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Dynamic Comics (1941 Chesler) comic books 1955 or before

  • Issue #10
    Dynamic Comics (1941 Chesler) 10
    • Trimmed
    • Interior is complete. Married cover. TRIMMED. Full length spine split with cover taped to first wrap. Cover oxidation.
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    Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Charles Sultan, Gus Ricca, Joe Beck and George Tuska. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. Guided by ancient gods, Mr. E discovers spies trying to sabotage a steel foundry and derail the American response to WWII. Voice-throwing hero The Echo stumbles on a graveyard of doomed ships, and the mysterious Old John knows a little too much about them. In a pre-Code adventure, Flash Gordon-like Dan Hastings battles the sinister Dr. Strange (no relation to the Marvel hero), who sends giant insects to attack helpless children. Dynamic Man: The Sleep King; The Night Hawk; Lucky Coyne; Yankee Boy: Midnight Murder; Ima Sleuth; Dan Hastings; The Echo; Mr. E. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Dynamic Comics (1941 Chesler) 11
    Auction opens January 4
    • Paper: Slightly britle
    • Cover completely split and reattached with moderate amount of archival tape. Moderate amount of archival tape on 1st wrap.
    • Label #23-3E84026-001
    • Restored: C1
    • Paper: Off white
    • Restoration includes: small amount of glue on spine of cover.
    • Label #4223892004
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: See item notes
    • Cover detached, tape on interior cover. Significant front/back scuff(s).
    • Label #2039712001
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    Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Otto Eppers, Joe Beck and Fred Schwab. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. Transformed by science, Ricky McQuade, younger brother of Dynamic Man, becomes Dynamic Boy. Mr. E hears a dying man's words and learns that a series of tenement fires are actually arson. Dan Hastings battles the underground kingdom of Sub-Earth when their forces steal America's vital radium supplies. Dynamic Man; Jest for Fun; Lucky Coyne; Yankee Boy; The Dead Man Plays; Ima Sleuth; Dan Hastings; Li'l Arthur; The Echo; The Sting of Death; Mr. E. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #14
    Dynamic Comics (1941 Chesler) 14
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Spine rebuild. 1" spine split from top. Cover detached.
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    Cover by Charles Sultan. Stories and art by Otto Eppers, Joe Beck, Ruben Moreira and Raphael Astarita. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. Reporter/detective Lucky Coyne, whose gimmick is a Two-Face-like coin, investigates a series of mysterious murders in Jonathan Mansion. Mounties track the deadly Kurulak brothers through the Canadian north, in a "true" adventure of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. When his assistants are abducted while investigating a delusional old woman, The Echo checks the house and discovers hooded vampires. Plus a one-page humor strip featuring "Private Chesler" (the same last name as the publisher, Harry Chesler). Dynamic Man; Laughing at Life; Lucky Coyne: Loser's Luck; Yankee Boy: Odor of Guilt; Manhunters --Guardians of the Law; Ima Sleuth; Jungletown Showboat; The Echo; Private Chesler; Mr. E. 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #15
    Dynamic Comics (1941 Chesler) 15

    Cover art by Ruben Moreira. Untiled story, art by Ruben Moreira; Dynamic Man and Dynamic Boy break up a crooked boxing ring. Untitled story, art by Paul Gattuso; Killer Proust tries to evade the law via having plastic surgery, but the Echo takes him down. "Indisposed," art by Fred Schwab; An overly polite theater usher annoys Joe. Untitled Ima Slooth story, pencils by Joe Beck, inks by Otto Eppers; When the zoo's prize chimpanzee escapes, the FBI sends an agent to investigate but Ima takes his place, hoping to earn a job with the bureau. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; A Japanese spy being held in an internment camp passes some microfilm, hidden in his glass eye, to a contact on the outside, but Mr. E and his gnomes prevent it from reaching Japan. Laughing at Life gag cartoons, pencils by Joe Beck, inks by Otto Eppers. Untitled Lucky Coyne story; One of Lucky's fellow reporters is killed, which is just the first of the murders that tie in to a morphine racket. "Death in Disguise" text story; Jed Endicott comes out west to claim the ranch he has inherited from his uncle, and foils an attempt by a crooked judge to get the property away from him. "Greed-Maddened Prince of Rahjap"; Sky Chief breaks up an international syndicate dealing in stolen jewels. "Dynamite Dukes"; Just out of prison, boxer Johnny Pastor has a bout with the guy who framed him. Untitled Jungletown Show Boat story, pencils by Joe Beck, inks by Otto Eppers; When their canoe capsizes, Bingo and Suzy are rescued by the showboat and get to see the matinee show for free. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #16
    Dynamic Comics (1941 Chesler) 16

    Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Ken Fitch, Otto Eppers, Joe Beck, Ruben Moreira, Paul Gattuso, Gus Ricca and George Tuska. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. The Echo and his allies, his sister Cora and his scientist brother "Dr. Doom," battle a snake cult in a small town. Mystery man Mr. E must save a key witness before a trial. Yankee Boy battles the druglord named Reefer King, who is slipping marijuana into harmless cigarettes. Dynamic Man: The Tangerine Terror; The Echo; Ima Sleuth; Homicide Handicap; Yankee Boy: Sorry--No Cigarettes Today; Basketball Blues; Mr. E. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #17
    Dynamic Comics (1941 Chesler) 17
    • INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages missing, interrupts art and story. Full length spine split reaching interior. Oxidation.
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    Cover by Joe Beck. Stories and art by Otto Eppers, Joe Beck, Paul Gattuso, and George Tuska. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. The Echo rescues a girl abducted by drug dealers, in a story whose splash panel was featured as an illustration in Dr. Fredric Wertham's anti-comics classic Seduction of the Innocent. Mr. E gets involved when a couple schemes to kill a returning veteran for the insurance money, but he turns up alive the next day. A gangland murder seems to be a case of mistaken identity, but Dynamic Man tracks the killers to a long-lost treasure ship at the bottom of the bay. Dynamic Man; The Echo; Ima Sleuth; Vulture Bait; Yankee Boy; Seeds of Suspicion; Mr. E. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Dynamic Comics (1941 Chesler) 18

    Cover by Gus Ricca. Stories and art by Rafael Astarita, Gus Ricca, Newt Alfred, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, Paul Gattuso, and George Tuska. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. It appears that voice-throwing hero The Echo has turned to crime, but it's actually the work of the Mysterious Mimic. Flash Gordon-like Dan Hastings battles space invaders who want to abduct Earth's women to become wives in their fascist interstellar empire. Dynamic Man, a football coach in his civilian life, must choose between coaching his football team to victory or rescuing Dynamic Boy from criminals. Plus a comics biography of Benjamin Franklin. Dynamic Man; The Echo; Ima Sleuth; He Who Serves Progress Serves the World; Yankee Boy; Touchdown Test; Dan Hastings; Handy Andy; Storm Patrol; Mr. E. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #20
    Dynamic Comics (1941 Chesler) 20
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #4366163006

    Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Tony Cataldo, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, Ralph Mayo, Paul Gattuso, and Fred Schwab. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. The Echo and his associates investigate after a millionaire mysteriously drowns at the waterfront. A Mountie tracks a cold-hearted killer through the frozen wastes of British Columbia. Flash Gordon-like Dan Hastings must protect Earth from an interstellar armada. Dynamic Man: The Mad Master of the Doomsday Express; The Echo; Ima Sleuth; Manhunters--Crime on the Run; Jest a Moment; Monument to Death; Yankee Boy; Cover Up for Murder; Dan Hastings; Out Where the West Begins; Mr. E. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #21
    Dynamic Comics (1941 Chesler) 21
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    Cover by Paul Gattuso. Stories and art by Tony Cataldo, Joe Beck, Otto Eppers, Ralph Mayo, Paul Gattuso, and Charles Sultan. An early comics anthology published by Harry Chesler, featuring superhero and adventure stories. Dynamic Man and Dynamic Boy investigate when someone targets top athletes at the Winter Games. Mr. E sets his magical imps to learn why shifty characters are hanging around a toy bazaar. A disabled vet working at a gas station helps police capture a criminal. Flash Gordon-like Dan Hastings battles King Chugoo and the frogmen of Venus. Plus fun facts about baseball. Cool dinosaur cover by Paul Gattuso. Dynamic Man; The Echo; Ima Sleuth; Manhunters--Crime on the Run; Knockout Drops; Death Doze; Yankee Boy; Killer's Trap; Dan Hastings; It's a Fact; Mr. E. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.