Comic books December 1939

Cover art by Charles J. Mazoujian. Ad for Silver Streak Comics 1; art by Jack Cole. Human Torch untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; The Torch must battle a racketeer who wants his racing car to win so badly that he uses an airplane that fires incendiary bullets into the other cars. The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; The Angel saves a woman's life, all over a map with a curse on it, as it reveals the location of a treasure connected to the lost temple of Alano. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; Namor heads for New York City, and while securing a disguise, a young woman accidently sets her dress ablaze with a cigarette; Deciding that she can be of value to him in his avowed war against the Americans, he kidnaps her from the hospital and takes her to his undersea kingdom. The Masked Raider untitled story, art by Al Anders; The Raiders disguises himself as a fugitive in order to infiltrate a gang that has been harrassing and robbing ranches in several towns. American Ace origin story, art by Paul J. Lauretta; Queen Ursula of Castle D'or, whose empire was shattered when she lost her colonies during WWI, plans revenge. Death-Bird Squadron text story starring The Angel, script by David C. Cooke, art by Mazoujian. Advenures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; After the death of his parents, Ka-Zar goes to live in the cave of his friend, Zar, but soon faces Bardak, who has found a mirror in the abandoned tent of De Kraft, and refuses to relinquish it; Ka-Zar takes it from him and Bardak swears revenge. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 1, No. 6 - December 1939. See Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp for earlier issues. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 23, Issue 2 - December, 1939. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Features include an article on stop-motion animation, dresses made from milk, darkroom tricks and much more. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 146 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Dorothy Bennett, Ted Thwaites, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Mickey Mouse Magazine #51. Published by Disney marketing genius Kay Kamen, Mickey Mouse Magazine featured early Disney comics and stories, along with puzzles, art and activities. Mickey's Robinson Crusoe adventure continues. An illustrated text adaptation of Disney's animated classic Pinocchio. Plus vintage ads for Disney merch, including Better Little Books. Just Between Us; Pinocchio; Blackie's Roller Skates; Christmas Hints; What Makes Sound?; Baba Yaga; Mr. Man-in-the-Moon Gets Fooled ; Robinson Crusoe; Timid Elmer; Peter the Farm Detective; Wise Quacks Edited by Donald Duck. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 21, Issue 6 - December, 1939. Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11.5", 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.

Volume 14, Issue 68 - December, 1939. Cover with Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert. New films in story form plus the usual movie magazine content. 8.5" x 11", 98 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $2,200.00 or Best Offer View scans Conserved Paper: Off white Conservation includes: cover reinforced. 10th -12th wraps married. Label #2054014001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Lou Fine. Stories by Dick Briefer, Fred Schwab, and Will Eisner. Art by Walter Frame, Dick Briefer, Fred Schwab, Munson Paddock, George Tuska, Klaus Nordling, Arthur Peddy, Charles Nicholas, Art Franklin, Bob Powell, and John Lindermayer. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. A mysterious superhuman causes Rex Dexter to age rapidly and menaces him with bizarre monsters, in another one-of-a-kind story by Dick Briefer; Early adventures of The Blue Beetle and The Green Mask likely written by Will Eisner; Zanzibar, who looks like Mandrake the Magician in a blue fez, battles the Walrus Men at the South Pole. The Will of John D. Lovingston; The Robot Solar System; Come! Come!; River Lily and the Purr of Death; The World Race; Big-Shot Krard's Dope Ring; The Case of Oil; Mr. Death; Ki-Mung, Bloodthirsty Buccaneer; A Trap for the Blue Beetle; Inspector Bancroft of Scotland Yard Smashes a Spy Ring; Ki-Mung, Bloodthirsty Buccaneer; Tiger Hunt; Super Sleuths; Marooned at the South Pole. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"Liar Dice" by J. S. Mosher. Cover price $0.25.

"Courtship of the Vampire" a short story by Frank Belknap Long.

Anno V - Albo N. 93. "Pippo e L'automobile". 24 Pages, Green and black coloring, 6 3/4-in x 10-in, Italian Language.

December 18, 1939. 8.5" x 11.5", 62 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Monthly magazine that featured abridgements of best-selling books. 8.5" x 11", 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Volume 1, Issue 12 - December 1939. 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.

Volume 29, Issue 2 - December, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage photo magazine featuring Reader submitted photographs, and pictorials focusing on Sports, Celebrities, Controversies, and Fashions of the time. Brief article on newspaper comic strip artists with a single panel cartoons. 10-in. x 13 1/2-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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.

Cover by Al McWilliams. Stories and art by Hal Forrest, J. R. Williams, Bob Jenney, Clyde Lewis, Fred Harman, Al McWilliams, Tom Hickey, Win Smith, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Chinese-American detective Mr. Wong names the murderer, in the final chapter of a four-part adaptation of the movie "The Mystery of Mr. Wong" starring Boris Karloff. Visiting Earth from their planet Antaclea, Martan and Vana discover it has been invaded by Mars. They use their superhuman powers to intervene, as one of two new superheroes introduced to Popular Comics with this issue. The other hero is Captain Tornado, a Flash Gordon-type who winds up on strange jungle planet populated by humanoids and giant insects. Hold Everything; The Mystery of Mr. Wong; The Masked Pilot; Tex Thorne; The Comic Zoo; Gang Busters; Herky; Scrapbook Sketches; Life Is Funny That Way; George Clark's Carnival; Little Chief; The Hurricane Kids; Popular Conundrums; Tailspin Tommy; G-Men on the Job; Out Our Way; Bronc Peeler; Shark Egan; Toby; Penguin Pete and His Pal Pudgie: At the Luna Park. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 72, Issue 6 - December 1939. Mechanical science and technology magazine. 6.75-in x 9.5-in, 272 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Vol. 5 #6 - December 1939. Tips and tricks of making better photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 212 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 135, No. 6 - December 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 262 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 197 - No. 5152. December 27, 1939. Punch is a British magazine of humor and satire that ran from 1841-1992, is renowned internationally for its wit and irreverence and introduced the term ' Cartoon '. 36 pages, B&W.

Published by Hugo Gernsback, considered the father of science-fiction. This issue is centered around the new medium of television with Gernsback's editorial, "The Television Age". 8.5" x 11.5". 128 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.