Comic books August 1940

Cover art by Gill Fox. The Menace of Sihn Fang, art by Lou Fine; Returning to the Far East, the Condor encounters Sinh Fang and his cohort in their unconquerable fortress called Mount Doom, which was finally destroyed by the Black Ray. The Attack of Vrak featuring Rock Braddon of the Space Legion, script and art by Vernon Henkel. The Secret New York Sub Base starring Red Torpedo, script by Henry Kiefer [as Roy Larken], art by Kiefer. The Benson Mine Murders starring Alias the Spider, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Extra! Sabotage Ring Broken!! starring Madam Fatal, script and art by Art Pinajian. The Case of the Fainting Fighters starring Wizard Wells, script and art by Harry Francis Campbell. The Asp starring The Clock, script and art by George E. Brenner. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bob Bugg. Stories and art by Roy Crane, Fred Harman, Win Smith, Al McWilliams, Bill Connor, William Treadwell, Frank Thomas, Clyde Lewis, Al Lewin, Frank V. Martinek, Leon A. Beroth, Bob Bugg and Clyde Lewis. Crackajack Funnies presented original stories and reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Wash Tubbs & Captain Easy. Boy Scouts Bob and Bill discover a passageway into the Hollow Earth where giants live. Even before America's entry into WWII, Stratosphere Jim uses his experimental Flying Fortress to duel with a Nazi destroyer. Legendary detective Ellery Queen investigates the Case of the Three Limping Kidnappers. And a comics version of the 1940 movie One Million B.C. Ellery Queen; Bob and Bill; Red Ryder; The Owl; Wash Tubbs; Penguin Pete and His Pal Pudgie; Gabby Scoops; The Crusoes; Stratosphere Jim; Don Winslow of the Navy; One Million B.C.; Herky. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 9 - August, 1940. Dramatized and true crime stories, articles, and photos. 8.5" x 11.5", 116 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson. The Case of the Prophetic Pictures starring Batman, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson. Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Maurice Kashuba. Red Logan, Ace Reporter story, art by Ed Winiarski. Eagle Eye text story, script by R. Emmet Pace, art by Jack Lehti. The Crimson Avenger story, script and art by Jack Lehti. Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator story, art by Fred Guardineer. Steve Malone, District Attorney story, art by Don Lynch. Cliff Crosby story, script and art by Chad Grothkopf. Slam Bradley story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Howard Sherman. 64 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 139, Issue 2 - August 17, 1940. 6.75" x 9.5", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $238.50 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight. Discounted from $265.00.

1st app. Crimson Mask Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $62.10 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate. Discounted from $69.00.

Volume 23, Issue 4 - August, 1940. 6.75" x 9.5", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Digest sized Spanish language Doc Savage reprints published by Editorial Molino. Slick covers with newsprint interior.

Official organ of the International Society of Junior Magicians, containing news and tips. 16 pages on newsprint.

Human interest family centric publication that features short fiction stories, recipes and celebrity gossip. 24 pages, 8.5" x 11.25", B&W Newsprint.

Add to cart Very Good $47.70 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight. Discounted from $53.00.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $28.80 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight. Discounted from $32.00.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $24.30 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 40%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight. Discounted from $27.00.

Add to cart Poor $4.05 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. No Back Cover. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate. Discounted from $4.50.

Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.15.

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "The Gay Thirties" by Hank Barrow; "Goofie Gags" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Butty and Fatty" by M. E. Brady; "Roy Powers, Eagle Scout" by Paul Powell; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "Skyroads" by Dick Calkins and Russell Keaton; "Hairbreadth Harry" and "High-Gear Homer" by F. O. Alexander; "Jitter" by Arthur B. Poinier; "Speed Spaulding" by Edwin Balmer, Philip Wylie, and Marvin Bradley; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Adventures of Patsy" by Mel Graff; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "There's A Town" by M. E. Brady; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Seaweed Sam" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Big Chief Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; "Somebody's Stenog" and "The Back-Seat Driver" by A. E. Hayward; "Lightnin' and the Lone Rider" by Jack Kirby (as Lance Kirby); "Above the Crowd" by Benjamin D. Allen (as Stookie Allen); "Babe Bunting" by Roy L. Williams; "Mescal Ike" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta; "Connie" and "The Wet Blanket" by Frank Godwin; "Life's Like That" by Fred Neher; and "Homer Hoopee" by Fred Locher. "Fighting Sabotage" text story by E. Albert Willard. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $64.80 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight. Discounted from $72.00.	Add to cart Very Good $55.80 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight. Discounted from $62.00.	Add to cart Very Good $62.10 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight. Discounted from $69.00.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $5.40 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight. Discounted from $6.00.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $150.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

"The Golden Princes" by Robert Moore William; "World Without Air" by Henry Kuttner

Volume 2, Issue 7 - August, 1940. Cover by Harold W. McCauley. Science Fiction and adventure magazine. Features "The Golden Princess" by Robert Moore Williams, and "The Strange Voyage of Hector Squinch" by David Wright O'Brien. 6.75" x 9.75", 148 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Cover art by Chuck Cuidera. Attack of the Prehistoric Monsters starring Samson, art by Alex Blum [as Alex Boon]; vs. Prof. Simm. In the Amazons' Reign starring Flip Falcon. The Pirates, the Shark, and the Sea Monster starring Golden Knight, art by Grieg Chapian. The Hondus Attack starring Yank Wilson, art by Grant Ferguson. The Lost Valley starring Captain Kidd, art by Bill Bossert. The Sandblast Invaders starring Space Smith, script and art by Fletcher Hanks [as Hank Christy]. Moloka's War on the Universe starring Stardust, script and art by Fletcher Hanks; vs. Moloka. The God of the Cave Things starring Sub Saunders. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by John Devlin. "The Return of Wampum," script by William Erwin Maxwell, art by Lou Fine; Doll Man vs. Briney and The crew of the Black Gull. "Hong Kong the Mandarin," script and art by William A. Smith; Rance Keane vs. Hong Kong, a character in Pee Wee's dream. "Danse Macabe" starring Zero, Ghost Detective, script by Toni Blum, art by Dan Zolnerowich; Story inspired by Saint-Saens's "Danse Macabre." "The Disappearance of Tim Benson," script and art by Art Pinajian; Reynolds of the Mounted vs. Captain Crane and Philip Kemp. "Action On the Amazon," script and art by Bob Powell; Spin Shaw vs. Antzec. "The Ghost Ship," script and art by Vernon Henkel; Captain Fortune (Tyrone Fortune) vs. The Ghost Pirates. "Murder In Apartment 2-B" starring The Voice, art by Stan Aschmeier. "The Arson Plot," script and art by Paul Gustavson. "The Foiled Assassination," script and art by Harry Campbell; Captain Bruce Blackburn vs. Frantz, Pratz and Karl Korn. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "Valley of the Cavemen" starring Samar, pencils by Robert Hayward Webb and Ann Brewster, inks by Ann Brewster. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Charles Sultan. Untitled story, script by Herman Bolstein, art by John Celardo; Rip Regan the Power-Man vs. The Termite-Men. "The Headhunters of New Hebrides," art by George Tuska (as George Aksut); Shark Brodie vs. Mogo and other headhunters. "Lair of the Vulture," pencils by Charles Sultan; Chip Collins vs. Pierre Villon. Untitled story starring Kinks Mason and Battler (his fighting seal partner), art by Steve Broder. Untitled story, art by Klaus Nordling; Cpl. Strut Warren vs. a gang of spies. "Tamer of the Wild"; Oran of the Jungle vs. Tony Siro. Keeping Fit article. Untitled story; Spencer Steel vs. Ratty Morone. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Charles Netcher); Big Red is taken prisoner in order to be used in one of The Monk's rocket tests. "Kid McCoy, the Lone Wolf of Fistiana"; Life story of world middleweight boxing champion Charles "Kid" McCoy. "Secret Legion," art by Leonard Frank; Saber (Spy Fighter) vs. Garr Storm. Untitled story, pencils by Dan Zolnerowich; Kayo Kirby (Red Kirby) vs. Clip Davis and J. B. Van Gilt. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $69.30 View scans Discounted from $77.00.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $47.70 View scans Discounted from $53.00.	Add to cart Very Good $24.30 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Slight. Discounted from $27.00.	Add to cart Very Good $40.50 View scans Discounted from $45.00.
Add to cart Good $23.40 View scans 2" Spine split from top of comic. Corner Damage. Centerfold detached. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Fingerprints. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling. Discounted from $26.00.	Add to cart Good $23.40 View scans Discounted from $26.00.	Add to cart Fair $20.70 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Discounted from $23.00.

Issue #616 - August 1940. Humorous captions paired with movie stills and models. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Flash stars in "The Building Swindle," written by Gardner Fox, art by Everett E. Hibbard. Also includes: King in "The Witch at Sea" by Fox and Harry Lampert; Hawkman in "The Sunspot Wizard" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff; Johnny Thunder in "Theatre Madness" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; Cliff Cornwall in "The Captured Sub" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff; "The Money Vanishes" Flash picture novelette by Ed Wheelan; and The Whip in "The Search for the San Creso Mine" by Wentworth and Homer Fleming. 64 pgs. Cover art by Hibbard. Cover art by Moldoff. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by E. C. Stoner. Stories and art by Roy Crane, John Coleman Burroughs, Gaylord Du Bois, Bob Jenney, Al McWilliams, E. C. Stoner, Walker Harman, and Win Smith. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Captain Easy, alongside original material. John Carter interrupts the wedding of Dejah Thoris to the prince of Zodanga. Dejah and John fight side-by-side until the timely arrival of Tars Tarkas, in the official comic-strip adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars. John Carter art (featuring pre-Code levels of violence) by John Coleman Burroughs, son of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Phantasmo uses his ethereal powers to save Whizzer's uncle's farm after the dam collapses. But then he looks closer, and realizes the dam was sabotaged by a crime ring whose next target is New York. Phantasmo, the Master of the World; John Carter Warlord of Mars; The Sky Ranger; Bosko; Captain Easy; Rex, King of the Deep; Whitey Harrison; Mr. District Attorney; Killer's Weather; Did You Know That; The Black Knight; Speed Martin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Arrow, Mad Ming, Randall Ross Master-Sleuth in "The Case of the Livid Scar," Kid Kopper, the Sircus and Sue, Sea Rover, and a one-page feature, "Cartooning Self-Taught" (lesson 19). Paul Gustavson cover. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Fran Striker, Joe Musial, Richard Wormser, Harry Wilson Ramsey, Cesare Zavattini, Federico Pedrocchi, Giovanni Scolari, Lee Falk, and Ray Moore. Cover by Joe Musial. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an early sci-fi comic, combining newspaper strip reprints and some original material. Rebo, a Saturnian overlord wearing what appears to be a chicken-crest hat, declares war against the Earth, and the air force is unable to stop him. This story was a translation of an Italian comic - in fact, the first one ever to appear in the U.S. Also featuring reprints of the Lone Ranger and Phantom comic strips, including the continuation of the first Phantom adventure. The Lone Ranger; The Phantom; Saturn Against the Earth. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, issue 6 - August 1940. Cover Photo features Gypsy Rose Lee. Vintage magazine of interest to Men and Women focusing on News, Sports, Fashions, Showgirls, and Society! 10 1/2-in. x 13-in., 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $3.96 Discounted from $4.40.

1940. Produced by Conoco as a promotional tie-it to the Golden Gate International Exposition. Individualized for the owner, these contained detailed travel maps from your home starting point to the Exposition with your entire route highlighted by hand. This particular one begins in Buffalo, Kansas. Includes a map of the Exposition, hotel and travel information along the route, and points of interest. Held in a red metal comb binding. 12" x 9". 98 pages. Text and images in two-color.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - August 1940. Vintage Men's interest magazine, including pictorials, showgirls, single panel gag comics, and sports articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 32 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.