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Comic books May 1947

  • Issue #130
    Tip Top Comics (1936) 130

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  • Issue #8
    Topix Vol. 05 (1946) 8

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  • Issue #7
    Toy Town Comics (1945) 7

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    Stories and art by Will Elder and Carl Wessler. A funny-animal comic presenting multi-chapter adventures and featuring work by pioneering cartoonists such as Will Elder. Mertie and Gertie Mouse encounter a sabre-tooth tiger while on a picnic. An 8-page story featuring early art by legendary MAD artist Will Elder and starring Rufus De Bree, a modern-day garbageman who's a cross between Don Quixote and Mark Twain's Connecticut Yankee. After escaping a rainstorm of cats and dogs, Rufus and Mac are captured by the tiny Smithereenes and King Wunfoot, their 12-inch ruler. Atomic-carrot-powered baby superhero Upan Atom encounters a foe who looks just like him. Wordless Waddles; Puzzles; Upan Atom; Roscoe; Toytown Puzzle Page; Wiggles The Wonderworm Comes Through!; Rufus De Bree: Blown to Smithereenes; Wordless Waddles Gives the Alarm; Mertie Mouse; How to Draw Animated Cartoons. Final issue under this title; there was no issue #8, and the series resumed as Wanted Comics (1947) #9. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #19
    Treasure Chest Vol. 02 (1946) 19

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    May 13, 1947

  • Issue #20
    Treasure Chest Vol. 02 (1946) 20

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    Cover by Malcolm Kildale. Stories by Bill Berry, Irene A. Daly, Albert J. Nevins, Jeanne M. Lawson, F. J. Evers and Stamaty. Presenting fiction and non-fiction stories, many of which are religious in nature—a Treasure Chest of fun and facts! 32 pages, full color.

  • Vol. 20 #120
    True (1937-1976 Country/Fawcett/Petersen) Vol. 20 #120


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    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%.
  • Issue #60
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 60

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    Stories and art by Louis Wolfe and Jack Sparling. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The use of hot-air balloons in warfare; The history of American clowns; Gladiatorial combat in Rome. The World's Funniest Clowns; Underground Fighter; Favorite Fiddler; Gunning for Balloons; Speedway Speed Demon; Butch the Bum; Loafer's Reward; Kill or Be Killed!; Cities of Destiny: Los Angeles; What Would You Do?; True's News from Hollywood; Truly Comic! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #298

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  • Issue #2
    True Crime Comics (1947 Magazine Village) 2

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    "$100.00 Reward for James kent," "Murder, Morphine and Me," "Demons Dance on Galloway Moor," "Boston's Bloody Gang," and "A Match For Satan." Jack Cole cover and art. Used in Seduction of the Innocent (pages 81-82) and Parade of Pleasure (page 105). Classic morphine story was used by the New York Legislative Committee to Study the Publication of Comics (1951). Cover price $0.10.

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    $1,400 TRUE CRIME COMICS #2 CBCS 4.0 Classic Jack Cole morphine story
    $4,950 True Crime Comics #1 CGC 6.5 1948 The most dangerous comic there is

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  • Vol. 47 #2
    True Detective (1924-1995 MacFadden) Magazine Vol. 47 #2

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    Volume 47, Issue 2 - May 1947, 8.5" x 11", 108 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 42 #6

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  • Vol. 1 #6

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  • Vol. 45 #3

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  • Vol. 56 #4

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  • Issue #44
    Two Complete Detective Books (1939-1954 Fiction House) Pulp 44

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  • Vol. 2 #11
    Uncensored Detective (1942) True Crime Magazine Vol. 2 #11

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    Cover by ??. True crime stories. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66 pages, black and white text with photos. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #136
    V - magazine illustré du MLN (1944-1951 National Liberation Movement) Magazine 136


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    First title in a series of popular culture titles published in Marseille by the National Liberation Movement of France beginning on September 23, 1944. Publications included V, V Magazine, Voir Magazine, Voir, Magazine Illustré du MLN, and L'Hebdomadaire du Reportage. Each period of the publication had its own name and editorial line. Coverage included female celebrities, historical events, news articles, and interviews. 10.5" x 14" on newsprint.

  • Issue #80
    Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone) 80
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4325362005
    • Centerfold detached. Staple rust.

    Mickey Mouse. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 52 #10
    Wee Wisdom (1894 Unity School of Christianity) Vol. 52 #10

    Volume 52, Issue 10 - May 1947. "A Magazine for Boys and Girls." Stories, poems, and activities designed for kids. 7-in. x 10-in., 36 pages, PC,PB&W Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 39 #3
    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 39 #3


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    Ray Cummings. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 39 #11A
    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 39 #11A


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    • 5" Cumulative spine split.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    May 1947. Note: The May 1947 issue and July 1947 erroneously have the same volume and issue number. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Allison V. Harding "The Place with Many Windows", Seabury Quinn, Carl Jacobi, William Tenn, Ray Cummings, Harold Lawler, Manly Banister, and Walter Harwood. Illustrations by Andrew Brosnatch, Lee Brown Coye, Irwin J. Weill, Boris Dolgov, Fred Humiston, M. N. Beale, and John Giunta. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 65 #1
    West (1926-1953 Doubleday) Pulp Vol. 65 #1


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Vol. 217 #1
    Western Story Magazine (1919-1949 Street & Smith) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 217 #1

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  • Vol. 42 #3
    Western Trails (1928-1949 Ace Magazines) Pulp Vol. 42 #3


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  • Issue #85
    Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 85

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    Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Bernie Krigstein, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Golden Arrow learns a murder was just an attempt to foment war between Dry Gulch and nearby Natives, in a story with early art by EC legend Bernie Krigstein. Captain Marvel tries to help earthquake-stricken San Lojardo rebuild its clock tower, but someone doesn't want it rebuilt. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Eat Spaghetti without Getting Wetty." Captain Marvel: The Clock of San Lojardo; Wilbur the Waiter; The Culture Corner; Golden Arrow: The Dry Gulch Massacre; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Doc Sorebones; Ibis the Invincible: The Golden Whale; Giggle Gags. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #81
    Wings Comics (1940) 81
    • Staple rust. Rust migration. Water damage.
    • Cover and first three wraps detached. Centerfold detached at one staple. Oxidation and rust migration.

    Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Fran Hopper, Al Walker, George Evans, Howard Larsen, John Celardo and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Jane Martin travels to the Antarctic in search of a modern-day Moby Dick and precious ambergris; Greasemonkey Griffin competes in an air race with a beautiful but dangerous woman; A bereaved pilot decides to sell out his country, so his ghostly wife sets out to stop him. Captain Wings; Jane Martin; Greasemonkey Griffin; Air Heroes of World War II; Phantom Falcon; Suicide Smith; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $45 Wings Comics # 81 GOOD May 1947 2 front corners chipped off. Piece out

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  • Vol. 10 #8

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  • Issue #23
    Wonder Woman (1942 1st Series DC) 23
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #0114675001
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    Cover by Harry G. Peter. "Siege of the Savage War Maidens," script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; When the heroes of Valhalla refuse to fight, Odin orders his Valkyries to capture Amazons and transform them into Valkyries, surmising they'll be strong enough to handle the lazy men. Wonder Women of History: four-page Amelia Earhart bio, art by Robert Sale. "The Vanishing Mummy," art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman and the Holliday Girls travel to Egypt, where Professor Chemico has been enslaved by a resurrected pharaoh bent on destroying the modern world with a deadly gas. "Grim Gamble" text story by John Broome (as John Osgood). Ton o' Fun cartoon by Harry Lampert. "Wonder Woman and the Coming of the Kangas," script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Queen Hippolyte shows the Holliday Girls a home movie of Princess Diana on her 7th birthday, when she rallies the Amazons against an invasion by the Sky Riders of Nebulosta who are riding Kangas. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $379 Wonder Woman #23 CGC 2.5 OW RARE Amelia Earhart Story 1947
    $380 WONDER WOMAN #23 (DC 1947) COMPLETE- AMELIA EARHART FEATURE G/VG
    $640 WONDER WOMAN #23 CGC 5.5 OW/WH PAGES // DC COMICS 1947

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  • Issue #28
    World's Finest (1941) 28
    Published May 1947 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Pedigree: Toledo
    • Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Toledo Pedigree.
    • Label #1097698008

    Cover pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Charles Paris. Superman's Super-Self!, script by Don Cameron ? [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster], inks by Stan Kaye ? [as Joe Shuster]; In a bizarre battle, even against a statue of himself, the Man of Tomorrow must overcome Lex Luthor's "Ray of Life," which gives life to inanimate objects, which are then used by the arch villain to do his bidding. Case of the Crooked Champs! starring Green Arrow, script by France Herron, art by George Papp. School For Acrobats starring The Boy Commandos. Postage Stamp Plunder starring Zatara, art by William F. White. Each One Teach One starring Johnny Everyman, script by Jack Schiff, art by John Daly. Crime Under Glass! starring Batman and Robin, art by Bob Kane; Batman and Robin face a maniac that uses glass miniatures to kill. 76 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #10
    Wotalife Comics (1946 Fox) 10

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    Art by Pat Adams and Jose Mendez. Kids' humor comics and funny-animal hijinks from Fox Feature Syndicate. Cosmo Cat travels through time; Senor Tamale (a parrot in a sailor hat) winds up in Texas; Percy tries to learn how to skate. Cosmo Cat: Lost in Time; Senor Tamale: Bear Hunter; Willy Wolf's Invention; Percy; Ivan the Terrible; Senor Tamale. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #54
    Wow Comics (1940-1948 Fawcett) 54

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    Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder and Dick MacKay. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. While touring the South Seas, Mary Marvel encounters two men who are engaged in a primitive duel to the death on a deserted island. Commando Yank investigates the deadly secret of the winged serpent in Central America. Phantom Eagle has a postwar adventure among the ancient ruins of "French Indo-China," aka Vietnam. Mary Marvel: Death Challenge; Boy Scout Bob; Mr. Scarlet: The Fly Man; Kanvasback: Flower of Youth; Whipper-Snappers; Phantom Eagle: The Curse of the Ruins; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Canine Catastrophe; Muscle Hedd; Penny Graves: The Missing Floor; Commando Yank: The Winged Serpent. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $400 WOW COMICS #54 FAWCETT PUB GOLDEN AGE CGC 7.0 GRADED! BONDAGE COVER!

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  • Vol. 27 #6

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  • Vol. 2 #5
    Young King Cole (1945 Novelty/Premium/Curtis) Vol. 2 #5

    Cover by Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Stories and art by Jim Wilcox, H. Blair, E. J. Reeves, Janice Valleau, Nina Albright, Art Helfant and Harvey Fuller. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. King Cole and his detectives seek the secret of the mystery word "Rokom" that has repercussions for the international community. Toni Gayle invades a hotel kitchen while seeking a killer and finds a house full of suspects. Doctor Drew, who can talk to animals, must fend off alligators during a manhunt in the Florida Everglades. Toni Gayle action-girl cover by early female comics artist Janice Valleau. Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Return Ticket; Heathcliff the Hobo; Dr. Drew the Zoo Man; Inspector Klooz; Boitram the Boiglar. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 7 #2
    Your Physique (1946) The Magazine of Constructive Living Vol. 7 #2


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    Vol. 6, No. 4. November 1946. Body building magazine. 8.25" x 11". 66 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 1 #4
    Zane Grey's Western Magazine (1946-1954 Dell) Pulp Vol. 1 #4


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    • Water damage: Slight.