Comic books February 1943

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

2nd Lois Lane cover for Action (3rd anywhere)- Cover art by John Sikela. Crime's Comedy King starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster). The Feud of the Rimfire Ridge starring The Vigilante, pencils by Mort Meskin (as Mort Morton Jr.), inks by Charles Paris. Veiled Desert Bandits starring Three Aces, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Americommandos story, script by Joseph Greene, art by Bernard Baily. The Galloping Ghosts starring Congo Bill. Treasure Trove starring Zatara, art by Joseph Sulman. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Ed Cronin. Cover by Charles Biro. Stories by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Al Camy, Fred Kida, Tony DiPreta, Mort Leav, Nathaniel Nitkin, Pierce Rice, Arturo Casanueve, John Cassone, and Bob Fujitani. Heroic action stories of war and airborne adventure—these are Air Fighters Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Jon L. Blummer. The Disappearing Damsel starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Irwin Hasen, inks by Harry Tschida; An old girlfriend of Irene Miller's, Cora Collins, invites Irene to lunch as a witness to a meeting between Cora and a gentleman; When Irene turns around for a moment, Cora disappears! Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction starring Red, White and Blue, script by Ted Udall, art by Joe Gallagher. Hop Battles the Enemy starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer. Forbidden Cave starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Stan Aschmeier. Shanghaied starring Sargon the Sorcerer, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Howard Purcell. The U-Boat starring Scribbly and the Red Tornado, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. The Story of Joshua--Part 1--Picture Stories from the Old Testament, script by Montgomery Mulford, art by Don Cameron. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Feb. 1943. True crime magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Gardner F. Fox. Art and cover by Everett E. Hibbard. The Flash is called in to try and revive the spirits of a blind boy who lies near death at a local hospital. A local bookstore owner, unknowingly saved by the Flash, believes that the Three Dimwits have saved him and thus rewards them [as scientists] with a rare volume on how to enter Fairyland. When the appointed night, Halloween, arrives, they read the magic incantation, shrink and enter into Fairyland, as do the Flash and Joan, who also repeat the words. Butch McLobster the Super Mobster story by Ed Wheelan. Japanese Mitsubishi/Italian Savoia-Marchetti-SM81 fact page by Falcon Mathieu. Hop Harrigan text story by Evelyn Gaines. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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February 1943. Giant Size Issue. Cover by J. Allen St. John. Stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs ("Skeleton Men of Jupiter"), Stanley G. Weinbaum (Part one of "The New Adam"), P.F. Costello, Leroy Yerxa, Stanton A. Coblentz, Dwight V. Swain, Robert Bloch (as Tarleton Fiske), and Jarry Jenkins Jr. Illustrations by St. John, Virgil Finlay, Rod Ruth, Magarian, Hadden, Ned Hadley, Robert Fuqua, and Joe Sewell. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 240 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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"The Saboteurs of Steel"; Pyroman vs. Ornitz, Huber, and Nazi spies. "The Flying Tank"; The Black Terror vs. Capt. Ruether and Nazis. "The Mechomen," art by Jack Binder; Doc Strange vs. Vurmann and the Mechomen. "Dog Deputy" text story by Jackson Cole. "The Kidnapping of Cortiz"; The Liberator (Dr. Nelson Drew) vs. Kleig, Otto, and un-named Nazis. "The War Bond Money Robbery," script by Stanley Kauffmann (?), art by Al Camy; Jimmy Cole vs. Georgie Abbot and un-named crooks. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Rod Reed. Cover by C. C. Beck and Pete Costanza. Captain Marvel in "The Mystery of Jingle Jangle Jungle," Spy Smasher in "Menace Over Niagara Falls," Mr. Scarlet and Pinky in "The Case of the Crime Derby," Commando Yank in "The Land Where Darkness Reigns," Minute Man in "The Hypnotized Town," Bulletman in "The Baby Monster Mystery!" Stories by Dave Berg, Otto Binder, Charles Sultan, Bob Hebboa, Nathaniel Nitkin, and Phil Bard. Super-hero tales of action and adventure starring such characters as Captain Marvel, Spy Smasher, Mr. Scarlet and Pinky, Commando Yank, Minute Man, and Bulletman. 100 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 26, Issue 2 - February 1943. 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 $0.20.

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February 1943. Cover by Milton Luros. Science fiction stories: "It Happened Tomorrow" by Robert Bloch, "The Halfling" by Leigh Brackett, "Earth, Farewell!" by James MacCreigh, "Soldiers of Space" by Henry Kuttner, and "Come To Mars" by Walter Kubilius. Illustrations by Lawrence, Les Tina and Paul. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/2-in, 114 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

February, 1943. Volume 30, Issue 6. Cover by William Timmins. "The Weapon Makers" Part 1 of 3 by A. E. van Vogt and "Opposites React" Part 2 of 2 by Jack Williamson (as William Stewart). Other science fiction stories by J. Francis McComas (as Webb Marlowe), Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore (as Lewis Padgett), Henry A. Norton, Malcolm Jameson, Fox B. Holden, & L. Sprague de Camp. Interior artwork by Frank Kramer & Kolliker, Bedsheet format, 8.5-in. x 11.5-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Instructional booklet from Bell Aircraft Corporation featuring instructive cartoons on safety and operations. 5.5" x 8.5", B&W w/ Green. NOTE: All copies were 4-hole punched five publisher for binder insertion; this is not a defect.

Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Ham Fisher, Kermit Jadiker and Charles Zerner (credited as Paine), Elmer Wexler, Frank Beck, Gardner Fox, Art Huhta, 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. Skyman battles monster-sized dragonflies, and learns that it's a plot to sabotage US war production. In the debut of his series, actor Vic Jordan is performing in France when the Nazis invade, and uses his skills to aid the French Resistance. The lure of Hollywood fame and fortune puts Joe Palooka on the outs with his trainer Knobby. Vic Jordan; Skyman; Sparky Watts; Dutch Treat; Captain Yank; Joe Palooka; Bo; Dinky Dinkerton; Dixie Dugan; The Face. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

February, 1943. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Al Plastino. Stories and art by Dan Barry, Al Fagaly, Alan Mandel, Jack Warren, John Daly, Bill O'Connor, Ray Gill, Harold DeLay, Henry Kiefer, John Jordan, R. E. MacNeal, Ray Ramsey, Martin Filchock and Eugene L. Pollock. Sometimes listed as Blue Bolt #33. Former superhero Blue Bolt soars as an aviator hero in WWII. Blue Bolt tackles arsonists with an ulterior motive, in a story inked by future Flash Gordon artist Dan Barry. The Phantom Sub launches an attack on the Japanese mainland itself. Sergeant Spook and his sidekick Jerry battle a plot to enslave the US at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Dick Cole; The Phantom Sub Invades Japan!; Blue Bolt; Old Cap Hawkins True Tales; Fearless Fellers; Krisko & Jasper; Sub-Zero; Edison Bell; Who's a Sissy!; The White Rider: Jail Break; Sergeant Spook; Bluebolts and Nuts. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Dick Wood, Norman Maurer, Bob Wood, Dick Briefer, Alan Mandel and Charles Biro. An anthology title from publisher Lev Gleason and his primary creator, Charles Biro, featuring teen hero Crimebuster and his nemesis Iron Jaw. Crimebuster and the US forces capture Iron Jaw and attempt to have his jaw surgically removed, but he escapes and seemingly meets an explosive fate. A crimefighting mission by Young Robin Hood and the Merry Men results in the death of Big Doc. Yankee Longago meets Herman the Hermit, whose fortune in gold is sought by a corrupt king. Crimebuster: Look Out, Crimebuster!!; Young Robin Hood; Boy Comics Hero of the Month; Daredevil: Bye-Bye, Baron!; Dickie Dean; The Case of Tommy Travers; Swoop Storm; Little Dynamite; Yankee Longago. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Binder. High-tech, bullet-shaped helmets allow Jim and Susan to become the soaring superheroes Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Evil, eccentric inventor the Crackpot returns, but he isn't prepared for the rocket-powered pup Bulletdog to join in the fray. A mysterious killer causes his victim's deaths without ever getting near them...could radio waves have something to do with it? The beautiful Queen of Diamonds has a desire for precious stones, and will do anything to acquire them all. Plus a contest for readers to name Bulletman's canine sidekick, Bulletdog, whose name became...Bulletdog. NOTE: There was no issue #13. The Return of the Crackpot; Murder Is on the Air; Electricity Turns Traitor; Diamonds Deal Death; Ambitious Armbruster Gets in the Scrap; Vengeance for Vironi. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by John Daly, Jack Sparling, Dorothy Bird, Devah Woillard, Mary Eubanks, Marguerite Bro, Russell Trotman, Sheila John Daly, Gayle Sims, Meg Wohlberg, Nell Giles, Jane Richards, Nancy Pepper, Alice Barr Grayson, and Margaret Sutton. Sometimes listed as Calling All Girls Vol. 3 #2. A kids' anthology from the publishers of Parents Magazine, featuring stories, comics and advice aimed at 1940s teen girls. A comics biography of Frances Long, who survived in an internment camp in the Philippines. Coverage of young women in the war effort, salvage drives and other WWII home-front activities. An illustrated guide to American women's wartime fashions, 1776-1943. Susan Says; The Yorktown Younger Set; Freedom's Princess; Blizzard Bound; Judy Wing; Winter Road; The Haunted Apartment; Salute Your Colors; Half the Steel in a Tank; Lets Talk Things Over; New Year's Take-Off; Powder-Puff Pilots; The Smallest Stars Twinkle Too!; Write to Fame; A Date to Remember; WARdrobes; Extras in the Meat Pot; The Goat; Sew to Suit Yourself; Glamour on Combs; She Knows What You Want; Don't You Love Jumpers?; Heady Stuff; Girls in the War; Gadgets for Girls. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Syd Shores. "The Mystery of the 100 Corpses!"; Steve and Bucky go skinny-dipping in a quarry when they are interrupted by Izan (Nazi spelled backwards), who has been using the quarry to dump in bodies of victims (dying air raid wardens) that he has used as models to construct look-alikes from his own henchmen. "Terror At the Shipyards!"; The Torch and Toro are invited to the shipyards to witness the launching of new destroyers, when a bottle is thrown at one of the ships, causing an explosion; After stopping another such attempt, the flaming duo follow the villains to their lair and are captured, escaping in time, however, to prevent a wholesale destruction of U.S. warships. "Battling The Deadly Snapper," script by Otto Binder, pencils by Al Avison; While Army troops pass by a chain gang in Sinister Swamp, one of the inmates breaks loose and makes his escape; Once Cap, Bucky and some prison guards track him down, he is under the personal protection of the weird Turtle-Man and his band of cut-throats and bandits. "Head Hunters' Stew" text story. "The Case of the Bund's Bonds!", script by Stan Lee, art by Bob Oksner; Roddy and his friend are drawn to a group selling War Bonds at half price; When the Secret Stamp investigates, he discovers the group to be Nazis, who are bilking people out of their money by selling them counterfeit bonds and using the money to help the Axis win the war! "The Idol of Doom!", pencils by Al Avison; Steve and Bucky witness a weird and awe-inspiring ritual on the water that leads them to investigate a certain Prince Ba'rahm, who is preying upon rich society women. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.