Comic books September 1938

Cover art by Joe Musial. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. 4 Believe It Or Not pages by Robert Ripley. Seein' Stars strips by Feg Murray. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Curley Harper at Lakespur strips, art by Lyman Young. Elmer strips, art by Doc Winner. Etta Kitt strips, art by Paul Robinson. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Pete the Tramp strips, art by Clarence D. Russell. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Krazy Kat strips, art by George Herriman. The Phantom strips, script by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. The Pussycat Princess strips, script by E. Anthony, art by R. Carroll. Room and Board strips, art by Gene Ahern. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Leo E. O'Mealia. Ad for New Adventure Comics, More Fun Comics, and Detective Comics. "Superman Plays Football," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster; Overhearing a crooked college football coach at Dale University plotting to populate his team with thugs to defeat rival Cordell University, Superman impersonates a football player from Cordell to straighten the situation out. Acquiring Super-Strength activity. Untitled "Chuck" Dawson story, art by Homer Fleming; Chuck rescues his horse from Steve and is chased into the mountains by the Sheriff, Trigger, and Butch. "The All-Star Athlete,: script by Gardner Fox, art by Fred Guardineer (as Gene Baxter); Pep is leading in the Camp Indian Head swimming competition until some campers lives are endangered. "Bad Bill and The Menace of the Hills," script and art by Russell Cole (as Alger). Untitled The Adventures of Marco Polo story, art by Sven Elven; After the desert storm passes, the caravan finds fresh water. A giant python attacks a lioness, who is saved by her mate; Then the snake turns on the Polos! "Legion Loyalty" text story by Captain Frank Thomas. "Sealed City" Part 3, art by Bernard Baily; Rabb Khazan attempts to overthrow the Gorrah of the Sealed City. "Brady's Revenge, art by Will Ely; After the Bulletin is bombed, Scoop tracks down the culprits. "The Protection Racket," art by Leo E. O'Mealia; Evans, a glazier, operates a protection racket for local merchants: those who don't pay, get their windows broken; Bobby attempts to blackmail the blackmailers, with deadly results. "The Night Club Murder," script and art by Fred Guardineer; Zatara defends the lovely dancer, Joan, from the advances of Big Bill. Thrills cartoon. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

September 1938. Cover art by Frank Tinsley. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 98 pages, BW/text with illustration and photos. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $4,100.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #3725298012 Discounted from $4,200.00.

Vol. 1 #2. Cover art by Bill Everett. Untitled Skyrocket Steele story, script and art by Bill Everett; Steele heads to the planet out-post Mannin at the request of King Kurt to investigate the mysterious bat raids that supposedly have been occurring. 2038 A. D. two-page story; 1st appearance of strip. The Red Raider, script and art by Ed Moore. Untitled The Brothers 3 story, script and art by Will Eisner. The Sacred White Elephant starring Brailey of the Tropics, script and art by Victor Dowling. Diamond of Doom starring Speed Rush, script and art by J. M. Wilcox. Treachery on the Trail, script and art by H. Mulheim. Rocks of Fate. 52 pgs.$0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $6.30 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Discounted from $7.00.

Add to cart Very Good $6.30 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Foxing. Soiling. Water damage. Discounted from $7.00.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $3.60 View scans Discounted from $4.00.

Volume 284, Issue 4 - September 10, 1938. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $18.90 View scans Off-White pages. Discounted from $21.00.

Add to cart Very Good $18.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Foxing. Soiling. Water damage. Discounted from $20.00.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $17.10 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight. Discounted from $19.00.

September 17, 1938. Horatio Hornblower cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories include "Beat to Quarters" (part 1) by C.S. Forester, "Milk of the Moon" by Talbot Mundy, "All Hackmen Are Smart" by Borden Chase, "Backfire" by Karl Detzer, "Rope's End" by Albert Richard Wetjen, "Yannigan's Choice" by Holmes Alexander, "Wolf! Wolf" by Alfred Batson, "Southbound to Singapore" by Roy De S. Horn, and "Lost House" (part 4) by Frances Shelley Wees. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $2.70 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight. Discounted from $3.00.

Add to cart Very Good $6.30 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Discounted from $7.00.

Add to cart Very Good $6.30 View scans Paper: Cream Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage. Discounted from $7.00.

Add to cart Good $2.25 View scans Paper: Off white Foxing. Soiling. Heavy water damage. Discounted from $2.50.

Volume 284, Issue 6 - September 24, 1938. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $45.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight. Discounted from $50.00.

Volume 22, Issue 1 - September, 1938. Cover by C. R. Thomson. L. Ron Hubbard ("The Tramp" part 1 of 3). Trimmed pulp, 6.5" x 9.5", 164 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Vol. 81, No. 2238. September 23, 1938. UK Automobile Magazine. First published in 1895 and still on-going, longest running automotive publication in the world. 8.25" x 12". 156 pages. Black and white.

September, 1938. Cover price $0.15.

Issue 977 - September 03, 1938. UK weekly newsprint publication that dramatized in prose films of interest to boys. Includes stills from and illustrations for the films covered. 7.5" x 11", 28 pages, B&W.

Volume 37, Issue 7 - September, 1938. Digest sized, male oriented magazine filled with cartoons and jokes usually based around the relationships of men and women of the time. 5" x 7", 128 pages, B&W.

Add to cart Very Good $15.30 View scans Discounted from $17.00.

10 3/4-in. x 13 1/2-in., black and white, 80 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $121.50 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Discounted from $135.00.

Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, John-Paul Frederics, Rudolph Dirks, Harry Lee, Winfield Meggs, Becky Sharp, Laverne Harding, Harry O'Neill, H. E. Homan, Dudley T. Fisher Jr., Robert Dickey, R. M. Brinkerhoff, J. Carver Pusey, Paul Berdanier, and Raeburn Van Buren. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 1 #6. Early in the transformation of comic strips to comic books, United Features Syndicate published Comics on Parade as a showcase for its most popular strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Jane's companions search the jungle for her, unaware she has been rescued by Tarzan, in colorized reprints of the earliest Hal Foster Tarzan strips. Li'l Abner matches wits with his Aunt Bessie's suitor, the con man Baron Slinkovitch, in a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. "How It Began" relates a possible story for how Mark Twain got his name. And an illustrated biography of screen legend Edward G. Robinson. Phil Fumble; Abbie an' Slats; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Wayne Webster and the Lighthouse Mystery; Roads of Romance; Jest di-Jest; Cynical Susie; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; How to Make It; Stampin' Around; For Junior Readers; Joe Jinks; Fritzi Ritz; Billy Make Believe; Buster Beans; Bucky and His Pals; Little Mary Mixup; Benny; Opportunity Knox; Twice Told Tales; Ella Cinders; Danny Dingle; Dub Dabs; Li'l Abner. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Victor Pazmiño. Stories and art by Sheldon Mayer, Boody Rogers, Charles Payne, J.R. Williams, C. D. Small, Al Carreño, Victor Pazmiño, A. W. Nugent, Stookie Allen, Augustus Robinson, James McCague, Tack Knight, Paul Jepsen, Norman Fallon, Courtney Dunkel, Adolphe Barreaux, Tex O'Reilly, Jack A. Warren, Walter Galli, Robert Weinstein, Ed Cronin, Bob Moore, and Carl Pfeufer. Edited by comics pioneers M.C. Gaines and Sheldon Mayer, The Comics presented original stories, art reprinted from Dell's Big Little Books, and reprints of classic newspaper strips. Arizona Ranger Tex Ritter and his pals Doc and Pee Wee track rustlers to the Mexican border and get framed for their trouble, in an adaptation of the 1937 Western movie Riders of the Rockies. A Deadwood Gulch story by Sparky Watts creator Boody Rogers. Space Policeman Rod and Unicor Warrior Taro discover why their prison is called the Island of the Living Dead. S'Matter, Pop?; Salesman Sam; Ted Strong; Tex Ritter: Riders of the Rockies; Gags and Giggles; Out Our Way; Stop Look and Laff; Cowboy and Indian Lore; My Big Brudder; How to Make the "Balsa Bullet"; Little Artists; Decks Awash; Sailor's Knots and Seaman's Ways; Deadwood Gulch; Bill and Davey; Crossword Puzzle Page; Rod Rian of the Sky Police; Manhunt: A True F.B.I. Story; The Enchanted Stone of Time; Pecos Bill; It's the Truth!; Victorious Valor; Cap'n Cloud; Comic Puzzles; Clancy the Cop; Gordon Fife and the Boy King; Headliners; Thrill-Hunters; Bachelor Bowers; Be a Big Leaguer: Catcher. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Known as Farm & Fireside until February 1930, the title was changed to The Country Home to compete with Better Homes and Gardens, and was aimed at families living the farm life in America by offering articles on horticulture, harvest, beef production and anything else needed to run a successful farm. 8.5" x 11.5", B&W with some color illustrations. Cover price $0.05.

Stories and art by Roy Crane, J. R. Williams, Norman Marsh, Irwin Myers, Al McWilliams, Merrill Blosser, Ray Thompson, Charles Coll, Martha Orr, Sol Hess, Wallace Carlson, Gene Ahern, Al Lewin, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Abe Martin, Virginia Krausmann, Sylvia Sneidman and Ken Ernst. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. A message in invisible ink warns Don Winslow that Doctor Centaur has captured an American warship. On the carnival circuit, Captain Easy is popular with the ladies, and that makes him unpopular with Bow Wow, one of the owners of the show. Myra North investigates the mysterious death of sculptor Jeffrey Garland. The cover features detective Dan Dunn, who looks a lot like Dick Tracy. Dan Dunn; Captain Frank Hawks, Air Ace; Freckles and His Friends; Myra North, Special Nurse; Jaragu and the Lost Islands; Wash Tubbs; Out Our Way; Apple Mary; The Nebbs; Our Boarding House; Clyde Beatty; Don Winslow of the Navy; Tom Mix; Boots and Her Buddies; Tom Traylor, G-Man X32; Flapper Fanny; Annibelle; Buck Jones: The Rock Creek Cattle War. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Great lineup of writers in this issue: Kenneth Robeson, Maxwell Grant, Frank Gruber, Norvell W. Page Cover price $0.10.