Comic books December 1942

Issue 1 - December 1942, 8.25 " x 11.25", B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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December 7, 1942. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Captain Smith; Report from Tokyo; war metals; Copacobana Girls; "New Yorker" cartoon art; Edward Lanning paintings; torpedo bomber planes; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 152 pages. Cover price $0.10.

December 21, 1942. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: lonely wives of servicemen; geopolitics; carbon dioxide's wartime functions; Gracie Fields; war posters by American artists; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 136 pages. Cover price $0.10.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 182, Issue 2 - December 26, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Feg Murray, Clayton Knight, H. H. Knerr, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Floyd Torbert, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Carl Anderson, Edwina Dumm, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Jimmy Thompson, Eugene L. Pollack, Tom Sims, and Bela Zaboly. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Once Mandrake's assistant, Grando uses his magic powers to commit crimes in New York City; German propaganda vs. British freedom of speech. Mandrake the Magician; Seein' Stars; Jan and Aloysius; The Romance of Flying; Bunky; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Henry; Little Acorns; High Spots; Popeye; Barney Baxter; Blondie; Indian Lore; Tippie and Cap Stubbs; Dinglehoofer. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $2,000.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Small amount of tape on interior cover. Significant front/back scuff(s). Label #1125892008 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Syd Shores. Crime Marches On starring The Human Torch, art by Harry Sahle. A Whale of a Whopping Story starring Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer. The Case of the Terrible-Tempered Tycoon starring Terry Vance, art by Bob Oksner. Smoked Out text story by Justin Dewey Triem. Robot's Revenge starring Vision, pencils by Shores. Jimmy Jupiter untitled story, script and art by Ed Robbins. Shadows over India starring Patriot, art by Al Fagaly. Death Comes Humming starring Angel, art by Gustav Schrotter. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Mac Raboy and Bob Rogers (backgrounds). The Ghost Town Mystery, script by Otto Binder, art by Mac Raboy and Bob Rogers (ghost town on the splash page); Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman] battles Captain Nazi [Albrecht Krieger]. The Girl Who Forgot Thursday! starring Bulletman and Bulletgirl. The Valley of Death! starring Minute Man, art by Phil Bard. Hoodoo Hannigan: Ch. 5: Heaven of Darkness text story by Joe Millard. Chubby two-pager by Tom McNamara. Death Walks the Stage! starring Balbo, Boy Magician, Valdini, and Walsh, art by Bert Whitman. Bad Men Ahead, script by Otto Binder, art by Ralph Carlson; The sheriff has been shot by a badman, when Hopalong and his pal Mesquite ride into town. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Mac Raboy. Captain Nazi Flies, script by Otto Binder, art by Mac Raboy; Captain Marvel, Jr. vs. Captain Nazi. Killer Gorilla, art by Ken Bald; The actions of a killer gorilla leads Bulletman to the circus, where he discovers the criminal mind behind a scheme to print and sell fake war bonds. Hoodoo Hannigan: Chapter 6: Friendly Fish text story by Joseph J. Millard. Why Is Every Friend a Foe? starring Minute Man, art by Phil Bard. Small Fry Goes To War starring Small Fry, script and art by Al Capp; one-page war bond feature. The Painted Bandit starring Balbo, Boy Magician, art by Bert Whitman. Hopalong Cassidy Takes a Trick, art by Harry Parkhurst. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 29, Issue 2 - December, 1942. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "We Kept the Tigers Flying" by James D. Cross, "Color Photos in Three Dimensions" by Andrew Giegold, Jr., "Camouflage - New Style" by Lester L. Wolff, "100mph Steam Torpedo Boat" by George Daniels, "The Yanks Attack!" by Lieut. H.L. Merillat, "The New Era of Super Guns" by Willy Ley, "A New World is Coming" by Dr. Charles M.A. Stine, and others . 6.75-in. x 9.5-in. 162 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Reed Crandall. Tondeleyo, script by Bill Woolfolk, art by Reed Crandall; Blackhawk challenges Nazi Ace Hans Oberst to an aerial duel to the death, which he accepts, but Blackhawk is unaware that it is a trap; However, a newcomer to Blackhawk Island, Tondeleyo, sows seeds of discontent and cowardice among the Blackhawks, and Chop-Chop is the only one to pull his friends out of their depression and take on the Nazis. Untitled story, script by Ted Udall, art by Vernon Henkel; The Sniper locates a mad scientist in the Black Forest who has the capability of turning troops into microscopic size, then putting them into the body of a suicide bomber pilot heading for England; When the reverse serum is applied, these men would burst forth from the pilot's corpse. Untitled story, script and art by Fred Guardineer; The President of the United States personally enlists the Blue Tracer for a mission in the mountains of Yugoslavia, where the machine demonstrates its most powerful feat to date (and taxed it accordingly) by plunging from the sky and burrowing a tunnel straight through a mountain. Untitled Phantom Clipper story, art by Fred Kida. The World's Dumbest Soldier, script and art by Bart Tumey; Private Dogtag (first appearance) versus Voodini; Cameo by Winston Churchill. Untitled Shot and Shell story, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Life-Line To the East Secret War News non-fiction story, script and art by Al McWilliams. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mort Meskin. "The Man Who Purchased Lives," starring Green Arrow and Speedy, pencils by Cliff Young, inks by Steve Brodie; Mephisto gives a group of down and out men great wealth, then tells them they have to commit a crime a month to keep it. "The Man Who Wanted No Medals," script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Sherman; Dr. Lawrence refuses to take a medal for his accomplishments, and instead goes to a small town to become a consultant; When Dr. Fate investigates, he discovers that the reason Lawrence didn't accept the medal is because the discoveries that brought him fame were actually made by another doctor. "Hook, Lion and Thinker," starring the Radio Squad, art by Cliff Young. "Race Around the World," art by Louis Cazeneuve; Aquaman plans to swim around the world in seven days for Navy Relief. "400 Years in a Day," starring Johnny Quick, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.), inks by Cliff Young. "The Man Who Knew All the Angles," script by Gardner F. Fox (as Jerry Siegel), art by Bernard Baily; The Spectre vs. Smokey Storey. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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10 3 /4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher), A. W. Nugent, Falcon Mathieu, John M. Jenks, Martin Naydel and Art Helfant. All-American/ DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, and other strips from bygone days. Jeff considers entering politics. Cicero's Cat takes a flight on a kite. Jeff invents electric underwear. Plus a vintage ad for Picture Stories from the Bible, one of the first publications from Entertaining Comics, soon to be known as legendary publisher EC. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat; We Were All Kids Once!; Victory Puzzles; How to Spot the Planes in the Skies; Flying Colors. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Gabriele. Untitled stories starring Uncle Sam (script by Otto Binder), Windy Breeze (art by Jack Cole as Henry Johns), Kid Dixon (art by Klaus Nordling as Bob Reynolds), Kid Patrol (art by Dan Wilson), Quicksilver (art by Fred Guardineer), and Destroyer 171 (art by Al McWilliams). The Most Hated Man In The World starring Sally O'Neil Policewoman. The Slave Mart starring The Unknown. Case 1 Mystery of the Atlantic starring G-2. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Walt Kelly. Froggy and Our Gang photo. Untitled story, script and art by Walt Kelly; The gang run a newspaper and decide to cover the blackout; Froggy unknowingly helps a car tire thief, but the gang catch the thief and his pal in the end. "Barney Bear Becomes a Hobo!", script and art by Gaylord DuBois; Barney gets tricked out of his house by the wolf, and tries to live as a hobo, but even the other hobos make demands on him. "The Killer Diller Boys" text story by Gaylord Du Bois. Untitled story, script by Gaylord Du Bois. "Flip and Dip in Monkeyshines," script by Gaylord Du Bois; The family's tree house blows down in a storm, and they convert it into a house boat. "Jimmy Wells, Explorer" text story by Gaylord Du Bois. "The First Swallow"; Based on the M-G-M cartoon. Untitled King story, script by Gaylord Du Bois; King hunts for food in the great, silent woods. "Stuffie" text story. Untitled Benny "The Lonesome Burro" story. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Fujitani. Untitled Shield story, art by Irv Novick; A cheap, gaudy rug turns up at several murders. Harry Shorten bio by Scott Feldman. "Sabotage!" starring Hangman, art by Bob Fujitani; An organizes band of saboteurs operates on American oil fields in Mexico. "Murder Makes a Phone Call" text story starring The Hangman by Scott Feldman. Untitled Danny In Wonderland story by Harry Shorten, art by Red Holmdale; The Swedish mystic plays magical tricks on Kuppie. Untitled Sergeant Boyle story by Harry Shorten, art by Carl Hubbell; Collins is carrying a case of nitroglycerine on a plane bound for the front in Africa. Untitled story, art by Red Holmdale; Archie spends $100, thinking he won a limerick contest; He gets into hot water when Jughead tells him it was a gag. Untitled Bentley of Scotland Yard story, art by Paul Reinman; There were four things...a death by lightning, a steam shovel, an unreported flight plan, and a piece of wire...four things that didn't add up. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 12, Issue 12 - December 1942. Vintage photo magazine featuring Reader submitted photographs, and pictorials focusing on Sports, Celebrities, Controversies, and Fashions of the time. Hitler (mask) cover, article on steps to take during a bomb raid with illustrations by Anthony Hvlasa, Lie Detector. 10-in. x 13 1/2-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 12, Issue 13 - December 1942. Vintage photo magazine featuring Reader submitted photographs, and pictorials focusing on Sports, Celebrities, Controversies, and Fashions of the time. Roy Rogers article and pictorial "Jingle Jangle in a Hotel". 10-in. x 13 1/2-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.