Comic books July 1940

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July 1940. Cover by J. W. Scott. Stories by Neil R. Jones, ("Liquid Hell"), John Russell Fearn (-as 'Dennis Clive'), Ross Rocklynne, Duane W. Rimel, Isaac Asimov ("The Magnificent Possession"), and the brothers, Earl & Otto Binder (-as 'John Coleridge'). Illustrations by Lin Streeter, Val Biro, Meskin, and W. R. 7" x 10", black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Gulf Oil Company giveaway comic. 7.5" x 10.5, 4 pages, full color.

Cover art by Lou Fine. Origin of Hercules, art by Dan Zolnerowich; After Joe Hercules' mother dies of a heart attack, Joe goes after the unscrupulous banker who caused it. The Plot To Sink the ARKIAN starring X-5 Super Agent, script by Will Eisner [as Cary Weyt], art by Charles Sultan. Clock of Doom starring Jack and Jill, art by Leonard Frank. Origin of the Red Bee; Assistant DA Rick Raleigh takes on the corrupt political bosses at City Hall, armed only with his pet bee, Michael. Origin of the Strange Twins, art by Alex Blum; 25 years ago, Sin Chow kidnapped one of the sons of Neville Strange and raised him in his den of pirates. Neutrality Patrol, script and art by Klaus Nordling. The Triple Train Wreck Robbery, art by Munson Paddock. The Tale of the Haunted Inn, art by Pierre Winters; debut of The Old Witch, who is similar to the Old Witch who narrated EC comics horror tales, which debuted ten years later. Origin of Neon the Unknown, art by Alex Blum. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Deanna Durbin cover. Movie magazine with news, gossip, reviews and articles. Cover price $0.05.

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.

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.

Cover by Bob Powell. Edited by Malcolm Reiss, Jerry Iger and Will Eisner. Stories and art by Will Eisner, Jerry Iger, Lou Fine, George Tuska, Dan Zolnerowich, Charles J. Mazoujian, Charles Wotjkoski, Nick Cardy, Charles Sultan, Bob Kane and Bob Powell. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Sheena battles cannibals; Lightning tracks a band of saboteurs hired by a foreign government; A reprint of the Bob Kane Peter Pupp story from issue #1. Peter Pupp; The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Bobby; Uncle Otto; The Count of Monte Cristo; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Ken Hammond; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton; Lightning; Wilton of the West. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob Powell. "Live Sacrifice," script by Red Bradey, art by George Tuska; Kaänga guides an explorer to a lost valley inhabited by descendants of ancient Romans and cannibalistic monkey me. Untitled story, art by Arthur Peddy; The Red Panther restores a deposed chief to his position in his village. Untitled story, script by Ted Carter, art by Bob Powell; Camilla and Caredodo brave the Cave of Sighs, the entrance to the supernatural underworld; Captured by Satan, Camilla carves a crosses that repulses the monster; The Angel of Faith rescues them and rewards Caredodo by transforming him from an ugly hunchback into a tall, handsome knight. Camilla dubs him "Sir Champion" and makes him her prime minister. Untitled story, script by Courtney Thomason, art by Nick Cardy; Joe Manners captures his explorer brother and plans to murder him to secure his inheritance; Roy attempts to rescue the explorer and only succeeds with the assistance of a tribe of giant gorillas. "The Claw of Simba" text story. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Barclay Flagg); A group of criminals enslave a village in Fantomah's jungle in order to use them as labor in a diamond mine; Fantomah frees the slaves and takes the four criminals to the Secret Pit of Jungle Horrors. Untitled story, art by William M. Allison; A wounded Simba makes friends with a wounded white girl, lost from her safari; Simba escorts her back to her father where they discover that the father is being tortured by criminals looking for his stash of gold. Untitled story, script by Pierre La Rue, art by Bill Bossert; Gloria is tricked into a treasure hunt by an Arab merchant who then kidnaps her; Terry rescues her and his two men that he ordered to accompany her on her hunt. Untitled story, script by Robert Lewis, art by Charles Sultan; To prevent the destruction of a village, Tabu imprisons a wind spirit. Untitled story, script by Roy L. Smith, pencils by Henry Kiefer; The provincial governor's daughter is kindapped and held for ransom, but she is rescued by Wambi and his jungle friends. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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, Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Schmidt, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, E. C. Segar, George McManus, Otto Soglow, Eddie Rickenbacker, Clayton Knight, Romer Grey, Charles Flanders, Ruth Plumly Thompson, 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 finally reach the City of Gold, but the danger is not over. A profile of New York Giants manager Bill Terry. Brick Bradford; The Lone Ranger; Little Annie Rooney; Henry; Sport Features: Bill Terry; Scott's Scrapbook; Radio Patrol; Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Flash Gordon; Bringing Up Father; The Little King; King of the Royal Mounted. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

July 1, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: new houses for 1940; "Cap" Rieber; lion cubs; bathing suits; and more. Dumb Dora comic strip on back cover for Shredded Ralston ad. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 104 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Feg Murray, H. H. Knerr, Edwina Dumm, Sheldon Stark, Neil O'Keefe, Robert Storm, Austin Briggs, Thornton W. Burgess, Carl Anderson, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Jimmy Thompson, and E.C. Segar. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Lothar battles the witch doctor Besa to reclaim his throne; Alex Raymond's successor, Austin Briggs, does the art for his spy strip Secret Agent X-9. Mandrake the Magician; News in Sports; Jan and Aloysius; Seein' Stars; Bunky; Tippie and Cap Stubbs; Inspector Wade; Secret Agent X-9; Little Nature Stories; Henry; Little Acorns; Popeye; Barney Baxter; Blondie; Indian Lore; Roger; Stamp Corner; Dinglehoofer. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Everett (pencils) and Alex Schomburg (inks).

The Human Torch Versus the Sub-Mariner: The Battle of the Comic Century!, script by Bill Everett, Carl Burgos, and John Compton, pencils by Bill Everett and Carl Burgos (signed); Embittered when the Police Commissioner calls Torch afraid for not bringing in the Sub-Mariner as he promised, the Torch and Betty track down Namor and a battle royal begins that ends with the Fiery Fury being captured by Namor in an airless glass tube.

Mystery Comics #3 and Daring Mystery Comics #5 ad, art by Alex Schomburg.

The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; The Angel becomes involved in a situation in which towns people believe that a vampire is at work, when all along it is a mad scientist, who desires to transplant the brain of a young woman into a gorilla.

The Masked Raider untitled story, art by Al Anders; The Raider involves himself in a case wherein gold shipments from a mining camp have been waylaid, then end up being turned into the local assay office for cash payment.

Plus, High Steel text story, script by Compton, art by Robert Hughes. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; Electro and the Professor are taken to the planel Ligra, where they are forced to engage in battle against Queen Nara. Ferret Mystery Detective untitled story, script by Stockbridge Winslow, art by Irwin Hasen; Ferret must act quickly against a gang of crooks who are waging a vicious campaign against Stacey Cleaners. Advenures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; Ka-Zar helps a young girl make her way back to her father, having to evade attacks by a tribe of wild Wabis.

68 pages.

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Cover by Harry Fisk. Stories and art by Ken Battefield, Newt Alfred, Mike Suchorsky, and Sven Elven. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres. White Rajah, who is (you guessed it) a white adventurer in India, must rescue Princess Derissa. Two-fisted American soldier of fortune Rick O'Shay, in Arabia, faces the Horde of Abdul Ben Hassar. The Frontier Marshall (sic) tracks the Jake Trask Gang, suspecting that they're the rustlers targeting nearby ranchers. Unusual size of issues #1 - 6 accounts for low availability of some issues. Master Man; White Rajah; Devil's Dagger; Shipwreck Roberts; The Scar; El Carim Fights the Firehawk; Rick O'Shay; Frontier Marshall. 10 1/2-in. x 14-in.; 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 25 #7 - July 1940. UK magazine featuring articles on engineering feats and vehicles. 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 86 pages, B&W. 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 Bernard Baily. "The Return of Zor," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; A scientific professor accidentally releases Zor from his hypnotic state, and the being convinces Grant that Corrigan has murdered Sgt. Dexter. "The Royal Lurma Diamond," starring Detective Sergeant Carey, script and art by Joe Donohoe. Ad for All Star Comics #1. "Return of the Skull," art by Congo Bill, script by Whitney Ellsworth, art by George Papp; Bill is saved from the clutches of the Skull by a Chimpanzee, who he names O'Toole. "Threatening the Assassins," art by Ed Winiarski; Captain Desmo vs. The Society of Assassins and The Grand Assassin. "The Disappearing Baby Carriage," starring the Radio Squad, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. "The Parachute Murders," starring Lt. Bob Neal, script by Robert Hirsch, art by Russ Lehman. "The Fortune-Teller," starring Biff Bronson, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joe Sulman. Untitled Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol, art by Jack Lehti. "The Fire Murders," script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Sherman; Dr. Fate follows up a lead when several men are discovered burned to death (with no outward sign) by the "Flame of Lambent." Batman ad. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Simon. "Bomb Kills Hundreds in Midtown," art by Charles Nicholas; The Blue Beetle vs. The Sylvanian Consul Secretary; Beetle defeats 20 mobsters in one fistfight. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; Wing Turner battles Nazis. Untitled story, script and art by Dick Briefer; Rex Dexter vs. The Hunter. Untitled story, art by Walter Frehm; The Green Mask deals with a Federal Reserve robbery. "Demons of Doom" starring Chen Chang, art by Munson Paddock (as Cecilia Munson). "Twentieth Century Death Ray" text story by B. A. Martin. Untitled story, script and art by Klaus Nordling (as F. Klaus); Lt. Drake is assigned the task of capturing the men responsible for smuggling orientals into the United States. "The Strange Case of the Terror Castle Grave Robberies," art by Jim Mooney; The Doc sends some of his hoodlums into a cemetery looking for a disease-free body into which he plans to transplant a brain, thus allowing him to have the power of God to create life. Untitled Hemlock Shomes by Fred Schwab. Untitled D-13 story, script and art by Bob Powell; An attack in the South Atlantic; vs. Nazis. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; Zanzibar vs. The Zombie Master. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.