Does Anyone Know What These Are? 1944 GGA/Pinup One Sheets

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Recently picked these up. Legal size, printed on flimsy paper. Printed around 1944. Credited to Art Litho Co of Houston, Texas. Artwork by Victor (Vic) Green.

Does anyone have any more information on these? What was their intended market? How were they distributed?

Did you see the MyComicShop listing for some of these:

Newswheel G. I. Cartoons for Fighting Men Comics (1943) #1

Newswheel, Houston, TX: 1945

Original cover price: $0.25

Seven 8.5" x 14" pages, printed on one side. Cartoons, gags and comic strips featuring very nice art by Victor J. Green. These booklets were created for and mailed to Service Men fighting overseas during WWII. Came in an illustrated envelope (see separate listing for envelope). Published by Art Litho Co. Houston, TX. #1 is copyrighted 1943 by Victor J. Green.

Here are the envelopes for the various "issues" -

Check this site for issue # 1 -

Newswheel # 1

Did you see the MyComicShop listing for some of these:

 

Newswheel G. I. Cartoons for Fighting Men Comics (1943) #1

Newswheel, Houston, TX: 1945

Original cover price: $0.25

Seven 8.5" x 14" pages, printed on one side. Cartoons, gags and comic strips featuring very nice art by Victor J. Green. These booklets were created for and mailed to Service Men fighting overseas during WWII. Came in an illustrated envelope (see separate listing for envelope). Published by Art Litho Co. Houston, TX. #1 is copyrighted 1943 by Victor J. Green.

 

Scrooge, you're a champ! They are definitely from the same publisher.

These are also printed on one side only, but don't have any staple holes. They may be proof sheets or unbound pages.

I have one or two of the booklets. They must not be too hard to find - I've seen the envelopes and booklets for sale. Fun stuff from a small regional publisher!

Nah, that was easy to find.

Thank YOU for bringing them to our attention :thumbsup:

Globoloneous

These GI cartoons were drawn by my Uncle Vic Green during World War II. There were sent to soldiers. Vic was a cartoonist in Houston, Tx.  He also had a comic strip Willie Dee.