Comic books March 1943

Volume 9, Issue 2 - March, 1943. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Al Plastino. Stories and art by Ray Gill, Al Fagaly, Bart Tumey (credited as Ed Ryan), Harold DeLay, and John Jordan. Sometimes listed as 4Most #6. Four different stories featuring clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s from Novelty Press. Cadet Dick Cole and his team encounter enemy agents during an exhibition game in Central America. Li'l Abner-like Danl Flannel and Beulah Belle find themselves in Morbid Marsh, where dinosaurs still survive. Edison Bell goes on a hiking trip, but escaped convicts are hiding out along the route. Edison Bell shows young readers how to make a Native American headdress. Dick Cole; Danl Flannel: Morbid Marsh; Good As Gold; Edison Bell; You Can Make This American Indian Head-Dress; The Cadet. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, scripts by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Just Kids strips by A.D. Carter. Curley Harper at Lakespur strips, art by Lyman Young. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. Private Breger Abroad strips by Dave Breger. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Superman stars in "The Face of Adonis!" Also the Vigilante in "The Dummy and the Dumbbell" (pencils by Mort Meskin as "Mort Morton Jr," inks by Paris), 3 Aces in "Double-X for the Axis," Americommando in "The Brigade of the Biting Rabbit" (art by Bernard Baily), Congo Bill in "The Full-Dress Rebellion," and Zatara the Master Magician in "The Seven Year Itch!" Full-page ad for Supermen of America fan club. Half-page ads for Superman # 21 and World's Finest Comics # 9. Full-page combined ad for Batman # 15, Wonder Woman # 3, All-Star Comics # 15, All-Flash Comics # 9, Comic Cavalcade # 1, Leading Comics # 5, Green Lantern # 6, and Mutt & Jeff # 8. "Slap a Jap" cover. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Crime Carnival!, script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Sandman and Sandy must solve a series of unusual crimes being committed by members of the Mammoth Circus, who seem to always elude members of the Police with a getaway car that converts into a truck. The Doom From the Skies, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Emil Gershwin. Riddle of the Rodeo starring Shining Knight, script by Ruth Lyons Kaufman [as Bunny Lyons], art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Adventure of the Runaway Calculating Machine starring Genius Jones, script by Alfred Bester, art by Stan Kaye. The Adventure of the Animal Assassins starring Manhunter, script by Jack Kirby, art by Pierce Rice. The Last Time They Saw Paris starring Mike Gibbs, Guerilla, script by Joe Samachson, art by Irving Tirman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Ed Cronin. Cover by Mort Leav. Stories by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Al Camy, Harry Sussman, Tony DiPreta, Bob Fujitani, Nathaniel Nitkin, Harry Sahle, John Cassone, and Al Ulmer. Heroic action stories of war and airborne adventure—these are Air Fighters Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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The Justice Society of America face "The Man Who Created Images!" Plot by Gardner Fox and Sheldom Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Joe Gallagher plus individual chapters featuring Wonder Woman (art by Gallagher), Hawkman (art by Sheldon Moldoff), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Stan Aschmeier), Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier), the Atom (art by Gallagher), the Sandman (art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby), Starman (art by Ed Dobrotka), the Spectre (art by Bernard Baily), and Doctor Fate (art by Howard Sherman). Two-page Hop Harrigan text story, "Death Rays From the Sun." Frank Harry cover. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Invasion By Ice; Human Torch and Toro must stop the mad plans of a Nazi lunatic, who was released from an asylum, from assisting Hitler in a fantastic plan to invade England. The Plot To Kill MacArthur starring Captain America; A cruel Japanese warlord, thirsting for revenge for the shame thrust upon the 'honorable' ancestors of Nippon by the United States, devises a plan to kill General Douglas MacArthur in order to wipe out the memory of the Japanese defeat in the Pacific. Changes the Face of the Earth starring Submariner. To Hitler, From Hell starring The Destroyer. Ad urging readers to read Captain America Comics every month, and to join Cap's Sentinels of Liberty. Holdup! Robbery! Murder! starring The Whizzer, art by George Klein. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. League of the Three-Eyed Men starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Harry Tschida; Alan Scott and Itreme Miller's discovery of a three-eyed dead man plunges the Emerald Crusader and Doiby into a battle for their lives against Nazi saboteurs. The Atom Went to Town, script by Ted Udall, art by Joe Gallagher. Experimental Mission starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Mystery of Gamwell's Home for the Blind starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Stan Aschmeier. Ma Hunkel and the Nazis starring Scribbly and the Red Tornado, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. The Freckle-Faced Kid starring Sargon the Sorcerer, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Howard Purcell. Four Fighting Yanks starring Red, White and Blue, script by Ted Udall, art by Joe Gallagher. Wonder Woman for Infantile Paralysis public service announcement, art by Harry G. Peter. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Mar. 1943. True crime magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Pierce Rice. Stories by unknown. Art by Harry Sahle, Joe Kubert, Sam Glanzman and unknown. In this issue: "Murder on the High Seas"; Rex Elliott (introduction, only appearance) in "Mystery of the Hilarious Flight!" with art by Harry Sahle; "Crisis on Kiel Canal"; 3-page untitled Story Behind the Cover text story; Barry Kuda in "Depth Charge"; Scarlet Nemesis (introduction of Rocky Ford, only appearance) and Black Orchid (introduction of Judith Allen, only appearance) in "Case of the Crumpling Skyscrapers"; Scarlet Phantom (introduction, only appearance) in "The Curse of Gold" with art by Joe Kubert; Ma Jenkins (introduction, only appearance) in "Old Lady Dynamite"; and "The Secret Weapon" with art by Sam Glanzman. Plus:untitled Judy Joy 2-pager by Al Zere (credited as Bates). Also: untitled Moe, Joe, and Co. 2-pager by Art Helfant (only appearance of this feature). 64 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fair $9.00 View scans Paper: Slightly britle Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

All issues in this series consist of three remaindered/coverless copies of unsold Amazing Stories (not reprints) re-bound together by Ziff-Davis into a single thick volume with new outer cover art. Cover price $0.35.

Volume 26, Issue 3 - March 1943. The American Girl magazine. For all girls--Published by the Girl Scouts, features articles, advice, and crafts. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.20.

March, 1943. Volume 31, Issue 1. Cover by William Timmins. Bedsheet format, 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Jack Burnley. "Your Face Is Your Fortune!", script by Jack Schiff, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos; Selina Kyle wins a beauty contest under an assumed name and falls in love with Bruce Wayne, who was one of the judges. 2-page Lucky-Bucky story by Bob Naylor. "The Boy Who Wanted to Be Robin!", script by Don Cameron, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); After watching the Caped Crusader's in action for a period of time, and especially Robin, a criminal boss decides that he will use Batman's methods against him and adopts a youngster to aid him. "The Two Futures," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); The Caped Crusaders visit the world's greatest historian, whose fellow professors give them an idea what will happen to America's democratic way of life when the war ends. "A Lucky Break" text story by Dan Darcy. One-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Loneliest Men in the World," script by Don Cameron, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos (backgrounds); For this Christmas, Batman and Robin decide to play Santa to "the loneliest men in the world": those who have no friends at that festive time of the year. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 5, No. 3 - March 1943. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $35.00 View scans Only one staple (manufacturing). Rust migration. Spine stress. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling.

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Vol. 2, No. 2. March 1943. Steffa cover. Men's interest magazine of pinups and glamour shots. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 64 pages, B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.25.

Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.

Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ham Fisher, Kermit Jadiker and Charles Zerner (credited as Paine), Elmer Wexler, Frank Beck, Frank Tinsley, Mart Bailey, Alfred Andriola, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Ogden Whitney. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Vic Jordan and Sue are captured by the Gestapo who see through the fugitives' disguises. Sparky Watts feels he must break up with Hedy and marry Doc Static's daughter, so he can help her raise super-powered baby Halfpint. In the South Pacific, The Face's horrifying appearance makes him a target of US as well as Axis soldiers. Vic Jordan; Skyman; Sparky Watts; A PT Special; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dinky Dinkerton; Dixie Dugan; The Face. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $12.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Digest sized Spanish language translation of Bill Barnes Air Adventures published by Editorial Molino in Argentina.

The Black Bat in "Millions for a Murderer" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "A Tip for the Waitress" by Joe Archibald and "Blue Coupe" by C.S. Montanye. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Poor $5.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate.

Digest-sized, 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.