Comic books April 1944

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Vol. 6, No. 5. April 1944. Digest size magazine that offered abridgements of current bestselling books. This issue includes: "The Lost Weekend" by Charles Jackson; "The Curtain Rises" by Quentin Reynolds; "Der Fuehrer" by Konrad Heiden; and "Victoria Grandolet" by Henry Bellamann. 5.25" x 7.5". 160 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.35.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage humor digest magazine that pokes fun at the relationships of men and women of the time. Digest, 5" x 7", 96 pages, B&W. -Recommended for ages 16+ Cover price $0.25.

Volume 15, Issue 9 - April 1944. Vintage photo magazine featuring Reader submitted photographs, and pictorials focusing on Sports, Celebrities, Controversies, and Fashions of the time. Rita Hayworth article and pictorial. 10-in. x 13 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Cole. "Death in Derlin's Castle," script and art by Jack Cole; Plastic Man investigates the murder of a treasury agent. "The Curse of Cain;" Destiny, with many experiences under his belt, begins to use his power more proactively to prevent the murders to which he is drawn. "The Crime Crumpler" starring Flatfoot Burns, art by Milt Stein. "The Deathless Brain of Tony Conroy" starring the Manhunter; Dr. Sims has invented a serum that can keep the brain alive and needs but a test subject; Just then, two thugs come in with the body of a bullet-ridden gangster, who dies on the table. "Death Fog" text story starring Dick Mace. "The Nefarious Nola" starring The Human Bomb, art by Mort Leav; For better or worse, Hustace becomes Roy's assistant in the new Lincoln-Throckmorton Laboratory. "Sloozy Slime" one-page story starring Burp the Twerp, script and art by Jack Cole. "The Silk District Beat" starring The Spirit, script and art by Will Eisner. 60 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, Milt Youngren, Gaylord Du Bois, E. C. Stoner, Paul Robinson and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. After Joy confesses to framing Smilin' Jack, she decides to pay for the operation to restore Dixie's sight. Pat, Captain Blaze and April take refuge in a Chinese orphanage, where Pat meets Raven Sherman, who will change the course of "Terry and the Pirates." The Gang Busters investigate thugs using a mortuary for a front. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Gasoline Alley. The Gumps; Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; Spooky; Lew Loyal; Dr. Bobbs; Bonds Across the Sea; Elza Poppin; Etta Kett; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

April 1944. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Includes: "Training Flyers on the Ground" flight simulators. 6.75" x 9.5". 256 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 144, Issue 4 - April 1944. Featured article on "What Ship is This?" and "Walt Disney Cartoon Insignia for our Air Combat Units" Also includes articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 224 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 14, Issue 5 - April, 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Laugh At Locksmiths, Inc. starring Yank & Doodle & Black Owl. The Three Natures of the Frankenstein Monster starring Frankenstein, script and art by Dick Briefer. The Nazis Who Were Afraid of the Rain starring Ted O'Neil. Untitled stories starring Worldbeater and Unghh (script and art by Fred Morgan), Airmale (starring Fred Morgan), and Flying Fist and Bingo (art by Fred Morgan). $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 3, Issue 3 - April, 1944. 8.5" x 11", 40 pages, B&W.

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Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by Jean M. Press. Stories and art by Art Saaf, George Tuska, Ruben Moreira, Graham Ingels, Lily Renee, Fran Hopper, and Lee Elias. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Female spies pretend to be prisoners to set a trap for the US Rangers; Glory Forbes dresses like Rosie the Riveter for an undercover mission on the docks; Extra-weird Lily Renee art as The Werewolf Hunter faces The Cats of Senor Shaitan and a curse involving three murderous, beautiful women. Lively good-girl cover with bonus cobra by Art Saaf. U.S. Rangers; Commando Ranger; The Werewolf Hunter; The Sea Devil; Frenchmans Folly; Glory Forbes; Private Elmer Pippin and the Colonel's Daughter; The Phantom Falcons. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Reader's Digest Vol. 44 Issue # 264 (1944) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Fiction by Gene Fowler. Articles from Harper's, Time, Life, the New Yorker, Forbes, Vogue, Atlantic, the Christian Science Monitor, Cosmopolitan, the New Republic, and more. Topics include The Story of Social Security, Abortion, Louis Pasteur, Pearl Harbor, and more. United Nations Easter Egg wraparound cover. 126 pages, mostly text (with a few spot illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.

Vol. 24, No. 4. April 1944. Promotional Magazine produced by Coca-Cola. Though not a large magazine, production value was very high. This issue includes articles on Big Spring, Tx and Morton Downey. 6.25" x 8". 32 pages. B&W.

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. The Malice of the Green Imps starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston, art by Harry G. Peter. A Decoy To Doom starring Black Pirate, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Lonely Stranger starring Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, script by Evelyn Gains, art by Frank Harry. Gay Ghost story, art by Howard Purcell. The Fate of the Future starring Mr. Terrific, art by Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs]. Wonder Woman Explains Waste Paper Salvage public service announcement, art by Harry G. Peter. The Key to the Treasure starring Wildcat, art by Paul Reinman. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 47, Issue 2 - April, 1944. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 2, No. 4. April 1944. Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Alex Kotzky. Midnight story, script and art by Paul Gustavson; Doc Wackey invents time pills and sends the whole gang to Ancient Rome. Sabotage In The Circus starring Rookie Rankin. Sealed Dispatches featuring Espionage Starring Black X, art by Don Rico. Jester story. Mystery of the Missing Dishrag starring Lady Luck, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Wun Cloo story, script and art by Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]. Daffy story, script and art by Milt Stein. Marksman story, script and art by Fred Guardineer. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.