Due to a distributor shipping error, some product will not be available with the New Releases on November 26th. We expect the delayed items to be available with next week's New Releases on Tuesday, December 3rd.

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Ken (1938-1939 Ken, Inc.) Magazine comic books 1955 or before

  • Vol. 1 #7
    Ken (1938-1939 Ken, Inc.) Magazine Vol. 1 #7


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    • Spine split 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Cover by Wesley Neff. Short-lived illustrated magazine. Above-standard production values, but politically controversial, it struggled with advertising and editorship. Ernest Hemingway contributed articles on the Spanish Civil War to the first fourteen issues. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 2 #12
    Ken (1938-1939 Ken, Inc.) Magazine Vol. 2 #12


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    • Staple rust: Slight.

    Short-lived illustrated magazine. Above-standard production values, but politically controversial, it struggled with advertising and editorship. Ernest Hemingway contributed articles on the Spanish Civil War to the first fourteen issues. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 3 #2
    Ken (1938-1939 Ken, Inc.) Magazine Vol. 3 #2


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    • Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Vol. 3, No. 2 - January 26, 1939. Cover by Stephen Broder. Short-lived illustrated magazine. Above-standard production values, but politically controversial, it struggled with advertising and editorship. Ernest Hemingway contributed articles on the Spanish Civil War to the first fourteen issues. This issue with articles on Hedy Lamarr and the poverty striken areas of Washington D. C. 10.5" x 13.5", 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 3 #5
    Ken (1938-1939 Ken, Inc.) Magazine Vol. 3 #5


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    • Spine split 20%. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Vol. 3, No. 5 - March 9, 1939. Cover by Russell Limbach. Short-lived illustrated magazine. Above-standard production values, but politically controversial, it struggled with advertising and editorship. Ernest Hemingway contributed articles on the Spanish Civil War to the first fourteen issues. This issue with articles on Nazism in South America and South Seas fashions. 10.5" x 13.5", 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 3 #6
    Ken (1938-1939 Ken, Inc.) Magazine Vol. 3 #6


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    • Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

    Vol. 3, No. 6 - March 23, 1939. Cover by Henry Major. Short-lived illustrated magazine. Above-standard production values, but politically controversial, it struggled with advertising and editorship. Ernest Hemingway contributed articles on the Spanish Civil War to the first fourteen issues. This issue with articles on Walter "Death Valley Scotty" Scott and Scotty's Castle, and migrant labor. Full-page multi-panel Milt Gross cartoon. 10.5" x 13.5", 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Vol. 4 #1
    Ken (1938-1939 Ken, Inc.) Magazine Vol. 4 #1


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    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.