Comic books October 1947

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Volume 18, Issue 4 - October, 1947. Pulp magazine. "Three for the Wildcatter War" by Max Kesler, "King of the River Pack" by Harold Cruickshank, "Trail Blazers of the Frontier" by Cedric Windas, "Mountain Men Make Tough Killing" by Harrison Colt, "Chisholm Trail Gun-Cure" by Will Brown, "Piggin' Strings" by Del Rayburn, "That Texas Deadline-Buster" by Lee Wells, and "We Need Shootin' Law" by Walker Tompkins. Nice (though uncredited) illustrations. 7-in. x 9.25-in.; black and white; 98 pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Joe Certa. Stories and art by Ray Gill, Harold DeLay, Art Helfant, Nina Albright, Milt Hammer, and Tex Blaisdell. Sometimes listed as 4Most #24. Adventures of clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s. Dick Cole and his fellow cadets play exhibition games in South America and encounter the villainous Bleak and his gang. Kit Carter, The Cadet, runs afoul of Madame Lafula and the gang of Luana du Charo, in a strip with art by early female comics artist Nina Albright. Lem the Grem uses gremlin magic to aid the Gourmet family against the villainous Bloat and his gang. Dick Cole; Lem the Grem: Much Broth Can Spoils the Crooks; Helpful Harold: Its A Ill Wind; Music In His Ears; Boitram Boiglar; Edison Bell; Sleep Under The Stars in A Real Old Trappers Bough Bed; Throw a Lasso Like a Western Cowpuncher; The Cadet. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, script by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Daffy Doodles strips, art by Doc Winner. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. They'll Do It Every Time strips, art by Jimmy Hatlo. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Art by Bob Wilkin. 8 pages.

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Cover pencils by Wayne Boring. Just An Ordinary Guy starring Superman, script by Al Schwartz. The Man Who Was Always Late! starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. Skulduggery in the Subway! starring Congo Bill, script by George Kashdan, art by Ed Smalle. The Too-Fragrant Vagrant! starring Hayfoot Henry, script by Al Schwartz, art by Stan Kaye. Gold Rush--1947! Starring Vigilante, script by Bill Finger. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Al Wenzel, inks by Stan Kaye. The Great Hobby Contest starring Superboy, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Al Wenzel, inks by George Roussos; Orville Orville tries to win every division of the hobby contest, with money. Shades of John Paul Jones starring Aquaman, script by George Kashdan, art by John Daly. Menace of the Crimson Arrow starring Green Arrow, script by Don Cameron, art by George Papp. The Saga of a Sword starring Shining Knight, art by Chuck Winter. The 9th Wonder of the World! starring Johnny Quick, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Mort Meskin, inks by George Roussos. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 30 #10 - Oct. 1947. Monthly magazine for members of the Air Force Association whose president was James Doolittle. Illustrated articles about the USAF in Japan, Korea, China plus a report from the pilot to ditch his jet in water and a pictorial feature on Air Force Day Aug. 1, 1947. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 50 pages, B&W.

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For issues Vol. 27 #4 - Vol. 28 #6 see Air Trails and Science Frontiers (1947 Street and Smith). Aviation magazine featuring pictorials of featured designs; model and hobby information. 8.5" x 11.25", 136 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories and art by Dan Barry, Bernard Sachs, Art Helfant, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. One of the more fanciful and influential of 1940s aviator heroes, Airboy fights evil with his radio-controlled plane "Birdie" and its plethora of experimental flying tech. Sometimes listed as Airboy Comics #44. No issue # on cover; Vol. 4, issue #9 in indicia. Airboy encounters lunatic yokel Lennie Sholes, who proves to be homicidal after learning how Birdie works. At the Council of the Roman Gods, Jupiter challenges the nature goddess Ceres to transform The Heap into a force for good. Flying Fool matches wits with Riot O'Hara and Mother Hubba, in a story with art by Captain America creators Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Airboy; The Heap: Kill or Be Killed - The Survival of the Fittest; Model Builders with Airboy; English Henry: A True Story; Baron Buckskin; Flying Fool: Larceny in Old Lace; Bashful Baskum; Johnny Halfbuck. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Includes 7 thrilling stories featuring America's Pass Time! Cover price $0.20.

Stories and art by Dale Messick, Richard Fletcher, Paul Parker, Bill Perry, J. L. Keene, J. J. Olson, Jack Ryan, Ferd Johnson, and George Merkle. A collection of adventure comic strips originally from Chicago Tribune syndicate's stable of characters. Streamer Kelly investigates when crooks steal a fire department ladder truck to effect a jailbreak; Texas Slim and Dirty Dalton trace the bandit Murrieta after he escapes from jail; Mighty OMalley is captured by a gang of thugs and their mad-scientist employer. Brenda Starr Reporter: The Boss's Niece; Surgeon Stone; Minit Mystery; The Great Seance Racket; Krime Kids: Meet Sweet Miss Carrol; Ned Handy: The Mystery of the Ole Tyler Place; John West: The New Boarder; Streamer Kelly: The Feminine Touch; Texas Slim and Dirty Dalton: Dalton Rides Again; Mighty OMalley, Ex-Marine Meets the "Brain". This issue was actually published before issue #13. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Origin and first appearance of the Injustice Society (the Wizzard, the Thinker, the Brain Wave, the Gambler, Vandal Savage, and Degaton). The roll call for the JSA this issue is Hawkman, the Flash, Green Lantern, the Atom, Dr. Mid-Nite, Johnny Thunder (cameo), and Wonder Woman. "The Injustice Gang of the World." Script by Robert Kanigher. Art by Irwin Hasen (part John Belfi inks) plus individual stories featuring Hawkman (art by Joe Kubert; last on this title), the Flash (pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Belfi), Green Langern (art by Hasen), the Atom (art by Alex Toth), and Dr. Mid-nite (art by Toth). Two-page text story, "Tick Tock" by Ted Udall. Hasen cover. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Irwin Hasen. The Icicle starring Green Lantern, script by Robert Kanigher, pencils: by Irwin Hasen, inks by John Belfi; The arrival of a foreign physicist with a new secret invention capable of instantly freezing any moisture in the air also heralds the arrival of a new foe for the Emerald Crusader: the Icicle! The Haunted Chessboard starring Dr. Mid-Nite, pencils by Arthur F. Peddy, inks by Bernard Sachs. The Land of Little Men starring The Black Pirate, art by Paul Reinman. Mystery of the Royal Blue Jet starring Hop Harrigan, art by Howard Purcell. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 21, Issue 10 - October, 1947. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Stories by Don Wilcox, Frances M. Deegan, Henry Hasse, Rog Phillips, Guy Archette, and William P. McGivern. Illustrations by Julian S. Krupa, Robert Fuqua, Enoch Sharp, and Rod Ruth. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 180 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 1, Issue 10 - October 1947. Magazine produced by the American Cartoonists Association showcasing talents cartoonists and artist. 34 pages Cover price $0.35.

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Cover art by Howie Post. Untitled Presto Pete story, art by Howie Post; Presto "rescues" a sailor who's been a castaway for 20 years. One Man Party starring Crazy Fox, art by Otto Feuer; Crazy talks Wilbur into having a one-man party and then gets mad because he isn't invited. The Absent Minded Professor starring Goofy Goose, Inventor, art by Rube Grossman; Goofy broadcasts the Professor's schedule to him over the radio, because he's too absent minded to remember it himself. Plumbing Fixed starring Custer Cat and Cheesy the Mouse, art by Rube Grossman. Pretty Face Pete starring Sheriff Corky, art by Rube Grossman. Music Serenade starring Pete the Pup, art by Otto Feuer. Helping Out starring Eager Beaver, art by Otto Feuer. Substitute Teacher starring the Raccoon Kids; Percy substitutes for the boys' regular teacher. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Fagaly. "The Lifeguard," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie fills in for Reggie as a lifeguard and gets into his typical antics. Archie's Hollywood Quiz Page by Herbert "Red" Holmdale. "The Glamour Boy," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie takes a bunch of papers from Miss Grundy's desk (instead of just his essay) to escape the Riverdale Glamour Girl Society, Reggie discovers that test answers are among the papers and steals them from Archie. Hollywood Tattle Tales article. "A Cozy Date," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie tries to get some time alone with Veronica, but people keep ringing the doorbell. Katy Keene ad. Untitled Betty and Veronica story, art by Irving Novick; Betty and Veronica take the advice of a radio show host and decide to live among nature to lose weight. Super Duck ad. "Service With a Snicker," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie and Veronica cause the cook and maid to quit, Veronica has Archie dress up as a French maid to serve dinner to the Lodges and their guests--who turn out to be Archie's parents. "Midsummer's Nightmare," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie gets a summer job at Hopntakadip Camp and causes the usual chaos. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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October, 1947 - Volume 5, Issue #12.

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Volume 40, Issue 2 - October 1947. Cover by Chesley Bonestell. Science Fiction and adventure stories, this issue features "The End is Not Yet" by Lafayette Ronald Hubbard. 5.5-in. x 7.5-in., 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Carl Wessler. Contains two Frank Frazetta illustrations. Frazetta illustrations appear in sixteen nearly-consecutive issues of Barnyard Comics (1944) (#12-15, #17-27, and #29). Contains a comic advertisement for a Genuine Dick Tracy Two-Way Wrist Radio. Contains funny animal stories. In order of appearance: "Captain Blight" art by Ken Champin; "'Oadie' Colone"; "Brainy" art by Lynn Karp; "Milton Mouse" art by Manny Perez; "Tuffy Terrier" story by Mike Maltese, art by Phil Monroe; "Earl Turtle" art by Harris Steinbrook; and "'Fixit' Phil" art by Don R. Christensen. Illustrated text stories: "The Stubborn Cow: Saying 'I Won't' Became a Habit With Lucy!" by Lilly K. Scott; "Jimpy Jumps: This Little Monkey Just Wouldn't Climb or Leap!" by Mickey Klar Marks, illustration by Frank Frazetta; and "Jungle Prince: This Little Lion Thought a Lot of Himself!" by Donald Bayne Hobart, illustration by Frank Frazetta. 52 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 6, Issue 4 - October, 1947. Peter Driben cover. Men's interest magazine of pin-ups and glamour shots. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Published by Manvis Publications Cover price $0.20.

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Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Lank Leonard, Renny McEvoy, Jim Fabian, Don Dean, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, Marion Bailey, Frank Beck and Mart Bailey. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. When Tony Trent investigates a warehouse fire and river pirates, his fiancee Babs and her date are forced to come along, an awkward situation. Sparky Watts and the gang travel with Uncle Cactus to his home, Horn-Toad Ranch in Arizona, in a story with some great Boody Rogers art. Skyman's ruse allows his friends to get to Hitler's spaceship, but Skyman himself is still moonbound. Sparky Watts; Cranberry Boggs; Mickey Finn; Bo; Dixie Dugan; Tony Trent; Skyman; Brass Knuckles; Hollywood Johnnie; All in a Lifetime; Bumpy: Call the Cops. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Black Bat in "The Long Ago Murder" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Shroud of Guilt" by Anthony Tompkins; "Avery's Bones" by Wayland Rice; "Nail for a Noose" by Robert Sidney Bowen; "The Psychological Approach" by Ray Cummings: and "Nice Morning for Murder" by Donald Bayne Hobart. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

British Edition. October 1947, Vol 6 #2. A Magazine of Gripping, Smashing Detective Stories. Stories include: Infernal Revenue (A Rex Sackler novelette) by D.L. Champion, Murder in the Mails by Robert C. Dennis, Shake Well and Kill by Jack Karney, and The Brooklyn Eye (A Tim Skeat Novelette) by C.M. Kornbluth. 6 1/4" X 9". 68 pages. B&W.

"The Mocking Maniac Who Struck at Midnight," "Satan's Circus," and "Material For the Morgue!" Jack Kamen cover and art. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Hearne. Stories and art by Howard Larsen, Robert Plate, Al Plastino, Tex Blaisdell, Jim Wilcox, Jack Warren, Milt Hammer, Henry Kiefer, and Art Helfant. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #83. Blue Bolt has adventures while flying for Glimpses, a photography magazine. Dick Cole searches for signs of the endangered whooping crane in frozen Northern Canada. While visiting his hometown, Blue Bolt earns the ire of the town's incompetent baseball coach. Sgt. Spook revives the spirit of a famous fisherman to help Jerry with his fishing. Edison Bell tells young readers how to create a flying fish kite. Dick Cole; Sergeant Spook; Golf Ball Jitters; Boitram the Boiglar; Rick Richards; Build This Flying Fish Kite; Heathcliff the Hobo; Edison Bell; Blue Bolt; Bluebolts & Nuts. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Norman Maurer, Dan Barry, Ed Moore, and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. An ambitious actress lets neither friendship nor ethics stand in her way, in a story featuring vintage good-girl and bad-girl art by Norman Maurer. A wealthy man is tricked into getting drunk and marrying a floozy, featuring early art by Flash Gordon's Dan Barry. Famous Eccentrics features Diogenes, who wandered Greece with a lantern in broad daylight, searching for an honest man. Also featuring a vintage ad for an "Authentic Dick Tracy Tommy Gun and Detective Badge." Crimebuster; Famous Eccentrics; Daredevil: Rejected Script; Little Dynamite. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Jack Kirby. Unlucky Thirteen, script and art by Jack Kirby. Join the Legion of Forgotten Men, script and art by Jack Kirby; the boys think they are signing autographs but accidentally join the Foreign Legion. Captain Tootsie Tootsie Rolls ad, pencils by C. C. Beck, inks by Pete Costanza. Sunken World, script and art by Jack Kirby. Law and Order text story starring Jimmy Dale, script by Tex Wade. 52 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Classic magazine for boys featuring articles, fiction, activities, and a few pages of comics. 10.5" x 13.5", 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.20.

issue highlights: Enoch Bolles cover. "I Knew Her When" short story by Cornell Woolrich

Volume 56, Issue 6 - October, 1937. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.