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"BOMBS AWAY" comic art detail, from- Victorville Army Air Field California 1944 Classbook (page 8 crop)

"BOMBS AWAY" comic art detail, from- Victorville Army Air Field Califo...

Class 44-05, Victorville Army Air Field, Victorville, California Class book for bombardier class 44-5 at Victorville Army Air Field, Victorville, California.

"CRASH BULLETIN" comic art detail, from- Majors Army Airfield - 43H Classbook (page 60 crop)
"HURRICANE" comic art detail, from- Ellington Field - 43-19 Claswbook (page 26 crop)
"Memories" comic art detail, from- Chico Arny Air Field California 1942 Classbook (page 32 crop)

"Memories" comic art detail, from- Chico Arny Air Field California 194...

Class 42-J, Chico Army Flying School, Chico, California Class book for basic flying school class 42-J at the Chico Army Flying School near Chico, California.

"Preflight Pastimes" comic art detail, from- Ellington Field - 43-19 Claswbook (page 37 crop)
"Presenting - HEATH CLIFFE - the 'Cream of the Crop'" comic art detail, from- Ellington Field - 43E2 Claswbook (page 38 crop)
"Remember ---" comic art detail, from- Ellington Field - 43-19 Claswbook (page 36 crop)
"THE CADET AS HE APPEARS" comic art detail, from- Eagle Pass Army Air Field 1944 44F Classbook (page 35 crop)

"THE CADET AS HE APPEARS" comic art detail, from- Eagle Pass Army Air ...

Class 44-F, Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Eagle Pass, Texas Class book for advanced pilot class 44-F at Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Eagle Pass, Texas. Deutsch: Klasse 44-F, Eagle Pass Army Flugfeld, Eagle Pass, Tex... More

Pittsburgh Gazette Times comics 1908

Pittsburgh Gazette Times comics 1908

Postcard depicting the color comics in The Pittsburgh Gazette Times.

"The RAH-RAH Page !" "by HARDIE GRAMATKY 1929" comic art detail, from- The Big T 1929 (page 219 crop)

"The RAH-RAH Page !" "by HARDIE GRAMATKY 1929" comic art detail, from-...

The Big T, the yearbook of the California Institute of Technology

Atomic Mouse issue 6 cover

Atomic Mouse issue 6 cover

Cover to issue #6 of Atomic Mouse, drawn by Al Fago (Charlton Comics, March 1954)

Bobby thatcher - A black and white cartoon of a business meeting

Bobby thatcher - A black and white cartoon of a business meeting

Bobby Thatcher comic strip A search for renewals in contributions for publications and in artwork was done for the years 1954 and 1955. There were no listings for George Storm, the McClure Syndicate or Bobby T... More

Calling All Girls No 64

Calling All Girls No 64

Halloween-themed cover for Calling All Girls number 64, October 1960. One of the few titles aimed squarely at a young female audience, Calling All Girls promoted post-war family values, featuring stories, comi... More

Deadly 1 - A page from the comic book more deadly

Deadly 1 - A page from the comic book more deadly

Astronaut Lance Daytrom discovers a fate worse than death in Weird Mysteries number 7 (Key Publications, October 1953). Stories featuring cannibalistic females were surprisingly common during the pre-code era.

Deadly 2 - A page from a comic book

Deadly 2 - A page from a comic book

Astronaut Lance Daytrom discovers a fate worse than death in Weird Mysteries number 7 (Key Publications, October 1953). Stories featuring cannibalistic females were surprisingly common during the pre-code era.

Deadly 3 - A page from a comic strip with an image of a woman being attacked by a demon

Deadly 3 - A page from a comic strip with an image of a woman being at...

Astronaut Lance Daytrom discovers a fate worse than death in Weird Mysteries number 7 (Key Publications, October 1953). Stories featuring cannibalistic females were surprisingly common during the pre-code era.

Deadly 4 - A page from a comic book

Deadly 4 - A page from a comic book

Astronaut Lance Daytrom discovers a fate worse than death in Weird Mysteries number 7 (Key Publications, October 1953). Stories featuring cannibalistic females were surprisingly common during the pre-code era.

Deadly 5 - A page from a comic book with an image of a man and a woman in space

Deadly 5 - A page from a comic book with an image of a man and a woman...

Astronaut Lance Daytrom discovers a fate worse than death in Weird Mysteries number 7 (Key Publications, October 1953). Stories featuring cannibalistic females were surprisingly common during the pre-code era.

Deadly 6 - A page from a comic strip with a black and white image

Deadly 6 - A page from a comic strip with a black and white image

Astronaut Lance Daytrom discovers a fate worse than death in Weird Mysteries number 7 (Key Publications, October 1953). Stories featuring cannibalistic females were surprisingly common during the pre-code era.

Dolly Number 10 - A cover of a magazine with a little girl in a blue dress

Dolly Number 10 - A cover of a magazine with a little girl in a blue d...

Wonderful adventures in toyland with Dolly. After the superhero genre went into decline during the late 40s, publishers began experimenting with new genres; many tried their hand at the lucrative childrens' ma... More

Dotty No 39 - A cover of a comic book with a man kissing a woman

Dotty No 39 - A cover of a comic book with a man kissing a woman

"Glamourous Romances" from the cover of Dotty Comics, March 1949. In common with many pre-code comics, Dotty featured a surprising amount of cheesecake and innuendo.

Public Domain Images - FritziRitzNumber 20

Public Domain Images - FritziRitzNumber 20

Fritzi and Phil on the cover of United Comics number 20 (January 1952). Artwork by Ernie Bushmiller, published by United Features. Image is assumed to be in the public domain due to lapsed copyright.

Ginger Number 1 - A cover of a comic book with a woman talking to a man

Ginger Number 1 - A cover of a comic book with a woman talking to a ma...

"America's Typical Teenaged Girl" was a female version of Archie Andrews, complete with bright red hair and oddball supporting cast. Ginger debuted in spring 1952, running quarterly until summer 1954. In common... More

Out Of The Night No 17 Pp 13

Out Of The Night No 17 Pp 13

"The Professor and the Pixie" from Out Of The Night number 17, October 1954. After the superhero genre went into decline during the late 40s, publishers began experimenting with new genres, in this case combin... More

Pep Comic No 71 Pp 35

Pep Comic No 71 Pp 35

Perennial tomboy Li'l Jinx raises another ruckus in the back pages of Pep Comics number 71. Artwork by Joe Edwards.

Polly Pigtails No 28 - Public domain portrait print

Polly Pigtails No 28 - Public domain portrait print

Tizzie tries her hand at gardening on the cover of Polly Pigtails number 28 (May, 1948). As the 1940s began to wind down, publishers tried to broaden their demographics, experimenting with more "child-friendly... More

Polly Pigtails No 28 Pp 16 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Polly Pigtails No 28 Pp 16 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Fashion spread from Polly Pigtails number 28, May 1948. Aimed squarely at a young female audience, Polly Pigtails promoted postwar family values, featuring stories, comic strips and articles believed to be of ... More

Polly Pigtails No 28 Pp 18 - A comic book page with a cartoon of a man feeding pigeons

Polly Pigtails No 28 Pp 18 - A comic book page with a cartoon of a man...

Tizzie goes bird-watching in Polly Pigtails number 28, May 1948. Aimed squarely at a young female audience, Polly Pigtails promoted postwar family values, featuring stories, comic strips and articles believed t... More

Polly Pigtails No 28 Pp 33 - A woman washing a child in a kitchen

Polly Pigtails No 28 Pp 33 - A woman washing a child in a kitchen

Illustrated story from Polly Pigtails number 28, May 1948. Aimed squarely at a young female audience, Polly Pigtails promoted postwar family values, featuring stories, comic strips and articles believed to be ... More

Polly Pigtails No 28 Pp 39 - An old advertisement for a sports team with a woman holding a baseball bat

Polly Pigtails No 28 Pp 39 - An old advertisement for a sports team wi...

Illustrated story from Polly Pigtails number 28, May 1948. Aimed squarely at a young female audience, Polly Pigtails promoted postwar family values, featuring stories, comic strips and articles believed to be ... More

Polly Pigtails No 28 Pp 41 A - A black and white illustration of a man swimming in the ocean

Polly Pigtails No 28 Pp 41 A - A black and white illustration of a man...

Illustrated story from Polly Pigtails number 28, May 1948. Aimed squarely at a young female audience, Polly Pigtails promoted postwar family values, featuring stories, comic strips and articles believed to be ... More

Polly Pigtails No 29 - A cover of a comic book with an elephant

Polly Pigtails No 29 - A cover of a comic book with an elephant

The circus comes to town in Polly Pigtails number 29, June 1948. Aimed squarely at a young female audience, Polly Pigtails promoted postwar family values, featuring stories, comic strips and articles believed t... More

Polly Pigtails No 3 - A cover of a magazine with a woman holding flowers

Polly Pigtails No 3 - A cover of a magazine with a woman holding flowe...

Photographic cover to Polly Pigtails number 3, April 1946. One of the few titles aimed squarely at a young female audience, Polly Pigtails promoted postwar family values, featuring stories, comic strips and ar... More

Polly Pigtails No 3 Pp 2 - A comic book page with a picture of a man and a woman

Polly Pigtails No 3 Pp 2 - A comic book page with a picture of a man a...

The "Pigtail Club" sets out on another adventure in Polly Pigtails number 3. Aimed squarely at a young female audience, Polly Pigtails promoted postwar family values, featuring stories, comic strips and articl... More

Real Love No 44 - A magazine cover for real love featuring a man kissing a woman

Real Love No 44 - A magazine cover for real love featuring a man kissi...

"Romances from life" from the cover of Real Love, February 1952. Some of Ace's romance titles featured painted covers, possibly to compete with the racier "True Confessions"-style pulps published by their rivals.

Sparky Watts 1 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Sparky Watts 1 - Drawing. Public domain image.

The first issue of Sparky Watts by Boody Rogers published by Columbia Comics (April 29, 1940)

Tip Top Comic No 152 Pp 35 A - A comic strip with a picture of children playing in the snow

Tip Top Comic No 152 Pp 35 A - A comic strip with a picture of childre...

Gag strip from Tip Top Comics number 152 (United Features, March 1949). Ed Dodd's Back Home Again compared "the good old days" of the early 1900s to life in the postwar era.

Tip Top Comics No 167 - A cover of tip top comics

Tip Top Comics No 167 - A cover of tip top comics

Nancy and Sluggo on the cover of Tip Top Comics number 167 (May-June 1951), cover art by Ernie Bushmiller (signed).

Tip Top Comics No 178 Pp 88 - A cartoon of a baseball game being played

Tip Top Comics No 178 Pp 88 - A cartoon of a baseball game being playe...

Charlie Brown and Snoopy on the cover of Tip Top Comics number 187. Tip Top began running reprints of Peanuts from issue 185, though the cover artist here does not appear to be Charles M. Schulz.

Public Domain Images - TipTopperNumber1

Public Domain Images - TipTopperNumber1

Fritzi and Phil on the cover of Tip Topper number 1 (October, 1949). Artwork by Ernie Bushmiller, published by United Features. Image is assumed to be in the public domain due to lapsed copyright.

Public Domain Images - Tomboy001

Public Domain Images - Tomboy001

Gag strip from Tip Top Comics number 152 (United Features, March 1949). Ed Dodd's Back Home Again compared "the good old days" of the early 1900s to life in the postwar era. In this scene, an archetypal tomboy... More

Toodles Twins No 1

Toodles Twins No 1

More family friendly high-jinx with Pat and Penny Toodles. After the superhero genre went into decline during the late 40s, publishers began experimenting with new genres; many tried their hand at the lucrativ... More

WW001 - A comic page with an image of a man being attacked by a woman

WW001 - A comic page with an image of a man being attacked by a woman

"The Weird Wager" from Out Of The Night number 9 (AGC, June 1953. After the superhero genre went into decline during the late 40s, publishers began experimenting with new genres, most notably crime and horror.

WW002 - A comic strip with a comic strip in the middle of it

WW002 - A comic strip with a comic strip in the middle of it

"The Weird Wager" from Out Of The Night number 9 (AGC, June 1953. After the superhero genre went into decline during the late 40s, publishers began experimenting with new genres, most notably crime and horror.

WW003 - A comic book page with a man in a boat

WW003 - A comic book page with a man in a boat

"The Weird Wager" from Out Of The Night number 9 (AGC, June 1953. After the superhero genre went into decline during the late 40s, publishers began experimenting with new genres, most notably crime and horror.

WW004 - A page from a comic book with an image of a skeleton

WW004 - A page from a comic book with an image of a skeleton

"The Weird Wager" from Out Of The Night number 9 (AGC, June 1953. After the superhero genre went into decline during the late 40s, publishers began experimenting with new genres, most notably crime and horror.

WW005 - A comic book page with a comic story

WW005 - A comic book page with a comic story

"The Weird Wager" from Out Of The Night number 9 (AGC, June 1953. After the superhero genre went into decline during the late 40s, publishers began experimenting with new genres, most notably crime and horror.

WW006 - A page from a comic book with an image of a man and woman

WW006 - A page from a comic book with an image of a man and woman

"The Weird Wager" from Out Of The Night number 9 (AGC, June 1953. After the superhero genre went into decline during the late 40s, publishers began experimenting with new genres, most notably crime and horror.

WW007 - A page from a comic book with a comic strip

WW007 - A page from a comic book with a comic strip

"The Weird Wager" from Out Of The Night number 9 (AGC, June 1953. After the superhero genre went into decline during the late 40s, publishers began experimenting with new genres, most notably crime and horror.

FDR - Drawing. Public domain image.

FDR - Drawing. Public domain image.

Comic book cover of The Life of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States comic book.

Undercover War Comic

Undercover War Comic

Under-cover War Cover

Wwinkle 030627

Wwinkle 030627

English: Winnie Winkle comic strip from 1927.

“WATTS” “On to Wilmington” comic art - being the autobiography of my own life, together with other stuff and pomes (IA ibeingautobiogra00bentrich) (page 28 crop)
The Docs

The Docs

The Docs is the story of four Navy Corpsmen deployed to Iraq.

Ellington 1918 (1918) (14598449850)

Ellington 1918 (1918) (14598449850)

Identifier: ellington1918unse (find matches) Title: Ellington 1918 Year: 1918 (1910s) Authors: Subjects: Air bases--Texas--Houston Flight training--Texas--Houston Publisher: (Houston, Tex.) : (s.n.) Contri... More

Boob McNutt theatrical poster

Boob McNutt theatrical poster

Poster for a theatrical presentation of Rube Goldberg's cartoon character en:Boob McNutt.