Comic books January 1944

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $65.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover by Al Plastino. Stories and art by Ray Gill, George Kapitan, Jim Wilcox, Harold DeLay, and John Jordan. Sometimes listed as 4Most #9. Four different stories featuring clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s from Novelty Press. Dick Cole and his pals encounter Nazi war criminals that have escaped from a prison train wreck near Farr Academy. Li'l Abner-like Danl Flannel enters Homespun Center's Hawg Call Contest, where he must defeat Bull Voice Barclay. Edison Bell gets to use his Rocket Sled during a Christmas trip to mountain man King Robinson's Island. Edison Bell tells young readers how to make animal feeders; sadly, he does not reveal the schematics of the Rocket Sled. Dick Cole; Danl Flannel; A Splotch of Red; Edison Bell; The Cadet. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, scripts by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Family Portraits strips, art by Norman Lynd. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Just Kids strips, art by A.D. Carter. Private Breger Abroad strips by Dave Breger. Curley Harper at Lakespur strips, art by Lyman Young. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Wayne Boring and Ed Dobrotka. Superman Meets Susie, script by Don Cameron (signed as Jerry Siegel), pencils by Ira Yarbrough (signed as Joe Shuster), inks by Stan Kaye. The Duke Goes to the Dogs starring Vigilante, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.), inks by Joe Kubert. The Ancient Incas starring Congo Bill, art by Edwin Smalle. Super Sleuth McFooey, art by Jack Farr. Between Dishonor and Death starring Americommando, script by Joseph Greene, art by Bernard Baily. The Picture that Walked starring Zatara. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 110, No. 3 - January 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 162 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $1,000.00 View scans Paper: White Slab: Significant side/edge cracks 1" or more Label #3889318012

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. Prisoner Of His Dreams, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Archibald Shelby has the uncanny ability to plan perfect crimes while he sleeps, and a gang of criminals decide to use that ability to their advantage! The Case of the Curious Crossroad starring Genius Jones, script by Alfred Bester, art by Stan Kaye. The Golden Horseshoe starring Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Plundering Planets! starring Starman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Emil Gershwin. Fisherman's Fortune starring Manhunter, pencils by Pierce Rice. Trouble in Three-Quarter Time starring Mike Gibbs, Guerilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Irving Tirman. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Ed Cronin. Cover by Fred Kida. Stories by Bob Fujitani, Tony DiPreta, Bill Fraccio, Ray Berry, and Bob Fujitani. Heroic action stories of war and airborne adventure—these are Air Fighters Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Sky Demons Over America starring The Human Torch, pencils by Al Bellman, inks by George Klein; The Flaming Duo are ordered to discover what has been destroying U.S. defense plants, and they discover a monstrous Nazi boat plane called "Der-Tag", that can fly at an altitude of 60,000 feet! The Case of the Yellow Fire Monster starring Captain America, pencils by Vince Alascia, inks by Al Avison; Cap and Bucky must battle a gang of saboteurs that are using bowery derelicts and drugging them to set mysterious fires in New York, and blaming them on an ancient Chinese fire-god. Terror In Tokyo starring Submariner, art by Jimmy Thompson. The Real Hitler starring The Destroyer, art by Fred Bell. The Mystery of the Ghost Killer--Let's Play Detective, script and art by Allen Bellman. The Three Chances of Cadet Cox starring The Whizzer, pencils by Don Rico, inks by Bob Oksner. 60 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Paul Reinman. The Riddle of the Runaway Trolley starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Paul Reinman, inks by Sam Burlockoff; A trolley operator's last day on the job proves rather exciting as crooks hijack the trolley to commit a burglary. The Criminal Clocks starring The Atom, script by Joseph Greene, art by Joe Gallagher. Riddle of the Blazing Dummy starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Joseph Greene, art by Stan Aschmeier. The Impossible Isle starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Professor Returns starring Scribbly and the Red Tornado, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Crooked Coconuts starring Red, White and Blue, art by Joe Gallagher. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Ed Wheelan and unknown. Art by Ed Wheelan, Jill Elgin, Bob Powell, Lou Ferstadt and unknown. In this issue: Boy Heroes in "Four Lads Get a New Name"; Black Cat (Linda Turner) in "The Case of the Bounding Diamonds" with art by Jill Elgin; Martin Epp Feature "War Victory's Unsung Hero" with art by Bob Powell; Blonde Bomber in "The Rocket Plane Mystery"; "Where There's a Will" by Ed Wheelan (only appearance of this feature); Penny (introduction) and Ulysses, Jr. (introduction) in untitled tale with art by Lou Ferstadt; and Captain Red Blazer and Sparky in 2-page untitled Story Behind the Cover text story. Plus: untitled 4F Philip 2-pager by Art Helfant (only appearance of this feature). 56 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Saboteurs In White, pencils by Vince Alascia, inks by Al Bellman; The Red Skull takes over a hospital so that he can use ambulances to transport saboteurs into munitions factories until Captain America and Bucky put a stop to his plans. Black Market Death starring the Human Torch, pencils by Bob Powell, inks by Al Bellman. The Case of the Walking Jeep starring Jeep Jones, art by Chic Stone. The Phony Tokyo starring Jap Buster Johnson, inks by Larry Antonette. The Horror of the Yellow Men starring Sub-Mariner. The Henry Wolfgang Case--Let's Play Detective, art by Al Bellman. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $1,475.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Label #4387827001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Jan 1944. Science fiction stories by William P. McGivern, Ross Rocklynne, P.F. Costello, Ed Earl Repp, Berkeley Livingston, and Gerald Vance. Illustrations by Ronald Clyne, Magarian, Robert Fuqua, and Julian S. Krupa. Cover by Fuqua. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 208 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. "Evil At the Observatory"; Doc Strange vs. Klutz, Vilma, and Nazis. "The Zombie Ray"; Black Terror vs. Muller, Beltz, and Nazis. "Chinese Boy" text story by Charles Roberts. "The Deadly Dwarf"; Pyroman vs. The Dwarf and Nazis. "The Skywriting Murder"; Liberator vs. Nazis. "Snowbound" text story by Henry Hale. "The Stowaway Spy"; Lucky Lawrence vs. Nazis. 60 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 317, No. 2 - January 1944. 8.25" x 11.25", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $29.00 View scans Front cover detached 50%. Back cover detached 70%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

January, 1944. Volume 33, Issue 5. Cover by William Timmins. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $1,399.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover loose at staples. Staple rust with migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart PR 0.5 $799.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Interior piece fill. Back cover missing. First wrap detached and anchored with glue at spine. Tape on interior of cover. Staple rust with migration. Cover to cover hole punch. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart PR 0.5 $899.95 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. Missing piece from last page (affects art and story). Full length spine split in cover and first wrap. Missing back cover. Top staple removed. First two pages detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Dick Sprang. "The Centuries of Crime!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); The Joker enlists the aid of a fraudulent scientist and swami, convincing them that they can successfully carry out their fleecing of victims: in the past and the future! Jerry the Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Trial of Titus Keyes!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson; Batman and Robin, figuring that the case in court against Titus Keyes is much too pat, investigate and discover the real culprit: the cell-mate of Keyes when he was in prison. One-page Hectic History story by Jack Farr. "The Lawmen of the Sea," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); In the 2nd story of a series involving various police divisions, Batman and Robin team-up with the Harbor Patrol to track down harbor pirates! "Convoy Sighted" text story by Walt Abbot. "Bruce Wayne Loses the Guardianship of Dick Grayson!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson; One day a couple show up at the Wayne mansion claiming to be the Aunt and Uncle of Dick Grayson, and they successfully get custody of the boy. But Batman smells a rat when the couple call up Bruce Wayne and offer him the opportunity to "buy" Dick back! 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $43.00 View scans Only one staple (manufacturing). Corner Damage.

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Volume 3, Issue 1 - January 1944. Cover by Merlin Enabit. Pin-up and glamour photos. 8.5" x 11.5", 64 pages, tinted B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.

Add to cart Fine $9.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.

Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.

Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Gardner Fox, Ogden Whitney, Kermit Jadiker and Charles Zerner (credited as Paine), Elmer Wexler, Frank Tinsley, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Jeff MacHamer, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Doc Static takes away Sparky's powers so he can join the Navy, but the side-effect is an ever-growing beard; meanwhile, crooks make off with the cosmic-ray machine. Vic Jordan sets out to find the source of the strange yellow clay and prove that Koenig is a Nazi spy. Charlie Chan investigates the plane crash that killed the inventor of the hydraulic boomerang. Vic Jordan; Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; All in a Lifetime; Hollywood Husband; Hot Rescue. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue 8 - "The Body in the Road" by Moray Dalton. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

"Crime Goes To College," art by Clem Weisbecker; Professor Markov opens a Crime School for thugs, and the Black Hood gets a quick education and is sent to the corner. Archie ad. "The Case of the Medical Murderer," art by Clem Weisbecker; A hospital becomes the hideout for crime boss Killer Kane, and Dr. Walter Anthony thinks there should be a "pay-off" for helping in his escape. "The Crime-Confessors," art by Bob Fujitani; After several days of a violent flood, Bob Dickering and his girlfriend, Thelma Gordon, find refuge in an old church where several others have gathered too. "Is Germany's Secret Weapon a Rocket Plane?" text story. "The Little Crime That Wasn't There," pencils by Clem Weisbecker, inks by Pen Shumaker; A nephew wants to inherit his aunt and uncles wealth, and is willing to kill for it. "The Crooner and the Crooks," art by Bill Vigoda; Hank Heersatyer, the crooner, is kidnapped, and Dusty and Roy come to his rescue. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

January, 1944. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $27.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight. Foreign edition: Canada.

Canadian Reprint Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $7.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 28 pages, B&W

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 28 pages, B&W

Add to cart Very Good $7.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 28 pages, B&W