Comic books August 1941

Cover art by Fred Ray. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Leo Nowak (signed as Joe Shuster), inks by Shuster Shop. Pep Morgan story, art by George Papp. Black Pirate story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Three Aces story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Mr. America story, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily. Congo Bill story, art by Fred Ray. Zatara story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $1,200.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4448255001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Mark'sBatcave

"The Justice Society of America Initiates Johnny Thunder!" Flash becomes honorary member. Script by Gardner Fox. Individual chapters feature the Flash (art by Everett E. Hibbard), Johnny Thunder (art by Stan Aschmeier), Doctor Fate, the Sandman (art by Cliff Young), the Hour Man (art by Bernard Baily), the Atom (art by Ben Flinton), the Spectre (art by Baily), Green Lantern (art by Irwin Hasen), and Hawkman (art by Sheldon Moldoff). Two-page text story, "Dr. Mid-Nite Thinks Fast!" (script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Sheldon Mayer). Hibbard cover. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.4 $6,000.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s); Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #2809240002

Cover art by Howard Purcell. The Patent Medicine Racket, script by Bill Finger, art by Irwin Hasen [as Mart Nodell]; Green Lantern and Doiby work to stop a drug counterfeiting ring directed by Mitch Hogan forcing legitimate pharmacies to carry their wares. The Red Tornado vs. Kid Marblehead, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Sabotage starring The Atom, script by Bill O'Connor, pencils by Ben Flinton, inks by Leonard Sansone. Ikky and the Soaring Wings starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Menace of King Cobra starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Stan Aschmeier. Arrested for Murder starring Sargon the Sorcerer, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Howard Purcell. The Case of the Murdered G-2 Agent starring Red, White and Blue, art by Howard Purcell. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $48.00 View scans Spine split 15%.

Add to cart Poor $5.00 View scans No Back Cover. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Extensive.

Includes The Quest of Tarzan by Burroughs. Virgil Finlay cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $1,199.00 View scans 6" Cumulative spine split. Cover and first wrap detached. Large piece missing from back cover. Interior corner piece missing (does not affect panel edge). Cover oxidation with chipping.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $999.95 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing (affects "The Secret of the Iron Jungle" story). Includes unattached reproduction pages for readability. 8" spine split from bottom. Cover detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Bob Kane. "Murder On Parole," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Convict Chick Miller has been paroled from prison, but doesn't realize that it was part of an operation to get men out in order to serve a mysterious "boss"; When Miller balks at the option, he is shot, but Batman rescues him. U.S. Quiz activity page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Clock Maker!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); The Batman faces up to a challenge made by a eccentric clock maker, who charges Bruce Wayne and other wealthy businessmen of "killing" time, and who brands them as murderers. "The Secret of the Iron Jungle," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); Batman and Robin must head for the Page Oil Company fields to deal with the attempt by Linda Page's father's partner to push him out of the oil business before an expected oil gusher occurs and drives the price of the company stock up. "The Rustler" text story by Gardner F. Fox, art by Raymond Perry. "Suicide Beat!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); A young policeman takes over Suicide Beat after his father is shot down and killed by local racketeers, and he vows to bring the guilty in for judgment, no matter what. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $41.00 View scans Paper: Cream

Volume 53, Issue 2 - August, 1941. 6.75" x 9.75", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $3,250.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #0700771018

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $3,050.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to off white Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #3825091004

Cover by Charles M. Quinlan Sr. Stories and art by Charles M. Quinlan Sr., Ray Willner, Al Ulmer, Franchot Renault and Ed Lipowski. Short-lived superhero anthology, featuring Captain Fearless and other patriotic heroes of the WWII era. John Fearless IV is visited by the spirit of his Revolutionary War ancestor, who gives him a magic horn with which to battle Nazi fifth columnists in America. Miss Victory uncovers a scheme to sabotage the government's vital Rumbian rubber supply. Captain Fearless; Sgt. Dick Carter; Alias X: Blind Man's Buff; Diamond Jim; Captain Storms; Citizen Smith: Son of the Unknown Soldier; Trooper Pat Corrigan; Miss Victory; Corporal Rusty Dugan; Nervy Dan; Youth on Parade; 'Davy' Crocket; Mr. Miracle. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Agriculture and farming magazine. Includes articles, fiction, and humor. 11" x 14", 94 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $4,200.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4220198003

Cover art by Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, and George Roussos. Hook Morgan and his Harbor Pirates starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Ed Moore. The Crimson Avenger story, script and pencils by Jack Lehti, inks by Charles Paris. The Case of the Bitter Almonds starring Larry Steele, Private Detective, art by Cliff Young. Murder in the Skies starring Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator, art by Ed Winiarski. Cliff Crosby story, script and art by Chad Grothkopf. Without Fear text story, script by Sidney Drew, art by Stan Kaye. Steve Malone, District Attorney story, art by Don Lynch. Death Under the Big Top! starring Slam Bradley, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Howard Sherman. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%.

Add to cart Very Good $11.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight.

"The Metal Monster" a book length novel by A. Merritt.

Volume 111, Issue 3 - August, 1942. "Metal Monster" by A. Merritt, and "Afraid of his Shadow" Dorothy Donnell Calhoun. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/2, 128 Pages, B&W. Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VF- 7.5 $53.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 3, Issue 6 - August, 1941. Cover by Rod Ruth. Science Fiction and Adventures magazine. Features "The Return of Curce" by Nat Schachner. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 9 1/2-in, 146 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $50.00 View scans	Add to cart Very Good $48.00 View scans Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling. Water damage along spine.	Add to cart Very Good $48.00 View scans Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.	Add to cart Good $30.00 View scans
Add to cart Good $37.00 View scans Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Volume 71, Issue 628 - August, 1941. Cover by Enoch Bolles. Humorous and suggestive captions accompany movie stills and posed photographs of Film Fun models. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 54 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $1,250.00 View scans Paper: Off white Tape on cover and interior cover. Label #2007962009

Art by Arthur Cazeneuve, Roland "Ramona" Patenaude, Charles A. Winter and George Tuska. Cover by Arthur Cazeneuve. Raised by Tibetan lamas, orphan Gary Preston gained the mystic ability to control fire and temperature, including the power to materialize wherever there is an open flame. The Flame meets his match in the Nazi spy Herr Arson; Bob and Lana suspect Voodoo Man is involved when archaeologists digging for the Spanish Main begin mysteriously dying off; Zanzibar, who is like Mandrake the Magician in a blue fez, investigates the abduction of a noted doctor, witnessed by his beautiful daughter. Herr Arson Strikes; Curse of the Green Vase; The Horrible Hooded Men; Runaway Murders; Zanzibar: The Abduction of Dr. Dean; Voodoo Man: Captive of the Zombies; Captain Savage: Kayamoto Attacks. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $149.95 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. Severe cover to cover chew, affects art and story. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Flash stars in "The Adventure of the Auctioned Utility Company," written by Gardner Fox, art by Harold Wilson Sharp. Also includes: Les Sparks, Radio Amateur in "The Adventure of the Harbor Day Invasion" by Don Cameron; Johnny Thunder in "The Fake Accident" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; The Whip in "In New York" by Wentworth and Homer Fleming; King in "The Witch's Double" by Fox and Harry Lampert; Cliff Cornwall in "Duty in the Canal Zone" with art by John Ayman; "The Hazards of Hazel" by Ed Wheelan; and Hawkman in "The Mad Bomber" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff. Cover art by Everett E. Hibbard. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $110.00 View scans 4" cumulative spine split, with interior splitting. Centerfold detached. Brittle interior.

Cover by Dan Gormley. Stories and art by Robert Brice, Al McWilliams, Victor Bloom, Wilson Starbuck, Jim Chambers, Gordon A. J. Peterson, Erwin Hess, Tom Hickey, Roy Humphries, E. C. Stoner, and Bob Jenney. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips alongside original material. Captain Midnight is enlisted to head a new secret squadron, where he learns that his arch-enemy Ivan Shark is behind the fifth columnists. Legendary detective Philo Vance makes his comics debut in this issue, as he investigates the murder of Miss Canary in an adaptation of the novel The Canary Murder Case by S.S. Van Dine. The Sky Ranger is sent to Alaska to investigate missing soldiers at a remote base. Phantasmo, the Master of the World; Captain Midnight; Philo Vance; The Sky Ranger; Rex, King of the Deep; Mr. District Attorney; The Rocket Boys in Space; Navy Bob's Scrap Book; Navy Bob Steele; Did You Know That; The Black Knight; Speed Martin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $21.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Title changes to Future Combined with Science Fiction (1941-1943 Columbia Publications) with Vol. 2 #1. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $3,600.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to off white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s); Significant inner well scuff(s) Label #2110004004

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $3,400.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #1476910003

Stories by Munson Paddock and Bert Whitman. Art by Munson Paddock and Bert Whitman. Vita-rays transform Michael Shelby into the hero known as the Green Mask. Circus acrobats impersonate Green Mask as they commit robberies and murder; Killer Creele targets a judge; Threatened by gangsters, photographer Lens Crockett finds a costume in an old clothes bin and becomes the superhero Night Bird. The Corpse Who Wouldn't Stay Dead; The Man Who Doubled for Death; Chen Chang; Oil and Bullets Over the Amazon; Navy Jones; The Night Bird. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $22.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $31.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

August 1941. Volume 24 No. 6. Painted cover by Griffith Foxley. True crime articles, stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 80 p, B&W. Printed on white paper stock. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Good $7.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $6.80 View scans Water damage: Moderate.

Mechanical science and technology magazine. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 164 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $3.00 View scans

Volume 25, Issue 2 - August, 1941. 8.5" x 11.5", 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Vol. 22, No. 3. August 1941. 8.5" x 11.5". 82 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $14.00 View scans

Volume 76, Issue 2 - August 1941. Painted cover by Robert Robinson. Vintage auto magazine with articles about (now) classic cars, with lots of photographs and tons of vintage ads, this is a must have for any car enthusiast. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 134 pages, B&W with some color.

Add to cart Very Good $14.00 View scans Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling.

August, 1941. Ann Rutherford photo cover. Vintage film fan tabloid full of stories about the lives of celebrities, and gossip from the golden-age of Hollywood. 8.5" x 11.5". 6 pages. Sepia-tinted pages with red accents. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 2.5 $760.00 View scans Slight amateur restoration Paper: Off white to white Amateur Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover, Tear Seal to Cover With Glue, Staples Replaced. Moderate Amount of Tape on Tape on Interior Cover and Interior. Label #23-324774E-009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Introducing the Unknown Solider, Captain Victory, Three Cheers, Typhoon Tyson, and Kay McKay: Air Hostess. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $8.00 View scans 1/2" Spine split from top. Water spotting.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $8.00 View scans Lateral spine tears.

Aug. 1941. Hunting, fishing and outdoors magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $120.00 View scans Paper: Off white Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

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Add to cart CGC 4.5 $153.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4398840015 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Fall 1941. Cover by Frank R. Paul. Stories by Eando (Otto) Binder "Vassals of the Master-World", Nelson S. Bond, Wilbur S. Peacock, Henry Andrew Ackermann, R.R. Winterbotham, Raymond Z. Gallun, Henry Haase, and Harry Walton. Illustrations by Paul, Don Lynch, Hannes Bok, Hall, Leo Morey, and Angus Dun. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $1,999.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4358244002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Untitled stories starring Black Owl (script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Binder), Dr. Frost (art by Ben Thompson), Green Lama (script by Ken Crossen, art by Charles Sultan), and Power Nelson (art by Paul Norris as Roy Paul). Surprise Attack starring Ted O'Neil, art by Maurice Gutwirth. America's Fighting Twins starring Yank and Doodle, art by Paul Norris. The Frankenstein Monster Again Meets Bulldog Denny, script and art by Dick Briefer. Task No. 7 starring Twist Turner, art by Irving Roir, Al Ross, Ben Roth, and Salo Roth. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Reader's Digest Vol. 39 Issue # 232 (1941) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, the Nation, Atlantic, Forbes, Harper's Bazaar, Good Housekeeping, and more. Topics include radio repairmen scams, abortion, high blood pressure, Hitler's plans for a German Europe, labor movement in Germany, fluorescent light, International Lenin University, Batista, Reno, and more. 184 pages, mostly text (with a few spot illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.

Add to cart Fine $17.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Aug. 23, 1941. Fiction and articles. Cover by Ski Webb. Cream of Wheat ad by Al Capp featuring Lil Abner. 10 3/4-in. x 13 3/4-in., 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart Good $62.00 View scans Paper: Off white Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 38, Issue 5 - August 1, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $62.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 38, Issue 6 - August 15, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Coverless $103.22 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. First wrap missing, interrupts art and story. Staples added (not manufacturing). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Capt. Battle (by Jack Binder and Carl Formes), Silver Streak in "The Adventure of the Laughing Hyena" (art by Don Rico), Cloud Curtis and His Golden Bullet (by Binder and Formes), Pirate Prince (by Richard Norman), Lance Hale (art by Fred Guardineer), Dickie-Dean the Boy-Inventor (by Dick Hamilton), Thun-Dohr (origin), Presto Martin, Quick-Change Detective in "The Riddle of the Missing Bullet" (by Bob Wood), and the original Daredevil in "The Affair of the Scarlet Skull" (by Rico). Three-page text story, Capt. Battle in "Quick Revenge, or You Can't Do That To My Buddy." Binder cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $53.00

Add to cart GD 2.0 $28.00 View scan 2 1/2" Spine split from top. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

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.