Comic books October 1942

Cover art by Reed Crandall. Untitled story, script by Dick French; The Blackhawks are in pursuit of a leather briefcase that contains a priceless, pre-determined plan of human existence which will be disrupted upon its disclosure, and which affects the outcome of World War II. Untitled Sniper story, script by Ted Udall; The trial of Count Grubber. Untitled Shot and Shell story, script and art by Klaus Nordling; the duo go to France. Untitled Loops and Banks story, script and art by Bob Powell (Bud Ernest); Aviation drama in Tokyo. Untitled X of the Underground story, art by Bob Hebberd; The Gestapo's Costume Ball. Untitled Phantom Clipper story, art by Fred Kida; The Mikado's fishing trip; vs. Hirohito. Untitled story, script and art by Al Jaffee; Inferior Man joins the Navy. Untitled story, script and art by Dave Berg; When Del flies through a strange gas, he believes that he is hallucinating about his fallen comrades: King Hotintot, Gramps and Hank, and that their voices guided him home safely; When he regains his senses, he discovers that the three believed dead partners are still alive after having been nursed back to health. Death To the Killer! text story. The Thing, script and art by Fred Guardineer; The Tracer must fend off its Japanese military robot counterpart, The Thing, which is equally impervious to harm...that is, until Dunn discovers its Achilles Heel: the human operator! Saga of the U.S.S. Marblehead Secret War News non-fiction story, script and art by Al McWilliams. 68 pgs., full color. 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 George Papp. "Hunting Headlines," art by George Papp; Millionaire Lamont Morgan offers $10,000 to prove Green Arrow is a fake: he has to make headlines without using his arrows; So he goes west to Boomtown where he gets involved trying to stop a stage coach robbery and a Japanese invasion of California. "Crime's Hobby House," starring Dr. Fate, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Sherman; Mordaunt Grimm, while working on a movie production that features people and their hobbies, get the idea to use those people's hobbies to commit crimes. "Crimes in Camouflage," starring the Radio Squad, art by Cliff Young. "Raid on Atlantis," art by Louis Cazeneuve; Greedy fortune hunters want to capture Aquaman and exhibit him in a carnival. "Adventure of the One Man Movie," starring Johnny Quick, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton, Jr.), inks by Cliff Young. "The Cry-Baby Crimes," starring the Spectre, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; The Cry-Baby makes everyone so sad they can't stop his crimes. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $17.00 View scans Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive.

Gary Cooper and Teresa Wright cover and feature article. Also articles and features on Joan Crawford, Ginger Rogers, Roy Rogers, Hedy Lamarr, Jane Withers, Glenn Ford, Cary Grant and more. Full-page movie ads include Panama Hattie, Desperate Journey, Holiday Inn, Between Us Girls, Pied Piper/Footlight Serenade. Profusely illustrated with photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Untitled stories starring Uncle Sam (art by Will Eisner), Windy Breeze (art by Jack Cole as Henry Johns), Kid Dixon (art by Klaus Nordling as Bob Reynolds), The Unknown (art by Moore Bonds), Quicksilver (art by Paul Gustavson), Kid Patrol (art by Dan Wilson), Sally O'Neil Policewoman (art by Frank Kearns), Prop Powers (art by Lynn Byrd), Cyclone Cupid (art by Gill Fox), Wonder Boy (art by Jerry Iger as Jerry Maxwell), and Destroyer 171 (art by Al McWilliams). The Spider of Doom 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.

Adolf Hitler Halloween cover by Rea Irvin. 8.5" x 11.5", 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Walt Kelly. Photos of Our Gang and Spanky McFarland on inside front cover. Untitled story, script and art by Walt Kelly; The gang members look for a place to play baseball but find an available vacant lot is covered with junk. "Proving Bears Don't Go For Gophers and Gophers Can Barely Bear Bears"; Barney Bear finds that his beet garden has been invaded by a gopher. Untitled story, script by Gaylord Du Bois; Jerry and Tuffy try to raid the refrigerator. "The Story of Johnny Mole" text story. Untitled Flip and Dip story, script by Gaylord Du Bois; The monkey family moves into a new treehouse. "Pete Smith's Lions on the Loose" text story. "The Donkey in the Lion's Skin"; When Benny Burro pulls a lion skin off a clothesline and it falls on top of him, the other animals think he's a real lion on the loose. "Barney Bear Wants a Good Plan for Hiber-national Defense!", script and art by Walt Kelly; Barney settles in for a winter's hiberation but a pesky gopher tries to mooch his food. "The Milky Way"; The Three Little Kittens have lost their mittens and are sent to bed without supper. "Jimmy Wells Explorer," script by Gaylord Du Bois; Professor Tubbs' magic stereoscope shrinks Jimmy and transports him in the backyard world of nature. Untitled story, script by Gaylord Du Bois; When the canoe of a young Quebec sportsman hits the rapids, his dog King is thrown into the river. Black and white photo of Our Gang on back cover, framed by color illustrations of Barney Bear and Tom and Jerry. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $500.00 View scans Interior is complete. Full length spine split through all wraps. Brittle. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover art by Bob Montana. The Bullfrog Strikes Again starring Hangman, art by Irv Novick. The Hun starring Shield, art by Irv Novick. The Commandos Are Coming! starring Captain Commando, art by Alex Blum. Danny In Wonderland story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Red Holmdale. Sergeant Boyle story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Carl Hubbell. Archie Andrews story, script and art by Bob Montana. The Head On Traitor's Gate starring Bentley of Scotland Yard, script by Joe Blair, art by Paul Reinman. 68 pgs. $0.10. 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.

Vol. 1, No. 1 - October 1942. 10.5" x 13", 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Very Good $22.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. 15% Spine split. Foxing. Soiling.

Vol. 1, No. 5. October, 1942. Pin-up magazine featuring non-nude photos of pin-up models. 8.25-in. x 11-in. 66 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Gill Fox. "The Sinister Swami," script and art by Jack Cole; Looie puts out a reward for the murder of Plastic Man and The Swami decides to accept the offer; However, he discovers that his super-powers were hindered by the very existence of Plastic Man. "Carl Von Spunk's Pottery Plot," script and art by George E. Brenner; For all his success, #711 gets sloppy and more inmates discover his true identity. "Fifth Column Hospital" starring Firebrand, script by S. M. Iger, art by Reed Crandall. "The Theft of the Montague Diamond" starring Steele Kerrigan, art by Al Bryant. "Peril In a Candy Factory" starring the Manhunter, art by Jim Mooney. "The Black Queen," script and art by Will Eisner; the Spirit (Denny Colt) vs. Black Queen. "Burp Tries To Enlist" one-page Burp the Twerp story, script and art by Jack Cole. "The Tank Factory Sabotage," art by Arthur Peddy; Sandra and her father head out to the testing grounds to witness new U.S. tanks in their preliminary testing, and are shocked to see the tanks literally falling apart; Sandra then decides to go undercover as a new factory worker in order to discover why this is happening. "Captain Blackwolf's Crew of Corpses" starring Chic Carter, script and art by Vernon Henkel. "Message From Allah" text story starring Dick Mace. "The Waterfront Monster," script and art by Fred Guardineer; The Mouthpiece vs. Underwaterman. The Liebestraum Code, script and art by Paul Gustavson (as Paul Carrol); The Human Bombs origin retold. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.6 $574.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s) Label #1156842001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Bill Holman, Frank King, Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Frank Thomas, Bob Jenney, Gaylord Du Bois, John Hampton, Jon Small, Gus Edson, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. After a mysterious female pilot saves his life, Smilin' Jack tries to learn the identity of the "Phantom Girl." Connie and Big Stoop set out to spend their reward money, but they find more trouble after a road collision with the Baron De Plexus. Don Winslow manages to convince Captain X that he is an enemy agent before the attack on the Panama Canal. Also featuring popular strips Terry and the Pirates, Smokey Stover and Gasoline Alley. The Gumps; Mosquito Boat Raid; Smilin' Jack; Terry and the Pirates; The Return of Robin Hood; Cyclone; Don Winslow; Smokey Stover; Gasoline Alley; The Owl; Gang Busters; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 23, Issue 3 - October, 1942. 6.75" x 9.75", 118 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Fine $115.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $12.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 60%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Vol. 78 #4 - Oct. 1942. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Articles include "Minute Men of 1942," "The Most Dangerous Man in the World" and more. 6.75-in x 9.5-in., 180 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $15.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 141, Issue 4 - October, 1942. Softcover, 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 240 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $15.00 View scans Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 141, Issue #5 - Nov. 1942. Articles include "War's End Will Bring a Better Life", the new 105mm howitzer, the new 3/4 ton Jeep weapons carrier and lots more. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 244 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.20.

Cover art by Jack Binder. Untitled stories starring Yank and Doodle (art by Paul Norris), Dr. Frost (art by Ben Thompson), Black Owl (art by Jack Binder), Ted O'Neil, General and the Corporal (script and art by Ken Browne), Green Lama (script by Ken Crossen, art by Jack Binder), and Buck Sanders (art by Munson Paddock). Utter Failure! starring Frankenstein, script and art by Dick Briefer. A Dott in Time Solves the Crime! starring Homer Q. Dott. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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

Volume 2, Issue 1 - October, 1942. 8.5" x 11", 32 pages, B&W.

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.

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Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $7.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 32, Issue 5 - October, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $600.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #0182841014

Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Edited by Larabie Cunningham and Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by Rudy Palais, Maxwell Elkan, Pagsilang Rey Isip, Joe Doolin, Al Walker, Sam Savitt, and Art Saaf. Sometimes listed as Rangers of Freedom Comics #7 (the title on the cover). Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Captain Morgan and the rangers battle enemy forces in the jungles of Malaysia; Tex Rainger and Jackie help a woman get her father's gold mine back; The Phantom Falcons - Tom, Akeley, Dale, Jerry, and Parker - fight the Luftwaffe from their underground base in Switzerland. Rangers of Freedom II; Private Elmer Pippin and the Colonel's Daughter; The Phantom Falcons; Ghost of Bataan; Glory Forbes Vigilante; Rocky Hall, Jungle Stalker; Tex Rainger; The Sea Devil. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.