Comic books October 1947

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $650.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #0096136009

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $480.00 View scans Paper: White Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s); See item notes Gapping in plastic to top edge of slab. Label #4305761002

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $299.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4320677013 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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Cover pencils by Wayne Boring. The Man Who Stole the Sun!, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by John Sikela; Luthor uses a giant space ship to cut off sunlight from the Earth. Autograph, Please!, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela; When the Daily Planet mounts an autograph contest, Superman helps Johnny Terrill collect signatures from around the globe and across time to give him the confidence to walk again. Flip Flop the Clown humor page by Phil Berube. Comeback of a Clown text story by Tex Blane. The Rarest Secret in the World starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by John Sikela, inks by George Roussos. A Wheaties ad features baseball's George Kurowski (St. Louis Cardinals). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $50.00 View scan Heavy chew.

#59 in a series of 90. Superman-Tim is a boys' clothing catalog, activity book, and comic book all rolled into one, featuring Superman illustrations throughout. All issues are 16 pages unless a Superman story is inserted (bringing page count to 24 or 36 pages). Every issue encourages boys not to be a "Whoo-Shoo" -- a boy who reads "Superman-Tim" but doesn't buy clothes from the Superman-Tim Store. Copyright 1947 by National Comics Pub., Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

Cover photo of young movie star Jean Simmons. Stories and art by Vic Herman, Lee Morse, Stephanie O'Brien, Joe Blair, Kay Deane, Candy Jones, and Clarissa Holmgren. Comics and stories for girls, featuring profiles of Hollywood stars and the adventures of stuntwoman Dorothy Dare. A profile of actor and Hollywood legend Jimmy Stewart; Dorothy Dare finds adventure during a movie shoot in the high mountains; Hair and makeup tips from famed model and author Candy Jones. Gene Kelly; A Date With Dirinda; Dorothy Dare; A Sweet Sixteen Mysteryette; Torme the Terrific!; Out of My Hatbox; Second Best; When Mother Was 16; Ferry Pilot; Everybody's Jim; Dot with a Dash; Dollar Pullers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Mort Leav, Dick Burdick, Carl Wessler, Terry Szenics, B.Q. Siege, and Maurice Del Bourgo. This teen-oriented comic offered madcap comedy with Taffy and her friends, plus a focus on popular celebrities of the era. Stories featuring (human) Mr. Ed" star Alan Young, model Candy Jones, and actor John Hodiak (who tells Taffy not to talk during his movie). Taffy learns about the 4-H Club in a PSA. Molly Muddle gets a job at the neighborhood "juke joint" and comic chaos ensues, in a story showcasing teen culture of the time. Taffy: All in a Day; Taffy Takes Over!; Molly Muddle: Order Please; John Hodiak Says; Taffy Visits the 4-H Club; Taffy: America's No. 1 Cover Girl, Candy Jones; Taffy 'n' Putty: Kill the Umpire!; Taffy and Alan Young. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Nina Albright. The Harvest Barn Dance starring Cadet and Lulu Scott, art by Nina Albright. Gary Stark, art by Don Rico; Gary is abducted by Komar as a slave laborer. Candid Charlie story, art by Robert Sale (Bob Q. Siege). Targetoons humor page by Milt Hammer. Young Buckskin text story by William Cuthbert. Targetoons humor page by Milt Hammer. Chameleon story. Heathcliff the Hobo story, script and art by Art Helfant. Dan'l's Midnight Ride starring Dan'l Flannel, art by Gus Schrotter. Target story, art by Joe Certa. Targetoons humor page by Milt Hammer. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Story and art by Milton Caniff, Bob Powell and Art Helfant. Cover by Milton Caniff. Harvey reprints Caniffs influential adventure strip about young Terrys adventures in the untamed Orient with two-fisted Pat. As the Mongols invade the trading post, the under-supplied traders try to hold out. Sandhurst is captured by the enemy as he tries to flee. Plus a series of vintage ads featuring Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour of the film "My Favorite Brunette" for "Quaker Puffed Rice Sparkies." Dangerous Mission; To the Rescue; Adventure on Ice; The Life Line; The Boy Explorers Magic Plan; Crackpot Cornelius; How Many A's?; Tricky Twisters; Junior Genius and His Papa; Ricky Rooney; Tommy Tween; Flossie. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Tom Morrison and Vince Fago. St. John presents the comics adventures of the characters of animator Paul Terry's studio. Mighty Mouse agrees to pilot an experimental spacecraft to a cat-free world, but The Claw sends his fighter squadron after the ship. Heckle and Jeckle use their pranks for good when they help a rabbit raid a vegetable patch guarded by a mean bulldog. The Great One, leader of a band of cat bandits, sets his sights on Mitzi, leading Mighty Mouse to a battle in the Middle East. Benny the Lazy Beaver; The Flying Disc; Heckle and Jeckle: Lunch for Bunny; Gandy Goose: The Secondhand Taxi; Mighty Mouse: Adventure in Arabia; Dinky: Open Season. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $29.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $27.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
Add to cart Fair $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 28, Issue 2 - October, 1947. 6.75" x 9", 118 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $84.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Missing first wrap and three center wraps, affects Doc Strange, Princess Pantha, and Phantom Detective (missing entirely) stories. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by George Tuska, Art Saaf, Stanley Kaufmann, and Lin Streeter. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

British Edition. October 1947. Stories include: Until You Hang by Edward Ronns, Death at Both Ends by J. Lane Linklater, Murder Breeds Murder by Carl G. Hodges, Atom Boy by Ray Cummings, and Written in Blood by F.R. Read. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.

Add to cart Very Good $35.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight.

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Volume 31, Issue 1 - October, 1947. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by James MacCreigh, Leslie Charteris, Henry Kuttner, Robert Heinlein, Francis Flagg and Weaver Wright, Manly Wade Wellman, and Margaret St. Clair. Four Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Art by Phil De Lara and others. Funny-animal antics from Magazine Enterprises. Judy uses her Magic Chalk to teach two young hooligans that crime does not pay (in a story featuring a connect-the-dots puzzle). Muggsy Mouse gets everything to fit in a suitcase by cutting off the ends of the clothes that were sticking out. Little Tops must find a way to make the clown laugh to save the circus. Welcome Patty Platypus; Koko and Kola: Sheila and Her "Magic Jumping Bean"!; Catchy; Tom-Tom the Jungle Boy; Pic-Puzzle Page; Goofus the Gopher; The Pixies; Muggsy Mouse; Judy and the Magic Chalk; Little Tops of the Big Top; The Shell Game. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Burton Geller. Stories and art by Ruth Geller and Burton Geller. Kids' funny-animal comics from EC, back when the company was still run by Max Gaines and called "Educational Comics." Peter and Pinky go flying and learn about the birds of the air. Friends of Other Lands features Soli and the Doctor in the Belgian Congo (now called The Congo). Smoky the Snake and friends decide to go down to the pond for a swim. Dunny the Flying Donkey; Peter and Pinky Go Flying; Smoky the Snake; Soli and the Doctor; Watching Breakfast Grow; Jumpy Bean of Vegetable Village. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 4, Issue 2 - October, 1947. Men's magazine with humor and pin-up pictorials. Peter Driben cover. 8.5" x 11.5". 64 pages. B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

October 1947 issue. Incorrectly numbered by publisher as #4, but is actually the #13th issue chronologically. Cover price $0.10.

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October 14, 1947

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October 28, 1947

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Stories and art by Louis Wolfe and others. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The search for the Northwest Passage across North America wasted years and countless lives; The history of the famed British police agency Scotland Yard; Fun facts about the duckbill platypus. American Adventures in Industry; Boss of the N.Y. Yankees (Larry Macphail); What Would You Do?; How It Got Its Name: Chicago; Most Dangerous Passage; Balkan Escape; The Story of Scotland Yard; Strange Travelers; True's News from Hollywood; Truly Comic! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $80.00 View scans Water spotting. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk and Mort Lawrence. Numbering continues from Toy Town Comics (1945) #7; there was no issue #8. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. After his parents are killed, vaudeville sharpshooter Victor decides to use his marksmanship for crime. An early story about juvenile delinquency featuring Jay Jostyn, star of the popular radio crime show "Mr. District Attorney." A mysterious locked suitcase brings death and misfortune to everyone who touches it. Victor Everhart, the Murdering Marksman; Loot; Rector the Hectic Detective; Tom Smith, the Fearless Marshall; Jay Jostyn, Radio's Mr. District Attorney; The Sinister Suitcase. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 53, Issue 3 - October 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.

October 1947 Volume CCXVII, Number 6. Novels include: "Long-River Legacy" by L.L. Foreman and "The T Down Ramrod" by Walt Coburn. Novelettes include: "Six-guns Round the Bend" by Giff Cheshire, "Bullet Purge" by James Shaffer, and "The Noose Hangs High" by Rod Patterson. Short Stories and Features include: "Name your Brands" by Jack Luzzatto, "Mustang King" by John Richard Young, "Boothill Epidemic" by Ralph Yergen, "How to tell a Dude" by Nat McKelvey, "Range Savvy" by Gene King, "Mountain Goats" by Jim West, "Where to go" by John North, "Guns and Gunners" by Captain Philip B. Sharpe, "Mines and Minging" by John A. Thompson and "Bullets are for Buttheads" by Steve Hail. A crossword puzzle on page 144. Cover by H.W. Scott. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 43, Issue 1 - October, 1947. 6.75" x 9.75", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, Irvin Steinberg, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. The final exam at a school for evil sorcerers means nothing but trouble for Ibis and Taia, in a story with art by Superman artist Kurt Schaffenberger. Outlaws conceive of an innovative new getaway to escape Golden Arrow: a hot-air balloon. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Save Your Sox." Captain Marvel: The Mail Girl; Doc Sorebones; The Culture Corner; Golden Arrow: The Balloon Robbers; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Ibis the Invincible: School for Sorcerers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Fagaly. "The Genius," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur becomes convinced that he's inventive and a genius after learning the meaning of his name, and applies his knowledge to mowing the lawn and doing the laundry. "Pop the Painter," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur and his father paint the house. Wilbur's Hollywood Quiz Page. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy and K.O. go to the beach, but Katy finds it hard to get K.O. away from girls that claim to be drowning. Katy Keene Kut-Outs activity page. "Wilbur Goes Formal"; Wilbur's date plans with Linda run into multiple problems. Untitled story, art by Al Fagaly; Wilbur gets soap in his eyes in the bathroom, which leads to chaos. Untitled story, art by Bill Vigoda; Mr. Wilkin comes home early intending to take his wife for a drive in the country, only to be tasked with cleaning house. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Charles Sultan, Al Walker, George Evans, John Celardo and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Captain Wings disguises himself as Dr. Szkyzk for another aerial battle with the villain Mr. Atlantis. Jane Martin is hired to fly crop dusters, but rival tobacco farmers plot to sabotage the operation. The Ghost Squadron story features exceptionally gory pre-Code violence (for a non-horror book) and vengeance from beyond the grave. Action-girl cover art by Bob Lubbers. 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.

Add to cart Very Good $59.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Foxing. Soiling.

Add to cart Good $53.00 View scans Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling. Interior tearing.

Volume 3, Issue 2 - October, 1947. 8" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Dan Barry, David Pascal, and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. In his debut, bow-tied, saddle-shoed Archie wannabe Ozzie tries to get the autograph of visiting movie star Cloe Muir, but his father wants him to meet a business partner instead. Phantom Eagle's postwar career depends on a shipment of perfume. Commando Yank battles a corrupt land baron in Central America, in a story with early art by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. Ozzie: Starry-Eyed; Boy Scout Bob; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Shanghaied; Phantom Eagle Gets the Bird; Muscle Hedd; Penny Graves: Death at Madras Cay; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Case of the Disappearing Chauffeur; Whipper-Snappers; Commando Yank: The Trees That Weep! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.