Comic books August 1945

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $329.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover detached at one staple and coming loose at the other, 4" cumulative spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Volume 5, Issue #6. 48 pages, B&W. 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, Dave Breger, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Roy Crane, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Edwina Dumm, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, 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. Mandrake's girlfriend Narda runs afoul of the servants of the Witch of Kaloon; Heroes on Wings profiles record-setting WWII air ace David McCampbell. Mandrake the Magician; Jan and Aloysius; Private Breger; High Spots; Buz Sawyer; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Henry; Little Acorns; Popeye; Barney Baxter; Blondie; Tippie and Cap Stubbs; Dollar-A-Dither. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 4, Issue 3 - August, 1945. 6.75" x 9.75", 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Al Bryant. Beware of Snakes When About To Die starring Blackhawk. Untitled stories starring Choo Choo (script and art by Gill Fox), Private Dogtag (script and art by Al Stahl), Ezra (script and art by Harry Sahle), and P.T. Boat. This Island For Sale starring Death Patrol, script and art by Al Stahl. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 33 #2 - Aug. 1945. Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11", 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

1st Superboy cover. Cover by Henry Boltinoff (Dover and Clover) and Stan Kaye (Superboy). "Merchant of Menace" starring Green Arrow and Speedy, art by Maurice del Bourgo. "Good Hunting," script by Don Cameron (as Jerry Siegel), art by Joe Shuster; When Johnny and his mother are going to be evicted from their home, Johnny decides to go out and discover something valuable to help pay down the mortgage; However, when he discovers the men responsible for the situation he and his mother finds themselves in, it is Superboy that must take a hand and save Johnny from certain death. "The Missing Musicians" starring Johnny Quick, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.). "Railroad Roundup" starring Dover and Clover, art by Henry Boltinoff. "The Great Goldfish Bowl," art by Louis Cazeneuve; A millionaire commissions Aquaman to find his nephew's pet goldfish. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 8 #10 - Aug. 1945. Movie magazine with articles, gossip and news. Features on Clark Gable, Veronica Lake, Dorothy Lamour, Loretta Young, Lauren Bacall, Betty Hutton and more. Movie ads include Danny Kaye in Wonder Man, George Raft in Nob Hill, John Wayne in Back to Bataan, Barbara Stanwyck in Christmas in Connecticut, Irene Dunne in Over 21, Jack Haley in Scandals, Gary Cooper and Loretta Young in Along Came Jones, Veronica Lake in Out of the World, Esther Williams in Thrill of a Romance. Profusely illustrated with photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 86 pages, B&W plus eight pages of color photographs. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 19, Issue 136 - August, 1945. 8.5" x 10.5", 126 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Jack Cole. A Corpse For a Cannonball starring Barker, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Here Lies Windy Breeze--He Lies and Lies and Lies, script and art by Jack Cole. Untitled stories starring Lassie (script and art by Bernard Dibble), Sally O'Neil Policewoman, Intellectual Amos (script and art by Andre LeBlanc), Quicksilver (art by Bill Quackenbush), and Destroyer 171. Monster of Milton Park starring Whistler, script and art by Vernon Henkel. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 2 #5 - Aug. 1945. Single panel cartoons and pinups. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 30 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

"Indian Treasure Mystery." Also Tom & Jerry, Flip & Dip, Barney Bear & Benny Burro, and Johnny Mole. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vintage photo magazine featuring reader submitted photographs and pictorials. 10-in. x 13 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Plastic Man story, script and art by Jack Cole. Flatfoot Burns, script and pencils by Al Stahl, inks by Janice Valleau (Ginger). Human Bomb story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Candy story, script and art by Harry Sahle. The Tailor's Dummy starring Manhunter, art by Al Bryant. Burp the Twerp story, script and art by Jack Cole (as Ralph Johns). Keep Out starring Spirit, script by Bill Woolfolk, pencils by Lou Fine. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest magazine focusing on true crime, and police cases. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 76 pages, text, with B&W images Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Bill Holman. Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, George Swanson, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, and Gaylord Du Bois. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. The identity of the new boss is revealed to Smilin' Jack and company. Terry undergoes surgery to remove the bullet from his side. Toots starts a fight with Casper so she can lose weight. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover, Gasoline Alley and Felix the Cat. Classic Smokey Stover nonsense cover by Bill Holman. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; The Flop Family; Felix the Cat; Dr. Bobbs; The Mark of Bozo; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 84, Issue 2 - August, 1945. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Featured articles in this issue include Your Solar House, Baby Volcanoes, Cars of the Future, and lots more. 6 3/4-in. x 9 1/2-in. 284 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fair $2.50 View scans Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 25%. Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

Volume 147, Issue 2 - August, 1945. Articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 244 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $160.00 View scans .5" Tear through back cover and last 21 pages.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $325.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white Label #1497189008 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

The Double Takes the Trouble starring Boom Boom Brannigan, art by Charles Voight. His Own Story of His Childhood starring Frankenstein, script and art by Dick Briefer. Little Looie starring Zar, art by Robert Baldwin. Yank and Doodle and Black Owl. Untitled stories starring Caveman Frolics and Sir Prize (art by Charles Voight). $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Published by Hugo Gernsback, considered the father of science-fiction. This issue is centered around the new medium of television with Gernsback's editorial, "The Television Age". 8.5" x 11.5". 128 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart Good $3.60 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 38, Issue 3 - August, 1945. 6.5" x 9", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.