Comic books April 1941

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April 14, 1941. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: New York City photographic essay; Hollywood producer Darryl Zanuck; Veronica Lake and Cadet fliers; childhood diseases; art hsow at University of Nebraska; sportswriter Bill Cunningham; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 116 pages. Cover price $0.10.

April 28, 1941. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: red fashion; Nazis and the Suez Canal; Joan Waltermire, air stewardess; Chrysler produces tanks; French art at the Chicago Art Institute; Oklahoma wrestling twins; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 132 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Jim Mooney cover. In order of appearance: "Famous Daredevils of History: William Wellman" art by Al McWilliams; "Flash Lightning" art by Jim Mooney; "The Raven"; "Rx Doctor Nemesis" art by Harry Anderson; "Hap Hazard" art by Jack Alderman; "Marvo the Magician and Tito"; and "Whiz Wilson". "Fall Guy" in-house comic advertisement for Super Mystery Comics Vol. 2 (1941). "Trigger Trap" text story by Cliff Howe. Indicia states: "LIGHTNING COMICS, formerly Sure-Fire Comics". 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, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Thornton W. Burgess, 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. Popeye, used to talking tough, doesn't know how to sweet-talk Olive Oyl; Little Nature Stories features Fun with Farmer Brown's Boy. Mandrake the Magician; Jan and Aloysius; Seein' Stars; The Romance of Flying; Bunky; Dollar-A-Dither; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Little Nature Stories; Henry; Little Acorns; Popeye; Barney Baxter; Blondie; Indian Lore; Tippie and Cap Stubbs; Dinglehoofer. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Human Torch untitled story, art by Carl Burgos; A criminal called the Brain uses a costume to impersonate the Torch when he robs the Army payroll; He captures the Torch in a water tank, but Toro forces the Brain to tell him how to release Torch after Toro realizes the Brain can't be the Torch because he can't fly. Captain America promo ad. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett. Sub-Mariner #1 promo ad. Young Ka-Zar text story, script by Ray Gill, pencils by Ben Thompson. Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; Ka-Zar hears of a strange land known as the "Black River" and decides to investigate, and has his life saved from a terrible monster by a giant. Terry Vance untitled story, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; Terry must investigate the theft of bicycles, which are then repainted and sold to unsuspecting kids. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; Professor Zog offers the services of Electro to combat the evil winged inhabitants of the planet Torsa, the Antons. The Vision untitled story, script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, pencils by Kirby, inks by Simon; Political boss Skelly frames the current district attorney for the murder of Daniel Reardon, a political rival. The Cat's Paw: Chapter 1: Claws of Death starring The Angel, art by Paul Gustavson; Seeing his friend and teacher killed before his eyes, The Angel attempts to track down the killer and discovers a new and sinister villain behind the killing: The Cat's Paw. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol 2., No. 3. April 1941. Includes: "The Last Secret Weapon" by Polton Cross (John Russell Fearn); "Girl from Venus" by D. D. Sharp; "The Iron God" by Jack Williamson; "The Thought Machine" and "The World of Tomorrow" by Ray Cummings; and "We - The Other People" by Bruce Manchester. Cover by J. W. Scott. 7" x 9.75". 112 pages. Title changes to Marvel Science Stories (1950-1951 Stadium) Pulp 2nd Series with Vol. 3 #1. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Charles Sultan. Stories and art by Mac Raboy, George Tuska, Ken Battefield, Charles Sultan, Alex Blum and Ralph Carlson. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Bulletman creates another "gravity helmet" for his girlfriend Susan Kent, daughter of a police sergeant, and the hero Bulletgirl is born. Captain Venture and the Planet Princess battle King Leon's Rocket Fleet and the Djungans. Buck Jones, Frontier Marshal, faces the masked riders known as The Purple Hoods. Plus a story with art by Mac Raboy. Bulletman; Captain Venture and the Planet Princess; Waggy; Devil's Dagger; Minute Man; Red Gaucho; El Carim; Buck Jones; Zoro, the Mystery Man. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

1st Edition - April, 1941. Critique of Freud's Interpretation of "Hamlet" by Frederic Wertham, M.D., originally published in the "Journal of Criminal Psychopathology".

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Vol. 21, No. 5. April 1941. 8.5" x 11.5". 98 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 Bernard Baily. "The World within the Paintings," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; The Spectre has his hands full trying to battle horrible monsters that are slaughtering people in the city and trying to save the life of Clarice at the same time. "The Captive Ship," starring Detective Sergeant Carey, script and art by Joe Donohoe. "The Moon Orchid," starring Congo Bill, art by George Papp. "The Kangean Islands," starring Captain Desmo, art by Ed Winiarski. "Murder of the Gun Collector," script by Jerry Siegel, art Fred Ray. "The Gold Miner's Daughter," starring Lance Larkin, art by Harold Sharp. "The Restaurant Bombers," starring Biff Bronson, script by Albert Sulman, art Joe Sulman. Untitled Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol story, art by John Lehti. "The Leopard Girl," script by Gardner F. Fox, art Howard Sherman; Doctor Fate exposes a supernatural fraud that is drugging a woman, giving her mottled skin like that of a leopard, then reveals his identity to Inza. Full-page ad for World's Best Comics #1. Half-page ad for the Superman radio show. Half-page ads for Adventure Comics #61 and All Star Comics #4. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 75, Issue 4 - April, 1941. Painted cover by Robert Robinson. Vintage auto magazine with articles about (now) classic cars, with lots of photographs and tons of vintage ads, this is a must have for any car enthusiast. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 166 pages, B&W with some color.

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Vol. 67 #4 - Apr. 1941. 9-in. x 12-in., 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Movie magazine focusing on photographs. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 15, Issue 84 - April, 1941. 8.5" x 11", 94 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Extensive radio program listings. Vichy France broadcasts to world on new station article. 10 3 /4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 44 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 10 #26 -Apr. 5-11, 1941. Subtitled The National Weekly of Personalities and Programs. Betty Grable cover. Candid photographs of movie stars plus radio program listings for the week. Norman Kerry tells of his experiences in the French Foreign Legion in an article entitled "I Saw the Fall of France." 10 3 /4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Features on Betty Grable, Bob Hope and others. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Nicholas. Stories by Dick Briefer, Al Weine and Nathaniel Nitkin. Art by Charles Nicholas, Dick Briefer, Walter Frehm, Klaus Nordling and Munson Paddock. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. The dead crew members of a derelict spaceship return as zombies due to a space-curse, in a Rex Dexter story by Dick Briefer with elements of the classic poem The Ancient Mariner; A mysterious killer uses bombs and hooks to cause trouble for the Blue Beetle; Zanzibar, who looks like Mandrake the Magician in a blue fez, investigates a train crash. Hook Tigo, Super-Criminal; The Curse of the Stratobird; The Dilemma of Dr. Doe; The Three Outcasts; The Rifle Plans Robbery; Silent Sabotage; The Rook Strikes; The Wreck of the Coastal Limited; Double For a Spy. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 23, No. 3. April 1941. Boy's magazine that encouraged the outdoor life. Cover by Stanley Leland. 8.5" x 11.5". 42 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.