Comic books May 1946

Volume 8, Issue 3 - May, 1946. 6.75" x 9", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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May 1946. Novel "The Son of Mustang Web" by Bob Obets. Novelettes "Wild was the River" by Giff Chesire and "Hang the Man High!" by Philip Ketchum. Short stories by Prentice A. Burlingham, Thomas Thompson, Harold R. Stoakes, and Richard Brister. Few interior illustrations. 7" x 9 1/2"; black and white; 98 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Digest sized Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $19.00 View scans Water damage: Slight.

Digest sized Cover price $0.25.

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"Defense Mech" a short story by Ray Bradbury, "Engines of the Gods" a novel by Gardner Fox, plus "What Hath Me?" a novelette by Henry Kuttner.

Cover by H.L. Parkhurst. Science fiction novels "Engines of the God" by Gardner. F. Fox and "The Blue Venus" by Emmet McDowell. Novelette "What Hath Me?" by Henry Kuttner. Shorts "Survival" by Basil Wells, "Defense Mech" by Ray Bradbury, "Electron Eat Electron" by Noel Loomis, and "Crisis on Titan" by James R. Adams. Illustrations by H. W. Kiemle, Joseph Doolin, Hollingsworth, Chester Martin, Petrizzo, Guy Gifford, and C. A. Murphy. 7-in. x 10-in.; 128 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover art by Jack Cole. The Thinking Machine starring Plastic Man, script by Jack Cole, art by Andre LeBlanc. Manhunter story, art by Al Bryant. Flatfoot Burns story, script and art by Al Stahl. Human Bomb story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Down With Jive! starring Candy, script and art by Harry Sahle. Spirit story, pencils by Lou Fine. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest magazine focusing on true crime, and police cases. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 76 pages, text, with B&W images Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Robin Palmer, Elizabeth Eicher, Adele De Leeuw, Doris Falk, Annette Turngren, Jean Schick Grossman, Miriam Young, Laura Leahart, Lynne Smith, Nancy Williams and Alice Barr Grayson. A magazine for girls from the producers of Parents' Magazine, with stories, fashion and advice as well as comics. The Pigtail Club meets the mysterious hermit, who turns out to be handsome; Ballet dancer Anna Pavlova endures sickness and poverty to become the world's greatest ballerina; Polly Pilot's pal Susan uses a model plane to catch crooks. The Pigtail Club; New Address for Nancy; Hair Harmonies; All Because of Beautiful; Polly Pilot; Tricks Up Your Sleeve; Fairyland Is on the Air; Camp Comfort; Hobbies Hobbies Hobbies; Maytime is Playtime; On Her Toes; Mystery of the Circus House; Your Feelings and You; Polly Prefers; Witches and Fairies; A Stool for Your Doll; Sew Much Fun; Have You Troubles?; Polly in the Kitchen. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Pat Sullivan. Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Elliott Caplin, Jay McArdle, Gus Edson, Otto Messmer, Cliff Sterrett, Jimmy Murphy, and George Swanson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Searching for Stretch, Smilin' Jack and Cherry Cider crash-land in a hidden valley, but everyone else thinks they eloped. Terry tries to escape Kiel's plan to use him as bait to sink merchant ships. Attending his class reunion, Polly's Paw finds that his old classmates no longer match their nicknames. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover, Gasoline Alley and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Toots and Casper; Polly and Her Pals; The Gumps; The Flop Family; Felix the Cat; Dr. Bobbs; Etta Kett; High Rigger; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

May 1946. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Featured articles in this issue include Atomic Powerplants in the Sky, Prize Secrets of the Flattops and lots more. 6 3/4-in. x 9 1/2-in. 284 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Orestes Calpini and Joe Giella. Kids' comics from Hillman, featuring mischievous puppet Punch and his human friend Judy. Punch is captured by a scarecrow family as punishment for making fun, but redeems himself when a straw-loving zebra appears. Sleeping Fatsy McPig is mistaken for a parade balloon and inflated to a huge size with helium, and that's just the start of his troubles. Human fishermen try to catch Captain Codfish, so he decides to turn the tables on them. Punch and Judy; Fatsy McPig; Captain Codfish; Buttons the Rabbit and Officer Hippo; Punch Goes Hunting; Little Horse Feather; Starry Eyes. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Published by Hugo Gernsback, considered the father of science-fiction. This issue is centered around the new medium of television with Gernsback's editorial, "The Television Age". 8.5" x 11.5". 128 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 39, Issue 6 - May, 1946. 6.5" x 9", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

May 3, 1951. Cover by ?. Novel "Trail of the Walking Wire" by William Freeman Hough, novelette "Galloping Gold" by Paul Evan Lehman, serial "Tonuco" part 3 by James W. Routh, and other western stories by Elsa Barker, Robert Dale Denver, Joseph Chadwick, Cliff Walters, Lewis Nordyke, and S. Omar Barker. Interior illustrations by H.D. Bugbee and others. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white with spot illustrations; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Dick Sprang. Presenting the Amazing P.T. Barnum, script by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and Bernie Breslauer, art by Dick Sprang. Rin-Tin-Tin feature, script by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and Bernie Breslauer, art by Lee Harris. A World of Thinking Robots, script and art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Undersea Divers, script by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and Bernie Breslauer, art by Stookie Allen. Scoops... Pictures to Remember, script by Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger, and Bernie Breslauer, art by George Roussos. The Story of Braille, script by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and Bernie Breslauer. Jackie Robinson feature by Phil Berube. The Panama Canal, script by Jack Schiff, Mort Weisinger, and Bernie Breslauer, art by Phil Berube. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 26, No. 5. May 1946. Promotional Magazine produced by Coca-Cola. Though not a large magazine, production value was very high. 6.25" x 8". 32 pages. B&W.

Cover pencils by Fred Harman. Herky. Red Ryder strip with Little Beaver, pencils by Fred Harman. Captain Easy. Biff Baker, pencils by Henry Lee. Little Beaver text story, pencils by Fred Harman. The Fighting Yanks. Alley Oop. Freckles and His Friends, pencils by Blosser. Boots. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

True stories of crime most foul fall victim to the pages of this short-lived vintage true crime magazine. Here, you will find tales of greed, jealousy, revenge, thievery, and murder....all true, all told in the words of the detectives who worked the cases. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 11, Issue 5 - May 1946. Rita Hayworth cover. Articles on Betty Hutton, Hollywood life, Bing Crosby, Ray Milland, Ginger Rogers, Myrna Loy, Shirley Temple, Olivia De Haviland, Claudette Colbert, Gregory Peck. Two page article featuring Walt Disney's Peter and the Wolf cartoon with ten pieces of art. Full-page movies ads include Rita Hayworth in Gilda, Jimmy Durante in Two Sisters From Boston, Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman in Saratoga Trunk, Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in The Blue Dahlia, Randolph Scott in Badman's Territory, Myrna Loy and Don Ameche in So Goes My Love, Lenore Aubert in The Wife of Monte Cristo, Charles Boyer in Cluny Brown. Ads include a full page Rita Hayworth Lux soap ad. 10 1/2-in. x 13-in., 80 pages, B&W with some color. Cover price $0.15.