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Fores's Musical Envelope. (BM 1890,0602.2)

Fores's Musical Envelope. (BM 1890,0602.2)

A comic envelope, a parody on new stationary designed for the Post Office by William Mulready, with concert scenes including a singer with an orchestra behind her and two pianists Lithograph

Stewart House boys looking at comics from a Sunday paper, South Curl Curl Beach, by Sam Hood, 10 January 1935 (6799616155)

Stewart House boys looking at comics from a Sunday paper, South Curl C...

Format: Photograph Find more detailed information about this photograph: 43601 From the collection of the State Library of New South Wales Stewart House has been there for children in need of health and emo... More

Charles Schulz NYWTS - New York World Telegram and Sun

Charles Schulz NYWTS - New York World Telegram and Sun

Charles Monroe Schulz ( November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000) was a 20th-century American cartoonist best known worldwide for his Peanuts comic strip. Български: Чарлс Монро Шулц (Charles Monroe Schulz)- 26 но... More

Ford Motor Company (3092720309)

Ford Motor Company (3092720309)

: tradecards,224 Subject (TGM): Automobile equipment & supplies; Automobile breakdowns; Automobile driving; Automobile industry; Automobile repair; Automobiles; Tires; Tire industry; Poetry; Postcards; Keyword... More

1937 1107 kkat brick 500 - Drawing. Public domain image.

1937 1107 kkat brick 500 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Consulting the Library of Congress copyright renewal list shows that the copyright lapsed and was not renewed. King Features has, however, trademarked Krazy Kat and related images, and so these images may not ... More

2fawcett013 - Drawing. Public domain image.

2fawcett013 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Page from Unknown World #1 (1952) Fawcett Publication Public domain photograph of an advertising poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

3D Love 01 - A cover of a comic book with a man and a woman

3D Love 01 - A cover of a comic book with a man and a woman

Cover scan of a romance comic book. Public domain scan of printed advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Action Stories Vol 16 No 1 - A cover of action stories magazine

Action Stories Vol 16 No 1 - A cover of action stories magazine

Action Stories (Fiction House, Vol 16 number 1, December 1940). Throughout the 1940s, Fiction House published a wide range of pulp magazines and comic books.

Action Stories Vol 16 No 1 A

Action Stories Vol 16 No 1 A

Action Stories (Fiction House, Volume 16, number 1, December, 1940). Throughout the 1940s, Fiction House published a wide range of pulp magazines and comic books.

Adventures Into the Unknown No 1

Adventures Into the Unknown No 1

Cover of Adventures Into the Unknown 1 (Fall 1948 American Comics Group).

Adventures Into Darkness 0501 - A cover of a comic book with a creepy face

Adventures Into Darkness 0501 - A cover of a comic book with a creepy ...

Cover of Adventures Into Darkness #6, August 1952.

Adventures Into Darkness 0601 - A cover for adventure into darkness comics

Adventures Into Darkness 0601 - A cover for adventure into darkness co...

Cover of Adventures Into Darkness #6, October 1952. Public domain photograph of death, macabre, skeleton, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Adventures Into Darkness 0801 - A comic book cover for adventures into darkness

Adventures Into Darkness 0801 - A comic book cover for adventures into...

Cover of Adventures Into Darkness #8, February 1953

Adventures Into Darkness 0901 - A cover of a comic book with a demon attacking a woman

Adventures Into Darkness 0901 - A cover of a comic book with a demon a...

Cover of Adventures Into Darkness #9, April 1953 Public domain photograph of an advertising poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Adventures Into Darkness 1001 - A comic book cover for adventure into darkness
Adventures Into Darkness 1003 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Adventures Into Darkness 1003 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Adventures Into Darkness #10 Page 3 Public domain photograph of an advertising poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Adventures Into Darkness 1201 - A comic book cover for adventures into darkness

Adventures Into Darkness 1201 - A comic book cover for adventures into...

Cover of Adventures Into Darkness #12, December 1953

Airboy Comics v5 2 - A comic book cover with a man riding a horse

Airboy Comics v5 2 - A comic book cover with a man riding a horse

"Airboy Meets the Wild Horse of Calabra" from Airboy Comics, Hillman Periodicals, March, 1948. Artwork by Dan Barry, image has fallen into the public domain due to lapsed copyright.

Public Domain Images - AliceUpsideDown

Public Domain Images - AliceUpsideDown

Comic book version of Alice in Wonderland. Picture is in the public domain.

All-Negro Comics page 49

All-Negro Comics page 49

Ace Harlem in All-Negro Comics Public domain photograph related to race relations, African Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Americas Best Comics 0101 - A comic book cover for best comics
Americas Best Comics 1001 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Americas Best Comics 1001 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Doc Strange, Black Terror, American Eagle and Pyroman on the over of America's Best Comics #10, July 1944

Americas Best Comics 2018 - A comic strip with a man talking to a woman
Americas Best Comics 2019 - A comic strip with a man listening

Americas Best Comics 2019 - A comic strip with a man listening

America's Best Comics #20, page 19 December 1946

Americas Best Comics 2403 - A comic book page with a picture of a group of people

Americas Best Comics 2403 - A comic book page with a picture of a grou...

America's Best Comics #24, Page 3, December 1947

Americas Best Comics 2602 - A newspaper advertiser for a popular library

Americas Best Comics 2602 - A newspaper advertiser for a popular libra...

America's Best Comics #26, Page 2, May 1948 Public domain scan of American poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Americas Best Comics 2636 - A comic book page with a man in a car

Americas Best Comics 2636 - A comic book page with a man in a car

America's Best Comics #26, Page 36, May 1948

Americas Best Comics 2637 - A comic strip with a man in a suit and a man in a hat
Americas Best Comics 2642 - A comic book page with a picture of a man in a top hat
Americas Best Comics 3027 - A comic book page with a comic story
Public Domain Images - AmericasGreatest3

Public Domain Images - AmericasGreatest3

Bulletman, Captain Marvel and Spy Smasher march on Tokyo on the over of America's Greatest Comics number 3. Published by Fawcett Comics (May 1942), this image has fallen into the public domain, due to lapsed copyright.

Animal comics 01 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Animal comics 01 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Français : couverture du comics Animal Comics publié par Dell Publishing company (plus connu sous le nom de Dell Comics) en 1942

Annibelle - The Funniest, No 3 02

Annibelle - The Funniest, No 3 02

Annibelle comic on page 65 of The Funnies, issue #3

Atomic War 0101 - A cover of a comic book with a city in the background

Atomic War 0101 - A cover of a comic book with a city in the backgroun...

Cover art of Atomic War! #1, November 1952, Published 1952-1953, the series presents a fictional account of an atomic war between Russia and the United States of America, set in 1960, mostly from the viewpoin... More

Beetle Pop Out - transparent - Drawing. Public domain image.

Beetle Pop Out - transparent - Drawing. Public domain image.

Blue Beetle in cover Mystery Men Comics, No. 16,1940, Fox Features Syndicate

Betty and the Beast 1950s 25 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Betty and the Beast 1950s 25 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Image of S/M sexuality Public domain photograph of erotic art, sexuality, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

BETTY AND THE BEAST 1950s - Drawing. Public domain image.

BETTY AND THE BEAST 1950s - Drawing. Public domain image.

Image of S/M sexuality Public domain photograph of erotic art, sexuality, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Beware 11 - A cover of a comic book with a creepy face
Beware No 10 - A comic book cover with a woman on a horse

Beware No 10 - A comic book cover with a woman on a horse

Cover of Beware number 10 (July 1954), featuring art by Frank Frazetta. At the time, Frazetta was better known for his beautifully detailed linework on EC's crime and science-fiction titles.

Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine 12

Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine 12

Comic book cover of Billy the Kid Adventure Magazine #12, Toby Press, Aug-Sep 1952

Black Cat -1 - A comic book cover with a woman on a motorcycle

Black Cat -1 - A comic book cover with a woman on a motorcycle

Black Cat #1, Harvey Comics Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Black Cat No 1 A

Black Cat No 1 A

Black Cat number one (June 1946, Harvey Comics). Artwork ascribed to Joe Simon. PNG version of this file.

Black Hood - A picture of a man in a superhero costume

Black Hood - A picture of a man in a superhero costume

the first incarnation of the Black Hood in Top-Notch Comics #9. October 1940. {

Black Magic No 11 - A comic book cover with a man in a top hat

Black Magic No 11 - A comic book cover with a man in a top hat

Another stunning cover from Joe Simon and Jack Kirby: Black Magic number 11 (Prize Comics, April 1952). Following the war, as the superhero genre went into decline, publishing companies turned to romance, crim... More

Black Terror 0101 - A comic book cover for the black terror
Black Terror 1203 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Black Terror 1203 - Drawing. Public domain image.

The Black Terror #12, Page 3 November, 1945 Public domain photograph of an advertising poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Black Terror 1636 - A comic strip with a cartoon of a man and a woman
Black Terror 1637 - A comic strip with a cartoon of a woman and a child
Black Terror 1650 - A comic strip with a cartoon of a man and a dog
Black Terror 2001 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Black Terror 2001 - Drawing. Public domain image.

The Black Terror #20, October 1947

Black Terror 2511 - A comic book page with an image of a man

Black Terror 2511 - A comic book page with an image of a man

The Black Terror #25, Page 11 December, 1948

Blazing Sixguns No 1 Pp 0 - A comic book cover for blazing six guns

Blazing Sixguns No 1 Pp 0 - A comic book cover for blazing six guns

Cover illustration for Blazing Sixguns number 1 (IW Publishing, 1958). Western comics gained increasing popularity during the 1950s, surviving well into the so-called Silver Age. Artwork by Everett Raymond Kinstler.

Blue Beetle 04 - A comic book cover with a man and a woman

Blue Beetle 04 - A comic book cover with a man and a woman

Cover of Blue Beetle #4, dated 1939. Source: Public domain photograph of an advertising poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Blue Bolt 5 page 4 - A page from a comic book with an image of a man on a motorcycle
Boy Explorers No 1 A - A comic book cover for boy explorers comics

Boy Explorers No 1 A - A comic book cover for boy explorers comics

Commodore Sinbad and the Boy Explorers set out on another high seas adventure. Cover signed "Simon & Kirby".

Brenda Starr 14 - A comic book cover for brenda starr

Brenda Starr 14 - A comic book cover for brenda starr

Cover scan of Brenda Starr #14, March 1947 Public domain photograph - 1940s actress, female portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Brides Romances No 17 Quality, 1956 SA

Brides Romances No 17 Quality, 1956 SA

Cover art of Brides Romances #17, February 1956

Briefer Scary Frankenstein

Briefer Scary Frankenstein

Panel from issue #32 of Dick Briefer's Frankenstein comic book (1954).

Public Domain Images - Buccaneers21

Public Domain Images - Buccaneers21

Cover of Buccaneers, volume 1, number 21, May 1950, as published by Quality Comics. This image has lapsed into the public domain, due to Quality failing to renew the copyright.

Calling All Girls No 38 Pp 22 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Calling All Girls No 38 Pp 22 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Clothing advertisement from the interior of Calling All Girls number 38, April 1945. One of the few titles aimed squarely at a young female audience, Calling All Girls promoted war-time family values, featurin... More

Cat-Man7 - A cover of a comic book

Cat-Man7 - A cover of a comic book

Cover, Cat-Man Comics #7 (vol. 2, #12)- February 1942 - Holyoke (defunct publisher). Cover art by Charles Quinlan (both pencils and inks per Grand Comics Database)

CC No 07 Robin Hood - A comic book with a man holding a bow

CC No 07 Robin Hood - A comic book with a man holding a bow

Cover scan of a Classics Comics book Public domain photograph of an advertising poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

CC No 08 Arabian Nights - Drawing. Public domain image.

CC No 08 Arabian Nights - Drawing. Public domain image.

Cover scan of a Classics Comics book Public domain photograph of an advertising poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

CC No 09 Les Miserables

CC No 09 Les Miserables

Public domain scan of performing arts poster, printed advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

CC No 11 Don Quixote - A comic book with a picture of a man on a horse
CC No 16 Gullivers Travels

CC No 16 Gullivers Travels

Cover scan of Classic Comics no. 16: Gulliver's Travels (December 1943; Lilian Chesney cover and art)

CC No 18 Hunchback of Notre Dame

CC No 18 Hunchback of Notre Dame

Public domain reproduction of illuminated book page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

CC No 20 Corsican Brothers
CC No 21 Three Famous Mysteries

CC No 21 Three Famous Mysteries

Cover scan of a Classics Comics book

CC No 23 Oliver Twist - A comic book cover with a cartoon of a man in a top hat

CC No 23 Oliver Twist - A comic book cover with a cartoon of a man in ...

Public domain photograph of an advertising poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

CC No 26 Frankenstein 2

CC No 26 Frankenstein 2

Public domain photograph of decorated book cover, binding, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

CC No 30 Moonstone - A cover of classic comics magazine
CC No 33 Sherlock Holmes

CC No 33 Sherlock Holmes

Cover scan of a Classics Comics book

CC No 34 Mysterious Island

CC No 34 Mysterious Island

Cover scan of a Classics Comics book Public domain photograph of an advertising poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Cheyenne Kid No 11 Charlton, 1958 SA

Cheyenne Kid No 11 Charlton, 1958 SA

Cover art of Cheyenne Kid #11, Harvey Comics, February 1958 Public domain photograph of native Americans, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Public Domain Images - Cowgirl Romances 3

Public Domain Images - Cowgirl Romances 3

Cover scan of a public domain comic book: Cowgirl Romances #3, published by Fiction House Text: Cowgirl Romances No. 3 Fiction House Magazines - 52 pages 10¢ "Daughter of the Devil's Brand" — "Maverick Guns... More

Crack Comics -54, Cover

Crack Comics -54, Cover

Cover to Crack Comics #54.

Crazy Man Crazy No 2 - A movie poster for crazy man crazy

Crazy Man Crazy No 2 - A movie poster for crazy man crazy

Cover art for Crazy, Man, Crazy number 2 (Charlton Comics, June 1956). Following in the wake of Mad Magazine, Charlton tried its hand at several black and white satire titles aimed at a more mature audience.

Crime Does Not Pay 42 - A cover of crime does not pay

Crime Does Not Pay 42 - A cover of crime does not pay

Cover of Crime Does Not Pay #42 (1945) Lev Gleason. Cover art by Charles Biro.

Crimes by Women 2 - A comic book cover with a woman in a red dress

Crimes by Women 2 - A comic book cover with a woman in a red dress

Cover scan of a Crimes by Women #2, (August 1948), Fox Features Syndicate

Curseofthewerewolf - A page from the curse of the werewolf

Curseofthewerewolf - A page from the curse of the werewolf

"Out of the black pit of eternal night came a horror to prey on the flesh of men..." Sheldon Moldoff's Curse of the Werewolf, originally published in Worlds of Fear number 2 (Fawcett, January 1952).

Dagar, Desert Hawk No 15 Fox Features Syndicate, 1948

Dagar, Desert Hawk No 15 Fox Features Syndicate, 1948

Cover, Dagar #15 (1948 - Fox Feature Syndicate (defunct company). Cover art by

Dancer Cartoon - Drawing. Public domain image.

Dancer Cartoon - Drawing. Public domain image.

Published in Gee Whiz magazine, controlled by "Humorama" publishing - Humorama renewed only their "Cartoon Fun and Comedy", "Fun House", "Sky Worlds" and "Words a Poppin" publications and the others were left unrenewed.

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 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.

Destination Moonbackcover - A poster with a picture of a planet on it

Destination Moonbackcover - A poster with a picture of a planet on it

Back cover of Fawcett Comics's adaptation of Destination Moon

Destination Moon Fawcett 2

Destination Moon Fawcett 2

Front cover of Fawcett Comics's adaptation of Destination Moon with trademark notices removed.

Di D True Men

Di D True Men

Published in True Men magazine

Public Domain Images - DitkoThing

Public Domain Images - DitkoThing

Cover illustration for Charlton Horror Library vol. 1, composed by SimonKirby. Image is in the public domain due to lapsed copyright of the original source material.

Doctor Death - A stamp with a picture of a man in a top hat

Doctor Death - A stamp with a picture of a man in a top hat

Doctor Death, host of Fawcett's This Magazine is Haunted (1951-1953). Artwork by Sheldon Moldoff.

Dogface - Drawing. Public domain image.

Dogface - Drawing. Public domain image.

A dogface, i.e. a humanoid dog frequently found in comics and animation. This dogface appears as a background character in the 1938 film Gold Rush Daze.

Don Winslow Number 1 - A comic book cover with a sailor and a sailor

Don Winslow Number 1 - A comic book cover with a sailor and a sailor

Captain Marvel introduces Commander Don Winslow on the cover of his eponymous magazine.

Dorothy Gale Comic 001 - A cartoon picture of a little girl and a cat

Dorothy Gale Comic 001 - A cartoon picture of a little girl and a cat

Dorothy Gale from a comic book adaptation of The Wizard of Oz.

Public Domain Images - Dotanddash

Public Domain Images - Dotanddash

Dot and Dash from Yankee Comics number 4 (Dynamic,1943). Picture is in the public domain.

Public Domain Images - DottieDitto001

Public Domain Images - DottieDitto001

Dotty and Ditto from "Top Notch Laugh Comics", May 1942. Picture is in the public domain.

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.

Dribble glass advert - A black and white newspaper advertisement with a picture of a man talking on a phone
Eerie Comics No 1 Avon first version

Eerie Comics No 1 Avon first version

Cover of Eerie vol. 1, 1 (Jan 1947 Avon Publications). Public domain photograph of an advertising poster, advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eerie Comics No 1 Avon second version

Eerie Comics No 1 Avon second version

Cover of Eerie No. 1, 1951

Eerie Comics No 2 Avon first version

Eerie Comics No 2 Avon first version

Cover art of Eerie #2, art by wally Wood

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