Comic books April 1946

Volume 30, Issue 1 - April, 1946. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 14, Issue 2 - April, 1946. 6.75" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, script by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Daffy Doodles strips, art by Doc Winner. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. 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 Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. The Laughing Stock of Metropolis starring Superman and The Prankster, art by Jon Small. The Legal Eagle starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. The Burgling Bookman starring Vigilante, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.). Upstream River Rats starring Congo Bill, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Edwin Smalle. Spotlight for Cinderella starring Zatara, art by W. F. White. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issues #1 to #28 of this series contain original Canadian created content. Issues #29 and #30 date from 1946 and contain U.S. reprints in colour, but with original covers. The series restarted in 1950, ignoring previous numbering (#96 is currently the earliest known) and consisted entirely of color reprints of U.S. comics. Cover price $0.10.

Issues #1 to #28 of this series contain original Canadian created content. Issues #29 and #30 date from 1946 and contain U.S. reprints in colour, but with original covers. The series restarted in 1950, ignoring previous numbering (#96 is currently the earliest known) and consisted entirely of color reprints of U.S. comics. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Good $40.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 114, Issue 6 - April, 1946. 6.75" x 9", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Aquaman, Green Arrow, Johnny Quick, and Superboy all move over from More Fun Comics # 107. 8th appearance of Superboy and beginning of Superboy covers. First small logo. Cover pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by Stan Kaye. Happy Birthday, script by Don Cameron, art by Joe Shuster; Clark Kent celebrates his 10th birthday. The Curious Cargo of the Bonnie Bess starring Johnny Quick, script by Don Cameron, art by Mort Meskin. Footsteps in the Ocean starring Aquaman, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Sword of Sovereigns starring the Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Chuck Winter. Invisible Arrows starring Green Arrow, art by Maurice Del Bourgo. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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

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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

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Aviation magazine featuring pictorials of featured designs; model and hobby information. 10.25" x 13", 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 4 #4 - April 1946. Covering civilian and military aviation. Articles this issue include an analysis of radar, aircraft assembly lines, parachutes, German Horton tailless aircraft, news and reviews. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 74 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Stories and art by Maurice Del Bourgo, Tony DiPreta, John Giunta, Art Helfant, Ezra Jackson and Maurice Whitman. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #26. No issue # on cover; Vol. 3, issue #2 in indicia. Airboy investigates a lost Incan city and the mysterious Fog That Kills. Flying Dutchman battles the mysterious Black Reaper and his plane that can lay waste to miles of farmland. Sky Wolf takes on the aerial gangsters known as the Skykillers and their private air force of fighter planes. Unusual, action-packed cover, possibly by Fred Kida, features an Olmec Head. Airboy: The Jewels of the Americas; SkyWolf: Killers Take to the Air; Skinny McGinty; Iron Ace; Flying Dutchman; Baron Buckskin; The Killer Plane. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Paul Reinman. Rumors of the Round Table starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Paul Reinman; G.L. and Doiby are inexplicably drawn back ten centuries in time by Merlin in order to help King Arthur fight the devil dragon. Drama in the Dark starring Dr. Mid-Nite, art by Stan Aschmeier. Vacation from Crime, script by Joseph Greene, art by Jon Chester Kozlak; The Atom rounds up a gang of jewel thieves who had forced Al Pratt to turn over a fish to them that contained a diamond they were after. The Witch's Dipping Chair starring The Black Pirate, art by Alfonso Greene. Saga of a Pearl-Handled Forty-Five 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.

Stories in this issue include: Penniless Palmer in "Bouncing Buffoonery" (Ken L. Fitch writer, Thurston Harper artist); Hamilton and Egbert in "The Atom Smasher" (Sandy Plunkett artist); Silly Willie in "Pretty Tough" (Tom McNamara artist); Tinkerman Tad in "Ten Pen Nightmare" (Thurston Harper artist); Vitamin Vic in untitled story (Jack Farr artist); Sadface Charlie in "A Smile a Minute" (Emil Gershwin artist); Dover and Clover in "Mix-Up in Diamonds" (Henry Boltinoff writer/artist); and Genius Jones in "The Enigma of Echo Rock" (Stan Kaye artist). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Eezy Magic Correspondence School Lesson No. 1, art by Ed Dunn; Presto Pete, tired of being pulled out of a hat, enrolls in a correspondence school so he can be a magician himself. Untitled Sheriff Corky story, art by Rube Grossman. The Dangerous Firebug starring Eager Beaver, art by Otto Feuer; Eager tries to help the police capture a Fire-Bug, but ends up helping the bug instead. Another Race starring Tortoise and the Hare, art by Rube Grossman. Dopey Dick starring Walrus Whopper. How to Propose starring Skooky, art by Otto Feuer. Untitled Goofy Goose, Inventor story, art by Rube Grossman. Good-bye On the Fly! starring Raccoon Kids, art by Otto Feuer. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Brady and John Messmann. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring delightful covers and an assortment of original characters. Freckles stumbles on a plot to overthrow the feudal landowner Duke Dragon, and must transform into his secret identity, the heroic knight Sir Spot. Tuck Sedo's prank on a torch singer manages to foil a holdup gang. Goat con man "Kid Gloves" tricks his way into South American high society as concert pianist Kid Keys. Plus a vintage ad for Captain Marvel and Fawcett Comics merch. Sir Spot: A Tyrant's End; Chippy Chipmunk Goes to the Movies; Colonel Walrus and Snazzy the Snail: All Wet; Sloppy the Pig: Gets It in the Neck; The Cub Reporter; Brain-Twisters; Chippy Chipmunk: Prize Winner; County Fair; Droopy the Ant Bear and Reddy Fox: Oils Well; Color-Me-Up-Puzzle Page; Kid Gloves; Chippy Chipmunk Is a Good Mixer; Battling Bantam Meets Tom Katt; Tuck Sedo the Penguin Playboy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Fagaly. Stories by Bob Montana and unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Bill Woggon, Bob Montana, Pen Shumaker and unknown. Archie and Mr. Andrews try to make Mrs. Andrews a stone fireplace for her birthday, but they run into some trouble along the way in "Mom's Birthday"! Plus: Archie buys some muscle-growing pills from a quack doctor and tries to fight Reggie in "The Strong Man"; Betty and Veronica cause some trouble in the boys-only aviation training room; Reggie and Veronica try to sabotage Archie's hayride in "It Ain't Hay!"; a tale starring Dotty and Ditto; and Archie goes skiing with Veronica and ends up going down the slope backwards in the reprint "Christmas Story"! Also: Archie moves heaven and earth to scrape up $5 for Jughead in the 2-page text story "What Price Friendship!" Full color. (Note: first issue to be published under the Archie Comics brand.) Cover price $0.10.

Volume 37, Issue 2 - April, 1946. Cover by William Timmins. Science Fiction and adventure stories, this issue features "Pattern For Conquest: Part 2" by George O. Smith. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Atoman in "The Vanishing Vandals" (art by Jerry Robinson), the Boy Champions in "Stilted Action" (art by Mort Meskin), Magga in "The Riddle of the Range," Sam Stupor in "The Case of the Soap Opera Medium," and Johnny Mason in "Zero For Mr. Circles." Robinson cover. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Don Dean, Ham Fisher, 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. Dixie Dugan springs into action after a handsome stranger breaks his leg, but a lawnmower makes for an odd-looking splint. Sparky Watts dreams that he's married to the worst wife ever, and his superpowers are no help. Charlie Chan helps track down kidnappers who've taken a young boy hostage. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Cranberry Boggs; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Paddy Doyle. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Ned L. Pines. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Ed Moritz, Chuck Stanley, William B. McClellan, Richard Hughes, August Froehlich, and Charles B. Strong. Action-packed tales featuring such characters as Thunderhoof and the Black Terror, a super strong super-hero. 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by E. C. Stoner [as Otis]. The Adventure of the Panting Photographer, art by Otis; Snapem stages accidents so he can get pictures of the Blue Beetle in action. The Case of the Bouncing Book, art by Otis; an unscrupulous publisher uses Mike's manuscript as a blueprint to commit crimes. The Threat From Saturn (Chapter 6): The Earthquake Maker, art by Otis; Beetle thinks Gloat and Saturnia are dead, but Gloat plans to use his earthquake maker to destroy the city. The Latest Fashion--In Crime starring Joan Mason, art by Art Allen. Saludos Amigos starring the O'Brine Twins, script and art by Larry Page. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by James Wilcox. Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, Jim Wilcox, Seth Harmon, Don Rico, Harold DeLay, Milt Hammer, Jack Warren, and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #65. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Sergeant Spook and Jerry board a square-rigger ship to investigate The Deadly Cruise of Seaman Gentry. Blue Bolt investigates the strange bombing of a neutral island, as the series continues to tell war stories in the months after WWII was over. Edison Bell tells young readers how to create a Garage Gymnasium. Also featuring comics ads with "Volto from Mars" and "Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop." Dick Cole; Edison Bell: The Old Mill Mystery!; Sniffy; Blue Bolt; Fearless Fellers; El Capitain; Sergeant Spook; Krisko & Jasper; Tramp-Tramp; Edison Bell's Garage Gymnasium; The Betrayer; Bluebolts and Nuts. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Sidney Mason, Carl Hubbell, Dick Briefer, Alan Mandel, C.A. Winter, 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. Swoop Storm's latest invention, the Rocket Balloon, earns him the ire of a competing balloon company. Yankee Longago meets Captain Kidd and has a pirate adventure, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Young Robinhood encounters modern-day pirates on a cruise ship. Crimebuster; Swoop Storm; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil and the Prince of Crime; Little Dynamite: Carnival of Crime; Young Robinhood; Yankee Longago. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Davy Jones' Uninvited Guests!, pencils by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]; the Boy Commandos believe they have been killed and are now in Davy Jones' locker. Judo and Jive starring Drafty and Tim. So This Is Paris!, pencils by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]. Castaways text story by Whitney Ellsworth [as Fred Whitby]. Dog Catcher starring Romeo the Robot, script and art by Jack Farr. Brooklyn - War Correspondent!, pencils by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by George Storm. Untitled story, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by George Storm; Buzzy learns that Mr. Gruff was hardly a model student during his days at Cupcake High. Untitled story, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by George Storm; Alderman Gruff sends Buzzy out to gather the townspeople's opinions on municipal lighting, but Wolfert tries to sabotage the effort. Jerry the Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Daffy & Doodle humor page by Lit-Win. Untitled Alix in Folly-Land story, art by Tom McNamara; Alix wants to know why they can't let themselves be seem by the humans. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Jim Kjelgaard, Charles Strong, Ralph Crosby Smith, Glenn Johnston, Bob Gaucher, Gordon Atkins, Stephen R. Strong, Arthur Avedon, Sandy Sergeant, Nat Schachner, Alfred de Martini, David C. Cooke, William Ward, Frank Hamley, Clair Bee, Terry Crawford, Roy Pinney, Ed Lawson and Jack Sparling. Another kids' anthology in the tradition of Calling All Girls and Calling All Kids from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories and advice as well as comics. Gangsters target Dig Bailey's tugboat when it acquires a violin stuffed with counterfeit cash; Dusty Davis accidentally catches a crook with a baby carriage; The career of Canadian hockey legend "Bucko" McDonald. Also featuring an ad for Pepsi-Cola starring "Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop." Peril Outpost; Dig Bailey Meets a Music Master's Menace; Hay in the Wind; Hockey's "Rock" The Story of "Bucko" McDonald; The Word Wheel; The Mystery of the Missing Minks; Sport Shorts; Dusty Davis and the Runaway Carriage; Let's Talk It Over; The Secret of Baldhead Mountain; Going, Going, Gone! 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

This issue contains only articles (no comics). Photo cover. Cover price $0.10.

April 1946, Stories: Captain America in "The hands of Sensitivo," 13 pages; Captain America in "Just What the Doctor Ordered," 12 pages; "House of Mystery" 2 pages text story; The Human Torch in "The Rest Home Mystery," 7 pages; Captain America in "The Merry Widow Murders," 12 pages. Cover price $0.10.