Comic books December 1945

Volume 29, Issue 1 - December, 1945. 6.75" x 9.75", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Jim Wilcox. Stories and art by Ray Gill, Ross Davis, Jim Wilcox, Walter Johnson and Harold DeLay. Sometimes listed as 4Most #17. Four different stories featuring clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s from Novelty Press. Dick Cole is his team's best hope for a championship, but an old enemy shows up to gamble on the game and decides to kill instead. Target and the Targeteers battle Japanese spies, in an "untold tale" clearly left over from the recently ended WWII. Edison Bell and Jerry go camping on the beach, and stumble on Redbeard's pirate treasure chest - literally. Edison Bell tells young readers how to convert a room into a pirate's den. Dick Cole; Edison Bell; Pirates Den!; Spots; The Target and the Targeteers: The Mystery of the Missing Searchlight!; Plants; The Cadet; Haunted Isle. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, script by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Daffy Doodles strips, art by Doc Winner. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Private Breger Abroad strips by Dave Breger. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. They'll Do It Every Time strips, art by Jimmy Hatlo. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Burnley and Stan Kaye. The Ghost Drum starring Superman, art by Ira Yarbrough. The Sunshine Swindle starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. The Underground School starring Congo Bill, art by Edwin Smalle. The Fiddler's Jam Session starring Vigilante, art by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.). One Man Show starring Zatara, art by W. F. White. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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UK bi-weekly magazine focusing primarily on WWII era aircraft, but covering the whole history of flight. 8" x 11.5", 12 pages, B&W

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UK bi-weekly magazine focusing primarily on WWII era aircraft, but covering the whole history of flight. 8" x 11.5", 12 pages, B&W

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Vol. 9 #6 - Dec. 1945. Features "Last Days of the Luftwaffe" which provides technical information on the advanced aircraft the Germans were building and had planned. 9 1/2-in. x 12 1/2-in., 90 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Tony DiPreta, Ed Young and Maurice Whitman. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Numbering continues from Air Fighters Comics Vol. 2 (1943-1945) #10. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #23. No issue # on cover; Vol. 2, issue #11 in indicia. Airboy volunteers to take the mysterious object called The Spot to Tokyo, even though it's a suicide mission. Sky Wolf seeks a mysterious one-winged bird figurine before the Nazis get it first. The Flying Dutchman braves occupied territory to rescue a friend shot down behind enemy lines. Airboy; Sky Wolf; Skinny McGinty The Loser; Iron Ace; Flying Dutchman. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories in this issue include: Genius Jones in "When the World Was Warped" (Stan Kaye artist); Tinkerman Tad in "Delirium in Dynamics" (Thurston Harper artist); Two-Gun Percy in "Six-Shootin' Stampede" (Jimmy Thompson artist); Hamilton and Egbert in "Automatic Bus-Loader" (Jimmy Thompson artist); Sadface Charlie in "The Unwilling Athelete" (Emil Gershwin artist); Dover and Clover in "One Hectic Holiday" (Henry Boltinoff writer/artist); and Penniless Palmer in "False Faces" (Ken L. Fitch writer, Thurston Harper artist). Cover art by Stan Kaye. Back cover 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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Winter 1945. The Justice Society of America examine the plight of the physically handicapped in "A Place in the World." Script by Gardner Fox. Art by Martin Naydel plus individual stories featuring Hawkman (art by Joe Kubert), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Stan Aschmeier as "Stan Josephs"), Green Lantern (art by Paul Reinman), Wildcat (art by Jon Chester Kozlak), Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier), and the Flash (art by Naydel). Wonder Woman cameo. Two-page text story, "Money Trouble" by Jim Robinson. Naydel cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Paul Reinman. The Backwards Man! starring Green Lantern, art by Paul Reinman; A bizarre criminal, having served time for a crime he didn't commit, decides to not only commit that crime, but to commit a series of crimes: in reverse! The Fisherman's Folly! starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Joe Greene, art by Stan Aschmeier [signed as Stan Josephs]. Whitey's Craving for Root Beer starring Red, White and Blue, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Dennis Neville. Abducted Airliner starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer; Robomb figures he can hijack planes at will as long as he holds Hippity and Miss Snap prisoner. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Martin Naydel. Monk Holmes has discovered an ancient Indian ceremonial fire that has the odd ability to turn worthless scrap metal into solid gold. The Three Dimwits learn some mighty erroneous ideas from the Turtle, a new villain that contends the slower you commit a crime, the more successful it will be! Mutt and Jeff humor story by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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December 1945. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Stories by Richard Shaver ("Quest of Brail"), Frances M. Deegan, William Lawrence Hamling, Robert Moore Williams, Chester S. Greier, Berkeley Livingston, and Rog Phillips ("Let Freedom Ring!" -- his first published work). Illustrations by Brady, Robert Fuqua, Malcolm Smith, Julian S. Krupa, Brady, James B. Settles, and Rod Ruth. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 176 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Al Fagaly. Stories by Bill Woggon and unknown. Art by Bill Vigoda, Bob Montana, Bill Woggon and Al McLean. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews reminisce about Archie's childhood while looking at old photos in "Memories"! Plus: Reggie uses a speaker to throw his voice and get Archie in trouble in "The Voice of the Wise Guy"; Betty and Veronica become lifeguards and attract attention from all the boys in "Of Men and Mermaids"; Archie meets a lovely girl named Velma Sparks in "Oh, Sister!"; Archie gets out of a bad grade by saying that football practice stole his study time in "The Alibi Artist"; and a tale starring Dotty and Ditto! Also: Jughead takes Mr. Andrews' suit to the tailor instead of his tuxedo in the 2-page text story "Suit Trouble" by Ray Cohan. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 36, Issue 4 - December, 1945. Cover by William Timmins. Science Fiction and adventure stories, this issue features "Beggars in Velvet" by Lewis Padgett. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Issue 74 - "Laura" by Vera Caspary. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 77, 1st Printing - "While She Sleeps" by Ethel Lina White. Softcover, 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by William Brady. Stories and art by William Brady and Joseph Millard. Cowboy goat (cowgoat?) Billy the Kid and his ostrich pal, Sheriff Oscar, enforce law and order in a funny-animal version of the Old West. The weasel named Drifter wanders into town, and he's an even better shot than Billy. Outlaw Spade tricks Oscar the Ostrich and escapes, leading townspeople to call for a new sheriff in town. The town's new volunteer fire department falls right into 2-Gun Pete's plans for escape from jail. A Deadeye Drifter; Benny Beaver; Oscar Pulls a Boner!; Willie the Worm; Oscar's Folly; A Net of Trouble; Oscar the Ostrich; Billy the Kid Corrals Some Horse Thieves. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Louis Ferstadt. The Masks of Mystery, art by Louis Ferstadt [as Otis]; Mr. Lunar vows revenge on those who put him in jail, and accomplishes it with carnival masks shaped like the Moon that drive people crazy. The Spider's Parlor starring Joan Mason, art by Art Allen. The Golden Cat text story Henry Wope. The Man Who Stole 24 Hours, art by Louis Ferstadt [as Otis]; Prof. Zezo's time machine steals 24 hours. The Shopping List starring Joy Family, art by Hal George; Cuthbert tries to do the shopping. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Carl Hubbell, Paul Reinecke, Rudy Palais, Alan Mandel, Dick Wood and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster investigates a series of pawn-shop thefts that netted a priceless gem. Yankee Longago helps Isaac Newton win a trial for discovering gravity, featuring art by Dick Briefer. Swoop Storm builds a two-man helicopter out of a common barrel and battles enemy agents who are flying in a dirigible. Crimebuster; Swoop Storm; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil: The Man Who Couldn't Be Killed; Little Dynamite: The Clever Crime; Young Robinhood; Yankee Longago. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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World War II cover. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. The Battle of the Lady Leathernecks, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]; Brooklyn breaks his leg while peeling potatoes; he gets sent to Hawaii for recuperation and the rest of the gang soon follows; there they run into some lady marines and bust up a spy ring. Big Bamboozle Pocket Buster starring Drafty and Tim. King of the Insects, script by Joe Samachson, art by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]; Brooklyn battles the Japanese with DDT. Private Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Attack By Night text story by Stan Carter. V-Mail for Victory, script by Joe Samachson, pencils by Louis Cazeneuve [ghosting for Jack Kirby]. The Return of Dr. Narsty Tootsie Roll ad starring Captain Tootsie, pencils by C.C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Classic magazine for boys featuring articles, fiction, activities, and a few pages of comics. 10.5" x 13.5", 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.20.