Comic books October 1947

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Add to cart CGC 6.5 $149.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes 4" crack to upper back side of slab (extending from side edge to top edge). Label #0965594007 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Walt Kelly. Stories and art by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Dick Moores, Bob Karp, Hubie Karp, Ralph Heimdahl, Gil Turner, Don Gunn, George Waiss, Bill Wright, Sylvia Holland, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 8 #1. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured work by Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, and Pogo's Walt Kelly. In a classic story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey matches wits with a mesmerist who uses his act for jewel theft. In a story by Barks, Donald tries to turn Huey, Dewey and Louie into a string trio. Mail-dog Pluto is aided by a rabbit during a snowstorm. Donald Duck; Bucky Bug; Li'l Bad Wolf; Mickey Mouse; Pluto: Mail Dog; The School Surprise; Mickey Mouse: The Jewel Robbery. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Leav. Stories and art by Mort Leav, Bill Woolfolk and Mort Lawrence. Numbering continues from Toy Town Comics (1945) #7; there was no issue #8. Bloody pre-Code crime comics, in imitation of Crime Does Not Pay - including a top-hatted, otherworldly narrator. The twist is that the publisher offers wanted posters (and rewards) for real-life criminals. After his parents are killed, vaudeville sharpshooter Victor decides to use his marksmanship for crime. An early story about juvenile delinquency featuring Jay Jostyn, star of the popular radio crime show "Mr. District Attorney." A mysterious locked suitcase brings death and misfortune to everyone who touches it. Victor Everhart, the Murdering Marksman; Loot; Rector the Hectic Detective; Tom Smith, the Fearless Marshall; Jay Jostyn, Radio's Mr. District Attorney; The Sinister Suitcase. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 53, Issue 3 - October 1947. "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.

October 1947 Volume CCXVII, Number 6. Novels include: "Long-River Legacy" by L.L. Foreman and "The T Down Ramrod" by Walt Coburn. Novelettes include: "Six-guns Round the Bend" by Giff Cheshire, "Bullet Purge" by James Shaffer, and "The Noose Hangs High" by Rod Patterson. Short Stories and Features include: "Name your Brands" by Jack Luzzatto, "Mustang King" by John Richard Young, "Boothill Epidemic" by Ralph Yergen, "How to tell a Dude" by Nat McKelvey, "Range Savvy" by Gene King, "Mountain Goats" by Jim West, "Where to go" by John North, "Guns and Gunners" by Captain Philip B. Sharpe, "Mines and Minging" by John A. Thompson and "Bullets are for Buttheads" by Steve Hail. A crossword puzzle on page 144. Cover by H.W. Scott. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 43, Issue 1 - October, 1947. 6.75" x 9.75", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, Irvin Steinberg, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. The final exam at a school for evil sorcerers means nothing but trouble for Ibis and Taia, in a story with art by Superman artist Kurt Schaffenberger. Outlaws conceive of an innovative new getaway to escape Golden Arrow: a hot-air balloon. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Save Your Sox." Captain Marvel: The Mail Girl; Doc Sorebones; The Culture Corner; Golden Arrow: The Balloon Robbers; Wicky and O'Shawnessy; Ibis the Invincible: School for Sorcerers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Fagaly. "The Genius," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur becomes convinced that he's inventive and a genius after learning the meaning of his name, and applies his knowledge to mowing the lawn and doing the laundry. "Pop the Painter," art by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur and his father paint the house. Wilbur's Hollywood Quiz Page. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy and K.O. go to the beach, but Katy finds it hard to get K.O. away from girls that claim to be drowning. Katy Keene Kut-Outs activity page. "Wilbur Goes Formal"; Wilbur's date plans with Linda run into multiple problems. Untitled story, art by Al Fagaly; Wilbur gets soap in his eyes in the bathroom, which leads to chaos. Untitled story, art by Bill Vigoda; Mr. Wilkin comes home early intending to take his wife for a drive in the country, only to be tasked with cleaning house. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bob Lubbers. Edited by J.F. Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, Charles Sultan, Al Walker, George Evans, John Celardo and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Captain Wings disguises himself as Dr. Szkyzk for another aerial battle with the villain Mr. Atlantis. Jane Martin is hired to fly crop dusters, but rival tobacco farmers plot to sabotage the operation. The Ghost Squadron story features exceptionally gory pre-Code violence (for a non-horror book) and vengeance from beyond the grave. Action-girl cover art by Bob Lubbers. Captain Wings; Jane Martin; Greasemonkey Griffin; Air Heroes of World War II; Phantom Falcon; Suicide Smith; Ghost Squadron. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 2 - October, 1947. 8" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Dan Barry, David Pascal, and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. In his debut, bow-tied, saddle-shoed Archie wannabe Ozzie tries to get the autograph of visiting movie star Cloe Muir, but his father wants him to meet a business partner instead. Phantom Eagle's postwar career depends on a shipment of perfume. Commando Yank battles a corrupt land baron in Central America, in a story with early art by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. Ozzie: Starry-Eyed; Boy Scout Bob; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Shanghaied; Phantom Eagle Gets the Bird; Muscle Hedd; Penny Graves: Death at Madras Cay; Richard Richard, Private Dick: The Case of the Disappearing Chauffeur; Whipper-Snappers; Commando Yank: The Trees That Weep! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Certa. Stories and art by Wayne Boring (credited as Val Rogers), Jim Wilcox, Milt Hammer, K. W. Fitch, E. J. Reeves, Joe Certa, Art Helfant and Harvey Fuller. Bespectacled, eccentric detective "King" Cole Jr. takes over his father's detective agency. Young King Cole and his team investigate the mysterious fire that consumed the Pacifica cruise ship at dock. Toni Gayle battles a male model for her life and captures the killer with a hat, in a story by Superman artist Wayne Boring (credited as Val Rogers). Doctor Drew, who can talk to animals, investigates after an eccentric heiress is apparently killed by her own dogs. Young King Cole; Toni Gayle; Hammertoones; Heathcliff the Hobo; Six-Gun Business; Dr. Drew the Zoo Man; Boitram the Boiglar; Homer K. Beagle. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Matt Baker and others. Cover by Jack Kamen. Tales of adventure featuring Rulah, Jungle Goddess, and art by legendary good-girl artist Matt Baker. A red-headed villainess (who wears a cute kitty-ears hat like those that were popular 70 years later) menaces Rulah with her command of panthers and octopi; Fun facts about native people around the world; Rulah busts a slavery ring. Classic dueling-amazons cover by Jack Kamen, and plentiful good-girl art throughout. Rulah, Jungle Goddess: Fangs of Black Fury; African Treasure Hunt; Private Lives of Jungle Folk; Slave Girls of the Monstrous Bwana Terra!; Dick Transom. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.