Don Winslow of the Navy (1943 Fawcett) comic books

Add to cart FR 1.0 $250.00 View scans Trimmed TRIMMED. Interior is complete. Full length spine split with spine damage (book removed from a bound volume). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Stories and art by Tom McNamara and Virgil Partch. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don investigates the sinking of a harmless fishing vessel, and learns of a Nazi scheme to secure the plans for a submersible aircraft carrier. Don and Red rescue a shipwreck survivor from a life raft, little suspecting that he's involved in a plot against America. Don discovers that a treasonous yachtsman is using phony depth charges to refuel submerged Nazi U-boats! Plus background on the Don Winslow character and his appearances in other media. Cover by an unknown artist features Shazam, aka Captain Marvel, introducing Don Winslow to Fawcett readers. The Coast Guard Menace; Eaglebeak Spruder; Red Herrings in the Panama Canal; Too Old to Fight; Bombs over New York; Jetsam Joe; The Ash Can Cannon. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 5.5 $230.00 View scans Paper: White Label #16-2BAA072-075

Stories and art by Tom McNamara and Victor Pazmiño. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. When Nazi agents target the supposedly unsinkable new radio-controlled Allied transports, Don is called in to find the leak. Don and Red train young Navy sailors in the finer points of boxing. Don leads American minesweepers against the Nazi U-boat fleet. Plus a PSA for US war bonds featuring Shazam, aka Captain Marvel ("American boots for you Axis brutes!"). The Cut Feed Line; Warriors of the Sea: Havoc at Cavite; The Boxing Champ of the Atlantic Fleet; Eaglebeak Spruder; The Camouflage Secret!; Jetsam Joe; Don Winslow Undermines the Axis. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $48.00 View scans Only one staple (manufacturing). Centerfold detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Stories and art by Tom McNamara and Victor Pazmiño. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. The Nazis send three agents in a miniature sub to steal an American battleship. The capture of an Axis spy leaves his replacement out there, about whom nothing is known. Don and Red have information that will benefit an Allied ship convoy, but they are trapped on a jungle island by Axis forces and hostile natives. The Stolen Battleship; Warriors of the Sea: Second Chance Victory!; The Unknown Spy; Eaglebeak Spruder; The Invisible Sub Strikes Again!!!; Jetsam Joe and the Pirate's Chest. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $20.00 View scan Water damage with rust migration.

Stories and art by Tom McNamara and Victor Pazmiño. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don is the commander of a prison ship full of Nazi POWs, and must decide what to do when a storm threatens to sink the ship. Don and a task force of five Marines try to retake an Axis-controlled island. Captain Wiggum entertains Coast Guard troops with the showboat on his paddlewheel steamer... too bad he's also the cover for Axis agents. Plus a Don Winslow PSA for wartime paper rationing. The Prison Ship; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Death Trap; The Dakar Incident; Jetsam Joe; Eaglebeak Spruder; The Showboat Mystery. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $41.00 View scans

Stories and art by Victor Pazmino, Tom McNamara and John Jordan. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don and Red work with the Coast Guard to track a mysterious ship linked to a series of murders. Soon they learn the killings are the work of Don's old foe, The Scorpion. Before long, they've stumbled on the Scorpion's plot to take over the United States itself. Plus a Don Winslow PSA for wartime paper rationing. Return of the Scorpion; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Jetsam Joe; Eaglebeak Spruder; The Hidden River; Warriors of the Sea: The Breach; The Scorpion Shows His Hand. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $18.00 View scans

Add to cart FR 1.0 $11.00

Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Carl Pfeufer, John Jordan, Tom McNamara and Victor Pazmino. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don takes part in an expedition to climb Mount Everest. In a three-part story from WWII, Don's old enemy the American returns. As the cover advises, these issues feature "official war stories from Don Winslow's Log Book," as he, like other wartime heroes, had to explain the continued reliance on WWII stories after the war was over. When Don is placed in charge of the Navy's newest, biggest battleship, the American plots to capture both Don and the ship. Plus facts about the military and semaphore. Don Winslow Climbs Mount Everest; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; The American Returns, Part I: Toguchi's Revenge; Curious Facts About the Sea; Jetsam Joe; Eaglebeak Spruder; Part II: Jungle Trap; Military Shorthand; Warriors of the Sea: The President Strikes Back; Semaphore Alphabet, Part 2; Bell Bottom Bill; Part III: Bomby Day! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $30.00 View scan Centerfold detached at one staple.

Stories and art by Dick MacKay, Victor Pazmino and Tom McNamara. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don's old enemy The Renegade sets out to escape from Rock Island Prison, and Don needs a contingent of US Marines to stop the resulting jailbreak. Don and Red get drawn into a Tintin-like murder mystery over a ship in a bottle. Don races to reach a shipwreck containing an important map before his old foe the Scorpion gets there first. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie's Counter-Spook, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. The Renegade's Jailbreak; Don Winslow's Navy Quiz; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; The Ship Bottle Mystery; Red's Beauty Contest; Whipper Snappers; Jetsam Joe; Warriors of the Sea: Straits of Death Part Two; Bell Bottom Bill; The Scorpion's Quest. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $86.00 View scans

Stories and art by Sid Lazarus and others. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don and Red investigate after a ship is found adrift, with half its crew dead. A friend seeks Don's help after being swindled by a phony fortune teller. Mercedes finds danger while researching a news story, and only Don can get her out of it. Also, fun facts about the Navy. Plus a vintage Tootsie Roll ad, Captain Tootsie Tames a Tornado, with art by Shazam co-creator CC Beck, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Shanghaied; The Snortville Sneeze: Beauty on Parade; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Warriors of the Sea: Java Rescue; Bell Bottom Bill; The Return of the Dead; Navy Quiz; The Superstition of the Sea. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $244.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #0074370015

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $9.80

Stories and art by Tom McNamara and Howard Boughner. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don and Red must escort a ship, the "Excelsior," bearing a cargo of nitroglycerine. Don and boxer Flatbush Foley get kids involved in boxing for a neighborhood athletic league, but naturally gangsters want in on the action. Don tries to awaken Flatbush for a bout after he spends a night at Joe's Jitterbug Jive Dive with his girlfriend. Plus a vintage ad for the Captain Marvel (Shazam) wristwatch, and a hair-cream ad featuring detective Sam Spade. Dangerous Cargo; Nautical Nancy; Trouble; Concrete Evidence; Eaglebeak Spruder; Bell Bottom Bill; Dizzy Daisy; Navy Quiz; The Big Snooze. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $25.50 View scan Centerfold detached at one staple.

Stories and art by Tom McNamara and Howard Boughner. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. In a three-part story, Don and Red investigate flying saucer sightings. He tracks the UFOs to the jungle, before learning it's the latest plan from his old enemy, The Scorpion. But when Red is injured, Don must bargain for his life with the top-secret project, the X-36. The Flying Saucer Attack; Warriors of the Sea: Against the Atlantic; Jungle Adventure; Shipwreck and Seaweed: Prize Uglies; The Scorpion's Sting; Tugboat Tucker; Bell Bottom Bill. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $9.80

During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. In a three-part sci-fi story, Don and Red are assigned to test-fly the X-36, a plane designed to catch flying saucers. But the aliens capture the X-36 with Don and Red aboard, transporting it to the planet Venus. They must bargain with the Venusian leader, the Wizard of Oz-like Zimm, for Earth's survival. Tugboat Tucker; The Great Solar Mystery; Heroes of the Lawrence; Peril on Venus; Shipwreck and Seaweed: Daze Without End; Dangerous Return; Muscle Hedd. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $22.00 Water damage.

Stories and art by Victor Pazmino, Tom McNamara and John Jordan. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show. First issue published by Charlton. Don and Red work with the Coast Guard to track a mysterious ship linked to a series of murders. Soon they learn the killings are the work of Don's old foe, The Scorpion. Before long they've stumbled on the Scorpion's plot to take over the United States itself. Return of the Scorpion; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Jetsam Joe; Eaglebeak Spruder; The Hidden River; Warriors of the Sea: The Breach; The Scorpion Shows His Hand. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fair $4.20

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Tom McNamara and Howard Boughner. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and popular radio show. On assignment with the Coast Guard to protect fishing scows, Don and Red encounter the dangerous place called Disaster Falls. Don tests an experimental one-man submarine under dangerous weather conditions. Don and Red are stationed on a Coast Guard cutter in the Pacific that soon faces unexpected danger. Plus a quiz about the Coast Guard. Death Rides the Rapids; Cape Fear Landing; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Bell Bottom Bill; Danger in the Depths; Don Winslow's Head-Knockers; Dizzy Daisy; Destination Danger. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $8.40

Add to cart Fair $4.20

Cover by Dick Giordano and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Clem Weisbecker and Howard Boughner. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show. Don's old foe Rubberface returns to make trouble, by disguising himself as Don Winslow. Don tries to help an old friend of the Admiral who's convinced that he's the modern Noah building an ark, in a story featuring a cameo by newsboy Freddy Freeman, aka Captain Marvel Jr. The Perfect Disguise; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Wilbur the Waiter; Lance O'Casey: The Plight of Homer Whittington, Jr.; Warriors of the Sea: Ironclad Showdown; Dizzy Daisy; Bell Bottom Bill; Captain Noah's Ark. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $5.90 5" cumulative spine split. Water damage.

Stories and art by Tom McNamara and others. During the 1940s, military hero Don Winslow was the star of a comic strip, a movie serial and a popular radio show in addition to this Fawcett comic. Don tries to protect the Commander's young son Georgie after he stows away on a ship during a dangerous training mission. Don joins forces with a local detective when he goes to a remote tropical island in search of missing ammunition. On Target; Don Winslows Crossword Puzzle; Warriors of the Sea: Action off Misima; Bell Bottom Bill; Doomed Atoll. Final issue under this title; series continues as Fightin' Navy (1956) #74. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.