Comic books February 1940

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Cover art by Joe Shuster and Paul Cassidy. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. Pep Morgan story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer (as Gene Baxter). Chuck Dawson story, art by Homer Fleming. Clip Carson story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Tex Thomson story, art by Bernard Baily. Three Aces story, art by Bert Christman (as Christopher). The Deaths on the Moor starring Zatara Master Magician, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. 68 Pages, Full Color. 2 ads for More Fun #52 (1st Spectre). Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $45.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

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Volume 1, Issue 2 - February, 1940. Pulp magazine with a focus on aerial war combat fiction stories. 6.5" x 9", 178 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Jon L Blummer. The Murder of Senator Carter starring Red, White and Blue, script by Jerry Siegel, art by William Smith. Untitled Hop Harrigan story, script and art by Jon L Blummer. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). Believe It or Not by Robert L. Ripley. A Thousand Years a Minute- Part 5--Adventures in the Unknown, script by Carl H Claudy, art by Stan Aschmeier; Alan and Ted are captured by cavemen. Untitled Scribbly story, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; Scribbly asks Ma Hunkel to visit his Mom while he's away on vacation and she brings the whole Hunkel clan along with her. Vindication starring Ben Webster, script and art by Edwin Alger. Untitled Gary Concord, the Ultra Man story, script and art by Jon L Blummer. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"Senor Flatfoot" a novelette by Cornell Woolrich, and "Message for McTavish" a short story by E. Hoffmann Price.

Volume 296, Issue 5 - February 3, 1940. 6.5" x 9.5", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $20.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

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Volume 296, Issue 6 - February 10, 1940. Rudolph Belarski cover. 7" x 10". 128 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 297, Issue 1 - February 17, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $35.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Feb 1940. 1st issue. Cover by Binder. Science fiction stories by John Russell Fearn (as 'Polton Cross'), Isaac Asimov "Half-breed", Henry Kuttner (as 'Paul Edmonds'), Frederic Arnold Kummer Jr., Manly Wade Wellman (as 'Gabriel Barclay'), Milton A. Rothman (as 'Lee Gregor'), and Martin Vaeth. Illustrations by Eron, Dan, and Lasker. 6.75-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $31.00 View scans Spine split 20%. Staple rust: Slight.

Agriculture and farming magazine. Includes articles, fiction, and humor. 11" x 14", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

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Cover art by Bob Kane. Batman story, script by Bill Finger, art by Bob Kane. Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Maurice Kashuba. Claim of Satan starring Buck Marshall, Range Detective, art by Homer Fleming. Steve Malone, District Attorney story, art by Don Lynch. The Spider starring Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise story, art by Sven Elven. A Climax in Opera text story, script by Richard Martin, art by Bernard Baily. Bruce Nelson story, script and art by Tom Hickey. Slam Bradley story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Mart Bailey. 64 pgs. $0.10. Origin and 1st appearance of Dr. Hugo Strange. 1st finned gloves worn by Batman. Cover price $0.10.

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"Phantom Trap" a short story by Hugh B. Cave.

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"Big City Blackout" a novelette by Hugh B. Cave.

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"Death in Duplicate" a novelette by Cornell Woolrich.

Add to cart Very Good $17.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $18.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $7.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $9.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
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In this issue: A. Merritt, Eando Binder, Ralph Milne Farley

Volume 1, Issue 5 - February, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Add to cart Good $41.00 View scans Spine stress. 60 percent spine split. Corner Damage. Denting. Edge damage. Scuffing. Soiling. Residue. Spine break.

Volume 71, Issue 610 - February, 1940. Cover by Enoch Bolles. Humorous captions paired with movie stills and models. 8.5" x 11", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 34, Issue 3 - February, 1940. 8" x 11", 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by Jon Whitcomb. Nice example of Walt Disney's full color page entitled Mickey Mouse Ice Antics. Article on Gulliver's Travels with color stills from the Fleischer Studios movie. Plus James Swinnerton's Canyon Kiddies page. Fiction by Faith Baldwin, Grace Flandrau and others. Interior art by Alfred Parker, Haddon Sundblom and others. Plus articles on fashion, food, interior design, household tips, house plans and more. Ads include Barbara Stanwyck for Lux soap and many more. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 206 pages, predominantly B&W with with spot and full color pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. 8.5" x 11.25", 64 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.05.

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February 10, 1940. Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. Cover by Victor Tchetchet. 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 60 pages. Cover price $0.05.

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Fiction and non-fiction stories with illustrations. 8.5" x 11.25", 68 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart Fine $115.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

First Issue - February, 1940. 6.5" x 9.5", 128 pages, text with B&W illustrations. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Human Torch untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; Torch has to deal with the ransom threats by a Dr. Manyac, who plans to use the Green Flames as a tool to exact revenge if his demands are not met. The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; The Angel ventures into The Devil's Playground, which harbors killers, murderers, and every other imaginable menace to civilization in order to battle a giant who carries out the gruesome activities. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; Betty, concerned on what effect the Nazi submarine warfare has had on ocean-going travel and commerce, enlists the aid of the Sub-Mariner and his aerial subs to deal with the problem. The Masked Raider untitled story, art by Al Anders; A couple of prospectors discover a large gold deposit on their property, but are threatened by local crooks to give them the location of that claim. Warning Enough text story, script by David G. Cooke, art by Harry Ramsey. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; Professor Zog creates a marvelous robot, all powerful and intelligent, as a means of helping humainity by banishing all crime and evil. Electro's first case is to rescue a kidnapped child actress. Ferret Mystery Detective untitled story, script by Stockbridge Winslow, art by Irwin Hasen; Our hero faces a challenge from the underworld, who doesn't take a liking to his "crime doesn't pay" articles and is out robbing and killing people for jewelry. Advenures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; e Kraft returns to the Belgian Congo, where, years earlier, he had killed Ka-Zar's parents, and when Ka-Zar spots him, he swears revenge. Now De Kraft uses deadly tactics to deal with the natives, who want to desert him because they fear retribution from the "Jungle God." 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $23.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 21, Issue 6 - February 1940. Cover by Alexander Redmon. True crime articles, stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 23, Issue 4 - February, 1940. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "How to Bowl" by Joe Falcaro, "Your Job - Radio Servicing" by Donald G. Cooley, "Can This War Be Won?" by Maxwell Hamilton, "Riding the Frozen Freight" by James Montagnes, "Want to Buy a Rattlesnake?" by Harry Pederson, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 146 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ed Kressy. Stories and art by Emile C. Schurmacher, Ed Kressy, Norman Fallon and Jack Alderman. The very first comic book from publisher Hillman, featuring Sky Wizard, Dash Dixon and other embryonic superheroes. Sky Wizard, the world's greatest inventor, creates an enormous flying island, but when his pilot Captain Dare is kidnapped by the Tibetan supervillain the Unholy One, he uses his inventions to gain superhuman strength and set out in pursuit. Experimental "perpetual life rays" give Dash Dixon superpowers, which he uses to fight crime. Steve Oakes becomes the Masked Angel to catch the gangsters who killed his father, and winds up hunted by crooks and cops alike. Sky Wizard; K-7; Dusty Doyle; Dash Dixon: The Triangle Murders; Scorpion; Blanda; Masked Angel; Pinkie Parker: Kid Sherlock. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Nicholas. Stories by Dick Briefer, Fred Schwab, and Bob Powell. Art by Charles Nicholas, George Tuska, Dick Briefer, Walter Frame, Fred Schwab, Munson Paddock, Klaus Nordling, John Lindermayer, and Bob Powell. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. A kidnapped politician signals Rex Dexter for help by turning the Q in his signature into a frowny face, in another wacky story by Dick Briefer; Criminals masquerade as the Blue Beetle to frame the hero for their crimes; The Green Mask faces off against the Crime Syndicate. The Blue Beetle Impostors; An Episode with the Devil; The Fiend Called Franto; The Crime Syndicate; Wanted, But Not Immediately; Buzzards Scream as Death Carves a Feast; Swallowed by the Earth; The Fish Pirates; Prisoner of Maharajah Rampur; The Train-Ticket Theft The Moravian Master Spy; The Bad Luck Diamond; Melosh the Soothsayer. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Articles, reviews, program schedules and personality profiles. 10.5" x 13.5". 44 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $2.50 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

"Orders to Run Extra" cover by Harry C. Temple. Fiction stories by Peter Josserand and James W. Holden. Plus several illustrated features and true tale stories. Profuse photos, 10-in. x 7-in. 144 Pages B&W Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 5, Issue 5 - February, 1940. 8.5" x 11.5", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 0.5 $1,000.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Other - see grading notes INCOMPLETE. 3/4 of front cover missing. Chipping to upper back side corner bracket. Label #2022559005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Lou Fine. Stories by Rodney Weems and Bert Whitman. Art by Emil Gershwin, Robert Webb, George Tuska, and Bert Whitman. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics featuring sci-fi heroes and some of the very first superheroes. Scientist Bill Powers discovers anti-gravitation fluid that gives his specially designed wings the power of flight, and becomes The Eagle; Jim Andrews, aka Electro, uses his new electrical super-powers to seek the kidnapped daughter of the President; Cosmic Carson battles the Fang Men of Jupiter. Other heroes making their debut in this issue include Perisphere Payne, Marga the Panther Woman, and Navy Jones, plus the first super-villain named Dr. Doom. Classic damsel in distress cover by Lou Fine. Origin of the Eagle; The Origin of Electro; The Fang Men of Jupiter; Perisphere Payne: The Space Slavers; Origin of Marga, the Panther Woman; Death On the Air Waves; Dr. Doom: The Shrinking Serum; Origin of Navy Jones. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Screen Book was a monthly published American magazine that ran from July,1928 to February, 1940, and was centered around the golden-age of Hollywood. In addition to celebrity gossip, it also included a fair amount of exclusive behind-the-scenes content as well as movie reviews, latest fashions, make up tips, and slice-of-life human interest stories that were usually written by, or about a specific celebrity of the time. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $340.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $370.00 View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Tear seals.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $195.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

February, 1940. Volume 1, Issue 1. Contains stories by Francis James, Gabriel Wilson, Glenn Harper, Len O'Dell, Emerson Graves, William A. Rossi, Harrison Storm, Russell Gray and Jerry Tobin. 7" x 9.5". 112 pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $949.95 or Best Offer View scans Interior is complete. Full-length spine split through cover and all wraps. Cover and interior oxidation. Brittle. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Maurice Scott. Shock Gibson story, art by Maurice Scott. Crash, Cork, and the Baron story, script and art by Klaus Nordling (Fred North). Ted Parrish story, script and art by Bob Powell. Catching a Crook text story. Biff Bannon story, script and art by Dick Briefer (Rem Brant). Death Races the Fire Fiend starring Smoke Carter, script and art by Munson Paddock (Joe E. Martin). Landor, Maker of Monsters story, art by Gregory Torey. Liquid Gold On the Chase Ranch starring Texas Tyler, script and art by Harry Walters. Spike Marlin story, art by George Tuska (Carl Larson). 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.