Comic books April 1944

Add to cart GD 2.0 $59.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover detached and reattached with tape and an added staple, large piece torn from back cover and reattached tape, centerfold detached Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $59.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover detached. Single center staple disintegrating. Staple rust. Rust migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

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.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Paul Berdanier, Fred Methot, Bernard Dibble, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Drew Pearson, Bob Allen, Milburn Rosser, Rudolph Dirks, Charlie Plumb, Bill Conselman, Harry O'Neill, and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips plus an original hero, The Spark Man, who joined the military to fight in WWII. While helping American agent Von Sool escape France, Race Riley encounters the beautiful Allied agent known as The Black Tulip. The Kids terrorize the Captain and Mama with a large inflatable fish. Bombo befriends a monstrous-looking amnesiac, but the neighbors call the cops, and Bombo learns that his new friend really does belong in a monster movie. Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Spark Man; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Ella Cinders; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; Broncho Bill; Race Riley and the Commandos; Sparkler Salutes; El Bombo. 48 pages, Full 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/Jack Cole scripts, Cole, Fine, Robin King - A.

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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/Jack Cole scripts, Cole, Fine, Robin King - A.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk/Jack Cole scripts, Cole, Fine, Robin King - A.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $26.00

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk/Jack Cole scripts, Cole, Fine, Robin King - A.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $160.00 View scan Signed by creator Will Eisner. No certification included.

This version of the 4/23/44 Spirit Section has no date or newspaper information printed at the top; potentially a promo edition - Signed by Will Eisner. Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk/Jack Cole scripts, Cole, Fine, Robin King - A.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Wellman/Woolfolk/Jack Cole scripts, Cole, Fine, Robin King - A.

Volume 10, Issue 4 - April, 1944. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $185.00 View scans Centerfold loose. Small lateral spine break. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover art by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Questions, Please? Starring The Newsboy Legion; The Legion members are invited to participate in a radio program wherein they provide answers to difficult questions. Arson Larceny starring The Star Spangled Kid, art by Hal Sherman. Swindle Unlimited starring Penniless Palmer, art by George Storm. The Solid Sky starring Liberty Belle, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter. Sleeping! Do Not Disturb starring Super Sleuth McFooey, script and art by Jack Farr. The Dog Days of Crime starring Robotman, art by Jimmy Thompson. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 10, Issue 3 - Spring, 1944. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Norman A. Daniels, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Carl Jacobi, Frank Balknap Long, and Joseph Farrell. Six Virgil Finlay illustrations. Dr. Seuss illustration (small "Buy United States War Savings Bonds & Stamps" ad). 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 132 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Dale Messick, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, Jim Chambers,Martin Branner, Al Posen, and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Dick Tracy has tracked down Trohs, but so has the deadly Mamma. The Baron escapes police, but Brenda Starr's convinced his shoes are a clue, in a story featuring some of Dale Messick's early fashion designs for Brenda. Clyde has his final showdown with Gaywood over Madison Square Garden. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie and Moon Mullins. You're in the Army Now; Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Them Days Is Gone Forever; Smitty; Brenda Starr; Secret Weapon; Hot Shot; Winnie Winkle; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Sweeney & Son; Clyde Beatty; The Ripples; Jinglet. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Louis Ferstadt World War II cover features Magno the Magnetic Man kicking a Nazi soldier in the behind. In order of appearance: "Magno and Davey, 'Blood Payment for Black Market Beef'" art by Louis Ferstadt; "Mr. Risk" art by Louis Ferstadt, reprinted in Vixens, Vamps and Vipers SC (2014 EA Press) Lost Villainesses of Golden Age Comics #1-1ST; "Hap Hazard"; "The Sword" art by Louis Ferstadt; and "Paul Revere, Jr.". "Six-Guns Laugh Last" text story by Cliff Howe. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. April, 1944. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $799.95 or Best Offer View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart PR 0.5 $299.95 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. Missing 3 pages (affects "When Giants Meet!", Private Pete and text stories). Near complete spine split with splitting to interior wraps. Cover detached. Tape on spine of first wrap. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring. The Palace of Perilous Play!, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos [as Shuster]; Superman struggles with the schemes of the terrible Toyman, who is out to design coin machines that will make him rich and devices that will give him revenge on the Man of Tomorrow. When Giants Meet!, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos [as Shuster]; While up in the big north woods in search of background material for articles on the lumbering industry, Clark and Lois listen to an entertaining tale about the time Superman and Paul Bunyan actually met. Robbers' Roost! starring Superman, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos [as Shuster]. Private Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Artistic Touch text story by Ed Selby. Dear Diary! starring Superman, script by Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos [as Shuster]. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $73.00 View scans Only one staple (manufacturing). Water damage.

#17 in a series of 90. Superman-Tim is a boys' clothing catalog, activity book, and comic book all rolled into one, featuring Superman illustrations throughout. All issues are 16 pages unless a Superman story is inserted (bringing page count to 24 or 36 pages). Every issue encourages boys not to be a "Whoo-Shoo" -- a boy who reads "Superman-Tim" but doesn't buy clothes from the Superman-Tim Store. Copyright 1944 by National Comics Pub., Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

Both V2 #1 (2/44) & V2 # 2 (4/44) have V2 # 1 on outside cover. Edited by William DeGrouchy. Cover by George Marcoux. Stories by George Marcoux, Ed Gruskin, and Clare Dwiggins. Featuring the adventures of Supersnipe, Huckleberry Finn, Ulysses Q. Wacky, Wing Woo Woo, and Koppy McFad. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Spectre on the Ceiling starring Grey Mask, script by Thor Carlyle, art by Jack Alderman. Worthless Wiggins story. It's Murder I Want. Crime In Crimson, script and art by Nina Albright. Death Spins a Reel text story by Jack Grogan. 83 Days On A Life-Raft, script and art by Gerald Altman. Death In High Gear. Wise Guys story. Tracker story, art by L. B. Cole. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cadet story. 18 Men and a Boat (Part 4), art by Tom Gill. Speck, Spot, and Sis story, script and art by Alonzo Vincent. Candid Charlie story, art by B. Gordon Guth. Target and the Targeteers story. Dan'l Flannel story. Chameleon story, art by Bill Allison; the Chameleon achieves a new high in Anglo-American relations. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

April 1944. Cover by Ralph C. Smith. Ten Detective and mystery stories by W. T. Ballard "My Kingdom for a Corpse", George N. Laws, Tom Marvin, Joe Archibald, Talmage Powell, Lee Kessler, Greta Bardet, Robert S. Fenton, William Hellman, and Charles Larson. 7" x 9 1/2"; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $26.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $5.50 View scans Spine split 10%.

TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.35.

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Volume 28, 1st Printing - "Death Dakar" by Kerry O'Neil. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

This cover by World War II era premiere artist Alex Schomburg features the most Nazi symbols EVER to appear on a comic book cover, or for that matter, on any magazine that we've ever seen! This cover belongs right up there with Schomburg's best Timely war covers! And a pretty scarce item as well.

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Richard Hughes, Bob Oksner, Bachle, Ken Battefield, Charles S. Strong, Max Plaisted, Irwin Brower, Leo Morey, Donald Bayne Hobart, and Maurice Gutwirth. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Paul Berdanier, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, and Gus Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 8 #11. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. The Triple Terror superhero team tracks Axis saboteurs targeting a train. Bill Bumlin's new "anti-gravity liquid" comes in handy when he encounters a bully. Jim Hardy and Windy decide to put their past differences behind them... but then they get into an argument over who's going to marry Mollie. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; The Mirror Man; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Tailspin Tommy; Stamp Tips; Gordo; Bill Bumlin; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Good $22.00 View scans Only one staple (manufacturing). Staple rust. Rust migration. Spine stress. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Residue. Soiling.

Volume 1, Issue 4 - Spring, 1944. Pin-up pictorials with humorous text. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, tinted B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 0.5 $175.00 or Best Offer View scan Paper: Off white to white 2 center wraps missing & panel cut out of page 3, affects story. Cover detached. Tape on interior cover. Incomplete. Label #2034710008 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Harry Sahle. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Ed Goggin, Virginia Drury (as Ginger), Don Dean, Bill Vigoda, Carl Hubbell, Red Holmdale, Clem Weisbecker, Pen Shumaker, Robert C. Blackman, Ed Goggin, and Bill Woggon. Super-heroic and humorous tales, many of them filled with action and adventure—these are Top Notch Laugh comics! 60 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

April, 1944 issue - Vintage "true" crime tabloid loaded with articles and stories related to popular detective cases of the era. 8.5" x 11", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories based on actual people and events: The Doctor Declares War; Dr. Gordon S. Seagrave. Dr. Gordon S. Seagrave; The story of Wendell Wilke. Thrill Hunter; Claude Weaver of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Angel of the Battlefield bio on Clara Barton. First in War, First in Peace, First in the Hearts of His Countrymen bio on George Washington. Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation-- Steve Saunders. Flak Happy bio on Lt. Richard H. McGibney. Our Good Neighbor, Paraguay. Terror Bound!; Crew of a sunken merchant ship in WWII survives 11 days adrift. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $48.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%.

Volume 42 - Issue 1, April 1944. 8.5" x 11", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Canadian series. Contents are exactly the same as True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press). Cover price $0.10.