Comic books April 1947

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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.

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Cover art by Jack Burnley and Stan Kaye. Journey Into Ruin starring Superman, script by Don Cameron, art by Ira Yarbrough. Master of Magic starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Let It Rain starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. The Ugly Starlet starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. Ride Him, Vigilante starring Vigilante, script by Don Cameron and Joe Samachson, art by George Roussos. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Stan Kaye, inks by George Roussos. The Adventure of Jaguar Boy starring Superboy and Jaguar Boy, script by Don Cameron, art by John Sikela. The Grade B Burglars starring Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Chuck Winter. Tubby Watts, Cameraman starring Johnny Quick, script by Don Cameron, art by George Roussos. The Phantom Fleet starring Aquaman and Black Jack, script by Don Cameron, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Larceny With Light starring Green Arrow, script by Joe Samachson, art by George Papp. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Barry. Stories and art by Arthur Peddy, Bernard Sachs, Carmine Infantino, Dick Hall and Jules Steiner. 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 #38. No issue # on cover; Vol. 4, issue #3 in indicia. Airboy faces controversy after he loans his good name to a aircraft manufacturing concern. A visit to a cursed hotel turns The Heap and his sidekick Rickie against each other in a dangerous aerial showdown. Airboy shows how to build a balsa-wood glider, in an early episode of the popular and long-running Model Builders feature. Unusual cover by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry. Airboy; The Heap; Model Builders with Airboy; Life's Chips; Rackman; Real (Crazy) Estate; Little Slugger; The Tale of the Black Mary. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. The Man with Two Faces starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, art by Paul Reinman; A fighter bested by Doiby in the boxing ring decides to exact a little revenge on our favorite cabbie, revenge that lands Doiby in jail for armed robbery! The Tunnel That Couldn't Be Finished starring Dr. Mid-Nite, art by Stan Aschmeier. The Printer and the Duke starring The Black Pirate, art by Paul Reinman. No Time for Truth text story by John Broome [as John Osgood]. The Monster of Killagor Cape 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.

The Justice Society of America in "The Wiles of the Wizard!" Script by Gardner Fox. Art by Irwin Hasen plus individual stories featuring Hawkman (art by Joe Kubert), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Frank Harry), the Flash (art by Lee Elias), the Atom (art by Harry Lampert), and Green Lantern (art by Paul Reinman). Wonder Woman appearance. Johnny Thunder cameo. Two-page text story, "Fate Laughs Last" by Cliff Rhodes." Back-up story, "'Cotton-Top Katie." Hasen cover. Cover price $0.10.

April 1947. Science fiction stories by Harold M. Sherman, John and Dorothy de Courcy, and Millen Cooke. Illustrations by Arnold Kohn and Julian S. Krupa. Cover by Krupa. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 176 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 3 - April 1947. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talents cartoonists and artist. 34 pages Cover price $0.35.

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Two-Ton Tessie, World's Heaviest Fat Lady starring Presto Pete; Presto tries to take a vacation, but ends up getting a job at a circus. Grizzly Gus and Alkali Al, art by Rube Grossman; Sheriff Corky has to face down Grizzly Gus and Alkali Al at the same time! Making Gold starring Tortoise and The Hare, art by Rube Grossman; Throckmorton invents a way to make gold and Harry tries to steal it from him. King Neptune's Grudge starring Walrus Whopper. Photo Contest starring Skooky, art by Otto Feuer; Skooky needs a really good photo for the contest, but Bully Bulldog won't help willingly. Visit to the City starring Eager Beaver, art by Otto Feuer. The Crow Eliminator starring Goofy Goose, Inventor, art by Rube Grossman. Fixing Things starring the Raccoon Kids, art by Otto Feuer. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Fagaly. Stories by Bill Woggon and unknown. Art by Bill Woggon and Bill Vigoda. When Betty and Veronica see the rival basketball team for that afternoon's game, they add Mexican jumping beans to their cooking class soup in order to pep up the Riverdale team in "The Campus Queens"! Plus: Archie works hard to prevent a scathing letter from being delivered to Betty in "The Letter"; after Reggie shows him up, Archie goes to Betty for tennis lessons in "It's a Racket"; Archie confuses Betty and Veronica's birthdays; and Archie's loud New Year's party clashes with his parents' quiet one in "Ring Out the Old"! Also: 'Archie' reports on Hollywood movies and stars in the 2-page text piece "Hollywood Tattle Tales"! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 39, Issue 2 - April, 1947. Science Fiction and adventure stories, this issue features "Home of the Gods" by A.E. Van Vogt. 6.5-in. x 9.5-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Dumb Bunny" story by Jack Cosgriff, art by Allan Hubbard; "Basil" art by Harris Steinbrook; "Uncle 'Awful' Boar" art by Don R. Christensen; "Horatio" art by Ed Dunn; "The Nut Champ" story by Jack Cosgriff, art by Paul Sommer; "Tony"; "Along the Catnip Trail" story by Bob Karp, art by Frank Grundeen; "Fatso" art by Ed Dunn; and "The Rooster and the Crow" story by Hubie Karp, art by Ed Dunn. Illustrated text stories: "The Boastful Bully: Bad-Boy Beaver Gets the Lesson of His Life!" by Donald Bayne Hobart; and "The Awkward Hippo: Harvey Was Just Too Clumsy for Anything!" by Mickey Klar Marks. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

The Black Bat in "The Lakeside Mystery" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Murder Makes the Luck" by Norman A. Daniels; "Measured for Murder" by Nels Leroy Jorgensen; "The Key to Danger" by Wayland Rice; and "Listen for Death" by Roger Fuller. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Norman Maurer. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Norman Maurer, 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 and Squeeks try to help a friend whose modern farming methods - like crop-dusters - make him the target of jealous neighboring farmers. Crimebuster encounters a smooth character who tries to bribe his way into the good life, featuring early art by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry. Little Dynamite and his pals get swindled after they go to work for a con artist, and now they must find him or get charged for his crimes. Crimebuster; Little Dynamite; Daredevil: The Last Bouquet. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Steve Brodie. Danger Below, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Steve Brodie; the boys search for gold bullion lost in a sunken ship during the war. The Championship of Brooklyn, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Steve Brodie; First Stop--The Moon!, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Fischetti; Rip and the boys visit the moon, along with Dr. Exell, a fraud who tries to steal valuable technology there to conquer the Earth. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

One-page tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Log Jam Rescue" by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza Cover price $0.10.

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

Stories and art by Sidney W. Maguire, A. W. Nugent and Ernie Schroeder. A kids' anthology in the tradition of Calling All Girls from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories, games and quizzes as well as comics. Harry Hare challenges Tom Tortoise to an ice-skating race; Marco Polar Bear and Bobby visit the Philippines to get some coconut milk; Squirrels Pug and Curly sneak into a house to look for nuts. Twinkle, The Star That Came Down From Heaven; Marco Polar Bear; The Winner; Musical Comics; Camille the Flying Camel; The Horse With Music in Him; Pug and Curly; Toy Review; Timothy's Ride; There Was a Crooked Man; Who Am I?; Scotty; Waking the Bugler; Marco's Puzzle Page. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Captain Marvel and his Three Lieutenants in "The Adventure in Time." Also "Captain Marvel Traps a Sleepwalker" and "Captain Marvel and the End of the World." Captain Kid in "The Inward Struggle." Two-page Jon Jarl text story, "Satellite Prison" by Eando Binder. Cover price $0.10.

April, 1947. Volume 11, Issue 1. Cover by Earle Bergey. Cartoon strips by Jefferson Machamer, George Shellhase, James Trembath, Lawrence Lariar, Al Ross, Michael Berry, Barney Tobey, Jack Markow, Reamer Keller, W.P. Trent, Vic Herman, Charles Strauss, William Wenzel, Stanley Stamaty, Ben Roth, Burr Shafer, Al Kaufman, Bo Brown, J. Kroll and Jimmy Caborn. 8.5-in x 11-in. 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 18, Issue 11 - April 1947. 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 Dan Barry. Stories and art by Carmine Infantino, Bernard Sachs, Joe Simon, and Jack Kirby. Sometimes listed as Clue Comics #14. Clue Comics begins a shift from superheroes to crime stories. This issue features early work by a host of comics legends. A youth with a terminal disease becomes first a daredevil, then a dangerous criminal, and that's when he meets the Gun Master. Two other stories from the Simon and Kirby studio, including one with early art by comics legend Carmine Infantino. Stolen corsets, of all things, lead Nightmare to a criminal, in his last Golden Age appearance. Brutal pre-Code bondage and torture cover by Dan Barry. The Short, Dangerous Life of Packy Smith; The Finger Man; A Clue for You - On Stage for Murder; Nightmare; The Royal Heist; Gun Master. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Pat Adams, Howie Post, Al Huston, Robert Baldwin and Ellis Chambers. Cosmic Catnip Capsules turn an ordinary feline into Cosmo Cat, who lives on the moon and uses a rocket to travel to Earth and fight evil. An alchemist perfects the creation of gold, and when a gang boss offers to make him a partner, he readily agrees; Cosmo meets the vampire Count Duckula (no relation to the Danger Mouse character). The second part of Cosmo's multi-part adventure serial takes him to the sun, and continues in issue #6. The Modern Alchemist; Count Duckula; Senor Tamale Takes a Trip; Good Sports in Government: Fred Vinson; Roscoe Bear; Chapter Two! On the Sun; The Private Lives of American Animals: The Lobo Wolf. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Kane and Charles Paris. The Black Cat Crimes starring Batman, Robin, and Catwoman, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Charles Paris. The Crazy Customers starring Slam Bradley, art by John Daly. The Uncandid Camera starring Air Wave, art by Harris Levy (signed as Lee Harris). Four Swords For a King starring The Boy Commandos, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Steve Brodie. The Talking Cat text story by Mal Terret. 48 pgs. $0.10. 1st Catwoman cover. Cover price $0.10.

March-April 1947. "Danger Lies East" by Kenneth Robeson; "By the Beard of Ragnar" by Robert A. Nicolls; and "Nor Iron Bars" by John D. MacDonald. Digest size, 5-5/8" x 7-3/4"; black and white; 130 pages. Cover price $0.15.