Comic books March 1942

Watch out! --Bob! starring Cadet, art by John Jordan. La Paza, Texas... starring Target, art by Sid Greene. Filthy mutt starring Speck, Spot, and Sis, script and art by Alonzo Vincent. The Battling Bullet Ships starring Spacehawk, script and art by Basil Wolverton. The Last of the Mohicans [Part 2]--Fantastic Feature Films, art by Harold DeLay. The Fifth Word starring Lucky Byrd, script and art by Harry Campbell [as Harry Francis Campbell]. A City Terrorized starring Chameleon. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Kin Platt. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Max Plaisted, Charles S. Strong, George Mandel, Ray McGill, Elmer Wexler, and John Daly. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Reg Greenwood, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, and John Hix. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 6 #11. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Acting on a tip that Nazi prisoners of war in Canada are being spirited across the border, The Mirror Man springs into action. Iron Vic discovers a Seminole who is "the most natural slugger I ever saw," and tries to convince him to leave his home in the Everglades and become a pro ball player. Adopted by wealthy, dying Herkimer Hosschild the 12th as his heir, Li'l Abner has only one challenge: to find a wife. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; The Mirror Man; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Stamp Tips; Looy Dot Dope; Tailspin Tommy; Iron Vic; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Strange as It Seems. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Harry Shorten, Al Camy, Harvey Biern, Warren King, Bob Montana, Joe Blair, and Ed Smalle. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by George Klein. Captain America Comics ad. "Chapter I: The Long Lost Brothers!", pencils by Mike Sekowsky and Charles Wotjkoski, inks by George Klein; Dr. Danger and his wife are accidentally killed by the crossfire in a gang fight, leaving behind twin infant boys; Dr. Danger's friend Prof. Moxon adopts Wally and plans to try out his child-rearing theories on the lad, but Tom is abducted by the master criminal Wong Chee who intends to raise him as his apprentice. "Chapter II: The Coming of Dr. Klutch," pencils by Charles Wotjkoski and Al Avison, inks by George Klein; Tom and Wally Danger begin attending the Westfield school and join the football team. "Chapter III: Horror on the Highway," pencils by Al Avison, inks by George Klein; Dr. Klutch explains that he was Dr. Danger's partner and is after his former partner's "improvement" serum that he tested on his twins. "Chapter IV: The Prison of Peril," pencils by Charles Wotjkoski and Ernie Hart, inks by George Klein and Ernie Hart; Dr. Klutch examines the Danger twins and discovers the agent in their blood from their father's improvement serum. "Chapter V: The Fight for Life!" "Chapter VI: Vengeance and Victory!" "Scourge of the Nazi Air Force"; After a daring mid-air rescue of the pilot of a sabotaged plane, Red goes after the saboteur. "Big Fight" text story. "The Red Terror," pencils by L. Bing; The Human Top hears of a train wreck and rushes off to help, only to find that it was caused by minions of the Red Terror who are looting the wreckage. Young Allies ad. All Winners ad. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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True crime stories with illustrations and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 124 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Stories based on actual people and events: Chief of the U.S. Marines bio. Inventor of the Telegraph bio. Bowling, America's No. 1 Indoor Sport. The Story of Sabu, Boy of India. He Saved 10,000 Lives, part 2; inventor of parachute. Theodore Roosevelt Out West bio. The Story of How the Star Spangled Banner Came to be Written. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $34.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

True crime stories with illustrations and photos. 8.5" x 11.5", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Canadian series. Contents are exactly the same as True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press). Cover price $0.10.

March, 1942. Cover price $0.15.

Stories by Jay Foster and others. Art by Roland "Ramona" Patenaude, Mark Howell, Warren King and Dennis O'Casey. Cover by Roland "Ramona" Patenaude. World War II-era patriotic heroics from Fox Feature, inspired by the V for Victory campaign of the time. Ginger and V-Man undertake a dangerous assignment in the Free French colony of Dakra, but the Nazis recognize Ginger; A magical ruby brings the evil Athor back to life; The Banshee intervenes when a wealthy man's heirs dishonor his last wishes. V-Man: Horror of the Dungeons; The Black Fury; Radio Roundup (text story); The V-Agents of Liberty; The Queen of Evil; The Banshee: Cursed Wealth; Yank Wilson. Final issue of the series. 64 pages, Full Color. NOTE: Cover commonly attributed to "Ramona" Patenaude, considered one of the few female Golden Age artists. However, she does not exist. The cover is by Roland Patenaude. It is unknown how and when this incorrect attribution began. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $30.00 View scans INCOMPLETE: Pieces missing, interrupts art & story. Full length spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple. Staple rust.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $175.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s); See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #3756492019

Art by Henry Kiefer and others. Cover by Henry Kiefer. Jungle hero Wambi is a boy who can talk to animals, including his friends Tawn the elephant and Ogg the ape. Wambi and Tawn face a tiger maddened by drought; Wambi sets out to save Tawn from a sinister sultan; Wambi narrates the history of big-game hunting. Wambi; White Medicine Voodoo; The Jungle Feud; Wambi Tells How Elephants are Caught and Trained in His Jungleland; The Pearl Diver's Treasure; Wambi Tells About Big Game; The Hunter of Jamru; Wambi Tells About Hunting the Man-Eating Tiger; The Fakir; The Pearl Diver Tells Wambi About the Giant Clam; The Great Chief's Son; The Great Gold Strike. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

War Insignia Stamp Album, Volume Two, March 1942. Distributed by the Hearst Corporation. During World War II animation studios volunteered their services to create mascots and insignias for all branches of the military that wanted one. Characters such as Disney's Donald Duck, Lantz's Woody Woodpecker and more well-established characters are well represented along with original creations as requested. This booklet has 50 full color stamps (51-101) that were pasted into the matching text and number block. A short profile of each military unit plus the thinking and design behind the insignia are next to each stamp. Stamps are in both vertical and horizontal formats and measure a uniform 2-in. x 1 1/2-in. A unique collectible, beautifully produced. 7 1/2-in. x 10 1/4-in., 16 sepia-tone pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 47, Issue 8 - March 1942. "A Magazine for Boys and Girls." Stories, poems, and activities designed for kids. 7-in. x 10-in., 36 pages, PC,PB&W Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $105.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 36, Issue 4 - March 1942. Cover by Hannes Bok. Part 1 of the Serialize Novel Herbert West: Reanimator: I, From the Dark by H. P. Lovecraft, the novelettes Hell on Earth by Robert Bloch, Tibetan Vengeance by Stafford Aylmer, short stories Child's Play by Alice Mary Schnirring, Death of the Kraken by David H. Keller, M.D., Here, Daemos! by August Derleth, The March of the Trees by Frank Owen, The Rat Master by Greye La Spina, The Superfluous Phantom by Malcolm Jameson, and The Treasure of Red-Ash Desert by Stanton A. Coblentz. Finally, the poems Garden at Lu by Gerald Chan Sieg, Hunger by Page Cooper, and The Wood-Wife by Leah Bodine Drake. Softcover, 128 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations) Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $12.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Very Good $41.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 198, No. 3. March 14, 1942. Includes: "Stranger From Sonora" by Johnston McCulley (Zorro); "The Maverick" by Bennett Foster; "Payoff at Whale Point" by Kenneth Gilbert; "Silk for Santa Fe" by Philip Ketchum; "Whitewater Challenge" by Hugh B. Cave; "Badge and Gun" by H. A. DeRosso; "Horses of the Pony Express" by Jim West; and "Range Savvy" by Carl Raht. 6.75" x 9.25". 130 pages. Text with occasional illustrations. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $50.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $37.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

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Vol. 198, No. 4. March 21, 1942. Includes: "Snake River Rep" by Walt Coburn; "The Maverick" by Bennett Foster; "Sign of the Golden Gun" by Bryon W. Dairymple; "Partners of the Wild" by Guthrie Brown; "Heir to Trouble" by M. Howard Lane; "Lead for a Neighbor" by Edwin K. Sloat; and "Range Savvy" by Carl Raht. 6.75" x 9.25". 130 pages. Text with occasional illustrations. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 198, Issue 5 - March 28, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by C. C. Beck. "The Dervish of Ank-Har," art by C. C. Beck; Militant Moslems the Dervish of Ank-Har, who is quite rude and vocal about his loathing for America, throws Billy Batson into a trashcan, and yanks out a scimitar with which to smite Billy's radio when SHAZAM, Captain Marvel, shows up. "The Jumped Claim" starring Golden Arrow. "Shazam: Zeus, Master of Power" text story, art by Juan Lopez. "Spy Smasher Wrestles for the World," pencils by Emil Gershwin; Spy Smasher challenges Grunt to let him wrestle with Hans the Terrible. "The Rock of Ratu" starring Lance O'Casey, art by Mark Schneider. "Blind-Man's Vengeance!" starring Dr. Voodoo, script by Otto Binder, art by Mark Schneider; Aided by the blind Don Marco, Hal battles Black Marco to the death and his rewarded with the Golden Flask. "Ibis in the Realm of the Dead" starring Ibis the Invincible, art by the Binder studio. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $10.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 152, Issue 5 - March 7, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 153, Issue 1 (Whole Number 2057) - March 21, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $400.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #1625719001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Gene Fawcette. Edited by Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by Dan Zolnerowich, George Appel, Joe Doolin, Arthur Peddy, Gene Fawcette, George Carl Wilhelms, Art Saaf and Al Walker. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Captain Wings joins forces with the female spy known as The Red Stiletto; Nazis use hypnosis on action nurse Jane Martin to abduct a patient with critical knowledge; Clipper Kirk goes behind enemy lines to rescue a captured pal from the Nazis. Skull Squad; Parachute Patrol; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; White Feather; Ghost Wings of Batum; Greasemonkey Griffin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Fred Ray. The Tower of Terror starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster]; A manufacturer purchases a sacred Indian tower and tries to move it, but is faced with many attempts on his life, unaware that an ancient manuscript indicates priceless Indian valuables were secreted in the tower. The Man Who Stole A Bank starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. Murder In Three Acts starring The Crimson Avenger, script and pencils by Jack Lehti, inks by Charles Paris. Tactical Error text story, script by Eric Carter, art by Cliff Young. The Case of the Crime Clown starring TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite, script by Mort Weisinger. Wings For America starring Red, White and Blue, art by Harry Lampert. Gems of Jeopardy starring The Sandman, art by Cliff Young. none starring Goggles. Rubies For Ransom starring The King, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Harry Lampert. The Adventure of the Good-Hearted Gangster starring Lando, Man of Magic, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Private Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Crime Takes A Holiday starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane], inks by Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane] and George Roussos (backgrounds); A "crime holiday" is declared by the mobs in Gotham City. This issue introduces TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite. Last issue with King and the Crimson Avenger. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Jack Binder, Charles Tomsey, Mac Raboy, Joseph Millard, Ken Battefield, James Wilcox, and Pierce Rice. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mr. Scarlet and Pinky face the strange Moon Torchman, whose beam of light causes people and animals to go insane. Then they face the hulking Boss and the arsonist Fire Fiend. Two-fisted American soldier of fortune Rick O'Shay is assigned to destroy the Voskay Dam. The Hunchback, the strange crime-fighter who dresses like the Hunchback of Notre Dame, investigates Spinto's Submarine Gang, which uses a submersible for their crimes. Mr. Scarlet: The Moon Torchman; Mr. Scarlet: The Boss; Mr. Scarlet: The Fire Fiend; Atom Blake: The Planet Where Time Stood Still; Jim Dolan; The Death Peddlers; Rick O'Shay; Hunchback. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.