Comic books March 1942

Includes a very early Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd appearances, plus twelve pages of beautiful Walt Kelly art. Also, art by Frank Thomas. Western, cartoon characters, and action/adventure comic strips. Also features photos of girls in skimpy out-fits. 1942 was definitely a different era as there is an advertisement for Chesterfield Cigarettes on the back cover of this comic book. 64 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Charles Quinlan, Ray Willner, Al Ulmer, Saul Rosen, E. Murphy and Art Angel. Sometimes listed as Captain Aero Comics #9. A patriotic WWII aviator hero whose motto was "Keep 'Em Flyin'!" Captain Aero follows a Nazi U-boat into the West Indies and finds himself in the inferno pit of Killer's Cay. Solar, Master of Magic battles a fortune-teller who has June abducted to find the Opal of Phunstan. Alias X is suspected of murder aboard an ocean liner, but the real killer seems to be a mummy. Captain Aero: The Fiend of Killer's Cay; Angel; Flagman: The Singing Monster; Captain Aero's Sky Scouts; Chief Pastypuss; All In Fun; Scotty; Alias X: The Walking Mummy; Pals of Freedom: The Case of the Baseball Blackout; Solar, Master of Magic. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $3,600.00 View scans Restored: C1 Paper: Cream to off white Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, cover & centerfold reinforced. Label #4495413004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $2,800.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Cover Detached. Label #3832600001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Al Avison. "The Terrible Menace of the Pygmies of Terror!", script by Otto Binder, art by Al Avison; A scientist returns from the Amazon with a secret gas that turns people into the size of pygmies to rob and kill for him, and Cap & Bucky must figure out a way to stop him after being shrunken themselves.Sentinels of Liberty ad. "The Case of Rozzo the Rebel," art by Avison; Two old comrades, who once swore to share half of the other's wealth in life, suddenly find themselves opposed to one another, even unto the death! Untitled Imp story, script by Stan Lee, art by Chad Grothkopf; The Imp is called forth to fight a monstrous dragon, and not only causes the beast to drown, but he aids in the capture of the Spider and his men. "Timber!" text story. Untitled Father Time, Nemesis of Evildoers story, script by Stan Lee, art by Jack Alderman; Father Time must deal with a mobster who has set fire to his own building to collect the insurance; In doing so, he shoots and kills a man, and kidnaps his daughter, to hush up those who know the truth about the situation. "The Silent Death?", script by Stan Lee (as Neel Nats); Hunter must deal with an angry group of Londoners who have been led to believe that one of Headline's stories led to the sinking of two British ships by the Nazis. Sentinels of Liberty Secret Club News. Marvel Mystery Comics ad. Sub-Mariner. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Spring 1942. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Edmond Hamilton ("Outlaws of the Moon"), Jack Williamson, Arthur K. Barnes, and Graph Waldeyer. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Al Liederman and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Ed Dobrotka, Al Liederman and unknown. Billy Batson is sent by his boss to the Village of Squankum, where a strange crime has been reported: the city hall has been wrecked and the Mayor and Sheriff have disappeared, and a giant is being blamed for the destruction in "Macro the Giant" with story by Otto Binder and inks by C.C. Beck. Captain Marvel also stars in: "The Adventure with the P.A.L." with art by Ed Dobrotka; "The Curse of Ibac"; and "The Amazing Case of the Code in Music!" with art by C.C. Beck and staff. Also in this issue: Captain Kid in an untitled tale by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "Kill that Witness" by Joseph J. Mallard. 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.

Add to cart Coverless $269.95 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects first three pages of Volton story (pgs. 4-6 still present). Several cover-to-cover wormholes. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Charles Quinlan, Saul Rosen, Horace Wallace, Al Mandel and Al Ulmer. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 2 #13. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Believed killed by Nazi spies, agent Lee Ainsley becomes the mysterious figure with a cool name: Black Friday. Gangsters frame an innocent man for murder, and only the crimefighter called The Deacon can save him from the chair. The Deacon's sidekick Mickey meets Cat-Man's sidekick Kitten at summer camp, where they solve a crime and form a team of their own. Plus an early story by legendary artist Joe Kubert. Cat-Man and Kitten: The Spymasters Doom; Black Friday: Friday 13; The Deacon; Rag-Man; Volton; Frank Fairplays Victory; The Pied Piper: The Green Vampire; Mastermind McGinty; Little Leaders; Silent Sims; The Hood. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $190.00 View scans 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Water damage.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $450.00 or Best Offer View scans Centerfold loose at one staple. Water damage. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $149.00 or Best Offer View scans 5" cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $129.95 or Best Offer View scans 4" cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached. Cover and interior oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

The Count of Monte Cristo, 1st Printing, Classics Comics. (NO HRN, 3/42). Cover price $0.10.

Comic Book Magazine (1942) is published by the Chicago Tribune. Enjoy such comic strips as Texas Slim and Dirty Dalton, Lew Loyal, Kit Cabot, Spooky, Fighting with Daniel Boone, and many more. Originally came each Sunday with the Chicago Sunday Tribune. 16 pages, full color, 18.50-in X 13.25-in.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $39.00 View scans

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. The Storm Masters starring The Black Condor, art by Lou Fine; With the entrance of America into the war, Senator Wright's duties kick into high gear, and Wendy helps her father develop a special food concentrate for Europe. Mission To Chalons starring Spitfire, script and art by Al McWilliams. The Henderson Murder Case starring Alias the Spider, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Slap Happy Pappy humor page by Jack Cole. The Problem of Princess Pershwah starring Hack O'Hara, art by Lou Fine. Untitled Ned Brant story, script by Bob Zuppke, art by E. W. DePew. Rube Goldberg strips. Sure-Fire Detective Agency starring Madam Fatal, script and art by Art Pinajian. The Red Stone starring Don Q, script and art by Vernon Henkel. Victims of the Fagin starring The Clock, script and art by George E. Brenner. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

March 1942. Volume 4, No. 4. Painted cover by Delos Palmer. True crime articles, stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 114 p, B&W Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Good $12.00 View scans Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

Issue 3 - "The Submarine Signaled...MURDER!" by Allan R. Bosworth. Softcover Digest, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $2.00.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $2,050.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4202525013

Cover art by Charles Biro. "The Return of Sniffer," script and art by Charles Biro; Daredevil uses young David Schmidt to infiltrate a Bund organization to get the goods on them and what they are up to before he mops up the house with them. "Crippled Vengeance: Chapter Three," script by Dick Wood, art by Bernard Klein; Thirteen, Jinx and Marie make it out of the burning house and to a car that they hope to make a get-away in, believing that King Questionmark has perished in the fire. "South American Smasher," script by Dick Wood, art by Bernard Klein; Terry and Mickey decide to go into town to watch K.O. put the moves on a Mexican senorita, when the South American champ, Castelli, roughs K.O. and man-handles the girl. "Little Big Shot," script by Dick Wood, art by George Roussos; Hugh is walking the streets when he sees two young boys pull a fast one on a grocer; After stopping them and repaying the grocer, and hoping to turn them from a life of crime, Hugh tells them the story of New York Benny. Silver Streak Comics ad. "Hollywood Sabotage"; Miss Patriot is invited on set to watch a new war movie being made called "Fight to Die," and meets the star of the movie, who has fallen for her. Sniffer ad. "The Oil Racketeers," script and art by Dick Briefer; When Jeff sees a friend of his being beaten up at a gas station, he wades into them, gives them a shellacking, and lets them go, not realizing they are criminals that had just committed a heist. "Transpacific Tragedy" text story by Dick Wood. "Who Is the Boar?", script and art by Jerry Robinson; While battling a criminal, Leslie saves London's life and thus makes headlines all over the world... headlines that reach Nazi Germany, where Hitler unleashes the first super-powered villain London has faced: The Boar. "Case of the Missing Mayor," script and art by Bob Wood; After battling the Ghost and possibly killing him, the Claw disappears. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $1,300.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: White RIGHT EDGE TRIMMED. Label #2122188004

Cover art by Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, and George Roussos. The Three Racketeers starring Batman, Robin, and "Crafty" Cal Clate, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. Spy story, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Crime Stalks the Barnyard! starring Cliff Crosby, pencils by Pierce Rice, inks by Arturo Cazeneuve. The Beggars Rebellion starring The Crimson Avenger, script and pencils by Jack Lehti, inks by Charles Paris. The Seal starring Larry Steele, Private Detective, art by Cliff Young. Air Wave story, pencils by Harris Levy (as Lee Harris), inks by Charles Paris. Slam Bradley story, art by Howard Sherman. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, 1st Printing - "Death by Remote Control". Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart Good $6.50 View scans Water damage: Slight.

Volume 16, 1st Printing - "Death Took a Greek God" by Norman Forrest. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 38, Issue 4 - March, 1942. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 19, Issue 1 - March, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Gill Fox. Untitled story, art by Reed Crandall; Doll vs. The Crime Combine. Untitled story, script and art by Fred Guardineer; Along with Chang, his second-in-command, Red single-handedly takes out a Japanese battleship; Introduction of The Dragon, Sergeant Red McGraw. Untitled story, art by Reed Crandall; Doll Man vs. Peter Dombie and Samson. "America--It's Worth Defending" non-fiction story, script and art by Feg Murray. One-page Lala Palooza story by Bernard Dibble. "The Toy Store Terror," art by Reed Crandall; Doll Man vs. un-named health commissioner and Reedsky. "The American Fuehrer," art by Reed Crandall; Doll Man vs. "Fuehrer" Von Brundt and un-named Bundists. "The Giant Killer" text story. One-page Mayor Midge story by Tony DiPreta. "The Fog Gas Fury," art by Reed Crandall (?); Doll Man vs. Sir Ronald and some Nazis. 68 pgs., full color. 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.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $2,100.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #3800446005

The Hypnotic Gas starring Black Terror, art by Don Gabrielson; vs. Sweiger. The Poison Dart Murders starring The Liberator; vs. Gobel and Babbon. The Murderous Mechanics starring Crash Carter, art by Bob Oksner. The Harlequin Murders starring the Mask, art by Kin Platt; vs. The Harlequin [Richter], a Joker-like character. Startling Comics ad. Carribean Crisis starring Larry North, art by Max Plaisted; vs. Von Stofer. In Hong Kong starring Ted Crane, art by George Mandel; vs. Dr. Cobra. Attack on the Secretary of War starring Sergeant Bill King, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Real Life Comics ad on back cover with Adolph Hitler. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, a text story, and an original Fearless Flint feature. In order of appearance: "Life's Like That" by Fred Neher; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Fearless Flint" by H. G. Peter; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Connie" by Frank Godwin; "Jitter" by Arthur B. Poinier; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Invisible Scarlet O'Neil" by Russell Stamm; "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Skyroads" by Dick Calkins and Russell Keaton; "Roy Powers, Eagle Scout" by Paul Powell; "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff; "Mescal Ike" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta; and "Chief Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon. "When Wings Fail" text story by E. Albert Willard. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.