Comic books May 1946

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Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. Haircut -- and a Close Shave starring Superman and Mr. Twister, pencils by Sam Citron. Adventure in Hollywood starring Congo Bill, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Edwin Smalle. Danger's Midgets starring Vigilante, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.). The Sabotaged Dinner starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. Wonders of Words starring Zatara, art by W. F. White. 52 Pages, Full Color. $.10 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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The Justice Society of America face "The Paintings That Walked the Earth!" Script by Gardner Fox. Art by Martin Naydel plus individual stories featuring Hawkman (art by Joe Kubert), Green Lantern (art by Jon Chester Kozlak), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Stan Aschmeier as "Stan Josephs"), Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier), the Atom (art by Joe Gallagher), and the Flash (art by Naydel). Wonder Woman cameo. Two-page text story, "The Case of the Nifty Lifter" by Jesse Merlan. Naydel cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Paul Reinman. Mountain Music Mayhem starring Green Lantern, art by Paul Reinman; Alan and Doiby head to the Great Smoky Mountains to put on the air an actual hillbilly show, only to discover the family they've selected are a bunch of thieves. Valley of the City of Gold starring Dr. Mid-Nite, art by Stan Aschmeier. Dimwits in a Diner starring Winky, Blinky and Noddy, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Might Doesn't Make Right starring The Black Pirate, art by Alfonso Greene. No Trouble, Professor, No trouble at All starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Hubbell R. McBride, Morris Gollub, Dan Noonan and Gaylord Du Bois (credited as Howard R. Garis). Dell's classic funny-animal series included early work by former Disney animator Walt Kelly, creator of beloved comic strip Pogo. In an early Pogo story by Kelly, Pogo invites animal tourists to the swamp, but they only bring trouble. In another Kelly story, Albert chases Uncle Wiggily around a tree. The zoo animals teach some bullies a lesson. Flipper; Uncle Wiggily; Albert and Pogo; Rover; Trouble in the Zoo; Pino and Paint. 48 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 37, Issue 3 - May, 1946. Cover by William Timmins. Science Fiction and adventure stories, this issue features "The Nightmare" by Chan Davis. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in., 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Dick Sprang. "The Marathon of Menace!" starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane); Racer Marty Steele is banned from racing when doctors discover he has a bad heart; But he has plans to compete anyway under another name, whilst his erstwhile opponent is a blind scientist; The prize for the winner is $250,000, a sum that Roy Damon hopes to take home in order to allow others who are blind to build new and better lives for themselves. "Ally Babble and the Four Tea Leaves!" starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane); Ally visits Madame Patio for a free tea leaf reading and explains to him the meaning of the four tea leaves of fate: money, a girl, a ship's deck, and happy faces; By a quirk of fate, these all come true, but not the way Ally imagined. "Nobody Knows" text story by Tom Patrick. "Tired Tracks," art by Jerry Robinson; Alfred makes a study of tires and the tracks they make; Too bad for him the car he is examining belongs to crooks! "The Master Vs. the Pupil!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane); Robin's bragging about his prowess in crook hunting leads Batman to disguise himself as a jewel thief and have Robin attempt to track him down. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by James Wilcox. Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, Jim Wilcox, Margaretta Hamilton, K.W. Fitch, Don Rico, Harold DeLay, Milt Hammer, Jack Warren, and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #66. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Sgt. Spook, the ghostly cop, turns the tables on a would-be poisoner. Injured in combat, Blue Bolt is finally discharged from WWII service, in May of 1946. Edison Bell tells young readers how to create a ping-pong table. Also featuring a comics ad with "Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop." Dick Cole; Sergeant Spook; Krisko & Jasper; Blue Bolt; Fearless Fellers; Scaredy Cat; Edison Bell; It Isnt Hard to Make A Ping-Pong Table; Dink; Allergic; Bluebolts & Nuts. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Classic magazine for boys featuring articles, fiction, activities, and a few pages of comics. 10.5" x 13.5", 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.20.

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Stories and art by Walter Gibson, Jim Kjelgaard, Charles Strong, Ralph Crosby Smith, Charles Spain Verral, Dick Kraus, Alfred de Martini, Ed Lawson and Jack Sparling. Another kids' anthology in the tradition of Calling All Girls and Calling All Kids from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories and advice as well as comics. Dig Bailey's tugboat crew investigates mysterious fires on ships in the bay; Dusty Davis goes fishing with his dad and brother; A comics biography of famed baseball pitcher "Dizzy" Dean. Also featuring magic tricks explained by Walter Gibson, better known as "Maxwell Grant," author of The Shadow's pulp adventures. Peril Outpost; Dig Bailey: The Mystery of the "Scorched Decks"; Lucky Shoes; Shot in the Dark; "Dizzy" Dean, Baseball's Hottest Hurler; First Date; Dusty Davis Goes Fishing; Let's Talk It Over; The Secret of Baldhead Mountain. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 2, No. 3 - May , 1946. Magazine for magicians. 8.5" x 11.75", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Win Mortimer. Stories by Don C. Cameron, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Win Mortimer, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, John Daly, George Roussos, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. A greedy mine owner gets on the wrong side of the people in his community by firing the local school teacher and by refusing to institute safe mine conditions for the workers in the Batman and Robin tale "Coaltown, U.S.A." by Don C. Cameron and Win Mortimer. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "Turnabout Tactics!" with art by Howard Sherman and John Daly; Air Wave in "The Case of the Unlucky Treasure Hunters!" with art by George Roussos; and The Boy Commandos in "Reconversion for Rats!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: 2-page text story "Soft Touch" by Al Martin, and Scuffy the Tramp half-pager by Lit-Win. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 53, 1st Printing - "Doctors Beware!" by Walbridge McCully. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

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"Death is a Round Black Spot" a Doc Savage novel by Kenneth Robeson.

May 1946. "Death is a Round Black Spot" by "Kenneth Robeson"; "There is no Fear" by Giles Lutz; and "The Enemy" by Bruno Fischer. Digest size, 5-5/8" x 7-3/4"; black and white; 130 pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Stories and art by Bill Brady and others. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Hoppy has terrain trouble after chasing crooks into the hills, where the echo of his "Shazams" keeps coming back at inopportune times and removing his powers. Billy the Kid investigates a series of mysterious train accidents. When stars start disappearing from the sky, Hoppy learns the Dark Witch is capturing stars and disguising them as people. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Echo Trouble; Fuzzy Bear; Billy the Kid and Oscar: The Casey Jones Run; Willipus Wallipus: Cash-Flashers; Willie the Worm and Sammy: Undecided; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: Caught Off Base; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: Fuzzy Chops Up His Dream; Funny Animals Game Page; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck Wrestle a Wrestling Problem; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Stars over the Dark Witch. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and Art by Russ Westover. Reprints of Tillie the Toiler (King Features Syndicate, Inc.) newspaper strips from 1939 and 1940. Starring Tillie Jones, Mac MacDougall, Glenny Hodge and Mr. Simpkins! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE, No. 107." Untitled Little Orphan Annie stories, scripts and art by Harold Gray. Doc Zee returns home after losing an arm in the war. Annie fills in Dr. Clover on the back story on Doc Zee's servant, Katie. The scene shifts briefly to China, where Daddy Warbucks and his men are rescued from the Japanese and Warbucks assumes command of 200,000 Chinese troops. Annie goes to Malcolm Mitt's castle. Annie finds a secret passage in the wall of her room. Convinced that "Malcolm Mitt" is an impostor, Annie decides to explore the secret passage from her room. Annie brings the Junior Commandos into the castle and they use a trap door to catch four of the guards. Annie figures out a way to get a bunch of the guards on the trap door at once and drops them into the pit. Reprinted from Little Orphan Annie (News Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1942 and 1943. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "DONALD DUCK in the Terror of the River, No. 108." Cover art by Carl Buettner. The Terror of the River!!, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald's sneezes at an auction are mistaken for bids on a houseboat and soon he and the nephews are sailing down the Ohio River; There they encounter a huge serpent. The Firebug, script by Carl Barks, art by Carl Barks; Carl Buettner (last two panels only); Donald falls on his head when getting up one morning and turns into a pyromaniac, setting harmless fires but also getting the blame for big fires set by another firebug. Seals Are So Smart, script and art by Carl Barks; The nephews play ball at the beach with a baby seal, and this sets Donald to dreaming of how much money he could make with a trained seal act. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Jesse Marsh and others. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. An injured messenger with a note for Gene Autry sends Gene on the trail of would-be counterfeiters, in a story with art by Tarzan artist Jesse Marsh. Gene encounters a dying man on the road, victim of bushwhackers. he learns that the nearby town is terrified of the so-called ghost outlaws of Devil's Pass. Gunmens Game; Mighty Handy; The Ghost Outlaws. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher (credited), Vic Herman and A.W. Nugent. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Wounded after parachuting into Nazi-held Yugoslavia, Joe joins forces with freedom-fighting guerrillas. Action-girl Nada tends his wounds, but then accidentally shoots his war buddy Jerry, who was disguised as a Nazi. Surprise Attack; One-Man Battle; The Triangle; Disaster Strikes; Farewell to Friends; Dugout Skullduggery; Joe Palooka Meets the Colonel's Daughter; Ticket To Disaster; Jerry Finds a Treasure; Box Seats For Two; Cartoon Laughs. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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May 6, 1946. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 136 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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May 13, 1946. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 122 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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May 20, 1946. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 88 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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May 27, 1946. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 144 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Roy Crane, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Joe Musial, Tom Sims, and Bela Zaboly. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. High Spots features sports records of high school and college athletes; Little Acorns focuses on parents who force music lessons on their children. Mandrake the Magician; Jan and Aloysius; High Spots; Buz Sawyer; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Henry; Little Acorns; Popeye; Blondie; Dollar-A-Dither. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Sid Greene, George Markos, Herman C. Browner, Robert Sanders and Howard Larsen. Non-fiction comics about advances in science at mid-century. This was the first comic under the Charlton imprint. A speculative article about the future of aviation, including discussions of the first jet engines then in development. Some predictions came true, like intercontinental passenger flights, but others involving dirigibles, flying wings, and the family four-seater plane did not. Auto designer Preston Tucker and the Tucker Tornado. Plus a cutaway diagram of an observatory's space telescope. Aviation of Tomorrow; Scientific Wonders; Inventors Paradise; Your Own Aquarium; Bringing the Sun Inside; The Miracle Drug; Marvels of Science; Coaxial Cable Miracle; Odd Inventions; Electric Servants; Spiders!; The Torpedo Auto; Buna-S; Link Trainer Adaptations. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 36, Issue 3 - May, 1946. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "They Fight Fire With Fire" by Norman Carlisle, "Talking Tape" by Harry Bates, "Can We Atomize the Arctic Ice?" by Wallace W. Ashley, "Carved Glass" by Harry Bates. 6.5" x 9.5", 180 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.15.

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Photo cover. Seven page Patsy Walker comic story. Fictional stories "If Wishes Were Horses" (W) Adel De Leeuw (A) double page splash by James Billmyer, "Backstage Mystery" (W) Vera Lawston (A) double page splash by Louise Altson. Fashion, photos, teen articles, and more. 74 p, PC/BW. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 34 #5 - May 1946. Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11.5", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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May 1946. Novel "The Son of Mustang Web" by Bob Obets. Novelettes "Wild was the River" by Giff Chesire and "Hang the Man High!" by Philip Ketchum. Short stories by Prentice A. Burlingham, Thomas Thompson, Harold R. Stoakes, and Richard Brister. Few interior illustrations. 7" x 9 1/2"; black and white; 98 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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"Defense Mech" a short story by Ray Bradbury, "Engines of the Gods" a novel by Gardner Fox, plus "What Hath Me?" a novelette by Henry Kuttner.

Cover by H.L. Parkhurst. Science fiction novels "Engines of the God" by Gardner. F. Fox and "The Blue Venus" by Emmet McDowell. Novelette "What Hath Me?" by Henry Kuttner. Shorts "Survival" by Basil Wells, "Defense Mech" by Ray Bradbury, "Electron Eat Electron" by Noel Loomis, and "Crisis on Titan" by James R. Adams. Illustrations by H. W. Kiemle, Joseph Doolin, Hollingsworth, Chester Martin, Petrizzo, Guy Gifford, and C. A. Murphy. 7-in. x 10-in.; 128 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Stories and art by Robin Palmer, Elizabeth Eicher, Adele De Leeuw, Doris Falk, Annette Turngren, Jean Schick Grossman, Miriam Young, Laura Leahart, Lynne Smith, Nancy Williams and Alice Barr Grayson. A magazine for girls from the producers of Parents' Magazine, with stories, fashion and advice as well as comics. The Pigtail Club meets the mysterious hermit, who turns out to be handsome; Ballet dancer Anna Pavlova endures sickness and poverty to become the world's greatest ballerina; Polly Pilot's pal Susan uses a model plane to catch crooks. The Pigtail Club; New Address for Nancy; Hair Harmonies; All Because of Beautiful; Polly Pilot; Tricks Up Your Sleeve; Fairyland Is on the Air; Camp Comfort; Hobbies Hobbies Hobbies; Maytime is Playtime; On Her Toes; Mystery of the Circus House; Your Feelings and You; Polly Prefers; Witches and Fairies; A Stool for Your Doll; Sew Much Fun; Have You Troubles?; Polly in the Kitchen. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 18, No. 5 - May 1946. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Vol. 30, No. 5 - May 1946. 6.5" x 9.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 39, Issue 6 - May, 1946. 6.5" x 9", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.