Comic books October 1944

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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. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. Curley Harper at Lakespur strips, art by Lyman Young. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. Just Kids strips by A.D. Carter. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. The Headline Hoax starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Ed Dobrotka (signed as Joe Shuster). The Punctured Picture starring Hayfoot Henry. The Rainbow Man sees Red starring The Vigilante, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.). The Leaping Leopard starring Congo Bill. The Pranks of Pan starring Zatara. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Paul Reinman. Fighters Never Quit, script by Alfred Bester, art by Paul Reinman; Green Lantern comes up against an opponent impervious to his power ring: the gruesome Solomon Grundy! Van Dorra's Box starring The Atom, script by Joe Greene, art by Joe Gallagher. The Men with Two Lives starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Joe Greene, art by Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs]. Captured starring Red, White and Blue, art by Joe Gallagher. A Letter from Home 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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Edited by Raymond Krank, Vincent Sullivan and Creig Flessel. Stories and art by Creig Flessel, Chas. M. Quinlan, Al Plastino, Al Bare, Henry Kiefer and Wood Cowan. Tales of military adventure and aviation, from the era before the Air Force existed as a separate branch of the US Armed Forces. Each issue also featured magazine-style illustrated factual articles as well as comics. A portrayal of the D-Day invasion of Europe in 1944; The little-known role of gliders in the Normandy invasion; General Wingate's commando squad called The Chindits tackles Axis forces in Burma. Also featuring an ad for a glow-in-the dark necktie, "creates a sensation wherever you go." Invasion!; The Blue Ghost; Lensman's Luck; Fliers of the Future; Surprise Party!; Pacific Pick-Up; The Mists of Doom; Battleship; Airborne Assault; Air Lens; Right from the Start!; Dead Man's Ship; One Against the Luftwaffe!; Bridge-Busters; Fire-Ball; Service Station; Death Plays Tag; The Chindits; The Hinges of Hell; Susie; Pistol Packin' Mama. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 34, Issue 2 - October, 1944. Science Fiction and adventure stories, this issue features "Blind Man's Buff" by Malcolm Jameson. 6.5-in. x 9.5-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

The Artist who Painted Death!; the Prophetic Painter paints your future. The Threat From Saturn--Chapter 2: The Blinding Ray; criminals banished from the planet Saturn attempt to take over the Earth. The Beauty Parlor Murders; Joan Mason discovers a bag of cocaine in her purse. The Land of "Yups" "Nopes" and "Maybes" starring the O'Brine Twins. Untitled Blue Beetle story featuring the Beetlemobile. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bob Kanigher and Louis Ferstadt. One of the stranger superheroes, Greek deity Antaeus - who can bounce whenever hurled to the ground - appears when summoned by his modern-day descendant, a neurotic artist. The Bouncer has the distinction of being the first character created by comics legend Robert Kanigher - as well as appearing in both Scott Shaw!'s Oddball Comics and The League of Regrettable Superheroes. The Bouncer and friends investigate when a circus clown claims to be the devil himself, and many wish to follow him; A crooked boxing promoter seeking an easy knock-out discovers One Round Hogan is the real thing; Rocket Kelly crash-lands in the jungle and is captured by a native tribe and their mysterious white queen, Manta. The Bouncer: The Clown Who Played Satan; One Round Hogan; Joy Family; The Bet; Rocket Kelly. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by R.W. Hall, Radcliffe, Alan Mandel, Dick Briefer, Dick Wood and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster tracks the murderous thug known as Johnny-on-the-Spot, in a particularly violent pre-Code story. Yankee Longago has a Groundhog Day-style time-loop adventure that teaches the importance of war bonds, a wartime fundraising effort, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Swoop Storm uses his new Gull Plane, a flap-winged plane like Airboy's Birdie, to take on Axis forces during WWII, featuring art possibly by Archie creator Bob Montana. Crimebuster; Swoop Storm; True Story of Jan Smudek; Daredevils Greatest Battle; Little Dynamite; Young Robinhood and his Band; Yankee Longago. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Sam Glankoff, Jack Sparling, Adam Allen, John Scott Douglas, Frances Huff, Darrell Huff, Mary Wieand, Martha Ross, Eva-Lis Wuorio, 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 profile of teen dancers; A comics biography of Minnie Spotted-Wolf, Native American and female member of the US Marines; A comics biography of USO performer Peggy Alexander. Also featuring a Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Toy Cannon," with possible art by Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Judy Wing; Mystery in Ward 13; Double Exposure Mystery; Self-Portrait by Reynolds; Careers for Tomorrow; Movies of the Month; Light Competition; Lets Talk Things Over; They Say It With Dancing; School Belles; Growing Pains; It's Fun to Sew; The Jade Goddess; Recipe for Youth; Rainbow; Hotcha - Biscuits!; Added Attractions; Pick Your Coat Colors Out of a Jewel Box; Make a Pablum Dress; Go Places in Double Daters; You Talk With Your Hands; Star Without Spotlight; The Victory Club; Girls in the News; Tricks for Teens. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Captain Aero Comics Vol. 4 No. 17 is numbered 3 on the cover. Cover price $0.10.

Includes: Alex Schomburg cover art; Tojo's Terror Masters, art by Vince Alascia; The Spy-Master of the Third Reich starring Human Torch, art by Al Bellman; Bottle Neck text story; Waters of Death, Pencils by Vince Alascia; and The Baron of Horror Castle, Pencils by Syd Shores, Inks by Vince Alascia. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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C.C. Beck cover and art. Otto Binder story. "Captain Marvel Gets the Heir," "The Chimes of Crime," "The Mayor For a Day," and "The Black Death Ray." Chapter 19 of the Monster Society of Evil serial, featuring an appearance by Mr. Mind. Also, Captain Marvel visits Boston, Massachusetts! Cover price $0.10.

"Captain Midnight Rides the Monsoon"; Capt. Midnight stars in "Sergeant Twilight Stays Out Late"; and "Johnny Blair in the Air." Cover price $0.10.

October, 1944. Volume 7, Issue 3. Cover by Earle Bergey. Cartoon strips by Jefferson Machamer, George Shellhase, Reamer Keller, Adolph Schus, Al Ross, Walt Munson, Merrylen Townsend, Ty Mahon, Louis Priscilla, Jack Markow, Vic Herman, Lawrence Lariar, Michael Berry, Eric Godal, George Hamilton Green and W.P. Trent. 8.5-in. x 10.5-in. 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 16, Issue 5 - October 1944. Features creative stories, poems, rebuses, recipes, activities, crafts, science experiments, and health articles for children. 6-in. x 9-in. 52 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.15.

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The Pathfinder, 1st Printing, Classics Comics, Gilberton edition. Comic book adaptation of the classic James Fenimore Cooper story about a guide in the early 1700s when the French and Indian Wars were taking place. Illustrated by Louis Zansky. Issue also has a text biography of Cooper. (HRN 22, 10/44).

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The Pathfinder, 1st Printing, Classics Comics, Island edition. Comic book adaptation of the classic James Fenimore Cooper story about a guide in the early 1700s when the French and Indian Wars were taking place. Illustrated by Louis Zansky. Issue also has a text biography of Cooper. (HRN 22, 10/44).

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The Pathfinder, 1st Printing, 10/44, Classics Comics, Queens City Times edition. Comic book adaptation of the classic James Fenimore Cooper story about a guide in the early 1700s when the French and Indian Wars were taking place. Illustrated by Louis Zansky. Issue also has a text biography of Cooper. (HRN 22, 10/44). Cover price $0.10.

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Batman and Robin in "Crime's Man-Hunt," Air Wave in "The Hard-Working Hoodlum" (art by George Roussos), Slam Bradley in "Case of the Smoking Sign," Three-Ring Binks, and the Boy Commandos in "Saga of the Northland" (by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby?). Cover price $0.10.

October 1944. Cover by Modest Stein. "Jiu San" by "Kenneth Robeson"; "Muskets for Skins" by DeWitt Newbury; "River of No Return" by Ray Vicker; "The Square Peg" by Orlando Rigoni; and "Reg'lar Army Man" by Jack Anderson. Digest size, 5-5/8" x 7-3/4"; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Jitter" by Arthur B. Poinier; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Invisible Scarlet O'Neil" by Russell Stamm; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Chief Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Mescal Ike" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta; and "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff. "Transport Adventure" text story by Carl C. Hodges. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 6, Issue 4 - October 1944. Cover by J. Allen St. John. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "The Tanner of Kiev" by Wallace West, and "Cats of Kadenza" by Don Wilcox. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 212 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Al Bryant. ""Shawuncas, the Shaman" starring Doll Man; Someone wants the mysterious skull badly enough to kill for it. "Murder, Maestro, Please," script and art by Vernon Henkel; A crooked publisher wants Swing Sisson to be the first to play his new number. Untitled Perky story, script and art by Sid Lazarus. Untitled story; Spin Shaw is taken prisoner by the Japanese. Untitled story, art by Tony DiPreta; Blimpy has to overcome some evil genies. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Lady or the...?", art by Bill Quackenbush; Rusty and his brigade rescue a lady on a Pacific island. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by M.E. Peacock and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Robert Webb, Alex Blum, Ann Brewster, H.C. Kiefer, Lily Renee and George Tuska. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Tiger Girl must prove a white man stole a precious idol before tribal warfare erupts, in a story with possible art by Matt Baker; More good-girl art as Hooks Devlin investigates the "lamp-post Mata Haris" who are causing US soldiers to desert; Senorita Rio investigates Nazi U-boat attacks on ships near the Panama Canal. Another offbeat bondage cover by Joe Doolin. Rip Carson; Tiger Girl; Hooks Devlin; Kayo Kirby; Silent Cannons; Shark Brodie; Senorita Rio. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Flash stars in "Merman Meets the Flash," written by Gardner Fox, art by Jon Chester Kozlak. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "What Cooks?" with art by Frank Harry; Johnny Thunder in "Peachy Pet's Job" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; "The Demon Dozen" by Ed Wheelan; Hop Harrigan text story; and Hawkman in "The Voice from the Lake" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff. 48 pgs. Cover art by Martin Naydel. Cover price $0.10.

October 1, 1944. The Grit "Story Section" was originally issued weekly as part of the Grit newspaper. Fiction stories by Clarence Budington Kelland (Scattergood Baines story), Emilie Loring, Ruth Aston, G.G. Partch, Will Ermine, Norah Smaridge, and Richard English. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 32 pages, black and white text with illustrations.