Comic books September 1942

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $115.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $69.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

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Robert Bloch, Stanton A. Coblentz.

Volume 4, Issue 9 - September 1942. Cover by H. W. McCauley. Science Fiction and Adventures stories. This issue features "The Bottle Imp" by Dwight V. Swain, and "Goddess of the Fifth Plane" by William P. McGivern. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 10-in, 244 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Gill Fox. "Enemy Subs Menace Coastal Areas," script by Wm. Erwin Maxwell, art by Reed Crandall; Professor Roberts falls under the spell of a beautiful and ambitious woman who entices him to divulge his secrets; When Doll Man investigates her, his discovers her true name and that she is under the cruel spell of her hag-like sister; Once restored from her spell, she double-dates with Darrel and Martha. Untitled Zero, Ghost Detective story, script by Toni Blum (as Noel Fowler). Untitled Samar story, script by John Charles, art by Rafael Astarita. "This Is Suicide Shack" starring The Fargo Kid, art by Alexander Koda. Untitled detective-mystery story with Swing Sisson, art by Phil Martin. "The Masked Hermit" starring Reynolds of the Mounted, art by Art Pinajian. Untitled Rusty Ryan story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. "Meet the Raven!", script and art by Frank Borth; Spider Widow answers an ad in the newspaper placed by Axis spies; But the ad is also answered by the mysterious Raven, who freed her and then, together with the Widow, delivered the spies into the hands of the U.S. Navy. Untitled Spin Shaw story, art by Witmer Williams (as Rex Smith). 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $99.00 View scans Staple rust. 2 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Scuffing. Soiling.

Add to cart Good $50.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Cumulative spine split. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Heavy soiling.

Add to cart Fair $32.00 View scans Multiple page detachments, all pages are present.

Issue #641 - September 1942. Enoch Bolles cover. Humorous captions paired with movie stills and models. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Flash stars in "The Man Who Commanded the Night," written by Gardner Fox, art by Harold Wilson Sharp. Also includes: Ghost Patrol in "The Ferret" by Emanuel Demby and Frank Harry; Johnny Thunder in "Peachy Pet, Navy Mascot" by John B. Wentworth and Stan Aschmeier; The Whip in "The Masquerader" by Charles Reizenstein and Homer Fleming; King in "Crime Invades the Art World" by Fox and Harry Lampert; "Fate Rides the Range" by Ed Wheelan; and Hawkman in "The Affair of Father Time" by Fox and Sheldon Moldoff. Cover art by Moldoff. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $25.00 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $6.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Staple rust. Foxing. Soiling. Moisture spotting.

Volume 42, Issue 2 - September, 1942. Fiction, model-making articles, schematics, cartoons and factual essays make up every issue of Flying Aces. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Interior art by Al McWilliams. "Air Screwball" by Joe Archibald is the lone story plus articles like "Havocs Over Hunland", "Are U.S. Pilots Superior?" and "So You Want to be a Carrier Pilot?" and more. 8" x 11", 80 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Fine $62.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight. Foreign edition: UK.

British reprints of the American edition.

Volume 1, Issue 10 - September 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 $0.15.

Vol. 1 #6 - Sept. 1942. Single panel gags and cartoons. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 30 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Irwin Hasen. The Legion of the Lantern: Chapter 1: Five Picked Men starring Green Lantern, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Martin Nodell, inks by Jon Chester Kozlak; While at a U.S.O. dance, a beautiful princess is kidnapped by a group of Nazis; Soon after her rescue by G.L., General Brock asks Alan and 3 others to form a special squad to go behind enemy lines. The Legion of the Lantern: Chapter 2: Swords of the Sahara. We Were All Kids Once humor page by Art Helfant. Songs Without Music starring Sweet Adeline, script and art by Art Helfant. The Legion of the Lantern: Chapter 3: Triumph In the Desert. The Flying Serpent of Yucatan text story starring Hop Harrigan. Fat and Slat humor page by Ed Wheelan. Legion of the Lantern: Chapter 4: Spy's Showdown. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue #4 - Sept. 1941. Adult humor magazine with cartoons, comic strips and jokes. Covers are adorned with pin-up girls. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $50.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

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.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $250.00 View scans Cover detached at one staple and coming detached at second. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Origin and first appearance of Rainbow Boy. Contains four original features accompanied by comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Hydroman" by Bill Everett; "Rainbow Boy" by Stephen Douglas and Ben Thompson; "Star Flashes" by Charles Bruno; "Reg'lar Fellers" by Gene Byrnes; "The Music Master" by Stephen Douglas and Bill Everett; "Dare-devils of Destiny" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson; "Man O'Metal" by H. G. Peter; and "Flyin' Jenny" by Russell Keaton. "One Way Trail" text story by Jack M. Greene. Indicia states "Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics". 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Movie Fan Magazine, most notable for being the only movie fan magazine sold in this era for a nickel instead of a dime.8 1/2-in. x 11-in. 72 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.

Add to cart CGC 8.0 $6,200.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Minor amount of glue on spine of cover. Label #0326503010

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Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Ad for All-Winners Comics #6. The Hooded Gang starring the Human Torch, pencils by Harry Sahle, inks by Jack Alderman; The Torch and Toro prevent a man from being lynched by a slumlord; The man's plans for urban renewal would have prevented the slumlord's building and land from being condemned and sold to the railroad. Ad for Sub-Mariner Comics #7. The Ghost of Reuben Hartnett starring the Sub-Mariner, pencils by Al Gabriele, inks by Carl Pfeufer; Namor and Betty arrive at the home of the late Reuben Hartnett in time for the reading of the will, a will which states that there is a locked box hidden away with the man's fortune and whoever finds it owns the treasure. The Invalid text story by Pvt. Irving Werstein. Ad for Marvel Mystery Comics. Queer Case of Johnny Clostro starring the Human Torch, pencils by Harry Sahle. Untitled Swoopy the Fearless, script and art by Art Gates. Ad for Young Allies Comics #5. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Mac Raboy. Stories and art by Otto Binder and Dave Berg. Ancient Egyptian sorcerer Ibis revives in modern times to battle evil, aided by his girlfriend Taia and his magic wand-like Ibistick. The series opens with a retelling of Ibis's origin: An Egyptian prince and mage named Amentep places Taia in suspended animation to save her life, then joins her, awakening on the eve of World War II to become known as Ibis. In another story, Ibis stalks a werewolf, who is also stalking him. Plus a misadventure of Sir Butch of East Flatbush, in a story with early art by future Mad "Lighter Side" artist Dave Berg. Ibis the Invincible; When the Werewolf Prowled; Sir Butch. 64 pages, Full Color. 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", 66 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.10.

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Issue 2746 - September, 1942. Humor and Satire cartoons. Cover by Priscilla. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by John Celardo. Edited by Jerry Iger. Stories and art by Will Eisner, Jerry Iger, Mort Leav, Alex Blum, Bob Hebberd, Rafael Astarita, and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Sheena faces an Amazon queen and her strange army of beasts; Drew Murdoch stalks a werewolf in the Ghost Gallery; Time-traveler Stuart Taylor visits Helen of Troy to get to the bottom of this whole Trojan War mess. Great Sheena cover, probably by John Celardo. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Bobby; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Pee Wee; Uncle Otto; Ghost Gallery; Midnight the Black Stallion; Tom Dick and Harry; Raid Assignment; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. "Scaly Guardians of Massacre Pool," art by Dan Zolnerowich; Senegalese prince Hamud attempts to exterminate Ngeeso's tribe and take their gold. Untitled story, art by George Appel; An alliance of headhunters and Arabs attempt to overthrow Fantomah; The Mazaans ask Fantomah to be their queen. Untitled Tabu, Wizard of the Jungle story, art by Saul Rosen; Professor Milan and his daughter are betrayed by Braven, their safari guide, who decides to loot the Tomb of M'Loho. "Stamp 'Em Out" public service announcement; War stamps come to life, inspiring a stamp collector to buy more; Adolf Hitler and Hideki Tojo appear. "The Gorilla God" text story. Untitled story, art by Al Stahl; Terry and the gang foil a Nazi invasion attempt masterminded by a Nazi spy posing as a physician. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi and his jungle friends help restore a deposed rajah to his throne and liberate the Pwauas from excessive taxation. Untitled story, art by Al Walker; Native thieves, disguised as lions, steal gold from other natives until their crimes are exposed by Boko and Simba. Untitled story, art by Nick Cardy (as N. Viscardi); A flood carries Camilla into a lost valley where prehistoric creatures have survived; She becomes the object of the affections of several different cavemen before she escapes. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Harry Anderson. Stories and art by Harry Anderson and others. The one-shot that introduced Nyoka the Jungle Girl to comics. Originally the star of Republic's 1942 movie serial Perils Of Nyoka, Nyoka went on to a long career in comics that outlasted the age of serials. This issue, based on Perils of Nyoka, divides the action into cliffhanging chapters, a Nyoka tradition for years to come. Nyoka, raised in the jungle by her scientist father, searches for the golden tablets of Hippocrates, containing the medical secrets of the ancients. But the sinister Queen Vultura wants them too. In a backup story, The Mad Artist draws mustaches on every face he can find. Doom in the Desert; Valley of Sacrifice; Vultura's Vengeance; Treasure of Terror!; The Finger of Fate; Climax of Conquest; The Three Legionnaires; Willie Wynn; The Mad Artist. Final issue under this title; series continues three years later as Nyoka the Jungle Girl (1945 Fawcett) #2. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 2, Issue 3 - Fall, 1942. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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. Sport Features focuses on all-time greats Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth; The Phantom watches as the all-female band of air pirates rendezvouses with a mysterious enemy submarine. 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: Saint Martin of Tours; Family Portraits: Pet Names; Hurricane Yank. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $200.00 View scan Trimmed Interior is complete. RESTORATION. TRIMMED. Full length spine split (taped). Staples added (not manufacturing). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover art by Mort Meskin. The Sense Master (Chapter 1), script by Bill Finger, art by Ed Dobrotka; Five criminals, kidnapped by a robot, have their senses heightened by a certain extract created by a Dr. Brett, in order to be used by a paralyzed man known as the 6th Sense, who plans to use them to steal five jewels. The Crime Concerto (Chapter 2), script by Bill Finger, art by Ed Dobrotka; Mickey Gordon, whose sense of hearing has been dramatically bolstered by Dr. Brett's extract, seeks to steal a diamond for the 6th Sense owned by young Alce Howard. Don Quixote Rides Again (Chapter 3). The Man Who Followed His Nose (Chapter 4). The Man Who Was Afraid to Eat (Chapter 5). The Man with the Miracle Eyes (Chapter 6). The Sense Master (Chapter 7). Once a Jap text story by Brittin Quigley. Busy Bill the Bill Collector humor two-pager. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.