Comic books January 1944

Add to cart PR 0.5 $9.80 View scan INCOMPLETE. Multiple ad pages missing, does not interrupt art or story.

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. 56 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.

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.

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.

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 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 Very Good $81.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive.

Add to cart Poor $10.00 View scans Front cover detached 15%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $569.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

Add to cart Fine $105.00 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.

Add to cart Fair $16.25 View scans no Staples Spine split 5%. Water damage: 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.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $32.50 View scans Centerfold detached. Staple rust.

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.

Add to cart Coverless $230.00 View scans INCOMPLETE. Two center wraps missing (pages 4-9 of "The Crime Confession" story). Facsimile cover included (unattached). Edge tear through entire book.

"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. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled Blue Beetle story; the Beetle back behind German lines, masquerades as Fritz von Straff, who is masquerading as the Beetle. Untitled Ali Baba story; Young comic book fan 'Erbert meets the Blue Beetle who offers to take him to meet Ali Baba. AAF Bombers Based in India Raise Havoc With Japs in Burma article. The Case of the Kodiak Snap starring Durrand Draw, script by Montgomery Mulford, art by George Tukel. Untitled Blue Beetle story; on leave in New York, the Beetle gets involved with a case involving arsonists who leave no evidence. 1000 Fathoms Under the Sea! starring Deep-Sea Dawson, art by Gordon Fisher. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Tom Gill. Stories and art by Dan Barry, John Giunta, Al Fagaly, Clarence E. Dickinson, Boyden Sparkes, Ray Gill, John Jordan, George Kapitan, Jim Wilcox, Henry C. Kiefer, Fred Bell, Harold DeLay, Jack A. Warren, and Eugene L. Pollock. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #42. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Blue Bolt meets Heinie - the rebellious German soldier who becomes his occasional sidekick - in North Africa, in a story with early art by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. A classical composer's ghost uses psychic piano student Jerry to perform his lost symphony. A vintage activity page on how to build a model bomber. Dick Cole; I Fly For Vengeance, Part 3; Fearless Fellers: Buried Treasure!; Sergeant Spook; Old Cap Hawkins True Tales; A Good Job; Edison Bell; Edison Bell Bombs the Axis; Blue Bolt; Krisko & Jasper; Bluebolts and Nuts. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Sam Glankoff, Jack Sparling, Corrine Dillon, Mary Brinker Post, Helen Ciancimino, Dorothy Gordon, Betty Abbot, Adele de Leeuw, Louise Carlisle, Isabelle Corey, Elizabeth Nichols, Elena Chance, Jane Richards, Nancy Pepper, Alice Barr Grayson, and Margaret Sutton. A kids' anthology from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories, comics and advice aimed at 1940s teen girls. A comics biography of Anna Novik, a teen forced to flee the Nazis during WWII. A profile of Patrice Munsel, the youngest singer to be featured at the Metropolitan Opera. A guide to all the hip "jive" slang phrases the kids were using in 1944, focusing on the early craze for Frank Sinatra. Judy Wing; A Girl from Norway; Kathy Saves Christmas; Date with the Opera; The Haunted Apartment; Youth Airs Its Views; Holiday Headliners in the Movies; The Mystery of the Thieving Spooks; Lets Talk Things Over; New Twists on Gifts; Half Pint of Courage; Beauty; It's Fun to Sew; Crocheted Sparklers; Christmas Quickies; Who Wants to Look Like a Kid Sister?; Are You Dreaming of a White Christmas?; Saving Face; Merry Christmas, with Love; Fun Foods for Holiday Parties; Jabberwocky and Jive; Queen of the Little Racket; The Victory Club; Girls in the News; Gadgets for Girls. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Russ Heath, Nina Albright, Herman C. Browner, Sylvan H. Stein, Jack Alderman, C. R. Schaare, Jack Grogan, Mack Borgatta and Charles Quinlan. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics Vol. 3 #11. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Joan must ditch her date and change to Miss Victory when a Central American head of state is targeted by Axis forces. A fascist opera conductor uses Norse legends to further the Nazi agenda. Flagman and Rusty search for Axis saboteurs who are targeting America's subways. Plus an early story by legendary artist Russ Heath. Captain Aero: King of the Sky Trails; Alias X: The Bizarre Case of the Missing Arms; Commandos of the Devil Dogs: Shalna of the Islands; The Red Cross: The Code of the Morros; Hammerhead Hawley: The Super-Submarine; For Valor; Episode in Pablo City; Captain Aero's Sky Scouts: Wings of Death; Miss Victory: Noric - the Maniac of the Opera; Flagman: Subway Saboteurs. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Includes: Syd Shores cover art; The Cult of the Assassins, Script by Zac Gabel, Pencils by Syd Shores, Inks by Vince Alascia; The Stage of Death, pencils by Vince Alascia; Greedy Grab text story; Invasion Mission, Pencils by Ken Bald; An Automatic Tommy Gun--Bucky Builds For Victory; The Mad Mole's Folly, Pencils by Jimmy Thompson, Inks by Al Gabriele; and Let's Play Detective story, pencils by Al Bellman. 60 pgs. Cover price $0.10.