Comic books September 1947

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Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Invisible Scarlet O'Neil" by Russell Stamm; "Steve Roper and Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; and "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller. "Timber Trap" text story. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 9, Issue 5 - September, 1947. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "The Secret of Elena's Tomb" by Karl Tanzler Von Cosel. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 178 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Battling Bantam the rooster takes a job as a security guard, but he's a little too volatile for all that sitting around. Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear try to fit in at a proper garden party. Uncle Don provides a floating object lesson. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the Sailplane, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Billy the Kid and Oscar: Serve It Up; Battling Bantam: Thieves in the Night; Uncle Don: Naughty-Cal; Willie the Worm: Watery Brain/ Forever and a Day/ Baby Talk; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck: Confidence No End; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear: Garden Party Frolics. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Bryant. "Tom Thumb and the Doll Man," art by Al Bryant; Martha becomes an object of affection for Doll Man's new foe, Tom Thumb, the feisty circus performer who is as naturally small as the mighty mite. "The Sinister Substitute"; Swing Sisson starring Lippy and his gang. "Billy the Goat"; Roscoe vs. Billy the Goat. "Death By Chocolate" starring Blimpy, script and art by Al Stahl. "The Pilfered Plates" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. "Robot Land," script and art by Gill Fox; Perky goes back to world-hopping again. "Perils of Pearl" starring Officer Shenanigan and Sgt. Buttercup, art by Michael Senich. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Flash stars in "The Phantom Bell of the Bayous," written by Robert Kanigher, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "Knights Must Fall" written John B. Wentworth, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Robert Oksner; Johnny Thunder in "The Package of Peril" by Kanigher, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Joe Giella; Atom in "Al Pratt's Problem" by Joseph Greene and Jon Chester Kolzak; Ton o' Fun by Harry Lampert; and Hawkman in "Peril at High Tide" by Kanigher and Everett Raymond Kinstler. Cover art by Everett Raymond Kinstler. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 41 #3 - Sept. 1947. The most popular magazine for private and commercial aircraft. Articles include "Airmen's Ranch" about the Flying L ranch in Bandera, Texas, holiday in Idaho, Alaska, fishing in Michigan, Flying Taxis, The Shape of Wings to Come, commercial ground school, reviews, news and all heavily illustrated. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 106 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Indicia title is "FELIX THE CAT, No. 162." Weather Profit; An inventor uses his weather control machine to extort money from businesses; Felix gains control of the weather machine and treats the inventor to a series of unpleasant weather conditions. Public Relations; Felix is having no luck find a place to live when he is caught up in a cyclone; When the cyclone departs it has left him a house and all the furnishings; Felix's relatives flock to the house and fill all the rooms. Felix the Cat Shows His Colors; Felix decides to become an artist to impress a girl. Scripts and art by Otto Messmer. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "DICK TRACY, No. 163." Trigger Doom and the Stolen Jewels, script and art by Chester Gould; While on the trail of Trigger Doom and some stolen jewels, Tracy encounters other classic rogues and guest stars. Reprinted from Dick Tracy (News-Tribune Syndicate) newspaper strips from 1941. Frank Redrum, Lee Ting, Stud Bronzen character profiles. teve Brogan, Larceny Lu, and Mortimer character profiles. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Indicia title is "BUGS BUNNY FINDS THE FROZEN KINGDOM, No. 164." Cover art by Carl Buettner. Bugs Bunny Finds the Frozen Kingdom, art by Tom McKimson; A conman sends Bugs and Porky to a random place in Alaska after they promise to give him a third of the gold they find; When their plane runs out of gas in a snow-covered wasteland they decide to walk for help; A snowslide uncovers a cave filled with gold pillars. Bugs Bunny and the Magic Perfume, art by Tom McKimson; Bugs buys some cheap perfume to get on the good side of Mrs. Glutz, the grocer's wife; It turns out that the bottles of perfume Bugs bought are experimental gases that were accidentally sent from the perfume factory. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by unknown. Art by Morris Weiss and unknown. Frankie, America's scream boy, stars in three tales: "The Merry Mayor!"; "Carnival Capers!"; and "Two in a Million!" Plus: 2-page text story "Ballet Dancer"! And: Margie in "Margie and Her Men!" with art by Morris Weiss. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Al Fago, Miriam Benedict, Mickey Klar Marks, E. J. Reeves and Milt Hammer. Sometimes listed as Frisky Fables #21. Funny-animal hijinks in a cutesy style from Novelty Press. Dopsy Durvy uses his Magic Storybook to meet William Tell. The Magic Elf helps Neddy Bear teach Foxie a lesson about exaggerating, by creating a monstrous frog, Bully Spike wants to play jokes on Johnny and Woof at the swimming hole, but luckily, Mr. Artist is on their side. Neddy Bear; Spunky; Johnny and Woof; Bill and Koo; Tick, Tack and Toe; The Mouse That Haunted a House; A Different Ending; Dopsy Durvy: The Missing Tails!; Sniffy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Otto Feuer. Flash Comics ad. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer; Fenimore asks Dunbar to judge a singing contest for frogs. One-page Henry Horse story. Wheaties ad featuring George Whitey Kurowski. Untitled The Three Mouseketeers story, art by Harris Steinbrook; Amouse offers to send the boys to the moon for $25 each. Untitled Blackie Bear story, art by Rube Grossman; Fenimore is still stuck in the closet from the first story in this issue. Untitled story; Henry the Laffing Hyena keeps trying to arrest Elmo. Untitled J. Rufus Lion story, art by Rube Grossman; Mortimer tells Rufus the way to make him go away is to ignore him. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog text story. Untitled The Dodo and the Frog story, art by Otto Feuer; Fenimore is still trying to get out of the closet. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol 94 No. 9 - Sep 1947. Fishing and hunting articles with photos. 8-in. x 11-in., 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Special Talent" a short story by Ray Cummings.

Volume 32, Issue 1 - September, 1947. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 6 #5 - Sept./Oct. 1947. Single-panel gag cartoons. 10 1/2-in. x 13-in., 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Joe Oriolo and others. Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. Sylvester replaces the cookies Punchy brought Judy with rocks, but that's just what she needs to deal with a harassing customer. Meanwhile, one of Mary Lou's cookies helps Sgt. Jan when he finds himself in the boxing ring. Rusty imagines himself back in Egypt at the time of King Tut. Plus Comix Cards (like the later Marvel Value Stamps) featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, with art by Chad Grothkopf; a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Saves the Sailplane, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck; and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. And plethora of other vintage ads, for the Brownie camera, Snap! Crackle! and Pop!, and RC Cola. Punchy and Judy: Salesgirl for a Day; Sgt. Jan: Hot Shot/ A Big Difference; The Sea Serpent; Sgt. Jan: Not Caught Napping; Jim Dandy: Excellent Weapon; Jasper and the Scarecrow: Bad-Man of the West; Rusty Meets King Tut-Tut!; Jim Dandy and His Violin: Plays with Spirit!; Sgt. Jan: The Fighting Fury; Punchy and Judy: Curtains for Sylvester. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fawcett presents the puppet characters of Pal's early animation studio. Sylvester buys every lemon in town, just to show up Punchy. Sgt. Jan is thrown in the brig for improper uniform, and is soon the center of a prison break. A message in his candy wrapper leads Rusty to imagine himself rescuing a captive princess from a fortress. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie: Radar Rescue, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck; and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Jasper : The Charge of the Light Brigade; Rusty: Sweet Adventure; Clean-Up; Scarecrow and the Blackbird: Turnabout; Jim Dandy and His Violin: Fighting Words!; Sgt. Jan and the Big Prison Break; Punchy and Judy: Lemon-Aid. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Dan Gordon and Hubie Karp. Art by Dan Gordon, Jack Bradbury, and Ken Hultgren. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Superkatt sets out to save a rabbit from hunters; The Duke is concerned when The Dope enters a radio quiz contest; Binky the dog and his boy cant tell the difference between a stuffed lion and a real one. Superkatt; Smokey Joe; The Duke and the Dope; Spencer Spook; Poor Ploopie Porker; Mrs. Henn's Unusual Family; Binky; Fremont Frog; Witch Hazel. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Avison. Stories and art by Bob Powell, Bill Draut, and Al Avison. The first comic to feature The Green Hornet, the radio-turned-movie superhero from the creator of the Lone Ranger. The Hornet tracks a gang that specializes in stealing evidence from police warehouses to sabotage prosecutions. The Society of the Black Skull frames Tommy for a bank robbery, and only his pal Spirit Of 76 can clear his name. Female private eye (and early action girl) Calamity Jane finds real danger after she's hired to protect a mischievous rich kid. Green Hornet: The Case of the Souvenir Hunter; Spirit Of 76; The Kingpin of Crime; Ricky Roony; Story Behind the Cover: High-Dive Death; Calamity Jane: The Fat Tuesday. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Howard Purcell. The Freedom of the Skies starring Green Lantern, script by John Broome, pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Bob Oksner; From out of the skies appears a new criminal that robs from the air: the Sky Pirate, whom the Green Lantern must battle in order to establish dominion of the skies. The Lamb Who Cried Wolf starring Green Lantern, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Bob Oksner; A young scientist's son has a problem that he feels that only Green lantern can help him solve: the fact that all he can invent are lies, and those lies have gotten Gotham City's underworld after him! Out of the Gag Bag humor page by Art Helfant. The Gambler Bets His Life starring Green Lantern, script by Lee Goldsmith, pencils by Howard Purcell, inks by Bob Oksner; The Gambler bets that Green Lantern and the Warden will die instead of him on his execution night; He then escapes from prison on the scheduled night of his execution, believing the odds are all in his favor: after all, he has killed the Emerald Crusader! 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Ken Hultgren, Bob Wickersham, and Hubie Karp. Art by Bob Wickersham, Dan Gordon, Al Hubbard, Jack Bradbury, and Ken Hultgren. Cover by Dan Gordon. Funny-animal mayhem from Creston, an imprint of independent publisher ACG, with art by cartooning legend Dan Gordon. Bimbah becomes the personal pet elephant of the Swami; The Impulsive Imps wind up as fairy godfathers for a zoo monkey; Izzy and Dizzy try to help a sea serpent whos having an identity crisis, because he keeps getting mistaken for other things. The Impulsive Imps; Daniel Spaniel; Robespierre; Izzy and Dizzy; Bimbah; School Daze. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Contains three Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in eighteen consecutive issues of Happy Comics (1943) (#20-#37) and in sixteen consecutive issues of Goofy Comics (1943 Nedor/Standard) (#20-#35). Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Scamper"; "Bunnyboy"; "Little Billy Bear" art by Lynn Karp; "Stanley and Homer" by Jack Bradbury; "Francois Feline"; "Riff and Raff"; and "Pansy the Chimp", "Clem McHedgehog", and "Hubert the Hound" art by Jack Bradbury. Illustrated text stories: "High-Flying Squirrel: The Forest Seesaw Certainly Was Grand Fun!" by Donald Bayne Hobart, illustration by Frazetta; "The Friendly Spider: Sammy Was Really a Mild and Gentle Creature!" by Mickey Klar Marks, illustration by Frazetta; and "Sharpy and the Salmon: The Good-Natured Swordfish Liked to Be Friendly" by Marshall Kent, illustration by Frazetta. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Don Cameron. Stories by Ed Wheelan and Bill Woolfolk. Art by Sheldon Moldoff, Don Cameron and Ed Wheelan. An early kids' comic from EC, featuring Americas craziest and most lovable family! Also notable for introducing EC's lone superhero, Moon Girl (at the same time as her debut in her own title). The Houlihan family is a typical Midwestern American family perplexed by the arrival of a mysterious figure. Moon Girl leaves her homeland of Amazon-like warrior women to fight for justice in America, aided by her moonstone powers and her sidekick, the rugged Prince Mengu. Moon Girl was listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. Introducing The Happy Houlihans; Fat and Slat; The Mysterious Stranger!; Introducing Moon Girl and the Prince; Art for Arthurs Sake! 40 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.15.

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Painted cover by H.C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Fred Guardineer, Sam Glanzman, Seymour Pearlstein, Stookie Allen and Alex Toth. Non-fiction comics featuring true tales of heroism from everyday people and courage on the battlefield. Amputee ice skater Chad Detrick makes a comeback on the ice. A nurse risks her life to rescue patients from a burning clinic, featuring early art by comics legend Alex Toth. A youth saves a friend from electrocution in a train shed. Grandpop Goes Into Action; Roanoke's Volunteer Lifesavers Wholesale Rescue; Operation Emergency!; Fancy Skater on One Leg!!; Bicycle Mountie; Mercy Flight; Life Saving Scout; Alley Duel; Perilous Journey; Nurse Without Fear; Cattle Detective Roy S. Lobdell; Danger! Live Wire; Saved by a Surfboard. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 5, Issue 10 - September, 1947. Long running magazine that features song lyrics, celebrity gossip, articles, and fan letters. This issue features songs from motion pictures such as; "East of the Sun", "Lovely to Look at", "Good Night Sweetheart", "Summer Time", "Isle of Capri", "Honey", "Sleepy Lagoon", "Orchids in the Moonlight", "Hot Lips", and many more. 8.5" x 11", 34 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Photo cover of Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd). "The Desperate Jeeters"; Hopalong and Mesquite have to deal with two juvenile delinquents who nearly start a war with the Indians. Wheaties ad featuring Sibby Sisti. "The Lost Bet"; Sure-Bet is running cock fights, where he always wins; Sure-Bet's accomplice captures Hopalong and Mesquite, but they escape and capture the crooked gamblers. "The High-Jumping King" starring Whitey Whiskers and Daniel Boone Jr.; Whitey tells tall tales about jumping horses. "Widow Jones' Birthday Party"; Mesquite bakes a cake for Widow Jones' birthday party, but Practical Joker Pate ruins the gift by putting 110 candles on it. "A Bandit for Tubby" text story. "The Last Laugh"; Pete sets up practical jokes in a conference room for his club's meeting, but the boss, Mr. Smith, decides to have a meeting with bankers in that room earlier in the afternoon. "Cavalier of the Plains"; A man disguises himself as "The Cavalier of the Plains" get revenge on a man for framing him for robbery 20 years ago in France and having him sent to prison. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Hoppy Meets the Practical Jokers!; When Hoppy plays some mean practical jokes on his friends, he meets two imps from another dimension who turn the tables on him. Hoppy and the Invisible-Crook, art by Bill Brady; Flappy Ears the rat discovers a potion to turn him invisible so he embarks on a crime spree, framing Hoppy in the process. Captain Tootsie Saves the Sailplane Tootsie Rolls ad with Captain Tootsie, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza. Man of Polish, art by Bill Brady; Kid Gloves tries to steal Senora Pinto's silver. False Alarm; Reddy tries to get Droopy into trouble, but it never works. Superstitious Frolics; Hoppy thinks he's being cursed by bad luck because it's Friday the thirteenth. Advertisement for Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic with Sam Spade. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Syd Shores. The Twins Who Weren't starring the Human Torch; Identical twins are the focus of this murder mystery; One of them is committed to an asylum after a broke off love affair convinces her that she is in love with Lancelot from Arthurian legend. Dead End starring the Human Torch, art by Jimmy Thompson. The Hanging Witness text story. Case of the Bends starring the Sub-Mariner, Namora, and Professor D. Mencha, script and art by Bill Everett. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.