Comic books May 1946

True crime stories with illustrations and photos. 8.5" x 11.5", 120 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 51, Issue 10 - May 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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May 1946. Cover by Ronald Clyne. Horror and supernatural stories by Edmond Hamilton "The Valley of the Gods", Seabury Quinn, Jack Snow, Dorothy Quick, Ray Bradbury "The Smiling People", R. H. Phelps, Gardner F. Fox, Harold Lawlor, and Robert Bloch "Frozen Fear". Illustrations by Boris Dolgov, Damon Knight, Irwin J. Weill, A. R. Tilburne, Fred Humiston, Matt Fox, and Andrew Brosnatch. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

May 1946. Western novel "Texans Fight for Freedom" by Robert Sherman and "Zorro's Twin Perils" by Johnston McCulley. Other stories by Tom Parsons & Cliff Walters. 7-in. x 9-in., 114 pages, black and white (text with illustrations) Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by C. C. Beck. Stories and art by Basil Wolverton, Otto Binder, Kurt Schaffenberger and Bill Woolfolk. The Fawcett comic that introduced the original Captain Marvel (Shazam) to the world. Captain Marvel faces a rogue sea captain with strange powers. Ibis uses magic to discover how the con is performed at a rigged horse race. Plus a "Culture Corner" strip by legendary cartoonist Basil Wolverton, featuring useless but hilarious advice on "How to Boot a Fly off Your Snoot." Captain Marvel and Old Man River; Horace Hotstuff; Golden Arrow: The Horse's Hoax; Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone Jr.; Wilbur the Waiter; Spy Smasher: The Exploding Mains; Night Chase; Whipper-Snappers; The Culture Corner; Ibis the Invincible: Ibis Goes to the Races; Doc Sorebones; Mickey the Monitor Dishes It Out; Captain Marvel: The Berserk Giant. 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 Alvin Hollingsworth, Fran Hopper, Joey Cavallo, Mike Peppe, Lee Elias, and Maurice Whitman. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Clipper Kirk catches his would-be killers, and then decides to keep his new, postwar identity as the Phantom Falcon; Agent Jane Martin is caught in the middle when two Mexican airlines wage war over a shipment of US fighters; Greasemonkey Griffin is recruited to fly for a sideshow's wing-walker act. Suicide Smith cover by Lee Elias strongly resembles Milton Caniff's art style. Suicide Smith; Jane Martin; The Phantom Falcon; Greasemonkey Griffin; The Emperor of Tomorrow; Wing Tips; Captain Wings; Ghost Patrol. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Harry G. Peter. "The Winds of Time" (Part 1), script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; After their friend Dr. Kurree invents a cure for cancer, but an unauthorized use kills a man, Wonder Woman and Steve time travel to ancient Rome to help the brilliant but confused scientist swept to the past by the Winds of Time, where she confronts her deceptive boyfriend in a previous lifetime. Wonder Women of History: four-page Emma Willard bio, script by Alice Marble, art by Alfonso Greene. "The Redskins' Revenge" (The Winds of Time Part 2), script by Joye Hummel (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman and Steve follow Lana and the Holliday Girls to the Old West where they expose Silas Sneek, who has been cheating the Native Americans in their trading with Daniel Beene. "The Winds of Time Part 3: Subterranean Death," script by Joye Hummel, pencils by Harry G. Peter, inks by Harry G. Peter and Arlene (backgrounds); Carl forces Lana to sign over the rights to her cancer cure by secretly framing her for a murder and capturing Wonder Woman and the Holliday girls in a death trap. Two-page text story, "Battle of the Deep" by Jim Robinson. Two-page Tippie strip, "That's Right!" by Edwina Dumm. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Return of Dr. Nasty" (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 Siege of Aurora Roost! starring Superman, pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster], inks by Stan Kaye [as Joe Shuster]; Superman and Lois discover the true reason why The Duke is giving away solid gold to other prospectors as a grubstake, but must stop the Wolf and his thugs from spoiling the Duke's efforts. The Impossible Target starring Green Arrow, art by Maurice del Burgo. Double Magic starring Zatara. Boy Commandos - 5,000,000 B.C., pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Steve Brodie. Super Sleuth McFooey story, script and art by Jack Farr. The American Dream starring Johnny Everyman, script by Jack Schiff, art by John Daly. A Tree Grows in Gotham City! starring Batman and Robin, art by Winslow Mortimer [as Bob Kane]. 76 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Carl Pfeufer and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. A man acquires the actual Pandora's Box and wants to open it, but Mary Marvel knows where this is headed. Phantom Eagle is captured by Axis forces and discovers their newest secret weapon, a super-tank called the Iron Tiger. When Omar the Magician is exposed by his rivals the Magical MacDougals, he plots a magical revenge. Plus a special page explaining the Phantom Eagle, Commando Yank and Penny Graves stories as "hitherto confidential stories behind the war scenes" from the "Official War Archives," This issue features two stories each for Phantom Eagle and Commando Yank, possibly a move to get through a backlog of WWII material. Mary Marvel: Pandora's Box; Giggle Gags; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: Murder by Magic; The Phantom Eagle Sweetens the Enemy; Tightwad Tad; Phantom Eagle: The Iron Tiger; Penny Graves: Death's Wings Brushed By; Boy Scout Bob; Commando Yank: The Kingdom of Ice; Commando Yank: Six Hours Till Dawn. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gus Jud, Sid Lazarus, Ellis Chambers, A. W. Nugent, Herman Browner, and Harry Lazarus. An early comics anthology featuring humor and funny-animal stories from Charlton, published under the imprint Children Comics Publishing. Rabbit-son Crusoe and Friday the turtle, stranded on a desert island, encounter a ghost ship. A duck who can't swim faces a tough future. In a retelling of an Aesop's fable, a wolf and a dog compare lifestyle choices. Plus puzzle and activity pages, and fun facts about the porpoise and the bald eagle. Willie; Bulgy Bear; Elmer Elf; Smarty; Aesop's Fables: The Wolf and the Dog; Magic Tricks; Beloved Vagabond; Unusual Animals; Rabbit-Son Crusoe; A Visit to the Zoo; Mr. Crow; Dicky Duck; Bojo and Tony. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.