Navy comic books issue 1

Stories and art by Tom McNamara and Virgil Partch. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don investigates the sinking of a harmless fishing vessel, and learns of a Nazi scheme to secure the plans for a submersible aircraft carrier. Don and Red rescue a shipwreck survivor from a life raft, little suspecting that he's involved in a plot against America. Don discovers that a treasonous yachtsman is using phony depth charges to refuel submerged Nazi U-boats! Plus background on the Don Winslow character and his appearances in other media. Cover by an unknown artist features Shazam, aka Captain Marvel, introducing Don Winslow to Fawcett readers. The Coast Guard Menace; Eaglebeak Spruder; Red Herrings in the Panama Canal; Too Old to Fight; Bombs over New York; Jetsam Joe; The Ash Can Cannon. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Torpedo Taylor in "Attack By Sea" (art by Don Heck), plus "Salvo" (art by Mort Lawrance), Our Fighting Fleet in "Fighting Lady" (art by Joe Sinnott), "Hit and Run" (art by Joe Maneely), and a two-page text story, "Submarine Strike." Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Russ Heath. "First Blood," art by Mort Lawrence; The USS South Dakota helps win the Battle of Santa Cruz, demonstrating how all ships are part of a team. Untitled story, art by Mac L. Pakula; Burke and Salty battle Hungnam Hannah, who commands a big cannon which moves positions thanks to its built-in skis; They find it and destroy it themselves. "Rescue Patrol" text story. "The Checkerboard Squadron!", art by Bill Benulis; The Checkerboard Squadron led by Captain Mercer take out roads into North Korea, cutting off supply lines so the Marines can defuse the Chinese offensive. "The Stalker!", art by Bob Powell; The submarine Batfish hunts down and destroys a Japanese destroyer which fires its torpedoes too soon, missing the Batfish. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Sam Glanzman. "Gremlin on Lady X," art by Sam Glanzman; Is there a Gremlin aboard the ship or is someone purposely causing their bad luck? "Last Gasp," art by Bill Molno; A battleship stops a Japanese Carrier bent on traveling to the west coast of America and making a suicide attack there. "Blabber Jabber" text story. "90 Doomed Men," inks by Vince Colletta; Ensign Nichols graduates from OCS and is placed in charge of a battery on a merchant marine ship. "Marked For Death," art by Sam Glanzman; Chief Specialist Ted Kilray, a Frogman must protect a communist ship of diplomats in New York from being blown up by their own country for propaganda purposes. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Eugene Hughes. Stories and art by Eugene E. Hughes and others. Naval battles and conflict at sea from publisher Stanley Morse. A Red Cross medic stays busy on the battlefield in Korea. Military engineers must rebuild a key bridge under fire during World War II. A US sergeant and captain must make difficult decisions involving their troops in combat. A Fighting Man; Regular Navy; Flat Top; The Fingers of Fate; Kamikaze! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Based on the classic television series. Photo cover of Captain Wallace B. Binghamton (as played by Joe Flynn); Lester Gruber (as played by Carl Ballantine); Lt. Commander Quinton McHale (as played by Ernest Borgnine); and Ensign Charles Parker (as played by Tim Conway). Introduction to the main characters on the TV show. Sailor Beware, art by Henry Scarpelli; The gang puts on a luau for Ensign Parker. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Based on the Story by Atsuhiko Itoh. Adapted by Tomomasa Takuma. Translated by Laura Egan.

The distant future: In a universe where humanity's mortal enemy is the alien race known as Bugs, an Imperial battleship suffers a mysterious and devastating attack that sends Captain Alan Corinth crash landing onto an unknown planet. Much to his surprise, rather than the technologically advanced humanity he knows, the humans he encounters there seem to live in a fantasy world filled with swords and magic!

With detailed worldbuilding that brings out the best from both fantasy and sci-fi genres, this story spools out to depths unseen in recent years, expertly rendered into visual format by manga artist Tomomasa Takuma.

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 184 pages, B&W.

Cover price $12.95.

Cover by Leon Beroth. Story by Frank Martinek. Art by Leon Beroth. Deutschland Comics Club reprints classic episodes of the comic strip Don Winslow of the Navy. Book 1, "The Mystery of Sinbad Valley," reprints daily strips from February 7, 1949 to June 24, 1949. Don and his sidekick Red battle agents of Scorpia, a global organization of espionage and sabotage started by Don's foe The Scorpion. The Scorpia agents named Cold Shivers and Cactus Rat give Don and Red no end of trouble. No publication date of the reprint edition. 12-in. x 8 1/2-in.; 44 pages, B&W.

Cover by Alice Kirkpatrick. Stories and art by Eugene E. Hughes and others. Naval intrigue and warfare at sea from publisher Stanley Morse. This issue features an issue-length retelling of Japan's Operation Sho, an attempt to take back Leyte Island in late October, 1944, leading to a confrontation with the US Seventh Fleet in the Surigao Strait. A damaged sub takes on a Japanese aircraft carrier. The Defeat of the Japanese Navy!; Phase Two!; The Decoy!; Command!; The Hawk Is Among the Chickens!; Fish Away!; The Hunter and the Hunted! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fall 1942. War stories by Robert Sidney Bowen "Blue Water Pilots", J. J. Millard, Laurence Donovan, William O'Sullivan, Joe Archibald, and Walter H. Springs. Illustrations by Alex Schomburg and Leo Morey. 7" x 9 3/4"; black and white; 98 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cartoons and comedy by the Navy's leading artists, writers, and rimesters. Cover price $0.50.

1943. Published during WWII, this was designed to educate as well as entertain. Intermixed with Gene Byrnes' Reg'lar Fellers full-color comic pages are full-page B&W photos of US Navy vessels and operations. Hardcover. 8.5" x 11". 100 pages. PC/PB&W.

Special Edition of Action Comics (1938 DC) #80 which was prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Navy. These editions were printed with simplified wording and used as supplemental reading and workbook materials for the Special Navy Training Units. 52 pages, full color.

Jack Farr cover and art. George Marcoux art. Hitler appearance. Title Continued as: Supersnipe Comics # 6 on. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 13 - May 1943, 5.25" x 7.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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1st printing.

Written by William Woolfolk. Art by John Jordan, Ed Ashe, Carl Pfeufer and Joe Certa.

A collection of the best stories from the classic Fawcett run of Don Winslow of the Navy, one of the most popular comics running during and after World War II. Edited by Craig Yoe, the selected stories are digitally restored and contextualized with Craig's historical research and introduction. Preceding the full, colorful tales is a detailed introduction on the creation of the adventurous Don Winslow. The character served to foster recruitment, entertain Navy personnel and the public during World War II and beyond. Winslow fights the Axis and super villains like The Snake and the smoldering hot, but deadly, Singapore Sal.

Hardcover, 8-in. x 11-in., 272 pages, full color. Cover price $29.95.

1st printing. Written Mark Styling and Barret Tillman. When America was plunged into war in the wake of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the first aircraft to take the fight to the Japanese were manned by naval aviators flying from Pacific Fleet aircraft carriers that had miraculously escaped the carnage in Hawaii. Escorting bombers attacking the Imperial Japanese Navy, a handful of Wildcats succeeded in fending off attacks by the superior A6M Zero-sen fighter. The pugnacious Grumman fighter held the line in the Pacific until the arrival of better aircraft in the shape of the Corsair and Hellcat during 1943. Both types duly proved more than a match for their Japanese counterparts to the point where the Hellcat was dubbed the ace maker. Hardcover, 7 1/2-in. x 10 1/2-in. , 288 pages, Text (with Color and B&W photos). Cover price $34.95.

Facsimile Edition of Don Winslow of the Navy (1937 Merwil Publishing Co.) Pulp Vol. 1 #2. Cover by J.H. Phillips. 98 Pages, B&W, Softcover squarebound. Cover price $14.95.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - April, 1942. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - December, 1942. 6.75" x 9.5", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

1st Printing. Life with the Navy by Navy Nora (1943) is a promotional comic booklet published by Dorothy Bond. Story and art by Dorothy Bond. Follow Navy Nora and her humorous adventures as the new girl in the offices of the United States Navy during the hectic days of World War II. This book was dedicated to those unsung heroes and heroines who work in shore establishments for the United States Navy. 60 pages, B&W, card-stock cover, 8.5-in. x 5.5-in. Cover price $0.50.

2nd Printing. Life with the Navy by Navy Nora (1943) was a promotional booklet published by Dorothy Bond. Story and art are also by Dorothy Bond. Follow Navy Nora and her humorous adventures as the new girl in the offices of the United States Navy. This book was dedicated to those unsung heroes and heroines who work in shore establishments for the United States Navy. 60 pages, B&W, card-stock cover, 8.5-in. x 5.5-in. Cover price $0.50.

3rd Printing. Life with the Navy by Navy Nora (1943) was a promotional booklet published by Dorothy Bond. Story and art are also by Dorothy Bond. Follow Navy Nora and her humorous adventures as the new girl in the offices of the United States Navy. This book was dedicated to those unsung heroes and heroines who work in shore establishments for the United States Navy. 60 pages, B&W, card-stock cover, 8.5-in. x 5.5-in. Cover price $0.50.

Heavy in propaganda. The primary story is "Pearl Harbor." The back-up is "Our Heroes" that features the stories of various soldiers who died in the attack. Cover price $0.10.

Digest-sized, 5.25" x 7.5", 84 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

Digest-sized, 5.25" x 7.5", 84 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

Japanese Edition. Photo Cover featuring Charlie Sheen and Michael Biehn. This program features photos from the major motion picture and miscellaneous production information. Japanese language.