Comic books September 1941

Cover art by Joe Musial. The Phantom strips, script by Lee Falk, art by Ray Moore. Just Kids strips by A.D. Carter. Jungle Jim strips, art by Alex Raymond. Collecting Stamps article by Eugene Pollack. The Katzenjammer Kids strips, art by H.H. Knerr. Tim Tyler's Luck strips, art by Lyman Young. Pete the Tramp strips by Clarence D. Russell. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. Blondie strips, art by Chic Young. Prince Valiant strips, art by Hal Foster. Tillie the Toiler strips, art by Russ Westover. Curley Harper at Lakespur strips, art by Lyman Young. Teddy and Sitting Bull strips, art by Joe Musial. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Fred Ray. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster). Pep Morgan story, art by George Papp. Black Pirate story, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Three Aces story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Chad Grothkopf. Mr. America story, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily. The Adventure of the Prehistoric Valley starring Congo Bill, art by Fred Ray. Preview of Star Spangled Kid, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Hal Sherman (includes photo of Siegel). Zatara story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $80.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 105, Issue 5 - September, 1941. 6.75" x 9.75", 134 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Auction Item: CGC 2.5 View scans Auction opens January 4 Paper: Off white Label #4151670013

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Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Case of the Camera Curse, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); Starman must face a man who uses a forbidden voodoo formula, combined with the properties of photo-electric cells, to capture the souls of men and control the will of anyone whose image he captures in his camera! The Shining Knight, script by Henry Lynne Perkins, art by Creig Flessel; 1st appearance and origin the Shining Knight. Counterfeit Coal starring The Hourman, art by Bernard Baily. Trouble in Tibet starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. Danger from Train to Plane starring Paul Kirk, Manhunter, script and art by Ed Moore. The Comet-Ray starring The Sandman, art by Paul Norris. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Ed Cronin. Cover by John Giunta. Stories by Bill Fraccio, Gil Kane, Tony DiPreta, Bob Fujitani, John Cassone, Ed Cronin, and Rudy Palais. Heroic action stories of war and airborne adventure—these are Air Fighters Comics! Paper drive feature with Skinny McGinty, art by Tony DiPreta. 60 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Carnival of Death!, script by Carl Burgos; Human Torch and Toro set out to solve the murder of Jimmy Mack, part owner of an old vaudeville theatre years back, who started a fire to collect insurance money because the show was doing poorly. The Strange Case of the Malay Idol, script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; Captain America and Bucky crash on an island in the Pacific while escorting Colonel Carter, who is carrying some vital secret documents, to an important meeting in Singapore. Promotional advertisement for USA Comics #2. Bombs of Doom starring The Destroyer, art by Jack Binder. Winners All text story by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby. Plague of the Poisoned Jewelry starring the Whizzer, script by Stan Lee, art by Paul Reinman. The Ghost Fleet starring The Sub-Mariner. Ad for Mystic Comics #6. Ad for Young Allies Comics #1. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Howard Purcell. The Bail Bond Racketeers, script by Bill Finger, art by Irwin Hasen [as Mart Nodell]; Irene Miller investigates two crooked bail bondsmen but gets kidnapped once again; However, Green Lantern is also on the case and with Doiby's help saves Irene and provides the police with the evidence they need to put the swindlers away. The Landlord Gets His Just Desserts starring Scribbly and the Red Tornado, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. The Gyrobrake starring Red, White and Blue, script John B. Wentworth, art by Harry Lampert. Hop's New Plane starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Thieves' Convention starring Sargon the Sorcerer, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Howard Purcell. The Reform School Mystery starring The Atom, script by Bill O'Connor, pencils by Ben Flinton, inks by Leonard Sansone. The Coal Mine Cave-In starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Stan Aschmeier. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Everett E. Hibbard. A hardened criminal, in order to exact revenge upon District Attorney Kelley, who originally sent him to prison, kidnap's the D.A.'s son, raising him and influencing him to believe that the D.A. is his enemy. A Short History of the Flash article. The Flash Presents His Hall of Speed Records; The Flash presents some more speed records, this time by John R. Cobb in his streamlined racer, runner Jesse Owens, N. Y. Yankees pitcher Atley Donald and the London to Glasgow express train. How to Develop Your Speed by The Flash!; Through illustrations, the Flash demonstrates the proper positions a runner must take in order to be successful. Hop Harrigan text story, script by Evelyn Gaines, art by Jon L. Blumme. Butch McLobster story by Ed Wheelan. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $8.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

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September 1941. Cover by Robert Fuqua. Stories by Stanton A. Coblentz, P.F. Costello, Jep Powell, David Wright O'Brien, Arthur T. Harris, Duncan H. Farnsworth, and Alexander Blade. Illustrations by Julian S. Krupa, Robert Fuqua, Jay Jackson, Magarian, Ralph Johnson, and Joe Sewell. Back cover by Frank R. Paul. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Very Good $15.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Add to cart Very Good $15.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

June 1942. Cover by Malcolm Smith. "The Avengers" by William P. McGivern. Other stories by P. F. Costello, Emil Petaja, Raymond Z. Gallun, Dwight V. Swain, A. R. McKenzie, Manly Wade Wellman, John York Cabot, Gerald Vance, E. K. Jarvis, Nelson S. Bond, and Harl Vincent. Illustrations by Ned Hadley, Robert Fuqua, Jay Jackson, Raymond L. Jones, Julian S. Krupa. 7" x10"; black and white; 274 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

All issues in this series consist of three remaindered/coverless copies of unsold Amazing Stories (not reprints) re-bound together by Ziff-Davis into a single thick volume with new outer cover art. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories and art by C.C. Beck, Mac Raboy, Phil Bard, Tom McNamara, Charles Sultan and Joseph J. Millard. Fawcett's first squarebound comic is an anthology of its greatest superheroes, including Bulletman, Spy Smasher, and of course the original Captain Marvel (Shazam). Captain Marvel travels to the West Coast to find the mysterious Ghost of the Deep, who is sinking Allied ships with a strange power. Bulletman and Bulletgirl track a mysterious, invisible killer whose victims vanish without a trace. Minute Man faces the horrifying Mr. Skeleton, who is trying to coerce US military leaders to turn against America. Plus a vintage ad for a contest for Marvel Comics - the OTHER Marvel Comics, the ones featuring Human Torch and Sub-Mariner - that would later co-opt the name "Marvel." This issue's cover is the first time that Fawcett's super-heroes appeared together on a cover. Captain Marvel: Ghost of the Deep; Bulletman: The Riddle of the Ages; Death Doesnt Whisper; Minute Man Meets Mr. Skeleton; Chubby; Spy Smasher; Strange But True; Mr. Scarlet and Pinky: The Death Battalion. 96 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Conclusion of The Quest of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Contents: Faraway Loot by E. Hoffman Price 1/2; The Quest of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs 3/3; The Miracle of the H.M.S. Malaya by A Seaman Gunner; The Boys From Mars by Robert Arthur Cape Spectre by Richard Sale 2/4; The Shanghai Necklace by Walter C. Brown; The Hardcase Cat by George Michener. Looking Ahead Argonotes Cover by Robert A. Graef. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $115.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 3, Issue 1 - September, 1941. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

September, 1941 - Volume 28, Issue #1.

September, 1941. Volume 28, Issue 1. Cover by Hubert Rogers. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $1,400.00 View scans 3/4" Cumulative spine split.

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Note: issue #3 is the first issue. Untitled story; Captain Courageous starts out stopping kids from bullying a girl and it snowballs into stopping a Nazi invasion of the United States. Untitled story, script by Otto Binder; Lone Warrior enlists in the U.S. Army, is stationed right by the boy's camp where his kid brother goes, and the two join forces to stop saboteurs at the Army base working for the Dictator's Shadow. Untitled story; Tyson Typhoon and the crew of the Sea Lion are transporting a scientist who enemy agents want to kill. Untitled story; Ned and Kay are asked by the American Consul in Mexico City to return diamonds to Brazil, but gangsters have other plans. Capsule biography of Captain Jack Knight, art by Warren Kremer. "Mastermind Payoff" text story by Ralph Powers. Untitled Paul Revere, Jr. story, art by George Wilson; Paul Sr. runs an anti-isolationist newspaper called "America Awake", which draws the ire of a Fifth Column group called The Thorns; Paul Jr. and his friends, Patrick and Betsy, are members of a club with the same name and fight the Thorns. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Charles Nicholas, Alex Boon, Basil Berold (all pseudonyms) and Nathaniel Nitkin. A collection of superhero comics from Fox Feature Syndicate, featuring the first version of the Blue Beetle. Blue Beetle faces The Condor, a murderous modern-day pirate who dresses like a 17th-century pirate; A sinister organ grinder and his monkey put Samson and David on the trail of the art thief called The Wasp; The Flame battles Nazi saboteurs. Blue Beetle: The Condor; Samson: The Sting of the Wasp; Wings Over Albania; The Flame: The Factory Furnace Fury; Blue Beetle: Menace of the Murdering Mailman. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $139.95 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: See item notes Significant front/back scuff(s). Label #3969814002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Mart Bailey. Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Mart Bailey, Albert Chartier, Ray McGill, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. The cosmic rays that provide Sparky Watts' superpowers run out and he shrinks to microscopic size, right in the middle of a boxing match. Radio star Tony Trent dons the horror-mask of The Face to track The Millionaire Killer. Captain Devildog of the U.S. Marines ("devil dog" being an archaic term for a Marine) faces a fight for Alaska. Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Devildog; Joe Palooka; Spy-Chief; Charlie Chan; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mortimer the Monk; Kid Stuff; Jibby Jones' Swimming Pool; Marvelo; The Face; Oliver Drab. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Black Bat's Invisible Enemy" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Police Witness" by Frank Johnson; "Even-Steven" by Owen Fox Jerome; and "The Man with the Purple Hat" by Marvin Ryerson. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

NOTE: For previous issues see Detective Yarns (1938-1941 Columbia Publications). Title continues as Hooded Detective (1941-1942 Columbia Publications) with Vol.3#1

September, 1941. Cover price $0.15.

Edited by David Adams. Cover by Bob Davis. Stories by Bob Davis, Ray Gill, Paul Gustavson, Bill O'Connor, Ben Flinton, Leonard Sansone, John Daly, Ray Gill, Harold Delay, Henry Kiefer, Alan Mandel, Jack A. Warren, and Malcolm Kildale. Buried Treasure with Dick Cole and Simba Karno; Dick and his pal, Eddie, have a map that tells the location of an old steamer. The Twister In the Everglades featuring The Twister. The Phantom Sub encounters the cruel, vicious Commander Sooka. The path of the White Rider and his great companion, Superhorse, crosses that of a wagon train. The Case of the One-Eyed Cyclops starring Sergeant Spook. 68 pages, $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $350.00 View scans Interior is complete. Full length spine split through cover and many wraps. Heavy interior tearing due to oxidation.

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Cover art by Sam Cooper. Created: The Green Ghoul, script by Joe Blair, art by Sam Cooper; A swarm of death-dealing bombers soars towards the capital of Kurtey, and Mr. Justice takes Field Marshal Boering along to let him have a good look at the bombing. The Screen Test Racket starring the dog Rang-A-Tang, script by Joe Blair, art by Ed Smalle. The Confession of Lucky Leonardo starring Fox, script by Joe Blair, art by Warren King. The Kidnapping of King Netto starring Corporal Collins, art by Carl Hubbell [as Hub]. The De Snook Snatch starring Ty-Gor, script by Joe Blair, art by George Storm. The Pinball Evidence starring Inferno, script by Joe Blair, art by Paul Reinman. Scouting Mission On the Suez Canal starring Loop Logan, script by Joe Blair, art by Paul Reinman. The Origin of Captain Flag, script by Joe Blair, art by Lin Streeter. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.