Comic books May 1946

Screen Stars Magazine was one among many of the supermarket celebrity tabloids that focused heavily on the day to day lives of the Hollywood elite, during the golden-age of cinema. This publication is filled cover to cover with typical fodder such as candid celebrity photos (some of which are in color), gossip columns, reader's letters to the editor, and the latest motion picture advertisements. 8.5" x 10.5", 74 pages, mostly B&W with a few color photos. Cover price $0.15.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

May 1946. Jane Russell cover and profile. Digest size, 42 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Case of the Valiant Dog starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston; Joyce Murchison [as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter. The Re-Education of Scamp starring Little Boy Blue, art by Frank Harry. Sargon Takes the Cake starring Sargon the Sorceror, art by Dennis Neville. The Man With the Gun starring Mr. Terrific, art by Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs]. Ride To Glory starring Wildcat, art by Joe Gallagher. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 51, Issue 3 - May 1946. Stories include "The Curse of Thoth" by Maxwell Grant; "Stormy, with Murder" by Norman A. Daniels; "I'm always on Time" by D.A. Hoover; and "Laugh at Locksmiths" by R. Currie Fleming. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in.; black and white, 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Paul Berdanier, Fred Methot, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Drew Pearson, Bob Allen, Rudolph Dirks, and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Captain and the Kids and Nancy. A vengeful magician promises to commit murder and get away with it by making the body disappear. Bathless Groggins receives an Egyptian sarcophagus that contains a very much alive Cleopatra. Biltybux takes Bombo's advice and throws a big party to impress the girl he wants to meet, but that backfires in a big way. Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Back Home Again; The Spark Man; Ella Cinders; Abbie an Slats; El Bombo; Broncho Bill. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Robert Peterson. Stories and art by Morris Weiss, Harry Lazarus, Gus Jud, Robert Peterson, Leo Morey, Robert S. Pious, Bob Sanders and Herman C. Browner. A Golden Age anthology featuring something for everyone: comedy, crime, jungle adventure, and even magic lessons. In a novel take on the jungle-lord character, Phil Gant is a Hollywood star of jungle pictures who gets lost on location and loses his memory so he thinks he's actually his character, Jungo. A crooked boxing promoter sets up Boxie Weaver with a phony charity match against a dangerous opponent. Detective Click Hunt wants to know what paper dolls have to do with a killer who appears to be in two places at once. Hell's Angels; Jungo; Jungo's Nature Notes: Lion; Chuck; Debunker; Detective Click Hunt: Paperdoll Crime; Find 40 "C" Objects; Ali Baba; Trap-Evader; Goats and Other G.I. Pets; Alligators Ignored; Petey and Pop; Speed Spaulding: Plunges From Air To Win Sprint; You're It, Find Them; Fight Facts; Boxie Weaver. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts/layouts by Eisner, Eisner/Nordling, Eisner/Mercer, or Spranger/Eisner; inks by Eisner or Eisner/Spranger. Lady Luck by Fred Schwab.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts/layouts by Eisner, Eisner/Nordling, Eisner/Mercer, or Spranger/Eisner; inks by Eisner or Eisner/Spranger. Lady Luck by Fred Schwab.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts/layouts by Eisner, Eisner/Nordling, Eisner/Mercer, or Spranger/Eisner; inks by Eisner or Eisner/Spranger. Lady Luck by Fred Schwab. 2nd Mr. Carrion appearance.

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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Scripts/layouts by Eisner, Eisner/Nordling, Eisner/Mercer, or Spranger/Eisner; inks by Eisner or Eisner/Spranger. Lady Luck by Fred Schwab.

Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Harold Parrott, Henry Carle, Victor E. Lawson, Gilbert Costa, Jon Small, Hy Turkin, Tom Gill, Bill Stern, Joe Trimble, J. G. Taylor Spink, Jack O'Reilly, Milt Miller, Al Badain, Gordon M. Atkins, Sam Glankoff, Phil Berube and Edd Ashe. Profiles of famous athletes from the publishers of Parents Magazine and True Comics. An article about the then-new concept of broadcasting sports games on television; Native American athlete Jim Thorpe becomes an inspiration to America; Boxer Jack Dempsey is a legend in the ring. Gunder the Wonder; Want to Swim? Here's How!; Mr. Baseball; Tennis Battlefield; 20 Years at Madison Square Garden; Brains Behind the Brawn; Welcome Back!; Prelude to June; Reluctant Star; Welcome to Skiing; Army, Navy and the Rest; Sport Stars in the Movies; Sports in Television; Pro-Football Review; Punching Paid Off; Kicking the Ball Around the World; Baseball's Last Door Opens; Sideline Victory; Two Point Action; Mercury at Fifty; The Sports Bowl; Little Giant; Indian Athlete; Jack Dempsey. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Fred Ray. Treasure of Araby starring the Newsboy Legion, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Ray Burnley. Death to Robotman starring Robotman, art by Jimmy Thompson. School for Problem Children starring the Star Spangled Kid, art by Jon Small. The Paint That Ain't starring Penniless Palmer, art by George Storm. The Golden Lantern starring Liberty Belle, script by Don Cameron, art by Chuck Winter. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 38, Issue 4 - May, 1946. 6.75" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Grey Destroyers starring Pyroman. Fighting Yank story featuring a fortune-teller. Captain Future story. Oracle story. Don Davis story, pencils by Ken Battefield, inks by Ed Hamilton. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 34, Issue 198 - May, 1946. 8.5" x 10.5", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Children's magazine featuring stories, illustrations, songs and more. 52 pages, PC/PB&W, 7" x 10". Cover price $0.25.

Stuntman stars in "Killer in the Big Top!" and "The Crime on Cauliflower Row" by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Back-up stories: "Junior Genius and His Papa" by J. Keeler; and "The Furnished Room" by Bill Draut; and a 2-page text story, "The Boy Explorers Meet Commodore Sinbad." Simon/Kirby cover. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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 tries to change his image when he starts dating upper-crust Angelina Snoot. Tiny Tim lives it up in a swanky mansion while taking the place of ailing child star Dickey Hooper, but no one has let Dickey's girlfriend Leanna in on it. Clyde uses blowgun darts in his bid to capture a rare orangutan (which looks more like a gorilla). Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie and Dick Tracy. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; The Ripples; Little Joe; Surplus Samson; Sweeney & Son; Winnie Winkle; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Clyde Beatty. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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#42 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.

Cover art by Ken Battefield. The Cadet Featuring Kit Carter, art by Nina Albright. Pete Stockbridge, The Chameleon story, art by Bill Allison. Two-Ton O'Toole humor page by Art Helfant. The Target and the Targeteers story, art by Ken Battefield. Heathcliff the Hobo humor page by Art Helfant. Dan'l Flannel story, art by Gus Schrotter. Targettoons humor page by Milt Hammer. Merkin Gerkin humor page by B. Gordon Guth. The Boy Hunt text story by Mary Leland. Gary Stark story, art by Don Rico. Gary Stark story, art by Don Rico. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Theatre Arts Monthly (May, 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: "Christopher Isherwood and Dr. Bergmann" by Berthold Viertel, "My America" by Sewell Stokes, and much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.35.

Stories featuring The Purple Rider, The Crusaders, Sooper Dooper, Terry Kane, and more. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories featuring The Purple Rider, The Crusaders, Sooper Dooper, Terry Kane, and more. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Phil De Lara and others. Funny-animal antics from Magazine Enterprises. Goofus the Gopher overhears a plot to rob a bank, but can't get anyone to believe him; The Mighty Atom takes action when pixies are abducted by a weasel; Naive Chichi ill-advisedly follows scheming Chuck Chipmunk on a search for the world's biggest pretzel. The May Party; Koko and Kola; Stop Motion; Goofus the Gopher; Spanky; Tricksy Pixies; Spanky Gets Hooked Again; Chichi and the Chipmunk; Judy and the Magic Chalk; Start the Day. 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." Dunny the Flying Donkey recalls how Mr. Pelican taught her to fly with her ears, Dumbo-style. Peter and Pinky visit Chocolate Land, the best of all the food-related lands. Wooden puppet Clippity Clop tries to help carpenter Mr. Jiggles build a house. Dunny the Flying Donkey; Peter and Pinky in Chocolate Land; Vegetable Village; Smoky the Snake; Pepe and His Burro; Lets Make a Basket!; The Talking Teddy; Cinderella; Clippety Clop. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Paul Berdanier, Sam Leff, Ed Dodd, Charles Plumb, and John Hix. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 10 #10. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Curly Kayoe catches an old lady trying to pick his pocket, and soon "Times Square Tessie" is part of the family. The superhero team Triple Terror raids The Palace of Ugliness to find Daisy, but what does she have to do with the mysterious mad scientist? Dink wants a dog, but somehow winds up with more than a dozen. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Stamp Tips; Curly Kayoe; Back Home Again; Ella Cinders; Bill Bumlin; Strange as It Seems; Nancy; Fritzi Ritz; How It Began. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Samuel Bierman. Cover by H. C. Kiefer. Stories by August M. Froehlich, Bernie Krigstein, W. F. Baldwin, Bernie Krigstein, Crest Wood, Al Bare, and H. C. Kiefer. 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.