Comic books March 1941

Cover by E. C. Stoner. Stories and art by Roy Crane, Gaylord Du Bois, Bob Jenney, Al McWilliams, Victor Bloom, Bob Hebberd, Erwin Hess, E. C. Stoner, and John Coleman Burroughs. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Captain Easy, alongside original material. John Carter finally returns to Helium, only to learn that his wife Dejah Thoris has been abducted by the Holy Thern. Disguised as a Thern, Carter goes to the city of Kaol to rescue her. John Carter art by John Coleman Burroughs, son of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Captain Easy agrees to help protect the experimental "flying torpedo" from capture by enemy spies. This Curious World; Phantasmo, the Master of the World; John Carter Warlord of Mars; The Sky Ranger; Captain Easy; Rex, King of the Deep; Mr. District Attorney; The Rocket Boys in Space; Navy Bob Steele; Navy Bob's Scrap Book; The Black Knight; Speed Martin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $26.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Volume 23, Issue 2 - March, 1941. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $58.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $41.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $16.00 View scans

Vol. 1 #1 - Mar. 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.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $42.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Issue 3 - March, 1941. Gale's Graphic Models was a short-lived vintage publication meant to be a visual aid for artists interested in the female form. Each page is adorned by a single model in various poses with many different types of lighting and an occasional prop. 6.5" x 10", 40 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS-

Cover by Bert Whitman. The Numbers Racket, script by Fran Striker, art by Bert Whitman Associates; The Green Hornet and Kato help clear a Police officer who has been charged with taking a bribe and is being framed by a group of racketeers. The Cure-All Racket, script by Fran Striker, art by Bert Whitman Associates; The Green Hornet puts an end the business of a quack doctor, who has started a cure-all racket for cancer via a radio program from across the border. The Tourist Camp Racket, script by Fran Striker, art by Bert Whitman Associates; After a shooting at a tourist camp, Britt Reid is informed about legislative efforts to push through a bill regulating the tourist camp industry. A Buzz From the Green Hornet anti-crime public service announcement, art by Bert Whitman Associates. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Klaus Nordling and Bert Whitman. Art by Walter Frehm, Klaus Nordling, Martin Nodell and Bert Whitman. Cover by Chuck Cuidera. Vita-rays transform Michael Shelby into the hero known as the Green Mask. The Green Mask and Domino investigate a wave of payroll robberies in the city; Green Mask intervenes when the murder of a diplomat threatens to start a war; A story by Green Lantern creator Martin Nodell, featuring the last appearance of a mad scientist from space called Dr. Doom. The Payroll Pirates; The Factory Explosions; The Murder of Zarano; Smugglers of the Rio; Spark Stevens: The Radio-Controlled Blimp; Dr. Doom: The Paralyzing Poison; Navy Jones: Vendetta With U-204. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 8 - March 1941. Vintage Men's interest magazine, including pictorials, showgirls, single panel gag comics, and sports articles. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 32 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Gulf Oil Company giveaway, regular comic size, full color, 4 pages.

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.

Bill Everett cover. Contains three 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; "The Purple Zombie" by Tarpe Mills; "Sergeant Stoney Craig" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson; "Dinky Dinkerton" by Art Huhta (as Jim Wallace); "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Idioddities" by Jack Romer; "Mann of India" by Tarpe Mills; "Bill and Davey" by James P. McCague; "Dare-devils of Destiny" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson; "Gordon Fife and the Boy King" by Bob Moore and Jim Hales; "Amaze A Minute" by Arnold; "Tad of the Tanbark" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; and "Kitty Moran and her Hound" by Jack Romer. "Death in a Box" text story by E. Albert Willard, illustrated by Everett. Indicia states "Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics". 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Lou Fine. In the Asylum, art by John Celardo; Hercules gets briefly committed to an insane asylum; introduces bad guy Mug Mullin. Case of the Reluctant Robber starring Betty Bates, art by Nick Cardy. Sapphire Eyes starring The Strange Twins, script by S. M. Iger, art by Alex Blum. The Coming of Togo starring Lion Boy, art by Henry Kiefer. The Fiend Called Fang starring Bob and Swab, script and art by Klaus Nordling. Sabotage On the High Seas starring Red Bee, art by Clark Williams. The President's Vacation starring Blaze Barton, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Sir Thornley, Spy starring G-5 Super Agent, art by George Appel. In South America, art by Nick Cardy. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

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. 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 5.5 $4,500.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #0975785002

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Ad for Captain America Comics #3, script and art by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. The Mystery of the Disappearing Criminals [Part 1] starring The Human Torch and Toro, script by Carl Burgos, pencils by Carl Burgos (layouts), inks by Harry Sahle (finishes); Torch drops in to see the Police Commissioner, at his request, to solve the case of noted criminals who disappear from their usual haunts and cannot be found again. Ad for All-Aces Comics #1. The Mystery of the Disappearing Criminals [Part 2]. The Serum Must Get Through!] starring Sub-Mariner, script and art by Bill Everett. Ad for Marvel Mystery Comics #20. The Yellowshirts Turn Yellow! starring Patriot, script by Ray Gill, art by George Mandel. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 12, Issue 3 - March, 1941. 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.

Add to cart Good $18.00 View scans

Vol. 2, #1 - March 1941. Tabloid size - 10.75" x 13.75", 56 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $499.95 or Best Offer View scans Interior is complete, but nearing brittle. 4.5" spine split from bottom of comic through cover and all wraps. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $430.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Small amount of dried glue on spine of cover. Label #2006861002

Cover by Nick Cardy. Edited by Malcolm Reiss, Jerry Iger and Will Eisner. Stories and art by Will Eisner, Jerry Iger, Charles Wotjkoski, Charles Sultan, Art Saaf, Sy Reit, Robert Webb, Bob Kane and Bob Powell. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Sheena battles the mummy Karnak in a hidden temple; Lightning battles saboteurs who use lighter-than-air craft; A reprint of the Bob Kane Peter Pupp story from issue #6. Final issue with Eisner as Art Director. Peter Pupp; The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Bobby; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; The Warrior's Shoes; Pee Wee; Midnight the Black Stallion; Tom Dick and Harry; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton; Lightning. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $275.00 View scan INCOMPLETE. Missing two center wraps, affects Wambi and Camilla stories. Cover detached, lateral spine tear. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover art by Nick Cardy. "Terror of the Voodoo Cauldron," art by Alex Blum; Kaänga stops the looting of a native temple by white men. Untitled story, art by Arthur Peddy; An officer of a European power sets out to conquer all the jungle with a tank; Red Panther defeats him with a single arrow. Untitled Tabu, Wizard of the Jungle story; The new queen of Lomar must be shown that her magic is not as great as Tabu's. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; The kidnapping of the chief's daughter causes Buono's manhood initiation rite to go awry, and he and Wambi must rescue the girl. Untitled story, art by Robert Webb; In a bid to force Camilla to marry him, Renardo arranges the destruction of her city, but she refuses him and slays him in a duel. Untitled story; Unscrupulous poachers follow museum hunter, Dana Lowe, with the intention of stealing her giraffe trophy, but Roy puts an end to their plans. Untitled story, script and art by Fletcher Hanks (as Barclay Flagg); Would-be conqueror Org, using a jungle drum, hypnotizes a herd of giant spiders to do his bidding; Fantomah breaks his spell and feeds him to a giant spider before she reduces them all to normal spider size. Untitled story; Overfed by a motion picture crew, Simba is slow in defending himself when he is attacked by a leopard and loses the confidence of the pride. Untitled story, art by Bill Bossert; Anderson is taken by a group of cannibals and must be rescued by Terry, Kismet, and Vincent. 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, E. C. Segar, George McManus, Otto Soglow, Eddie Rickenbacker, Clayton Knight, Romer Grey, Jim Gary, Charles Flanders, Ruth Plumly Thompson, 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 tries to figure out who murdered a famous tenor onstage before an audience. Brick Bradford; The Lone Ranger; Little Annie Rooney; Henry; Sport Features; Scott's Scrapbook; Radio Patrol; Mandrake the Magician; Thimble Theatre; Flash Gordon; Bringing Up Father; The Little King; King of the Royal Mounted. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $9.00 View scan

Volume 2, Issue 2 - March 1941. Mimi Berry Cover Model. Men's Magazine focusing on Humor, Sports, Politics, News, and Women! 10 1/2-in. x 13-in., 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

March 3, 1941. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: manikin mold; Diego Rivera art; Veronica Lake; table tennis; New York night clubs; General Sir Archibald Percival Wavell; Australia's war effort; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 108 pages. Cover price $0.10.

March 10, 1941. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Washington, D.C.; Frank Knox; snapping turtles; Army eye tests; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 108 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.50 Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Cover detached.

March 24, 1941. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Spring hats; Boston; Fighter Command; Annette Kellerman; "Flip" Wolfe; Army show at Ft. Myer; China's T.V. Soong; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 120 pages. Cover price $0.10.