Comic books May 1947

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Cover art by Reed Crandall. Blackhawk Breaks the Bonds of Slavery. All that fuss and fighting over a poor old lady! starring Torchy, script and art by Bill Ward. Hey! What do you think you're doing? starring Dogtag, script and art by Bart Tumey. Hmpf! You'd think by now Ezra would associate with someone... starring Ezra script and art by Harry Sahle. Er...sorry I can't stop, Will! S'long!" starring Will Bragg, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Aren't these Hollywood makeup men wonderful? starring Choo Choo, script and art by Gill Fox. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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.

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French language movie magazine. Anna Magnani cover and feature. 8 1/4 in. x 12-in., 16 pages, B&W. NOTE: French Language.

May 1947 (4705) - Mountain Boys mini calendar/pamphlet from the year 1947. These were distributed by many different companies across the country. Each mini includes an illustration and caption featuring Paul Webb's Mountain Boys comic strip characters and opens to reveal a newspaper style centerfold giving news on the Boy's home and the colorful characters who reside there. On the backside is an advertisement to rebore your engine so that the pistons can run smoothly.

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Volume 10, Issue 1 - May, 1947. 6.75" x 9", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 24, Issue 18 - May 03, 1947. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

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Volume 24, Issue 22 - May 31, 1947. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

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Volume 14, Issue 2 - May, 1947. 6.75" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Early funny-animal comics from Harvey, featuring such characters as Helpful Hank and breakout star Rags Rabbit. Rags Rabbit and Pesty encounter crooks during a speedboat race. Freddy Fixit builds a robot helper (complete with bowler hat) and naturally, it runs amok. Bessie Beaver demands automated appliances, so Buddy sets out to move the family into the new hydroelectric dam. Rags Rabbit: Riding the Waves; Hep Chick; Freddy Fixit; Rags Toys with a New Idea; Little Hobo: General for a Day!; Buddy Beaver; Nutty. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Fagaly. Untitled story, pencils by Bill Vigoda; Archie hides his winning raffle ticket in an old picture frame and has to find it after his mom sells the picture. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy Keene and Sis go to Skipper Mason in search of a story they can send in to Shorten's Short Story Book. Untitled story, art by Irv Novick; An aspiring newspaper reporter named Ping Bailey leads the Shield and Dusty to an illegal liquor racket. Pep Comics Puzzle Page. Untitled Willy the Wise-Guy story, art by Red Holmdale; Willy gets an advertising job. Hollywood Gossip article. Untitled story, art by Red Holmdale; Gloomy Gus travels down to Earth and inhabits a Houdini-like magician's body. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; The Twiddles get a sleek new car. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 125 - May 9, 1947. Early magic enthusiast fanzine with reader submitted homemade tricks for other readers to try at home complete with step-by-step instructions and illustrations where needed. 8.5" x 11", 4 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Issue 5 - 1947. "Confessions of a Park Avenue Playgirl" by Carl Sturdy. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 118 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, George Evans, Frank Doyle, Fran Hopper, Murphy Anderson and Chester Martin. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. In the Lost World, Hunt and Lyssa try to free Venusian slaves of the Volta overlords; Space hero Futura flashes back to her origin; Mysta uncovers a conspiracy to influence an election on an alien planet. Another space-girl-vs-giant-robot cover by Joe Doolin. The Lost World; Futura; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Future Facts; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Cole. Beauteous Bessie starring Plastic Man, script and art by Jack Cole. Specks story, script and art by Michael Senich. Fence, Incorporated starring Manhunter. Candy story, script and art by Harry Sahle. Honeybun story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Flatfoot Burns story. Spirit story, script by Bill Woolfolk, art 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.

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.

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Stories and art by John Scott Douglas, Maureen Clawsey, Adrien Stoutenburg, Maurine Wills, Lois Withers, Regina Kohrman, Nancy Williams, Carol Robb, Laura Leahart, and Marie Cummings. A magazine for girls from the producers of Parents' Magazine, with stories, fashion and advice as well as comics. Kitty takes an etiquette book too literally for her father's taste; Polly teaches her friend how to make a cake, in the comics/recipe hybrid Polly in the Kitchen; Fashion and advice for summer camp. The Pigtail Club; Etiquette for Kitty; Leading Lady; Fun on a Bike; Gift for Mother; So You're Going to Camp; Freckle Face; Good Campers; Hobbies; East and West, Bare Midriffs Are the Best!; Sea Urchins; The Mystery of the Old Ruins; Polly Prefers; Fun With Fashion; Needle Play; Club News; Have You Troubles?; Polly in the Kitchen. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Otto Messmer, and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Smokey Stover and Th' Chief go to "the Flossy Frolics of 1944" show. Their seats are blocked by a support post, but luckily, they brought their fire-axes. A letter that Terry wrote to April Kane winds up in the American consulate's mail by mistake. Felix sets out to rescue the Merry Midgets from the giant. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Gasoline Alley. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; The Gumps; Felix the Cat; The Rifle; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 32, Issue 3 - May, 1947. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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May 1947. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Cover (not credited) features an artist depiction of the the Channel-Wing Plane created by inventor Willard R. Cluster. Featured articles in this issue include The Wing That Fooled the Experts, The Mechanics of Batting (baseball), Report from Antartica, Ultrasonics -- Magic Energy, and lots more. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in. 320 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Kids' comics from Hillman, featuring mischievous puppet Punch and his human friend Judy. Professor Microbe J. Butterbrain brings a talking alligator to New York, then has to figure out how to feed it, in a rare funny animal strip from Simon and Kirby (featuring an appearance by Hillman editor Ed Cronin). Punch and Judy; Fatsy McPig; Earl the Rich Rabbit; Billy Boy and Fancy Horse; Bucky the Mule; Dippy; Little Horse Feather; Lockjaw the Alligator. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Walt Kelly, George Kerr (credited as Johnny Gruelle), L. Bing, W.J. Enright, Frank Jupo and Dan Noonan. Johnny Gruelle's famous doll characters have adventures and learn lessons, featuring early art from Walt Kelly. Legendary Pogo artist Walt Kelly adapts Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including Hush-a-Bye Baby and Needles and Pins. Raggedy Ann and Andy encounter a Wiggy-snoop, which is, of course, a backwards Snoopwiggy. Uncle Ben explains how tadpoles become frogs. Plus activity pages and "nonesuch" animals. Raggedy Ann; None-Such Animals: The Glurk; Bill in Switzerland; Simple Science; The Raggedy Way; Egbert Elephant and His Friends; Animal Mother Goose; Hans in Luck; Billy and Bonny Bee. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 42, Issue 4 - May, 1947. 6.5" x 9", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.