi's friend, Lari, is expelled from his tribe because he will not participate in a ritual devised by the witch doctor Gwanda, in which an elephant is tortured to death; Wambi helps him return to his village and exposes the witch doctor as a coward. Untitled story, art by Howard Larsen; A witch resurrects the body of the recently dead chief Ma Wali and sends him on a murderous rampage through the village. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; During a drought, Simba drinks all the contents of a small pool of water in order to have the strength to defeat the rhinoceros that has claimed a larger pool. "The Tribes from Nowhere" text story. "The Antelope"; Brief natural histories of the waterbuck, the white tailed gnu, the klipspringer, the red fronted gazelle, the sable antelope, Grant's antelope, the beisa oryx, and the kudu. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; Terry rescues the kidnapped daughter of a sultan. Untitled Camilla, Queen of the Jungle Empire story, art by Marcia Snyder; Trader Swartz's nephew, von Weil, plots to murder him in order to inherit his trading station. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 3, Issue 4 - November, 1944. 6.75" x 9.5", 276 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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8.5" x 11", 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Issue 73 - November 17, 1944. Early magic enthusiast fanzine with reader submitted homemade tricks for other readers to try at home complete with step-by-step instructions and illustrations where needed. 8.5" x 11", 4 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Good $18.00 View scans Spine split 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive.

Official USC football program. 8" x 10.5", 16 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $549.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover and first wrap detached and taped together. 7" cumulative spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Lily Renee. Edited by Paul Payne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, Murphy Anderson, Lee Elias, Ruth Atkinson, Fran Hopper, and Joe Doolin. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. Good-girl art aplenty as Gale Allen and her team investigate strange doings on an amphibian world; A great Murphy Anderson strip speculating about what life on Mars might look like; In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa discover the remains of Britain's navy on the English coast. Featuring art by pioneering female artists Fran Deitrick/Hopper and Lily Renee and legendary artist Murphy Anderson. Lost World cover by Lily Renee is classic good-girl art, right down to Lyssa's missing shoe. The Lost World; Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron; Mars, God of War; Space Rangers; Justice of the Stars; Life On Other Worlds: Mars; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $2.50 View scans Paper: Off white to white Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

November 1944. Mechanical science and technology magazine. 6.75" x 9.5". 280 pages. PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $30.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 15, Issue 6 - November, 1944. 6.75" x 9.5", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $525.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #1495416005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Adventure of the Zombie Bodyguard starring Boom Boom Brannigan, art by Charles Voight. Puzzle of the Persecuted Scientist starring Flying Fist and Bingo, script and art by Fred Morgan. Untitled stories starring Frankenstein (script and art by Dick Briefer), Worldbeater (script by Fred Morgan, art by August Froehlich), and Yank and Doodle and Black Owl. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $32.00 View scan 1/2" spine split from bottom. Multiple wraps loose.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $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 scripts, Fine art with unknown staff assists.

Add to cart Very Good $13.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Fair $10.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 80%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Poor $5.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white

Vol. 34, No. 2 - November 1944. 7" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Add to cart GD 2.0 $18.00 View scans Staple rust. Cover and centerfold detached. Water damage.

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Cover art by Bill Allison. Cadet story. Target story. Speck, Spot, and Sis story, script and art by Milt Hammer. Dan'l Flannel humor story, art by B. Gordon Guth. Dark Vigil text story. Chameleon story, art by Bill Allison; Chameleon is on his way home to America. Bull's-Eye Bill story. Candid Charlie story, art by B. Gordon Guth. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $72.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 53, No. 2 - November 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $20.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Fall 1944. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Murray Leinster, Paul MacNamara, Frank Belknap Long, Alfred G. Kuehn, Richard Tooker, Ray Cummings, and John Russell Fearn. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $80.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Paul Berdanier, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, John Hix and Gus Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 9 #5. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Phil tries to keep Fritzi away from handsome guys, in a strip featuring Ernie Bushmiller's rendition of a gorilla. Windy and Bess must decide what to do after a baby is left in Paddles' stable. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Tailspin Tommy; Stamp Tips; Gordo; Bill Bumlin; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; How It Began; Strange as It Seems. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $18.00 View scans Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling.

Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans

Volume 2, Issue 1 - November, 1945. Painted cover by Billy Devorss. Vintage men's interest magazine focused entirely on amateur lingerie pin-up pictorials. 8.5 x 11.5", 64 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $24.00 View scans Front cover detached 10%.

Overseas Edition. Volume 42 - Issue 2, November 1944. Stories include; "The Great Battleship Mystery", "The Incredible Secret", "Bye-Bye, Chuckie Boy!", "The Pinkertons and the Poisoner", "One Chance in Ten Thousand", "The Yellow Kid Races Black Fonso", "Chinatown Death", "Hanky-Panky Franky" and "Detectives of the Airwaves". 8.5" x 11", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.