Comic books August 1947

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.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $249.95 or Best Offer View scans 1" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Writing on interior pages. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by John Sikela. Cameras in the Clouds! starring Superman, art by John Sikela. The Quest for Life! starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Twin Magic starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. Who's Zoo? starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. Pop Gunn Shoots the Works! starring Vigilante, art by George Roussos. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 117, Issue 4 - August, 1947. 6.75" x 9", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Stan Kaye. Superboy Meets Girl starring Superboy, Betty Brown, and Joe Daly, script by Bill Finger, art by Win Mortimer. The Floating Observatory starring Aquaman, script by Don Cameron, art by Louis Cazeneuve. We Knight Thee Dub starring Shining Knight, script by Joe Samachson, art by Chuck Winter. The 'Round-the-World Crimes starring Green Arrow and Bulls-Eye, script by Don Cameron, art by George Papp. The Scourge of Speed starring Johnny Quick, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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10.5" x 13", 120 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Arthur Peddy, Bernard Sachs, Art Helfant, Dick Wood, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. 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 #42. No issue # on cover; Vol. 4, issue #7 in indicia. Airboy surrenders to whip-happy spoiled rich kid Master Charles in order to free his captive father. The castle that belonged to The Heap's German barony is moved to the U.S., but it brings misery to all who come in contact with it. Flying Fool's little sister visits Shanghai, but now she's all grown up, in a story with art by Captain America creators Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Airboy; The Heap; Model Builders with Airboy: U. S. Army P-80 Shooting Star; Alfie and Ralphie; Rackman; Flying Fool: You Can't Beat Cupid; The Rap. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Batman and Superman fight along the Justice Society of America (Wonder Woman, Hawkman, Green Lantern, Johnny Thunder, the Atom, the Flash, and Dr. Mid-Nite) in "5 Drowned Men!" Writer unknown. Art by Irwin Hasen plus individual stories featuring Batman (artist unknown), the Flash (art by Lee Elias), Hawkman (art by Joe Kubert), Dr. Mit-nite (art by Frank Harry), Superman (art by Hasen), and Green Lantern (art by Hasen). Part John Belfi inks. Two-page text story, "No Help Wanted" by Charles King. Rockhead McWizzard untitled back-up story. Win Mortimer cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. Canvas of Crime starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by John Belfi; Green Lantern is drawn into a strange case in which paintings depict murders yet to be committed. The prime suspect: Alan Scott! Tarantula Unmasks Dr. Mid-Nite, script by John Broome, art by Alexander Toth; Crooks suspect the true identity of the Man of Night, so they kidnap Dr. McNider to prove their point. Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right starring The Black Pirate, art by Paul Reinman. El Gringo Dingo or Go 'Way Bossie 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.

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Volume 21, Issue 8 - August, 1947. Cover by Arnold Kohn. Stories by Rog Phillips, William Lawrence Hamling, Frances Yerxa, D. Richard Sharpe, and Richard S. Shaver. Plus: a letter column chock-full of discussion regarding the "Shaver Mystery!" Super-cool! Illustrations by Malcolm Smith, Charles Schneeman, Robert Fuqua, and Julian S. Krupa. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 176 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 8 - August 1947. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talents cartoonists and artist. 34 pages Cover price $0.35.

Untitled Presto Pete, the Magic Bunny story, art by Howie Post. Untitled Goofy Goose, Inventor story, art by Rube Grossman. The Pre-Fabricated House starring Eager Beaver, art by Otto Feuer. Trick Mirrors! Fool Your Friends! starring Crazy Fox and Hank the Hippo. County Clean-Up Day starring Pete the Pup, art by Otto Feuer. New Jail House Under Construction starring Sheriff Corky, art by Rube Grossman. Chopping Wood starring Raccoon Kids, art by Otto Feuer; Uncle Percy tricks the kids into doing his chores but they get revenge when he tries to hog all their toys. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Fagaly. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Irving Novick and unknown. Archie heads to the gym to bulk up after he makes plans to go to the beach with Veronica and her muscular cousin in "Musclebound Madness"! Plus: Archie gets stuck babysitting Veronica's triplet cousins in "Three's a Crowd"; Archie brings a mouse to school, with the expected results; a dog gets in the way of Archie's entries in the newspaper beauty contest in "Photo-Finish"; Betty and Veronica go to the beach and fight over men; and Archie tries to water the lawn in "Water, Water, Everywhere"! Also: Archie (Hollywood report) celebrity news and gossip, including a piece about Ronald Reagan's marriage to Jane Wyman, in the 2-page "Hollywood Tattle Tale"! And: "Archie Puzzle Page" (two of them)! 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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August, 1947 - Volume 5, Issue #11.

Volume 39, Issue 6 - August 1947. Cover by Hubert Rogers. Science Fiction and adventure stories, this issue features "The End is Not Yet" by Lafayette Ronald Hubbard. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Contains three Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in sixteen nearly-consecutive issues of Barnyard Comics (1944) (#12-15, #17-27, and #29). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Eggbert Hits the Jackpot" art by Gil Turner; "Willie Wurtle" art by Ray Patin; "Oadie Colone" story by Hubie Karp, art by Ken Champin; "Poppo the Weasel" art by Don R. Christensen; "Hustle and Bustle" story by Jack Cosgriff, art by Hawley Pratt; "'Lucky Foot' Bunnigan" art by Jack Bradbury; and "Oogie Eagle" art by Don R. Christensen. Illustrated text stories: "The Goldfish and the Sparrow: All Sandy Wanted Was a Little Spot of Gold!" by Justin Blazer, illustration by Frank Frazetta; "The Flying Pig: Pooky the Porker Wanted to Zoom Through the Sky!" by Lily K. Scott, illustration by Frank Frazetta; and "The Grateful Bear: This Little Cub Forgot to Be Polite!" by Donald Bayne Hobart, illustration by Frank Frazetta. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $32.00 View scans Spine split 20%. Staple rust: Slight.

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Volume 6, Issue 3 - August, 1947. Peter Driben cover. Men's interest magazine of pin-ups and glamour shots. 8.5" x 11.5", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 21, Issue 2 - August, 1947. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Boody Rogers. Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Don Dean, Lank Leonard, Renny McEvoy, Jim Fabian, 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. Dixie Dugan goes on her first date with her boss, despite her better judgment. Back from the lost valley, Sparky Watts introduces Hattie the Horrible, a talking spike-helmet with feet who hates women, in another wacky Boody Rogers tale. On the moon, Hitler plans to hypnotize Skyman and command him to build nuclear bombs for his attack on Earth. Another bizarre cover by Boody Rogers is worth a good long look. Sparky Watts; Cranberry Boggs; Mickey Finn; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Hollywood Johnnie; June Bride; Bumpy: Trouble for Everyone. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Black Bat in "Dead Man's Plunder" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Let Murder Sleep" by Norman A. Daniels; "The Stickup" by Jack Kofoed; "The Visiting Corpse" by Donald Bayne Hobart; "Expert in Murder" by Wayland Rice; and "Run From a Dead Man" by Nels Leroy Jorgensen. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Art by Jack Kamen and others. Cover by Jack Kamen. Fox Feature Syndicate presents the first series featuring the original version of the Blue Beetle. This issue sees the debut of a new creative team that may have included an uncredited Matt Baker. The Blue Beetle battles a gang of young hoods who fancy themselves the Junior Crime Club; The Beetle encounters a machine of destruction; Reporter Joan Mason investigates an island of terrifying creatures. Despite being listed on the cover, "The Mummy Who Never Died" does not appear in this issue, or in Blue Beetle at all; the story is in Phantom Lady Series 1 (1947) #13.. The Blue Beetle Meets the Junior Crime Club!; Minit Mystery; The Atomic Grab Mystery; The Mechanical Monster of Death; Joan Mason: Horror Island. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Jack Hearne. Stories and art by Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon), Jim Wilcox, Al Huston, Milt Hammer, Henry Kiefer, and Art Helfant. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #81. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. Sgt. Spook joins forces with the spirit of Paul Revere to prevent modern-day crooks from stealing an ancient store of silver. Blue Bolt's old war buddy Charlie seeks his help in turning his new golf course profitable, in a story by Superman artist Wayne Boring (credited as Jack Harmon). Edison Bell and Jerry become counselors at a summer camp. King Neptune teaches young readers basic swimming lessons. Also featuring a vintage ad for "Popsicle Pete" prizes in exchange for saving popsicle wrappers, featuring Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller. Dick Cole; Sergeant Spook: The Adventure of King's Plate!; Cowboy Justice; Rick Richards; Make Friends with King Neptune; Heathcliff the Hobo: At the Circus; Edison Bell; Blue Bolt; Bluebolts & Nuts. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Fred Guardineer, Norman Maurer, Bob Wood and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. An aging millionaire's greedy relatives smell trouble when they learn about his young fishing buddy. Crimebuster seeks the truth about the murder of a knife-thrower's assistant on stage, featuring early art by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry. Famous Eccentrics presents the story of Captain Bligh and the Mutiny on the Bounty. Crimebuster; Famous Eccentrics; Daredevil: Blind Justice; Little Dynamite. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Steve Brodie. The Terrible Senor Gaucho, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Steve Brodie; Alfy leaves the team in England, to go to college. Color Code For Crime, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Steve Brodie. Murder In the Well text story by Mal Terret. The Romeo From Brooklyn, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Steve Brodie. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Classic magazine for boys featuring articles, fiction, activities, and a few pages of comics. 10.5" x 13.5", 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.20.

52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Articles and fashions for young women. No comics. 8" x 11", 100 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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Stories and art by Aileen Fisher, Florence Laughlin and Edd Ashe. A kids' anthology in the tradition of Calling All Girls from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories, games and quizzes as well as comics. Marco Polar Bear and Bobby visit Australia; Squirrels Pug and Curly try to cross a stream; Toots the dog meets animals from other countries. Twinkle, The Star That Came Down From Heaven; Marco Polar Bear; Wash Day; The Jumping Frogs; Little Miss; Follow the Whirlwind; Pug and Curly; Buffkin; The Poor Fish; The Traveling Dog; Find the Fish; Marco's Puzzle Page. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Captain Marvel stars in "Billy Batson, School Editor," "The Mississippi Steamboat Race," "The Yeast Menace," and "The Dream Transmitter." Scripts Al Liederman. Art by Pete Costanza and Al Liederma. Back-up story, "Captain Kid Blows Up." Two-page Jon Jarl text story, "Exile on Mercury" by Eando Binder. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie Saves the School Party" by C.C. Beck and Costanza. Beck cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bud Thompson. Stories by Otto Binder and others. Art by Bud Thompson and others. Superhero action with Freddy Freeman, who gains the same powers as his hero Captain Marvel, better known these days as Shazam. Orphan newsboy Freddy takes a room at Mrs. Wagner's boardinghouse, which becomes his home (and springboard for adventure) for the rest of the series. He meets future cop sidekick Jim Bellows at the same time. Jr. encounters the strange story of the Flying Postman. Sivana's latest invention can destroy anything that's blue - including Captain Marvel Jr. Captain Marvel, Jr. Finds a Home; Rubbernose Randolph; Boxcar Benny; The Flying Postman; Captain Marvel, Jr. Battles the Blues; Kanvasback: The Master Builder; Slip-Up; Snortville Sneeze: The Secret of Success; Whipper-Snappers; Captain Marvel, Jr. Helps His Neighbors. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk and Leonard Frank. The comics incarnation of a beloved radio hero, aviator "Red" Albright uses his inventions, including an early wingsuit, to fight evil as Captain Midnight. Midnight opposes Jagga the Space Raider for Ceres' city of gold. Captain Midnight battles an aerial circus gone wrong, in a story that opens with an image of an airborne CM punching out a trapeze artist hanging from the landing gear of a plane, while the plane's pilot fires at Captain Midnight! You don't see that every day. In Mexico, Midnight learns Quetzalcoatl was actually an aviator who invented a prehistoric flying machine. The Asteroid Battle!; Your Invention Page; The Aerial Circus; Sergeant Twilight: Two-Gun Twilight Rides Again; Dippy Detours; Red Skye: Cross-Country Cupid; Johnny Blair in the Air; Pilot Pete; The Flying Tomb. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 19, Issue 3 - August, 1947. Features creative stories, poems, rebuses, recipes, activities, crafts, science experiments, and health articles for children. 6-in. x 9-in. 56 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.15.

Issue 2 - Australian Edition. Circa early to mid 1950's. Reprints "Huckleberry Finn" in abridged form with new cover art. 6.5" x 8.5, color covers with b&w interior, 24 pages-all newsprint.