Comic books April 1938

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.

Short-lived illustrated magazine. Above-standard production values, but politically controversial, it struggled with advertising and editorship. Ernest Hemingway contributed articles on the Spanish Civil War to the first fourteen issues. D. C. 10.5" x 13.5", B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Jo King). Stories and art by William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Brandon Walsh, Nicholas Afonsky, Carl Anderson, Jack Burnley, R. J. Scott, Marge Buell, Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Schmidt, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, E. C. Segar, George Clarke, Lou Hanlon, George McManus, Otto Soglow, Eddie Rickenbacker, Clayton Knight, Romer Grey, Charles Flanders, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Bob Dunn, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake the Magician and Lothar continue their adventures in the land of Dementor, ruled over by Prince Paulo the Tyrant; Brick Bradford gets into a deadly hostage exchange with subterraneans Azca and Atlan. Also features early art by Little Lulu creator Marge Buell. Brick Bradford; Little Annie Rooney; Henry; Sport Features; Scott's Scrapbook; Hall of Fame of the Air; Sentinel Louie; Radio Patrol; Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Flash Gordon; The G-Man; Bringing Up Father; The Little King; Ace Drummond; Ted Towers, Animal Master; King of the Royal Mounted; King Kojo's Easter Egg; Sis Sez; Sentinel Louie. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Walt Disney's Snow White movie article. April 9, 1938. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. Walt Disney's $10,000,000 suprise party for Snow White; sex problems at Oxford; the Lindberg case; astrology in the White House; baseball preview (New York Yankees, New York Giants, and Joe DiMaggio photos); and more. Snow White cover. Cover price $0.05.

Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in., 76 pages, color and B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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April 26, 1938. Cover of Arleen Whelan. 10 1/2-in. x 12 1/2-in., 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Spicy stories, humor, pin-up photos, and cartoons. This issue with a wraparound cover by cartoonist R. C. Dell. 6.75" x 10". 64 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $60.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Weekly British publication that ran for nearly 1,700 issues. Featured the anti-hero Billy Bunter of the Greyfriars School, along with serialized shorts.NOTE: This publication contains negative racial and cultural depictions. It reflects some attitudes of the era in which it was published that would not be acceptable today.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $68.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Weekly British publication that ran for nearly 1,700 issues. Featured the anti-hero Billy Bunter of the Greyfriars School, along with serialized shorts.NOTE: This publication contains negative racial and cultural depictions. It reflects some attitudes of the era in which it was published that would not be acceptable today.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $95.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Weekly British publication that ran for nearly 1,700 issues. Featured the anti-hero Billy Bunter of the Greyfriars School, along with serialized shorts.NOTE: This publication contains negative racial and cultural depictions. It reflects some attitudes of the era in which it was published that would not be acceptable today.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $95.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Weekly British publication that ran for nearly 1,700 issues. Featured the anti-hero Billy Bunter of the Greyfriars School, along with serialized shorts.NOTE: This publication contains negative racial and cultural depictions. It reflects some attitudes of the era in which it was published that would not be acceptable today.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $95.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Weekly British publication that ran for nearly 1,700 issues. Featured the anti-hero Billy Bunter of the Greyfriars School, along with serialized shorts.NOTE: This publication contains negative racial and cultural depictions. It reflects some attitudes of the era in which it was published that would not be acceptable today.

Add to cart Very Good $29.00 View scans Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 5 #3 - Apr. 1938. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in. 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 18, Issue 4 - April, 1938. Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11.5", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Vol. 15, No. 5. April 1938. Includes scandalous stories like: "Is Jean Harlow Dead? Her Mother Says NO!"; and "Should Girls Go the Limit Before Marriage?" Full-page color ads for Maybelline, Irresistible, and Lucky Strikes. Cover by Earl Christy. 8.5" x 11.5". 128 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Creig Flessel. "Sandra's Vacation, Part 3," starring Sandra of the Secret Service, art by Will Ely; The Baron turns out to be behind the jewel theft. "Madame Zora," script by Jerry Siegel (as Leger), art by Joe Shuster (as Reuths); Doctor Occult investigates a spiritualist who turns out to really be possessed by evil. "Last Chance Gulch," art by Will Ely; Jack Woods is set upon by snipers. "The Long Journey Draws to a Conclusion," art by Tom Hickey; Brad Hardy and Kardos sneak into the General's bedroom. Untitled story featuring the Hooves of the Tartar Horde, script by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, art by Alexander Nikitin; The forces of Genghis Kahn capture the city of Otrar in Persia; continued in Warrior #1 pub by Blackerby in 1945. "Mystery Girl, Part 2," art by Tom Hickey; Wing Brady forestalls one murder only to be confronted with another. Untitled story, script and art by Creig Flessel; Buzz Brown gets thrown overboard after trying to stowaway to China and is picked up by Sandy; Then there's a hurricane. "Ramsey Jewelry Company," starring Radio Squad, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster; Sandy's radio car is sabotaged. "Alaskan Adventure, Part 15," script by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, art by Leo O'Mealia; Bob Merritt gets shot. "The Dechoff Diamond," art by Alex Lovy; Hope Hazzard inherits Fenton Manor and immediately gets involved in a diamond smuggling case. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by George Quintana. Movie stills featuring stars are paired with joke captions. Stars include Jane Wyman, Dick Powell, Tex Ritter, but mostly the pictures are of extras and bit players from various studios. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.