Comic books February 1944

Men's interest humor digest with cartoons, jokes and tasteful pin-up photography. 5" x 6.5", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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The Roman Hat Mystery Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Alex Blum, Arnold Hicks, and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Sheena learns the gorillas who are abducting beautiful native maidens are just men in gorilla suits; An offbeat Ghost Gallery story at a circus features the ghosts of a lion tamer and his pet tiger; As Agent ZX-5's Philippine adventure continues, the comic shows an increasing tendency toward terrific good-girl art. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Ghost Gallery; Midnight the Black Stallion; Memo for Saturday: "Murder"; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Doolin. "Juggernaut of the Bush," art by Jim Mooney; In order to win a horse race, Dorga, chief of the Katuas, steals a white woman's horse and kidnaps Ann to ride it. Untitled story; A pair of Arabs enter Simba's jungle, looking for the elephants' graveyard; They shoot and wound a mother elephant and then track her to the graveyard. "The Terror of the Talking Pool," inks by Ruben Moreira; A tribe's witch doctor convinces their queen that she has the power of prophecy; He uses her prediction of death to extort gifts from the people, which he appropriates Tabu exposes him and he is hanged by the tribe. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Hunters looking for a tiger for their circus capture Rajah; Wambi then offers to trade the white men the cruel tiger, Manto, for Rajah. "Bush Law" text story. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Laän drugs court physician Shep-hut so that he falls into a death-like sleep; Laän hopes to be appointed to the vacant post so that he will close enough to Fantomah to assassinate her and assume her throne. Untitled story, art by Richard Case; The son of an Arab sheik is kidnapped and must be rescued by Terry and Andy. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; Camilla is washed down a river to a land where dinosaurs have survived to the present day; Also present are a tribe with artificial wings and packs of dingos. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Jo King). Stories and art by William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Fran Striker, Brandon Walsh, Nicholas Afonsky, Carl Anderson, Jack Burnley, R. J. Scott, Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Schmidt, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Tom Sims, Bela Zaboly, George McManus, Otto Soglow, Eddie Rickenbacker, Clayton Knight, Charles Flanders, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Frank Miller, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake the Magician finally makes it out of Pacifica; The Phantom meets geologists Lana and Greta Marshall, who want to explore Bengali's uncharted mountain ranges. Brick Bradford; The Lone Ranger; The Phantom; Little Annie Rooney; Henry; Sport Features; Scott's Scrapbook; Hall of Fame of the Air; Sentinel Louie; Radio Patrol; Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Flash Gordon; Bringing Up Father; The Little King; Barney Baxter in the Air; Sappo; Tuffy; Right Around Home; Blondie. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

February 7, 1944. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: portraits of British leaders; Japanese prisoner-of-war camps; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 124 pages. Cover price $0.10.

February 21, 1944. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Morris Ernst; Patrice Munsei, young opera star; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 128 pages. Cover price $0.10.

February 28, 1944. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Mexico; Lepke; Ella Raines; perspective maps; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 116 pages. Cover price $0.10.

60 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Feg Murray, Clayton Knight, H. H. Knerr, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Floyd Torbert, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Edwina Dumm, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Jimmy Thompson, Eugene L. Pollack, Tom Sims, and Bela Zaboly. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Popeye is hardly the only oddball in the Thimble Theatre strip; Secret Agent X-9 discovers that not all of the Axis forces are across the oceans. Mandrake the Magician; Seein' Stars; Jan and Aloysius; The Romance of Flying; Bunky; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Henry; Little Acorns; High Spots; Popeye; Barney Baxter; Blondie; Indian Lore; Tippie and Cap Stubbs; Dinglehoofer. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Tyrants Must Die starring Human Torch, art by Jimmy Thompson. Sinister Secret of the Sewer Snakes starring Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer. Terry Vance untitled story, art by Bob Oskner. Pinhead Killer starring Miss America, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Nicholas. Patriot untitled story. Angel untitled story, art by Gustav Schrotter. 60 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories and art by Munson Paddock, Bert Whitman, Phil Bard, and Harry Parkhurst. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Adolf Hitler gains the magic-word power of Captain Marvel Jr. and transforms himself into...Corporal Hitler Jr., in a story that follows the grand tradition of Allied WWII cartoonists making Hitler look ridiculous. Bulletman and Bulletgirl track the serial killer known as the Candid Camera Killer, who photographs his victims before and after their murders. Hopalong Cassidy and his partner Mesquite must prevent a gang of lawless toughs from hanging the wrong man after the bank president of Twin Rivers is murdered. Captain Marvel Jr.: Corp. Hitler Jr.; Tumbleweed Jr.; Hopalong Cassidy: The Strange Accuser!; Bulletman: Candid Camera Killer!; Hoodoo Hannigan, Ch.19; Gerty from Guadal; Balbo: Heap Big Magic; Balbos Own Magic Page: Shamans Stroke; Minuteman: Amid the Head Hunters. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Alex Kotzky. Skell the Ruthless starring Blackhawk, pencils by John Cassone, inks by Alex Kotzky. Untitled stories starring Death Patrol (script and art by Al Stahl), Private Dogtag (script and art by Bart Tumey), and P.T. Boat. Yank Army Pilot Captures Jap Flyer In Jungle Battle starring Secret War, script and art by Fred Guardineer. Diary of a Japanese Officer starring Sniper, art by Vernon Henkel. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W.

Cover by Cliff Young. "Heroes Incorporated" starring Green Arrow and Speedy, pencils by Cliff Young, inks by Steve Brodie; Oliver Queen goes on a camping trip with some businessmen seeking adventure. "Flame in the Night" starring Dr. Fate, script by Joe Samachson, art by Jon Chester Kozlak; Martin Main has a hobby: collecting matchboxes. However, when he picks one up at the scene of a murder, he doesn't realize the secret that it contains may cost him his life. "Guerillas of Fen-Shu" starring Aquaman, art by Louis Cazeneuve. "The Scoop That Was Thirty Years Too Late" starring Johnny Quick, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton). "Case of the Cantankerous Canine" starring Dover and Clover, script by Whitney Ellsworth, art by Henry Boltinoff. "The Book Bandits," script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Bernard Baily; The Spectre vs. Slicker. 60 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 16, Issue 118 - February, 1944. Magazine featuring film dramatizations in prose illustrated with stills and regular monthly features. 8.5" x 10.5", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Alex Kotzky. Untitled stories starring Uncle Sam (art by Art Seymour), Sally O'Neil Policewoman (art by Al Bryant), Windy Breeze (script and art by Jack Cole), Quicksilver (script and art by Fred Guardineer), Destroyer 171, The Unknown (art by Rudy Palais), G-2 (art by Don Rico), and Chic Carter (script and art by Vernon Henkel). 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Andy Panda, Raggedy Ann, Homer Pigeon, the Brownies, Oswald, Billy and Bonny Bee, Felix the Cat, and Li'l Eight Ball. 60 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 1 #8 - Nov. 1944. Single panel cartoons and pinups. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 30 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

60 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Harry Sahle. ### Shield G-Man Club ad. "Tales of a Safety Pin," script by Otto Binder; A safety pin that seems to be followed by bad luck helps The Shield and Dusty solve a crime. "The Ferryboat Admiral" starring Captain Commando and the Boy Soldiers and Karl Van Hoosen (Introduction, death). "Dead Men's Eyes Tell Tales" starring Dutch Kane (as a corpse), Doc Einstone, Rabbit, Southpaw Sears, and Hangman, script by Otto Binder, art by Bob Fujitani (as B. Fuje). "The Ghost of Henry Schmidt" text story starring The Shield by Vivian Berg. "Christmas Cheers," script by Harry Sahle and Ed Goggin, pencils by Harry Sahle, inks by Virginia Drury (as Ginger); Archie gets a cheque for $50 from his grandfather, makes a list of what he wants to buy for his friends, but most of the money is gone by the time he buys the gifts. Untitled story, script and art by Larry Harris; Captain Barney Keel is driving a tugboat along the land when a dam breaks and he and Catfish Joe find themselves floating around on a newly created lake rescuing animals. Untitled story, art by Dave Higgins; Li'l Chief Bugaboo and Fido find a bear cub and accidentally anger its mom. Untitled story, art by Carl Hubbell; Marco Loco and Snooch are hypnotised by the Medusa but then capture her and take her to the King to collect a reward. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 53 - February 4, 1944. Early magic enthusiast fanzine with reader submitted homemade tricks for other readers to try at home complete with step-by-step instructions and illustrations where needed. 8.5" x 11", 4 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.