Comic books June 1940

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $5,000.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #3754156001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $3,300.00 View scans Paper: Off white Slab: See item notes Major front/back scratch(es), longer than 1". Top edge label strip problem (old style slabs only). Label #0046313001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

The Wax-Double Killers starring The Hourman, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily; A crazed scientist has invented an artificial heart and plastick skin, which he uses to bring wax figures of three criminals to life to rob and kill. The Thought Machine of Fang Gow starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. The Return of Singapore Sal starring Steve Conrad, Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Pawn Broker starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Creig Flessel. The Phony Trucking Business starring Socko Strong, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulman. The Nastonian Agent starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. At Grips With the Wolf Men starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Lehti. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 8.5 $6,800.00 or Best Offer View scans Moderate professional restoration Paper: Off white to white Slab: Minor side edge crack Professional restoration includes: piece added to back cover, cover reinforced, spine splits sealed, tear seals to back cover, cover cleaned. Label #16-17447E6-008 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Hawkman (script by Gardner Fox, art by Sheldon Moldoff), the Sandman (script by Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf, not Creig Flessel), Gary Concord the Ultra-Man (only appearance; script and art by Jon L. Blummer as "Don Shelby"), the Flash (script by Fox, art by Everett (E.E.) Hibbard), the Spectre (script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily), Biff Bronson (script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulman), the Hour Man (script by Ken Fitch, art by Baily), and Red, White and Blue (script by Siegel, art by William Smith). Two-page text story, "Exile to Jupiter" by Evelyn Gaines. Cover art (composite) by Creig Flessel, Hibbard, Blummer, and Baily. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $29.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $10.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 40%. Back cover detached 10%.

June 1, 1940. Cover by Rudolph Belarski (1st Dr. Kildare cover). Stories include "Dr. Kildare Goes Home" (part 1) by Max Brand (creator of Kildare), "Dry Job" by Carl Rathjen, "The Bosun is a Bandit" by George Masselman, "Apart from Himself" by William Templeton, "No Guns Wanted" by C.K. Shaw, "Death Under Water" (part 4) by William De Bois, and "Men of Daring" by Stookie Allen. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $37.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.50 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 80%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 299, Issue 6 - June 15, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $29.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $26.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $24.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Volume 300, Issue 2 - June 29, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $69.00 View scans Paper: Off white Book is heavily trimmed. Soiling. Foxing. Water damage.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $59.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Partially Trimmed. Large piece of clear tape along bottom of back cover. Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 1, Issue 3 - June, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 0.3 $1,499.95 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white Cover and 1st 2 Wraps Missing, Affects Story. Incomplete. Label #21-367C68F-001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson. 2nd appearance of The Joker and Catwoman (called Catwoman for the 1st time) in "The Joker Meets the Cat-Woman," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Learning the Joker is hospitalized with wounds, the members of the Crime Syndicate make plans to rescue him to lead their mob again; But the Joker has planned a double-cross and the appearance of the Cat-Woman complicates matters. "Wolf, the Crime Master," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Bob Kane (signed) and Jerry Robinson (backgrounds); By an unfortunate accident, Adam Lamb becomes a psychological Jekyll and Hyde at midnight each evening, only to revert to his mild-mannered self during the day. "A Very Simple Case" text story by David Tree, art by Raymond Perry. "The Case of the Clubfoot Murders," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Bob Kane (signed) and Jerry Robinson (backgrounds); The contents of a strange will leave each of the heirs with strange tokens with inscriptions on them, not realizing that, if they are all united, the tokens will reveal the location of a gold mine. "The Case of the Missing Link," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos; Professor Drake brings back from Africa a "missing link" who he intends to civilize for the benefit of all civilization; Batman and Robin vs. Grimes. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $249.95 or Best Offer View scans 3" spine split from top of comic. Cover and centerfold detached. Oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Ogden Whitney cover. Gardner Fox stories. Contains original features, comic strip reprints, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Skyman" art by Ogden Whitney; "Joe Palooka" by Ham Fisher; "The Face" art by Mart Bailey; "The Bungle Family" by Harry J. Tuthill; "Tom Kerry, District Attorney" art by Ken Ernst; "Marvelo, Monarch of Magicians" art by Fred Guardineer; "Good Deed Dotty" and "Dixie Dugan" by J. P. McEvoy and J. H. Striebel; "Rocky Ryan" art by Ogden Whitney; "Jibby Jones" by Vincent "Vin" Sullivan; "Charlie Chan" by Alfred Andriola; and "Spy-Master" art by Mart Bailey. "The Revolt that Failed" text story by Jack Anthony. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $28.00 View scans Spine split 10%. Staple rust: Slight.

Agriculture and farming magazine. Includes articles, fiction, and humor. 11" x 14", 86 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $4,600.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant inner well scuff(s) Label #2137853002

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. G-Man Outfit ad. The Jelly of Doom, script by George Kapitan, art by Harry Sahle; The Fiery Mask saves the world from a flesh-eating ooze unleashed by a mad scientist. The Devil-Flower, art by Arnold Hicks; Trojack, Edith and Balu seek out the life juice of the devil-flower to save Jerry's life. Strike Against the Nazis starring K-4 and his Sky Devils. The Origin of Monako starring Monako, Prince of Magic, art by Larry Antonette. Battle of the Robots starring Marvex, art by Hal Sharp. Introducing Little Hercules, script and art by Bud Sagendorf. Meet the Falcon starring The Falcon, art by Maurice Gutwirth. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $21.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $20.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

"Dr. Destiny, Master of the Dead" by Robert Moore Williams

Volume 2, Issue 6 - June, 1940. Cover by Stockton Mulford. Science Fiction and adventure magazine. Features "The Genius of Lancelot Biggs" by Nelson S. Bond, "Dr. Destiny, Master of the Dead" by Robert Moore Williams, and stories by Maurice Duclos, Ross Rocklynne, and Thornton Ayre. 8-1/2 in. x 11-3/8 in.; black and white; 96 newsprint pages; mostly text with a few illustrations. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $440.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #1397051014

Cover art by Bob Powell. Untitled story, script by Herman Bolstein, art by John Celardo; Rip Regan the Power-Man vs. Barron Metcalfe. Untitled story, art by George Tuska (as George Aksut); Shark Brodie vs. Krodin and his gang. Untitled Big Red McLane story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Chas. Netcher); Tom Farr is shot and left for dead by Machine-Gun Randall, an employee of Royal River Mills. Untitled story; Oran of the Jungle vs. Black Crow. Keeping Fit article. "The True Life Story of Gene Tunney"; non-fiction story about the famous boxer. Untitled story, art by Steve Broder; Kinks Mason vs. a gang of pirates; intro of Lord Satur; The Queen of an undersea city appears. Untitled story, script by Klaus Nordling (as Ed Norris), art by Klaus Nordling; Cpl. Strut Warren vs. Krux and his spy ring. Untitled story, pencils by Dan Zolnerowich; Kayo Kirby (Red Kirby) vs. Spitelli. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $20.00 View scans	Add to cart Very Good $20.00 View scans 1/2" Spine split from base of comic. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling. Water spotting.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $20.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Good $12.00 View scans
Add to cart Good $19.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. 2 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling. Chew.

Volume 71, Issue 614 - June, 1940. Painted cover by Enoch Bolles. Humorous captions paired with movie stills and models. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 54 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Very Good $5.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

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Bedsheet Format Cover price $0.15.

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Issue 2 - June, 1940. Gale's Graphic Models was a short-lived vintage publication meant to be a visual aid for artists interested in the female form. Each page is adorned by a single model in various poses with many different types of lighting and an occasional prop. 6.5" x 10", 40 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS-

Add to cart Very Fine $69.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $95.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Summer Issue. Humor magazine featuring jokes and cartoons. 8-1/2" x 11-1/2", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $56.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Moderate.

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

Add to cart Good $40.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $32.00

June 17, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: the War; National Guard photographic essay; Joe Louis; cancer; state birds in color; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 104 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $4.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.

Volume 24, Issue 2 - June, 1940. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "A New Fair for '40" by Stanley Gerstin, "Cut Yourself a Chord of Cake" by Ken Maloney, "Mars Plays Hide and Seek!" by Herbert Clark, "Mileage is What You Make It" by J.E. Van Sant, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 146 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $8,800.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white The DC Universe Collection. Label #4441068024

Cover by Howard Sherman. "Terror at Lytell's," script by Jerry Siegel , art by Bernard Baily; Bentley of Bentley Wholesalers threatens individuals who refuse to do business with him, so the Ghostly Guardian decides to investigate and bring the felon to justice. "Tale of a Shirt," starring Biff Bronson, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulman. "Gabby Disappears," starring Captain Desmo, art by Ed Winiarski. "Fur Chiselers," featuring Radio Squad, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkop. "Transfer to Newport News," starring Lieut. Bob Neal, script by Robert Hirsch, art by Russ Lehman; Bob and Tubby are assigned to gather a huge oil tanker bound for a "neutral" port. "The Search for Africa's Ancient Ruins," script by Whitney Ellsworth, art by George Papp; Congo Bill vs. The Skull. "The Jade Hatchet," starring Detective Sergeant Carey, script and art by Joe Donohoe. Untitled Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol story, art by Jack Leht. "The Search for Wotan," script by Gardner F. Fox, art Howard Sherman; Taking Inza with him to the region of the Styx, Dr. Fate is seeking Wotan, but is informed he is still alive and threatening to blow up the world! 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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

Issue #74. June 1940. New films in story form plus the usual movie magazine content. This issue features a "Black Friday" article with photos of Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi. Bing Crosby cover. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 90 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.5 $749.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white INCOMPLETE. Coupon out of front cover. Label #1488654020 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart Coverless $175.00 or Best Offer View scans COVERLESS. INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing (affects Chen Chang story). First wrap detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Joe Simon. Stories by Dick Briefer, Fred Schwab, Toni Blum, and Bob Powell. Art by Charles Nicholas, Dick Briefer, Walter Frehm, Fred Schwab, Munson Paddock, Bob Powell, George Tuska, and Jim Mooney. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. Rex Dexter battles a robot revolt in a cautionary tale by Dick Briefer; The Green Mask takes on a dope kingpin; Zanzibar, who looks like Mandrake the Magician in a blue fez, investigates murder by poison dart. Cover is by Captain America creator Joe Simon. The Blue Beetle; Wing Turner; Rex Dexter of Mars; The Green Mask; Billy Bounce, the Kid Detective; Hemlock Shomes and Dr. Potsam; Chen Chang: Camera; The Beggar Poison Case; Lt. Drake of the Naval Intelligence; D-13, Secret Agent; The Moth. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $8,800.00 View scans Paper: Off white Slab: Significant inner well scuff(s); Significant scratch(es) front or back Label #4271182002

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Menace of the Star Gazer; A criminal syndicate hires an astronomer to kill the Blue Blaze with a monster created by star rays. The Origin of Hercules, art by Arnold Hicks; Dr. David raises his son apart from the civilized world to be a perfect physical and mental specimen. The Cold-Blooded Iron Duke, pencils by E. C. Stoner; The brothers use Flexo to put a stop to a group of arsonists collecting fire insurance money. Land of the Missing Rockets; The Space Rangers defeat spaceship thieves from the planet Glakor. The Ring of Saboteurs; Excello stops the Russians from blowing up American train tracks and subways. Thieves Retribution text story by S. S. Bedford. The Pool of Nordu; Dakor rescues a white woman from a native tribe that has captured her and drugged her to serve as their goddess. The Haunted Forest, art by Newt Alfred; Zara rescues Commissioner Graves from a python and then helps him shut down a slave trade organization in the jungle, over his objections. The Dreaded Hood, pencils by Gus Ricca; Dynamic Man protects a banker from The Hood, who has killed three bankers already. The Grave Robber, art by Newt Alfred; Dr. Gade busts a group of grave robbers, passing himself off as a ghost several times in the process. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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

June 1940. Cover by George Giguere. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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June 16, 1940. The Philadelphia Record Book Section was a tabloid-sized weekly supplement of the Philadelphia Record issued with the Sunday edition of the newspaper. This particular issue is "Send Another Coffin" by F. G. Presnell. 11" x 15.75". 16 pages. Black and white.

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Vol. 7 #12 - June 1940. Photographs of Joan Blondell, Rita Hayworth, James Cagney, Ronald Colman and more. Articles include the revival of silent movies in theaters, life at the circus, boxing, homing pigeons in the army. 10-in. x 13 1/4-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $999.95 or Best Offer View scans Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover taped. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Untitled stories starring Power Nelson, Secret Agent M-11 (art by H. Cardwell), Jupiter, Master Magician (art by Grieg Chapian), The Black Owl (pencils by Pete Riss a.k.a. Pete Nebird, inks by Jack Binder), Ted O'Neil, Jaxon of the Jungle (art by Tarpe Mills a.k.a. Edgar Allen, Jr.), Buck Brady (art by William Rowland), and Storm Curtis (script and art by Dick Briefer a.k.a. Richard Norman). $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $105.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $22.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - June, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $56.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Volume 1, Issue 2 - June, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $46.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart Very Good $24.00 View scans Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.	Add to cart Very Good $24.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white	Add to cart VG 4.0 $20.00 View scans
Add to cart VG 4.0 $26.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Summer 1940 Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $29.00 View scans

Add to cart Very Good $29.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Issue #133 - June, 1940. Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor on cover. Movies covered include "Edison the Man" starring Spencer Tracy, "Sailor's Lady" starring Nancy Kelly and Jon Hall, "Waterloo Bridge" starring Robert Taylor and Vivian Leigh, "An Angel from Texas" starring Eddie Albert, Wayne Morris and Rosemary Lane, and more. Plus, columns and articles. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 90 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $5.20 View scans Water damage: Extensive.

Theatre Arts 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" x 11", 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $62.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $39.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $32.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $39.00 View scans Trimmed TRIMMED. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

June 1940. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Stories by Jack Williamson, "Dr. Cyclops" -- adapted from movie script by Henry Kuttner, Frank Belknap Long Jr., Edmond Hamilton, Myer Krulfeld, Nelson S. Bond, and Kelvin Kent. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 36, Issue 215 - June, 1940. Magazine focusing on relationships, clothing tips, and beauty tips, as well as fiction stories. Cover by Zoe Mozert. 8.5" x 11", 106 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.