Comic books September 1944

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. The Disappearance of Tama starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston (signed as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; A beautiful movie star, supposedly kidnapped and murdered, shows up at a studio party dressed as Wonder Woman! Touch Down and Two Spots starring Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, script by Evelyn Gaines, art by Frank Harry. The Curse of Hathoreb starring Gay Ghost, art by Howard Purcell. The Magician Meets His Master starring Mr. Terrific, art by Stan Aschmeier. Wildcat story, art by Joe Gallagher. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 48, Issue 1 - September, 1944. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Fair $3.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

"The Thousand Deaths of Burma" 2/4 by H. Bedford-Jones.

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.

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. The Spark Man gets a mental communication from a comatose soldier, warning him of an imminent attack. Fritz escapes the lion, and tries to signal the Captain and Mama with the location of the island where the stork brought him. Bombo and Mr. Biltybux set out to find wives, and Biltybux is shocked to see Bombo escorting a beautiful bride mere moments later. 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.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $59.00 View scans Staples added (not manufacturing).

Add to cart FR 1.0 $18.00 7" Cumulative spine split with severe splitting to interior wraps. Centerfold detached. Staples added (not manufacturing). Staple rust. Slight mold.

Cover art by Carmine Infantino and Milt Cohen. Hell's Angels story, art by Carmine Infantino and Milt Cohen (as Carmilt). Ali Baba story, script and art by Harry Lazarus. Death Comes Early, script and art by Herman C. Browner. Magic Tricks for Young and Old activity pages by Harry Lazarus. Underground Leader Outwits Nazi Captain text story. Fierce Air Fights, art by Jack Alderman. Speed Spaulding story, art by George Ukel. F.B.I. Finds Danger in Horseplay--Case for the FBI, script by Montgomery Mulford, art by Jack Alderman. Petey and Pop story, script and art by Morris Weiss (as Swis). Boxie Weaver story, art by Morris Weiss (as Ink Higgins). 68 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fair $29.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Staple rust. Rust migration. Foxing. Soiling. Severe water damage.

Volume 2, Issue 6 - September, 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Killers' Cataract! Starring Captain Freedom, art by Ernie Schroeder; Don takes the Young Defenders up to Niagara Falls for a vacation, but soon is involved as Captain Freedom against a man named Mandoza, who helps Nazi POW's escape to assist him in using toy torpedo boats to destroy a power plant. Shock Gibson story. Biff Bannon story, script and art by Art Helfant. Him! starring the Black Cat. Padlock Homes story, script and art by Ed Wheelan. The Greeks Say: Fight! starring the Girl Commandoes, art by Jill Elgin. 52 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $37.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $30.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 2, Issue 6 - September, 1944. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $30.00

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.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $24.00

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.

Cover art by Fred Ray. Kidnapping in Ten Easy Lessons starring Star Spangled Kid, art by Jon Small. Please Pass the Peril starring Penniless Palmer, art by Stan Kaye. The Cowboy of Suicide Slum starring the Newsboy Legion, art by Arturo Cazeneuve. The Battle with the Beasts starring Robotman, art by Jimmy Thompson. Man against Machine starring Liberty Belle, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Pyroman story. Fighting Yank story. Good Deed text story starring Herbie Johnson by Donald Bayne Hobart. Captain Future story. Water Wings text story by Charles S. Strong. Four Comrades story by Maurice Gutwirth. Kidnap Note text story by Tex Brown. Oracle story. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $1,650.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Cover detached. Label #3921424005

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Fog of the Living Death starring Sub-Mariner, Betty Dean, and Baron Von Wetzel, pencils by Allen Simon, inks by Gustav Schrotter. The Shriveled Young starring Sub-Mariner and Dr. Luville, pencils by Allen Simon, inks by Gustav Schrotter. Injun Horse text story. Spawn of the Sea starring Sub-Mariner and Ogar of the Ocean, art by Allen Simon. Tell-Tale Cigarette starring Angel and Tom Evans, art by Jimmy Thompson. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Dale Messick, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, Jim Chambers, Ed Leffingwell, Martin Branner, Al Posen, and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Harold Teen has just sworn off women when he meets Senga La Fleur, his beautiful neighbor from downstairs. Brenda Starr discovers Professor Squell's secret. Clyde Beatty seeks help on a nearby island after Jose is injured during their attack on the Axis camp. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie and Dick Tracy. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Brenda Starr; Spiked Shoes; Winnie Winkle; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Sweeney & Son; Clyde Beatty; The Ripples. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Cockeyed Wonder"; With the help of his A-Z Pills, Super Duck stops the evil magician Mysto's crime spree that centers around kidnapping his friend Porky, to sell as food. "I Wonder What Town This Is That I'm Coming Into?", script and art by Red Holmdale; Hotfoot Hobo is about to be thrown out of town as a vagrant, until he lies to Chiefy and tells him he's working at the circus. "Want Ads..", script and art by Joe Edwards; Flash The Fox auditions to become Ima Artist's new comic strip model. "Senor Banana" starring Senor Banana and Stencho. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Blackstone in "Blackstone Crosses the River of Fear" and "The Buried Fakir." Also in this issue: Buffalo Bill (art by Jack Binder), Red Dragon, Gobs o' Fun, and Mr. Twilight. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $66.00 View scan 1 3/4" tear from bottom.

#22 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.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $14,500 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4468224001

Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories and art by George Gregg, Tom Van Buren, L. B. Cole, Ed Wheelan, Nina Albright, George Appel, and Bob Fujitani. An anthology of adventure and suspense comics. Down-and-out ex-boxer Kid Terrific and his sidekick Jimmy are working at an at an alligator farm in Florida, where they stumble on Japanese agents seeking to use the inland waterways as invasion routes. Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon investigate after an ex-millionaire's practical jokes turn deadly. Comics McCormick, "the world's #1 comics fan," daydreams that he is given special powers and a teen sidekick to battle the mad scientist known as The Beard. Bondage cover by legendary artist Alex Schomburg. Kid Terrific: Florida Fiasco; Boomerang: The Duke of Terror Castle; Comics McCormick; Molly O'Moore and Scoop Scanlon: Exit Laughing; Count Boris Strikes Back; Juggernaut; The Reckoner and Chipper: Man Who Talked with a Ghost; Buck 'n' Broncho: Invitation to Invasion. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $7.00 View scans

Theatre Arts 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" x 11", 76 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Paul Berdanier, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, John Hix and Gus Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 9 #3. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. The Mirror Man and Slim are on the trail of poisoned booze in China when they are caught between snipers and booby traps. A quiet day of fishing for the Captain and the Inspector is ruined when they accidentally upset a hippo. Just as Marryin' Sam is about to pronounce Li'l Abner married to Widder Wildcat, the lights go out. 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; How It Began; Strange as It Seems. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $69.00 View scans

Add to cart Very Good $27.00 View scans Staple rust. Soiling. Water damage.

Add to cart Very Good $27.00 View scans

Volume 1, Issue 6 - Fall, 1944. 8.5" x 11.5", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.