Comic books July 1942

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. Collectin' Stamps article, art by Eugene Pollack. 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. 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. Barney Google strips, art by Billy DeBeck. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Fred Ray. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Leo Nowak (signed as Joe Shuster), inks by Ed Dobrotka. The Man Who Came Back starring Vigilante, pencils by Mort Meskin (signed as Mort Morton), inks by Cliff Young. The Island Where Time Stood Still starring Three Aces, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Mr. America story, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily. The Man of a Thousand Lives starring Congo Bill, art by Fred Ray. The Case of the Man who Could Not Die starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. Starman Eclipses the Sun, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley and Ray Burnley [backgrounds]; Starman faces a dire threat from the Moroni Gang, now out-fitted with fantastic weapons and a rocketship, as they take on the personnas of the Sun and some of the orbiting satellites which line up with the names and weapons they have chosen. The Million Dollar Orphan starring The Hourman, art by Bernard Baily. The Origin of Tarsi the Tiger Boy starring Steve Conrad, Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. Three Badmen on a Horse starring The Shining Knight, script by Henry Lynne Perkins, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Legend of the Silent Bear starring Manhunter script and pencils by Jack Kirby. Mr. Noah Raids the Town starring The Sandman, script and pencils by Jack Kirby. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $26.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Title changes to Air Trails Pictorial (1942-1950 Street & Smith) with V. 18 #5 Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. The Circle of Kafoon, script by Bill Finger, art by Irwin Hasen; Doiby is mistaken for an Asian God called "Dhoy Bee," and when he calls on Green Lantern for help, his would-be kidnappers think that he has used his great powers to summon forth a demon. The Propaganda Battle starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Stan Aschmeier. The Limey starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. The Clothes Dealer starring Sargon the Sorcerer, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Howard Purcell. The Wax Museum Encounter starring Scribbly and the Red Tornado, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. The Yellow Shirt Peril starring Red, White and Blue, art by Howard Purcell. The Tusk starring The Atom, script by Bill O'Connor, pencils by Ben Flinton, inks by Leonard Sansone; When Al Pratt is attacked by a crazed businessman, the Atom discovers others similarly afflicted, all resulting from a man's attempt to get even with a former business associate. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 16, Issue 7 - July, 1942. 6.75" x 9.75", 276 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 36 #7 - July 1942. Technical articles for the photography enthusiast. 8.5" x 11", 64 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Vincent Powderly. Humor magazine featuring cartoons from a variety of artists. Features centerfold cartoon of Hitler, Tojo, and Musolinni by Ray Stewart. 6" x 9", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

US Flag cover by William Timmins (not by Rogers credited inside). "Secret Unattainable" by A. E. Van Vogt, "Penance Cruise" by David V. Reed, "Collision Orbit" by Will Stewart, "Tools" by Clifford Simak, "Brimstone Bill" by Malcolm Jameson, "The Contraband Cow" by L. Sprague De Camp, "Space Can" by L. Ron Hubbard, "Eat, Drink and Be Wary" by Ray Bradbury. Illustrations by Frank Kramer, Kolliker, Paul Orban. Bedsheet format, 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $62.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Corner Damage. Soiling.

Add to cart Good $37.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Cover detached. Multiple rear pages pulled from staples. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling.

Add to cart Good $37.00 View scans Cover wrap is detached from book.

Vol. 1, No. 4 - July, 1942. Cover by Earl Moran. Pin-up and glamour photographs. 8 1/4-in. x 11 1/2-in., 66 pages, B&W and tinted B&W.. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Boody Rogers. Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Gardner Fox, Ham Fisher, Ray McGill, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Ogden Whitney. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Sparky Watts uses his superpowers to become the world's best baseball player. The Face investigates murder at a circus, and suspects the woman who trains the big cats. Raja the Arabian Knight seeks a secret island base belonging to Axis Japan, in his final appearance. Cover by Boody Rogers features Sparky Watts fishing for Hitler. Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Devildog; Joe Palooka; The Cloak; Jibby Jones Does His Part; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Raja the Arabian Knight; The Face. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Black Bat in "The Faceless Satan" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Killer Broadcast" by Charles Stoddard; "Murder in the Script" by Jimmy O'Brien; and "Polly Wants a Corpse" by Donald Bayne Hobart. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

July, 1942. Cover price $0.15.

Edited by Stanley Beaman. Stories by Bob Davis, Alan Mandel, Ray Gill, Harold DeLay, Henry Kiefer, Mickey Spillane (a text story called Fast Thinking, and a Sergeant Spook story), Bill O'Connor, Ben Flinton, Leonard Sansone, Jack A. Warren, John Daly, and John Jordan. Blue Bolt battles Green Sorceress. Baptised By Fire-- Old Cap Hawkins' Tales. The Phantom Sub encounters that terrible god, War. Sub-Zero encounters the Japanese. The last Yankee clipper made its final run from Europe in a Sergeant Spook story. 68 pages, $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $2,500.00 View scans Paper: White Pedigree: Edgar Church (Mile High) Very minor glue on cover. Edgar Church (Mile High). Label #1615356004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $850.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #0012969005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by thegeneral

Stories by Tom McNamara, Ed Dobrotka, and Bill Ward. Cover by Charles Sultan. Bulletman and Bulletgirl pair up against the nefarious Engraver. Meet the Mocker; Bulletman and Bulletgirl battle the Mocker. Chubby humor story. The Duke of Burke; Bulletman and Bulletgirl go up against The Duke of Burk. Private Ward goes on a search for a secret sub base. The Slide of Death starring Bulletman and Bulletgirl. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Part text articles, part comics. Art cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $11,000 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Pedigree: Promise Slab: Significant inner well scuff(s) The Promise Collection Label #1979999015

Cover art by Al Avison. "The Horror of the Seas," art by Avison; Cap and Bucky encounter a race of undersea people that have built a temple to their goddess Lai-Son beneath the reef where they sacrifice the townspeople under the command of a Nazi who plans to use them as the spearhead of an invasion. Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty ad. "The Imp and the Pirates," script by Stan Lee, art by Chad Grothkopf; Jefferson and the Imp set out to uncover some pirate treasure, then run into a blood thirsty group of pirates determined not to let them have it. Percy humor page, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by George Klein. "Pacific Voyage" text story. "Red Skull's Deadly Revenge," script by Lee, art by Avison; Jefferson and the Imp set out to uncover some pirate treasure, then run into a blood thirsty group of pirates determined not to let them have it. Sentinels of Liberty Secret Club News ad. Joker Comics ad, art by Lee King. "Murder in Cross Lane," script by Lee, art by Don Rico; When Roddy's reporter friend, Jerry Dash, is accused of murdering a fellow reporter, the Secret Stamp goes into action to save his life from an angry mob. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. Stories by Al Liederman and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, C.C. Beck Shop, Marc Swayze, Al Liederman and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "The King of Storms" with art by C.C. Beck and C.C. Beck Shop; "The Perfect Gentleman" (with guest stars Stinko and his gang); "The Diamond of Doom"; and "The Job He Couldn't Do!" with art by Marc Swayze. Plus: Captain Marvel centerfold portrait by C.C. Beck. Also in this issue: Captain Kid in an untitled tale by Al Liederman. And: 2-page text story "Tire Trap" by Douglas Mann. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 2, No. 12 - July 1942. Men's interest magazine loaded with black and white images of tasteful vintage pin-up photography. Softcover Magazine, 8.5" x 11", 66 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Stories and art by Sol Brodsky, Charles Quinlan, Horace Wallace, Ed Moritz, Ed Murphy, Saul Rosen, Al Mandel and Al Ulmer. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 3 #2. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. The Deacon and Mickey investigate outbreaks of hysterical laughter that drive the victims mad. Electric-powered hero Volton takes charge when a con man targets defense-plant workers. Blackout's old foe Schwabach returns from the dead and again captures Anna Kovick. Cat-Man and Kitten; Phantom Falcon: U-Boat in the Atlantic; Cora the Chorine: The Jewel Robbery; The Deacon: The Mysterious Sanitarium; Blackout: The Dungeon of Doom; Rag-Man: Killer at Large; Volton; Frank Fairplays Vacation; Little Leaders: The Road Show Mystery; One Man Navy Lt. John D. Bulkey; The Hood: The Voice. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ed Wheelan and Armstrong. Harvey makes an early entry in the superhero adventure genre with this anthology. The Liberty Lads discover an Axis plot to invade America. The debut of superhero the Green Ghost, a skeletal figure in red and green tights. The Professor is behind bars, but his agent the Blonde Baroness is on the trail of Padlock Homes and Dr. Watzis. Typical gung-ho 1940s cover may be by comics legend Jack Kirby. Human Meteor; Dr. Miracle; Twinkle Twins; Padlock Homes; Slim Jim and the Force; Liberty Lads; Champ; Green Ghost. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

The classic weekly magazine featuring news and fiction. Approximately 10.75-in. x 14-in.; black and white; 70 pages on white paper. Cover price $0.10.