Comic books September 1942

Cover by John Jordan. Stories and art by Ray Gill, Justin Dewey Triem, Roy Garn, John Wilcox, Harold DeLay, John Jordan, and Bart Tumey. Four different stories featuring clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s from Novelty Press. Kit Carter, the Cadet, enters a steeplechase for a visiting retired general. Edison Bell and his pals build communications equipment to use in case of enemy invasion during WWII. Li'l Abner-like Dan'l Flannel uses his strange powers to rid Homespun Center of that monster-like villain, Hardware Hogan. Edison Bell shows young readers how to build heliographs and other communications equipment. The letters page includes advice on creating the complicated Edison Bell inventions in the comic, as some young readers were having difficulties, plus tinfoil was rationed for WWII. Dick Cole; Edison Bell; Death Torch; Dan'l Flannel; The Cadet. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

Classic Superman & back-ups cover art by Fred Ray. The Emperor of America starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel (signed), pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster). Sing a Song of Six Guns starring Vigilante (origin retold), pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton). The Battle of a Thousand Years starring Three Aces, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Case of the Stolen Spectacles starring Ameri-commandos (formerly Fat Man & Mr. America), script by Joseph Greene, art by Bernard Baily. The One Man Army starring Congo Bill, art by Fred Ray. Crime on Ice starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. The Little Man Who Wasn't There, script by Alfred Bester, art by Jack Burnley; Starman and Mike Muggins look into a case where people stage an act, pretending to be attacked by "the little man who wasn't there", and robbed of valuable gems, only to be discovered in the end as perpetrating the act themselves! The Man Who Played Death starring Hourman and Thorndyke, art by Bernard Baily. The Case of the Slap-Happy Jappy starring Genius Jones, script by Alfred Bester, art by Stan Kaye. The Black Baron starring The Shining Knight, script by Henry Lynne Perkins, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Lady and the Tiger starring Manhunter, script and pencils by Jack Kirby. The Miracle Maker starring The Sandman, script and pencils by Jack Kirby. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $2,299.95 or Best Offer View scans Near full length spine split (taped), cover held in place with tape and added staples, severe water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Hot Stamp Mob; A lucky break on getting the address of one Joseph Thomas off a utility bill leads the Human Torch and Toro directly into a den counterfeiters of U.S. Savings Stamps! The Stone-Man Slayer starring The Destroyer. The Woim Toins text story by Mickey Spillane. The Mock Mikado Strikes starring Captain America, pencils by Al Avison; In the 19th Century, the Japanese Emperor's wife has two sons.....something that could lead to a civil war between the two later down the road. However, one, the Mock Mikado, decides to conquer the U.S. before his brother does [who is the leader of Japan], then conquer his brother's throne as well! Ad for Captain America Comics, as well as a plug to join Cap's Sentinels of Liberty. The Black Avenger untitled story, script and art by Eddie Robbins. Ad for Young Allies Comics #6. Spies Use Their Heads starring Sub-Mariner, pencils by Bill Everett. Man in the Moon text story by Mickey Spillane. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. Green Lantern, Our New Police Chief, script by Bill Finger, art by Irwin Hasen; The mysterious murders of two Police chiefs in Middle Village prompts the Master of Light to take the job temporarily, with Doiby in his own distinctive Green Lantern costume, as second in command! The Arrival of Herman Gherkin starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Stan Aschmeier. The Eager Misters starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Air Raid starring Sargon the Sorcerer, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Howard Purcell. Runt's Tale starring Scribbly and the Red Tornado, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. Roller Skate Rumble starring Red, White and Blue, art by Howard Purcell. The Strange Case of the Disappearing Books starring The Atom, script by Ted Udall, art by Joe Gallagher. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Sept. 1942. True crime magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $10.00 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Sept 1942. Frond and back cover by James B. Settles. Stories by Robert Moore Williams "Blitz Against Japan", Nelson S. Bond, Gerald Vance, E. K. Jarvis, William P. McGivern, P. F. Costello, Max Overton, Dwight V. Swain, and G. H. Irwin. Illustrations by Robert Fuqua, Ned Hadley, L. Raymond Jones, R. B. Sharp, Brady, Russell Milburn, H. W. McCauley, Joe Sewell, and Hugo Wolf. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 240 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.

"Sinistro's Beast-Men"; The Black Terror vs. Sinistro and his beast-men. "Origin of the American Eagle," script by Richard Hughes, art by Kin Platt; The American Eagle vs. Dr. Wolfe and Nazis. "The Human Bombs," script by Richard Hughes, art by Jack Binder; Doc Strange vs. Dr. Seppuku, Virmann, and Hokada. "A Chance At Bat" text story by Jack Terry. "The Red Regent," script by Richard Hughes; Captain Future vs. The Red Regent and Matt Madden. "The Maneuver Map Robbery," script by Richard Hughes, art by Ed Moritz; Don Davis, Espionage Ace vs. Hummel, Werther, and Nazis. "Homeranch Rodeo" text story by Jackson Cole. "The Merchants Bank Holdup," art by Ray Thayer; The Woman in Red vs. Canri, Joe, and Vinson. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 25, Issue 9 - September 1942. The American Girl magazine. For all girls--Published by the Girl Scouts, features articles, advice, and crafts. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $48.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Magazine focused on American living in the "Vintage" era. 9.75" x 12.75", 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $32.00 View scans Spine split 5%.

Add to cart Very Good $35.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Photo cover featuring Walter Winchell; Saint short story by Leslie Charteris; H. Bedford-Jone Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Good $19.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Fall 1942. War stories by Robert Sidney Bowen "Blue Water Pilots", J. J. Millard, Laurence Donovan, William O'Sullivan, Joe Archibald, and Walter H. Springs. Illustrations by Alex Schomburg and Leo Morey. 7" x 9 3/4"; black and white; 98 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

September, 1942. Volume 30, Issue 1. Cover by William Timmins. Bedsheet format, 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

September 20-26, 1942. In-house program for films shown at the Bartlett Theatre in Highwood, Illinois. This week included: "Mister V" with Leslie Howard; "The Stork Pay Off"; "Flying with Music"; and "The Ghost of Frankenstein" with Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney, Jr. 3.25" x 5". 4 pages. Single-color printing.

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Add to cart Good $35.00 View scans Spine split from top. Spine split from base. Creasing. Denting. Water damage.

Volume 1, Issue 5 - September, 1942. Cover by Earl Moran. Pin-up and glamour photographs. 8.25" x 11.5", 68 pages, sepia tinted B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Gardner Fox, Ham Fisher, Ray McGill, Bart Tumey, Mart Bailey, Alfred Andriola, 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. After super-powered baby Halfpint strikes Senator Fiddlestring, the politician's words all come out backwards, and Sparky Watts must remedy the situation without making it worse. Rocky Ryan goes deep behind enemy lines in the heart of Asia to save Betty, a US agent. En route to Hollywood to make a movie, Joe gets out of a sticky situation when Knobby pulls some strings. Interestingly, while the Charlie Chan comic strip was discontinued at this time (as WWII began), Columbia continued running the strip reprints in Big Shot. Escape; Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Devildog; Joe Palooka; The Cloak; Kid Komics; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Charlie Chan; The Face. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

The Black Bat in "The Murder Prophet" by "G. Wayman Jones" (Norman Daniels); "Where There's Smoke" by Fredric Brown; "Moulage" by Arthur J. Burks; and "Punk Job" by Henry S. Lewis. Pulp magazine format; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

September, 1942. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Allen Ulmer. Red Robe of Death, art by Charles Quinlan; The Red Robe tries to steal Prof Burr's formula for making gasoline out of water. The Terror of Yellow Fang!; The Yellow Fang attempts to steal Doc Hart's formula for a defense against poison gas. The Blue Beetle's Side Kick text story. Untitled V-Man story; V-Man and his friends try to kidnap Hitler. The Mystery of the Blue Ribbon starring Spark Stevens, art by Joe Kubert. The Blue Beetle Matches Wits With the Eye, pencils by Phil Bard; A hypnotist tries to terrorize the city and hold it for ransom. Official Story of Midway Battle--A True Adventure starring Col. Walter C. Sweeney' Jr. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Stanley Beaman. Cover by Jack A. Warren. Stories by Bob Davis, Bill O'Connor, Ben Flinton, Leonard Sansone, Mickey Spillane, John Jordan, Jack A. Warren, John Daly, Ray Gill, Harold DeLay, and Alan Mandel. Dick Cole encounters a new plebe, "Obie" Winters. The Phantom Sub story with spies, sinking ships, and a floating island. Sergeant Spook story with an exhibition of medieval armor. Krisko and Jasper face an attack of two-man subs. The White Rider and Superhorse take a brief vacation. While Sub-Zero is inside a government facility conducting business, police suddenly approach Freezum and take him away to a temporary concentration camp, claiming that he is Japanese. 68 pages, $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Dave Berg and Bill Ward. Cover by Charles Sultan. The Revenge Syndicate; Three of the most vile opponents faced by Bulletman form a team, with each taking the lead in committing large-scale thefts. The Ghost of Hamlet; Bulletman and Bulletgirl battle The Ghost of Hamlet. The Ghost of Titlbat Trimmouse horror suspense story. Dawn Attack text story by Nathaniel Nitkin. The Red Pirate Bulletman and Bulletgirl battle a nasty pirate. Private Ward humor story set at a hangar. The Return of Dr. Riddle; Bulletman and Bulletgirl battle the evil Dr. Riddle. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Ann Spence Warner, Adele De Leeuw, Eleanor Boykin, Dixie Willson, Alice Barr Grayson, and Carolyn Keene. "The Modern Magazine for Girls and Sub-Debs." A kids' anthology from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories, comics and advice aimed at 1940s teen girls. A comics biography of Marie Curie's daughter Eve, a freedom fighter during World War II; A mystery story by Carolyn Keene, creator of Nancy Drew; A comics biography of Titanic survivor Molly Brown. Susan Says; Mayor Martin's Daughter; The Yorktown Younger Set; Daughter of Free France; On the Hoof; Judy Wing; Sugar and Spice; Easy Does It!; What do You Say?; Through Studio Gates; Lets Talk Things Over; Mystery at the Lookout; We Can Walk to the Movies; Whats in Your Name?; Miss Quiz Kid; Junior Housekeeping Department; Girls Who Wear Glasses; Keep Yourself in Stitches; Start School in Soap n Water Cottons; Make Yourself a Jumper; The Unsinkable Molly Brown; Girls in the News; Gadgets for Girls. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.