Comic books August 1939

Add to cart Very Good $29.00 View scans Soiling. Water damage. Star-shaped ink stamp on front cover

Volume 38, Issue 3 - August, 1939. 6.5" x 10", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Joe Musial. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Seein' Stars strips, art by Feg Murray. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Curley Harper at Lakespur strips, art by Lyman Young. Pete the Tramp strips, art by Clarence D. Russell. Etta Kitt strips, art by Paul Robinson. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Krazy Kat strips, art by George Herriman. The Phantom strips, script by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. Room and Board strips, art by Gene Ahern. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 0.3 $949.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Coverless. Label #4202680001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Fred Guardineer cover and art. Joe Shuster, Bob Kane, Bernard Baily and Sheldon Moldoff art. Superman cover; ad for Detective Comics; Clip Carson story; Interior back cover full page ad for 1939 New York World's Fair Comics. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Leo O'Mealia. On the Waterfront starring The Sandman, art by Bert Christman; The Sandman rescues a girl reporter, snooping aboard a ship dealing in illegal narcotics, after she jumps overboard after witnessing a murder. The Suicide of Major Duval: Part 4 starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. The Deadly Snowfall starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Shuster Shop. The Fiddler and the Bank Robbers: Part 1 starring Jack Woods, script and art by Jim Chambers. The Flying Dutchman: Part 2 starring Socko Strong, script and art by Joseph Sulman [signed as Koppy]. Revolt of the Thugs: Part 1 starring Captain Desmo, script and art by Ed Winiarski. The Monsters of Sin Yen--Anchors Aweigh!, script and art by Bart Tumey. The Modern Rustlers starring Skip Schuyler, script and art by Tom Hickey. The Menace of Chen Fu: Part 1 starring Rusty and His Pals, script and art by Bob Kane. The Land of Thule [Part 3] starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by George Newman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Edition. August 1939. Stories include "This Man Means Money" by Wilfrid Tremellen, "Terror by Night" by Will F. Jenkins, "Final Test" by Buckley Roberts, "The Sacred Pigeon" by J. Railton Holden, "Revenge of a Ripon" by Lt.-Cdr. M. O. W. Miller, and "Shadow of a Hero" by G. M. Bowman. 96 Pages, Text Only

Vol. 12, No. 5. August 1939. Articles include: "Border Patrol" by P. S. Lyons; "What's the Air Corps Medical Exam?" by Allan Finn; "Built-In Horseshoes" by Alma Heflin; and more. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 82 pages, BW/text with illustration and photos. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Walter Galli. Banko Tonight starring Red, White and Blue, script by Jerry Siegel, art by William Smith. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). Believe It or Not by Robert L. Ripley. It Works! starring Ben Webster, script by Jay Jerome Williams [as Edwin Alger], art by Calvin Fader. Untitled Skippy story, script and art by Percy Crosby. Untitled Toonerville Folks story, script and art by Fontaine Fox. Untitled Hop Harrigan story, script by Jon L Blummer, art by Jon L Blummer [as Jon Elby]; Hop discovers that Jerry is a girl (now spelled Gerry). Mystery Men of Mars Part 5--Adventures in the Unknown, script by Carl H Claudy, art by Stan Aschmeier; The boys escape back to the ship with the help of Elmer the robot, but the Professor is left behind. Untitled Scribbly story, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. The American Way Part 1, script by John Wentworth, art by Walter Galli. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vol 2 # 8. "Speed Centaur" by Malcolm Kildale; "The Inner Circle"; "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Jack Strand"; "Air-Sub DX" by Carl Burgos; "The Fantom of the Fair" by Paul Gustavson; plus a two-page text story, "Counter-Spy" by Lloyd Dyoll. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $26.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $26.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $10.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart VG 4.0 $6.00 View scans 1" Spine split from bottom.	Add to cart Fair $6.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 60%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

"One Step from Hell" a complete novelette by E. Hoffman Price.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $43.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight.	Add to cart Fine $19.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $7.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $7.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate.
Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $7.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 292, Issue 4 - August 12, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $18.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $26.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $17.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $17.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart VG 4.0 $11.00 View scans	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $10.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $7.00 View scans	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $10.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart Good $4.00 View scans Paper: Cream Foxing. Soiling. Heavy water damage. Beverage rings on back cover.

"Hurricane Range" 1/5 a serial by Luke Short.

Volume 292, Issue 5 - August 19, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $21.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $20.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate.	Add to cart Very Good $16.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white	Add to cart Very Good $16.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart VG 4.0 $11.00 View scans	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $10.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $10.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $10.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $7.00 View scans 1.5" Cumulative spine split.

"Hurricane Range" 2/5 a serial by Luke Short.

Volume 292, Issue 3 - August 26, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

August, 1939. Volume 23, Issue 6. Cover by Virgil Finlay. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - August, 1939. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

August, 1939. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

The classic weekly magazine featuring news and fiction. Approximately 10.75-in. x 14-in.; black and white; 54 pages on white paper. Cover price $0.05.

August 12, 1939. The classic weekly magazine featuring news and fiction. Approximately 10.75-in. x 14-in.; black and white; 48 pages on white paper. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $17.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Good $6.00 View scans Spine split 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

The classic weekly magazine featuring news and fiction. Approximately 10.75-in. x 14-in.; black and white; 60 pages. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $54.95 or Best Offer View scan Front cover missing, back cover still attached at both staples. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Stories and art by Rex Maxon, R. W. Palmer, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Rudolph Dirks, John Paul Frederics, Paul Berdanier, Harry Lee, Winfield Meggs, Becky Sharp, Harry O'Neill, H. E. Homan, Dudley T. Fisher Jr., Olive Ray Scott, Edward Daniel Kuekes, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Dick Richards, George Lichty, Frank Owen and Raeburn Van Buren. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 2 #5. Early in the transformation of comic strips to comic books, United Features Syndicate published Comics on Parade as a showcase for its most popular strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Escaping from the sacrifice, Tarzan sets off after Jane... and Rokoff, in the adaptation of The Beasts of Tarzan with art by Rex Maxon. Slats tries to convince wealthy Gilbert Twytch and his mother to consent to marrying Becky, because he wants Becky to have all the nice things. After accidentally overthrowing Abdul Akbar, Looy and Dilbury try to return to the US in a bizarre aircraft. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp, and an illustrated biography of screen actor Warner Baxter. Cover shows multiple cartoon characters sharing a car, demonstrating why it's smart to keep Tarzan around. Abbie an' Slats; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Wayne Webster: On The Cinder Track; Roads of Romance; Cynical Susie; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; Dynamite Dunn; How to Make It; Stampin' Around; For Junior Readers; Nancy; Billy Make Believe; Alice in Wonderland; Knurl the Gnome; The Boomers; The Pet's Club; Grin and Bear It; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Danny Dingle; Li'l Abner. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Known as Farm & Fireside until February 1930, the title was changed to The Country Home to compete with Better Homes and Gardens, and was aimed at families living the farm life in America by offering articles on horticulture, harvest, beef production and anything else needed to run a successful farm. 8.5" x 11.5", B&W with some color illustrations. Cover price $0.05.