Comic books May 1946

Volume 14, Issue 3 - May, 1946. 6.75" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, script by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Daffy Doodles strips, art by Doc Winner. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. They'll Do It Every Time strips, art by Jimmy Hatlo. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 11, Issue 4 - May, 1946. 6.75" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. Haircut -- and a Close Shave starring Superman and Mr. Twister, pencils by Sam Citron. Adventure in Hollywood starring Congo Bill, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Edwin Smalle. Danger's Midgets starring Vigilante, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.). The Sabotaged Dinner starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. Wonders of Words starring Zatara, art by W. F. White. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Stan Kaye. Toytown, U.S.A. starring Superboy, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Joe Shuster. Mr. Bee Goes to Town starring Johnny Quick, script by Joe Samachson, pencils by Mort Meskin. Four Fish to Fetch starring Aquaman, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Flying Pony Express starring the Shining Knight, art by Chuck Winter. The Cat and the Mouse starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp; Green Arrow battles the Cat. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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UK bi-weekly magazine focusing primarily on WWII era aircraft, but covering the whole history of flight. 8" x 11.5", 12 pages, B&W

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UK bi-weekly magazine focusing primarily on WWII era aircraft, but covering the whole history of flight. 8" x 11.5", 12 pages, B&W

Cover by Fred Kida. Stories and art by Maurice Del Bourgo, Tony DiPreta, and E. Dorris. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #27. No issue # on cover; Vol. 3, issue #4 in indicia.(There was no Vol. 3, issue #3.) Airboy investigates when blinded pilots stumble on a bandit's golden hoard. Flying Dutchman meets the Little People after crashing in Rip Van Winkle country. Sky Wolf learns a mad scientist has revived his old foe The Heap and used it for murder. This story served as a "backdoor pilot" for The Heap, launching a backup series in Airboy featuring comics' original muck-monster adventurer. Airboy; Skinny McGinty; Iron Ace; Flying Dutchman; The Man Who Forgot; Sky Wolf: The Return of the Heap. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Justice Society of America face "The Paintings That Walked the Earth!" Script by Gardner Fox. Art by Martin Naydel plus individual stories featuring Hawkman (art by Joe Kubert), Green Lantern (art by Jon Chester Kozlak), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Stan Aschmeier as "Stan Josephs"), Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier), the Atom (art by Joe Gallagher), and the Flash (art by Naydel). Wonder Woman cameo. Two-page text story, "The Case of the Nifty Lifter" by Jesse Merlan. Naydel cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Paul Reinman. Mountain Music Mayhem starring Green Lantern, art by Paul Reinman; Alan and Doiby head to the Great Smoky Mountains to put on the air an actual hillbilly show, only to discover the family they've selected are a bunch of thieves. Valley of the City of Gold starring Dr. Mid-Nite, art by Stan Aschmeier. Dimwits in a Diner starring Winky, Blinky and Noddy, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Might Doesn't Make Right starring The Black Pirate, art by Alfonso Greene. No Trouble, Professor, No trouble at All starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Martin Naydel. The Flash must contend with two headaches: first, the Three Dimwits invent a machine that is designed to double a person's money--and second, a gang who has a weird film projector whose projected image can eat through walls! Deuces Wilde relates a strange tale of a young boy who developed an amazing ability in pitching playing cards, an ability used to further his criminal pursuits. Mutt and Jeff humor story by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 20, Issue 2 - May, 1946. Front cover by Arnold Kohn. Back cover by James B. Settles. Science fiction stories by Richard Shaver, Frances M. Deegan, Robert Moore Williams, Rog Phillips, Millen Cooke, David Wright O'Brien, John and Dorothy de Courcy, and H.B. Hickey. Illustrations by Joe W. Tillotson, Rod Ruth, Arnold Kohn, Robert Fuqua, and Julian S. Krupa. 6.75" x 9.75", 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories by Morris Gollub, Roger Garis, H.R. McBride, Walt Kelly, and Dan Noonan. Funny Animal Comics featuring such characters as Uncle Wiggily, Albert and Pogo, Rover, Pino and Paint, and Albert the Alligator. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Brady and John Messmann. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring delightful covers and an assortment of original characters. Freckles is mistaken for a bandit by a gang seeking new recruits, and cannot transform into his secret identity, the heroic knight Sir Spot. The Cub Reporter is sent to cover a high-society party and investigates the disappearance of a diamond tiara. Goat con man "Kid Gloves" escapes from prison, but he can't elude his South American nemesis, Inspector Cheechee (a toucan). Plus a vintage ad for Captain Marvel and Fawcett Comics merch. Sir Spot: Caravan of Evil; Chippy Chipmunk: Sign of the Times; The Cub Reporter High Tops a Story; Sammy's Inheritance; Sloppy the Pig: Spots Before His Eyes; Droopy the Ant Bear and Reddy Fox: Railroaded; Battling Bantam: A Tough Egg; Colonel Walrus and Snazzy the Snail: Duel Personality; Tuck Sedo the Penguin Playboy: A Not-So-Practical Practical Joker; Kid Gloves. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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May, 1946 - Volume 5, Issue #4.

Volume 37, Issue 3 - May, 1946. Cover by William Timmins. Science Fiction and adventure stories, this issue features "The Nightmare" by Chan Davis. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in., 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Dick Sprang. "The Marathon of Menace!" starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane); Racer Marty Steele is banned from racing when doctors discover he has a bad heart; But he has plans to compete anyway under another name, whilst his erstwhile opponent is a blind scientist; The prize for the winner is $250,000, a sum that Roy Damon hopes to take home in order to allow others who are blind to build new and better lives for themselves. "Ally Babble and the Four Tea Leaves!" starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane); Ally visits Madame Patio for a free tea leaf reading and explains to him the meaning of the four tea leaves of fate: money, a girl, a ship's deck, and happy faces; By a quirk of fate, these all come true, but not the way Ally imagined. "Nobody Knows" text story by Tom Patrick. "Tired Tracks," art by Jerry Robinson; Alfred makes a study of tires and the tracks they make; Too bad for him the car he is examining belongs to crooks! "The Master Vs. the Pupil!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Dick Sprang (as Bob Kane); Robin's bragging about his prowess in crook hunting leads Batman to disguise himself as a jewel thief and have Robin attempt to track him down. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Tom DeAngelo, Don Dean, Ham Fisher, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Skyman encounters an artist who uses his paintings as a way to case buildings for future robberies. Fragile millionaire Spencer Strongheart looks exactly like super-powered Sparky Watts, which causes some confusion after Spencer is kidnapped. Charlie Chan and Kirk find themselves in a strange situation after a plane crashes on a beautiful, reclusive woman's property. Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Cranberry Boggs; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Pistols in the Morning. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

May, 1946. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by James Wilcox. Stories and art by Joe Donohoe, Ray Gill, Jim Wilcox, Margaretta Hamilton, K.W. Fitch, Don Rico, Harold DeLay, Milt Hammer, Jack Warren, and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #66. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Sgt. Spook, the ghostly cop, turns the tables on a would-be poisoner. Injured in combat, Blue Bolt is finally discharged from WWII service, in May of 1946. Edison Bell tells young readers how to create a ping-pong table. Also featuring a comics ad with "Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop." Dick Cole; Sergeant Spook; Krisko & Jasper; Blue Bolt; Fearless Fellers; Scaredy Cat; Edison Bell; It Isnt Hard to Make A Ping-Pong Table; Dink; Allergic; Bluebolts & Nuts. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Jerry Iger, Ed Newman, and Ray Osrin. Whimsical kids' comics produced by comics legend Jerry Iger. Bobby and Capt'n Patch fly off to visit the moon on the Capt'n's magic rocking chair. They meet Mighty Man, a union suit-clad superhero stranded on the moon. In another story, Papa catches the kids pretend-fishing in the bathtub and decides to take them fishing for real. When the most valuable elephant in the world is elephant-napped, the Sherlock-like Hugh Dunnit takes the case. Bobby and Capt'n Patch; Zingo the Zooper Zebra; Fatt and Lean; Poor Papa; Hugh Dunnit Detective; Great Snakes Alive!; Frankie Fieldmouse; Fish Fables; Classroom Boners; Pell and Mell; The Corn Belt; Peter Pupp. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Walter Gibson, Jim Kjelgaard, Charles Strong, Ralph Crosby Smith, Charles Spain Verral, Dick Kraus, Alfred de Martini, Ed Lawson and Jack Sparling. Another kids' anthology in the tradition of Calling All Girls and Calling All Kids from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories and advice as well as comics. Dig Bailey's tugboat crew investigates mysterious fires on ships in the bay; Dusty Davis goes fishing with his dad and brother; A comics biography of famed baseball pitcher "Dizzy" Dean. Also featuring magic tricks explained by Walter Gibson, better known as "Maxwell Grant," author of The Shadow's pulp adventures. Peril Outpost; Dig Bailey: The Mystery of the "Scorched Decks"; Lucky Shoes; Shot in the Dark; "Dizzy" Dean, Baseball's Hottest Hurler; First Date; Dusty Davis Goes Fishing; Let's Talk It Over; The Secret of Baldhead Mountain. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories, fashions, good looks, movies, things to do. This issue contains only text, photos, and illustrations (no comics). 7 1/2" x 10 1/2", b&w, 84 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Includes: Syd Shores cover art; The Casbah Killer, Pencils by Don Rico, Inks by Vic Dowd; A Name For An Old Doll, Pencils by Vince Alascia, Inks by Shores; The Last Frontier text story; The Case of the Chiming Tree starring Human Torch, art by Carmine Infantino; and Murder On the Campus, Pencils by Al Gabriele, Inks by Charles Nicholas. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Bill Woolfolk, Al Liederman and unknown. Art by Pete Costanza, Al Liederman and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "The House That Time Forgot" by Bill Woolfolk and Pete Costanza; "Captain Marvel's Life Insurance" with story by Bill Woolfolk; "Billy's Big Day"; and "The Monster Diamond" with art by Pete Costanza. Plus: Captain Kid in "One Lucky Guy" by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "Battle of the Century" with script by Dorothy Davis. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by Pete Costanza and unknown. Captain Marvel meets a new villain -- Oggar, the world's mightiest immortal! An exciting new serial begins with..."The Cult of the Curse Chapter 1: The World's Mightiest Immortal" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza. Captain Marvel also stars in: "The Sleeper Awakes" with story by Otto Binder; "The Whirling Drawbridge"; and "The Mental Monster" by Otto Binder and Pete Costanza. Plus: 2-page text story "The Last Fight" by Joseph Millard. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Otto Binder, Bill Woolfolk, Art Helfant and Sid Lazarus. Art by August Froehlich, Art Helfant, Sid Lazarus and Bud Thompson. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Captain Marvel Jr. travels to "Arabia" to help a man woo a sultan's daughter with magical gifts. Criminal mastermind Greybeard figures out how to use a dowager's amnesia to steal her fabulous jeweled necklace. Captain Marvel Jr. figures out the connection between opium-related crimes on the waterfront and the stage magician named "Spawn." Captain Marvel Jr. discovers that a Western ghost town has real ghosts. Captain Marvel Jr. Fights the Arabian Knights!; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; The Stolen Half Century!; Whipper-Snappers: Auto Know Better; Rubbernose Randolph Gets in the Swim!; The Magic Act; Giggle Gags: A Close Shave; If the Shoe Fits; Snortville Sneeze; Captain Marvel Jr. Haunts the Ghost Vigilantes! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and others. The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. CM investigates when the wheels mysteriously melt on defense-supply trains, and discovers what it has to do with Icky's missing perfume. Midnight goes to South American country "Chicolte" to help Casey James battle the bandit king El Poble and complete a transcontinental railroad. Midnight helps Chinese soldiers ferret out an Axis spy (even though the story was published in May 1946). Case Without a Name; Whipper-Snappers; Kanvasback Makes His Apologies; The Chicolte Crossing; Odd But True Inventions; Pilot Pete; The Case of the Vanishing Fossil; Red Skye: Insect Invasion; Strato-Facts; Johnny Blair, in the Air; Your Invention Page; Incendiary Doom. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chon Day, Herb Gross, George Morrow, Corka, George Otto Muhlfield and Courtney Dunkel. A humor digest featuring short stories and cartoons, including Irish cartoonist George Morrow, Courtney Dunkel of the Fumble Family fame, and gag cartoonist Chon Day. Also featuring "The Middles" by Bob Karp, and a humorous look at life in a WWII-era Army camp. Corka's Kid Genius; Chon Day: He Loves People; George Morrow, Britisher; Air-Sea Rescue; Army Camp Cartoon Humor; George Otto Muhlfield; Courtney Dunkel; The A & B Features; Current and Choice. 5-in. x 6 1/2-in., 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 17, Issue 12 - May 1946. Features creative stories, poems, recipes, activities, crafts, science experiments, and health articles for children. 6-in. x 9-in. 52 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.15.

The classic weekly magazine featuring news and fiction. 11-in. x 14-in., 86 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.