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Comic books August 1942

  • Vol. 107 #4
    Adventure (1910-1971 Ridgway/Butterick/Popular/New Publications) Pulp/Magazine Vol. 107 #4


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Issue #77
    Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) 77
    • Corner of first wrap missing, minor impact to story. Oxidation.
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    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. Finder's Keepers, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Burnley; The Mist engages in a campaign using valuable items that people find on the street to hypnotize the finder, and later perpetrating thefts from those individuals. The Case of the Hi-Jacked Hep-Cats starring Hourman and Thorndyke, art by Bernard Baily. The Case of the Off-Key Crooner starring Genius Jones, script by Alfred Bester, art by Stan Kaye. The Horseless Cowboy starring The Shining Knight, script by Henry Lynne Perkins, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Stone of Vengeance starring Manhunter, script and art by Jack Kirby. Dreams of Doom starring The Sandman, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 18 #5
    Air Trails Pictorial (1942-1950 Street & Smith) Magazine Vol. 18 #5


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    • Staple rust: Moderate.

    For previous issues see Air Trails (1934-1942, 1950-1954 Street & Smith) Pulp 2nd Series Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #12
    All Star Comics (1940-1978) 12

    The Justice Society of America continue their fight against the Japanese in "The Black Dragon Menace." Plot by Gardner Fox and Sheldon Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Jack Burnley plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman (art by Sheldon Moldoff), the Sandman (art by Cliff Young), the Atom (art by Ben Flinton), Starman (art by Burnley), Doctor Fate (art by Bernard Kleini), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Stan Aschmeier), the Spectre (art by Bernard Baily), and Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier). Wonder Woman cameo--she becomes the JSA Secretary(!). Two-page Hop Harrigan story, "Mystery Island." Full-page ad for Wonder Woman # 1. Burney cover (assisted by others?). 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 16 #8
    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 16 #8


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 60%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    August 1942. Cover by H. W. McCauley. Science fiction stories by G. H. Irwin, David Wright O'Brien (as 'John York Cabot'), Miles J. Breuer, Leroy Yerxa, John Russell Fearn, Henry Kuttner, Festus Pragnell, Jep Powell, and Nelson S. Bond. Illustrations by H. W. McCauley, Malcolm Smith, Ned Hadley, Robert Fuqua, Swan Studios, L. Raymond Jones, Jay Jackson, Russell Milburn, Joe Sewell, and Hugo Wolf. Back cover by James B. Settles. 7" x 10"; black and white; 242 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #4
    America's Greatest Comics (1941 Fawcett) 4
    • 1" Spine split from bottom.
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    Cover by Ray Harford. Stories and art by C.C. Beck, Otto Binder, Phil Bard, Tom McNamara, and Charles Sultan. Fawcett's first squarebound comic is an anthology of its greatest superheroes, including Bulletman, Spy Smasher, and of course the original Captain Marvel (Shazam). Dr. Sivana decides to use his daughter Beautia's infatuation with Captain Marvel to create a fake wedding as a trap for the Big Red Cheese. Minute Man debuts his new, masked outfit as he investigates the strange power that turns beautiful women into old crones in minutes. Spy Smasher aids native Pacific Islanders in resisting invading Axis forces. Plus the poor man's Captain America, Commando Yank, joins the America's Greatest Comics lineup. Captain Marvel: The Bumble-Brained Bridegroom; Spy Smasher: Who Said the Pacific Islands Are Conquered?; Chubby; Bulletman: The Case of the Purple Blackout; Minute Man: The Sands of Time; Commando Yank; Mr. Scarlet: The Crime College; Destroyer Gob. 96 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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    $400 America's Greatest Comics #4. Cgc 2.0. August 1942

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  • Issue #12
    Batman (1940) 12
    Tags: Batman
    Published Aug 1942 by DC.

    Cover pencils by Jerry Robinson, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. "Brothers in Crime!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane), inks by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane) and George Roussos (backgrounds); While visiting their trophy room, the Caped Crusaders come across a bullet-proof vest, a keepsake from a case invoving the Rafferty Brothers, who unwittingly implicated their brother Peter in a murder. "The Wizard of Words!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson; Batman must once again battle the Harlequin of Hate, who, this time, decides to carry out, word for word, the slang words that people use every day in order to commit his crimes. "They Thrill to Conquer!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane), inks by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane) and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); Batman must battle a gang of criminals who are trying to blackmail professional stuntmen. 2-page Busy Bill story, art by George Storm. "Around the Clock with the Batman!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson; Gotham City celebrates "Batman Day", honoring all of the Caped Crusader's amazing accomplishments; And the events leading up to that day also helps Bruce Wayne complete the last chapter of a book he is writing. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $850 1942 D.C. Comics Batman 12 CGC .5. 1st Batcave

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  • Vol. 25 #4
    Black Mask (1930-1950 Popular Publications) Pulp Canadian Reprint Vol. 25 #4


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight. Foreign edition: Canada.

    Canadian Reprint Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #13
    Blue Beetle (1939 Fox/Holyoke) 13
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Significant inner well scuff(s); Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #1135383004
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #3801703001

    Cover art by Allen Ulmer. House ad for Blue Beetle. Untitled story, script by Charles Nicholas, pencils by Pierce Rice; Blue Beetle goes up against a mad scientist with an "ice gun" who captures Joan and Mike. Untitled story; Blue Beetle solves a case of Japanese infiltrators killing soldiers on leave by placing mechanical beetle weapons in their houses. The Death Mask; Blue Beetle must fight a crime lord who wears a green skull mask and seems to be able to kill by pointing his finger. Patriots Fight For the Right starring V-Man. Death on the Waterfront text story starring Blue Beetle. Untitled Spark Stevens story, art by Joe Kubert. Two paragraphs each about Cat Man Comics and Captain Aero Comics. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #14
    Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 14
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Spine split seal and centerfold TRIMMED.
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    Cover by Dave Berg. Stories by Marc Swayze, Otto Binder, Al Liederman and unknown. Art by Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck, Pete Costanza and Al Liederman. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "Henry's Grandmother" by Marc Swayze; "The Unwilling Toys" by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck; "Nippo Meets His Nemesis" with art by Pete Costanza; and "Captain Marvel, Detective" with art by Pete Costanza. Also in this issue: Captain Kid in an untitled tale by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "Wolfhound of the Sea" by Nathaniel Nitkin. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 3 #1
    Carnival Combined with Show (1940-1942 Show Magazine^) Vol. 3 #1


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    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Extensive.

    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.

  • Issue #1
    Classics Illustrated 004 The Last of the Mohicans (1942) 1
    • 3" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Cover oxidation.
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Color touch, piece-fill. Staples added (not manufacturing). Tape on interior cover, pages, and under staples.
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    • 2 1/2" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Water damage. Cover oxidation. Staple rust, rust migration.
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    • 3" cumulative spine split. Cover detached.
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    • Original staples removed, staples added (not manufacturing). Cover detached, 3" cumulative spine split with some splitting through wraps, pencil on front cover
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    The Last of the Mohicans, 1st Printing, Classics Comics. (NO HRN, 8/42). 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 112 #8
    Country Gentleman (1852-1955 Curtis Publishing) Magazine Vol. 112 #8


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    • Water damage: Moderate.

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

  • Vol. 113 #8
    Country Gentleman (1852-1955 Curtis Publishing) Magazine Vol. 113 #8


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    • Water damage: Moderate.

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

  • Issue #95
    Daring Detective (1934-1953) True Crime Magazine 95


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    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 16 Number 95 - August 1942. True crime articles, stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/8-in., 124 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #66
    Detective Comics (1937 1st Series) 66
    • Restored: C1
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Restoration Includes: Moderate Amount of Color Touch. (Piece out 3rd and 17th Page, Affects Story.) Tape on Cover, Interior. Top and Bottom Edge of Cover Trimmed. Incomplete Cover Trimmed/ Incomplete
    • Label #0287893002
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    1st appearance of Two-Face. Cover art by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. The Crimes of Two-Face starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger (from an idea by Bob Kane), pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. The Sphinx Speaks starring Boy Commandos, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Murder Will Out starring The Crimson Avenger, script and pencils by Jack Lehti, inks by Charles Paris. Little Discs of Death starring Spy, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Flaming Bullets text story by Eric Carter. The Adventure of the Shooting Spooks starring Air Wave, pencils by Harris Levy (as Lee Harris), inks by Charles Paris. Case of the Dripping Drum starring Slam Bradley, art by Howard Sherman. 64 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $9,500 Detective Comics 66 CGC 1.8 Brittle Pages 1st App of Two-Face / Harvey Dent 1942

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  • Vol. 11 #8
    Dragon (1932 International Society of Junior Magicians) Magazine Vol. 11 #8


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

  • Issue #21
    Exciting Comics (1940) 21
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  • Vol. 4 #4
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    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Off white
    • 5 1/2" crease on front cover. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Trimmed
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

    "Creep, Shadow!" a complete book-lenght by novel by A. Merritt.

    Volume 4, Issue 4 - August, 1942. Cover by Virgil Finlay. Fantasy stories "Creep, Shadow!" by Abraham Merritt, "A Roman Resurrection" by Lee Meriwether, and "The Outcast" by E. F. Benson. Interior artwork by Virgil Finlay and Frank R. Paul. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/2, 146 Pages, B&W. Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 4 #8
    Fantastic Adventures (1939-1953 Ziff-Davis Publishing^) Pulp / Magazine Vol. 4 #8


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Cover Wrap Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Edmund Hamilton, August Derleth, Robert Moore Williams, Robert Bloch, Eric Frank Russell.

    Volume 4, Issue 8 - August 1942. Cover by Robert Gibson Jones. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "The Son of Death" by Robert Moore Williams, and "The Daughter of Thor" by Edmond Hamilton. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 244 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #59
    Feature Comics (1939 Quality) 59
    • INCOMPLETE. Page missing, interrupts art and story. Centerfold detached.
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    "The Human Manikins," script by William Erwin Maxwell, art by Reed Crandall; Martha is kidnapped by De Swank, who owns a department store in which he turns women into lifelike manikins with a serum he intends to sell to Fifth Columnists. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Caretaker's Ghost," script by Toni Blum, art by Al Bryant. "Jungle Storm" starring Samar, art by Rafael Astarita. "The Great Ghost Herd," art by Alex Koda; The Fargo Kid vs. The "Hooded Murderer" and his gang. "Jack Traxe's Leveraged Buyout" starring Swing Sisson, script and art by Phil Martin. "The Ghost Ship" starring Reynolds of the Mounted, art by Art Pinajian. "The Japanese Transformation Drug," script and art by Paul Gustavson; Rusty Ryan vs. the Man of a Thousand Faces and the Black Dragon Society. "Death Steals the Show of the Great Darbun Circus!", script and art by Frank Borth; Spider Widow investigates a series of mysterious but fatal accidents at the local circus, and discovers the owner, dressed as a clown, is responsible. "The General's Daughter" starring Spin Shaw, art by Witmer Williams (as Clark Williams). 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #20
    Fight Comics (1940) 20
    • Cover and centerfold detached at one staple. 1 1/2" Cumulative spine split.
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    Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Edited by Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Al Bryant, Rafael Astarita, Lee Ames, Nick Cardy, Rudy Palais and Alex Blum. A combat-themed anthology from Fiction House that featured early work from many future comics legends (often uncredited) in the Eisner-Iger Shop. New strip Hooks Devlin combines mystery and war elements, as private eye Devlin enlists in the Navy and tracks Nazi agents; Chip Collins is an American aviator flying with Britain's RAF; Glamour-girl turned super-spy Senorita Rio fights Nazi agents in the South American Pampas. Shark Brodie; Dusty Rhodes; Senorita Rio; Rip Carson; Bataan's One-Man Army; End of the Feud; Kayo Kirby; Chip Collins; Hooks Devlin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #640
    Film Fun (1915-1942 Film Fun Publishing Co.^) Magazine 640


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    • Staple rust: Slight.
    • Spine split 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Issue #640 - August 1942. Enoch Bolles cover. 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.

  • Issue #9
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 9
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story.
    • Conserved
    • CBCS Authentic Signature
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Verified Sig: Carl Barks. Amateur Conservation Includes: Tear seals to cover with glue.
    • Label #17-2A6599E-003
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    Indicia title is "DONALD DUCK FINDS PIRATE GOLD, No. 9." Cover art by Hank Porter. Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold, script by Bob Karp (adaptation) and Homer Brightman (original storyboards), pencils by Carl Barks (story pages 1, 2, 5, 12-40) and Jack Hannah (story pages 3, 4, 6-11, 41-64), inks by Carl Barks (story pages 1, 2, 5, 12-40) and Jack Hannah (story pages 3, 4, 6-11, 41-64); Bearing a map found in Donald's seafood restaurant, the ducks and a parrot named Old Yellow Beak set sail for an island where the pirate Henry Morgan's treasure is buried; Unknown to them, the crew of the ship is made up of Black Pete, disguised as an old woman, and two of his rat-faced henchmen; Peter takes over the ship, but the ducks and the parrot reach the treasure island on a raft; They dig up the treasure while Pete lies in wait. Back cover treasure map. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #194208
    Front Page Detective (1936-1995 Dell Publishing Co. Inc.) Magazine 194208


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  • Vol. 2 #6
    Future Combined with Science Fiction (1941-1942 Columbia Publications) Pulp Vol. 2 #6


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Light tan to Cream
    • Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    August 1942. Previously titled Future Fiction. Cover by John R. Forte, Jr. "Once in a Blue Moon" by Norman L. Knight. Other stories by Ray Cummings, Martin Pearson, Joseph Gilbert, Hugh Raymond, E. A Grosser, J. S. Kilmaris, Wilfred Owen Morley, James Blish, and Mallory Kent. 7-in. x 10-in., black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #8
    Green Hornet Comics (1940) 8
    • Trimmed
    • TRIMMED. Interior is complete. Full length spine split with spine damage (book removed from a bound volume). Water damage and staples added (not manufacturing).
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    The Case of the Parrot, pencils by Pierce Rice; A man with a cane commits murder to steal a parrot. The Case of Charlie the Midget, pencils by Pierce Rice; The Hornet tackles a gang of tire thieves. Untitled Spirit of '76 story, script and art by Bob Powell. The Case of the Flaming Flamingo featuring Blonde Bomber; Honey captures a Japanese submarine intent on sabotage in San Francisco. Untitled Robin Hood story, script by S. M. Iger. "Another V for Victory!, script and art by Art Helfant. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 3 #2
    Headquarters Detective (1940-2001 Headquarters Detective, Inc.) True Crime Magazine Vol. 3 #2


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    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    Vol. 3, No. 2. August 1942. Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 82 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.15.

  • Aug 3 1942
    Life (1883-2000 Clair Maxwell/Life Publishing Company) Magazine Aug 3 1942
    • Staple rust: Moderate.

    August 3, 1942. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: James Petrillo; Renoir model Gabrielle; color photo portfolio of "The Girls of Hollywood" (Veronica Lake, Ann Sheridan, Rita Hayworth, Gene Tierney, Lana Turner, Alexis Smith, Hedy Lamarr, Carole Landis, Rosalind Russell, and Brenda Marshall); transport planes; Gen. MacArthur's son; global maps; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 88 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Aug 17 1942
    Life (1883-2000 Clair Maxwell/Life Publishing Company) Magazine Aug 17 1942
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    August 17, 1942. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Ace Guerrilla; Fort Leavenworth; guerrilla fighting; Ghandi at home; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 96 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #34
    Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) 34
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: See item notes
    • Very minor amount of glue on cover. Small amount of dried glue on cover. (1 extra staple added, not manufacturing.) Top edge label strip problem (old style slabs only).
    • Label #0774516014
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    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Human Torch untitled story (with the Timely staff), script and art by Carl Burgos. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Carl Pfeufer. The Beast of Cactus Canyon starring Vision, pencils by Syd Shores, inks by Al Gabriele. The Curse of Tutkenamen by Mickey Spillane. Exposed! The Jap Invaders starring Patriot, art by Al Fagaly. Dr. Watson Makes Monkeys Out of the Japs starring Terry Vance, art by Bob Oksner. In His Tunnel to China starring Jimmy Jupiter, script and art by Ed Robbins. The Curse of Professor Torture starring Angel. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 28 #4
    Mechanix Illustrated (1928 Fawcett) Vol. 28 #4


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Issue #82
    More Fun Comics (1935) 82
    Published Aug 1942 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4363219001
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    Cover by George Papp. "Robin Hood's Revenge," art by George Papp; Thanks to Professor Wurm's time pills, Green Arrow and Speedy end up in Robin Hood's time. "Luck for Sale," starring Doctor Fate, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Sherman; The Red Sage holds people in his power by threatening to manipulate the stock market in such a way as for them to lose their fortunes unless they do his bidding. "Puzzle of the Devil Deaths," art by Louis Cazeneuve; Radio Squad vs. Satan. "King of the Convict Island," starring Aquaman, art by Louis Cazeneuve; Prisoners on Convict Island use the war as an opportunity to take the place over. "Letters in the Sky," starring Johnny Quick, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton), inks by Cliff Young. "The Truth Hurts," starring the Spectre, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; Henry Barton invents a pill that makes everybody tell the truth and it immediately falls into the hands of Tacks Taggert. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #16
    Phoenix (1942 Walter Gibson) Fanzine 16

    Issue 16 - August 21, 1942. Early magic enthusiast fanzine with reader submitted homemade tricks for other readers to try at home complete with step-by-step instructions and illustrations where needed. 8.5" x 11", 4 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 1 #12
    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 1 #12


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    "War God of the Void" a novelette by Henry Kuttner, plus "Prison Planet" a short story by Bob Tucker.

    Fall 1942. Cover by Leydenfrost. Stories by Henry Hasse "City of the Living Flame", Henry Kuttner, Raymond Z. Gallum, Thornton Ayre, Malcolm Jameson, Basil Wells, R.R. Winterbotham, and Bob Tucker. Illustrations by Leydenfrost, Hoskins, Leo Morey, Lynch, Paul, and Knight. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

  • Vol. 1 #4
    Play (1942-1946 PLAY Magazine^) Girls on Parade Vol. 1 #4

    Vol. 1, No. 4. August, 1942. Pin-up magazine featuring non-nude photos of pin-up models. 8.25-in. x 11-in. 66 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 78 #2
    Popular Mechanics Magazine (1902-Present Popular Mechanics Company) Vol. 78 #2


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    Mechanical science and technology magazine. 6.75" x 9.5". 184 pages. PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 141 #2
    Popular Science (1872-Present Popular Science Publishing Co.) Vol. 141 #2


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    • Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 141, Issue 2 - August 1942. Features Articles on synthetic rubber and civilian defense movies. Also includes articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 228 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.20.

  • Issue #6
    Rangers Comics (1941) 6
    • 2" cumulative spine split. Interior residue. Cover and interior oxidation. Tape on interior of cover.
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    Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Edited by Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by Rudy Palais, Maxwell Elkan, Pagsilang Rey Isip, Joe Doolin, Al Walker, Sam Savitt, and Art Saaf. Sometimes listed as Rangers of Freedom Comics #6 (the title on the cover). Tales of adventure from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Captain Morgan and his team find themselves in an enemy deathtrap; Tex Rainger helps a woman who was forced off her land by outlaws; Freed from the Scarlet Crab's mind-control, Glory Forbes dedicates herself to battling the foes of democracy. Rangers of Freedom II; Private Elmer Pippin and the Colonel's Daughter; The Phantom Falcons; Delayed Action; Glory Forbes Vigilante; Rocky Hall, Jungle Stalker; Tex Rainger; The Sea Devil. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 42 #6
    Shadow (1931-1949 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 42 #6


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    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 42, Issue 6 - August 15, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #21
    Speed Comics (1939-1947 Brookwood/Harvey) 21
    • INCOMPLETE. Missing 4 pages (affects Black Cat, Ted Parrish, Speed Taylor and text stories). Two interior pages MARRIED. Staple removed. Near complete spine split in first wrap (partially taped). Unattached low quality reproduction front cover included.
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    Cover art by Joe Simon. Captain Freedom story, art by Arthur Cazeneuve. Shock Gibson story. Pat Parker story. Biff Bannon story, script and art by Art Helfant. The Story Behind the Cover text story starring Captain Freedom and Adolf Hitler, art by Joe Simon. Black Cat story. Crash, Cork, and the Baron story, art by Art Gates. Flossie story, script and art by Jordan. Ted Parrish story. Speed Taylor story. 68 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Aug 2 1942
    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Aug 2 1942
    • 1.5" Spine split from top.

    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Eisner/Fine/Quality staff assist on Spirit.

  • Aug 9 1942
    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Aug 9 1942

    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Eisner/Fine/Quality staff assist on Spirit.

  • Aug 16 1942
    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Aug 16 1942

    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Eisner/Fine/Quality staff assist on Spirit.

  • Aug 30 1942
    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic (1940-1952) Aug 30 1942

    Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Eisner/Fine/Quality staff assist on Spirit.

  • Issue #169
    Startling Detective Adventures (1929-1974 Fawcett) Pulp / Magazine 169


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    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    August 1942. True crime magazine with period photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

  • Vol. 4 #1
    Super Science Stories (1940-1951 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 4 #1


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    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

    August 1942. Cover by Huber Rogers. "Wreckers of the Star Patrol" by Malcolm Jameson, "Return From Zero" by Ross Rocklynne, and "Cham of the Hills" by Charles R. Tanner. Other stories by Leigh Bracket, Henry Hasse, Scott Mariner, and Isaac Asimov. Softcover Pulp, 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 146 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

    • Staple rust: Slight.
  • Issue #29
    Thrilling Comics (1940-51 Better/Nedor/Standard) 29
    • 1/2" spine split from bottom. Cover detached. Cover and interior oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover by Jack Binder. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Jack Binder, Max Plaisted, George Mandel, Elmer Wexler, Chuck Stanley, Kin Platt, and John Daly. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 38 #5
    True Detective (1924-1995 MacFadden) Magazine Vol. 38 #5


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    • Staple rust: Moderate.

    True crime stories with illustrations and photos. 8.5" x 11.5", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.