Comic books April 1942

Cover art by Irv Novick. Shield G-Man Club house ad. "The Case of William Wayne," art by Irv Novick: The Shield and Dusty set out to prove Bill Wayne's innocence. "The Menacing Missionary," art by Harry Lucey; The Hangman exposes the fraudulent missionary, John Weems. "The Timid Lion," script by Harry Shorten, art by Lin Streeter; Danny gives the Timid Lion courage. "Japs Raid," art by Carl Hubbell; Sgt. Boyle is transferred to the Pacific theater, and en route, he destroys a secret Japanese naval base. "The Russian Mission," script by Joe Blair, art by Ed Smalle; The Sky Pirates are transferred to Russia to assist the Russian air force. "Veronica Makes the Scene," script and art by Bob Montana; Archie meets Veronica and asks her out, not knowing that she's a rich girl with expensive tastes; He gets a job at the El Crocadearo to get money for the date, but that is where Veronica ends up wanting to go. Black Hood house ad. "The Bandit King of San Paulo," script by Ed Bresnick, art by Warren King; The title bout between Louis Liverlip and Kayo Ward is interrupted by bandits who kidnap the President of San Paolo. "Case of the Druid Curse," art by Sam Cooper; Bentley is sent to investigate two deaths at Sir Roger Steyne's residence. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

The Gold Seal Novel was a tabloid-sized weekly supplement of the Philadelphia Inquirer issued with the Sunday edition of the newspaper. Between 1934 and 1949, they published almost 400 of these novels.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Frank Thomas, Bob Jenney, Jim Chambers, Jack Ficklen, Dan Gormley, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. The Owl and Owl Girl face the strange spy-poet known as Milton, who is determined to learn the Owl's secret identity. Captured by Hunter Yurk, Terry and Connie are reunited with Pat Ryan and Big Stoop. Trying to escape the criminal gang The Ring, Smilin' Jack crash-lands on an island where he is betrothed to the chieftain's daughter. Also featuring popular strips Smokey Stover and Gasoline Alley. Smilin' Jack; The Crusoes; Terry and the Pirates; The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Smokey Stover; You're in the Army Now; Gasoline Alley; True Spy Stories: Fifty Blank Passports; Joe Snoope; The Owl; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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6.75" x 9.5". 196 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 140, Issue 4 - April 1942. Cover by Jo Kotula. Features Articles on "Diving Artillery" by Hickman Powell, and "Save our Car - How to Make it Last" by Schuyler Van Duyne. Also includes articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 236 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.15.

Volume 10, Issue 5 - April, 1942. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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

Published by Hugo Gernsback, considered the father of science-fiction. This issue is centered around the new medium of television with Gernsback's editorial, "The Television Age". 8.5" x 11.5". 128 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Edited by De Witt Shank and Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by Joe Doolin, Art Saaf, Al Walker, and Sam Savitt. Sometimes listed as Rangers of Freedom Comics #4 (the title on the cover). Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. When the villainous Super-Brain shifts his allegiance from Europe to Japan, the Rangers of Freedom head for the Orient; The Defense Kids go undercover at a circus to find enemy agents; The origin of Tex Rainger. Rangers of Freedom; Private Elmer Pippin and the Colonel's Daughter; Tex Rainger; The Royal Watch; The Black Commandos; Riot Range; Defense Kids: Jeep Milarkey; Rocky Hall, Jungle Stalker; Don Stuart of the Far East Rangers. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Fred Harman. Red Ryder, script and art by Fred Harman. Zane Grey's King of the Royal Mounted, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Jim Gary. Captain Easy, script and art by Roy Crane. Alley Oop strip by V. T. Hamlin. Rookie story, art by Tom Hickey. Egypt starring The Fighting Yanks, script by Gaylord DuBois, art by Bob Jenney (as R.L. Jenney). The Secret Terror! starring Myra North, script by Ray Thompson, art by Charles Coll. Local Boys Write Song starring Freckles and his Friends, script and art by Merrill Blosser. Dan Dunn, script and art by Norman Marsh. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 21, Issue 6 - July, 1942. 8.5" x 11", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 26 #155 - April 1942. Movie magazine with a twist: current movies are retold in text and movie stills. In this issue: In This Our Lives, Bahama Passage, Moontide, The Magnificent Ambersons, Sullivan's Travels, Born to Sing, Juke Box Jenny, Yokel Boy, and The Courtship of Andy Hardy. Plus news, gossip and previews. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 84 pages, B&W. 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.

Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Wonder Woman story, script by William Moulton Marston [signed as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter. Black Pirate story, script and art by Sheldon Moldoff. Mr. Terrific story, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Hal Sharp. Gay Ghost story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Purcell. Little Boy Blue story, script by Bill Finger, art by Jon L. Blummer. Introducing Stretch Skinner, script by Bill Finger, art by Irwin Hasen; While on his daily training run, Ted runs into a "newly certified" detective, Stretch Skinner.....then he smells a rat when he makes the connection between jewel heists taking place and the firm that awarded Stretch his diploma! 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 41, Issue 3 - April 1, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. April, 1942. Full Length Feature Novel: "The Star of Delhi" by Maxwell Grant. Short Stories: "Suicide Fleet" by Stephen Gould, "Drums of Death" by Milton Love, and "The Procrastinator" by David Waters. 116 pages, Text Only with chapter illustrations, 7" x 9.5". Cover price $0.15.

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April 25, 1942. 6.75" x 9.75", 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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 art by Edd Ashe. Saint story, art by Edd Ashe. Dickie Dean story, script by Dick Wood, art by Bob Montana. Red Reed story, art by Bill Everett. Ned of the Navy story, script and inks by Art Gates. Alonzo Appleseed story. Pirate Prince story, script and art by Dick Briefer. The Man Who Vanished text story by Otto Binder. Scoop Scuttle, script and art by Basil Wolverton. The Volcano of Death starring Captain Battle, script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Binder. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Reg Greenwood, Fred Methot, Bernard Dibble, Ernie Bushmiller, Ben Batsford, Rudolph Dirks, Vic Forsythe, Charlie Plumb, Bill Conselman, Harry O'Neill, Raeburn Van Buren and Frank N. Ernest. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips plus an original superhero, Spark Man, whose identity was a secret even from the readers. Spark Man tries to prevent the grief-stricken son of a dead city worker from destroying the city's new emergency back-up generator. Evergreen Bones warns Slats that gangsters are planning to crash the dance at the Tisket-Tasket School, disguised as "Harvard men." When rebel soldiers rescue Danny Dingle and his father from the Zucas, they feel pressured to join their cause. Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Spark Man: The Case of the Madman at the Switch; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Ella Cinders; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; Broncho Bill; Chris Crusty; Frankie Doodle; Dynamite Dunn; Danny Dingle; El Bombo; Unbelievable - But True. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon (as Jon Henri). The Case of the Fearful 4 starring Captain Freedom, art by Arthur Cazeneuve. Pat Parker story with Von Ritter. Biff Bannon story, script and art by Art Helfant. Speed Taylor story. Shock Gibson story, art by Arthur Cazeneuve. Ted Parrish story. The Story Behind the Cover text story, art by Jack Kirby. Crash, Cork, and the Baron story, art by Art Gates. Black Cat story, script by Leon Harvey, art by Al Gabriele. 68 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.