Comic books December 1940

Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, script by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. The Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. The Wrath of Montezuma - Part 3 text story by Rutherford G. Montgomery. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Curley Harper strips, art by Lyman Young. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. Elmer strips, art by Doc Winner. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Shuster and Leo Nowak. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster). Pep Morgan story, art by George Papp. The Black Pirate story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Hidden City of Death starring Three Aces, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Tex Thomson story, art by Bernard Baily. Zatara story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $5.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 4 #8, Dec. 1940 - Story titles like "Hostage to These Six Mad Fugitives" and "Someone Stole My Baby" let you know this magazine's editorial slant. Illustrated with many period photos, some with an added color tint, usually red. 10.5" x 13.25", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 104, Issue 2 - December, 1940. 7" x 10", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Bernard Baily. The Menace of Dr. Togg, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily; Hourman and the Minute Men must face an evil scientist, from his laboratory on Wide Island, who has created weird pets called the Gombezi out of wolves and buzzards that he uses to rob and kill. Fang Gow's Cut-Throats starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. General Kosta's Subterfuge starring Mark Lansing, script and art by Howard Purcell. The Problem of the Phony Newspaperman starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. Magna Cum Laude starring Socko Strong, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulman. Peril In Africa starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. To Hammer the Earth starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Creig Flessel, inks by Chad Grothkopf. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Coverless $1,750.00 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. Missing first wrap and center wrap, portions of other interior pages have been cut out. Facsimile cover is attached to first wrap with tape, and detached from rest of comic. Remaining center wrap is detached and reattached with tape. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Winter 1940. 1st appearance of the Justice Society of America. Full-length story, "The First Meeting of the Justice Society of America" by Gardner Fox with individual episodes featuring the Flash (art by Everett E. Hibbard), the Spectre (art by Bernard Baily), Doctor Fate (art by Howard Sherman), the Hawkman (art by Sheldon Moldoff), the Sandman (art by Creig Flessel), the Hour Man (art by Baily), Green Lantern (art by Martin Nodell), and the Atom (art by Ben Flinton). Red Tornado and Johnny Thunder cameos (art by Sheldon Mayer). Two-page Johnny Thunder text story, "Guarding an Heiress" (art by Mayer). Hibbard cover. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.0 $10,500 View scans Paper: Off white to white Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #4368455004

Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. The Long Lost Son starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Martin Nodell [as Mart Dellon]. Crooked lawyer Elias Strake convinces Cub Brenner to pose as the long-lost son of the Blakes in order to steal their fortune; But when Alan Scott hears Strake was involved in the reunion, he investigates as Green Lantern. The Red Tornado to the Rescue, script and art by Sheldon Mayer; The Red Tornado wipes up the Torponi mob, but when the Police Chief takes credit for the the kids rescue, Ma Hunkel decides the Red Tornado should tell him off in no uncertain terms. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). Believe It or Not by Robert L. Ripley. The Shooting Match starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Monsters from the Mine starring The Atom, script by Bill O'Connor, pencils by Ben Flinton, inks by Leonard Sansone. Rescue on Mars: Part 2--Adventures in the Unknown, script by Carl H. Claudy, art by Stan Aschmeier. Little Tom's Trouble starring Ben Webster, script and art by Russell Cole [as Edwin Alger]. The Wire-Cutters starring Red, White and Blue, art by William Smith. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - December, 1940. 7" x 10", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Lew Glanzman. Stories by A. L. Kirby, Sam Decker, Charles Verral, John F. Kolb, Frank Thomas, Martin Filchock, Lew Glanzman, Bob Lubbers, Sam Gilman. Super-hero and adventure tales featuring such characters as Amazing-Man, Minimidget, Doctor Hypno, Rocke Wayburn, Mighty Man, The Shark, Reef Kinkaid, and Iron Skull. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $9.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.

December 1940. Robot cover by Robert Fuqua. Stories by Eando Binder ("Adam Link Fights a War"), Manly Wade Wellman, Ray Cummings, Milton Kaletsky, Wm. P. McGivern, and Donald Bern. Illustrations by R. Newman, Joe Sewell, Julian S. Krupa, Dick Shaw, Guy Gifford, Leo Morey, Frank R. Paul, and Fuqua. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Very Good $2.50 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $15.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $2.50 View scan

December 14, 1940. Stories include "The Little Doll Died" (part 1) by Theodore Roscoe, "He Didn't Want Soup" by Paul Ernst, "Crisis in Calcutta" by L.G. Blochman, "Haymaker" by Carl Rathjen, "Fools Fly High" (part 2) by Louis C. Goldsmith, and "The Shame of Arizona" by W.C. Tuttle, 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 $18.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $50.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

"Dr. Kildare's Crisis" 1/4 a serial by Max Brand, plus "Well of the Moon" a novelette by E. Hoffmann Price.

Add to cart Very Good $7.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $4.00 View scan	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $4.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
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"Dr. Kildare's Crisis" 2/4 a serial by Max Brand,

December 28, 1940. Stories include "Dr. Kildare's Crisis" (part 2) by Max Brand, "Fools Fly High" (part 4) by Louis C. Goldsmith, "Thunder Hoofs" (part 1) by Bennett Foster, "North of the Law" by Frank Richardson Pierce, "Oomph Cop" by Leslie T. White, "Weeble Coming Round the Mountain" by Foster-Harris, "Hold That Bull" by Charles Tenney Jackson, and "Men of Daring" by Stookie Allen. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

December, 1940 - Volume 26, Issue #4.

Add to cart Very Good $6.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling.

Add to cart Very Good $6.00 View scans Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

"Slan" 4/4 a serial by A. E. van Vogt, the classic as it first appeared in the Astounding!

Volume 26, Issue 4 - December, 1940. Volume 26, Issue 4. Cover by Hubert Rogers. Science fiction stories by P. Schuyler Miller, D. M. Edwards, Robert Willey, Nelson S. Bond, and A. E. Van Vogt ("Slan" part 4 of 4). Illustrations by Orban and Schneeman. Trimmed pulp, 6.5" x 9.5", 164 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Stories and art by Sam Cooper (credited as Charles Nicholas), Alex Blum and Fletcher Hanks. A collection of superhero comics from Fox Feature Syndicate, featuring the first version of the Blue Beetle. Crime boss Porky Hogg targets the Blue Beetle by dressing his gang in Blue Beetle costumes and framing him for murder; The Flame battles a gang's protection racket; Stardust must protect America when Master-Mind De Structo plans to steal all its oxygen, in a story by the legendary Fletcher Hanks. Blue Beetle: Death To the Blue Beetle; Samson: Nekroff the Dictator; Wing Turner; The Flame: The Crimson Circle; Interlude At Hoalogaland; The Flame: The Sabotage Protection Racket; Stardust: Master-Mind De Structo. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Gardner Fox, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Fred Guardineer, H. J. Tuthill, Mart Bailey, Albert Chartier, A. W. Nugent, Creig Flessel, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Tom Kerry, District Attorney, seeks the mastermind behind a robot that is robbing banks. Spy-Chief leaps into action after a hypnotist takes control of a US bomber squadron. Rocky Ryan guides Doe Ames to a lost underwater city in search of her missing father. Plus a Christmas greeting from the Big Shot characters. Merry Christmas!; Skyman; Joe Palooka; Tom Kerry District Attorney; The Bungle Family; Spy-Chief; Movieland Sketches; Kid Stuff; Let's Play Games; Charlie Chan; Jibby Jones; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mike the Mascot; Marvelo Monarch of Magicians; Mortimer the Monk; The Face. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

December, 1940. Cover price $0.15.

Edited by David Adams. Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Stories by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby, Al Avison, Al Gabriele, Bob Davis, Bill Everett, Jack A. Warren, Harold DeLay, Malcolm Kildale, Henry Kiefer, Bill O'Connor, Ben Flinton, Leonard Sansone, and Paul Gustavson. Blue Bolt must face the Green Armys blitzkrieg. Dick Cole reacts to the murder of Bret Hart. Sub-Zero battles Rocky Garrett. Sergeant Spook encounters the ghost of Napoleon Bonaparte. The Phantom Sub and the return of Captain Gorling. Runaway Ronson must deal with the robbery of railroad guns. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $18.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. 2 1/4" Cumulative spine split. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Scuffing. Soiling.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $7.00

Men's interest magazine loaded with black and white images of tasteful vintage pin-up photography. Softcover Magazine, 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

December 21, 1940. 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.

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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.

Robert Moore Williams, Manly Wade Wellman, Eando Binder, Clark Ashton Smith, P. Schuyler Miller.

December 1940. Cover by Leo Morey. Science Fiction stories by Moore Williams, Miles Breuer, Wade Wellman, And many more. 7" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.