Comic books May 1941

Vol. 24 #144 - May 1941. Movie magazine with a twist: current movies are retold in text and movie stills. In this issue: Kiss the Boys Goodbye; The Flame of New Orleans; Singapore Woman; The Penalty; A Very Young Lady; Ziegfeld Girl; Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery; Pepe Le Moko; The Bride Came C.O.D.; The Lady From Cheyenne; and Back in the Saddle. Plus news, gossip and previews. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 37, Issue 5 - May 1, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 37, Issue 6 - May 15, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Origin of Iron Ghost. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews.

Cover art by Bob Wood. Daredevil & Claw story, script and art by Jack Cole. Lance Hale story, script and art by Fred Guardineer. Silver Streak story, script and art by Bob Wood. Pirate Prince story, script by Dick Briefer, art by Dick Briefer (as Richard Norman). Dickie Dean story, script and art by Jack Cole. Dan Dearborn story, script and art by Walter Galli. Presto Martin story, script and art by Bob Wood. Captain Battle story, script by Carl Formes, art by Jack Binder. The Saving Watch, or, Range Justice Never Fails text story by Carl Formes. Cloud Curtis story, art by Jack Binder. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by George Brenner. The Ray story, art by Lou Fine; Bud moves in with Happy Terril; For some unknown reason he no longer remembers Happy is the Ray. Wings Wendall story, art by Vernon Henkel. Midnight story, script and art by Jack Cole. Purple Trio story. Wun Cloo page, script and art by Jack Cole. The Jester, art by Paul Gustavson. Espionage Starring Black X story. Scarlet Seal story, art by Harry Campbell [as Duane Byrd Monroe]. Castle of Doom starring Invisible Justice. Abdul the Arab story, art by Bob Powell [as Powell Roberts]. Chic Carter story, art by Vernon Henkel. Bozo the Robot story. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Shock Gibson story with Franz Wigar. Crash, Cork, and the Baron story; Baron becomes British (formerly a German!). Pat Parker, War Nurse story. Arabian Daze story, script and art by David Chasman. The Hand story. Port of Missing Clippers text story by Bob Jackson. Major Colt story. Ted Parrish story, art by Arthur Cazeneuve (Art Sheriff). Speed Taylor story, art by Bob Powell [as Robert Lowell]. Buck Johnson story. Wasp story, art by Art Saaf [as Gordon Knight]. Captain Freedom story, art by Arthur Cazeneuve (Franklyn Flagg). 68 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Last Lady Luck by Mazoujian.

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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Last Lady Luck by Mazoujian.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Lady Luck by Nick Viscardi.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Lady Luck by Nick Viscardi.

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Articles and stories about hunting, fishing, wildlife, arms and ammunition and more. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 1, Issue 9 - May 1941. Vintage Men's interest magazine, includes articles on sports, fashion, humor, and of course, lots of lovely ladies. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Paul Gustavson. Untitled story; Amazing Man must stop The Great Question and Boro from breaking into a bank vault. Untitled story, art by John Kolb; Minimidget and Ritty help a prospector get his claim back from two claim jumpers. Untitled story, script and art by Lew Glanzman; The Shark and Father Neptune must stop Von Lougg and his group of submarine-planes from destroying New York. Untitled story, script and art by Martin Filchock; Mighty-Man stops The Witch and her gang from robbing an armored car. Untitled story; Butch has his gang try to steal Dash Dartwell's speed pills so they can try to break him out of jail. "Phantom Tracks" Another Amazing-Man Adventure text story. Untitled story, script and art by Michael Mirando; The Voice stops a gang from tunneling into a bank vault. Untitled story, script and art by Bob Lubbers; Reef Kinkaid solves the mystery of Don Carlos Alvarez and his haunted mansion. Untitled story, script and art by Al Bryant; The Iron Skull stops a bank robbery and then discovers the identity of the inside man on the job. "An Amazing Man," script and art by Joseph A Kaliff; Facts on the life of Benjamin Franklin. Article on stamp collecting. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Kin Platt. Captain Future story, art by Kin Platt. Biff Powers story. Don Davis story, art by Leonard Sansone. G-Man Dalton story, art by Leo Morey. Mystico story, art by Leonard Sansone. Ace Buckley story, art by Max Plaisted. Masked Rider story, art by John Daly. Donny Goes Swimming text story by Kerry McRoberts. Detective Sgt. Burke story, art by Ray Thayer. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

May 1941. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories by David H. Keller, Oscar J. Friend, Leigh Brackett, and John Russell Fearn. "Thrills in Science" column by Mort Weisinger. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Reprint Edition combining two to Stevenson's most famous titles, "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "Kidnapped". Hardcover, lacking dust jacket. 5.25" x 7.75". 244 pages.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Bill Holman, Win Smith, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Gus Edson, Walter Berndt, Ed Leffingwell, Martin Branner, Ken Ernst, Ed Moore, Dick Fletcher, Al Posen and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Exploring the burned-out shell of Capt. Judas's dungeon, Terry learns that Judas and Burma are still alive. Jack Wander, War Correspondent tackles looters after Nazi bombing runs on London. When Betty is accused of murder, Jim Ellis steps in to save her. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Dick Tracy, and The Gumps. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Magic Morro; A Good Turn; Winnie Winkle; The Gumps; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Jim Ellis; Jack Wander, War Correspondent; Terry and the Pirates; Sweeney & Son; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; The O'Malley Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Gabriel Mayorga. "Mission Unknown" by Henry Hasse. Other stories by Willard E. Hawkins, P. Schuyler Miller, S. D. Gottesman, Bob Tucker, and Michael D. Shea. Illustrations by Hannes Bok, Leo Morey, Thorp. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 144 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Cover pencils by Paul Cassidy, inks by the Shuster Shop. Untitled Superman and Lex Luthor story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster]; Metropolis is struck first by invisible robbers, then disappearing and reappearing buildings, and finally all water being shut off to residents. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster] and Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster], inks by the Shuster Shop [as Joe Shuster]; When Lois Lane announces to members of the Daily Planet staff that she plans to leave her reporter's job for the life of a stage and screen star. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster], inks by the Shuster Shop [as Joe Shuster]; Lois and Clark see Jim Gregg, a clerk in the Ordnance Division of the War Department, coming out of an astrologer's office, and find it odd the man wold visit such a place. Big Leaguer text story, script by George Shute, art by Cliff Young. Ad for The Spectre. Ad for Daisy Superman Krypto-Raygun. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Wood. Movieland Murder starring Target, script and art by Bob Wood. Look, Slim! starring Chameleon, script and art by Bob Davis. How's the new feature on the radio ray coming along? starring Calling 2-R, script and art by Alonzo Vincent. Din of Doom starring Lucky Byrd, script and art by Harry Campbell. Moon Justice starring Spacehawk, script and art by Basil Wolverton. Treasure Island [Part 2]--Fantastic Feature Films, art by Harold DeLay. The great defense program of the United States... starring White Streak, art by Carl Burgos. The Undersea Tank starring Spacehawk, script and art by Basil Wolverton. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Theatre Arts Monthly (May, 1941). TAM 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. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.35.