Comic books October 1945

Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, script by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Daffy Doodles strips, art by Doc Winner. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Private Breger Abroad strips by Dave Breger. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. 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. They'll Do It Every Time strips, art by Jimmy Hatlo. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Classic rainbow cover by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. The King of Color starring Superman, art by Ira Yarbrough. The Elephant's Homecoming starring Congo Bill, art by Edwin Smalle. An Ill Wind Blows starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. The Curse of the Ichabod Q starring Vigilante, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.). Race Against Rogues starring Zatara, art by W. F. White. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $59.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Extensive.

October 1945 issue, includes "The Bleeding Sun" by Sidney Herschel Small, "Mission to Nassau" by William DuBois, "Brother Holt and the Bull Gorilla" by Donald Barr Chidsey, "Combined Operation" by John Scott Douglas, and more. 7" x 9-1/4" 146 black and white newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Good $9.00 View scans Spine split 5%.

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

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $7.20 View scans Water damage: Slight.

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

Aviation magazine featuring pictorials of featured designs; model and hobby information. 10.25" x 13", 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $595.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #3965053007 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Paul Reinman. Napoleon and Joe Safeen starring Green Lantern, art by Paul Reinman; An apparent insane asylum escapee uses his exceptional talent in mathematics to aid Joe Safeen's mob in a series of robberies. Curse of the Caliphs starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Joseph Greene, art by Stan Aschmeier. Red and Blooey Meet in China starring Red, White and Blue, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Dennis Neville. Hippity and His Off the Cob Dream of Conquest 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.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by unknown. Art by Ed Moritz, Ed Hamilton and unknown. In this issue: untitled Doc Strange story; The Black Terror in "One Corpse Too Many!" with art by Ed Moritz and Ed Hamilton; and untitled The Fighting Yank story. Plus: 1-page text story "Through the Storm" (by Tex Mumford - a house name). And: Herbie Johnson in 1-page text story "Herbie Helps the Police" (by Donald Bayne Hobart). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Vigoda. Stories by Bill Woggon and unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Bob Montana, Bill Woggon and Al McLean. Archie signs up for swimming so he can get a varsity letter in "Double Trouble"! Plus: Archie tries to get Benny King for the school dance in "Swing and Sway the Archie Way"; Betty and Veronica wreak havoc on Frank Croonatra when he comes to town; a tale starring Dotty and Ditto; and Archie gets a pet monkey that causes trouble around the house in "Monkey Shines"! Plus: Mr. Andrews and Archie attempt to fix a closet door in the 2-page text story "Mr. Fixit" by George Kapitan. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 36, Issue 2 - October, 1945. Cover by William Timmins. Science Fiction and adventure stories, this issue features Giant Killer" by A. Bertram Chandler. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Frank Tinsley, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. A Skyman impostor, complete with customized Wing plane, tries to frame Skyman for his crimes. While listening to their favorite radio program, The Lone Stranger, Doc Static accidentally turns Sparky Watts into a living radio. Captain Biggs wants to arrest The Face for murder, leading to trouble for Willy and Tony, the two men behind The Face's mask. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Swindler's Homecoming. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $150.00 or Best Offer View scans 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Staple rust. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Tom Gill. Stories and art by C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza, Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, Jim Wilcox, Robert Pious, Milt Hammer, Pam Robinson, Harold DeLay, Ross H. Davis, Jack Warren, and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #60. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. The Fearless Fellers kid gang enters a Soap Box Derby. Sergeant Spook and Jerry enlist real ghosts to expose phony psychics who are victimizing families of missing WWII servicemen. Blue Bolt's sidekick Charlie tires of being overshadowed by Blue Bolt, and tries some heroics of his own. Also featuring an ad for Tootsie Rolls, "Captain Tootsie and the Farmyard Fire!" from Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Also, instructions for making a model glider plane. Dick Cole; Cap Hawkins True Tales; Bluebolts & Nuts; Edison Bell; Glider Plane; Blue Bolt; Fearless Fellers; Valor's Reward; Sergeant Spook; Night Plane; Krisko & Jasper. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Carl Hubbell, Bob Montana, Rudy Palais, Dick Briefer, Alan Mandel, 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 investigates when an heiress is captured by a phony doctor in his nightmarish asylum. Yankee Longago encounters Emperor Nero and The Great Fire of Rome, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Swoop Storm's latest creation, a blade-winged plane that can slice what it flies through, is stolen by enemy agents, featuring art by Archie creator Bob Montana. Crimebuster; Swoop Storm; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil: Mistress of Murder; Little Dynamite: The Clever Crime; Young Robinhood; Yankee Longago. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

"The Signs of the Cross" a short story by John MacDonald.

Includes: Alex Schomburg cover art; The Walking Dead, Pencils by Vince Alascia, Inks by Al Bellman; The Case of the Mad Sculptor starring Human Torch, pencils by Ken Bald; The Mystery of the Eyes of Death, Pencils by Alascia; Bulldozer text story; and The Leopard and His Killer Mob, Pencils by Alascia. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Art Helfant and others. Art by Art Helfant and others. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. A bitter cartoonist gets hold of an invention that turns people into living caricatures of themselves. Captain Marvel Jr. faces a spree of nonsensical crimes apparently created by escaped mental patients. A lighthouse operator witnesses the battle between Captain Marvel Jr. and modern-day pirates for a shipful of treasure. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Captures Red the Terror!, by CC Beck and Pete Costanza. The Out of Focus People!; Boxcar Benny; Rubbernose Randolph: Time Waits for No One; Lunatic Larceny!; Near Sighted Northrup; Little Albert; The Secret of Solver Canyon; The Keeper of Lonely Rock! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 17, Issue 5 - October 1945. 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.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $20.00 View scans	Add to cart PR 0.5 $6.10	Add to cart PR 0.5 $6.10 INCOMPLETE. Missing a few pages, does not affect story and art. 5 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Pieces missing from back cover. Centerfold detached.	Add to cart PR 0.5 $6.10
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $29.00 or Best Offer View scans 1" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Two Years Before the Mast, 1st Printing, Classics Comics. (HRN 25, 10/45). Cover price $0.10.

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Two Years Before the Mast, 4th Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 62). Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $5.90

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $4.30 View scan Cover oxidation.

Two Years Before the Mast, 5th Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 71). Cover price $0.15.

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Two Years Before the Mast, 6th Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 85, original 10/45 date). Cover price $0.15.

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Two Years Before the Mast, 7th Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 114, original 10/45 date). Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Dick Sprang. Stories by Alvin Schwartz, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, George Roussos and Louis Cazeneuve. Batman turns the tables on some crooks who are using giant billboards to blackmail people in the Batman and Robin tale "The Battle of the Billboards!" by Alvin Schwartz and Dick Sprang. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "The Buzzard and the Screech!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "Swag That Stole Itself!" with art by George Roussos; and The Boy Commandos in "The Crooked Ghost!" with art by Louis Cazeneuve. Also: 2-page text story "Clear Sailing" by Alton Black, and Scuffy the Tramp 1-pager by Lit-Win. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 46, 1st Printing - "Death Visits the Apple Hole" by A. B. Cunningham. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 44, Issue 2 - October, 1945. Western adventure novels "Sheep Means Shootin'" by Walt Coburn and "The Pistol Padre's Private War" by Harry F. Olmstead. Novelettes "Tinhorns -- And Iron Men" by Rod Patterson, "Smoke-Out at Silver River" by James Charles Lynch, and "Snow-Bound in Hell" by Marvin De Vries. Short stories by Joe Archibald & Tom W. Blackburn. A few illustrations. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

"The Thing That Pursued" a Doc Savage novel by Kenneth Robeson.

October 1945. "The Thing That Pursued" by Kenneth Robeson; "The Trouble With Killers" by D.A. Hoover; and "Runt Sharks" by Stuart Friedman. Digest size, 5-5/8" x 7-3/4"; black and white; 130 pages. Cover price $0.15.