Comic books May 1945

Volume 17, Issue 10 - May 1945. Vintage photo magazine featuring Reader submitted photographs, and pictorials focusing on Sports, Celebrities, Controversies, and Fashions of the time. Brief Lone Ranger article, Cartoons by Vic Herman & Mary Stewart. 10-in. x 13 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by J. F. Byrne. Stories and art by Lily Renee, Joe Doolin, August Froehlich, Murphy Anderson, Fran Hopper, and Joey Cavallo. 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, the Voltamen brainwash a human to strike at Hunt and Lyssa's rebellion from the inside; A look at possible sports of the future, including remote-control robot fights on "televisor screen"; The Star Pirate meets his match in a female space pirate. Featuring art by pioneering female artists Fran Deitrick/Hopper and Lily Renee. Good-girl/space-alien cover by Joe Doolin. Sports of Tomorrow; The Lost World; Gale Allen; Mysta of the Moon; Auro Lord of Jupiter; The Mental Monsters of Havoc; Space Rangers; The Star Pirate. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Summer 1945. Cover by H.L. Parkhurst. Stories by Wilbur S. Peacock, George A. Whittington, Ross Rocklynne, Emmett McDowell, Vaseleos Garson, Gene Ellerman, and Chester Whitehorn. Illustrations by Murphy Anderson. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Jack Cole. Plastic Man story, script and art by Jack Cole. Candy story, script and art by Harry Sahle. Human Bomb story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Two Tracks starring Manhunter, art by Al Bryant. Burp the Twerp story, script and art by Jack Cole. Lizzie Dizzie's Hat Shoppe starring Flatfoot Burns, script and pencils by Al Stahl, inks by Janice Valleau (Ginger). Spirit story, script by Will Eisner, art by Will Eisner and 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.

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Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, George Swanson, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, Gaylord Du Bois, Paul Robinson and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Smilin' Jack and Downwind search for Joy's plane after she is lost at sea. Chopstick Joe holds Raven Sherman for ransom. After his latest kerfuffle, Skeezix decides he's through with women. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover, Gasoline Alley and Felix the Cat. Plus a Smokey Stover PSA on wartime scrap-metal drives. The Gumps; Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; The Flop Family; Felix the Cat; Dr. Bobbs; Pigger Wigger; Etta Kett; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 146, Issue 5 - May, 1945. Articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 278 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.25.

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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Volume 37, Issue 6 - May, 1945. 6.5" x 9", 150 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Jose Rizal Hero of the Phillippines, art by Charles M. Quilan. Private Johnny Fuentes The Armed Forces' Youngest hero. The Battling Beggars--The Dutch Patriots of the 1500s. Iron Man of the Hon featuring John Huelsdonk. A Loaf of Bread text story by Lorraine Beim. Commander James. A. Hershfield U.S.C.G. Blip The Story of A Gun! featuring a 37-Millimeter Tank-Buster. Pedro Menendez First Settler of Florida, art by Charles M. Quinlan. Chief Radioman Geroge R. Tweed The Man the Japs Couldn't Find! 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Charles Voight, Bruce Elliott, Jerry Schiano, August Froehlich, and Bernard Baily. Despite the #4 in the indicia, the cover and contents are identical to Red Band Comics (1945) #3. Masked heroes, soldiers, and adventurers in this WWII-era anthology. Blamed for a murder he didn't commit, a WWII vet trapped in a wax museum gains magical powers and becomes Captain Wizard. Two-fisted physician Dr. Mercy realizes that a woman's supposed doctor is just gaslighting her to drive her mad. In the strangest story yet, DIY interplanetary explorer Hugh Mann lands on the lost planet Brutus, where he runs afoul of the planet's strange justice system. But his battle against a space villain earns him the name Impossible Man (no relation to the Marvel character). Captain Wizard; Teeny McSweeny; Dr. Mercy: The Bewitched Heiress!; King OLeary: Murder above the City; Whispered Fate; Race Wilkins: Ride That Nightmare; Impossible Man. Final issue of the series. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 25, No. 5. May 1945. Promotional Magazine produced by Coca-Cola. Though not a large magazine, production value was very high. This issue includes an article on Coca-Cola advertising posters. 6.25" x 8". 32 pages. B&W.

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Cover art by Fred Harman. Red Ryder, script and art by Fred Harman. Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted strip starring King and Shark, art by Jim Gary. Captain Easy story starring Hitler. Biff Baker, script and art by Henry Lee. Takes a Short-Cut text story starring Little Beaver, art by Fred Harman. The Fighting Yanks. Freckles and His Friends. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

May, 1945. Squarebound, 5" x 7.5", 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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 Octopus Plants starring Wonder Woman, art by Harry G. Peter; The chance meeting of Diana Prince and a weird man who grows the most unusual flowers leads Wonder Woman into a case involving kidnapping and attempted murder. The Fantastic Face starring Little Boy Blue, art by Frank Harry. The Smiling Spendthrift starring Mr. Terrific, art by Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs]. King of All-Fools' Day starring The Black Pirate, art by Alfonso Greene. The Texas Terror starring Wildcat, art by Joe Gallagher. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 49, Issue 3 - May 1945. Stories include "Tear-Drops of Buddha" by Maxwell Grant; "The Peculiar Blood" by Stanley C. Vickers; "The Non-Murder" by Peter Reed; and "Death Gets Married" by John P. Reilly. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white, 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

The Shadow in "The Bells of Doom" and "The Pink Lady." Doc Savage in "The Touch of Death." Nick Carter in "The Curious Case of the Quaint Quoits!" Flatty Foote in "The Eerie Mr. Faed!" Captain Tootsie stars in a back-cover Tootsie Roll ad, "The Runaway Horse" (by Rod Reed and C.C. Beck). Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 15 #7 - May 1945. Cover of Lauren Bacall. 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. This issue features celebrities such as Lauren Bacall, Burgess Meredith, Dorothy Lamour,. Ginger Rogers, Sonja Henie and Dick Powell. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Rudy Palais. Captain Freedom story with Joe the Blow and his gang. Steel-Killing Germs starring Shock Gibson and Ludwig Von Achriever. Biff Bannon's Best Friend , script and art by Art Helfant. Ouanga--Savage Rite of Death starring Black Cat and Dabal, pencils by Jill Elgin, inks by Joe Kubert. The Story Behind the Cover featuring Captain Freedom and Black Cat. Padlock Homes story, script and art by Ed Wheelan. Murder and the Masquerade of Mei-Ling starring the Girl Commandoes, art by Jill Elgin. 52 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk scripts, Fine art with unknown staff assists.

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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk scripts, Fine art with unknown staff assists.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk scripts, Fine art with unknown staff assists.

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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk scripts, Fine art with unknown staff assists.

Cover art by Arturo Cazeneuve. Etiquette Comes to Suicide Slum starring the Newsboy Legion, art by Arturo Cazeneuve. The Pixilated Parrot starring Penniless Palmer, art by Stan Kaye. Robbie Takes the Rap starring Robotman, art by Jimmy Thompson. The Saga of Swindle starring the Star Spangled Kid, art by Jon Small. The Neapolitan Necklace starring Liberty Belle, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.