Comic books February 1941

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Vol. 10 #20 - Feb. 22-28, 1941. Subtitled The National Weekly of Personalities and Programs. Barbara Stanwyck cover. Henry Fonda in The Lady Eve. Candid photographs of movie stars like Myrna Loy, George Sanders, Robert Stack and others. Article on Paul Muni. Article on MGM Studios and Louis Mayer with a map of the studio lot. Reviews of Nice Girl, Western Union and others plus a lengthy radio program schedule for the week. 10 3 /4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 44 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.12.

Stories by Dick Briefer, Al Weine and Nathaniel Nitkin. Art by Charles Nicholas, Dick Briefer, Walter Frame, Klaus Nordling, Bob Powell, Al Weine, Munson Paddock, Norton Kingsley, and George Tuska. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. A talking crow who was once human tells Rex Dexter about the giant of Mercury, who turns humans to animals and hunts them for sport, in another inimitable story by Dick Briefer; The Blue Beetle and his girlfriend, reporter Joan Mason, investigate when the mysterious Sky-Ruler flings cars from atop skyscrapers; Green Mask sets out to free his reporter pal News Blake from a murder gang. The Skyscraper Murder Mystery; Slaves of Mercury; News Blake Gets a Clue; Tool Smugglers; The Bermuda Naval Base; Smugglers of El Chico; Burglar; The Golden Buddha; Baldy Burke; Vulloti. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Clue in Twi Flats" by R.L.F. McCombs. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Lou Fine. Untitled stories starring Uncle Sam (art by Dan Zolnerowich), Sally O'Neil Policewoman (script by Toni Blum, art by Chuck Mazoujian), Kid Patrol (art by Charles Nicholas), Prop Powers, Kid Dixon (art by George Tuska), Quicksilver, Wonder Boy (script by Toni Blum), Merlin (art by Arthur Peddy), Pen Miller (script and art by Klaus Nordling), Paul Bunyan (art by John Celardo), and Jack and Jill (art by Chuck Mazoujian). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $1,350.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to off white Includes Pinnacle Hill Collection sticker on front of slab. Tape on interior cover. Label #1974422010

Cover art by Irv Novick. Death Rides the Rails starring the Shield, script by Harry Shorten, art by Irv Novick. Untitled Danny In Wonderland story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Lin Streeter. Untitled Comet story, script by Joe Blair, art by Lin Streeter. Untitled Fireball story, art by Paul Reinman. Untitled Sergeant Boyle story, art by Charles Biro. Untitled Midshipman Christmas story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Mort Meskin. Untitled Rocket and the Queen of Diamonds story, script by Joe Blair, art by Lin Streeter. Untitled Kayo Ward story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Bob Wood. The Case of the Vampire Ghoul starring Bentley of Scotland Yard, script by Joe Blair, art by Sam Cooper. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Hollywood magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., PC/PB&W Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 18, No. 2 - January 1941. Rosalind Russell cover. Fashion article with Barbara Stanwyck. Color portrait of Judy Garland. 8.5" x 11.5", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Picture Play Magazine, originally titled Picture-Play Weekly was an American weekly published magazine centered around the movie industry during the golden-age of Hollywood. It was one of the earliest published tabloid style magazines that focused on celebrity gossip, but also included behind-the-scenes content, and movie reviews. It was first published on April 10, 1915, and ultimately transitioned from a weekly to a monthly publication before the end of it's production run in late 1941 after merging with Charm Magazine. Cover price $0.25.

Spring 1941. Cover by A. Drake. Stories by Ray Cummings "The War-Nymphs of Venus", Nelson S. Bond, Ross Rocklynne, Neil R. Jones, R.R. winterbotham, Charles A. Baker, John Russell Fearn, Malcolm Jameson, and Frederick Arnold Kummer Jr. Illustrations by Paul, D.L., Hannes Bok, Eron, Leo Morey, and Don Lynch. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Maurice Kashuba. Stories and art by Maurice Kashuba, Bob Jenney, Jim Chambers, Hal Bittner, Ralph Carlson, Roy Humphries, Victor Boni, Alan Blane, Tom Hickey, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. This issue features the debut of an unlikely superhero duo inspired by DC's Superman. Genius inventor Professor Warren, known as the Supermind, grants superhuman powers to his son Dan and sets him against the evils of the world. Dr. Hormone is aided in his battle against the Klan by the mysterious being known only as The Thinker. Professor Supermind and Son and Dr. Hormone were listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. The Hurricane Kids battle dinosaurs and cavemen with the aid of pirate Captain Blackbeard. Movie Memo; Professor Supermind and Son; Heroes; The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Martan the Marvel Man; Wally Williams, American Boy; The Sky Hawk; War Birds: The Dead Can Kill!; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; Dr. Hormone; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Alex Schomburg cover Cover price $0.10.

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Vo. 75 #2 - Feb. 1941. Mechanical science and technology magazine. 6.75-in x 9.5-in., 340 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 138, Issue 2 - Feb. 1941. Features include "Air Defense - 1941 Style", Little Boats with Mighty Stings" and Home You'd Like to Build". Illustrated with period photos. 6.5" x 9.5", 252 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Untitled stories starring Black Owl (script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, art by Kirby), Dr. Frost (art by Ben Thompson), Ted O'Neil (script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, art by Jack Kirby), Green Lama (script by Ken Crossen, art by Mac Raboy), Captain Gallant (art Grieg Chapian), Great Voodini (art by Jon Smalle), and Power Nelson. New Adventures #3 starring Frankenstein (script and art by Dick Briefer as Frank N. Stein). Task No. 3 starring Twist Turner (art by Irving Roir, Al Ross, Ben Roth, and Salo Roth). $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

A magazine for the amateur wireless operators. Cover price $0.25.

Reader's Digest Vol. 38 Issue # 226 (1941) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, Forbes, New Yorker, Life, the New Republic, Cosmopolitan, Field & Stream, Time, and more. Topics include churches, the Wright brothers, Abraham Lincoln, missing mosquitoes, the Keeler polygraph, free school lunches, and more. 160 pages, all text (no illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.

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Volume 5, Issue 9 - August, 1941. Grace Lynn photo cover. Cartoons, gags, screen and radio stars, and tasteful (non-nude) vintage pin-up pictorials. 8" x 11.5", 62 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Note: Title changes to Love Revelations (1941) with vol. 1 #6 Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 20, Issue 4 - May, 1941. 8.5" x 11", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories by Bert Whitman and others. Art by Alex Blum and Bert Whitman. Cover by Alex Blum. A strongman superhero from Fox Feature, descended from the Biblical Samson and sharing his weakness: having his hair cut. Samson and David become targets when they intervene in a border skirmish between two neighboring countries; Samson and David set out to save lives by destroying the weapons of war; The true story of Renaissance-era scoundrel Caesare Borgia and his Machiavellian family, the Borgias. The Interrupted Invasion; Zoroastro's War Plot; Monsters of the Taumotu Deep; Trouble In Latin America; The Scourge of Caesare Borgia; The Witch Doctor's Revenge; Chongo, Lord of the Hidden Empire. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 36, Issue 5 - February 1, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 36, Issue 6 - February 15, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

"The Hungry Dog" 3/4 serial by Frank Gruber.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.10.