Comic books January 1940

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.

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.

Cover by Lou Fine. Edited by Malcolm Reiss, Jerry Iger and Will Eisner. Stories and art by Will Eisner, Jerry Iger, Lou Fine, Klaus Nordling, and Bob Powell. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Sheena explores the Land of Giant Men; After his marriage, detective Spencer Steel is called back into work; ZX-5 faces an enemy who is using chemical weapons. Peter Pupp; The Hawk; Bobby; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Spencer Steel; The Count of Monte Cristo; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Ken Hammond; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton; Wilton of the West. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Lou Fine. "Prey of the Slavers," art by Alex Blum (as Alex Boon); Kaänga rescues Ann from the slaver, Blacton, and tells her how he came to live in the jungle. Untitled story, art by Taylor Martin; The White Panther is dispatched by his father to help Dr. White recover curative gems and to protect the Whites from Zaroff, an unethical competitor. "The Slave Raiders," script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Henry Fletcher); In return for rescuing a witch doctor, Tabu is given a "six sense" and amazing powers which he uses to combat evil and injustice in the jungle. "Queen of the Lost Empire," art by C. A. Winter; Explorer Jon Dale discovers a lost city in the jungle, ruled by Queen Camilla; Daily human sacrifices are necessary for Camilla and her people to retain their immortality. Untitled story; Terry and his lancers are assigned to a fort, deep in the jungle, and are charged with interrupting the slave trade. Untitled story; Gunrunners sell guns to the natives in Wambi's jungle, which they then use to steal gold from local prospectors; Wambi reports the crimes to the local constabulary who defeat the natives. Untitled story; Cog bails out petty criminals Buck, Rex, and Slim to use as overseers of his safari; Cog drives the natives too hard and they rebel. Untitled story; Aging Simba saves the life of his rival, Slita and then barely manages to prevent being usurped by the younger Slita; Simba concedes his pride Slita and departs. Untitled story; Safari guide Buck Barton infiltrates a leopard cult to rescue his client. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Published once a year, this oversized issue presents the years best pictorials, and gags from Laff magazine! 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in. 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Published once a year, this oversized issue presents the years best pictorials, and gags from Laff magazine! 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in. 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $62.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Fine $43.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 17, Issue 4 - January 27, 1940. Hitler and Stalin article by Leon Trotsky. 8.5" x 11", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 60 pages. Cover price $0.10.

January 8, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Bowdoin houseparties; wartime Germany; badminton; Buddhism; William Steig; "Of Mice and Men" movie; American politics photographic essay; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 64 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in., 84 pages, color and B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Feg Murray, Clayton Knight, H. H. Knerr, Edwina Dumm, Sheldon Stark, Neil O'Keefe, Robert Storm, Austin Briggs, Thornton W. Burgess, Carl Anderson, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Jimmy Thompson, Fanny Y. Cory, and E.C. Segar. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Mandrake and Lothar are freed from the sand of the treasure chamber; Inspector Wade tracks The Poison Thorn Gang to their hideout. Mandrake the Magician; News in Sports; Jan and Aloysius; Seein' Stars; The Romance of Flying; Bunky; Tippie and Cap Stubbs; Inspector Wade; Secret Agent X-9; Little Nature Stories; Henry; Little Acorns; Popeye; Barney Baxter; Blondie; Indian Lore; Roger; Stamp Corner; Little Miss Muffet; Dinglehoofer. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Carl Burgos. Human Torch untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; After an attack on New York by Martians, the Torch decides that a new explosive called Trinitrotoluol is probably better off in the hands of the Martians to take back to Mars rather than allowing it to remain on Earth. The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; The Angel must battle a voodoo cult that has kidnapped young women to sacrifice to their fire god. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; The police concoct a plan to use police officer Betty Dean to lay a trap to capture the Sub-Mariner, but instead she convinces Namor to fight for the Allies in the war. The Masked Raider untitled story, art by Al Anders. American Ace origin story, art by Paul J. Lauretta; The Raider has to deal with a group of outlaws, who in trying to run a man off his run-down ranch in order to get to gold buried in the hills and oil deposits as well, decide to frame the owner and have the sheriff run him off. Siegfried Suicide text story, script by David C. Cooke, art by Bill Everett. "Third Episode" Advenures of Ka-Zar the Great story, art by Ben Thompson; A hunter searching for wild game, who has enlisted the aid of local natives, has a hard time convincing those natives that it was a man [Ka-Zar] who was interferring with their hunt, and not a jungle god as they thought. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 8, Issue 1 - January 1940. The Masked Rider stars in The Longhorn Trail by Donald Bayne Hobart. Illustrations by Parkhurst. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in, 98 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

January 1940. Volume 21 No. 5. Painted cover by Alexander Redmond. True crime articles, stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 80 p, B&W. Printed on white paper stock. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $16.00 View scans

Vol. 25 #1 - Jan. 1940. UK magazine featuring articles on engineering feats and vehicles. 8 1/4-in. x 11-in., 86 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $4.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 23, Issue 3 - January, 1940. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue includes; "Your Job - Auto Mechanic" by Donald G. Cooley, "Blood Detectives Solve Crimes" by Maxwell Grant, "Taming The Twister" by Harold M. Farkas, "Turning Pigeons Into Owls" by James Nevin Miller, "Will This be Our 1960 Model Car?" by Hi Sibley, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 146 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 25, Issue 3 - January, 1940. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "Glider Pilots - Aces of the Future!" by William Hawley Bowlus, "Fighting the Tuna Pirates!" by Sterling Gleason, "They've Loaded Their Trucks With Glamour!" by John T. Lynch, "Under the Hood of 1941 Cars" by John G. Copeland, "California Cops Go Back to School" by Andrew R. Boone, "Racing Death Down the Great Lakes" by Earl W. Gage, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 162 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $24.00 View scans Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 15%. Staple rust: Slight.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 58, Issue 6 - January, 1940. Priscilla Lane photo cover. This issue includes a complete story version of "Broadway Melody of 1940" starring Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell. Celebrity pictorials include stars such as; Ingrid Bergman, Deanna Durbin, Don Ameche, David Niven, Jane Bryan, Rita Hayworth, Doug Jr., and Robert Taylor. 8.5" x 11", 92 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by George Tuska. "The Taj Lamah Jewels, art by Munson Paddock (as Walter Frame); Agents of a warring nation plot to destroy all U.S. industrial plants and steal gold from the U.S. Federal Reserve in order to cripple the abilities of America to meddle in the war. Untitled Rex Dexter of Mars story, script and art by Dick Briefer; Scientists first ignore the fact that a meteor from outer space has struck Earth in Asia at an angle, making the area devoid of natural features, which they call "The Bald Spot." "Murder In a Monsoon" Chen Chang story, art by Munson Paddock (as Cecilia Munson). Untitled story, art by George Tuska; Wing is assigned the task of manning a plane over the U-boat infested waters of the North Atlantic, looking for the periscopes of subs below the surface. "Tony Brick, Poison Ring Leader" starring Lt. Drake, art by Klaus Nordling. "The Morgue Murder Mystery" starring Hemlock Shomes, script and art by Fred Schwab. "The Dreamer" text story by Sid L. Sidney, art by Bob Powell. Untitled story, art by Charles Nicholas; The Blue Beetle (Dan Garrett) vs. Von Heuger. Untitled Inspector Bancroft story. Untitled story, art by Bob Powell; Agent D-13 (Richard Anthony) vs. Fahid. Untitled story, art by John Lindermayer; Denny Scott vs. Countess Zita. "The Murder of Glenwood Village," art by George Tuska; Zanzibar vs. Marco Hawkins. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Anno VI - Albo N. 94. "Paperinate". 24 Pages, Green and black coloring, 6 3/4-in x 10-in, Italian Language.