Comic books March 1940

Stories and art by Roy Crane, V. T. Hamlin, John Coleman Burroughs, Gaylord Du Bois, Bob Jenney, Louis Wolfe, Clyde Lewis, Walt Spouse, Walker Harman, and Win Smith. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Captain Easy, alongside original material. John Carter escapes from the old man who runs the Martian atmosphere factory, who doesn't want him to live with the factory's secrets. Even if he eludes the old man, he must still battle the dragons of the Martian canals, in the official comic-strip adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars. John Carter art by John Coleman Burroughs, son of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Even before America's entry into WWII, Rex, King of the Seas uses his experimental sub to battle Nazi U-boats. John Carter Warlord of Mars; The Sky Ranger; Alley Oop; Bosko; Lightning Jim; Rex, King of the Deep; What Would You Do?; Hold Everything; Out Our Way; The Crime Busters; Oz; Captain Easy; Mr. District Attorney; Speed Martin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $72.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $65.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Multiple book length creases on front cover. Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

March 1940. Cover by J. W. Scott. Stories: "Isles of the Blest" by Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr., "After Doomsday" by John Cotton, "Interplanetary Graveyard" by Edmond Hamilton, "As in the Beginning" by Jack Williamson, and "Ring Around The Sun" by Isaac Asimov. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 114 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 18, Issue 3 - March, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $69.00 View scans Spine split 15%. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Very Good $45.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Moderate.

Issue 1 - March, 1940. Gale's Graphic Models was a short-lived vintage publication meant to be a visual aid for artists interested in the female form. Each page is adorned by a single model in various poses with many different types of lighting and an occasional prop. 6.5" x 10", 40 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS-

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $23.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Issue 1 - Spring, 1940. Very short-lived vintage magazine that was meant for use by photographers and artists to use as a tool when studying the female form. 6.5" x 9.5", 36 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS-

Volume 1, Issue 2 - Spring, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Four-page newsprint publication distributed by the Gulf Oil Corporation. March 8, 1940. Wings Winfair (art by Fred Meagher), Joy and Jim, Curly and the Kids, and Gulf Screen Guild Theater (featuring Johnny Weissmueller).

Four-page newsprint publication distributed by the Gulf Oil Corporation. March 15, 1940. Wings Winfair (art by Fred Meagher), Joy and Jim, Curly and the Kids, and Gulf Screen Guild Theater (featuring Hedy Lamarr).

Gulf Oil Company giveaway, regular comic size, full color, 4 pages.

8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66 pages, B&W. 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.

Volume 9, Issue 3 - March, 1940. 6.75" x 9.5", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $27.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 10, Issue 3 - March 1940. Painted cover by David Berger. True crime articles, stories and photos. "Thirteen Wicked Women", "New York's Nazi Spy Murder Mystery." 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 66 p, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Will Eisner. Edited by Malcolm Reiss, Jerry Iger and Will Eisner. Stories and art by Will Eisner, Jerry Iger, Lou Fine, Vernon Henkel, and Bob Powell. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. The Hawk seeks The Treasure of Skull Isle; Agent ZX-5 investigates the sabotage of a telegraph-telephone line. Sheena shares her first full-cover illustration with a horde of attacking gorillas. Peter Pupp; The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Spencer Steel; Bobby; The Count of Monte Cristo; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Ken Hammond; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton; Bullseye Bannon; Wilton of the West. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Charles Sultan. "Crocodiles of Death River," art by Ken Jackson; Kaänga overthrows a fraudulent witch doctor. Untitled story; The Red Panther prevents the sacrifice of a white miner to a native god. Untitled story, art by R. L. Golden (as Robert Lewis); A group of white criminals take over a village in Tabu's jungle to use as a haven from the law; Tabu kills them and restores the villagers' freedom. Untitled story, art by C. A. Winter; Exploring the ruins of Camilla's city, Jon and Ruth are taken captive by Camilla's men; Camilla again asks Jon to marry her; When he refuses, Camilla has Ruth thrown in a magic pool that ages her prematurely. "The Crawling Death" text story by Pete Wentworth. Untitled story, script by Pierre La Rue, art by Rafael Astarita; Terry and his men subdue a murderous, renegade tribe. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer (as Roy L. Smith); Ogg and Tawn rescue Wambi and Tarro when they are captured by hunters seeking animals for a circus. Untitled story, script by Courtney Thomason; Roy helps his friends the Wasangoras protect their cattle from raiders. Untitled story, art by William M. Allison; Simba temporarily adopts a lost child who then saves the pride from huntersp; Simba reunites the boy with his father and saves the father's safari from a rhinoceros. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Barclay Flagg); Fantomah prevents the looting of a sacred jungle city by transforming the looters into hideous insect men and ordering them to return to civilization. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $15.00 View scans Spine split 20%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $30.00 View scans Spine split 30%.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $13.00 View scans .5" Spine spilt from top. Cover oxidation.

Volume 17, Issue 9 - March 2, 1940. Walt Disney Pinocchio cover. 8.5" x 11", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $43.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. 8.5" x 11.25", 60 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.05.

Volume 17, Issue 12 - March 23, 1940. Short stories, serials, articles, and features with illustrations. Cover by Arthur Smith. 8.5" x 11", 64 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart Fine $3.00 View scans

Volume 17, Issue 13 - March 30, 1940. 8.5" x 11", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Volume 17, Issue 31 - August 3, 1940. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. 8.5" x 11.25", 60 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.05.

Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 14-in.; partial color; 114 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Poor $5.00 View scans Page missing. Staple rust: Moderate.

March 18, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 14-in.; partial color; 116 pages. 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, 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, Fanny Y. Cory, 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. The first cover to feature Mandrake (along with Carl Anderson's Henry); Inspector Wade opens the mysterious Jug of Death. Mandrake the Magician; News in Sports; Jan and Aloysius; Seein' Stars; The Romance of Flying; 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; Little Miss Muffet; Dinglehoofer. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Human Torch untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; A medical emergency and crisis in the city of Orton during a blizzard forces the Torch to make a trip to that town with a plane full of medical supplies. Unfortunately, the plane crash lands and the supplies stolen by a couple of escaped convicts. The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; The Angel rescues a girl and prevents a gang of bank robbers from successfully making a getaway with their loot. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; Namor, after successfully ending the mine and sub menace in the Atlantic, briefly visits home, then heads back to America to help out with ending non-war related crime. The Masked Raider untitled story, art by Al Anders; The Raider must deduce the reason behind a series of murders by poisoned arrow that occur close to election day. It's In the Cards text story, script by Ray Gill, art by Harry Ramsey. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; Professor Zog informs Operatives #1 and #4 that he is going to displatch Electro and them to the Republic of Molivia, which has been attacked and invaded by the dictator armies of Kalph Belgri, who seeks to control that nation. Ferret Mystery Detective untitled story, script by Stockbridge Winslow, art by Irwin Hasen; The death of an underground stoolie and a piece of blank paper leads Ferret to uncover a major counterfeiting ring. Advenures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; When De Kraft learns that David Rand [aka Ka-Zar] still lives, he tracks down the "Jungle God" and takes him captive, arranging a rather protracted and cruel death for him. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.