Comic books January 1939

"Pawns of Conquest" a novelette by E. Hoffman Price.

Jan 1939. Cover by Rafael M. De Soto. Crime and mystery stories by William R. Cox "Monopoly on Murder", R. B. S. Davis, Grant Mason, Harold F. Sorensen, Harris Clivesey, S. J. Bailey, Chester Brant, E. F. Buchholz, Leon Dupont, and Eric Lennox. Illustration by Chambers. 7" x 10"; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson. Stories and art by Robert L. Ripley, Feg Murray, Clarence D. Russell, H. H. Knerr, Jimmy Hatlo, Doc Winner, Jack Sords, Russ Westover, A. D. Carter, Lyman Young, Chic Young, Rutherford G. Montgomery, Jack King, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Lee Falk, Ray Moore, Paul Robinson, Gene Ahern, George Herriman, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Includes Alex Raymond's Jungle Jim and George Herriman's beloved Krazy Kat. The Phantom battles the all-female air pirates known as the Sky Band; The celebrity strip Seein' Stars profiles the only 1930s star who could compete with Judy Garland, Deanna Durbin. The Phantom; Ripley's Believe It Or Not; Jungle Jim; Seein' Stars; Pete the Tramp; Katzenjammer Kids; They'll Do It Every Time; Elmer; Sports in Pictures; Tillie the Toiler; Nicodemus O'Malley & His Whale, Palsy-Walsy; Just Kids; Tim Tyler's Luck; Blondie; Timberline Tales; The Stamp Spotlight; Curley Harper at Lakespur; Teddy and Sitting Bull; Barney Google; Etta Kett; Krazy Kat; Room and Board; Doc Winner's Daffy Doodles. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Fred Guardineer. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel (as Jerome Siegel), art by Joe Shuster, 1st super-hearing. Chuck Dawson story, art by Homer Fleming. Pep Morgan story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer (as Gene Baxter). Adventures of Marco Polo story, art by Sven Elven. Tex Thomson story, art by Bernard Baily. Scoop Scanlon, Five Star Reporter story, art by Will Ely. The Indian Prince starring Zatara Master Magician, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. Oscar the Gumshoe 2/3, art by Bob Kane. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Fred Guardineer. Fang Gow of China: Part 32 starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Leo O'Mealia; Mutiny On the Mary Ann starring Tom Brent, script and art by Jim Chambers; On the Wrong Side of the Law: Part 3 starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster; The Plantation Uprising: Part 3 starring Dale Daring, script and art by Will Ely; The Masked Man: Part 3 starring Captain Desmo, script and art by Ed Winiarski; Professor Doolittle filler 1.5 pager by Bob Kane; The God of the Ruby Eye: Part 8 starring Tod Hunter, script and art by Jim Chambers; Episode 29 featuring The Golden Dragon, script and art by Tom Hickey; The Pirate Ship: Part 9 starring Rusty and His Pals, script and art by Bob Kane; El Diablo: Part 7--Anchors Aweigh!, script and art by Fred Guardineer. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol 2 #1. Cover art by Terry Gilkison. Untitled Skyrocket Steele story, art by Bill Everett; Invex gives Steele the power of invisibility in order to fool his chief, Vance Roy, and which leads to his capture. Spectre of the Deep. Shanghaied, script and art by John Patterson. The Flaming Idol starring Dick Kent. Double Trouble, script and art by Jeo E. Buresch. Untitled Dan the Dick story. Guns For General Sing. 52 pgs.$0.10. Cover price $0.10.

January, 1939. Cover by Robert Fuqua. 1st app. Adam Link. Stories by Eando Binder ("I Robot"), John Russell Fearn, Ed Earl Repp, Stanley A. Coblentz, Manly Wade Wellman, and R.R. Winterbotham. Illustrations by Julian S. Krupa and Robert Fuqua. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 150 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Very Good $24.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Soiling. Water damage.

Add to cart Very Good $24.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight.

"The Synthetic Men of Mars" 1/6 a serial by Edgar Rice Burroughs, plus "Flying Colors" a serial by C.S. Forester 6/6.

Volume 287, Issue 3 - January 7, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $33.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $11.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $11.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 287, No. 4 - January 14, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $23.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Fine $33.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $5.00 View scans Paper: Cream

Add to cart Good $5.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream

"Synthetic Men of Mars" 3/6 a serial by Edgar Rice Burroughs, plus "Eye of Doom" 2/4 a serial by Cornell Woolrich.

Volume 287, Issue 5 - January 21, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $8.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white 2" Spine split from base of book. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $7.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Good $4.00 View scans Paper: Cream
Add to cart Good $6.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $2.50 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 70%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 287, Issue 6 - January 28, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 22, Issue 4 - December, 1938. Cover by Charles Schneeman. Science fiction stories by Horace L. Gold, Edmond Hamilton, L. Sprague De Camp ("The Merman"), Lester Del Rey, M. Schere, Kent Casey, Manly Wade Wellman ("Nuisance Value" part 1 of 2), and Nat Schamer ("Simultaneous Worlds" conclusion). Illustrations by Binder, Schneeman, and Wesso. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 166 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

January 1939. Volume 22, Issue 5. Cover by John Frew. Science fiction stories by Nelson Tremaine (as Warner Van Lorne), Vic Phillips, Norman L. Knight, L. Sprague De Camp ("The Incorrigible"), Malcolm Jameson, Arthur J. Burks, and Manly Wade Wellman ("Nuisance Value" part 2 of 2). Illustrations by Jack Binder, Eilliot Dold Jr, John Frew, Charles Schneeman, and H. Wesso. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

"Gray Lensman" 1/4 serial by E.E. Smith, Ph.D., plus "Earth's Second Moon" a speculative article by Willy Ley.

October, 1939. Volume 24, Issue 2. Cover by Hubert Rogers. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Jan-Nov 1939. This Black Book Detective bound volume collects six complete issues (V8-2, V8-3, V9-1, V9-2, V9-3, & V10-1) of the long-running pulp magazine, including the introduction of the Black Bat. Due to the binding process, the interior magazines were trimmed, and the top layer of the spines were removed. The grade provided is for the overall condition of the bound volumes. For further information on condition, please see our grading notes. Hardbound, 6.75" x 9.75".

"The Week End Murders" by Donald Stuart; "Gentleman Crook" by Allan Pinkerton; "Suicides are Saps" by Donald Bayne Hobart; and "Death is Eager" by Norman A. Daniels. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

January, 1939. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 51, Issue 2 - January, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 37, Issue 11 - January, 1939. Digest sized, male oriented magazine filled with cartoons and jokes usually based around the relationships of men and women of the time. 5" x 7", 128 pages, B&W.

1930's Men's Humor magazine featuring Artists of the time such as Peter Arno, Abner Dean, and Jay Irving. Softcover(Square-bound)8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 98 pages, Text (With B&W Illustrations) Cover price $0.25.

Issue #1. January 1939. Digest sized fanzine. Forrest J. Ackerman and Myrtle Rebecca Douglas (Morojo) did the stenciling and mimeographing of this first issue. Includes a single-page introduction with acknowledgements followed by a single story, "ATHANE" written by Miske. Offset cover with mimeographed interiors. 5.5" x 8.5". 12 pages. Black and white.

Issue #1. January 1939. Digest sized fanzine. Forrest J. Ackerman, editor.Offset cover with mimeographed interiors. 5.5"x8.5". 12pgs. Black and white.

Volume 9, Issue 3 - January, 1939. Cover painted by Ben Jorj Harris. Indicia incorrectly indicates that this is Vol. 9, Issue 2. 8.5" x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.