Comic books October 1941

Volume 1 Issue 2 - October, 1941. Humor tabloid featuring adult cartoons and Pin-Ups. Saddle-Stitched, 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 32 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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, Maxwell Elkan, Art Peddy and Robert Webb. An influential anthology starring jungle hero Sheena, featuring early art by legendary comics artists in the Eisner-Iger Shop. Sheena and Bob become Captives of the Gorilla-Men; Time-traveler Stuart Taylor visits medieval Spain, where he meets Don Quixote and Sancho Panza; The Hawk investigates the mysterious disappearance of valuable cargo ships. The Hawk; Weird Stories of the Supernatural; Bobby; Sheena, Queen of the Jungle; Uncle Otto; Pee Wee; Midnight the Black Stallion; Tom Dick and Harry; Revenge in the First Degree; Jumbo Laffs; ZX-5 Spies In Action; Inspector Dayton; Lightning. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Dan Zolnerowich. "Lair of the Winged Fiend," art by Dan Zolnerowich; Zuko, owner of artificial wings that allow him to fly, agrees to rid the jungle of Kaänga in return for diamonds. Untitled story, art by Seymour Reit; Roy helps a tribe rescue their chief and his sons, kidnapped by a white adventurer. Untitled story, script by Edward Brodie Mack, art by George Carl Wilhelms; A young glamour girl crash lands on a volcanic island; Tabu comes to rescue her, but both are captured by some warriors from the "smoking mountain" who plan on sacrificing them to the volcano. Untitled story; Fantomah is accused of poisoning a native village; Her investigation reveals that their water originates in a mountain stream that is contaminated by a dead mammoth. "White Thunder" text story. Untitled story; Anderson gets rich in diamonds and decides to go to America, but he is dissuaded when his passenger liner is attacked by airplanes. Untitled story, art by Al Walker; Simba is captured by hunters but manages to save them from a cheetah. Untitled story, pencils by Jim Chambers; He then leads them to a village where a white woman is held captive. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; Wambi and his jungle friends free a village from slavers. Untitled story, art by Al Gabriele; The Panther rescues a chief and his sons from white kidnappers. 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 finds a Flame Pearl at last, hanging around a native chieftain's neck; The Phantom goes to New York to learn about a phony murder charge. 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 Argentina Stamp Riot; Private Buck; The Princess of Plumpieland, Part 1. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

October 6, 1941. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: South Dakota photographic essay; women's prison photographic essay; glaucoma; fall hats; college football preview; portraits of George Bellows' daughter; British Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 140 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 156 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; PC/PB&W; 136 pages. Cover price $0.10.

November 3, 1941. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: West Point; topiary; Halloween; Michele Morgan; movie investigation (article by Wendell Willkie); and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 124 pages. 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, Fran Striker, Charles Flanders, Robert Storm, Mel Graff, Thornton W. Burgess, Carl Anderson, Edwina Dumm, Chic Young, Bob Dunn, Frank Miller, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Jimmy Thompson, Eugene L. Pollack, Tom Sims, and Bela Zaboly. Lee Falk's adventurer Mandrake the Magician gets top billing in this anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. The world believes the spymaster called The Octopus is dead, but Mandrake knows the truth; Bunky follows the adventures of a baby wise beyond his years, from Snuffy Smith creator Billy DeBeck. The back cover ad offers an entire desk with the purchase of a Remington typewriter. Mandrake the Magician; Jan and Aloysius; Seein' Stars; The Romance of Flying; Bunky; Dollar-A-Dither; The Lone Ranger; Secret Agent X-9; Little Nature Stories; Henry; Little Acorns; Popeye; Barney Baxter; Blondie; Indian Lore; Tippie and Cap Stubbs; Dinglehoofer. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Captain America Comics ad. "Meet the Parrot" starring The Human Torch, story and art by Carl Burgos; The Parrot escapes jail and sends a message to the Torch via, what else?, a parrot, that he's planning to attack the opera; Torch and Toro attend the opera that evening, when suddenly gas is pumped out from behind the curtain, knocking out the guests; Parrot's men move amongst them relieving the ladies of their jewelry. Young Allies Comics ad. "The Undersea Blitzkrieg" starring Sub-Mariner, script and art by Bill Everett; Namor decides to return to his kingdom to see how things are going, but discovers that he has been declared a traitor and ordered executed by Daka, who has overthrown Princess Fen and joined forces with the villainous Seal Men. Terry Vance untitled story, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; Terry and Deadline head north to investigate why Deadline's father isn't providing paper pulp to the newspaper on time, and discovers that a rival of Dawson is responsible. "Who Robbed the Carter Bank?, or, How Good a Detective Are You?" text story, script by Stan Lee. Patriot untitled story, art by Sid Greene; Hitler's Deputy flies unauthorized to New Jersey to arrange a treaty of peace between the British and Germany, and convinces the Patriot to take him to the estate of a millionaire friend of his. Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; Hitler's Deputy flies unauthorized to New Jersey to arrange a treaty of peace between the British and Germany, and convinces the Patriot to take him to the estate of a millionaire friend of his. The Vision untitled story, script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, pencils by Kirby, inks by Simon; The Vision must battle the evil Grosso, who is attempting to destroy America's national defense industries. Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; A great eye surgeon gets drunk one night, but has to perform delicate eye surgery; He bungles the job, and swears revenge by taking away people's eyesight, then ransoming the victims in order for sight to be restored. Sub-Mariner Comics ad. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Mac Raboy. Susan Kent Gone!, art by Charles Sultan; Bulletman [Jim Barr] and Bulletgirl [Susan Kent] vs. the Unholy Three [Nosey, Herbert, Brutus]. Mr. H Attacks the Daily Blade, pencils by Ken Battefield; Devil's Dagger vs. Mr. H. Illyria and the Bomber Plane Plans, art by Charles Sultan; After the death of Jerome Motley, a Secret Service man who had secured plans for an amazing new bomber from an enemy nation, Minute Man is ordered to secure the plans before they fall into criminal hands. A Girl Claimed By Death starring El Carim and Death, art by George Tuska. The Center World of Djung starring Captain Venture and the Planet Princess, script by Otto Binder, art by Rafael Astarita; Captain Venture vs. King Leon. The Diamond of Death starring Companions Three, art by Kin Platt. Alkali, Scourge of the Plains starring Buck Jones, Frontier Marshall, art by Ralph Carlson; Buck and Mesquite chase stage robbers. The Throttler starring Zoro, The Mystery Man, art by Mac Raboy. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 26, Issue 6 - October, 1941. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "Up Ship for Action" by Maxwell Reid Grant, "Boy Discovers Long-Sought Plastic" by Haskell Cohen, "Stratosphere Patrol" by W.M. Kimball, "Cooking a Mountain" by A.D. Nunn, "Leave Your Windows Open This Winter" by Thomas J. Naughton, "Let's Play Trains" by N.J. Johnson, "Power from the Wind" by S.J. Winters, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 162 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.

October 11, 1941 issue. Disney comics and text stories. Published every other Friday in London. 8 pages, four in black and white, and four beautifully colored. 9.25 in. x 12.25 in.

October 25, 1941 issue. Disney comics and text stories. Published every other Friday in London. 8 pages, four in black and white, and four beautifully colored. 9.25 in. x 12.25 in.

Chuck Cuidera cover art. The Doomed Battalion starring Blackhawk, script by Will Eisner, art by Chuck Cuidera. Untitled stories starring Blue Tracer (script and art by Fred Guardineer), Loops and Banks (script and art by Bob Powell), Sabotage (script and art by Tex Blaisdell and Lake French), Yankee Eagle (art by John Stewart), Shot and Shell (script and art by Klaus Nordling), Miss America (art by Tom Hickey), Archie Atkins, and Death Patrol (script and art by Jack Cole). School Children Defeat Hitler, script and art by Al McWilliams. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 24, Issue 3 - March, 1941. Includes an article entitled "Air Fighters of the Setting Sun". 8.5" x 11", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Howard Sherman. "Spiezel," starring the Spectre, art by Bernard Baily; An ancient demon possesses a simple farmer and turns him into a capitalist robber baron. "The Double-Bar-O Mystery," art by George Papp; Clip Carson is on vacation in the American west. "Missing Envoy," starring Detective Sergeant Carey, script and art by Joe Donohoe; A Chinese diplomat is kidnapped. "Mystery of the Music Murders," starring Johnny Quick, script by Mort Weisinger. "The Hook," starring Captain Desmo, art by Ed Winiarski. Untitled Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol story, art by Fred Ray. "The Forger'" starring Dr. Fate, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Sherman; Inza visits her grandparents' farm and discovers a gang of criminals has been stealing money from farmers' bank accounts. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 17, Issue 90 - October, 1941. New films in story form plus the usual movie magazine content. 8.5" x 11", 100 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 10 #52 - Oct. 4-10, 1941. Cover of Olivia De Havilland. Picture of the Week features Bob Hope. Article on Eleanor Roosevelt and Joan Bennett. Today in Hollywood features Errol Flynn, James Montgomery Flagg, Jack Benny, Oliver Hardy and more. Extensive radio program listings. Vichy France broadcasts to world on new station article. Article on America's army training. 10 3 /4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 44 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.12.

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Extensive radio program listings. Vichy France broadcasts to world on new station article. 10 3 /4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 44 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $2,100.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Small Amount of Dried Glue on Spine on Cover. Label #2120938002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Roland "Ramona" Patenaude. Art by Carl Hubbell, and Jack Camden. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. A hit-and-run murder leads The Blue Beetle to a gang fencing stolen cars, resulting in a fast-paced car-and-gun battle; Gary Kennedy, murdered by criminals, returns as The Wraith, a ghost who fights crime in the tradition of The Spectre; The Green Mask investigates a creepy haunted mansion by the sea. Cover by Ramona Patenaude, one of the few female Golden Age artists. The Murderous Cab Gang; Battle in Bospur; Brains Against Guns; Mortimer; Mystery of the Old Inn; The Origin of the Wraith; Anna--Framed For Murder; A Lesson For Charles Trent. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 28, 1st Printing - "Murder on Stage" by Sutherland Scott. Softcover, 5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Ad for Captain America Comics and for joining Cap's Sentinels of Liberty, pencils by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. Meet the Destroyer, art by Jack Binder; American reporter Keen Marlow is sent to Nazi Germany to report news other than what the government propaganda department releases. The Scar; he Scar, a Nazi scientist, uses his death ray on Germans protesting food rations. Identity Unknown; The Black Marvel's efforts to discover who killed a German scientist who had fled to the U.S. are complicated when one of his main suspects develops amnesia. Dolls of Death; When the miniaturized dead body of a general is delivered to the President as a doll, the Terror investigates the "Life-Like Doll Company" to prevent any more such bizarre murders. Choose Your Weapons!, art by Al Bare; The Challenger issues a challenge to a serial strangler to strangle him while he walks unprotected through the city on the night of the next full moon. Dark Streets of London, script and art by Bob Davis; The Blazing Skull is too late to stop German spies from informing their superiors of the Prime Minister's secret flight over their country, so he must go to Germany himself to stage a rescue. Young Allies Comics #1 ad. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $900.00 View scans Restored: C2 Paper: White Restoration includes: pieces added to cover, small a mount of glue on cover, tear seals to cover. Cover Married. Label #4332273011

An absolutely stunning Lou Fine cover, one of his very best, featuring a giant Hun skeleton thrusting a battleship into the title logo!

Cover art by Reed Crandall. Untitled stories starring Uncle Sam (script by Will Eisner, art by Lou Fine), Kid Patrol (art by Dan Wilson), Sally O'Neil Policewoman (art by Frank Kearns), Kid Dixon (art by Bob Reynolds), Wonder Boy (art by Nick Cardy), Quicksilver (art by Nick Cardy), Jack and Jill (art by Lowell Riggs), Windy Breeze (art by Jack Cole), Prop Powers (Lynn Bird), Paul Bunyan (art by Story Weaver), Pen Miller (script and art by Klaus Nordling), and Merlin the Magician (art by Fred Guardineer as Lance Blackwood). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 9, No. 8. October 1941. Lurid true crime accounts illustrated with period photographs, some single-color tinted. 10.5" x 13.75". 48 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.15.