Comic books September 1940

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September 2, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: the Dionne quintuplets; Henry A. Wallace; U.S. kennels; ferryboat; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 100 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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September 9, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Carol Bruce; the Roosevelt family; Canada; college football; and more. Half-page Cream of Wheat ad with Li'l Abner art by Al Capp. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 136 pages. Cover price $0.10.

September 16, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: flight across America photographic essay; Paris under the Swastika; heart disease; national skeet champion Pat Laursen; Carmen D'Antoniuo; sand art; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in., 100 pages, partial color. Cover price $0.10.

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September 23, 1940. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: bombed England; Hyde Park; Bud James; mobile Army hospital; Edna Ferber; Munich art show; New York's fashion shows; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in., 104 pages, partial color. Cover price $0.10.

Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in., 108 pages, partial color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 4 #20, Sept. 24, 1940 - Charles Chaplin writes why he made "The Great Dictator" illustrated with eleven movie stills. Illustrated article on automobile ads from the 1920s. One page article on Lucille Ball with five photographs. Article on the new training and new weapons the US Army has. Article entitled "How Hitler Controls the World" runs four pages. Full page, full color ad for The Thief of Bagdad. 10.5" x 13.5", 68 Pages, B&W with some color ads. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Margery McKay (sometimes credited as G. Whiz). Stories and art by Lee Falk, Phil Davis, Feg Murray, 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, 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. Lothar gleefully abdicates the throne when he hears about the 24 wives that come with it; Inspector Wade investigates a murder. Mandrake the Magician; Jan and Aloysius; Seein' Stars; Bunky; Tippie and Cap Stubbs; Inspector Wade; Secret Agent X-9; Henry; Little Acorns; Popeye; Barney Baxter; Blondie; Indian Lore; Roger; Stamp Corner; Dinglehoofer. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Human Torch untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; The Torch takes the law into his own hands, when, against orders, he helps a doctor burn down plague-infected slum housing. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; Luther Robinson follows Namor back to his Antarctic home and attempts to capture him: dead or alive, but is eventually taken prisoner. He is informed that his girlfriend is also being held to insure he will not try to escape justice. The Masked Raider untitled story, art by Al Anders; A series of robberies confounds the Raider until a dog un-intentionally helps solve the case. Advenures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; When an evil man named Sarput takes possession of a large tract of land in the Belgian Congo jungle, Ka-Zar and Zar do battle with him to prevent the slaughter/capture of many animals, only to be taken prisoner themselves. Terry Vance untitled story, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; A group of gamblers injects mercury into the tires of race cars in order to cause accidents and fix races for profit. Murder is an Accident text story, script by Ray Gill (as W. Peters), art by Frank Thomas. The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; The Angel is captured by a group of in-human monsters, who take him to their abode, where he meets a beautiful girl dressed in ancient Greek garb, and learns the creatures destroyed her civilization 4000 years ago, and now threaten to do the same in modern times. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; The president of the Drake Lumber Mills, angry because his rival has successfully purchased the rich Burton County forest lands, hires some thugs to set fire to those forests. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Sam Gilman. Stamp Collecting article by Joseph Hardie. Untitled story; The Masked Marvel goes after a gang that uses model planes in their crimes. "The Hawk," script and art by Ben Thompson; The Masked Marvel and his men go after the Hawk. Untitled story, script and art by Ben Thompson; The Masked Marvel goes up against ruthless gangster, Pete Scavotti. "Christopher's Coffin," script by Steve Jussen; McDonald, of the police waterfront undercover force, examines a claim of a tugboat striking a coffin in the harbor. "The Cat Had Nine Lives," script by Larrie May; Dan Carter is waiting at the Hotel Shelby because of a tip he got that the wanted crook "The Cat" is staying there. Untitled story; Trying to get help for his friend, Fadeaway Farr is forced to lead some crooks out of the mountains. "Gentlemen of Misfortune"; 'Skip' sheridan has problems with a young pilot and some strange planes in the area. "Case of the Rx," script and art by Maurice Gutwirth; Detective Doyle and his friend Dr. Claney are kidnapped by a gangster to help his brother. "The Quest of the Golden Idol," art by Thom Dixon; Tim, his uncle Pete and Ken are searching for a golden Aztec idol. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

September 1940. Volume 23 No. 1. Painted cover by Victor Tchetchet. 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.

Cover by Hank Porter. Stories and art by Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Manuel Gonzales, Hank Porter, Homer Brightman, Bob Grant, Tom Wood, Ted Osborne, Ted Thwaites, Bob Karp and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Mickey Mouse Magazine #60. Published by Disney marketing genius Kay Kamen, Mickey Mouse Magazine featured early Disney comics and stories, along with puzzles, art and activities. This final issue expands to 64 pages, including 34 pages of comic-strip reprints. Mickey uses ventriloquism to make it seem like Pluto is talking. Mickey's Robinson Crusoe adventure continues. Donald Duck takes issue with the fortune given out by a coin-operated scale. Plus vintage ads for Disney merch, including Pinocchio handkerchiefs. The Ventriloquist; Window Cleaners; Now for the Good Old School Days; Mickey's Tinker Shop; Mickey Mouse, Poughkeepsie; Helpless Helpers; Pluto's Dream House; Robinson Crusoe. Final issue of the series; followed by Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (1940 Dell/Gold Key/Gladstone). 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 21, No. 4. September 1940. Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 90 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bernard Baily. "The Fur Hi-Jackers," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; When asked to investigate the theft of furs, in a unresolved hi-jacking racket, Jim (as the Spectre) immediately sees that the truck driver is somehow involved with the thefts, which leads to a number of attempted killings of Detective Corrigan. "The War God's Revenge," script and art by Joe Donohoe; Carey investigates a robbery at the Chinese War Relief bureau. "Gloria Desmond's Quest," art by George Papp; Gloria Desmond searches for her father, lost in Africa before she was born. "Desert Dilemma," art by Ed Winiarski; Captain Desmo rescues two Americans held prisoner by an unscrupulous adventurer searching for a treasure map. "The False Alarms," starring Radio Squad, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. "Jim Dare - Arrested for Sabotage," starring Lt. Bob Neal, script by Robert Hirsch, art by Russ Lehman. "The Hotel Mystery," starring Biff Bronson, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joe Sulman. Untitled Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol story, art by John Lehti. "The Globe Men from Outer Space," script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Sherman; A cruise ship is attacked by aliens from outer space; Dr. Fate discovers the aliens depend on power contained in glass globes that they always carry. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 74, Issue 3 - September, 1940. Painted cover by Robert Robinson. Vintage auto magazine with articles about (now) classic cars, with lots of photographs and tons of vintage ads, this is a must have for any car enthusiast. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 156 pages, B&W with some color.

Movie magazine focusing on photographs. Cover by Peter Driben. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 9 #50 - Sept. 21-27, 1940. Subtitled The National Weekly of Personalities and Programs. Shirley Temple cover. Article on Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator. Jeanette MacDonald article. This Week in Hollywood features Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Gary Cooper and more. John Barrymore article. Movie review of The Howards of Virginia. Lengthy radio program listings. Article entitled Treason on Your Dial about Nazi broadcasters in America. Big Band article featuring Kay Kyser's orchestra. 10 3 /4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 44 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Charles Nicholas. Stories by Dick Briefer, Fred Schwab, Nathaniel Nitkin, and Bob Powell. Art by Charles Nicholas, Dick Briefer, Walter Frehm, Fred Schwab, Munson Paddock, and Bob Powell. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. Rex Dexter must mine for rontium to repel the enemy's electric rays, in a story with wacky science details by Dick Briefer; The Green Mask takes on a teen sidekick, and Domino, the Miracle Boy is born; The first appearance of The Lynx, who replaces the less-threatening Moth. Skull, the Saboteur; The Moonlight Murder Mystery; The Joe Pennelli Case: Part 2; Domino, the Miracle Boy; Billy Bounce; Spider Torture; The Airplane Parts Smugglers; The Crusaders at War; Prisoner of Droom Mansion; The Mysterious Junk; The Pirates and the Pearl; The Mark of the Cobra. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Uncle Sam (last by Will Eisner), Prop Powers, Sally O'Neil Policewoman, Kid Dixon, Merlin the Magician, Wonder Boy, Cyclone, Pen Miller (art by Klaus Nordling), Paul Bunyan, Windy Breeze, and Kid Patrol. Lou Fine cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 22, No. 9. September 1940. Boy's magazine that encouraged the outdoor life. Cover by Page Trotter. 8.5" x 11.5". 34 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 86, No. 3. September 1940. Cover by Edgar Franklin Wittmack. Two illustrations by B. G. Seielstad. Full-page color ads for Remington Shotgun Shells and Peters Cartridges. 8.5" x 11.5". 96 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 2, Issue 8 - September 1940. Vintage Men's Humor magazine featuring pictorials, Articles on politics, and humor, and single panel gag cartoons. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in, 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

The Shield (art by Irv Novick), the Comet (art by Jack Cole), Perry Chase Press Guardian, Fu Chang International Detective, Sergeant Boyle, Lee Sampson Midshipman, the Rocket and the Queen of Diamonds, Kayo Ward, and Bentley of Scotland Yard in "The Case of the Vampire Murders." Novick cover. Cover price $0.10.

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September 8, 1940. The Philadelphia Record Book Section was a tabloid-sized weekly supplement of the Philadelphia Record issued with the Sunday edition of the newspaper. This particular issue is "False Witness" by Irving Stone. 11" x 15.75". 16 pages. Black and white.

Picture Play Magazine, originally titled Picture-Play Weekly was an American weekly published magazine centered around the movie industry during the golden-age of Hollywood. It was one of the earliest published tabloid style magazines that focused on celebrity gossip, but also included behind-the-scenes content, and movie reviews. It was first published on April 10, 1915, and ultimately transitioned from a weekly to a monthly publication before the end of it's production run in late 1941 after merging with Charm Magazine. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover art by Charles Sultan. Mystery of the Vanishing Men starring The Red Comet, art by Alex Blum. Gale Allen story, art by Bob Powell. Golden Amazons of Venus starring Flint Baker, art by Arthur Peddy. Fero Interplanetary Detective story. The War of the Electronic Universe starring Don Granval, pencils by John Celardo. Cradle of the World text story starring Dexter Ames. Robot Raiders of Mars starring Captain Nelson Cole of the Solar Force, art by Bob Powell. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jim Chambers. Stories and art by G. Ellerbrock, William Kent, Kenneth Kennedy, Bob Jenney, Jim Chambers, Bob Bugg, Hal Bittner, Victor Boni, Tom Hickey, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Mantan uses his alien technology to learn of a Martian plan to poison Earth's air. Captain Tornado and Professor Bordani aid the Barangee city in their battle against the giant flies. The Hurricane Kids and their Stone Age friends have a Goonies-style battle against a gang of pirates. The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Martan the Marvel Man; Captain Tornado; Wally Williams, American Boy; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; The Case of the Mysterious Pear; Dr. Hormone; The Hurricane Kids; Death Flies the Diamonds; Did You Know That; Pylon Pete; Shark Egan. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 137, Issue 3 - Sept. 1940. Features include "Enlarging the Panama Canal," "Grooming the Iron Cavalry," "New Experiments with Rockets" and more. Illustrated with period photos. 6.5" x 9.5", 252 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.