Comic books May 1946

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 Ham Fisher (credited). Stories and art by Ham Fisher (credited), Vic Herman and A.W. Nugent. Ham Fisher's comic-strip boxer has adventures both inside and outside the ring. Wounded after parachuting into Nazi-held Yugoslavia, Joe joins forces with freedom-fighting guerrillas. Action-girl Nada tends his wounds, but then accidentally shoots his war buddy Jerry, who was disguised as a Nazi. Surprise Attack; One-Man Battle; The Triangle; Disaster Strikes; Farewell to Friends; Dugout Skullduggery; Joe Palooka Meets the Colonel's Daughter; Ticket To Disaster; Jerry Finds a Treasure; Box Seats For Two; Cartoon Laughs. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Number 2790 - May 1946. Humor and Satire cartoons. 8.5" x 11", 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

In order of appearance: "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" art by Robert Webb, reprinted in 3-D Sheena, Jungle Queen (1953) #1, Sheena 3-D Special (1985) #1, and Golden Age Sheena Best of Queen of the Jungle TPB (2008) #2-1ST; "ZX-5: Spies in Action" and "Stuart Taylor in Weird Stories of the Supernatural" art by Alex Blum; "Sky Girl" art by Matt Baker; "The Hawk" art by Robert Webb; and "The Ghost Gallery" art by Alex Blum. "Sheena and the Crawling Death" text story. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Doolin. Untitled story, art by Howard Larsen; Witch doctor Niato, in league with white treasure hunters, takes Ann to sacrifice to the god Ghia, which in reality is a mannequin drawn from the lake by a balloon; Kaänga arrives and exposes the fraud, kills the witch doctor, and frees Ann. Untitled story, art by August Froehlich; Simba, seeking to escape crocodiles, flees onto a steamboat full of caged animals; Shortly natives attack and Simba drives them away when the hunters open the cages. Untitled story, inks by Regina Levander; A snake priestess demands tribute from villagers and those who fail to produce their valuables die; Wambi reveals that she is using a hidden snake to kill the victims and that he has introduced a mongoose into the mechanism that killed the snake. Untitled story, art by Joe Doolin; Captain Terry Thunder is given a new assignment as the governor of Fort Diablo; When he arrives, he finds that the previous governor, though imprisoned, has staged a riot and taken over the fort. "The Dawn Terror" text story. Untitled story, pencils by Richard Case; The priestess of a hawk cult uses giant hawks to capture villagers to bring to her lair for sacrifice; Tabu uses his powers of illusions and convinces the priestess that she is a hawk. Jungle Facts filler, art by Mike Peppe. Untitled story, art by Fran Hopper; White treasure hunters attempt to force Camilla to reveal the location of the Temple of Gar and its gold; She refuses, but before they can kill her, the guardian of the temple, an old man, appears and takes them into the river, drowning him. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $77.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Summer, 1946 May-July. Cover by George Gross. Ki-Gor stars in "Death Seeks for Congo Treasure" by John Peter Drummond, plus other jungle stories by John C. Ropke, Tom O'Neil, Alexander Wallace, Duncan Zerr, R.A. Emberg, Cordwell Staples, and Joe A. Small. Interior illustrations by H.W. Kiemle and others. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white text with spot illos.; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Early science fiction zine of fans offering to trade books. 8.5-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 10 pages (printed one-side only); no cover price.

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, Wilson McCoy, 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. The future Phantom meets his future wife Diana as a child; Mandrake the Magician brings the Santa Claus Pirate to justice. 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.

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The Meat Ball Blues; Barkus wants Nero Fox to stop playing jazz and go to the art museum. Prisoners of the Deep!; Salty the Sailor saves his friends from a mutiny. Down Under Wonder; Jumpi Juniper gets shanghaied into a punching bag exhibition. Crockery and Crooks, art by Ron Santi; Hugo Hornspread gets a job in a bric a brac store, and foils a bank robbery. Flight Without Wings, art by Otto Feuer; Pelican Pete gets his wings glued together by some vultures, but that doesn't stop him from flying. Mystery from History starring Spylot Bones, art by Otto Feuer. Squaring The Circle--King Oscar's Court, art by Rube Grossman. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

October 5, 1946. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 52 pages. Cover price $0.05.

May 18, 1946. Vol 23, No 20. Cover by Charles Donelan. Articles by Waverley Root, William Hopson, Murray Cotterill, Larry Gaugh. Fiction by Neill C. Wilson, Peter Packer ("There Are No Heroes"), Ursula Parrott, and Rachel Meisenhelder. Illustrations by Howell Dodd, Glenn Thomas, Roy Besser, and Lawrence Butcher. "The Thropp Family" comic strip by Lawrence Lariar and Donlou. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, black and white with spot color. Cover price $0.05.

May 25, 1946. Vol 23, No 21. Cover by Mat Kauten. Articles by Maurice Hindus, Elizabeth Wilson, Helen Faith Keane, Jack Masher. Fiction by Steve McNeil, H. Vernor Dixon, Roy Hilligoss, and Georgette Heyer. Illustrations by Carl Mueller, Rafael De Soto, Larry Kritcher, and Thomas Atwell. "The Thropp Family" comic strip by Lawrence Lariar and Donlou. Lana Turner beauty soap ad. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, black and white with spot color. Cover price $0.05.

Stories by unknown. Art by Leonard Starr, Burton Geller, Frank Bolle and unknown. In this issue: Cobat in "Secret Assignment #5: The Case of the Black Light" with art by Leonard Starr and Frank Bolle; Solve-A-Crime feature "Riddle of the Whirring Death"; an untitled El Kuraan story; 2-page text story "Letter from Uncle Sam" by Carl G. Hodges; The Prankster in an untitled story; an untitled Saunders of State story; Dinky Dibbs and Static in an untitled story with art by Burton Geller; and an untitled Hey Taxi story. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Roy Crane, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Joe Musial, Tom Sims, and Bela Zaboly. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. High Spots features sports records of high school and college athletes; Little Acorns focuses on parents who force music lessons on their children. Mandrake the Magician; Jan and Aloysius; High Spots; Buz Sawyer; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Henry; Little Acorns; Popeye; Blondie; Dollar-A-Dither. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 5, Issue 3 - May, 1946. 6.75" x 9.75", 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Vince Alascia. Conquest of Death starring Human Torch. Pawns of Destiny starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Allen Simon. Cyclops starring Miss America, script by Otto Binder, art by Charles Nicholas. Junkyard Jalopy text story. A Farewell to Larceny starring Patriot, pencils by Al Bellman, inks by Bob Oksner. The Adventure at the White Rabbit Inn starring Angle, art by Carmine Infantino. 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

The International Bank Mystery starring Radar, art by Al Carreno. The Rites of Death starring Nyoka; a jungle story. The Invisible Killer starring Bulletman, art by Charles Tomsey. Five-Star Medicine text story by Robert Bernstein. Revenge of the Beasts; Captain Marvel Jr. must overcome an evil sportsman who seeks to have the world's biggest game hunters gathered together at one big house party and killed because he hated them for being better than he was. Mein Kampf--Post-War Version, art by Al Carreno; Radar vs. Fritz Kraut. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 36, Issue 3 - May, 1946. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "They Fight Fire With Fire" by Norman Carlisle, "Talking Tape" by Harry Bates, "Can We Atomize the Arctic Ice?" by Wallace W. Ashley, "Carved Glass" by Harry Bates. 6.5" x 9.5", 180 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.15.

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Photo cover. Seven page Patsy Walker comic story. Fictional stories "If Wishes Were Horses" (W) Adel De Leeuw (A) double page splash by James Billmyer, "Backstage Mystery" (W) Vera Lawston (A) double page splash by Louise Altson. Fashion, photos, teen articles, and more. 74 p, PC/BW. Cover price $0.10.

University of Missouri student magazine, published by the journalism fraternity. UM humor and student life. 8.5" x 10.75". B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Vol. 34 #5 - May 1946. Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11.5", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Cover art by Al Bryant. Blackhawk Meets Fear starring Blackhawk, pencils by Reed Crandall, inks by Chuck Cuidera. Untitled stories starring Choo Choo (script and art by Gil Fox), Death Patrol (script and art by Al Stahl), Private Dogtag (script and art by Al Stahl), and Will Bragg (script and art by Paul Gustavson), Ezra! Rollo! Myrna!, script and art by Harry Sahle. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $16.00 View scans Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 71, Issue 4 - May, 1946. 8.5" x 10.75", 140 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.