Comic books October 1947

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"MARGE'S LITTLE LULU, No. 165." Cover art by John Stanley. Weight and Fortune Machine; Lulu gets a card from a weight and fortune machine. The Case of the Purloined Popover; Lulu is spanked by her mother, who thinks she stole some popovers from the kitchen. Alvin's Solo Flight; Lulu and Tubby go to the beach, but have to take Alvin along with them. Never Again; Lulu borrows her father's pipe, smokes some doll hair, and has hallucinations. Scripts and art by John Stanley. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "ROY ROGERS COMICS, No. 166." Roy Rogers photo cover. The Basin Ranch Mystery, script by Gaylord Du Bois, art by Albert Micale; Roy comes to Belmore to search for the murderer of the son of a good friend, Pa Pendleton; On his way to the Basin Ranch, he finds Pa Pendleton, killed in the same manner as his son, with many knife slashes but no sign of his attackers. Roy Rogers inside back cover photo. Roy, Cheryl, and Linda Lou Rogers back cover photo. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Lone Ranger and the Hooded Horsemen" Written by Fran Striker, Art by Charles Flanders, and Cover art by Morris Gollub. A gang of hooded men holds two sisters hostage to get their father to sign over his property to them. The Lone Ranger and the Dagger Gang; The Lone Ranger and Tonto find a man in a cabin who has been stabbed; Tonto stays with him, while the Lone Ranger goes for help. The Lone Ranger on the Trail of a Fugitive; The Lone Ranger is on the trail of Red Hawkins, a man accused of killing a Texas Ranger; The Lone Ranger and Silver get caught in an explosion meant to blow up a bridge. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "POPEYE, No. 168. Cover art by Bud Sagendorf. Microbe Battle or A New Champ of the Slap Swappers; Mr. K. O. Biffer, the fight promoter, tricks Popeye into signing a contract for Swee'pea to fight Baby Boom for the "Microbeweight" title of the world. Water Hole or Kin Ya Spare a Couple of Thousand Fer a Cup of Water?; A water hole is found on Olive's desert property and Popeye and Olive go to Slither Creek; They sell the property to Mayor Gunrod, not realizing that the water hole is the only source of water for the area. Fish Bait; Popeye goes on a fishing trip with Prof. Herman H. Haddock and Dr. G. B. Bluzard, who are fighting over the honor being the first to catch a rare Roccus Scomberomorus Lineatus. Scripts and art by Bud Sagendorf. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Indicia title is "Walter Lantz WOODY WOODPECKER, No. 169." Cover art by Dick Hall. Man Hunter of the North; Alaskan Ranger Woody is sent out to bring in an arch criminal known as The Fang. The Evil Genius; A drug turns Woody into a Mr. Hyde; He builds an empire of crime, then comes up with a scheme to take over City Hall and become Mayor. Art by Dick Hall. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Whacky good girl art cover by Sam Singer, an artist now infamously known as "The Ed Wood of Animation." Stories include "Jerry the Jinx" (art by Hal Lockwood), in which Jerry the Jinx accidentally burns down a building, wrecks a car, and gets thirty days in jail; Hap Hazard in "Everything's So Peaceful" (art by Singer); "Hazel of Hollywood;" "Curly" (art by Gus Schrotter); and Hap Hazard in "Triple Trouble" (art by Singer). Both "Hazel of Hollywood" and "Triple Trouble" feature some mild good girl art panels. Two page text story, "It's a Joke, Son!" (Thanks to Grand Comics Database for artist and cover information!) Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Dick Briefer and Jay Alexander. Cover by Dick Briefer. The first incarnation of Dick Briefer's famed Frankenstein comic featured Addams Family-style dark comedy and monster hijinks. A normal human family moves into the monster neighborhood and attends a party; The Monster of Frankenstein visits an amusement park; A mad scientist creates a machine that causes others to do whatever he's thinking. The Invisible Wall; The Freaks Next Door; Footnote to History; Horrors; The Charmer; Wild-Life of Hector Droopy; The Moose Hunt. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago, Al Stahl, Mickey Klar Marks, Jim Adams, Marty Taras, E. J. Reeves and Milt Hammer. Sometimes listed as Frisky Fables #22. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. Dopsy Durvy uses his Magic Storybook to transform the Ugly Duckling into a king. Neddy Bear tells his disbelieving friends the fable of the Lion and the Mouse. The forest animals must choose between Orpheus Owl or Zany Giraffe for Mayor. Neddy Bear; Bright Company; Lee O'Lion; Zany Giraffe; Tick, Tack and Toe; Bill and Koo: Try, Try Again!; Frosty and Gabbie; Bimbo's Talking Bracelet; Dopsy Durvy; Sniffy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Rube Grossman. The Dodo and the Frog ad. Untitled Nutsy Squirrel story, art by Rube Grossman; Nutsy finds a magician's hat. Untitled Willy Wolf story; Willy reads about a burglar in the paper and then starts imagining things. Untitled Nutsy Squirrel story, art by Rube Grossman; Nutsy has a new friend, but everybody else is scared of him. Untitled Robin Crusoe story, art by Rube Grossman; Robin and Friday find a treasure chest, which tests their friendship. Untitled Treetop Flats story, art by Rube Grossman; Mike tries to resist J. Foney Foxx's sales pitches. Untitled Nutsy Squirrel text story, art by Rube Grossman. Untitled story, art by Ronald Santi; Sweeney won't let Willie use his new pool. Untitled Nutsy Squirrel story, art by Rube Grossman; A lion won't let his cub play marbles, but Nutsy shows that's the best way to break into the movies. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Otto Feuer. Flash Comics/All-Flash ad. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer; Fenimore reads Little Red Riding Hood and decides its a great way to scam sandwiches, but Dunbar's Grandma turns out to be a wolf. Wheaties ad featuring Stan Musial. "How to Get Rid of Pesky Cubs" starring Blackie Bear, art by Rube Grossman. One-page The Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer. Untitled Henry the Laffing Hyena story. Untitled The Three Mouseketeers story; King Looey bets King Alfy that he has a wrestler that can beat Husky Harry; When all his wrestlers flee the country, Looey has to trick Porterhouse into getting in the ring. Untitled story starring J. Rufus Lion and Mortimer Ratt. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog text story, art by Otto Feuer. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer; Moe is a bat; He eats hanging from the ceiling. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Photo cover of Gene Autry. Stories and art by Jesse Marsh and Till Goodan. Singing cowboy Gene Autry was a multimedia star from the 1930s-1950s, in music, movies, radio, and television, as well as comic books. This issue features art by Tarzan artist Jesse Marsh. Gene gets involved after he sees two tenderfeet ambushed by owlhoots in the wilderness. That leads him to discover a plot against the Wickleys, the new owners of Dry Creek Ranch. Gene comes to the aid of an old friend when violence between the ranchers of Mesquite Valley explodes into open warfare. The Riddle of the Diamond-J; The Mesquite Valley War; Reno Red; The Junior Deputy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Dan Gordon and Hubie Karp. Art by Dan Gordon, Jack Bradbury, and Bob Wickersham. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Juniors Christmas list includes many items to make Superkatts life miserable; Spencer Spook impersonates the Ghosts of Christmas for a real-life Scrooge; Witch Hazel uses her magic to help Santa Claus and save Christmas. Superkatt; Fetch and Carry; The Duke and the Dope; Spencer Spook; The Big Noise; The Spiteful Starling; Croaky; Wacky Wolf; Witch Hazel. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Contains a Dave Berg illustration and two Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in sixteen consecutive issues of Goofy Comics (1943 Nedor/Standard) (#20-#35) and in eighteen consecutive issues of Happy Comics (1943) (#20-#37). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Uncle Pigly" by Ken Hultgren; "Uncle Pigly and Wilbur Fox"; "Wilbur Fox"; "Bagshaw Bear" by Jack Bradbury; "Whitey" story by Hubie Karp, art by Ken Champin; "Marco Poodle" by Don Christensen; "Daffy and Dilly"; and "The Yehootys" by Lynn Karp. Illustrated text stories: "Freddy Goes Golfing: The Little Bear Cub Becomes a Sportsman!" by Donald Bayne Hobart, illustration by Frazetta; "The Battling Bluejay: Thomas Turkey Wanted a Quiet, Peaceful Barnyard!" by Lily K. Scott, illustration by Dave Berg; and "Clumsy Bear: Bert Longed to Be as Graceful as an Otter!" by Mickey Klar Marks, illustration by Frazetta. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Ken Hultgren, A.W. Nugent, and Hubie Karp. Art by Jim Davis, A.W. Nugent, Lynn Karp, Dan Gordon, Al Hubbard, and Ken Hultgren. Cover by Dan Gordon. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Robespierre and Tiger bet on whether a tough guy or a tender guy can get a date with Kitty first; Shilly and Shally the mice sneak into a package of cookies, and wind up on a ship far out at sea; The Magic Lamp transports Izzy and Dizzy to Wonderland. Amusing cover by Dan Gordon. The Impulsive Imps; The Great Whatizzit; Robespierre; Izzy and Dizzy; Have Fun, Folks; Big Baby; Shilly and Shally; Squirrely; Oliver's Tummy-Ache; Tee-Pee Tim. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby. Stories and art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Headline Comics featured the lurid, hard-edged crime dramas then in vogue, many by Captain America creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. The true story of the escape and recapture of convict Volney Davis; The Kansas City Massacre; Federal agents crack a fake income-tax racket. The Life And Death Of Public Enemy Number One; You Can't Fool A G-Man Twice; Test of Death; The Strange Aftermath Of The Kansas City Massacre; On the Spot; Beyond The Law; Bullets For The Bogus G-Man. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.15.

Stories by Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! 1-pagers), Basil Wolverton (Picture Poems 1-pager) and unknown. Art by Harvey Kurtzman (Hey Look! 1-pagers), Morris Weiss, Basil Wolverton (Picture Poems 1-pager) and unknown. Hedy De Vine stars in: "A Day with Hedy!"; "Hedy's Party Line!"; "Hedy Hits the Heights!"; and "The Men in Her Life!" Also in this issue: 2-page Castor Boof text story "Tenderfoot"; two untitled Hey Look! 1-pagers by Harvey Kurtzman; Millie the Model in "Millie Flies High!"; Tessie the Typist in "The Battling Butler!" with art by Morris Weiss; and untitled Picture Poems About Peculiar People 1-pager (on Rube McBoob) by Basil Wolverton. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Vee Quintal Pearson, Michael Buccino and Claudine Tiffany. Historical and religious illustrated stories. Newsprint 7-in. x 10-in. 32 pages full color

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Art by Vee Quintal Pearson, Michael Buccino and Claudine Tiffany. Historical and religious illustrated stories. Newsprint 7-in. x 10-in. 32 pages full color

Stories and art by Rod Reed and Frank Bolle. Western adventure featuring one of the most popular heroes of the mid-20th century, star of TV, film and radio. Hoppy's friend, rodeo rider Kit Devlin, is determined to best the bucking bronco known as "The Killer." A dying man gives Hopalong a curious coded message that will reveal his killer, but somebody doesn't want Hoppy to deliver that message. Pistol-Packin' Pattie puts Toady in his place when he starts bragging on his family again. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie: The Radar Rescue, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. The Killer; Hill Billy; Mysterious Message; Mesquite's Musical Interlude; Keeps Us Guesting; Whipper-Snappers; Whitey Whiskers: The Amazing Feet; The Terrible Tenderfoot; Chief Slaphappy; Pistol-Packin' Pattie; Tightwad Tad; The Twin River Feud!; Plug-ging Along. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 3, No. 6. October 1947. True crime articles, stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66p, B&W Cover price $0.25.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Lee Bachelor (credited as Leo Bachle). Stories by Gardner Fox. Art by Sheldon Moldoff, Lee Bachelor and Kurt Schaffenberger. E.C.'s Pre-Trend crime title started as adventure, changed to grisly crime stories and eventually metamorphosed into straight-up horror. Van Manhattan battles circus performers who have turned to crime, in a story (and cover) guaranteed to creep out every clownophobe. Diggy Do & Diggy Dont investigate when an ancient folk remedy gives a killer the strength of a tiger, in a story by Superman artist Kurt Schaffenberger. Crime-solvers the Chessmen investigate a series of strange murders committed by someone dressed like a medieval crossbowman. Van Manhattan: The Crooks from the Circus!; Diggy Do & Diggy Dont: The Wine of the Tiger!; The Magic Formula; Chessmen: The Crossbow and the Crook!; Madelon: Menace of the Midnight Marauder! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories and art by King Ward, Nat Schachner and Fred Guardineer. Biography, history and real war stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. Notorious female pirate Anne Bonney is featured in an action-girl cover and story; Poet Robert Burns is so beloved in his native Scotland that his birthday becomes a national holiday; Mini-histories of the Titanic and Molly Pitcher. It Really Happened Headliners; The Law Says...!; Inspired Woman; They Won Their Spurs!: Commander David McCampbell; Waitin' For the Robert E. Lee; Never Walk Again?; Lady of the Black Flag; Sonny Wells' Debt; The Newsboy Who Didn't Forget; Robert Burns - Beloved Poet; Lincoln Ellsworth - Hero of the Poles; A Little Piece of Paper!; King of the Cowboys; It Really Happened! Final issue of the series. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Larz Bourne. Stories and art by George Carlson, David Tendlar, Allen Ulmer, Ray Willner and Larz Bourne. Kids' comics featuring the whimsical fables of beloved artist George Carlson, praised by Harlan Ellison as a "comic of the absurd." Alla Bamma's flea circus faces trouble when star performer Oswald accidentally winds up in the Royal Payroll bag. Aunty Spry's Halloween party is haunted by real ghosts, but Aunty suspects a swindle. Apple Dumplings and a Smell-o-Vision Set lead The Pie-Face Prince on a mad chase for the stolen Royal Crown. Bingo and Glum in Fairytale Land; Chauncey Chirp and Johnny Jay; Jingle Jangle Tales: Alla Bamma and His Forty Fleas; Orville; Madam Queen The Clever Bee; Hortense the Lovable Brat; Aunty Spry; The Pie-Face Prince of Old Pretzleburg; The Old Swap Shop. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher and Bob Powell. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. While training for his fight with Phantom Dill, Joe is marked for death by a mysterious figure. Chickie and Gootch set out to rescue Maylene's uncle from the forbidden city of Bal. Plus two prose adventures of early female superhero Black Cat. Joe Palooka; Black Cat's Visit of Mercy; Flyin Fool; Boxing Course - Lesson Five; Black Cat: The Duel. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Humor and Satire cartoons. 8.5" x 11", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle", reprinted in Golden Age Sheena Queen of the Jungle TPB (1999 Paragon) #1-1ST, and "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb; "ZX-5" art by Jack Kamen; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker, reprinted in Good Girl Art Quarterly (1990) #5; and "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" and "The Ghost Gallery" art by Jack Kamen. "The Scepter of Shaz" text story. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Doolin. "Terror Raid of the Congo Caesar!", art by John Celardo; N'tomba is leading his people on murderous raids; He captures a trio of hunters and Ann, planning to execute them; Kaänga arrives in time to prevent the executions, and N'tomba is dethroned in a duel with one of the hunters. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; A witch secretly poisons the local water hole and uses the death of the animals to convince her tribe that she is very powerful; However, Simba attacks her and she falls into the water hole and dies of her own poison. Superstitions; A brief description of some jungle superstitions. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; Two treasure hunters, posing as anthropologists, work with the Kafka chief to located a buried treasure; Terry thwarts their plan, and they are killed and the map destroyed in an explosion. "At Close Quarters with a Galongwa" text story by Henry Wysham Lanier. Untitled story, at by Frank Doyle; A prince and a slave girl elope and Wambi hides them in a cave; The jungle animals call a conference and tell Wambi that by allowing humans to hide in the jungle he is breaking the jungle law; Wambi dissolves the conference by throwing a wasps' nest at the animals. Untitled story, art by Maurice Whitman; Tabu goes to the village of Tuwalla to rescue the kidnapped princess, Lia, and to return her to her own people to rule. Untitled story, pencils by Nick Cardy and Bob Lubbers, inks by Nick Cardy; Two slavers battle over a party of slaves; Camilla insures the death of one slaver and the defeat of the other, freeing the slaves. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Jo King). Stories and art by Chic Young, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Bob Naylor, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Bela Zaboly, George McManus, Austin Briggs, Jack Sords, Ray Moore, Otto Soglow, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Carl Anderson, and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Queen Pera the Perfect is ready to choose her consort, and Diana fears it will be The Phantom; Mandrake the Magician escapes from the island of Karana. Blondie; The Lone Ranger; Dun-Dums; Barney Baxter in the Air; Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Bringing Up Father; Flash Gordon; Sords Sports; The Phantom; The Little King; Henry. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Olive Bailey. Stories by Isabel Manning Hewson and Ed Wheelan. Art by Olive Bailey and Harley Griffiths. The comics adaptation of a popular children's radio show, from back when EC was still run by Max Gaines and called "Educational Comics." Isabel and Billy travel to a magical undersea kingdom after befriending Red Lantern, a talking fish. Isabel and Billy find the place where your keys go when you can't find them. Then they investigate when bank loot is lost. A history strip about the feudal system in medieval Europe. The Lock-Up Of Lost Keys!; The Story of Feudalism; Home Of The Metal Men; The Great Bank Robbery! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Olive Bailey. Stories by Isabel Manning Hewson. Art by Olive Bailey. The comics adaptation of a popular children's radio show, from back when EC was still run by Max Gaines and called "Educational Comics." Isabel and Billy travel to a magical undersea kingdom after befriending Red Lantern, a talking fish. Isabel and Billy must visit Dr. Terrapincus to find a cure for Miss Spotty's disorder. Then the duo encounters undersea pirates. S. S. Penmanship!; The Apothecary Shop; The Strange Stuart Case; The Undersea Pirates. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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