Tuesday, April 12, 2016

May 1944 - August 1944

This is a revised version of a post that was originally published at The Hooded Utilitarian on July 19, 2015.



Sensation Comics #31.

Published on May 2, 1944. Edited by Sheldon Mayer. The comic includes the Wonder Woman story “Grown-Down Land,” by William Moulton Marston & Harry G. Peter. Cover illustration by Harry G. Peter. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 56 pages. New York: J. R. [DC]. Cover/indicia date: July 1944. Cover price: 10¢.



Police Comics #32.

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Published on May 12, 1944. Edited by George E. Brenner. The comic includes the Plastic Man story “The La Cucaracha Caper,” by Jack Cole. It also includes The Spirit story “Thomas Hawkins,” by Will Eisner. Cover illustration by Jack Cole. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 56 pages. Buffalo: Comic Magazines [Quality]. Cover/indicia date: July 1944. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

"Thomas Hawkins" was originally published in newspapers on May 25, 1941.



Wonder Woman #9.

Published on May 13, 1944. Edited by Sheldon Mayer. The comic includes the story “Wonder Woman and the Reversal of Evolution,” by William Moulton Marston & Harry G. Peter. Cover illustration by Harry G. Peter. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: Wonder Woman [DC]. Cover/indicia date: Summer 1944. Cover price: 10¢.



Animal Comics #9.

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Published on May 16, 1944. Edited by Oskar Lebeck. The comic includes the Albert the Alligator [Pogo] story “Ol' Albert Really Is a Deer,” by Walt Kelly. Cover illustration by Walt Kelly. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: June-July 1944. Cover price: 10¢.



Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 4, No. 9 [#45].

Published on May 16, 1944. Edited by Alice Nielsen [Cobb]. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Rival Boatmen,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Walt Kelly. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: K. K. [Dell]. Cover/indicia date: June 1944. Cover price: 10¢.



Whiz Comics #55.

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Published on May 17, 1944. Edited by J. B. Magill, Will Lieberson, and Ralph Daigh. The comic includes the Captain Marvel story “His Family Tree,” by C. C. Beck & Otto Binder. Cover illustration by C. C. Beck. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. Louisville: Fawcett. Cover/indicia date: June 1944. Cover price: 10¢.



Captain Marvel Adventures #37.

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Published on May 31, 1944. Edited by Will Lieberson and Ralph Daigh. The comic includes the stories “His Battle of the Bubbles” and “The Monster Society of Evil, Chapter 16: Earth Must Die,” both by C. C. Beck & Otto Binder. Cover illustration by C. C. Beck. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. Louisville: Fawcett. Cover/indicia date: July 1944. Cover price: 10¢.



Comic Cavalcade #7.

Published on May 31, 1944. Edited by Sheldon Mayer. The comic includes the Wonder Woman story “ The Vulture’s Nest!” by William Moulton Marston & Harry G. Peter. Cover illustration by Frank Harry. Standard-dimension comic book. Cardstock cover. Perfect-bound. Newsprint. Color interiors. 80 pages. New York: Jolaine [DC]. Cover/indicia date: Summer 1944. Cover price: 15¢.



Jingle Jangle Comics #9.

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The comic includes the Jingle Jangle Tales story “The Very Royal Lion and the Sun-Burnt Cheese-Cake,” and an untitled episode of “The Pie-Face Prince of Old Pretzleburg,” both by George Carlson. The cover artist is unknown. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: Famous Funnies [Eastern Color]. Cover/indicia date: June 1944. Cover price: 10¢.

Notes

The exact publication date is unknown. A copyright registration does not appear to have been filed.

There is no credited editor.



Sensation Comics #32.

Published on June 3, 1944. Edited by Sheldon Mayer. The comic includes the Wonder Woman story “The Crime Combine,” by William Moulton Marston & Harry G. Peter. Cover illustration by Harry G. Peter. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: J. R. [DC]. Cover/indicia date: August 1944. Cover price: 10¢.



Police Comics #33.

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Published on June 14, 1944. Edited by George E. Brenner. The comic includes the Plastic Man story “Plastic Man’s Rubber Armor!!!” by Jack Cole. It also includes The Spirit story “Sphinx and Satin,” by Will Eisner. Cover illustration by Al Bryant. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 56 pages. Buffalo: Comic Magazines [Quality]. Cover/indicia date: August 1944. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

"Sphinx and Satin" was originally published in newspapers on October 5, 1941.



Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 4, No. 10 [#46].

Published on June 15, 1944. Edited by Alice Nielsen [Cobb]. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Camera Crazy,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Walt Kelly. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: K. K. [Dell]. Cover/indicia date: July 1944. Cover price: 10¢.



Whiz Comics #56.

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Published on June 16, 1944. Edited by J. B. Magill, Will Lieberson, and Ralph Daigh. The comic includes the Captain Marvel story “Captain Marvel Designs the Future,” by C. C. Beck & Otto Binder. Cover illustration by C. C. Beck. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. Louisville: Fawcett. Cover/indicia date: July 1944. Cover price: 10¢.



Sensation Comics #33.

Published on July 1, 1944. Edited by Sheldon Mayer. The comic includes the Wonder Woman story “The Disappearance of Tama,” by William Moulton Marston & Harry G. Peter. Cover illustration by Harry G. Peter. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: J. R. [DC]. Cover/indicia date: September 1944. Cover price: 10¢.



Captain Marvel Adventures #38.

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Published on July 5, 1944. Edited by Will Lieberson and Ralph Daigh. The comic includes the stories “Down on the Farm” and “The Monster Society of Evil, Chapter 17: Mr. Mind’s Movie Madness,” by C. C. Beck & Otto Binder. Cover illustration by C. C. Beck. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. Louisville: Fawcett. Cover/indicia date: August 1944. Cover price: 10¢.



Animal Comics #10.

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Published on July 14, 1944. Edited by Oskar Lebeck. The comic includes the Albert the Alligator [Pogo] story “Albert Holds That Tigah,” by Walt Kelly. Cover illustration by Walt Kelly. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: Dell. Cover/indicia date: August-September 1944. Cover price: 10¢.



Fairy Tale Parade.

Published on July 14, 1944. Edited by Oskar Lebeck. The comic includes the story “The Magic Garden,” by Walt Kelly. Cover illustration by Walt Kelly. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. Cover/indicia date: 1944. Cover price: 10¢. Note: Also known as Four Color #50.



Police Comics #34.

To read the issue online, click here. Be aware the Will Eisner story contains offensive racial caricatures.

Published on July 14, 1944. Edited by George E. Brenner. The comic includes the Plastic Man story “Serena Sloop’s Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Criminals,” by Jack Cole. It also includes The Spirit story “Wanted Dead or Alive--the Spirit,” by Will Eisner. Cover illustration by Al Bryant. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 56 pages. Buffalo: Comic Magazines [Quality]. Cover/indicia date: September 1944. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

"Wanted Dead or Alive--the Spirit" was originally published in newspapers on August 3, 1941.



Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 4, No. 11 [#47].

Published on July 14, 1944. Edited by Alice Nielsen [Cobb]. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “Farragut the Falcon,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Walt Kelly. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: K. K. [Dell]. Cover/indicia date: August 1944. Cover price: 10¢.



Jingle Jangle Comics #10.

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The comic includes the Jingle Jangle Tales story “The Over-Grown Bumblebee and the Tuneless Pop-Cornet” and an untitled episode of “The Pie-Face Prince of Old Pretzleburg,” both by George Carlson. The cover artist is unknown. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: Famous Funnies [Eastern Color]. Cover/indicia date: August 1944. Cover price: 10¢.

Notes

The exact publication date is unknown. A copyright registration does not appear to have been filed.

There is no credited editor.



Plastic Man in the Gay Nineties Nightmare!

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The comic includes the stories “The Gay Nineties Nightmare,” “Who’s Who,” “The Lava Man,” and “Welcome to Coroner’s Corners!” all by Jack Cole. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 56 pages. New York: Vital. Cover/indicia date: 1944. Cover price: 10¢.

Notes

The comic, originally published as a stand-alone, is also known as Plastic Man #2.

The exact publication date is unknown. No copyright registration appears to have been filed. However, August is generally identified as the month the issue was released.



Sensation Comics #34.

Published on August 1, 1944. Edited by Sheldon Mayer. The comic includes the Wonder Woman story “Edgar’s New World,” by William Moulton Marston & Harry G. Peter. Cover illustration by Harry G. Peter. New York: J. R. [DC]. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. Cover/indicia date: October 1944. Cover price: 10¢.



Captain Marvel Adventures #39.

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Published on August 11, 1944. Edited by Will Lieberson and Ralph Daigh. The comic includes the stories “The Shipwrecked Slacker” and “The Monster Society of Evil, Chapter 18: Peril Behind the Camera,” both by C. C. Beck & Otto Binder. Cover illustration by C. C. Beck. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. Louisville: Fawcett. Cover/indicia date: September 1944. Cover price: 10¢.



Wonder Woman #10.

Published on August 12, 1944. Edited by Sheldon Mayer. The comic includes the story “Wonder Woman and the Invasion from Saturn,” by William Moulton Marston & Harry G. Peter. Cover illustration by Harry G. Peter. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: Wonder Woman [DC]. Cover/indicia date: Fall 1944. Cover price: 10¢.



Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories, Vol. 4, No. 12 [#48].

Published on August 15, 1944. Edited by Alice Nielsen [Cobb]. The comic includes the Donald Duck story “The Purloined Putty,” by Carl Barks. Cover illustration by Walt Kelly. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 48 pages. New York: K. K. [Dell]. Cover/indicia date: September 1944. Cover price: 10¢.



Police Comics #35.

To read the issue online, click here. Be aware the Will Eisner story includes offensive racial caricatures.

Published on August 16, 1944. Edited by George E. Brenner. The comic includes the Plastic Man story “The Confession of Froggy Fink,” by Jack Cole. It also includes The Spirit story “The Genius,” by Will Eisner. Cover illustration by Jack Cole. Standard-format comic book. Color interiors. 56 pages. New York: Quality. Cover/indicia date: October 1944. Cover price: 10¢.

Note

"The Genius" was originally published in newspapers on October 12, 1941.



Comic Cavalcade #8.

Published on August 29, 1944. Edited by Sheldon Mayer. The comic includes the Wonder Woman story “The Amazon Bride,” by William Moulton Marston & Harry G. Peter. Cover illustration by Frank Harry. Standard-dimension comic book. Cardstock cover. Perfect-bound. Newsprint. Color interiors. 80 pages. New York: Gainlee [DC]. Cover/indicia date: Fall 1944. Cover price: 15¢.


Next: September 1944 to December 1944.

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