Comic books May 1944

True stories of crime most foul fall victim to the pages of this short-lived vintage true crime magazine. Here, you will find tales of greed, jealousy, revenge, thievery, and murder....all true, all told in the words of the detectives who worked the cases. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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May 27, 1944. The classic magazine featuring current event articles, editorials, human interest pieces, humor, illustrations, a letter column, poetry, single-panel gag cartoons, and stories by the leading writers of the time. In this issue: Germany today; the helicopter; and more. Cover by Norman Rockwell. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; part black and white, part color; 108 pages on white paper. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Adventure of the Escaped Prisoner starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston, art by Harry G. Peter; Mala accidentally ends up in New York City and has trouble fitting in. The Ship of Doomed Souls starring Black Pirate, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Gay Ghost story, art by Howard Purcell. The Man Who Could Make Diamonds starring Mr. Terrific, art by Stan Aschmeier. The Blacksmith's Blues starring Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, script by Evelyn Gaines, art by Frank Harry. Brains Behind the Crimes starring Wildcat / story, art by Paul Reinman. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Captain Freedom and the Purple Parrot starring Captain Freedom and Dr. Krab. The Fiendish Fourth Dimension starring Shock Gibson and Dr. Ugbono, art by Bob Powell. Biff Bannon story, script and art by Art Helfant. The Perfidious Partisan starring Black Cat and Hauptmann Stewig. The Story Behind the Cover text article. Padlock Homes story with The Green Ghost, script and art by Ed Wheelan. Treachery In Tibet starring the Girl Commandoes and The Dalai Lama , art by Jill Elgin. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

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Cover inks by Arturo Cazeneuve. The Good Samaritans! starring The Newsboy Legion, inks by Harry Tschida; three criminals take up residence in a boarding house, holding a valise with $50,000 in it, none of it which can they touch because the serial numbers have been published. The Numismatist's Noose starring The Star Spangled Kid, art by Hal Sherman. The Parrot Who Wouldn't Talk starring Penniless Palmer, art by George Storm. The Battle of the Big Swamp starring Liberty Belle, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter. In a Fog* starring Super Sleuth McFooey, script and art by Jack Farr. Dr. Gaunt, Genius starring Robotman, art by Jimmy Thompson. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Fighting Yank Meets Nitro-Man. Captain Future story. Sabotage text story by John S. Endicott. Four Comrades story, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Oracle story. Lead Signal text story by Gerald De Vries. Don Davis story, art by Leonard Sansone. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

#18 in a series of 90. Superman-Tim is a boys' clothing catalog, activity book, and comic book all rolled into one, featuring Superman illustrations throughout. All issues are 16 pages unless a Superman story is inserted (bringing page count to 24 or 36 pages). Every issue encourages boys not to be a "Whoo-Shoo" -- a boy who reads "Superman-Tim" but doesn't buy clothes from the Superman-Tim Store. Copyright 1944 by National Comics Pub., Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

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Cover art by Milt Hammer. Cadet story. 18 Men and a Boat (Part 5) story, art by Tom Gill. Candid Charlie story, art by B. Gordon Guth. Target and the Targeteers story, art by Bill Allison. Dan'l Flannel humor story. Two Punctures For Hitler text story. Chameleon story, art by Bill Allison; Chameleon receives a message from Berlin. Speck, Spot, and Sis story, script and art by Milt Hammer. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Ed Wheelan, Don Rico, George Appel, Nina Albright, Manny Stallman, and Gil Kane (credited as Eli Katz). An anthology of adventure and suspense comics. Down-and-out ex-boxer Kid Terrific agrees to one last bout to earn money to save Jimmy's eyesight. Boomerang sets out to foil the assassin known as the Japanese Sandman. Comics McCormick, "the world's #1 comics fan," daydreams that he is the only person who can stop the criminal mastermind known as the Octopus. Plus an early story by legendary artist Gil Kane. Kid Terrific: The Kid Comes Back; Giant of Justice; Comics McCormick: The Octopus; Boomerang; Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon: The Fire King; Two Scoops for Murder; Target for Today; Tokio Express; Buck 'n' Broncho: The Insultin Sultan. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Spring 1944. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Charles W. Harbaugh, Leigh Brackett, Ford Smith, Joseph Farrell, Ruth Washburn, Manly Wade Wellman, and Ray Cummings. Dr. Seuss illustration? (Small "Buy United States War Savings Bonds & Stamps" ad.) 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Stories based on actual people and events: Carlson's Marine Raiders bio on Evans Fordyce Carlson. The Man Who Made the World Laugh bio on Mark Twain. Canada's Terrific Twins bio on champion skiers Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele. School for Espionage--Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation featuring Steve Saunders. Tribute to the Merchant Marine. Black Gold; The fascinating story of oil. Fearless Funmaker bio on Irving Fenster. Colombia--Our South American Neighbors. Giant Killers; Story involves torpedo boats (PT boats). 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 42 - Issue 2, May 1944. 8.5" x 11", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.