Science Comics (1940 Fox) comic books
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Published Feb 1940 by Fox Feature Syndicate.
- Paper: Off white to white
- Slab: Other - see grading notes
- INCOMPLETE. 3/4 of front cover missing. Chipping to upper back side corner bracket.
- Label #2022559005
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Cover by Lou Fine. Stories by Rodney Weems and Bert Whitman. Art by Emil Gershwin, Robert Webb, George Tuska, and Bert Whitman. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics featuring sci-fi heroes and some of the very first superheroes. Scientist Bill Powers discovers anti-gravitation fluid that gives his specially designed wings the power of flight, and becomes The Eagle; Jim Andrews, aka Electro, uses his new electrical super-powers to seek the kidnapped daughter of the President; Cosmic Carson battles the Fang Men of Jupiter. Other heroes making their debut in this issue include Perisphere Payne, Marga the Panther Woman, and Navy Jones, plus the first super-villain named Dr. Doom. Classic damsel in distress cover by Lou Fine. Origin of the Eagle; The Origin of Electro; The Fang Men of Jupiter; Perisphere Payne: The Space Slavers; Origin of Marga, the Panther Woman; Death On the Air Waves; Dr. Doom: The Shrinking Serum; Origin of Navy Jones. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$3,230 SCIENCE COMICS #1 CGC GD- 1.8 FOX 1940 1ST APPEARANCES EAGLE PANTHER WOMAN ELECT Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
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Published Mar 1940 by Fox Feature Syndicate.$1,750.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Cover detached. Front cover reattached to back cover with 9 pieces of tape. Centerfold detached.
- Label #18-110B82D-003
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Cover by Lou Fine. Stories by Rodney Weems and Bert Whitman. Art by Emil Gershwin, Robert Webb, George Tuska, and Bert Whitman. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics featuring sci-fi heroes and some of the very first superheroes. Electric-powered hero Electro becomes Dynamo, and uses his powers to trap a gang of gold thieves in gold electroplate like living statues; Marga the Panther Woman is kidnapped by a mad African ruler who wants to make her his queen; Navy Jones helps the undersea kingdom rebel against its corrupt Prime Minister. Another terrific cover by Lou Fine. Science Fights Crime!; The Eagle: The Mail Pirates; Dynamo: The Fort Knox Gold Robbery; Cosmic Carson: Master of the Ice Ray; Perisphere Payne: Attack On the Moon; Build a Fighting Plane; Build a Super-Locomotive; Marga: Uchunko, Ruler of the Jungle; Gold...1000 Miles Down; Dr. Doom: Battle of the Insects; Navy Jones: The Prime Minister Strikes Back. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Published Aug 1940 by Fox Feature Syndicate.$1,500.00
View scans- Paper: Slightly britle
- Slab: Significant inner well scuff(s)
- Label #4328974015
Stories and art by Bert Whitman and others. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics featuring sci-fi heroes and some of the very first superheroes. While battling Apollo and The Black Circle, the Eagle trades his wings for a cape (but still gets his flight from a formula); A search for missing rockets leads Perisphere Payne to The Great Master, a disembodied brain, and his army of centaurs, in a story with exceptional art and outlandish imagery; Marga the Panther Woman seeks the reason for Bombo the elephant's savage attacks before the neighboring tribes take action on their own. Classic girl-in-a-tube cover by an unknown artist. The Eagle: The Black Circle; Dynamo; Cosmic Carson; Perisphere Payne; Marga the Panther Woman; Build a Rocket Ship; Explorers In the Spaceways; Scientific Magic; Dr. Doom; Navy Jones. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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$4,455 SCIENCE COMICS #7 CGC FVF 7.0 FOX 1940 3RD HIGHEST GRADE SCARCE OFF-WHITE PAGES Clicking on the links to the eBay listings shown above and then making a purchase may result in MyComicShop earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.