Comic books August 1942

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Edited by Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Will Eisner, Jerry Iger, Lee Ames, Mort Leav, Alex Blum, Bob Hebberd, Rafael Astarita, and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. When Sheena discovers the Leopard Men are controlled by Nazi agents, she actually smashes a swastika over one of them; The debut of Ghost Gallery, featuring the adventures of ghost-hunter Drew Murdoch; Agent ZX-5 battles fifth columnists, Nazi spies operating within the U.S. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Bobby; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Pee Wee; Ghost Gallery; Midnight the Black Stallion; Tom Dick and Harry; The Killer from Beyond; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. "Curse of the King-Beast," art by Dan Zolnerowich; The Wombos attempt to kill the sacred lion of Ngeeso's tribe; Kaänga defeats them and it is discovered that the lion has a treasure map tattooed on its flank. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Jebba, queen of the Manzaans, plots to have her jester kill Fantomah and when that fails, she invites her to her castle and attempts to poison her. Untitled story, art by George Carl Wilhelms; Python skin hunters are abducted by a python cult and must be rescued by Tabu. "Leopard Ruse" text story. Untitled story, art by Al Stahl; A band of camel thieves, using the camels to smuggle Italian weapons into the interior for a big attack on the British, take Kismet who must be rescued by the gang. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi and his jungle friends help overthrow a treacherous rajah. Untitled story, art by Al Walker; A witch woman kidnaps Boko in order to learn the language of lions. Untitled story, art by Nick Cardy; Ben attempts to fetch herbs to heal a jungle fever but is captured by a tribe of white men living in a volcano; Camilla rides to his rescue with help from a member of the Black Cobra tribe. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Franklin Wittmack. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Jo King). Stories and art by William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Fran Striker, Brandon Walsh, Nicholas Afonsky, Carl Anderson, Jack Burnley, R. J. Scott, Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Schmidt, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Tom Sims, Bela Zaboly, George McManus, Otto Soglow, Eddie Rickenbacker, Clayton Knight, Charles Flanders, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Frank Miller, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. The ultra-patriotic wartime cover features the 1942 text of the Pledge of Allegiance; The Phantom tracks the all-female band of air pirates to their island hideout. Brick Bradford; The Lone Ranger; The Phantom; 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; Bringing Up Father; The Little King; Barney Baxter in the Air; Sappo; Stamps: The Capture of London; Family Portraits: Nothing But Temper; Hurricane Yank. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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August 3, 1942. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: James Petrillo; Renoir model Gabrielle; color photo portfolio of "The Girls of Hollywood" (Veronica Lake, Ann Sheridan, Rita Hayworth, Gene Tierney, Lana Turner, Alexis Smith, Hedy Lamarr, Carole Landis, Rosalind Russell, and Brenda Marshall); transport planes; Gen. MacArthur's son; global maps; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 88 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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August 17, 1942. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Ace Guerrilla; Fort Leavenworth; guerrilla fighting; Ghandi at home; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 96 pages. Cover price $0.10.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Feg Murray, Clayton Knight, H. H. Knerr, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Floyd Torbert, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Edwina Dumm, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Jimmy Thompson, Eugene L. Pollack, Tom Sims, and Bela Zaboly. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake discovers that the scent of the rare striped orchid can drive men to kill; Dagwood can find no refuge from the demands of domesticity, not even in the bathtub. Mandrake the Magician; Stamp Corner; Jan and Aloysius; The Romance of Flying; Bunky; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Henry; Little Acorns; High Spots; Popeye; Barney Baxter; Blondie; Indian Lore; Tippie and Cap Stubbs; Dinglehoofer. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $1,750.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: See item notes Very minor amount of glue on cover. Small amount of dried glue on cover. (1 extra staple added, not manufacturing.) Top edge label strip problem (old style slabs only). Label #0774516014 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Human Torch untitled story (with the Timely staff), script and art by Carl Burgos. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Carl Pfeufer. The Beast of Cactus Canyon starring Vision, pencils by Syd Shores, inks by Al Gabriele. The Curse of Tutkenamen by Mickey Spillane. Exposed! The Jap Invaders starring Patriot, art by Al Fagaly. Dr. Watson Makes Monkeys Out of the Japs starring Terry Vance, art by Bob Oksner. In His Tunnel to China starring Jimmy Jupiter, script and art by Ed Robbins. The Curse of Professor Torture starring Angel. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

\Cover art by Mac Raboy. The Iron Heel of the Huns!, art by Mac Raboy; Freddy Freeman is air-lifted into the heart of Nazi Germany, who, as Captain Marvel Jr., is to attempt to free the founder of an anti-Nazi movement who is being held in a secure, well-guarded prison. Untitled Bulletman story; The Flying Detectives come face to face with The Bee, who uses concentrated bee venom as a murder weapon. The Fumes of Fear starring Minute Man, art by Phil Bard. Hoodoo Hannigan: Chapter 1: Lightning Over Luaca text story by Joseph P. Millard. Untitled El Carim story. Untitled Buck Jones, Frontier Marshall story, art by Ralph Carlson; Oil found on the Indian land and the murder of a government agent brings Buck and Mike to investigate. Untitled Companions Three story. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

August 1942. Volume 26 No. 6. Painted cover by A. McCowan. True crime articles, stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 104 p, B&W. Printed on white paper stock and newsprint. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Will Eisner. Untitled story, script by Dick French, art by Chuck Cuidera; The Blackhawks must battle German, Japanese and Italian soldiers in their quest to bring relief to stranded Allied soldiers in the Philippines. The Last of Obergast featuring Sniper, script by Ted Udall. Untitled Loops and Banks story, script and art by Bob Powell (Bud Ernest); The bombing of Tokyo. Untitled Shot and Shell story, script and art by Klaus Nordling; Hitler gets shrunk; app. by Herman Goering and Josef Goebbels. Untitled Death Patrol story, script and art by Dave Berg; featuring Boris, Mademoiselle from Armentieres, Frere Jacques, Goucho, Prince Totinhot, Henry (introduction, a talking blimp), and Adolf Hitler (who is back to full size). Untitled Phantom Clipper story, art by Fred Kida; Battle of Teagly Island. Untitled story, script and art by Al Jaffee; Now in possession of the Brooklyn Bridge, Courtney unsuccessfully tries to resell it, even offering it to Hitler!; Public outcry forced Inferior Man to have the witch restore the bridge to its rightful place; unfortunately, in doing so, she makes it invisible. Untitled X of the Underground story, art by Lee Ames; A serum for cholera. We'll Moider D'Bums! text story by Dick French. Untitled story, script and art by Fred Guardineer; Fresh from their victories in the South Pacific area, Dunn and Jones take the Blue Tracer to Nome, Alaska, to continue their fight against the Japanese. U. S. Seaman Traps U-Boat Secret War News non-fiction story, art by Al McWilliams. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 27 #2, Aug. 1942 - Includes an article entitled "Air Fighters of the Setting Sun". 8.5" x 11", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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.

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Cover by George Papp. "Robin Hood's Revenge," art by George Papp; Thanks to Professor Wurm's time pills, Green Arrow and Speedy end up in Robin Hood's time. "Luck for Sale," starring Doctor Fate, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Sherman; The Red Sage holds people in his power by threatening to manipulate the stock market in such a way as for them to lose their fortunes unless they do his bidding. "Puzzle of the Devil Deaths," art by Louis Cazeneuve; Radio Squad vs. Satan. "King of the Convict Island," starring Aquaman, art by Louis Cazeneuve; Prisoners on Convict Island use the war as an opportunity to take the place over. "Letters in the Sky," starring Johnny Quick, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton), inks by Cliff Young. "The Truth Hurts," starring the Spectre, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; Henry Barton invents a pill that makes everybody tell the truth and it immediately falls into the hands of Tacks Taggert. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Issue 100 - August, 1942. Articles on current releases and Hollywood industry and personality coverage. "The Talk of the Town" cover. 8.5" x 11", 102 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

The Vice Czar Murders by Franklin Charles. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, text. Cover price $0.25.

Cover pencils by Al Gabriele, inks by Syd Shores. Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty ad. Battling the Underground Factory Fiend, art by John Forte; Flora observes the government's top production official leaving a conference with Hitler, and tells Keen about it. Inky Dinky humor page by Sol Brodsky. The World of Wonder, art by Louis Golden; Jackie and Jimmie are two boys who live in the magic city in the center of Wonder Woods. Captain America Comics #16 ad. The Legend of the Headless Executioner, art by Jack Alderman; Father Time unravels a complicated scheme involving a large and supposedly cursed emerald that is part of a headless idol from India. The Demon's Rampage, script by Mike Sekowsky (as Howard James); The Demon breaks out of the pit where the Prince of Good imprisoned him last issue and continues his rampage. Story Conference; Red's editor isn't impressed with his writing efforts; When Deena, who wants a job as Red's assistant, mentions a fashion show to Red he starts to write a murder mystery about a model. The Death List of Mister Z, art by Don Rico; The Terror thwarts a scheme to collect on insurance policies through murder. The Lizard; The Challenger suspects a paroled crook nicknamed "The Lizard" of hunting down and killing everyone who helped put him in jail. Remember Pearl Harbor! ad for United States Savings Bonds and Stamps. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Untitled stories starring Uncle Sam, Quicksilver (art by Paul Gustavson), Windy Breeze (art by Jack Cole as Henry Johns), Kid Dixon (art by Klaus Nordling as Bob Reynolds), Prop Powers (art by Lynn Byrd), The Unknown (art by Bernie Klein and Ted Udall), Sally O'Neil Policewoman (art by Frank Kearns), Kid Patrol (art by Dan Wilson), Wonder Boy (art by Jerry Iger as Jerry Maxwell), and Destroyer 171 (art by Al McWilliams). Remember Pearl Harbor! starring Merlin the Magician, art by Fred Guardineer (as Lance Blackwood). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.