Comic books August 1946

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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.

1st small logo - Cover art by Wayne Boring and Ed Dobrotka. The Talisman of Trouble! starring Superman, pencils by Ira Yarbrough, inks by Stan Kaye. Jinx Ranch! starring Congo Bill, script by Alvin Schwartz. The Moonstruck Girl starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. Faces in the Future! starring Zatara, art by William F White. The Tiger's Skin! starring Vigilante. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 115, No. 4. August 1946. Includes: "The Hand of Herouba" by Kern L. Perc; "Aces Over Eights" by William Du Bois; "Point for a Star" by Allan R. Bosworth; "Hellions for Hilo" by Steve Hail; "Ten Minutes with the Great" by Georges Surdez; "Salt of the Braid" by R. W. Daly; "The Lord and Uncle Ax" by Byron W. Dalrymple; " The Pocket of Wun Tu Foo" by Franklin Gregory; and more. 7" x 9.25". 146 pages. Black and white. Text with occasional illustrations. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Stan Kaye. The Sky is the Limit starring Superboy, script by Don Cameron, art by John Sikela. 'Ware Water starring Aquaman, art by Louis Cazeneuve; Aquaman battles Black Jack. The Nightmare of Nicholas Norwich starring Johnny Quick, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. Magic and the Mobster starring the Shining Knight, art by Chuck Winter; Merlin time travels to 1946. Green Arrow, Junior starring Green Arrow and the Brain, script by Don Cameron, art by George Papp. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Fred Kida. Stories and art by Fred Kida, Si Wells, Tony DiPreta, Alden McWilliams and Art Helfant. 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 #30. No issue # on cover; Vol. 3, issue #7 in indicia. Airboy is ambushed by militant Luddites who dress and act like Colonial-era New Yorkers and hate modern technology. Sky Wolf investigates rumors of an atomic munitions plant in the Canadian wilderness. Iron Ace, an aviator in medieval armor, sets out to rescue a cosplayer in a suit of armor who gets mixed up in a bank robbery. Airboy; Skinny McGinty; Iron Ace; Flying Dutchman; Blind Baggage; Fetlock Groans; Alfie and Ralphie; SkyWolf; Baron Buckskin; Henry the 8th. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Paul Reinman. Springtime for Doiby!, script by Alfred Bester, art by Paul Reinman; Green Lantern agrees to discover the whereabouts of a distraught father's son, unaware that the man and the boy are criminals in league together. Second Childhood starring Winky, Blinky and Noddy, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Man with the Long-Distance Eyes starring Dr. Mid-Nite, art by Stan Aschmeier (signed as Stan Josephs); A man with a vision problem consulting Dr. McNider is kidnapped by a gang of crooks. A Flight for Freedom! 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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Joe Simon and Jack Kirby - Green Hornet - cover. Stuntman by Simon & Kirby. Green Hornet, Joe Palooka, Flying Fool stories. Cover price $0.10.

August 1946. Science fiction stories by Richard Shaver, Henry S. Whitehead, Don Wilcox, John and Dorothy de Courcy, and Berkeley Livingston. Illustrations by Joe Wirt Tillotson and Magarian, Ned Hadley, Arnold Kohn, and James B. Settles. Cover by H.W. McCauley. 7" x 10"; black and white; 176 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Otto Feuer. Untitled Raccoon Kids story, art by Otto Feuer. Untitled Skooky story, art by Otto Feuer. The Phantom Rustler starring Sheriff Corky, art by Rube Grossman. Ghost Catching starring Walrus Whopper. Losing the Race starring Tortoise and the Hare, art by Rube Grossman; Gotrocks Goat says he'll pay $1000 to whoever loses the race. Whitewash Job starring Eager Beaver, art by Otto Feuer. Mechanical Chimney Cleaner starring Goofy Goose, art by Rube Grossman. Magic lesson No. 3, art by Ed Dunn; Presto Pete is in Africa trying very hard not to become a native's dinner. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by Burton Geller? and unknown. Featuring the funniest animals of all! Freddy turns into the superhero Firely when he says the magic words "take fire"! He tracks down the thief who stole the Van Jonker diamond in a Freddy Firefly tale by Bill Woolfolk and Burton Geller? Plus: Korky Kangaroo tale; Petey Pig 1-pager; Little Danny Demon in "Oh How I Want To Be Bad!" with story by Woolfolk; Hector the Inspector tale with story by Woolfolk; 2-page Korky Kangaroo text story; Willie the Weasel tale with story by Woolfolk; and Bozo the Bowlegged Bull in "Alexo, the World's Champion Bull" with story by Woolfolk. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 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, Pen Shumaker, Al McLean and Bob Montana. Archie's book of rope tricks proves disastrous when Mr. Andrews tries the 'Hindu rope maze' on his friend and can't get him out in "Knots To You"! Plus: After a visit from his mother-in-law prevents Mr. Jones from going hunting and fishing with Mr. Andrews, Archie takes his place and helps hunt and fish in "The Happy Hunting Grounds"; Betty and Veronica fight over the last dress in a store; after getting shown up by Reggie, Archie decides to learn how to ride a horse and drags Jughead into it with him in "Crazy Over Horses"; and Archie gets initiated into the Philomathian club but hurts Mr. Weatherbee in the process in the reprint story "Boat Ride Blues"! Also: Short articles about Hollywood stars June Haver, Dana Andrews, Vivian Blane, Dennis O'Keefe, Ingrid Bergman, Gary Cooper and Errol Flynn, as reported by 'Archie,' in "Hollywood Tattle Tale: Archie Andrews Reporting"! And: "Archie Puzzle Page" (two of them)! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 37, Issue 6 - August, 1946. Cover by William Timmins. Science Fiction and adventure stories, this issue features "Slaves of the Lamp" by Arthur Leo Zagat. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover and art by Matt Baker. Robert Webb art. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 18, No. 2. August 1946. Includes: "When Hell Hit Horsethief Crossing" by Walt Coburn; "The Secret of Massacre Mountain" by Giff Cheshire; "Hot Lead, High Iron - and Rawhide Men!" by Ed Earl Repp; "For Sale - One Badge, One Gun, One Man!" by Barry Cord; "The Ranch that God Forgot" by Rod Patterson; and more. 7" x 9.5". 98 pages. Black and white. Text with occasional illustrations. Cover price $0.15.

Final issue of the series. "The Mystery of the Midnight Express," "The Riddle of the Vanishing Mummies," and "The Fog Monsters!" Wraparound cover. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Victor Fox. Cover by E. C. Stoner. Stories by Elmer C. Stoner and A. C. Hollingsworth. Tales of daring-do, with such colorful characters as the Bronze Man and Blue Beetle, a super-hero who wears a special bulletproof costume and takes "Vitamin 2X" which gives him super-energy. Pirate Treasure; The Beetle and his friends go to South America to find a hoard of counterfeit currency originally printed by the Japanese and now the target of U.S. gangsters. Murder on Stage; Murder is committed to obtain the Jewels of Kwannon which have been smuggled in from the mysterious orient by a troop of actors. 36 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jim Wilcox. Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, Jim Wilcox, Don Rico, Milt Hammer, Jack Warren, Pam Robinson and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #69. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. Sergeant Spook and Jerry investigate when a wealthy friend's visiting uncle starts acting suspiciously, and his bandaged hand isn't actually injured. Blue Bolt tries to help a boy out of a three-million-dollar mess. Also featuring a vintage ad in comics form starring Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop, and one from Shelby Cycle promoting pre-helmet bicycle safety. Dick Cole; Krisko and Jasper; Blue Bolt; The Plays the Thing; Heathcliff the Hobo; Fearless Fellers; Bluebolts and Nuts; Sgt. Spook: Jackies Uncle Is from India!; Edison Bell; Lets Make a Super Scooter; Boitram the Boiglar. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by 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 helps to get an important new educational system tested in a reform school, but first he must overcome some young hoods. A living skeleton can't scare anyone on Halloween, because they all think he's wearing a costume, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Crimebuster gets into the boxing ring to prove a point to some young toughs. Also featuring a vintage ad for Pepsi starring Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop, and a photo of the Lev Gleason creative staff: Bob Wood, Lev Gleason and Charles Biro. Crimebuster; The Three That Bring You the Big Three; Crimebuster: Silver Gloves Trophy; Little Dynamite; Skelly the Liberated Skeleton; Daredevil: Even Break; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Swoop Storm; Inside Dope for the Boy Athlete; Young Robinhood; All Gagged Up; Double Trouble. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Case 13, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Steve Brodie; the Commandos pursue Case 13 through Switzerland. Insurrecto Island!, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Steve Brodie; the Commandos put down a revolution on the Caribbean Island of Santa Flores. Stolen Treasure text story Blair Bolton. Untitled Super Sleuth McFooey story, art by Jack Farr; McFooy finds a missing millionaire. Brooklyn Haunts a House!; the Commandos capture Nazi spies attempting to escape England with radar plans. Captain Tootsie and the Wolf Hunt ad for Tootsie Rolls, script by C.C. Beck, art by Pete Costanza. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Buzzy, Alix in Folly Land. Captain Tootsie stars in a one-page Tootsie Roll ad, "The Wolf Hunt," by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Theodore Sturgeon, Walter Gibson, Hal Goodwin, Ralph Smith, Willard Crandall, Dick Gordon, Richard Kraus, Arthur Todd, Terry Crawford, Ken Crosby, Malden Grange Bishop, Vinnie Richards, Glenn Johnston, Dee Edwards, David C. Cooke, Riff Daley, 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. A biography of baseball legend Ted Williams; "Clockwise," an early short story by noted science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon; Dusty Davis tries out for baseball. Also featuring magic tricks explained by Walter Gibson, better known as "Maxwell Grant," author of The Shadow's pulp adventures. Calling All Boys Gets Around!; Dig Bailey: Sinister Showboat; Sons of the Thunderer; Freestyle Feud; Magic Tricks; Behind the Mike; Boys in the News; Coach's Corner; Let's Talk It Over; Boy's Rodeo; Backyard Barbecue; Soap Box Derby; Movies You'll Like; Los Angeles Boy Policeman; What's New in the Air; Platter Data; Wings in the Night; Biking and Hiking; Making Leathercraft Pay; Dusty Davis Makes a Hit; No. 1 Batter: the Story of Ted Williams; Clockwise. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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

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Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Carmine Infantino, Frank Jackson, Rudy Palais, George Gregg, and Tony DiPreta. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto is "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Miss Victory discovers that a nationwide crime wave is only a distraction for criminals targeting the Federal Reserve Bank. A detailed early history of the hobby of flying model aircraft. Plus an early story by DC legend Carmine Infantino. Terrific sci-fi cover by legendary artist L. B. Cole. Captain Aero: Moon That Was Motionless; Miss Victory; Adventure in the Air; Derby Day; The Mighty Mite; The Sinister Surgery Incident; Little Planes with Big Ideas; Captain Aeros Sky Scouts. Final issue of the series. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, C.C. Beck Studio and Al Liederman. The Captain Marvel/Oggar serial continues with..."The Cult of the Curse Chapter 4: Flame of the Magic Fiddle" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and C.C. Beck Studio. Captain Marvel also stars in: "The Little Man Who Wasn't There" by Bill Woolfolk and C.C. Beck; "The Missing Millions" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; and "His Press Agent" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. Plus: Captain Kid..."Dresses Up" with art by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "Glaring Mistake" by Dorothy Davis. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Harvest of Infamy," "Impending Doom!", "The Screwball Murders!", "Johnny Blair in the Air," and "Missing Gyro-Instruments!" 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.