Comic books January 1945

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Vol. 12 #1 - Jan. 1945. "Buckskin Boss of Hell's Caravan" by Al Storm, "Desperate Remedy" by Giff Cheshire, "A Promise at Robbers' Roost" by Cheyenne Taylor, "Face Front to Danger" by Lee Thomas, "The Feud-Buster Rides to Bugle" by Del Rayburn, "The Drummer Deals in Death" by Joseph Chadwick, "Mountain-Man's Medicine" by Charles Briguglio, "Sky-Pilot's Smoky Sermon" by Archie Joscelyn, "Raiders of Empire" by Thomas Boggs, "Return of the Boothill Gunman" by Thomas Thompson, "The Whiskey-Jug Rebellion" by Lee Floren, "Statn Sent a Rider" by Chester Conant. 7-in. x 10-in. 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $1,900.00 View scans Paper: Off white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s); Significant inner well scuff(s); Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #0000834006

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Riddle of the Rembrandt, art by Gil Kane; Wes and Sandy, while visiting a museum, discover a fake Rembrandt hanging on the wall, so Wes offers to buy the piece from the curator. Victory Makes Hay starring The Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Professor Plays Safe starring Starman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Emil Gershwin. The Honest Crook starring Genius Jones, art by Stan Kaye. Conquest Doesn't Pay starring Mike Gibbs, Guerilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Maurice Del Bourgo. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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UK bi-weekly magazine focusing primarily on WWII era aircraft, but covering the whole history of flight. 8" x 11.5", 12 pages, B&W

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UK bi-weekly magazine focusing primarily on WWII era aircraft, but covering the whole history of flight. 8" x 11.5", 12 pages, B&W

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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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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Bamboo Knife Butcher, pencils by Vince Alascia, inks by Al Bellman; Natives exert a strange influence over a man and he sends his nephew's mother a shrunken head and claims it is her son; Her son is still alive, however, and Captain America and Bucky rescue him and send the uncle plunging to his doom. The Shadow of the Stalking Death starring the Human Torch, art by Al Bellman. Speed For Sale starring Whizzer, pencils by Jack Binder, inks by Al Gabriele. The Mystery of the Great Lakes starring the Sub-Mariner, art by Bob Powell. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories by Walt Kelly, Roger Garis, H.R. McBride, John Stanley, Rube Grossman, Otto Feuer, Tom Golden, and Otto Feuer. Funny Animal Comics featuring such characters as Albert the Alligator, Uncle Wiggily, Hector the Henpecked Rooster, Albert the Alligator, Cilly Goose, Blackie, and Raggedy Animals. Two-page text story, "Albert's Picnic." Walt Kelly back cover ("Elephunnies"). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 34, Issue 5 - January, 1945. Cover by William Timmins. Science Fiction and adventure stories, this issue features "The Mixed Men" by A.E. Van Vogt. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Jerry Robinson. "Twenty-Ton Robbery!", script by Don Cameron, art by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane); The Cavalier returns in disguise to acquire a new mob that he plans to use to rob the city blind, but the theft of a whale undoes his plans. "Recipe for Revenge!", script by Jack Schiff, art by Jerry Robinson; Alfred criticizes Bruce and Dick for not eating healthy meals, because of the crime-fighting activities, so he heads to the market to stock up on "good" food and runs headlong into a case he thinks that only he can solve. "The Year 3000!", script by Joseph Greene, art by Dick Sprang; In the year 3000, a man, who is the direct descendant of Bruce Wayne, and his son, run across a time capsule containing the exploits of Batman and Robin, and don those guises in order to fight and rally support against a warlord named Fura. "Night Rider" text story by Tod Lowry. "Crime Comes to Lost Mesa!", script by Don Cameron, art by Dick Sprang; Two criminals enlist the aid of an Indian medicine man as a cover to allow them to rob the tribal temple of its riches. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 1 - January, 1945. Painted cover by Billy DeVorss. Magazine featuring glamor pictorials with humorous captions. 8" x 10.5", 68 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $33.00 View scans Sticker on cover. Tape on a few interior pages and cover.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $16.00 View scans .5" Spine split from bottom. Corner margin piece torn out.	Add to cart FR 1.0 $13.50 View scan Interior is complete. 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover and first three wraps coming loose at the staple. Cover oxidation. Water damage.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $28.50 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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Stories and art by Ray Krank, Tom DeAngelo, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Kermit Jadiker and Charles Zerner (credited as Paine), Elmer Wexler, Frank Tinsley, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Charlie Chan returns to San Francisco to close the trap on the remaining members of the spy ring. Sparky and company try to help war orphans, and a young Joe Palooka contemplates equality and democracy. While Dixie Dugan is dressed as a nurse for a joke, a doctor takes her along on an urgent call. The cover features a PSA to "Fight Infantile Paralysis," better known as polio. Vic Jordan; Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; All in a Lifetime; Happy New Year, Jim!. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Donohoe. Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, John Jordan, Jim Wilcox, Robert Pious, Pam Robinson, Harold DeLay, David T. Marke, Milt Hammer and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #52. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Sergeant Spook and Jerry investigate robberies that happen during radio shows hosted by "The Ghost." Cap Hawkins tells the true story of the US military's K-9 Corps of service dogs. Blue Bolt and Charlie head to a new airfield in New Guinea, only to learn that reporter Marg Hesslin is already there...and already in danger. Dick Cole; Fearless Fellers; Cap Hawkins Tales; Edison Bell; Edison Bell's Simplified Plans; The Avalanche; Sergeant Spook: The Ghost Goes Wild!; Sparkling Secret; Krisko & Jasper; Blue Bolt; Bluebolts and Nuts; Sniffy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Al Liederman and unknown. Mr. Mind creates a new monster that grows a new head whenever one is cut off. Captain Marvel manages to turn the heads against each other, then captures Mr. Mind, but a masked stranger enters and knocks Billy out in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 21: The Unholy Hydra!" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: George Hammond has invented a camera that can take pictures from the future, and dishonest photographer Slick Fokus plans a bank robbery for a time when he learns from Hammond's camera that Captain Marvel and most of the city will be on the other side of town in "Captain Marvel in St. Paul, Minnesota"! Also: Professor Putter has invented a machine that can predict different possibilities, but his assistant turns out to be a Nazi spy who wants to know what would happen if Captain Marvel joined Hitler. Even worse, that future seems to be coming true in "Captain Marvel In the World of If" with story by Otto Binder. And: Billy meets brothers Happy and Jolly Smith, who want to give toys from their factory to the children at the Creedmore Orphanage, but their miserly older brother Gouge refuses to consider it. It's up to Captain Marvel to persuade Gouge to change his mind so that the orphans can have a merry Christmas in "The Plot Against Christmas"! Plus: Captain Kid in an untitled 1-pager with art by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "Thirty Fathom Courage" by Ross H. Davis. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $99.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Centerfold and piece missing, interrupts art and story. 5.5" Cumulative spine split (partially taped) and lateral spine tearing. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. In North Africa, Captain Midnight battles the Nazis' master saboteur. Johnny Blair learns about the hazards of wing icing, in a story that includes real-life aeronautics. Midnight's dopey sidekick Sgt. Twilight manages to rout Axis forces from a battleship despite himself. Plus a PSA on wartime paper rationing featuring the Marvel Family. A Special Message from the Marvel Family; AMG Cures an African Headache!; Sergeant Twilight and the Air-Raft!; Red Skye: The Rockets' Red Glare; Johnny Blair, in the Air; Your Invention Page; Fifty Years Too Late! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Huckleberry Finn, 15th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 167) January 1945. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Death From the Unknown, art by Allen Simon; A criminal steals a spaceship and travels to Venus; He returns with some of the population and attempts to steal the wealth of a West Indian island, but Sub-Mariner kills him. Horror Rides the Rails starring the Human Torch, pencils by Al Gabriele. The Devil's Doorway! starring The Angel. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bob Kane and George Roussos. Stories by Mort Weisinger, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Ed Kressy, Dick Sprang, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, George Roussos and unknown. After Batman helps the police round up a group of notorious crime czars, a new criminal rescues them and organizes them into a new underworld organization which is designed to efficiently loot all of America in an untitled Batman and Robin tale by Mort Weisinger, Ed Kressy (layouts) and Dick Sprang. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "Marvelous Marbles!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "The Phoney Phantoms!" with art by George Roussos; and The Boy Commandos in "The Ghosts of Kelvin's Keep!" Also: Handy Andy 1-pager by Farr, and 2-page text story "Public Enemy No. 1" by Jack Miller (as Jesse Merlan). 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 37, 1st Printing - "The Great Yant Mystery" by A. B. Cunningham. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 41, Issue 1 - January, 1945. 6.75" x 9", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Official organ of the International Society of Junior Magicians, containing news and tips. 16 pages on newsprint.

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"The Observer" a short story by Robert Moore Williams.

Volume 7, Issue 1 - January, 1945. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "The Shackled Statue" by Berkeley Livingston and "the Devil's Pigs" by Don Wilcox. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 212 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Indicia title is "DONALD DUCK IN FROZEN GOLD, No. 62." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Frozen Gold, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald flies penicillin to Point Marrow, Alaska, but a crook has stashed a stolen map to a gold mine in Donald's plane; When he reaches Alaska, Donald is kidnapped by two crooks and abandoned on the barrens. Mystery of the Swamp, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald and the nephews go exploring in the Everglades, where they run afoul of strange little goblins called Gneezles; Donald tries to capture a Gneezle, but instead the ducks are captured by them, and are to be fed to the alligators. Two untitled Donald Duck stories, art by Al Taliaferro. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $8.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 3, Issue 3 - January, 1945. Long running magazine that features song lyrics, celebrity gossip, articles, and fan letters. This issue features songs from motion pictures such as; "Princess and the Pirate", "Swing Hostess", "To Have and Have Not", "Incendiary Blonde", and many more. 8.5" x 11", 18 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $2,774.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Pedigree: Davis Crippen "D" Copy Davis Crippen ("D" Copy) Label #1256509007 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Walter Johnson. "The Story of the Skeleton Key", "Death Takes No Holiday", "Red Meat for Killers" text story, and other great stories. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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1st printing. Story, art, and introduction by Milton Caniff. 112 of the G.I. comic strips featuring the effortless war activities of Miss Lace! Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 10-in. x 7.75-in, 64 pages, B&W. - NO cover price

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Secret of the Masked Horror starring Human Torch, art by Jimmy Thompson. Paradise of Horror starring Sub-Mariner, art by Allen Simon. Eyes of Doom starring Miss America, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Nicholas. Rock Point Light text story. The Mystery of the Bogus Bonds starring Patriot, art by Al Bellman. Secret of the Blind Idol starring Angle, art by Jimmy Thompson. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $699.95 or Best Offer View scans 1.5" Spine split from bottom through cover and all wraps. Heavy interior oxidation with edge and corner chipping. Brittle. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

52 pages. Book-length untitled story by Tarpe Mills. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 32 #1 - January 1945. Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11", 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 18, Issue 129 - January, 1945. Hollywood coverage and dramatizations of films in prose, illustrated with stills. 8.5" x 11.25", 102 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.15.

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Andy Panda, L'il Eight Ball, Woody Woodpecker, Oswald, Homer Pigeon, Raggedy Ann, and Billy and Bonny Bee. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 8, Issue 4 - January, 1945. 6.75" x 9", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Hollywood magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 128 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.15.

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Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, Gaylord Du Bois, Paul Robinson and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Smilin' Jack whisks Joy away from her controlling mother. Hu Shee's plan is to help a prisoner escape a Chinese prison, and Pat and Terry are not surprised to learn the prisoner's identity. Skeezix and his buddy Brick continue their adventures on the road. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Felix the Cat. The Gumps; Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; Felix the Cat; Dr. Bobbs; Medicine for Maliti!; Etta Kett; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Untitled stories starring Frankenstein (script and art by Dick Briefer), Boom Boom Brannigan (art by Charles Voight), Prince Ra, and Little Chief Big Shot. The Forgotten Memories starring Yank and Doodle and Black Owl. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.0 $17,099 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Spine of Cover Completely Split and Cover Detached. Label #2045774005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Joe Beck, Otto Eppers and Bernard Sachs. An early superhero and adventure anthology published by Harry Chesler. Master Key uses his X-ray vision to seek an emerald stolen from an antiques dealer and clear a reformed ex-convict. Captain Glory investigates after skeletal horsemen with the touch of death attack a mine. Rocketman bequeaths his flying suit to young Billy Wood after Billy's father disappears in the jungle, and Rocketboy is born. Wicked cover by Gus Ricca. Punch & Cutey; Master Key; Captain Glory; Sacrifice; Happy Landing; Hale the Magician; Handy Andy; Yankee Boy: Gambler's Payoff; Rocketboy. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.