Comic books August 1941

Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, script by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Just Kids strips by A.D. Carter. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Collecting Stamps article by Eugene Pollack. The 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. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Curley Harper at Lakespur strips, art by Lyman Young. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. 64 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $2,299.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #0257874001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart CBCS 5.0 $2,000.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Pedigree: Davis Crippen "D" Copy Slab: See item notes Davis Crippen "D" Copy. Label #18-3E22224-001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Fred Ray. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Leo Nowak (signed as Joe Shuster), inks by Shuster Shop. Pep Morgan story, art by George Papp. Black Pirate story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Three Aces story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Mr. America story, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily. Congo Bill story, art by Fred Ray. Zatara story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Mystery of the Undersea Terror, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); When communications with the S.S. Aurora are interrupted, Starman is called in to investigate, and he comes face-to-face with the dread League of the Octopus......and the man behind them: the Light! Outlaws of the Sahara starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Black Ray starring The Hourman, art by Bernard Baily. The House Without Stairs starring Paul Kirk, Manhunter, script and art by Ed Moore. The Deserted City starring Cotton Carver, art by Jack Lehti. The Sandman at Sea starring The Sandman, art by Paul Norris. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Auction Item: FR/GD 1.5 View scans Auction opens January 4 Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Tear seals. Cover detached and glued to first wrap. Centerfold detached at one staple, loose at second. Tape on interior cover.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $1,200.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4448255001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Mark'sBatcave

"The Justice Society of America Initiates Johnny Thunder!" Flash becomes honorary member. Script by Gardner Fox. Individual chapters feature the Flash (art by Everett E. Hibbard), Johnny Thunder (art by Stan Aschmeier), Doctor Fate, the Sandman (art by Cliff Young), the Hour Man (art by Bernard Baily), the Atom (art by Ben Flinton), the Spectre (art by Baily), Green Lantern (art by Irwin Hasen), and Hawkman (art by Sheldon Moldoff). Two-page text story, "Dr. Mid-Nite Thinks Fast!" (script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Sheldon Mayer). Hibbard cover. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $6,000.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s); Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #2809240002

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $720.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4404798004

Cover art by Howard Purcell. The Patent Medicine Racket, script by Bill Finger, art by Irwin Hasen [as Mart Nodell]; Green Lantern and Doiby work to stop a drug counterfeiting ring directed by Mitch Hogan forcing legitimate pharmacies to carry their wares. The Red Tornado vs. Kid Marblehead, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Sabotage starring The Atom, script by Bill O'Connor, pencils by Ben Flinton, inks by Leonard Sansone. Ikky and the Soaring Wings starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Menace of King Cobra starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Stan Aschmeier. Arrested for Murder starring Sargon the Sorcerer, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Howard Purcell. The Case of the Murdered G-2 Agent starring Red, White and Blue, art by Howard Purcell. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $775.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white Label #1968282001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by thegeneral

Cover art by Paul Gustavson. Stories by Ray Houlihan, John F. Kolb, Robert Turner, Sam Glanzman, Paul Gustavson, Abel Seidman, John Styga, Art Helfant, and Martin Filchock. Super-hero and adventure tales featuring such characters as Amazing-Man, Minimidget, Miraco the Great, The Marksman, Phil and Bill, and Mighty Man. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $50.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 15, Issue 8 - August, 1941. John Carter cover by St. John. Science fiction stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs (John Carter in "Yellow Men of Mars"), Robert Moore Williams, David V. Reed, William P. McGivern and David Wright O'Brien, John York Cabot, and Don Wilcox. Illustrations by J. Allen St. John, Julian S. Krupa, Robert Fuqua, Jay Jackson, Magarian, and Joe Sewell. Back cover by Frank R. Paul. 7-in. x 10-ink.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Very Good $59.00 View scans Spine split 15%.

Add to cart Poor $5.00 View scans No Back Cover. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Extensive.

Includes The Quest of Tarzan by Burroughs. Virgil Finlay cover. Cover price $0.10.

August, 1941 - Volume 27, Issue #6.

Volume 27, Issue 6 - August, 1941. Volume 27, Issue 6. Cover by Hubert Rogers. Trimmed pulp, 6.5" x 9.5", 164 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $1,199.00 View scans 6" Cumulative spine split. Cover and first wrap detached. Large piece missing from back cover. Interior corner piece missing (does not affect panel edge). Cover oxidation with chipping.

Cover by Bob Kane. "Murder On Parole," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Convict Chick Miller has been paroled from prison, but doesn't realize that it was part of an operation to get men out in order to serve a mysterious "boss"; When Miller balks at the option, he is shot, but Batman rescues him. U.S. Quiz activity page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Clock Maker!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); The Batman faces up to a challenge made by a eccentric clock maker, who charges Bruce Wayne and other wealthy businessmen of "killing" time, and who brands them as murderers. "The Secret of the Iron Jungle," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Batman and Robin must head for the Page Oil Company fields to deal with the attempt by Linda Page's father's partner to push him out of the oil business before an expected oil gusher occurs and drives the price of the company stock up. "The Rustler" text story by Gardner F. Fox, art by Raymond Perry. "Suicide Beat!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); A young policeman takes over Suicide Beat after his father is shot down and killed by local racketeers, and he vows to bring the guilty in for judgment, no matter what. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Paul Dean, Ray McGill, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Sparky Watts, in classic superhero tradition, tests out his new powers by getting in the ring with a wrestler, punching through a punching bag, and learning he now weighs 823 pounds (!). Circus sharpshooter Mary hires Charlie Chan to find the identity of the murderous Rockingham Bandit. Marvelo the Magician fights to free a millionaire from the murderous schemes of a master hypnotist. Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Devildog; Joe Palooka; Spy-Chief; Charlie Chan; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mike the Mascot; Marvelo; The Face; Oliver Drab. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

August, 1941. Cover price $0.15.

Canadian Reprint Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Ed Ashe. Radium Threat, art by Al Carreno; Porky Hog steals radium from the hospital to build a great destructive weapon. Dr. Krug's Explosive Gorillas, art by Al Carreno; Dr. Krug uses gorillas coated in dynamite to take over the city. Well that was the plan anyway. The Crime Dealer, art by Louis Cazeneuve; the Crime Dealer threatens to blow up the Brandt hotel unless blackmail is paid; takes place between Weird Comics #17 and 18. Gagon's Explosive Device, art by Al Carreno; Gagon has stolen a machine that can cause explosions from a distance and demands the keys to the state bank or he'll blow up the city. The Remote-Controlled Death-Device starring Dynamite Thor, pencils by Dan Gormley [as Wright Lincoln]. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by David Adams. Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by Bob Davis, Ray Gill, Paul Gustavson, Bill Everett, Bill O'Connor, Ben Flinton, Leonard Sansone, John Daly, Harold DeLay, Henry Kiefer, Alan Mandel, Jack A. Warren, and Malcolm Kildale. Dick Cole goes on vacation. The Phantom Sub must make port before a storm strikes. Sub-zero has dedicated his strange power of freezing to fight evil. 68 pages, $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $375.00 or Best Offer View scans Remaindered copy. Remainder cut goes through first two pages. Tape on interior cover spine. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover art by Sam Cooper. Doom of the Devil's Pawns starring Mr. Justice, script by Joe Blair, art by Sam Cooper; Mr. Justice makes Hitler's right hand men plot against each other. The Revenge of "Brains" McGee starring the dog Rang-A-Tang, art by Ed Smalle. The Murder-For-Profit Ring starring Fox, script by Joe Blair, art by Warren King. The Carstairs Killing starring Penny Parker. Big Mess In Yugoslavia starring Corporal Collins. Jungle Boy Scout starring Ty-Gor, script by Joe Blair, art by George Storm. The Dark Lady starring Inferno, script by Joe Blair, art by Paul Reinman. Attack Over Yugoslavia starring Loop Logan, script by Joe Blair, art by Frank Volp. The Capture of King John starring Green Falcon, script by Joe Blair, art by Roland "Ramona" Patenaude. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 53, Issue 2 - August, 1941. 6.75" x 9.75", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Syd Shores. "The Ringmaster of Death," script and pencils by Simon and Kirby, inks by Simon; Steve and Bucky decide to visit the circus for some fun, but its Cap and Bucky that face the Ringmaster's Wheel of Death and its purpose: to allow the villain to place America into a steel vise of terror, using vicious mobsters as his personal Gestapo! "The Gruesome Secret of the Dragon of Death," script and pencils by Simon and Kirby, inks by Simon; Captain America and Bucky investigate the disappearance of the patrol Boat "Winfield" with its crew, and discover a sinister villain responsible that has his HQ inside a monstrous sea serpent. All-Winners Quarterly ad. "Killers of the Bund," script and pencils by Simon and Kirby, inks by Simon; When a Nazi Bund beats up a man of German descent (because he won't join up), Captain America and Bucky attack the Bund camp and Cap is captured; Bucky races back to the city and enlists the aid of the Sentinels of Liberty. Sentinels of Liberty ad. "Captain America and the Ruby Robbers" text story by Stan Lee. "The Terror That Was Devil's Island," script and pencils by Simon and Kirby, inks by Simon; Steve and Bucky visit a POW at Devil's Island, but are alarmed at his physical condition and obvious fear of the prison's commandant. So, Captain America and Bucky decide to get to the bottom of the situation as only they can. "Meet "Headline" Hunter - Foreign Correspondent," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Charles Nicholas; Hunter is called to the American Embassy in London to investigate the theft of the Ambassador's briefcase which contained the food contract between America and England Untitled Tuk, Caveboy story, script by Simon and Kirby; Tuk makes haste to save his friend Tanir from the evil clutches of Bonzo. Untitled story, script by Stan Lee, art by Charles Nicholas; Hurricane sees a connection between a retired financier giving millions away to charity and the fact that the Master of Speed is getting counterfeit bills from every bank he seeks to get change from. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $3,250.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #0700771018

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $3,050.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to off white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #3825091004

Cover by Charles M. Quinlan Sr. Stories and art by Charles M. Quinlan Sr., Ray Willner, Al Ulmer, Franchot Renault and Ed Lipowski. Short-lived superhero anthology, featuring Captain Fearless and other patriotic heroes of the WWII era. John Fearless IV is visited by the spirit of his Revolutionary War ancestor, who gives him a magic horn with which to battle Nazi fifth columnists in America. Miss Victory uncovers a scheme to sabotage the government's vital Rumbian rubber supply. Captain Fearless; Sgt. Dick Carter; Alias X: Blind Man's Buff; Diamond Jim; Captain Storms; Citizen Smith: Son of the Unknown Soldier; Trooper Pat Corrigan; Miss Victory; Corporal Rusty Dugan; Nervy Dan; Youth on Parade; 'Davy' Crocket; Mr. Miracle. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Men's interest magazine loaded with black and white images of tasteful vintage pin-up photography. Softcover Magazine, 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.