Comic books July 1946

Strength & Health was one of the earliest magazines devoted to fitness and bodybuilding. Through the early 1960s, it was the most popular weightlifting magazine in the United States. Cover price $0.15.

Stuntman stars in "The Backstage Killer" and "The Rescue of Robin Hood" by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Back-up stories: "The Angel Wore Spurs" by Simon and Kirby; "Junion Genius and His Papa" (art by J. Keeler); and "The Furnished Room" by Bill Draut. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, Martin Branner, George Clark, Al Posen and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Mr. Smart gets into a fight with his old cohorts while dating Angelina Snoot, but he doesn't even scuff his shoes. Tiny Tim, still impersonating child star Dickey Hooper, starts to develop a prima donna complex. Clyde Beatty's new act with Sally is sabotaged by a jealous rival, in a story featuring some great tiger art. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie and Dick Tracy. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; The Ripples; Little Joe; A Dog in a Million; Sweeney & Son; Winnie Winkle; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Clyde Beatty. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by George Roussos. Too Many Pranksters starring Superman and The Prankster, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Sam Citron. Clark Kent's Bodyguard starring Superman, Pat Malarkey, Lois Lane, and Perry White, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Sam Citron, inks by Stan Kaye. Chief Hot Foot humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Little Barney humor page by Phil Berube. Gun Duel text story by Stan Carter. A Modern Alice in Wonderland starring Superman, Alice Neal, and Lois Lane, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Sam Citron. Full-page full-color interior ad for Kellogs Pep comic pins (18 listed) and the Superman radio show. George Case baseball Wheaties full-page color ad. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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#44 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 1946 by National Comics Pub., Inc., under license to Tim Promotions, Inc. B&W with a single color, 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.

Long-running men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, adult cartoons, and nude photography. 8.5" x 11", 74 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.35.

Cover by L. B. Cole. Stories and art by Bill Savage and others. A funny-animal comic presenting multi-chapter adventures and featuring work by pioneering cartoonists such as L.B. Cole from Rural Home Publishing Company. Wonderworm meets the Professor, and accompanies him to the Lost Valley, but a blow to the head transforms him back into ordinary talking worm Wiggles. Casanova Caterpillar mounts a rescue mission, but they are captured by horrible creatures who want to cook and feed them to The Monster. Wonderworm must discover the secret of the Monster, one that goes back to prehistoric times. Wiggles Meets the Professor; Casanova's Rescue Party; Death from the Sun!; The Horrible Hydras; The Battle; The Monster's Cave; The Whirlpool; Escape from Lost Valley. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Cadet Featuring Kit Carter story, art by Nina Albright. Chameleon spy story, art by Bill Allison. Monkey Business text story by Seth Harmon. Gary Stark story, script and art by Don Rico. Boitram the Boiglar humor page by Art Helfant. Dan'l Flannel story, art by Gus Schrotter. Two-Ton O'Toole humor page by Art Helfant. Target and the Targeteers, art by Ken Battefield; Tom and Dave have a pretty new secretary. Friday the 13th starring Fraidy-Cat Phil, script and art by Art Helfant. Heathcliff the Hobo humor page by Art Helfant. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Theatre Arts Monthly (July, 1946). 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. Includes: "A Young Man's War" by Sawyer Falk, "Wanted: A New Educational Theatre" by Joe Zimmerman, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.35.

British Edition. July 1946. Stories include: Too Many are Dead by William Rough, The Corpse Walked Away by H. Ralph Goller. Today's lesson is Death by Richard Brister, Murder of a Memory by John L. Benton, A Spot of Murder by J. Lane Linklater, and Money music by C.S. Montanye. 6 1/8" X 8 7/8". 68 pages. B&W.

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Stories and art by Phil De Lara and others. Funny-animal antics from Magazine Enterprises. Muggsy goes to the patent office to find out who invented the mousetrap; Pixierary is threatened with disaster by The Wicked Worm, and only pixie superhero the Mighty Atom can save it; Goofus enters a boxing match. The Cat's Meow; Koko and Kola: Land of Butterflies; Goofus the Gopher; Muggsy Mouse; Spanky; Bee's Wax; Judy and the Magic Chalk; Peachy Chichi and Chuck Chipmunk; Tricksy Pixies. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Burton Geller. Stories and art by Ruth Geller and Burton Geller. Kids' funny-animal comics from EC, back when the company was still run by Max Gaines and called "Educational Comics." Smoky the Snake investigates exactly what is happening to the little animals of the forest. Peter and Pinky visit Bakery Land for more pastries. Plus a retelling of the classic fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk. Dunny the Flying Donkey; Peter and Pinky in Bakery Land; Vegetable Village; Smoky the Snake; A Sled for Kulee; The Talking Teddy; Jack and the Beanstalk; Clippety Clop; Tiny Tot Comics Cutout. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Fred Methot, Paul Berdanier, Sam Leff, Ed Dodd, Charles Plumb, and John Hix. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 10 #12. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Ella Cinders has a surprise reunion after Mr. Breezee fails to make her an advertising star. In a meta-style strip, Fritzi Ritz is turned into a Cubist figure after attending a gallery exhibit on Modern art. Bill Bumlin gets into an argument with his wife over a lottery ticket. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; The Triple Terror; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Abbie an' Slats; Ella Cinders; Bill Bumlin; Back Home Again; Strange as It Seems; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 1 - July, 1946. Men's interest magazine with humor and pin-up pictorials. Peter Driben cover. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, tinted B&W. MATURE READERS Cover price $0.25.

Frank Frazetta art (5 pages). Edited by Samuel Bierman. Cover by H. C. Kiefer. Stories by H. C. Kiefer, W. F. Baldwin, Clem Colbert, Frank Frazetta, John Giunta, and August Froehlich. Adventure stories starring such characters as Paul Bunyan, Dr. Styx, Marco Polo, and The Treasure Keeper--these are comics to Treasure! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories based on actual people and events: Tommy Hitchcock: Ten-Goal Tommy bio on polo player. Lumber Pirates. George Westinghouse bio on inventor. Sinbad story; Sinbad is a dog Coast Guard mascot. Story on lost Inca treasure. Texas--How It Got Its Name. Anna Leonowens: Palace Teacher; Anna and the King of Siam. The Secret Warriors--Office of Strategic Services. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 45, Issue 4 - July 1946, 8.5" x 11.25", B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 41 Issue 2 - July 1946. Linda Christian cover. Fiction and articles. Illustrated with period photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 106 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Issue 39 - July, 1946. 6.5" x 9.5", 164 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

This Forrest J. Ackerman (Famous Monsters) fanzine features lots of letters. 8.5 in. x 14 in.; black and white; 12 pages; side stapled. Cover price $0.15.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 51, Issue 12 - July 1946. "A Magazine for Boys and Girls." Stories, poems, and activities designed for kids. 7-in. x 10-in., 36 pages, PC,PB&W Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 39, Issue 6 - July, 1946. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Manley Wade Wellman "Shonokin Town", Seabury Quinn, Ray Bradbury "The Night", Allison V. Harding, Jim Kjelgaard, Charles King, Harold Lawlor, E. L. Wright, Stanton Coblentz, and P Schuyler Miller. Illustrations by A. R. Tilburne, Boris Dolgov, Matt Fox, Irwin J. Weill, Lee Brown Coye, and Andrew Brosnatch. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 100 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 41, Issue 2 - July, 1946. 6.75" x 9.75", 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 1, No. 2 - July 1946. Cover by Peter Driben. Articles, fiction, pin-ups. 10.25" x 13.5", 36 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, George Tuska and Al Carreno. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. With WWII over, Alan Armstrong is ready to retire his famous Spy Smasher identity. But when crooks steal the plans for his Gyro-Sub, he assumes a new alter ego for peacetime: Crime Smasher. Captain Marvel finds himself part of an ice-skating show after Billy Batson gets in over his head. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Contemplate the Back of Your Pate." Captain Marvel: The Ice Follies; Golden Arrow: The Psychological Angle; Whipper-Snappers; Wilbur the Waiter; Spy Smasher: Introduces Crime Smasher; Bank Robbery; The Culture Corner; Ibis the Invincible: The Flying Dutchman; Doc Sorebones; Mickey the Monitor Supplies the Evidence; Captain Marvel: The Subway Gold Rush. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Lee Elias. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Fran Hopper, Al Walker, John Celardo, Joey Cavallo, and Rafael Astarita. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. An airline pilot takes unique revenge when he spots the traitors who betrayed his unit during the war; The true story of Pappy Boyington of the legendary Flying Tigers and Black Sheep squadrons; Col. Kamikaze's return proves to Captain Wings that he's not a real kamikaze. Suicide Smith; Jane Martin; The Phantom Falcon; Greasemonkey Griffin; Air Aces of World War II; Captain Wings; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harry G. Peter. "The Return From the Dead" (Part 1), script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), pencils by Harry G. Peter, inks by Harry G. Peter and Arlene (backgrounds); Dr. Psycho fakes his own death and escapes from prison, then disguised as Wonder Woman, steals an new invention from military intelligence... all before the Amazon Maiden captures him and retrieves the machine. Wonder Women of History: four-page Hannah Adams bio by Alice Marble, art by Alfonso Greene. "The Drugged WAC" (Part 2), script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), pencils by Harry G. Peter, inks by Harry G. Peter; Arlene (backgrounds); Wonder Woman locates the former wife of Dr. Psycho, who is being used by him to create his ectoplasm disguises. "Ectoplasmic Death" (Part 3), script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), pencils by Harry G. Peter, inks by Harry G. Peter and Arlene (backgrounds); Without Marva to create his illusions, Dr. Psycho returns to prison where he contacts his former secretary, who is also capable of creating ectoplasm illusions. Two-page text story, "Unlucky Star" by Lynne Lovelace. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Wolf Hunt" by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Charles Paris. The Colossus of Metropolis starring Superman, script by Don Cameron? [as Jerry Siegel], pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster]; A group of former silent screen stars sink every penny of their fortunes into re-creating two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World in order to gain publicity, all in hopes of reviving their careers. The Radar Runners starring Green Arrow, art by George Papp. Who's Zoo? starring Zatara, art by William F. White. The Secret of the Seven starring The Boy Commandos, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Steve Brodie. Room For Improvement starring Johnny Everyman, script by Jack Schiff, art by John Daly. Champions Don't Brag! starring Batman and Robin, art by Winslow Mortimer [as Bob Kane]; High-powered crook Goldplate Gorney figures that Robin the Boy Wonder knows Batman's identity, and he must be a high school athlete. 76 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, W. Jourdain, Carl Pfeufer, John Jordan, David Pascal, and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mary Marvel suspects that a supposed "mind reader" is a fraud...or is he? In yet another "archived" WWII mission, Phantom Eagle battles Axis forces in China. Commando Yank tries to discover the secret of a Axis island base that is invulnerable to Allied shells. Mary Marvel vs. the Mind Reader; Boy Scout Bob; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: The Plastic Rolling Pin; Whipper-Snappers; Muscle Hedd; The Phantom Eagle: China Mission; Penny Graves: Deferred Decision; Giggle Gags; Commando Yank on the Japanese "Shellproof" Island. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by A.W. Nugent, Gus Jud, Herman C. Browner, Harry Lazarus, and Bob Wickersham. An early comics anthology featuring humor and funny-animal stories from Charlton, published under the imprint Children Comics Publishing. Aladdin tries to help Little Bo Peep find her sheep after the toy store closes and the toys come to life. Rabbit-son Crusoe and Friday the turtle, stranded on a desert island, find a sad laughing hyena on the island. Chico Crow flies to the South Pole to get a hair from a polar bear. Plus puzzle and activity pages, and fun facts about the chameleon and the kangaroo. Freddy Frog; Toytown Frolics; Detecto the Detective: The Case of the Missing Mummies; Smarty; The "High-Toned" Frog; Magic Tricks; Chico Crow; Unusual Animals; Rabbit-Son Crusoe; A Visit to the Zoo; Joey; Billy and Buggy Bear; Red Reynard; Indian Tales; Bojo and Tony. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.