Comic books May 1942

Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Joe Kubert, Charles Quinlan, Horace Wallace, R. C. Butler, Courtney Dunkel, Robert Brice, Rudolph Johnson, Al Mandel and Al Ulmer. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 2 #15. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Mystery pilot Phantom Falcon provides air support when an Allied secret agent parachutes into Nazi-occupied Europe. Blinded by the Nazis, reporter Jack Wayne is transformed by Dr. Dismal into Blackout, who battles spies and criminals using special goggles. Volton uncovers a plot to murder a millionaire before he can donate his land to a boys' home, in an early story by legendary artist Joe Kubert. Cat-Man and Kitten: Indians; Phantom Falcon; The Sailor; The Deacon: Papers; Who Is Blackout?; Rag-Man: Element 23; Volton: Supply Thieves; Frank Fairplays Race; Alec; Little Leaders: Saboteurs; The Hood: Medallions of Death. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. Stories and art by Henry Kiefer, Alex Blum, Ed Wheelan, Irwin Hasen and Jerry Iger, credited as S. M. Iger. Harvey makes an early entry in the superhero adventure genre with this anthology. A movie studio wants to film Dr. Miracle at work, but it's all part of an elaborate murder plan involving a camera that emits radium bolts. Padlock Homes and Dr. Watzis track The Professor and his Fiendish Four to America, but the Professor's sub torpedoes their boat. Human Meteor; Dr. Miracle; Twinkle Twins; Padlock Homes; Slim Jim and the Force; Liberty Lads; Champ; Whiskers. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Agriculture and farming magazine. Includes articles, fiction, and humor. 11" x 14", 94 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

The Unsung Hero starring The Black Condor, art by Lou Fine; A former fifth columnist named Hawks had tried to warn Senator Wright of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, but he'd been out of commission and arrived after December 7th; However, Hawks also carried word of a second attack, this time on the Panama Canal. Untitled Spitfire story, art by Al McWilliams. President Orders Expulsion of 1200 Germans starring Don Q, art by Vernon Henkel. Slap Happy Pappy humor page by Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]. Untitled Pen Miller story, art by Klaus Nordling. Rube Goldberg strips. Japanese Saboteurs starring Alias The Spider, art by Paul Gustavson. Untitled Tor the Magic Master story, art by Fred Guardineer. License of a Murderer starring The Clock, script and art by George E. Brenner. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

May 1942. 1st issue under this title (previously published as Hooded Detective). Detective and mystery stories by T. W. Ford "The Corpse Can't Cry", C. L. Boswell, Fred J. Ford, Zachary Strong, Cliff Campbell, Leo Hoban, "Undercover" Dix, and Mat Rand. 7" x 10"; black and white; 98 newsprint pages. NOTE: For previous issues see Hooded Detective (1941-1942 Columbia Publications) Cover price $0.10.

May 1942. Volume 4, No. 6. Painted cover by Cherry Samuel. True crime articles, stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 114 p, B&W Cover price $0.25.

Cover by Charles Biro. Stories and art by Charles Biro, Dick Wood, Bernard Klein, Bob Wood, Frank Volp, Carl Hubbell, Bob Montana, Lin Streeter, Sidney M. Elias and Dick Briefer. This early superhero title was one of the comics that made publisher Lev Gleason a major player during the Golden Age. As World War II heats up, masked crimefighter Daredevil joins the Army Air Corps, the precursor to the Air Force. Pat Patriot puts on a wartime defense benefit at the upscale Diamond Room, but all is not as it seems. Two stories with early art by Archie creator Bob Montana, including a superhero tale and a comedy short. Daredevil: War; Thirteen and Jinx: Mystery of the Everglades, Ch. 1; Sniffer; Crimebuster: New York Under Fire; Houdonnit the Great; Real American #1; London; Pat Patriot; Whirlwind; Stamps: The Niagara Falls; Claw: Death To the Allies! 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

1st appearance of Mr. Baffle in the Batman and Robin story "A Gentleman in Gotham," Spy in "The Stumbling Saboteurs," last Cliff Crosby, the Crimson Avenger, Air Wave, Larry Steele in "The Case of the Light That Blinds" (by Cliff Young), and Slam Bradley in "Case of the Wobbling Wizard!" Half-page ads for Batman # 11, Adventure Comics # 74, Star Spangled Comics # 8, and More Fun Comics # 79. A full-page ad features Superman # 16, Batman # 10, Green Lantern # 3, World's Finest # 5, and All-Flash Quarterly # 4. Cover price $0.10.

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May 1942. Western adventure stories by Harry F. Olmsted "Tornado from Texas", Walt Coburn "Wet Cattle - Hot Guns!", T. T. Flynn "Those Fighting Gringo Devils!", Tom Roan, Van Cort, Bart Cassidy, and Tom W. Blackburn. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white text with spot illos.; 98 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 19, Issue 3 - May, 1942. 6.75" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Official organ of the International Society of Junior Magicians, containing news and tips. 16 pages on newsprint.

Human interest family centric publication that features short fiction stories, recipes and celebrity gossip. 24 pages, 8.5" x 11.25", B&W Newsprint.

Human interest family centric publication that features short fiction stories, recipes and celebrity gossip. 24 pages, 8.5" x 11.25", B&W Newsprint.

Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, a text story, and an original Fearless Flint feature. In order of appearance: "Life's Like That" by Fred Neher; "Above the Crowd" by Benjamin D. Allen (as Stookie Allen); "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Fearless Flint" by H. G. Peter; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Connie" by Frank Godwin; "Jitter" by Arthur B. Poinier; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Invisible Scarlet O'Neil" by Russell Stamm; "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Skyroads" by Dick Calkins and Russell Keaton; "Roy Powers, Eagle Scout" by Paul Powell; "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff; "Mescal Ike" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta; and "Chief Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon. "Solar Holocaust" text story by Dick Calkins. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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May 1942. Cover by Malcolm Smith. Stories: "Daughter of the Snake God" by J.Y. Cabot and W.P. McGivern, "Secret of the Golden Jaguar" by Robert Moore Williams, "Holy City of Mars" by Ralph Milne and Al P. Nelson, "Mr. Pym Makes a Deal" by John Broome, "Gather 'Round The Flowing Bowler" by Robert Bloch, "Mademoiselle Butterfly" by Don Wilcox, "The Magic Flute" by David V. Reed, "The Phantom Armada" by Stanton A. Coblentz, "Brother Michel" by Nelson S. Bond, "Mrs. Corter Makes Up Her Mind" by August W. Derleth, and "Return of Joan of Arc" by David Wright O'Brien. Illustrations by Ned Hadley, Magarian, Joe Sewell, Robert Fuqua, Jay Jackson, Pemble, L. Raymond Jones, and Rod Ruth. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 244 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

May 1942 issue. "The Yanks are Coming" by David Goodis, "Congo Flight" by David Crewe, and other action packed fighting stories. 114 pages. 9 1/2" by 6 3/4". B&W text with illustrations. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 72, Issue 637 - May, 1942. Movie stills are paired with humorous text. 8." x 11", 54 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Flash stars in "The Man Who Harnessed the Sun," written by Gardner Fox, pencils by Everett E. Hubbard, inks by Harold Wilson Sharp. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "Introducing the Ghost Patrol" by Emanuel Demby and Frank Harry; Johnny Thunder in "Spooks" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; The Whip in "Bank Holdup" by Charles Reizenstein and Homer Fleming; King in "The Writer and the Witch" by Fox and Harry Lampert; "Jailbreak" by Ed Wheelan; and Hawkman in "Case of the Human Plants" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff. Cover art by Moldoff. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Dave Berg. Untitled Magno and Davey story. "The Terror of the Deep" starring Unknown Soldier. Untitled story; Enraged that his fellow student cadets made fun of him because of his wolf-like features, Adolf Krimetz nursed hate, vengeance and rebellion at his fate...until years later, he had the opportunity to exact his revenge on his tormentors, who had become generals in the U.S. armed forces; Turning himself into a wolf from the waist up, Krimetz used his superior strength, agility and fierceness to strike at his foes until Lash Lightning stepped into the picture. "Senor Colt's Payday" text story by Brant House. Untitled Captain Courageous story, art by Harry Sahle; Man-eating locusts attack. Untitled Blitz Buster story; The foul schemes of Hitler's fifth columnists. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Frank V. Martinek, Victor Bloom, Dan Gormley, Bill Ely, Maurice Kashuba, Gordon A. J. Peterson, Erwin Hess, E. C. Stoner, Tom Hickey, and George Kerr. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips alongside original material. This issue features the first appearance in comics of Woody Woodpecker, future star of The Funnies when it became New Funnies. And yes, his co-star Oswald the Rabbit is the same Oswald the Lucky Rabbit created by Walt Disney (before Mickey Mouse!); Oswald was owned by the Walter Lantz studio in 1942. Mr. District Attorney investigates the robbery-murder of a jewel collector and encounters the gang called the Pelicans. The Robinson family has escaped the pirates, but now they are stranded on a deserted island and must use their wits to survive. Robinsons; Li'l Eight Ball; Captain Midnight; Don Winslow; Rex, King of the Deep; Mr. District Attorney; Oswald the Rabbit; Andy Panda; Settled Out of Court. Final issue under this title; series continues as New Funnies (1942-1946 Dell) #65. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 23, Issue 2 - May, 1942. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 8 - May 1942. Classic Men's humor magazine chock full of jokes, one liners, and single panel gag illustrations. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 36 pages, B&W. NOTE: This magazine was printed with a hole that goes through the entire issue. This is not a defect, it was this Magazine's signature feature. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 1 #4 - May 1942. Spectacular cover by Alex Schomberg. Back cover and centerfold by Wesley Morse. Single panel gags and cartoons, some by Bill Wenzel. NOTE: contrary to the cover's promise, all the interior pages are black and white. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 30 pages, B&W. MATURE. Cover price $0.10.