Comic books August 1941

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Agriculture and farming magazine. Includes articles, fiction, and humor. 11" x 14", 94 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Cover art by Gill Fox. Menace In Miami starring The Black Condor, art by Lou Fine. Captives of Von Snayke starring Tor, script and art by Fred Guardineer. The Black Shark's Bat Plane starring Red Torpedo, art by Henry Kiefer. The Robot of Dr. Takor starring Space Legion, script and art by Vernon Henkel. Tunnel of Death starring Alias the Spider, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Test Flight starring Spitfire, script and art by Al McWilliams. The Crimson Vulture starring Madam Fatal, script and art by Art Pinajian. The Werewolf Murders, script and art by George E. Brenner; Whether he is supernatural or only human, the Clock must find a way to overcome the Werewolf......and live to tell the story. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Frank Thomas. Stories and art by Bill Holman, Al McWilliams, Bill Connor, William Treadwell, Bill Ely, Frank Thomas, Gaylord Du Bois, John Hampton, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Al Micale, Jim Chambers, and Robert Brice. Crackajack Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips alongside original features like The Owl. Ma Madespo and her three sons have escaped the lunatic asylum and declared war on the city, unless The Owl can stop them. Clyde Beatty takes his captured enemy Slay along, as they escape the spider-god tribe and head to the mysterious mountain. Ellery Queen investigates the murder of a gangster, but he doesn't think it's a mob hit. The gorilla cover is pretty bizarre, even for a gorilla cover. Ellery Queen; Smokey Stover; Bob and Bill; Cyclone; The Owl; Clyde Beatty; Just a Kid; Gabby Scoops; The Crusoes; Stratosphere Jim; Don Winslow of the Navy. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Charles Biro. Art and cover by Charles Biro. The Kiss of Death; Forty years after he and his partner discovered the tomb of Princess Sheba, Dr. Pierce, knowing the Princess was buried alive, discovers a secret hidden inside the golden cobra buried with her: a serum which can bring her back to life! Written by Dick Wood. Art by Bernard Klein. Introducing the Whirlwind; Terry Turner is taking on an inhuman brute named Jean Jacques for the heavyweight championship, and learns that two swindlers are asking Terry to take a dive in the fight. Written by Dick Wood. Art by George Roussos (as Inky Roussos). Untitled Nightro, the Streamlined Robin Hood story; Two unscrupulous miners, having discovered a vein of pitchblend (or radium), have their find confirmed by scientist, Hugh Goddard. Art by Edd Ashe. Baseball Beginnings; The baseball team at Hale University is doing poorly and Coach Taylor is in danger of losing his job. Written by Bob Wood. Art by J. Gahr. The Coming of the Pioneer; The Pioneer hears a crash and discovers a wrecked car with injured men at the bottom of a gorge. Art by Charles Biro. Daredevil On Defense" text story. Written by Dick Briefer. Art by Dick Briefer. Origin of the Bronze Terror; Unscrupulous renegade Scar Thornton fills the Indians with liquor and fleeces them of their money on crooked games of chance. Written by Jerry Robinson. Art by Jerry Robinson. London Can Take It!; A prisoner of a concentration camp, Franz escapes with the help of Dian and makes his way to London, where he is greeted and lauded by the Prime Minister himself. Ad for Captain Battle Comics. Ad for Silver Streak Comics. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, and George Roussos. Hook Morgan and his Harbor Pirates starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Ed Moore. The Crimson Avenger story, script and pencils by Jack Lehti, inks by Charles Paris. The Case of the Bitter Almonds starring Larry Steele, Private Detective, art by Cliff Young. Murder in the Skies starring Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator, art by Ed Winiarski. Cliff Crosby story, script and art by Chad Grothkopf. Without Fear text story, script by Sidney Drew, art by Stan Kaye. Steve Malone, District Attorney story, art by Don Lynch. Death Under the Big Top! starring Slam Bradley, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Howard Sherman. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 19, Issue 1 - August, 1941. 6.75" x 9.5", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

August, 1941. Cover by Emery Clarke. Stories include "Mystery Island," a book-length novel by "Kenneth Robeson"; "The Leopard's Ear" by George Allan Moffatt; and "Shake Hands with the Devil" by Gary Barton. 6.75-in x 9.25-in; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Official organ of the International Society of Junior Magicians, containing news and tips. 16 pages on newsprint.

Cover art by Elmer Wexler. Death of a Double starring Black Terror, script by Richard Hughes, art by Don Gabrielsen; vs. Nelson and Henry Devoe. The Case of Mike Morgan starring the Mask, art by Kin Platt; vs. Mike Morgan and Bassett. In Afghanistan starring Ted Crane, art by George Mandel; vs. Aiken and Fowler. The Fuehrer of Brazil starring Larry North, art by Max Plaisted; vs. Dr. Sanchez, Hans, Kurt, and Dr. Ludwig. The Mangler Moran Case starring the Sphinx, art by C. A. Winter. The Bombsight Bandits starring Sgt. Bill King, art by Leonard Sansone. The Cuff Link Clue starring Dan Williams, art by Raymond Thayer; vs. Jarvis and Anita. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Metal Monster" a book length novel by A. Merritt.

Volume 111, Issue 3 - August, 1942. "Metal Monster" by A. Merritt, and "Afraid of his Shadow" Dorothy Donnell Calhoun. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/2, 128 Pages, B&W. Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.15.

Bill Everett cover. Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "The Gay Thirties" by Hank Barrow; "Frankie Future" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Invisible Scarlet O'Neil" by Russell Stamm; "Skyroads" by Dick Calkins and Russell Keaton; "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Jitter" by Arthur B. Poinier; "Speed Spaulding" by Edwin Balmer, Philip Wylie, and Marvin Bradley; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; "Babe Bunting" by Roy L. Williams; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Roy Powers, Eagle Scout" by Paul Powell; "Big Chief Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff; "Somebody's Stenog" and "The Back-Seat Driver" by A. E. Hayward; "Adventures of Patsy" by Mel Graff; "Seaweed Sam" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Connie" by Frank Godwin; "Hairbreadth Harry" and "High-Gear Homer" by F. O. Alexander; "Life's Like That" by Fred Neher; "Mescal Ike" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta; and "Above the Crowd" by Benjamin D. Allen (as Stookie Allen). "Feud in the Forest" text story by George E. Magee. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 6 - August, 1941. Cover by Rod Ruth. Science Fiction and Adventures magazine. Features "The Return of Curce" by Nat Schachner. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 9 1/2-in, 146 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Cover art by Alex Blum. Fury At the Factory starring Samson, art by Alex Blum; vs. Fritz Knoll. Origin of the Banshee, art by Louis Cazeneuve; Enemy Agents Spread Terror and Ruin In the U.S. starring Black Fury, art by Dennis Neville (Mark Howell); vs. The Fang. Return of the Frog-Men starring Sub Saunders. The Treachery of Prince Kafu starring Captain Kidd, art by Bill Bossert. A Train Roars Through the Andes starring Yank Wilson. Captive of the Fourth Dimension starring Flip Falcon. Suicide Turns Murder starring Space Smith, art by Henry Fletcher. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Devlin. "School of Crime," script by William Erwin Maxwell, art by Fran Matera; Doll Man (Darrel Dane) vs. Professor Coffin Nale. "The Car-Wrecking Ghost," script by Toni Blum (as Noel Fowler), art by Al Bryant; Zero uses a rather unique way in defeating the giant ghost of Joe Ricks by merely talking to him; By repeating the word "evil" ("live" spelled backwards, the one thing a ghost cannot do), Zero reduced the ghost in size, and, from there, Rucks continued to shrink with every word uttered. "Diamonds and Dastards" starring Samar, art by Max Elkan. Untitled Mickey Finn story, art by Lank Leonard. "The Phantom Fur Thieves," script and art by Art Pinajian; Sgt. Jim Reynolds vs. Geller and the Night Riders. "Ribbons of Death" starring Capt. Bruce Blackburn, script and art by Harry Francis Campbell. "Factory Girls and Fifth Columnists," art by Maurice Gutwirth; USA, dressed in her full garb, goes to work alongside civilian women in a bomb factory, and manages to uncover a spy working there: her own supervisor, Mrs. Cragg. "The American Freedom Club" starring Rusty Ryan, script and art by Paul Gustavson. "The Coming of the Fargo Kid," art by Alex Koda; The Fargo Kid (Tim Turner) faces a town boss. "The Nazis Come To South Pango" starring Dusty Dane, script and art by Vernon Henkel. "The Plans of Peril," script by Rex Smith, art by Witmer Williams; Spin Shaw vs. Herman, Von and other Nazis. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. Untitled story, art by Pagsilang Rey Isip; RAF men prevent invasion of Britain; Chip Collins vs. The Vultures and The Nazis. Untitled story, inks by Emil Gershwin; Mexican oil fields burst into raging infernos; Rip Regan the Power-Man vs. Evil industrialists. "Lagoon of Death" starring Shark Brodie, Capt. Pete Giroux and Miss Geroux; vs. the Japanese. Untitled story, art by Seymour Reit; Strut Warren is still marooned on a south sea; vs. The Nazis and Gen. Von Schmidt. Untitled story; Kayo Kirby vs. Jeff Carson. Untitled story; Spencer Steel vs. Lefty Louie; Biff Flanagan intro. "True Life Story of Jim Jeffries," pencils by Pierce Rice; non-fiction story about the famous boxer. Untitled story; Kinks Mason vs. a gang of poachers. Untitled story, art by Leonard Frank; The Spy Fighter vs. Van Rast; Mohammed Bey introduction. Untitled story; Oran of the Jungle champions the cause of the South American Indian. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Frosty North vs. The Nazis; Skeet Drake introduction. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 71, Issue 628 - August, 1941. Cover by Enoch Bolles. Humorous and suggestive captions accompany movie stills and posed photographs of Film Fun models. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 54 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Art by Arthur Cazeneuve, Roland "Ramona" Patenaude, Charles A. Winter and George Tuska. Cover by Arthur Cazeneuve. Raised by Tibetan lamas, orphan Gary Preston gained the mystic ability to control fire and temperature, including the power to materialize wherever there is an open flame. The Flame meets his match in the Nazi spy Herr Arson; Bob and Lana suspect Voodoo Man is involved when archaeologists digging for the Spanish Main begin mysteriously dying off; Zanzibar, who is like Mandrake the Magician in a blue fez, investigates the abduction of a noted doctor, witnessed by his beautiful daughter. Herr Arson Strikes; Curse of the Green Vase; The Horrible Hooded Men; Runaway Murders; Zanzibar: The Abduction of Dr. Dean; Voodoo Man: Captive of the Zombies; Captain Savage: Kayamoto Attacks. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Flash stars in "The Adventure of the Auctioned Utility Company," written by Gardner Fox, art by Harold Wilson Sharp. Also includes: Les Sparks, Radio Amateur in "The Adventure of the Harbor Day Invasion" by Don Cameron; Johnny Thunder in "The Fake Accident" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; The Whip in "In New York" by Wentworth and Homer Fleming; King in "The Witch's Double" by Fox and Harry Lampert; Cliff Cornwall in "Duty in the Canal Zone" with art by John Ayman; "The Hazards of Hazel" by Ed Wheelan; and Hawkman in "The Mad Bomber" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff. Cover art by Everett E. Hibbard. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dan Gormley. Stories and art by Robert Brice, Al McWilliams, Victor Bloom, Wilson Starbuck, Jim Chambers, Gordon A. J. Peterson, Erwin Hess, Tom Hickey, Roy Humphries, E. C. Stoner, and Bob Jenney. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips alongside original material. Captain Midnight is enlisted to head a new secret squadron, where he learns that his arch-enemy Ivan Shark is behind the fifth columnists. Legendary detective Philo Vance makes his comics debut in this issue, as he investigates the murder of Miss Canary in an adaptation of the novel The Canary Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine. The Sky Ranger is sent to Alaska to investigate missing soldiers at a remote base. Phantasmo, the Master of the World; Captain Midnight; Philo Vance; The Sky Ranger; Rex, King of the Deep; Mr. District Attorney; The Rocket Boys in Space; Navy Bob's Scrap Book; Navy Bob Steele; Did You Know That; The Black Knight; Speed Martin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Title changes to Future Combined with Science Fiction (1941-1943 Columbia Publications) with Vol. 2 #1. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Bert Whitman. Untitled story, script by Fran Striker, art by Bert Whitman Associates; A mounted masked group of vigilantes burn a house killing a child; The distraught father calls on Britt Reid. . Untitled story, script by Fran Striker, art by Bert Whitman Associates; Mr. Reid just wanted to buy a gaucho outfit for his nephew. Untitled story, script by Fran Striker, art by Bert Whitman Associates; The circus is in town, and they've just happened to pick that day to fire the animal trainer. Untitled story, script by Fran Striker, art by Bert Whitman Associates; Johnson Chemical Works is having their microgene stolen. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories by Munson Paddock and Bert Whitman. Art by Munson Paddock and Bert Whitman. Vita-rays transform Michael Shelby into the hero known as the Green Mask. Circus acrobats impersonate Green Mask as they commit robberies and murder; Killer Creele targets a judge; Threatened by gangsters, photographer Lens Crockett finds a costume in an old clothes bin and becomes the superhero Night Bird. The Corpse Who Wouldn't Stay Dead; The Man Who Doubled for Death; Chen Chang; Oil and Bullets Over the Amazon; Navy Jones; The Night Bird. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Lou Fine. "Gang War," art by Reed Crandall; Rival gang bosses "Monk" Mosby and "Cupie" Dahl carry their territorial dispute to a terrifying new level when Monk's hireling "Ears" Earle is able to steal an Army tank; When the tank advances to attack the school, Joe Hercules steps in. "The Vengeance of Al Vacco," art by Al Bryant; Betty Bates vs. Al Vacco and his gang; Bugsy Webb intro. "The New Popcorn" one-page Dan Tootin story, script by Jack Cole, art by Jack Cole (as Ralph Johns). "Count De Fraud," script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum; The Strange Twins vs. Count De Fraud. "The Abducted Chief," art by Henry Kiefer; Lion Boy vs. Fritz, Hans and other Nazis. "The Malay Murderers," script and art by Klaus Nordling; Bob and Swab vs. Malays. "Murder Among Millionaires," script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams (as Clark Williams); While sailing in the vicinity of an exclusive resort area, D.A. Hawke and A.D.A. Raleigh witness a collision between an unmanned speedboat and an ordinary outboard motor skiff, from which millionaire yachtsman Bill Baldwin barely escapes with his life. It soon turns out that the speedboat was remotely controlled by radio; That night, the Red Bee shadows Baldwin and his girlfriend Carol to a costume ball, and witnesses as a sniper shoots Bill between the eyes. "The Mining of New York Harbor," script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum; Afteer defeating the evil Dr. Marko in the previous adventure, Neon heads to New York Harbor, where he discovers underwater mines placed by the Germans. "The Plane Pirates" starring Danger Darrow (Hell Diver). "The Night Prowler" text story by Toni Blum (Tony Boone). "Assignment: Algiers" starring G-5 Super Agent, art by George Appel. "The Winslow Plantation Ghosts" starring Old Witch, art by George Appel. "The Newfoundland Spy Ring" starring Don Glory, art by Arthur Peddy. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Published by Popular Magazines, Inc. between December 1931 and December 1943, Hooey was a satirical humour magazine that included fake articles, cartoons that depicted social issues of the time and spoof ads in a similar vein as it's successor, Mad Magazine. 8.5" x 11", 32 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1 Issue 1 - August, 1941. Humor tabloid featuring adult cartoons and Pin-Ups. Saddle-Stitched, 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 32 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Edited by Malcolm Reiss and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Will Eisner, Jerry Iger, Art Saaf, Sy Reit, Mort Leav, and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Sheena tracks rogue traders through the jungle; The Hawk battles buccaneers off the Carolinas; A Jumbo Laffs joke page is credited to Stan Lee. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Bobby; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Uncle Otto; Pee Wee; Midnight the Black Stallion; Tom Dick and Harry; The Horrible Hands; Jumbo Laffs; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton; Lightning. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.