Comic books October 1942

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Harry G. Peter. Wonder Woman story, script by William Moulton Marston [as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter. Black Pirate story, script by Gardner Fox, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Mr. Terrific story, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Chuck Winter [ghosting for Hal Sharp]. The Case of the Imported Nuts starring O'Malley of the Fourth Precinct, script and art by Irwin Hasen. Gay Ghost story, script by Gardner Fox, art by Howard Purcell. Little Boy Blue story, script by Bill Finger, art by Paul Gattuso. The Story of Caveman starring Wildcat, art by Irwin Hasen. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 43, Issue 3 - October 1, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 43, Issue 4 - October 15, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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.

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Articles on sports, crime, and adventuring, plus pin-up photos. 10.5" x 13.5", 68 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Reed Crandall. The Death of Midnight starring Midnight, script and art by Jack Cole; Midnight dies and asks to be sent to Hell so he can fight the Devil himself, only to find out the Mrs. is in charge. Espionage Starring Black X story, art by Alex Kotzky. Wildfire story, script by Robert Turner, art by Jim Mooney. Jester story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Bozo the Robot story, script and art by George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]. Ray story, art by Reed Crandall. Rookie Rankin story, art by Arthur Peddy. Wun Cloo humor page by Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]. Purple Trio story, script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum. Wings Wendall story, script and art by Vernon Henkel. Marksman story, art by Alex Koda. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Reg Greenwood, Fred Methot, Bernard Dibble, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Drew Pearson, Bob Allen, Ben Batsford, Rudolph Dirks, 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, The Spark Man, who joined the military to fight in WWII. In the Pacific, the Spark Man learns that the Axis general called The Fox is planning to destroy the village of Spark Man's sidekick Hu-See. Hap Hopper survives a forty-foot drop to get away from LaVichy and warn the General, but then he plummets from a seventy-foot bridge over Lost Soul Chasm. Broncho Bill is stalking pumas when they start a stampede that is headed right towards Little Buckaroo. Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Spark Man; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Ella Cinders; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; Broncho Bill; Frankie Doodle; Sparkler Salutes; El Bombo; Unbelievable - But True. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Simon. Captain Freedom story with Adolph Shturk; can Captain Freedom escape the net of circumstantial evidence that enmeshes him? Shock Gibson story, art by Al Bryant. Pat Parker, Girl Commando story. Biff Bannon story, script and art by Art Helfant. Flags of the 28 United Nations fact pages. Black Cat story, art by Arthur Cazeneuve [as Arturo Cazeneuve]. Singapore Ed's Bar starring Crash, Cork, and the Baron, art by Art Gates. The Curse of Cave Canyon starring Ted Parrish, Man of 1000 Faces. Speed Taylor story. 68 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 16, Issue 3 - October, 1942. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

October 1942 Volume 17 Issue 6. Cover by H. J. Ward. Sally the Sleuth 4 page comic strip "Caribbean Conspiracy" by Adolphe Barreaux. Stories include "Kiss The Bullets Goodbye" by William B. Rainey, "Three Little Bears" by E. Hoffman Price, "Phantom Fangs" by R. L. Bellem, "Cold Feet" by Ralph Carle, "A Uniform to Die For" by Clark Nelson, "Once Over Fatally" by William Decatur, & "Lady Killer" by George L. Cook. Several interior illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 12, Issue 5 - October, 1942. 6.75" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

"Army of the Damned" book-length novel by Grant Stockbridge.

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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Eisner/Fine/Quality staff assist on Spirit. Fine/Belfi art on Spirit; Scripts by Manly Wade Wellman.

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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Eisner/Fine/Quality staff assist on Spirit. Fine/Belfi art on Spirit; Scripts by Manly Wade Wellman.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Eisner/Fine/Quality staff assist on Spirit. Fine/Belfi art on Spirit; Scripts by Manly Wade Wellman.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Eisner/Fine/Quality staff assist on Spirit. Fine/Belfi art on Spirit; Scripts by Manly Wade Wellman.

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Stories and art by Dave Berg, Mac Raboy and Emil Gershwin. One of Fawcett's most popular superheroes, Spy Smasher fights saboteurs, fifth columnists, Quislings and collaborators during WWII. Spy Smasher discovers the vampire weapon of the Third Reich known as The Terror in Exile. In a story by future Mad "Lighter Side" artist Dave Berg, Sir Butch takes on neighborhood tyrant Floda Reltih (spell it backwards). Spy Smasher aids The Komitaji, Yugoslav guerilla fighters of the Resistance. Contents page art by Mac Raboy. Cover features a photo promoting the Spy Smasher Republic movie serial. (Fawcett's characters pioneered the live-action superhero movie.) The Terror in Exile; Death Visits the Dentist; The Adventure of the Golden Wasp. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Scoop of Suicide Slums! starring The Newsboy Legion, script by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, pencils by Kirby, inks by Simon; The boys get a loan from Officer Harper to start publishing their own local newspaper. The Man Who Could Make Dreams Come True starring The Star Spangled Kid, art by Hal Sherman. The Skirmish of the Spider and the Fly starring Tarantula and Solomon Grundy, art by Harold Sharp. Case of the Smiling Statue starring Penniless Palmer, art by R. L. Ross. The Perilous Passage starring TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Robotman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Sam Citron. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Binder. Fighting Yank story with The Adder, art by Jack Binder. Captain Future story. Four Comrades story with Black Satan, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Herbie's Parrot text story by Donald Bayne Hobart. Biff Powers story with Rugel, art by August Froehlich. Mystico story, art by Leonard Sansone. Summer Camp text story by Charles S. Strong. Don Davis story, art by Leonard Sansone. Masked Rider story with The Nighthawk, art by John Daly. Happy and Pappy story, script and art by Kin Platt. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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October 1942. Men's interest magazine with pictorials, cartoons and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, Ed Leffingwell, Jim Chambers, Jack Ficklen, Martin Branner, Ken Ernst, Dick Fletcher, Al Posen and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Clyde and Cockney pursue a cougar that has kidnapped a native child. A US bomber lands in Virgin Valley while escaping from enemy fire, but are the Valley folk ready to learn of the outside world? Captured by Axis forces, Jim Ellis improvises a deadly exploding cigarette. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie and Dick Tracy. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Magic Morro; Victory; Winnie Winkle; The Gumps; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Jim Ellis; Sweeney & Son; Clyde Beatty; Little Joe; Lightning Jim; You're in the Army Now. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian Edition. October 1942. Reprints Astonishing Stories V3#4. Cover by Virgil Finlay. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 3, Issue 4 - October, 1942. 6.75" x 9.75", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Edited by William DeGrouchy. Cover by George Marcoux. Stories by George Marcoux, Michael Binder, Jack Binder, Ed Gruskin, Montgomery Mulford, Charlie Tomsey, and Speyton Henry. Featuring the adventures of Supersnipe, Rex King, Muffo the Magician, Wing Woo Woo, and Ulysses Q. Wacky. Capt. Arthur Wermuth, America's One-Man Army biography, art by Bill Ward. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Jordan. Cadet story, art by John Jordan. The Vibratory Weapon starring Spacehawk, script and art by Basil Wolverton. Victory Is Our Target starring Speck, Spot, and Sis, script and art by Alonzo Vincent. Al T. Tude story, script and art by Art Gates. Ill Wind text story by Mickey Spillane. The Last of the Mohicans [Part 9]--Fantastic Feature Films, art by Harold DeLay. Bull's-Eye Bill story, art by John Daly. Target story, art by Sid Greene. 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.