Comic books November 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.

Cover art by Jack Burnley and Stan Kaye. Rookery for River Rats starring Superman, art by Ira Yarbrough. The Weird Chapeau starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. Camouflage for Crime starring Congo Bill, art by Edwin Smalle. Picayune Pilferers starring Vigilante, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.). School Days, School Days starring Zatara, art by W. F. White. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks credited to Joe Simon. Sweets For Swag!, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Marvin Stein; Sweet Tooth and his gang steal a fortune in diamonds, then hide them from the Police and Sandman in the bottoms of candy being shipped to the Devereaux residence. The Hard-Headed League! starring Genius Jones, art by Stan Kaye. The Royal Revival! starring Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Life and Death of a Star! starring Starman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Emil Gershwin. Bazooka Lullaby! starring Mike Gibbs, Guerrilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Maurice Del Bourgo. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Part comics, part text features. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 1 - November, 1945. Pulp magazine with a focus on aerial war combat fiction stories. This issue includes; "Four Lucky Men" by David V. Reed, "Mom's in the Sky" by Sam Carson, "Death Rides a Test Flight" by Chester Geier, and many more. 6.5" x 9", 178 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories by Walt Kelly, Roger Garis and unknown. Art by Walt Kelly and H.R. McBride. Tales featuring Albert and Pogo, Uncle Wiggily, Blackie, Cilly Goose, Hector the Henpecked Rooster and Elephunnies (1 page)! Also: "Last Call for Lunch" text story! 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 36, Issue 3 - November, 1945. Cover by William Timmins. Science Fiction and adventure stories, this issue features "The Mule" by Isaac Asimov. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Dick Sprang. "Punch and Judy!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane), inks by George Roussos; Punch and Judy are using a carnival to bilk residents of Gotham City and the Caped Crusaders see to it that the grafters working the concessions and games are removed from the grounds; However, Punch and Judy decide to strike back by having Batman and Robin join the carnival to put on a death-defying aerial stunt. "Alfred, Armchair Detective!", art by Jerry Robinson; Alfred is surprised to learn that what he read in a book about a case being solved by an "armchair detective," which he considers impossible, proves to be true on a chair he accidentally gets involved in... and he's tied to that armchair! "Vanishing Village!", script by Joe Samachson, pencils by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane), inks by George Roussos; Batman and Robin are surprised to learn that an abandoned village in Florida, patterned after a Turkish village named Alhambra, has vanished, which is also the home of many a master criminal who has also disappeared. "Close Shave" text story by Eddie Bell. "Trade Marks of Crime!", script by Joseph Greene, pencils by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane), inks by George Roussos; Batman must solve a strange case in which someone is cleverly forging the burglary trademarks of various criminals, all of which pinpoint the jobs to the wrong criminal! 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Sparky Watts, Skyman, Joe Palooka, Dixie Dugan, Brass Knuckles, CaptainYank, Charlie Chan, Bo, and the Face. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Ned L. Pines. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by Ed Moritz, Ed Hamilton, Charles S. Strong, and Charles Stoddard. Action-packed tales featuring such characters as Japanese and Indian villains and the Black Terror, a super strong super-hero. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

2nd or later Printing - No Dust Jacket. Tower Books Edition. A Novel of the Great American Family By Helga Lund. Hardcover, 5 1/2-in. x 8 1/4-in., 194 pages, black and white (all text).

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Cover by Jim Wilcox. Stories and art by 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 #61. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Edison Bell's Ship-in-a-Bottle gets him mixed up with crooks. Sergeant Spook helps a gunfighter's grandson who's hanging with the wrong crowd, by bringing back his grandfather's ghost. Blue Bolt sends a Japanese "robot" (buzz-bomb, an early drone) back to its home base, and winds up in a tense aerial dogfight - without a plane. Also, instructions for making a Ship-in-a-Bottle. Dick Cole; Cap Hawkins True Tales; Bluebolts & Nuts; Edison Bell; Ship-in-a-Bottle; Blue Bolt; Fearless Fellers; Valor's Reward; Sergeant Spook; Night Plane; Krisko & Jasper. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Part text articles, part comics. Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Carmine Infantino, Nina Albright, Bill Woolfolk, Rudy Palais, George Appel, Maurice del Bourgo, Tony DiPreta and Paul Parker. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Miss Victory investigates after ships begin vanishing in the San Francisco Bay. Red Cross witnesses the saga of a Scottish piper and WWI veteran who was rejected from service during WWII. Plus an early story by Carmine Infantino, and non-fiction stories about the Douglas Havoc and Martin Rem Mariner planes. Classic cover by legendary artist L. B. Cole. Captain Aero: Bombs, Balloons and the Barnstorming Blonde; Miss Victory; Black Havoc; Wings of Mercy; The Mighty Mite; Death for Enemy Subs; A Coward's Debt; The Chute Killer; Captain Aeros Sky Scouts; The Red Cross: The Bagpipes of Scotty MacDoon. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder. Art by Pete Costanza. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Captain Marvel Sails the Seven Seas"; "The Unknown Killer"; and "Captain Marvel and His Loneliest Day"! Plus: 2-page text story "Son of the Berber" by Arthur Lane. And: Opportunity Knoxx 2-pager. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Bombs That Never Missed," "Sergeant Twilight's Totem Pole," and "Captain Midnight Fights the Flea." 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 2 - November, 1945. Humor digest loaded with short stories and slice-of-life cartoons reflecting society of the time. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 17, Issue 6 - November 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.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Jack Alderman, Rudy Palais, Dick Wood, Norman Maurer, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. Leonard Scamici makes a name for himself as a killer for hire, but a New York bank job proves his undoing. The brilliant and well-mannered "Western George" Leslie masterminded robberies down to the tiniest detail. A story that dares the reader to figure out who killed an embezzler during a costume party at Mardi Gras. Also featuring a famous and oft-reprinted cover by Charles Biro. Willie the Actor; Million Dollar Burglar; Murder Will Out; The Saga of Sir Charles; The True Story of Leonard Scamici, Killer For Hire; The Case of the Phony Count Chivano; Whodunnit: Can You Solve the Murder at the Mardi Gras? 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Dick Wood, Virginia Hubbell and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The complete life story of a hood who ultimately gets chased up a building by Daredevil. The debut of Captain Roger Wilco, an aviator hero in the tradition of Airboy and Smilin' Jack. To impress Betty Lou, Eggbert foolishly agrees to participate in a wrestling match. Daredevil; Sniffer; Dickie Dean; Crimebuster: Million Dollar Racket; Introducing Roger Wilco; Eggbert: Blooming Love. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Burnley and Charles Paris. Stories by Don C. Cameron, Jack Farr and unknown. Art by Win Mortimer, Jack Farr, Howard Sherman, George Roussos and Louis Cazeneuve. When Wayne Motor Company goes broke because the company's treasurer absconds with the company money, Bruce finds himself broke. That predicament creates many headaches for Batman and Robin in "The Batman Goes Broke!" by Don C. Cameron and Win Mortimer. Plus: Three-Ring Binks in an untitled story by Jack Farr; Slam Bradley in "Adventure in the Park!" with art by Howard Sherman; Air Wave in "Polly Wants a Prize!" with art by George Roussos; and The Boy Commandos in "Foxhole Chaplain!" with art by Louis Cazeneuve (not by Simon and Kirby, despite the listed credits). Also: 2-page text story "Home to Roost" by Murray Boltinoff (as Blair Bolton), and Daffy & Doodle 1-pager by Lit-Win. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 47, 1st Printing - "Blood on Nassau's Moon" by Walbridge McCully. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

"Girl Clips Artists Get Set for Vets!" Cover price $0.25.

Long running pulp magazine focusing on weird mystery stories. Cover by ?. "The Long Way Home" by Ray Bradbury, plus stories by Bruno Fischer, Andrew Holt, William R. Cox, Frederick C. Davis, Talmage Powell, Day Keene, and Wilbur S. Peacock. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 98 pages, text, with B&W illustrations Cover price $0.15.