Comic books July 1946

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Volume 18, Issue 2 - July 1946. Features creative stories, poems, rebuses, recipes, activities, crafts, science experiments, and health articles for children. 6-in. x 9-in. 52 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.15.

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The Prince and the Pauper, 1st Printing "Horror Cover." Art by Arnold Hicks, Classics Comics. (HRN 29, 7/46 - listed in Overstreet as NO HRN, 7/46). Cover price $0.10.

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The Prince and the Pauper, 5th Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 93). Cover price $0.15.

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The Prince and the Pauper, 6th Printing, Line Drawing Cover. (HRN 114). Cover price $0.15.

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The Prince and the Pauper, 9th Printing, Painted Cover. (HRN 150). Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Frank Harry. Flaming Fury, script by Joyce Murchison, art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman investigates mysterious forest fires on land owned by Nancy Reardon, and discovers the Nancy's fiance, Sam, and a rival land owner are responsible for the blazes. Mutt & Jeff Gag Pages strips by Al Smith (signed as Bud Fisher). The Man That Time Forgot--Just a Story / comic story, script and art by Howard Purcell. Spend Till It Hurts starring The Flash, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jon Chester Kozlak. Oswald the Ogre--Foney Fairy Tales, script and art by Ed Wheelan. Puzzles, Planes and Machine Gun Bullets starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Human Key starring Green Lantern, art by Paul Reinman; Some very enterprising crooks discover a young man who has the unusual trait of being able to open any lock made....a trait they hope to cash in on! 76 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Victor Pazmino, Al Liederman, Milt Stein, Dick MacKay and Art Helfant. Humor comics from Fawcett, featuring characters like Richard Richard, Private Dick (detective) and the cape-wearing rapscallion Captain Kid. Captain Kid is in trouble after he sells his father's tuxedo for a dollar. Mystic Moot uses the power of his magic snoot to help potato farmer Sig Bigdig, in a story by comics legend Basil Wolverton. Richard Richard can't figure out who's sabotaging trains, but luckily his little dog Flubdub is watching the suspicious conductor. Captain Kid: Old Clothes; Hill Billy; Mystic Moot and His Magic Snoot: Roast Beef a la Snoot; Jetsam Joe: Dressed to Kill!; The Tragedy of Joe Miller: Richard III; Kanvasback Gets Into Shape!; The Snortville Sneeze; Dopey Danny Dee; Freshman Freddy: Packaged And Delivered!; Whipper-Snappers; Rubbernose Randolph; Colonel Corn and Korny Kobb: All Fed Up; Sam the Sheriff: The Old Rope Trip; Richard Richard, Private Dick. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks and others. Mama, the Inspector and most of all the Captain bear the brunt of Hans and Fritz's mean-spirited pranks, but the Kids always get it in the end. The Kids set fire to the Captain's gout bandage with a magnifying glass. The boys disguise themselves as Mama and chase the Captain. It's getting so even Mama can't tell the difference between Hans and Fritz and the monkeys on the island. In the "topper" strip Hawkshaw the Detective, Hawkshaw solves mysteries in less than a minute. The Captain and the Kids; Hawkshaw the Detective. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 6, Issue 5 - July, 1946. 7" x 10", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 2, Issue 5 - July, 1946. Magic Periodical put out by Walter B. Gibson with help from Harry Houdini's brother, Hardeen that showcases the talent of magicians as well as teaching tricks to readers. 8.5" x 11", 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Cover art by L. B. Cole. "Aerial Adventure," art by Rudy Palais; Johnny is hired by a man to photograph his property from the air. "Moon Express"; How a moon rocket could go to the Moon before 1950. "Rendezvous With Fire"; Diamond is called in to deal with some trouble at an oil refinery in the middle east. "Instrument Approach," art by Paul Parker; How planes can land via instruments. "Ceiling Zero" text story; A snowstorm has grounded planes on the East Coast, but the FBI and a special person have to fly back to Washington DC. "The Take-Off"; A few lessons in what to do on take-off, climbing, turns, stalls, spins, gliding, landing, and building a practice set of controls at home. "The Theory of Flight"; How a plane flies. "Jet Carrier Pigeon"; The kids want to test their new plane model design in the wind tunnel, and a crook steals Mr. Wasson's money. "SZGY3," art by George Appel; The Sky Rangers are hired to figure out the meaning to a man's dying word of "SZGY3." 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Supermouse" story by Richard E. Hughes, art by Allan Hubbard; "Bruno Bear" story by Tom Baron, art by Allan G. Benedict; "Flip and Flopper" art by Don R. Christensen, reprinted in Toon Treasury of Classic Children's Comics HC (2009) #1-1ST; "Gilbert" story by Hubie Karp, art by Curt Perkins; "Oinkie"; "Berty Bird" story by Tom Baron; and "Dodger de Squoil" story by Jack Cosgriff, art by Allan Hubbard. Comic advertisements: "'Pepsi' the Pepsi-Cola Cop" and "Speedy Wheeler and His Schwinn-Built Bicycle". Illustrated text stories: "Ferdinand's Little Mysteries: The Abracadabras Have Some Real Fun!" by Alexander Samalman"; and "The Living Ruler: Little Sammy Snake Surprises the Forest Folk!" by Mickey Klar Marks. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Silent Was His Name!; Captain Triumph faces a new villainous boss named Silent, who instills fear in people with only his fists. Untitled Beezy story, art by Bernard Dibble. What do you think you're pulling, Pen? Starring Pen Miller, art by Klaus Nordling. Drive...Anywhere! starring Hack O'Hara. Untitled Inkie story, art by Al Stahl. Untitled Molly The Model one-page stories by Bernard Dibble. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Robert Sale, C. L. Hartman, Rudy Palais, Edd Ashe, Bert Bushell, Davy Johnson, and Charles Biro. The title that launched the crime comics genre, Crime Does Not Pay was noted for its violent pre-Code content and lurid tales of underworld life. "Two Gun" Crowley's 1931 shootout with police becomes national news and helps create the image of the Prohibition-era gangster. A crooked insurance salesman hires two killers to do away with a woman for the insurance money. A story that dares the reader to figure out who committed murder during the production of a pirate movie. Also featuring several lurid text stories of the True Detective type, plus a vintage ad for Pepsi starring Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop. Cut-Rate Murder; A River, a Basket, a Stain of Red; Death Insurance; The True Story of Two-Gun Crowley; This'll Kill You!; Joe the Boss; Trio of Terror; Whodunnit. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Norman Maurer, Richard French, Morris Weiss (credited as Wes Sirrom), Virginia Hubbell and Carl Hubbell. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. The Little Wise Guys try to help a juvenile delinquent they met playing baseball. Boxer Go-Along Gallagher gets his first chance at a big fight when another boxer has to cancel. Daredevil investigates after a deceased pillar of the community turns out to be part owner of a notorious gambling club. Also featuring a vintage ad for Pepsi-Cola starring "Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop." Daredevil and the Little Wise Guys; Dickie Dean; Go-Along Gallagher: His First Fight; Sniffer; Crimebuster: Fancy Alibi; Daredevil. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dick Sprang. Stories by Bill Finger and unknown. Art by Dick Sprang, Gene McDonald, John Daly, Lee Harris, Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Batman and Robin sign on to an oyster collection ship to thwart the attempts of criminals to hijack the cargo in "Crime on the Half-Shell!" by Bill Finger, Dick Sprang and Gene McDonald. Plus: Slam Bradley in "The Educated Pig!" with art by John Daly; Air Wave in "The Radio Robbers!" with art by Lee Harris; and The Boy Commandos in "When Comrades Meet!" with art by Curt Swan and Steve Brodie. Also: Gabby 1-pager by Phil Berube; Dinny 2-pager; The Little Corporal half-pager by Berube; and 2-page text story "Number Up" by V.V. Dredaine. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 33, Issue 3 - July 1946. Long running pulp magazine focusing on weird mystery stories. This issue features "Dime-A-Dance Corpse" by Ennen Reaves Hall, "Bury the Pieces!" by John D. Macdonald, and stories by Andrew Holt, Ken Lewis, Dale Clark, and Cyril Plunkett. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 98 pages, text, with B&W illustrations Cover price $0.15.

July 1946. "Fire and Ice" by "Kenneth Robeson"; "Don't Bury Him Deep" by Bruno Fischer; "The Flesh is Willing" by Thorne Lee; "My Wife, the Millionaire" by Stuart Friedman; and "Reminder of Cousin Henry" by John Clinton Port. Digest size, 5-5/8" x 7-3/4"; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Tom McNamara and Victor Pazmino. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. While investigating a locked-room murder mystery at sea, Don is menaced by giant electric eels! In a story from WWII, Don must wrestle an octopus underwater while investigating a secret Axis fuel supply. As the cover advises, these issues feature "official war stories from Don Winslow's Log Book," as he, like other wartime heroes, had to explain the continued reliance on WWII stories after the war was over. Plus facts about the military and WWII, and an illustration of the Hobart. And a vintage ad for Mary Marvel fashions (dresses, not the costume). Murder Without Clues!; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Jetsam Joe; Eaglebeak Spruder; Target for Tonight: Winslow; Hollywood Goes to the Pacific; Warriors of the Sea: Take Her Down!; Bell Bottom Bill; Death on the Flood Tide! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Tony Cataldo, Joey Cavallo, Ralph Mayo, Paul Gattuso, and George Tuska. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. Voice-throwing hero the Echo investigates when death strikes an Arizona ghost town in the form of the sinister Dr. Fate (no relation to the DC hero). Flash Gordon-like Dan Hastings battles a mad scientist who has stolen the formula for an "electron" that can destroy cities. Dynamic Man and Dynamic Boy investigate a con man who throws fake charity benefits for kids' camps. Also featuring a vintage ad for the Glow in the Dark Necktie ("Girls Can't Resist!"). Dynamic Man; The Echo; Ima Sleuth; Sgt. Bell of the RAF; Laughs; Catch That Rat; Yankee Boy; Hand Blocked For Murder; Dan Hastings; It's A Rule; Mr. E. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Issue #4. July 1946. Fanzine published by Donn P. Brazier. Single sheet mimeographed on both sides. Folded twice for mailing. 8.5" x 11". Black and white.

Twelfth anniversary cover. Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Invisible Scarlet O'Neil" by Russell Stamm; "Chief Wahoo and Steve Roper" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; and "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller. "Caught by Lightning" text story by Howard Haynes. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Robert Moore Williams, Robert Bloch, Richard S. Shaver.

Volume 8, Issue 3 - July, 1946. Cover by Arnold Kohn. Stories by Robert Moore Williams, Robert Bloch "Tree's A Crowd", Thomas P. Kelley, William Lawrence Hamling, David Wright O'Brien, Richard S. Shaver "The Tale of the Last Man", and Berkeley Livingston "Cult of the Eagle". Illustrations by J. Allen St. John, Rod Ruth, Brady, William A. Gray, and Arnold Kohn. Back cover by Frank R. Paul. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 178 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Marvel Bunny takes action when everyone else falls prey to an evil magical flute. Sherlock the Monk and Chuck investigate a clothes-related mystery and find material for puns everywhere. The Well of Sadness threatens to drag down the spirits of even Marvel Bunny himself. Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: The Evil Flute; Willie the Worm and Sammy; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Plant Winner; Willipus Wallipus: Take a Chancer; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: Fuzzy Bear Gets the Business; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: Vanity Case; Billy the Kid and Oscar: Rice Shots; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: Sour Reward; Hoppy the Marvel Bunny: Well of Sadness. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Bryant. "The City of Crime," script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Dan Zolnerowich; Doll Man hitchhikes with a gyrocopter to a hidden city sheltered behind steep cliffs, and ruled by criminals. "The Court of Human Ills" starring Blimpy, script and art by Al Stahl. "Animalis Contagious," script and art by Sid Lazarus; Perky vs. Circe. "Jam Session With a Ghost: A music arranger is killed, and Swing Sisson impersonates him to unveil the killer. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "Forlorn Island," art by Bill Quackenbush; Spin Shaw acts as an escort for a female anthropological expert and takes her to Forlorn Island; there they stumble upon two wanted crooks. "Sleepy Willow," script and art by Paul Gustavson; The Bombo boys smash the office of Sleepy Willow Clarion for exposing some of their dirty tricks around the town. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Flash stars in "The Flying Submarine," written by Gardner Fox, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "The Feathered Felon" by John B. Wentworth and Frank Harry; Johnny Thunder in "Peachy Pet's Birthday" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; Rockhead McWizzard in "Dinosaur Trap" by Jack Farr; Out of the Gag Bag by Ed Wheelan; Ton o' Fun by Harry Lampert; and Hawkman in "Avery and His Ancestors" by Fox and Joe Kubert. Cover art by Kubert. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

July 1946. Volume 1 #2. Pinups and single-panel cartoons. 10 1/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 30 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Indicia title is "PORKY PIG'S ADVENTURE IN GOPHER GULCH, No. 112." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Porky Pig's Adventure in Gopher Gulch, art by Tom McKimson; Porky finds a lost toupee that belongs to movie star Eric Jones. Porky Pig and the Million Dollar Mix-Up, art by Roger Armstrong; Porky is to inherit one million dollars from the estate of his uncle Hog Brissels. Porky Pig's Masquerade, art by Carl Buettner; Petunia is to start work at a new job, but was already scheduled to work a charity bazaar and deliver a cake to Silas Pinchpenny. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "POPEYE, No. 113." Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Queen Olive, script and art by Bud Sagendorf; Olive is kidnapped to become queen of the island of Olivoila; Popeye, Wimpy, and Swee'pea sail a ship to the island to rescue her. Nobody Loves Me or The Lonely Sailor Man, script and art by Bud Sagendorf; Popeye can't figure out why all his friends are hitting him; As usual, Wimpy is the cause of the trouble. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Arthur E. Jameson. Stories by unknown. Art by Arthur E. Jameson, Mo Gollub, Walt Kelly, Dan Noonan and various. Featuring the tales "The Sleeping Giant," "Leonora the Beautiful," "Goblin Glen" and "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," plus additional stories on the inside front and inside back covers. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Rudy Palais cover. In order of appearance: "Magno and Davey, 'The Music Box Murders'" and "The Unknown" art by Rudy Palais; "Hap Hazard"; and "Captain Courageous" art by by Rudy Palais. ".45 Venom" text story by Cliff Howe. 36 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago, Mickey Klar Marks, Jim Adams, Miriam Benedict, and Harold Abbey. Sometimes listed as Frisky Fables #7. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. Neddy Bear and Squire Squirrel are invited to a party by the people of Dwarf Dell after freeing the community from a witch. Pidgy uses his magic paint to create a boat and takes to the sea. Kittens Tick Tack and Toe create chaos while chasing a golf ball through a closed novelty shop. Turnabout; Neddy Bear; Dopsy Durvy; Tick Tack and Toe; Charlie Chipmunk Wins a Bet; The Tin Box; The Eternal Heart; Pidgy and the Magic Paint; Chucky and Bub; Icicle Ike; Zany Giraffe. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.