Comic books June 1944

Volume 24, Issue 3 - June, 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by B. Gordon Guth. Stories and art by Ray Gill, Jim Wilcox, and B. Gordon Guth. Sometimes listed as 4Most #11. Four different stories featuring clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s from Novelty Press. Cadet Dick Cole gets a summer job at a lumber yard, and immediately runs afoul of the churlish Wild John and his bullying cohorts. Amateur photographer Candid Charlie accidentally captures a Nazi U-boat. Edison Bell and Jerry use kayaks to defeat a Nazi spy ring. Edison Bell tells young readers how to make a "Victory Kayak." (WWII-era readers were big on "victory" items.) Dick Cole; Edison Bell; Victory Kayak!; Candid Charlie; The Seventeenth Letter; The Cadet. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Musial. . The Phantom strips, scripts by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. 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. Private Breger Abroad strips by Dave Breger. Curley Harper at Lakespur strips, art by Lyman Young. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. Just Kids strips by A.D. Carter. Captain Tootsie ad, script by Rod Reed, art by C. C. Beck. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. The Hobby Robbers starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Sam Citron (signed as Joe Shuster), inks by George Roussos. Dirge on a Bull Fiddle starring Vigilante, script by Joe Samachson, pencils by Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton Jr.), inks by Charles Paris. Super Sleuth McFooey, script and art by Jack Farr. Renegade Roundup starring Congo Bill, art by Edwin Smalle. The Return of Dr. Ito starring Americommando, script by Joseph Greene, art by Bernard Baily. Rocks of Riches starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Aviation magazine featuring pictorials of featured designs; model and hobby information. 10.25" x 13", 104 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Summer 1944. The Justice Society of America star in "The Man Who Relived His Life!" Plot by Gardner Fox and Sheldon Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Joe Gallagher plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman (art by Shaldon Moldoff), the Sandman (art by Gallagher), Starman (art by Aschmeier), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Aschmeier), Doctor Fate (art by Joe Kubert), and Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier). Wonder Woman appearance. Two-page Hop Harrigan text story, "Express to Berlin." Tootsie Roll back cover ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Bumbershoot Jump" by Rod Reed and C.C. Beck. Gallagher cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Paul Reinman. The Mystery of Marvelous Marvyn!, script by Alfred Bester, art by Paul Reinman; Mervyn was a genius and how he hated that so, so one night he decided to rebel against his parent's wishes and join up with a mob to plan some heists; Unfortunately for Mervyn, he scared the crooks more than Green Lantern did. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. The Bully starring Scribbly and the Red Tornado, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Gangsters, Guns and Girls starring The Atom, script by Joseph Greene, art by Joe Gallagher. Limerick vs. Larceny starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Joseph Greene, art by Stan Aschmeier. Blooey Blows His Horn starring Red, White and Blue, art by Joe Gallagher. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Martin Naydel. The Three Dimwits and the Flash all are literally terrified by a weird little man who has the power to summon up the evil Witch of Endor in order to aid a gang of crooks in their nefarious pursuits. Ebenezer Jones, as the Flash discovers, has the uncanny ability to cause people around him to worry about every matter under the sun. Unfortunately, Keystone City's criminal element uses this quirk to carry out a series of robberies that virtually go un-noticed! Fat and Slat humor story by Ed Wheelan. Hop Harrigan text story. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Mystery of Hangmen's Island, pencils by Vince Alascia, inks by Al Bellman; Von Wolheim plans to capture French patriot Durrain and have him radio broadcast a message of resignation to Nazi rule for the French people but he is stopped by Captain America and Bucky. Village of Vultures starring the Human Torch, art by Al Bellman. Death Rides the Rails! starring Whizzer, inks by Al Gabriele. Raging Rockets of the Rising Sun! starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Bob Powell. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

June, 1944.

Volume 33 Issue 4 - June, 1944. Cover by William Timmins. Science Fiction and adventure stories, this issue features "TROG" by Murray Leinster. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Issue 7 - "H as in Hangman". Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

John Charles Walworth cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Torchy the Little Red Duck"; "Sappy the Sportsman"; "Peter Pigg"; "Hetty Hep-Cat Gets a War Job" art by Al Pross; "Chip Chipmunk, 'Just Plain Nuts' art by Thurston Harper; "The Tubby Bear Railroad art by Harry Wylie; "Mother Goose Goes to War" features nursery rhymes about war bonds, by Alexander Samalman; and "Simp Squirrel". "Jim Squirrel's Lesson: The Little Red Fox Outwits a Forest Prankster!" illustrated text story by Uncle Jerry. Cover lacks an issue number, but date establishes issue as #1. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

1944 Edition - 1st Printing. Edited by Lawrence Lariar. 300 of the best Cartoons featured in Colliers, the Saturday Evening Post, and Argosy. Hardcover, 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 128 pages, B&W

Stories and art by Ham Fisher, Gardner Fox, Kermit Jadiker and Charles Zerner (credited as Paine), Elmer Wexler, Frank Tinsley, 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. To escape from occupied France, Vic Jordan and Sue disguise themselves as Nazi agents and board a U-boat. Sparky Watts discovers that Swinero's scheme to marry his friend's daughter is just a ruse to gain possession of a buried city of gold. All of Dixie Dugan's friends arrive at the party for handsome ex-lumberjack Bud, and have various theories when he fails to appear. Vic Jordan; Sparky Watts; Charlie Chan; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dixie Dugan; The Face; Skyman; The Target Is Tokyo! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Summer 1944. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. The Black Bat in "Death for Charity" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Yankee Doodle Feline" by Hal K. Wells; "Black Eye for Susan" by John X. Brown; and "Murder Rides Behind the Siren" by Prescott Chaplin. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 80 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

"Tale of the Terrible Trunk," art by Clem Weisbecker; Millionaire Frank Priestly buys an old beat up trunk, which hides a ghastly surprise inside. "The Nobleman of Crime," pencils by Pen Shumaker, inks by Clem Weisbecker; Baron Hervitz is going bankrupt and needs to raise some money quick; He and his "noblemen" plan a heist and show the Black Hood a lesson in criminal chivalry. "Crime Is Always Careless" text story. "The Man With the Crooked Smile" text story by Gerald Kean. "Murder In the Blackout," art by Bob Vigoda; During a city blackout, Dusty and Roy stumble onto a murder scene. "Pogo's Last Trick," pencils by Clem Weisbecker, inks by Pen Shumaker; Pogo the Clown knows some funny tricks, but is the Black Hood up for a laugh? 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Chu F. Hing. Stories and art by Chu F. Hing, Bill Allison, Art Moore, Harold DeLay and Henry Kiefer. Costumed adventurers face Axis forces in this WWII-era series featuring the Green Turtle. The introduction of superhero The Green Turtle, created by pioneering Chinese-American artist Chu F. Hing and rebooted in 2014 by Gene Yang in The Shadow Hero. The faceless Green Turtle was perhaps the first Asian-American superhero. In this adventure, the Turtle rescues an orphan from the Japanese forces, and the boy becomes the Turtle's longtime sidekick, Burma Boy. French pirate Black Buccaneer fights on the side of justice, in a strip patterned after Will Eisner's Hawks of the Seas. Wacky trio Super, Drooper & Drip become detectives after sending away for free lessons from a comic-book ad. Bizarre, violent and unforgettable pre-Code cover by Chu Hing. Green Turtle; Tommy Paige; Black Buccaneer; With The Goods; Super Drooper & Drip; Jun-Gal: The Pit of Death; Mr. Ree; Red Hawk: In the Valley of 10,000 Smokes. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 28 pages, B&W

UK weekly men's interest magazine with humor and pin-ups. 8" x 11.25", 28 pages, B&W

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The Adventure of the Crumbling Skyscraper, art by E. C. Stoner; German saboteurs blow up a building and leave evidence that the Beetle is responsible. Peril In the Pacific; Dan Garrett is given the assignment of protecting Col. Denton who is delivering information of the utmost importance. They Came to Destroy America text story. The Whistling Death; Joan Mason solves the mystery of a Broadway booking agent's murder. The Very Salty Tale of the O'Brine Twins, script and art by Jack Farr; after being declared 4-F by the draft board, the O'Brine twins join the Merchant Marine. Coxwell and Glaisher fact page. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by James Wilcox. Stories and art by C.C. Beck, Rod Reed, Ray Gill, John Jordan, Jim Wilcox, Henry C. Kiefer, Harold DeLay, Milt Hammer and Tom Gill. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #47. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Sergeant Spook and Jerry promote WWII paper salvage, an early recycling program. Cap Hawkins tells the true story of Earl Mountbatten, a member of the British royal family who was also the Supreme Allied Commander in South East Asia during WWII. Also featuring an ad for Tootsie Rolls, "Captain Tootsie and the Bumbershoot Jump!" from Shazam creator C.C. Beck. Pre-Code bondage and torture cover by James Wilcox. Dick Cole; Fearless Fellers; Cap Hawkins Tales: Lord Louis Mountbatten; Edison Bell; Edison Bell's Book of Secrets; Sergeant Spook; Strictly Business; Krisko & Jasper; Blue Bolt; Sniffy; Bluebolts & Nuts. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Bill Allison, Harold Delay, Jack Warren, and Henry Kiefer. Masked heroes face Axis forces in this WWII-era adventure series. A wave of hijackings is investigated by costumed hero Blue Circle, who is advised by a secret council of seven reformed criminals, in an innovative twist. Redheaded journalist Gail Porter talks a suicidal man down from a bridge, and helps the handsome stranger investigate gangsters in the city government, in an early action-girl story. Maureen Marine has Little Nemo-like adventures and becomes the new Queen of the kingdom under the sea, in a story with some lovely fantasy art by Harold Delay. Blue Circle: What Is the Blue Circle?; Gail Porter, Girl Photographer; The Toreador; Maureen Marine; Driftwood Davey; The Steel Fist; Black Killer; Slaphappy Grandpappy; Wacky Cracks. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Bob Montana, Rudy Palais, Alan Mandel, R.W. Hall, Bob Wood, Dick Briefer, Dick 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. With Iron Jaw finally dead, Crimebuster turns to the menace of the Axis forces. Yankee Longago encounters Jean Nicot, the father of tobacco snuff, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Swoop Storm uses his new Underwater Plane to take on Axis forces during WWII, featuring art by Archie creator Bob Montana. Also featuring a Little Dynamite story promoting wartime paper salvaging, an early recycling program. Crimebuster; Young Robin Hood: Blackmail!; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil Entertains the Soldiers; Swoop Storm; Little Dynamite; Yankee Longago; A Crimebuster Special. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

World War II cover. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Chumbley Rumbalawn Carries On, pencils by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]; the Commandos attempt to spring a chemist from a secret Nazi prison camp. High, Wide and Handsom starring Drafty and Tim. Farming For Freedom, pencils by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]; British citizens volunteer to work on farms in order to help the food shortage. Changing Address starring Jitters Jeep, script and art by Jack Farr. The Shadow of Valhalla, script by Don Cameron, art by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]; Brooklyn and the Commandos visit Valhalla the home of the Norse Gods and contend with a group of Nazis to determine who will win the gods' favor. The Bumbershoot Jump ad for Tootsie Rolls, art by C.C. Beck. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.