Comic books September 1947

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.

Stories and art by Vic Herman, Cecil Christy, Elizabeth Eicher, Adrien Stoutenburg, Barbara Yager, Lois Withers, Nancy Williams, Anita McGee, and Marie Cummings. A magazine for girls from the producers of Parents' Magazine, with stories, fashion and advice as well as comics. How to make a miniature theatre; Tizzie gets bored shopping with her mother and goes on an adventure; The Pigtail Club's dog Perky gets a chance to be a movie star. The Pigtail Club; That Dog Again!; Curtain Going Up!; A Stitch in Time; Tizzie Goes Shopping; Polly Makes Music; What's Your Score in Eat-iquette?; The Prettiest Girl in the Class; Hobbies; Classroom Classics; All Weather Clothes; The Mystery of the Floating Village; Pigtailers Talk It Over; Polly Prefers; Fun With Fashion; Needle Play; Club News; Polly in the Kitchen. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, and Zack Mosley. Boody Rogers, Otto Messmer, and Gus Edson. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Cockroach Willie reveals the truth to Joy and Cindy about Joy's past and "Jungle Jolly." Pat convinces Normandie and an ailing Sandhurst to leave the occupied countries or be suspected of collaboration. Tops and Sally, Skeezix and Nina all try to figure out the economics of getting married versus staying single. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Felix the Cat. Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; Felix the Cat; Easy Mark; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; Gang Busters. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Fall 1947. "Mirror on his Shoulder" by Joe Archibald. Other sports stories by T. W. Ford, John Wilson, M. M. Tinney, Willis Graham, Coleman Meyer, Robert Sidney Brown, Tom Tucker, and Richard Brister. Illustrations by Robert (Bob) Jenney. 6 3/4" x 9 3/4"; black and white; 114 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Dick Briefer. Gnats to You! starring Boom Boom Brannigan, art by Charles Voight. Untitled stories starring Frankenstein (art by Dick Briefer), Porky Burp, and Dilly and Dally. Hot Tot starring Sir Prize, art by Charles Voight. Not So Dumb text story by Irv Westein. The Fix Is On starring Yank and Doodle. 56 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 28, 1st Printing - "Love Racket" by Beth Brown. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 120 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, and Bill Harr. Superior takes over publishing of the early superhero and adventure anthology originally published by Harry Chesler. Rocketman and Rocketgirl, in their last Golden Age appearance, seek The Spider Master, who is abducting disabled people from the streets for nefarious purposes. The Master Key tracks the killer Ramoy, who looks like Sargon the Sorcerer but is just a con man and murderer. After Nazi agents kill his grandfather, a Confederate veteran, John Bailey becomes the Nazi-punching superhero Johnny Rebel. Rocketman: The Spider Master; Master Key; Happy Landing; Johnny Rebel; The Hamburger Mystery; Crime on the Run; Young Americans; Beating the Tinhorns; Laughing at Life; Punch & Cutey; It's a Fact. 52 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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Cover by George Kerr and Morris Gollub. Stories and art by Walt Kelly, George Kerr (credited as Johnny Gruelle), Grace Gilkison, 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 Wash the Dishes and The Fiddling Cat. Matilda Mouse takes in a boarder, with disastrous results. Raggedy Ann and Andy follow Eddie Elf through a mirror to Elfland. Plus activity pages and "nonesuch" animals. Matilda Mouse; None-Such Animals: The Snib; Raggedy Ann; Well Done and Ill Paid; Egbert Elephant and His Friends; The Raggedy Way; The Wishing Pearl; Animal Mother Goose; Billy and Bonny Bee. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 43, Issue 4 - September, 1947. 6.5" x 9", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 51, No. 305. September 1947. 5.5" x 7.5". 176 pages. Black and white.

"Mr. Reed Waddell" (art by Joe Simon/Jack Kirby); "The Brooklyn Jackpot" (art by Bob Fuje); "Gang War!" (art by Simon/Kirby); "The Human Hyena" (art by Fuje); "The Mad White God of Palm Island" (art by Simon/Kirby); and "Iron Lady" (art by Bernard Sachs). Simon/KIrby cover. Cover price $0.10.

The Vigilante stars in "How a Movie Serial is Made" (art by Mort Meskin, 6 pages), "A Message to the Future" (art by Virgil Finlay, 4 pages), and more. One-page Tootsie Roll ad, "Captain Tootsie and the Log Jam Rescue" by C.C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Cover price $0.10.

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Featuring Eleanor Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln's "second mother," and others. Cover price $0.10.

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Untitled story, pencils by Bob Wickersham; The Crow is hungry, but his cupboard is bare. Untitled story, pencils by Bob Wickersham; The Fox attempts to end the long-running feud with the Crow (but, of course, to no avail). Untitled Tito and His Burrito story. "A Lesson in Grammar" text story starring Wally Woodchuck. Untitled story; The Crow disguises himself as a canary in hopes of pilfering some bird seed. Untitled story pencils by Bob Wickersham; The Crow is insulted when he learns that the Governor has put a mere 15-cent bounty on crows. 52 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Funny-animal comics featuring gunslinging Red Rabbit, bear cubs Willy and Nilly, Officer Mutt, and others in the classic mold. Red Rabbit gets a new guitar, but no one can stand his singing, except for suspiciously enthusiastic music promoter Abner Crookhorn. Officer Mutt is hired as security for a fancy society party, but doesn't know the snooty butler is secretly planning to rob the place. Petey Pinfeathers the chick wants to join a kid gang, but first he must fight the leader Tuffy, a bear cub. King Looey appoints himself judge of the beautiful baby contest, but he didn't count on the wrath of the losing moms. Officer Mutt Takes a Peek; Red Rabbit; King Looey the Lion; Cubby Scouts; Stevie the Stork; Slappsy Squirrel; Petey Pinfeathers; Officer Mutt; Slappsy Squirrel: The Poor Fish.48 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 Steals a Ride." Photo back cover (Red Harmon, creator of Red Ryder). 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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

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10.25" x 13", 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Mystery Behind A, B, C starring Wonder Woman, script by William Moulton Marston (signed as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Two rival stage magicians battle it out and Wonder Woman is caught in the middle. The Clarion Call Sounded Again starring Little Boy Blue, art by Frank Harry. The Log-Jam Rescue Captain Tootsie Tootsie Rolls ad, pencils by C. C. Beck (signed), inks by Pete Costanza. Danger in the Air! starring Sargon the Sorceror, art by Paul Reinman. Willy Nilly story, art by Frank Harry. Follow the Leader starring Wildcat, art by Mort Meskin. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Bob Powell cover and art. The Shadow in "The Shadow Saves the Sacred Sword of Sanjorjo" and "The Shadow Defies the Flames of Death." Nick Carter in "Shut the Door on Death!" Doc Savage in "Pieces of Fate!" Parson Pete rides herd on sin by Ray Evans. Back-up features on tolerance and clever animals. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 4 - September, 1947. Cover by George Gross. Men's interest magazine loaded with pin-up photography. 8.5" x 11", 52 pages, tinted B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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.

Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 8" x 10.5". 66 pages. B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Volume 35, Issue 2 - September , 1947. Features a Special message from General James H. Doolittle. Stories by Joe Archibald, Robert Sidney Bowen, W.T. Bowcott, Davis Newton Loww, F.E. Rechnitzer, Scott Morgan, H.P.S. Greene, and Eliot Franklin. 6 1/2-in.x 10-in., 114 pages, Text only (with B&W illustrations) Cover price $0.15.

Long running magazine featuring short news articles on musicians and bands, and lyrics to popular songs. 8-in. x 11-in., 36 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd, Rudolph Dirks, J. P. Williams, Arnie Mossler and Raeburn Van Buren. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Tarzan and the pygmies are trapped on a plateau... by the living dinosaur Goru-Bongara. Hans and Fritz discover that the old ostrich-in-a-dress trick gets 'em every time. As Bathless surveys the aftermath of Becky's rampage, he meets his "other" daughter, beautiful Sue. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp and the Ripley-like Strange as It Seems. Li'l Abner; Scoopy; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Tarzan; Sparkling Stars of the Air; Dink O'Day; Strange as It Seems; Abbie an Slats. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.