Comic books June 1947

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $29.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 24, Issue 23 - June 07, 1947. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart Good $13.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate.

Volume 24, Issue 24 - June 14, 1947. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart Good $13.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate.

Volume 24, Issue 25 - June 21, 1947. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $32.00 View scans Water damage: Slight.

Volume 24, Issue 26 - June 28, 1947. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Issue # 25 on the cover; however, this is actually the #2 issue in this series. Wolverton art plus Kurtzman's "Hey Look". 52 pages. Cover price $0.10.

52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Period of Internal Struggle, Reconstruction and Expansion. Cover by Allen Simon. Stories and art by Jerry Coleman and Allen Simon. Early factual history comics from EC, back when the company was still run by Max Gaines and called "Educational Comics." The history of the USA, from the Civil War to the Teddy Roosevelt era. Plus a short comics biography of Benjamin Franklin. A Country at the Crossroads; 1861 The Union Divided; The War Between the States; The Union Preserved; Reconstruction; The Dawn of a New Era; Politics Gone Wild; The Passing of the Frontiers; Big Business; Putting Money on a Sound Basis; The Spanish American War; United States as a World Power at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century; The Early Life of Benjamin Franklin. Final issue of the series. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $18.00 View scan 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Water spotting and tape residue at spine.

Cover by Allen Simon. Stories and art by Anne Quattrocchi and Harley M. Griffiths. Early factual history comics from EC, back when the company was still run by Max Gaines and called "Educational Comics." The history of the ancient world, from the fall of Rome to the Middle Ages. The Germanic Invasions; The Byzantine Empire; Mohammed and the Arabs; The Empire of Charlemagne; Feudalism; The Popes and Emperors; The Story of the Crusades; Town Life in the Middle Ages; Culture in the Middle Ages; The Story of the Mongols; France; England. Final issue of the series. 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $16.00 View scan

Kids' comics from Magazine Enterprises. The tiny pixies who live in the town of Pixerary face danger from gigantic wildlife and rival pixies, but luckily they have their own superhero, The Mighty Atom. Pixerary is flooded after Grandpa falls asleep at the new well; The pixies build a grasshopper-powered subway, but the June bugs sabotage it; The pixies want to use an abandoned flute in their construction project, but a centipede has already claimed it. The Pixies; The Soar-Heads; Trixie Pixie; Mighty Atom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $50.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $26.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight.

"Vassals of the Lode-Star" a novel by DC Comic writer Gardner F. Fox.

Summer 1947. Cover by Allen Anderson. Stories by Gardner F. Fox "Vassals of the Lode-Star", Albert De Pina, Raymond F. Jones, Bryce Walton, Chester S. Geier, Vaseleos Garson, and James R. Adams. Illustrations by Vincent Napoli, H. B. Vestal, and H. W. Kiemle. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $75.00 View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. 1.5" Spine-split seal from top. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover art by Jack Cole. The Hot Rod, script by Gwen Hansen, art by Jack Cole; Police scientist Dr. Ray invents a gun that imbues living creatures with the ability to generate great heat; When Ray comes face to face with the gangster called Hot Rod, the gun caused Hot Rod to burst into flames because of the presence of gunpowder. Concerto For Murder, script by Gwen Hansen, art by Jack Cole; Woozy gets a job playing triangle for a symphony. The Mystery Paint, script by Gwen Hansen, art by John Spranger. Doomsby's Doom text story. The Homeliest Man In the World, script by Joe Millard, art by John Spranger. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $120.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #2010796001

Cover art by Jack Cole. The Gag Man starring Plastic Man, script and art by Jack Cole. Honeybun story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Flatfoot Burns story. Candy story, script and art by Harry Sahle. Spirit story, art by Lou Fine. Specks story, script and art by Michael Senich. Manhunter story. 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.

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.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $9.90

Stories and art by Mabel Leigh Hunt, Barbara Yager, John Scott Douglas, Maurine Wills, Doris Falk, Maureen Clawsey, Nancy Williams, Carol Robb, Laura Leahart, and Marie Cummings. A magazine for girls from the producers of Parents' Magazine, with stories, fashion and advice as well as comics. An article on MGM's studio school features child actors Margaret O'Brien and Elizabeth Taylor; A comics biography of opera superstar Helen Traubel. Also featuring a full-color comics ad for "The Margaret O'Brien Candy Kitchen" including images of the young movie star. The Pigtail Club; Farewell to Evie; Dude-Shy; Poppa Said Take Your Time; Schoolhouse for the Stars; Hang Yourself From the Ceiling; Come On In, the Water's Fine; Flag Day Crossword Puzzle; Hobbies; Tips for Cool Topknots; Brief and Bare; Water Babies; City Picnic, Country Picnic; The Mystery of the Old Ruins; Polly Prefers; Fun With Fashion; Needle Play; Club News; Have You Troubles?; Polly in the Kitchen. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Otto Messmer, and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Cindy escapes from Chief Raunchypaunch, with help from Superwolf Maidenswoon and Retread John - gotta love these names! - but now she's stranded in the jungle. April Kane's dark secret is revealed: an embezzlement scandal involving her brother in India. But what does Sammy the Tapper have to do with it? While Skeezix and Nina are working on their long-distance relationship skills, Tops and Sally are dealing with what they did in their time apart. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; The Gumps; Felix the Cat; Si Digs In; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $145.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Very Good $80.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Volume 32, Issue 3 - June, 1947. 6.5" x 9.5", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Orestes Calpini. Stories and art by Orestes Calpini, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Kids' comics from Hillman, featuring mischievous puppet Punch and his human friend Judy. Punch reads a book of pirate stories and convinces Wally to help him look for buried treasure. Lockjaw the Alligator becomes caught up in a toothpaste company's search for a model, in a rare funny animal strip from Simon and Kirby. McSnargle, jealous neighbor of Earl the Rich Rabbit, steals one of Earl's sun power lamps, also featuring artwork by Simon and Kirby. Punch and Judy; Lockjaw the Alligator; Earl the Rich Rabbit; Fatsy McPig; Punch in Business; Tatters; Bucky the Mule. 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.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $29.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

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Cover by George Kerr and Morris Gollub. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, George Kerr (credited as Johnny Gruelle), W.J. Enright, Frank Jupo and Dan Noonan. Johnny Gruelle's famous doll characters have adventures and learn lessons, featuring early art from Walt Kelly. Legendary Pogo artist Walt Kelly adapts Mother Goose nursery rhymes, including Cock Crow and Hot Coddlins. Raggedy Ann and Andy venture into the Deep Deep Woods to find Winnie Woodchuck, who went looking for the Hot Dog Tree. Egbert Elephant and his friends try to understand how the Sun and the Earth work. Plus activity pages and "nonesuch" animals. Raggedy Ann; None-Such Animals: The Plud; Bill Flies to India; The Raggedy Way; Simple Science; Egbert Elephant and His Friends; Animal Mother Goose; Jack and the Beanstalk; Billy and Bonny Bee. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $5.40 View scan Staple rust with migration.

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Volume 43, Issue 1 - June, 1947. 6.5" x 9", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $41.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $50.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $39.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 38, Issue 1 - June, 1947. 6.75" x 9", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Joe Doolin. Edited by Jack Byrne. Stories and art by Bob Lubbers, John Celardo, Frank Doyle, Charles Sultan, Lily Renee, Maurice Whitman, and Howard Larsen. Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Tiger Man takes action when criminals on a futuristic parade float actually have futuristic weapons; After a concert pianist's murder, The Werewolf Hunter meets a woman who collects amputated hands; Good-girl art galore as Glory Forbes enters a jalopy race and discovers crooks cheating. Plus a whimsical text story, as a soldier tries to find out the truth behind the "Kilroy Was Here" messages. Firehair; Ben Blueridge; Glory Forbes; Sky Rangers; Crusoe Island; Little Chief Big Talk; Kilroy Was Here; The Werewolf Hunter; Tiger Man. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 50, No. 302. June 1947. 5.5" x 7.5". 176 pages. Black and white.

Cover by Joe Simon. Art by Dan Barry, Charles Nicholas, Al McWilliams, Art Helfant, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Another crime comic from the prolific studio of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, this one featuring crimes throughout history as well as the standard gangster tales. Numbering continues from Clue Comics Vol. 2 (1947) #3. Sometimes listed as Real Clue Crime #16. No issue # on cover; Vol. 2, issue #4 in indicia. Ma Barker and her sons become the first family of crime, until the Feds catch up with them. Sharp-dressed, well-spoken Dandy Johnny Dolan is actually the terror of 1875 New York. A Gunmaster Western story by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. Mother of Crime; Dandy Johnny Dolan; The Trail of the Gun-Loving Killer; Come With Me and Die!; Backfire; Gunmaster: Whistle-Stop Murder; Fetlock Groans the Detective. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Red Ryder, Telecomics presents King of the Royal Mounted, the Kiyotee Kids, and Panamint Patty. Three-page text story, "Little Beaver Meets a Dude." Photo back cover (Red Harmon, creator of Red Ryder). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by E. G. Letkeman and Albert Monn. Superior takes over publishing of the humor and adventure anthology from Chesler / Dynamic. This issue features unpublished stories left over from the Chesler era. Jungle hero Zor is captured while searching for Dela Parker in the subterranean world of Koz, but luckily his pet saber-toothed tiger Nu comes to his rescue. The Robin Hood-like El Tigre discovers a plot to murder a banker among the loot from a stagecoach robbery, and sets out to save him. Zor the Mighty; Sir Guy; Doctor Justice; Impy; Space Nomads; El Tigre, Robin Hood of the Desert; Ace Atkins; The Clue. 64 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.

Stories and art by Pat Adams and others. Humor comics from Fox Feature, featuring funny animals, teen hijinx and the like. Cosmo Cat springs into action when ghosts begin committing daylight robberies; Tommy Tot forces crooks Hocus and Pocus to work at the construction site they burgled; Harry the Horse finds trouble after he tries to sneak into the circus without paying. Ghost Town; Tommy Tot and the Heir Corps; Cosmo Cat in Eskimo Land; Red Kamphor; The Big Race; Horse Opera. 32 pages, Full Color. This issue reprinted later by Green Publishing and by Norlen Magazine. Cover price $0.10.