Comic books September 1941

Bill Everett cover. Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "The Gay Thirties" by Hank Barrow; "Frankie Future" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Invisible Scarlet O'Neil" by Russell Stamm; "Skyroads" by Dick Calkins and Russell Keaton; "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Jitter" by Arthur B. Poinier; "Speed Spaulding" by Edwin Balmer, Philip Wylie, and Marvin Bradley; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Connie" by Frank Godwin; "Babe Bunting" by Roy L. Williams; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Roy Powers, Eagle Scout" by Paul Powell; "Big Chief Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff; "Somebody's Stenog" and "The Back-Seat Driver" by A. E. Hayward; "Adventures of Patsy" by Mel Graff; "Seaweed Sam" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; "Hairbreadth Harry" and "High-Gear Homer" by F. O. Alexander; "Life's Like That" by Fred Neher; "Mescal Ike" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta; and "Above the Crowd" by Benjamin D. Allen (as Stookie Allen). "Tea for the Fox" text story by George E. Magee. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 3, Issue 7 - September 1941. Cover by Robert Fuqua. Stories: "The Liquid Man" by Bernard C. Gilford, "Oscar Saves The Union" by James Norman, "Miracle at Dunkirk" by John York Cabot, "Wilbury's Incredible Gadget" by Donald Bern, "The Pulsating Planet" by John Broome, and "The Man Who Saw Through Time" by Leonard Raphael. Illustrations by Robert Fuqua, Julian S. Krupa, Frank R. Paul, Ralph Johnson, R. Newman, Rod Ruth, and Joe Sewell. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 146 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

The Death Mark of the Dragon starring Samson. The Abducted Envoy starring Yank Wilson. An Undying Evil starring Queen of Evil, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Peril In Shanghai starring Captain Kidd; vs. Grimes. The Scorpion Strikes Back starring Banshee, art by Louis Cazeneuve. The Airplane Kidnapping starring Black Fury, art by Dennis Neville (Mark Howell); vs. Bim Bagley. Derelicts of the Black Gas starring Space Smith. Untitled Bonnie O'Toole story. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Reed Crandall (?). "Trouble in South America," script by William Erwin Maxwell, art by Reed Crandall; Doll Man (Darrel Dane) vs. Ernst Muller, Hermann and un-named Nazis. "The Feast of Azoga," art by Max Elkan; Samar vs. The Wambu chief and a trader. "Duel of the Ghosts" starring Zero, Ghost Detective, script by Toni Blum, art by Al Bryant. "Lighthouse of Doom" starring Dusty Dane, script and art by Vernon Henkel. "Masquerade of Treason," art by Maurice Gutwirth; The son of the Commanding General at Fort Maxon is discovered by USA to be aiding and abetting a group of criminals with guns and ammunition. "Arson at Settler's Valley" starring Reynolds of the Mounted, art by Art Pinajian. "Telltale Tunnel" starring Capt. Bruce Blackburn, Counterspy, script and art by Harry Campbell. "The Transvestite Bandit" starring The Fargo Kid, art by Alex Koda. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. "The Refugee Teacher," script and art by Paul Gustavson; Rusty Ryan vs. Hans and his spy ring. "The Vanishing Planes" starring Spin Shaw, art by Clark Williams. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 629 - September, 1941. Cover by Enoch Bolles. Humorous and suggestive captions accompany movie stills and posed photographs of Film Fun models. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 52 pages, tinted B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Flash stars in "The Lottery," written by Gardner Fox, art by Harold Wilson Sharp. Also includes: Les Sparks, Radio Amateur in "The Adventure of the Phantom Churchyard" by Don Cameron; Johnny Thunder in "Johnny Joins the Rodeo" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; The Whip in "Blackmail" by Wentworth and Homer Fleming; King in "The Apartment Robbers" by Fox and Harry Lampert; "Super-Crime" by Ed Wheelan; and Hawkman in "Menace from Space" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 39, Issue 2 - September, 1941. Alex Schomberg cover. Fiction, model-making articles, schematics, cartoons and factual essays make up every issue of Flying Aces. 8.5" x 11.5", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover art by Jim Mooney. "Professor Octopus," art by Louis Ferstadt; Magno vs. Professor Octopus. Untitled story, art by Maurice Gutwirth; Vulcan story with Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler (cameo). Untitled Lash Lightning story; Teased as a youth because of his wolf-like features, Wolf Krimetz accidentally kills one of his classmates and is forced to retreat into the mountains, nursing hate, vengeance and rebellion at his fate. Untitled Raven story, art by Adolphe Barreaux. "Unlucky Strike" text story by Brant House. Untitled story; Blitz Buster encounters Major John Chalmers. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Dan Gormley. Stories and art by Dan Gormley, Victor Bloom, Maurice Kashuba, Gordon A. J. Peterson, Jack Ficklen, Erwin Hess, Tom Hickey, Roy Humphries, E. C. Stoner, and Bob Jenney. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips alongside original material. After Ivan Shark's forces launch an attack on their headquarters, Captain Midnight and his crew take to the air to protect the city arsenal from Shark's next attack. Mr. District Attorney investigates after a man falls out of the window of an apartment hotel - or was he pushed? The Black Knight and his British soldiers get in the middle of the war between Arab chieftains El Memsa and Abru Khan. You're in the Army Now; Phantasmo, the Master of the World; Captain Midnight; Philo Vance; The Sky Ranger; Rex, King of the Deep; Mr. District Attorney; The Rocket Boys in Space; Navy Bob's Scrap Book; Navy Bob Steele; Did You Know That; The Black Knight; Speed Martin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 22, Issue 1 - September, 1941. 6.5" x 9.5", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, Issue 4 - September 1941. 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 #1 - Sept. 1941. Alex Schomberg cover. Single panel gags and cartoons. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 30 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Fall 1941 issue. Cover art by Howard Purcell. Green Lantern: His Personal History, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell; Engineer Alan Scott survives an explosion during a test crossing of a trestle bridge and learns he was saved by the green lantern he carried; The lantern tells how long ago a meteor was formed into a lamp by a Chinese lamp maker and how it protected him from his murderous neighbors; Later the lamp was found by an asylum inmate, who re-formed it into a lantern and was cured of his insanity by the lantern; Now it brings power to Scott, who forms a ring out of part of it and uses his new abilities as Green Lantern. Masquerading Mare!, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell. Article extolling the virtue of will power featuring General George Washington and General Ulysses S. Grant. Disease!! starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell. Introducing Bill Finger and Marty Nodell Creators of Green Lantern! Arson in the Slums starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, art by Mart Nodell. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.15.

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Contains four original features accompanied by comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Hydroman" by Bill Everett; "Reg'lar Fellers" by Gene Byrnes; "Flyin' Jenny" by Russell Keaton; "Star Flashes" by Charles Bruno; "Man O'Metal" by H. G. Peter; "Tad of the Tanbark" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "The Purple Zombie" by Tarpe Mills; "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Mann of India" by Tarpe Mills; "Bill and Davey" by James P. McCague; and "Dare-devils of Destiny" and "Sergeant Stoney Craig" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson. "Guests of Chung Khan" text story by E. Albert Willard. Indicia states "Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics". 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Reed Crandall. "Cave-In At the Wolf Gulch Gold Mine," art by Reed Crandall; An earthquake caves in the Wolf Gulch Gold Mine, and many minors are injured and lost; Joe Hercules shows up, on foot, wearing his superhero suit. "The Payroll Plunderers," art by Al Bryant; Betty Bates vs. a gang of crooks. "The Life-Speeding Pills" one-page story starring Dan Tootin, script by Jack Cole, art by Jack Cole (as Ralph Johns). "Dead River Lou" starring The Strange Twins, script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum. "Boris and Morris" starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. "Battle With a Lion," art by Henry Kiefer; Lion Boy vs. Chief of Bama. "War With the Madden Gang," script by Toni Blum, art by Witmer Williams (as Clark Williams); The Red Bee (Rick Raleigh) vs. Madden and his gang. "The Canada Convoy"; Hell Diver vs. Max, Herr Commander and Nazis. "The Plot To Blow Up New York City," script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum; Neon the Unknown defeats an Axis plan to blow up NYC with bombs in the sewer system. "A Scrap of Paper" text story by Toni Blum (Toni Boone). "The Masked Agent," art by George Appel; G-5 Super Agent vs. a masked agent. "Return To the Ring" starring Don Glory, Kid Kayo, and Heinrich Hauptmann, art by Arthur Peddy. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Subtitled: "The Magazine of the South". Women's magazine that published recipes, fashion tips, gardening tips, sewing patterns, non-fiction, and short fiction. It was known for being a vehicle for social change and was influential in securing the passage of the Texas Pure Food law. 11" x 15", 36 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Published by Popular Magazines, Inc. between December 1931 and December 1943, Hooey was a satirical humour magazine that included fake articles, cartoons that depicted social issues of the time and spoof ads in a similar vein as it's successor, Mad Magazine. 8.5" x 11", 32 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Note: 2 issues numbered #5. Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Ad for Daring Mystery Comics, which introduced Citizen V. The Human Torch Battles the Sub-Mariner As the World Faces Destruction, script by Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Jack D'Arcy, and Hank Chapman, art by Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Mike Roy, Harry Sahle, and George Kapitan; The Sub-Mariner gets his imperial kingdom to join in on the war against the Axis Powers, raging on above their heads....that is, until Rathia convinces him that he was meant to become the new Napoleon and conquer the world with her at his side!!! Tubby an' Tack humor page by Ray Houlihan. Murder in the Underground text story. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dan Zolnerowich. Edited by Malcolm Reiss and Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Will Eisner, Jerry Iger, Art Saaf, Sy Reit, Mort Leav, Bob Kane and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Sheena encounters slavers, voodoo and treasure in the jungle; Time-traveler Stuart Taylor visits ancient Greece and encounters Medusa, Mercury and the Oracle of Delphi; A Jumbo Laffs joke page is drawn by Batman creator Bob Kane. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Bobby; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Midnight the Black Stallion; Tom Dick and Harry; Suicide Channel; Jumbo Laffs; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton; Lightning. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. "Monster of the Dismal Swamp," art by Dan Zolnerowich; Kaänga puts an end to human sacrifices to appease the Storm Monster by killing the beast. Untitled story, art by Al Gabriele; The Panther rescues a geologist and a pilot from pygmies and then helps them find a large radium deposit. Untitled story; Tabu rescues a boy from a vulture worshiping cult. Untitled story; After being kidnapped and taken to India by slavers, Fantomah escapes and meets Kalat, a friendly native whose people are beset by cobra cultists. "The Reaching Death" text story. Untitled story; Anderson, Kismet, and Vincent each dream that Terry is their slave after Terry punishes them by making them do chores. Untitled story, art by Al Walker; Simba rescues a hunter's son from a gorilla. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi and his jungle friends help a planter escape from a pair of contract killers. Untitled story; Camilla induces a tribe of pygmies to help her liberate Eric from Arabs who are holding him. Untitled story, art by Seymour Reit; Determined to capture the famous Crocodile Marsh on film, Roy's friend, Art, antagonizes the Tutan tribe before Roy manipulates the natives into thinking that a movie camera is a weapon. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson (sometimes credited as Jo King). Stories and art by William Ritt, Clarence Gray, Fran Striker, Brandon Walsh, Nicholas Afonsky, Carl Anderson, Jack Burnley, R. J. Scott, Eddie Sullivan, Charlie Schmidt, Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Tom Sims, Bela Zaboly, George McManus, Otto Soglow, Eddie Rickenbacker, Clayton Knight, Charles Flanders, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Frank Miller, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake the Magician discovers a mysterious magnetic island and its population of desperate castaways; The Phantom helps a man framed for murder. Brick Bradford; The Lone Ranger; The Phantom; Little Annie Rooney; Henry; Sport Features; Scott's Scrapbook; Hall of Fame of the Air; Sentinel Louie; Radio Patrol; Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Flash Gordon; Bringing Up Father; The Little King; Barney Baxter in the Air; Sappo; Stamps: The Battle of Blood River; Private Buck; Seeress of Saucerville. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

September 1, 1941. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Hampton Roads photographic essay, Vichy vs. France, Ted Williams of the Red Sox, "The Little Foxes" Movie review, and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 124 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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September 15, 1941. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: aircraft carrier "Illustrious"; Doris Blake; conquest in Yugoslavia; child art; baseball's curved balls; aviation company Curtiss-Wright; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 124 pages. Cover price $0.10.