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Comic books September 1943

  • Issue #4
    4Most Vol. 2 (1943) Four Most 4
    • Bottom staple removed.

    Cover by Al Plastino. Stories and art by Ray Gill, Kermit Jaediker, Jim Wilcox, Harold DeLay, and John Jordan. Sometimes listed as 4Most #8. Four different stories featuring clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s from Novelty Press. On a picnic, Dick Cole and his pal overhear cattle rustlers plotting against a nearby ranch. Li'l Abner-like Danl Flannel becomes a strongman in a traveling medicine show, unaware it's partnered with outlaws. Edison Bell overhears what he thinks is a plot for his own kidnapping. Also, "Edison Bell's Gift to Plane Spotters" tells young readers how to create silhouettes of enemy aircraft to identify them during potential air raids - a snapshot of its era. Similarly, the cover features caricatures of Hitler, Hirohito, and Mussolini being used as target practice, a representative patriotic cover for the era. Dick Cole; Danl Flannel; Rejected; Edison Bell: The Kidnapping of Edison Bell; Spotto; The Cadet. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #78
    Ace Comics (1937) 78

    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. Family Portraits strips, art by Norman Lynd. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. Just Kids strips, art by A.D. Carter. Private Breger Abroad strips by Dave Breger. Curley Harper at Lakespur strips, art by Lyman Young. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #64
    Action Comics (1938 DC) 64
    Published Sep 1943 by DC.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Centerfold re-attached with tape.
    • Label #0286894007

    Cover art by Ed Dobrotka. The Terrible Toyman (Toyman intro) starring Superman, script by Don Cameron (signed as Jerry Siegel), pencils by Ed Dobrotka (signed as Joe Shuster), inks by George Roussos. The Treasure of Dead Man's Key starring Vigilante, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Mort Meskin. Jitters Jeep story, script and art by Jack Farr. The Inquisitive Ostrich starring Congo Bill, script by Don Cameron. Peter the Small starring Americommando, script by Joseph Greene, art by Bernard Baily. Quiet ... Thugs at Work starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 109 #5
    Adventure (1910-1971 Ridgway/Butterick/Popular/New Publications) Pulp/Magazine Vol. 109 #5


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Issue #12
    Air Fighters Comics Vol. 1 (1941-1943) 12
    • Paper: White
    • Label #2036331001
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Scratch on front of case
    • Label #0352738020
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    Edited by Ed Cronin. Cover by Fred Kida. Stories by Harry Stein, Fred Kida, Dan Barry, Tony DiPreta, Bill Fraccio, Carl C. Hodges, John Cassone, and Bob Fujitani. Heroic action stories of war and airborne adventure—these are Air Fighters Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Vol. 20 #6
    Air Trails Pictorial (1942-1950 Street & Smith) Magazine Vol. 20 #6


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  • Vol. 5 #2
    Air War (1940-1945 Better) Pulp Vol. 5 #2


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Issue #18
    All Star Comics (1940-1978) 18

    Fall 1943. The Justice Society of America has its hand full when "Insects Turn to Crime!" Plot by Gardner Fox and Sheldon Mayer, script by Fox. Art by Joe Gallagher plus individual chapters featuring Hawkman (art by Sheldon Moldoff), the Sandman (art by Pierce Rice and Arthur Cazenueve), the Spectre (art by Bernard Baily), Doctor Fate (art by Howard Sherman), Dr. Mid-nite (art by Stan Aschmeier), Starman (art by Rice/Cazenueve), the Atom (art by Gallagher), and Johnny Thunder (art by Aschmeier). Wonder Woman cameo. Full-page ad for the Junior Justice Society of America fan club. Combined full-page ad for Wonder Woman 6, Comic Cavalcade 4, All-Flash 12, and Green Lantern 9. Frank Harry cover. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #1
    All Surprise (1943 Timely/Marvel/CPC) 1
    • 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at single center staple and anchored with tape.
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  • Issue #1
    All-Select Comics (1943) 1
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4385928001
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    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Case of the Mystery of the Human Bats, pencils by Don Rico, inks by Al Bellman; The Vulture and his Batmen capture various important figures of the war effort until Cap and Bucky are taken to their aerie and overpower the Vulture; With their leader defeated, and the serum that gives them flight collected by Cap, the Batmen and Vulture will die within a few hours; Cap and Bucky inject the hostages with the serum, along with themselves, and they fly down from the aerie. Corner the Clutching Claw starring the Human Torch. The Jumping Jeep starring Jeep Jones, art by Chic Stone. The Sub That Went To the Races, art by Larry Antonette. Blood Money starring Black Widow. Battles the Bloody Baron starring the Sub-Mariner, art by Dan Barry. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 17 #9
    Amazing Stories (1926-Present Experimenter) Pulp Vol. 17 #9


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Volume 17, Issue 9 - September, 1943. 6.75" x 9.5", 212 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 3 #6
    Army Laughs (1941-1948 Crestwood) 1st Series Vol. 3 #6


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    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Issue #18
    Batman (1940) 18
    Tags: Batman
    Published Sep 1943 by DC.
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s); Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #3739689004

    Cover pencils by Ed Kressey, Dick Sprang, and Stan Kaye, inks by Dick Sprang and Stan Kaye. "The Secret of Hunter's Inn!", script by Joe Samachson, pencils by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane), inks by Jerry Robinson (as Bob Kane); Batman and Robin, in their everyday identities as Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson (accompanied by Alfred), are investigating Hunter's Inn, the scene of many robberies of wealthy patrons and run into the Tweed Brothers. One-page Private Pete story by Henry Boltinoff. "Robin Studies His Lessons!", script by Joe Samachson, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson; When Dick brings home a miserable report card, Bruce relegates the youngster to studying at home instead of gallivanting about as Robin, the Boy Wonder! One-page Chief Hot Foot story by Henry Boltinoff. "The Good Samaritan Cops," script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane), inks by Jack Burnley (as Bob Kane) and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); In the first story of a series, Batman and Robin meet and work with different agencies within the realm of the Police Department: in this story, it's the Police Emergency Squad. "Boarders Away!" text story by Tod Lowry. "The Crime Surgeon!", script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson; The Crime Surgeon, after successfully operating on and saving the life of the Warden at the prison he is incarcerated in, makes good his escape and re-opens his Crime Clinic: an agency that helps crooks to better carry out their crimes! 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 2 #5
    Beauty Parade (1941-1956 Harrison Publications^) Magazine Vol. 2 #5


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    Volume 2, Issue 5. September 1943. Cover by Winer. Men's magazine featuring showgirls, models, and pinups. 64 pages. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. B&W. Mature Readers. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #4
    Boy Commandos (1942-1949 1st Series) 4
    • Cover and centerfold detached at the staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Trimmed
    • TRIMMED. Spine damaged (book removed from a bound volume).
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    World War II cover. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Invasion of Eurorpe: Flames At Dawn: Chapter 1, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; the Commandos participate in D-Day, months before it actually happens. The Invasion of Eurorpe: Brooklyn Revere's Ride: Chapter 2. The Invasion of Eurorpe: The Madman of Mt Cloud: Chapter 3. The Invasion of Eurorpe: Toinette The Terrible: Chapter 4. The Invasion of Eurorpe: West Meets East: Chapter 5. The Invasion of Eurorpe: Bugle of the Brave: Chapter 6. The Invasion of Eurorpe: Road to Berlin: Chapter 7. Facts About the Service featuring Doughboy, script andart by Jack Lehti. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Buck Rogers (1940 Famous Funnies) 6
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Piece-fill. 1" Spine split from bottom. Cover detached at single center staple. Tape on interior cover and pages.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Story by Phil Nowlan. Art by Dick Calkins. Cover by Stephen A. Douglas. Reprints of the early comic strip that defined "science fiction" for an entire generation. Collects the Buck Rogers Sunday strips (with a different storyline than the daily strip), following the adventures of Buddy Deering, younger brother of Buck's compadre Wilma Deering. Buck and Wilma join forces with Buddy and Alura to make a last stand on Earth against the invading Martian armies. Final issue of the series; Buck Rogers reprints continued in Famous Funnies (1934). 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #21
    Calling All Girls (1941-1949 Parents' Magazine) 1st Series 21
    • Centerfold detached at one staple.

    Stories and art by Sam Glankoff, Jack Sparling, Corrine Dillon, Meg Wohlberg, Raoul Whitfield, Maxine Shore, M.M. Oblinger, Blake Bowman, Stephanie O'Brien, Isabelle Corey, Elizabeth Hawes, Maxine Livingston, Dixie Willson, Elizabeth Nichols, Elena Chance, Nell Giles, Jane Richards, Nancy Pepper, Alice Barr Grayson, and Margaret Sutton. A kids' anthology from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories, comics and advice aimed at 1940s teen girls. A comics biography of military aviator and nurse Elsie Ott, the first woman to receive the United States Air Medal. An illustrated feature on teen Resistance fighters in WWII China. A wartime Coca-Cola ad featuring early mascot Sprite Boy and Women's Army Corps troops. Susan Says; Judy Wing; Flying Nurse; Sherry Strikes a New Note; The Bookworm's Turn; The Haunted Apartment; China's Youngest Army; Two Stars in One Spotlight; The Mystery of the Thieving Spooks; Lets Talk Things Over; What Are Big Boys Made Of?; Right This Way; Picnic Special; You Can Sail Through Life; Have Fun with Scribble Togs; Paint Pot; Personality; Drama Unlimited; Australian Songbird; The Victory Club; Girls in the News; Gadgets for Girls. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #30
    Captain America Comics (1941 Timely) 30
    • INCOMPLETE. Back cover and last two pages missing, affects art and story. Heavy spine splitting and glue along several wraps, corner pieces missing (mostly margin).

    Cover art by Syd Shores. Captain America stars in "The House of the Laughing Death," pencils and inks by Syd Shores. The Golden Age Human Torch stars in "The Nazi Cleaver," pencils by Al Fagaly. Captain America in "The Curse of the Yellow Scourge," pencils by Syd Shores. Captain America in "The Saboteur of Death," pencils by Syd Shores. Two-page text story, "The Black-Out Detective," one page featuring "Make-believe Magic" tricks. 60 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #27
    Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) 27
    • Printing: Imbalanced red inks on front cover.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by C.C. Beck. Stories by Otto Binder, Marc Swayze, Bert Whitman and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, C.C. Beck Shop, Bert Whitman and unknown. Now on Earth, Mr. Mind uses his cosmic brain ray to command worms to eat away at the foundations of skyscrapers, causing them to collapse. Captain Marvel eventually discovers the villain hiding under his nose and decides to stop Mr. Mind once and for all by crushing him underfoot in "The Monster Society of Evil Chapter 6: Mr. Mind on Earth" by Otto Binder, C.C. Beck and C.C. Beck Shop. Captain Marvel also stars in: "Captain Marvel Makes a Movie Hit" with story by Otto Binder (Los Angeles city story); "The Pledge of the Gremlins" by Marc Swayze, C.C. Beck and C.C. Beck Shop; and "The Arabian Nights of Today" with story by Otto Binder. Plus: Little Sneezer in "De Code in de Dose!" by Bert Whitman; Captain Kid in an untitled 2-pager; and 2-page text story "The Bases Were Loaded" by Gary Brown. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #19
    Catman Comics (1941) 19
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Cover Detached. Tape on Cover and Interior Cover.
    • Label #0291454006
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Large piece out of page 1 and 2.
    • Label #4269154012
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    • Interior is complete, but brittle. Full length spine split through cover and major splitting to several wraps.
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    Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Bob Fujitani, Charles Quinlan, Herman C. Browner, Robert Turner, Al Mandel and C. R. Schaare. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 2 #6. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. The Hood faces the ruthless Axis interrogator Red Lash, who has red whips for hands. Gangsters capture the Deacon and put him into a pit full of man-eating rats, but luckily Mickey is not far away. Kitten and Mickey, the sidekicks of Cat-Man and the Deacon also known as the Little Leaders, search for the train robber who stole a fortune in diamonds intended for the defense industry. Cover by Charles Quinlan features caricatures of the Axis leadership and doubles as a war-bonds PSA. Cat-Man & Kitten: The Two-Faced Terror; The Deacon & Mickey: Vanishing Vagabonds!; The Ragman: Adventure of Formula G275; Little Leaders: Diamonds for Victory!; The Hood: The Red Lash!; Chinatown Trap; Blackout: Death for the Nazis!; The Well Cooked Cook; Hog-Bound. 60 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #1
    Classics Illustrated 014 Westward Ho! 1
    • Cover coming detached at single center staple. Cover oxidation. Water spotting.
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    Westward Ho!, 1st Printing, Classics Comics. (HRN 13, 9/43). Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 6 #9
    Click (1938-1944 Click Inc.) Magazine Vol. 6 #9


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    • Staple rust: Moderate.
  • Issue #5
    Clue Comics (1943) 5
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #0135246003
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover by Dan Barry. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Alan Mandel, Tony DiPreta, and John Cassone. Forgotten superheroes from the Golden Age of comics, featuring early work by Dan Barry and other comics legends. Zippo, Nightmare and Sleepy were all listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. The Crane, a Nazi agent with telescoping arms, targets the Giant and the Boy King. Nightmare and Sleepy battle a prison baseball team who continue their baseball-themed crimes after being paroled. Micro-Face investigates a murder, but the body is nowhere to be found. The Boy King and the Giant; Nightmare and Sleepy: The Crooked Nine and the Diamond Robberies!!!; Stupid Manny; Micro-Face; The Tall Witness; Zippo; Jackie Law and the Boy Rangers; Twilight. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 113 #9
    Country Gentleman (1852-1955 Curtis Publishing) Magazine Vol. 113 #9


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

  • Issue #7
    Doll Man Quarterly (1941 Quality) 7

    Cover art by Al Bryant. Perkins's Pelican, pencils by Mort Leav; A pelican is trained as a pick pocket. The Criminal Band; This was a different sort of criminal band; They played musical instruments with one hand and a six-gun with the other. A Blueprint For Banditry, pencils by Mort Leav; Well-loved characters of childhood come alive in modern guise to commit their deeds of felony. The Magician's Laboratory starring Kid From Hester Street, art by Louis Ferstadt; A magician drops down from the sky and Larry and Tessie get a magic wish bone for saving him. The State Vs. the Doll Man, pencils by Mort Leav; Darrel Dane is charged with murder. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 12 #9
    Dragon (1932 International Society of Junior Magicians) Magazine Vol. 12 #9


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

  • Vol. 4 #12
    Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1941-Present Davis-Dell) Vol. 4 #12


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    • Staple rust: Slight.
  • Vol. 22 #15
    Family Circle (1932 The Family Circle Inc.) Magazine Vol. 22 #15


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    Volume 22, Issue 15 - April 9, 1943. Human interest family centric publication that features short fiction stories, recipes and celebrity gossip. 20 pages, 8.5" x 11.25", B&W Newsprint.

  • Vol. 5 #4
    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 5 #4


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

    "The Iron Star" a book-length novel by John Taine, plus "Doorway into Time" a novelette by C.L. Moore, and "The Yellow Sign" a novelette Robert W. Chambers.

    Vol. 5, No. 4 - September 1943. Published by Popular Publications. 6.75" x 9.75", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #110
    Famous Funnies (1934) 110
    • Cover coming loose at single center staple.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Life's Like That" by Fred Neher; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Invisible Scarlet O'Neil" by Russell Stamm; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Jitter" by Arthur B. Poinier; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Connie" by Frank Godwin; "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; "Roy Powers, Eagle Scout" by Paul Powell; "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff; "Mescal Ike" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta; and "Chief Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon. "Ninety Miles from Nowhere" text story by C. Engle. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 60 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #10
    Fawcett's Funny Animals (1942-1956 Fawcett/Charlton) 10

    Stories and art by Chad Grothkopf and Bill Brady. Funny-animal comics from Fawcett, featuring Hoppy the Marvel Bunny, who has the same powers and power-word as his hero (Shazam!). Captain Marvel Bunny discovers someone on the beach sending radio messages, and concludes that he must be an Axis spy. Monkey detective Sherlock Monk seeks the "book rat" who has been vandalizing library books. With an election coming up, Billy tries to help Sheriff Oscar catch the mysterious nighttime bandit so he can win the election. Plus a PSA for War Bonds and Stamps featuring Captain Marvel (Shazam). Hoppy the Marvel Bunny; Benny Beaver and Fuzzy Bear; Gremmy the Gremlin; Pencil Party!!!; Sherlock the Monk and Chuck; Uncle Don Broadcasting for Funny Animals "Martyr-Dum!"; Billy the Kid and Oscar; Willie the Worm and Sammy. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Fighting Yank (1942 Nedor) 5
    • INCOMPLETE. Missing multiple pages (affects art and story).
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    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Color touch. TRIMMED. Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Book removed from a bound volume.
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    Alex Schomburg cover. 60 pages Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 1 #6
    Flying Cadet (1943 Flying Cadet Publishing Company) Vol. 1 #6


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    September 1943. Magazine with a focus on student aviation and instruction. 7.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #29
    Four Color (1942-1962 Dell 2nd Series) 29
    • Cover detached and taped to first wrap. Cover and interior oxidation.

    Indicia title is "DONALD DUCK AND THE MUMMY'S RING, No. 29."Cover art by Carl Buettner. Intro in which Donald puts up wall posters with the story titles on them, art by Carl Buettner. Donald Duck and the Mummy's Ring, script and art by Carl Barks; Huey is trapped inside a mummy case and taken to Egypt by emissaries of the Bey El Dagga, who is restoring life in his province to the way it was in ancient times. The Hard Loser, script and art by Carl Barks; Donald and the nephews are rivals in the "Screwball Derby," a cross-country horse race in which any dirty trick may be played on the other contestants. Too Many Pets, script by Carl Barks and Merrill de Maris (plot), art by Carl Barks; An organ grinder gives the nephews a monkey named Jingo, who plays hob with Donald's house until Donald sells him to a stranger. Back cover in which Donald is on a ladder closing the book, art by Carl Buettner. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #194309
    Front Page Detective (1936-1995 Dell Publishing Co. Inc.) Magazine 194309


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  • Vol. 1 #2
    Giggles (1943-1946 Starlike^) Magazine Vol. 1 #2


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  • Issue #9
    Green Lantern (1941 1st Series DC) 9
    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s); Minor side/edge crack(s); See item notes
    • Piece of tape on top edge label.
    • Label #1158129001

    Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. The School For Vandals starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; Green Lantern is unaware that a vicious criminal named "The Whisler" is being aided by a group of boys who attend a reform school that Alan Scott has just been named Dean of. Love Shouldn't Happen To a Dog starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell; While helping the Emerald Crusader wrap up a gang of crooks, Doiby spies the female leader of the mob and immediately deserts Green lantern for his "new love." Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]. Patsy the Punk Commits Haki Saki starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Tale of the Timid Terrors starring Green Lantern, script by Alfred Bester, art by Martin Nodell. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Headline Comics (1943 Prize) 5
    • 4 3/4" Cumulative spine split (chew).
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Stories and art by Ken Browne, Buster Green, W. Jourdain, and Bernard Krigstein. Headline Comics' first rotating slate featured a slew of Axis-punching super-heroes typical of the early 1940s. The Junior Rangers invade Italy, in a story with art by comics legend Bernard Krigstein. Teen inventor Cliff Gordon takes his three-way plane into battle against the Axis on land, sea and air. The trail of stolen paste diamonds leads boy detective Johnny Doolittle to a hidden Nazi U-boat. Junior Rangers; Animal Crackers; Cliff Gordon the Wonder Boy; Happy and Scrappy; Little Johnny Doolittle; Bread and Bullets; Perry Allen; Private Messkit; Tom Morgan. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 8 #3
    Headline Detective (1939-1944 MacFadden) Magazine Vol. 8 #3


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    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Vol. 3 #12
    Headquarters Detective (1940-2001 Headquarters Detective, Inc.) True Crime Magazine Vol. 3 #12


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    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    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", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #20
    Heroic Comics (1940 Famous Funnies) 20
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #0010284003

    Cover by H.C. Kiefer. Stories and art by Stephen Douglas, Alexander Kostuk, H.C. Kiefer, Harry G. Peter, Russell Keaton and Bill Everett. Superhero comics from Famous Funnies, featuring some of the stranger heroes of the Golden Age. Man o' Metal investigates when a movie star is targeted by deadly accidents on the set; Hydroman tracks Nazi spies to a strange house by the sea; A foghorn provides Music Master with the power he needs to halt a sabotaged ship. Brutal but vibrant cover by H.C. Kiefer. Rainbow Boy, Music Master and Man o' Metal were all listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. True Stories of War Heroes; Hydroman; The Music Master; Rainbow Boy; The Sea Is Deep; Man O' Metal; You Can't Kill Him; Flyin' Jenny. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #29
    Hit Comics (1940 Quality) 29
    • Centerfold detached at single center staple. Cover and interior oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover pencils by Ruben Moreira. Barry the Magician, pencils by Sheldon Moldoff. Exhibit "A"; During the course of the case Foster was working on, Doc Vaughn discloses to Ah Choo Foster's true identity as the Great Defender. Making Things Hot For the Japs starring Her Highness. Murder In Hollywood starring Betty Bates, art by Al Bryant. Dan Tootin humor page by Jack Cole. Back In the U.S.A. starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Daniel Goon For Sheriff starring Woopy. In the Clutches of Prof. Twerp, art by Paul Gustavson; Bill is kidnapped by the pint-sized scientist Professor Twerp, who attempts to discover Bill's powers. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 2 #5
    Hollywood Detective (1942-1950 Culture Publications) Pulp Vol. 2 #5


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    • Paper: Slightly britle
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
  • Vol. 18 #3
    Inside Detective (1935-1995 MacFadden/Dell/Exposed/RGH) Vol. 18 #3


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    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

    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.

  • Issue #55
    Jumbo Comics (1938) 55
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4398008002

    Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Alex Blum, Rafael Astarita, and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Sheena must face the mysterious Devil Beast of Taboo Forest; Time-traveler Stuart Taylor meets Revolutionary War general Lafayette; Agent ZX-5 battles Nazis in Sweden. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Ghost Gallery; Midnight the Black Stallion; Angels of the Deep; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #45
    Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) 45
    • INCOMPLETE. 2 pages missing, interrupts art and story. Water damage. Oxidation. Interior tearing.
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    Cover art by Rafael Astarita. Untitled story; The Baroness, the white ruler of a band of native outlaws is dying from drug use. Cairo Joe, her partner devises a scheme to replace her with Ann and make the natives think that their goddess has risen from the dead. Kaänga manages to rescue Ann and the outlaws kill the white leaders. Battle to the Death!"; Simba's kingship is challenged by a mad bull from the natives' herd. Untitled story, pencils by Richard Case; A witch doctor schemes to rule his tribe, first murdering the chief and then attempting to murder the chief's son and daughter-in-law; Tabu exposes him as a fraud. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; A rajah decides to build a dam to make his sandalwood logs easier to transport; The lake being formed floods Wambi's jungle. Wambi and his jungle friends pull down the dam. Untitled story, art by George Appel; Fantomah challenges the visiting king of Ar to a chariot race, playing directly into his plans to murder her and assume her crown as well as his own; Fury comes to her rescue, leading to the king's death as his horse runs wild. "White Man's Juju" text story. Untitled story, pencils by Robert Webb; A renegade leader stirs up trouble by kidnapping a local chief's daughter; Terry rides to her rescue. Untitled story, art by Jim Mooney; Nazi agents are hiding treasures pilfered from all over Europe in the African jungle. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Kid Komics (1943) 3
    Published Sep 1943 by Timely.
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #1198521001
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Staple replaced and reinforced.
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    60 pages. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Leading Comics (1941) 8
    Published Sep 1943 by DC.
    Auction opens April 5
    • 1" Cumulative spine split. Water damage. Cover oxidation.

    Cover pencils by Jon Small, inks by Maurice del Burgo. Exiles in Time! (Chapter 1), script by Joe Samachson, pencils by Jon Small, inks by Maurice del Burgo; Upset with the fact that the Sevon Soldiers seem to be wise to his vast criminal organization's plans, the Dummy, with the use of time machine, sends each of the Legionnaires to a different era in the past. The Queen's Necklace! (Chapter 2); Green Arrow and Speedy are hurled back into the days of the Three Musketeers and are arrested along with the three for dueling, and because of the disappearance of the Queen's pearl necklace. Courage in Canton! (Chapter 3). Voyage of the Vikings! (Chapter 4). Friends, Romans, Countrymen! (Chapter 5). The Legend of Leonardo! (Chapter 6). Conclusion (Chapter 7). Midnight Jones humor two-pager. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #47
    Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) 47
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4389505006
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Underground Demons starring Human Torch, art by Harry Sahle. Invisible Monster of the Fog starring Sub-Mariner, art by Carl Pfeufer. Terry Vance untitled story, art by Frank Bolle. So You're 18 text story. The China Mission starring Vision, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Syd Shores. The Victory Garden Fights Back starring Jimmy Jupiter, script by Fred Gill, art by Fred Bell. The Unwilling Corpse starring Angel, art by Gustav Schrotter. 60 pages. Cover price $0.10.