Barnaby (1945) comic books 1944-1946

Cover by Crockett Johnson. Stories and art by Crockett Johnson. Sometimes listed as Barnaby Quarterly #1. A collection of the beloved comic strip about a little boy and his cigar-wielding, rough-hewn fairy godfather, Mr. O'Malley. 5-year-old boy Barnaby Baxter wishes one night for a fairy godmother, and gets Jackeen J. O'Malley instead. Mr. O'Malley proves his fairydom when he flies through the window, but his hit-or-miss magic fails to convince Barnaby's parents that he's real. Plus articles about the acclaimed strip and its creator, Crockett Johnson. Crockett Johnson; About Barnaby; Barnaby; The Saga of Barnaby; The Psychology of Barnaby; The Baxters Seek Help. 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Published November 1945 by Civil Service. Cover by Crockett Johnson. Stories and art by Crockett Johnson. Sometimes listed as Barnaby Quarterly #2. A collection of the beloved comic strip about a little boy and his cigar-wielding, rough-hewn fairy godfather, Mr. O'Malley. Barnaby and his friend Jane try to enlist O'Malley to investigate the haunted house down the block. (But first they must rescue O'Malley, after he falls into an open cistern.) O'Malley's not sure he wants to tangle with any ghost, until he learns it's his old "ghost-writer" pal, Gus. Plus an article about the history of comics. The Comics in America; Barnaby. 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Published February 1946 by Civil Service. Cover by Crockett Johnson. Stories and art by Crockett Johnson. Sometimes listed as Barnaby Quarterly #3. A collection of the beloved comic strip about a little boy and his cigar-wielding, rough-hewn fairy godfather, Mr. O'Malley. O'Malley introduces Barnaby to his magical cohorts, like Gus, a ghost writer who's an actual ghost, Gorgon the talking dog, and Launcelot McSnoyd, the invisible leprechaun with the Brooklyn accent. Final issue of the series. 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.