Comic books July 1941

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $1,540.00 View scans Restored: C3 Paper: Off white to white Restoration includes: color touch, pieces added, tear seals, reinforced. Label #4363900005

Cover art by Irv Novick. Untitled story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Irv Novick; The Shield (Joe Higgins) battles Blinker and his gang. Untitled story, art by George Storm; John "The Comet" Dickering sees his brother Bob being kidnapped by a couple of Big Boy Malone's men, and flies to his aid, but is shot and killed in the process; Bob swears revenge and becomes The Hangman, and when Chugger is found not guilty because John Dickering isn't alive to testify against him, The Hangman hustles Chugger out of the courtroom. Untitled story script by Harry Shorten , pencils by Lin Streeter; Danny in Wonderland versus a cyclops. Untitled story starring Sergeant Boyle, Corporal Collins, Capt. Twerp, the Fascists, and "Fuzzy Wuzzies," art by Charles Biro. Untitled story; The Fireball (Ted Tyler) battles a gang of smugglers. Untitled story, art by Harry Lucey; Using the sinister name Iola and dressing in a slinky dress, Madam Satan lures Carl Jensen away from his true love, Anita, and is soon completely in the toils of the creature of the netherworld, beginning a mad and expensive orgy of merrymaking. Untitled story, script by Harry Shorten, art by George Storm; On his wedding day, Kayo's face is badly burned; Ashamed of his scarred face, he flees and becomes a hobo; While on a train he befriends a man who has tuberculosis. "The Case of the Parachute Killer," script by Joe Blair, art by Sam Cooper; Inspector Bentley versus Roger Kimberley. Steel Sterling pin-up on back cover. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Promotional Booklet/Comic from Ohio Bell Telephone Company. Contains comic strips (4 panels per page) illustrating the development of Alexander Graham Bell's invention into a world-wide agency of communication. Softcover wraparound art, 6 1/2" x 8", mono blue color, 40 pages.

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 Dan Zolnerowich. Edited by Malcolm Reiss and Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by John Celardo, Joe Doolin, Robert Webb, Don Rico, Leo Morey, Pagsilang Rey Isip, and Al Walker. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. On Pluto, Norge Benson battles penguin gangsters (in slouch-hats and letter sweaters); The solo debut of future Space Ranger Reef Ryan; Flint Baker fights Martian anarchists after Mimi is felled by a rare Martian poison. Cover by Dan Zolnerowich features one of the earliest examples of the good-girl art this title was famous for. The Red Comet; Gale Allen and the Girl Squadron; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Crash Parker; Reef Ryan; The Sargasso Sea of Space; The Brute of Mars; Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol; Captain Nelson Cole; Norge Benson; The Star Pirate. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Maurice Kashuba, Bob Jenney, Jim Chambers, Jack Alderman, Dan Gormley, Victor Boni, Tom Hickey, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. After Wally Williams joins the King Air School, he learns that Sarge Mardy is a saboteur working for enemy agents. Supermind and Son discover that Axis forces are digging an underwater invasion tunnel across the Atlantic to America. Baron Bloodsoe launches a deadly plot against an airliner, but he falls for Dixie, who tries to get evidence of his hideout to Smilin' Jack and the authorities. Plus a vintage ad for Quaker Oats merch featuring Little Orphan Annie, including a "Mysterious Magnifying Ring" featuring Annie's face. Did You Know That; Smilin' Jack; Professor Supermind and Son; The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Martan the Marvel Man; Wally Williams, American Boy; True Spy Stories: The Japanese Mine Detector; Colonel Walters' Narrow Escape; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Binder. The Reaper starring Black Owl, script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Binder. Dr. Frost story, art by Ben Thompson. Ted O'Neil story, art by Maurice Gutwirth. Frankenstein and Bulldog, script and art by Dick Briefer. Green Lama, script by Ken Crossen, art by Charles Sultan. Great Voodini story, art by Jon Smalle. Task No. 6 starring Twist Turner, art by Irving Roir, Al Ross, Ben Roth, and Salo Roth. Power Nelson story, art by Paul Norris. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

A magazine for the amateur wireless operators. Cover price $0.25.

Reader's Digest Vol. 39 Issue # 231 (1941) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, the New Republic, Atlantic, Variety, Good Housekeeping, and more. Topics include "What Makes Sammy Run" book condensation, auto repairmen scams, Hitler's officers, Texas, Gypsy Rose Lee, Japan, Communists in America, and more. 184 pages, mostly text (with a few spot illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.

NOTE: For previous issues see Red Mask Detective Stories (1941 Albing Publications) Cover price $0.15.

Art by Alex Blum and others. A strongman superhero from Fox Feature, descended from the Biblical Samson and sharing his weakness: having his hair cut. Samson and Baron Vee battle over a scientific formula that could change the course of the war; Wing Turner seeks saboteurs who are targeting military aircraft; A blackmailed secretary leads Agent K-51 to the Nazi agent Johann Kamp and his sinister Victory Society. Battle Against Balo; Army of the Wolf; Case of the Blackmailed Secretary; Treachery In the Air; The Molecule N Formula; Murder On the Air; Von Hamm's Aircraft Sabotage. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

July, 1941. Fawcett film magazine incorporating Screen Play and Screen Book. Stories, photo features, and inside reportage on Hollywood. 8.5" x 11", 100 pages, B&W and tinted B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.10.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 38, Issue 3 - July 1, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 38, Issue 4 - July 15, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews.

Cover art by Don Rico. Bargains In Murder starring Daredevil, script and art by Don Rico. The Treasure Hunters starring Dickie Dean. The Race Against Death starring Silver Streak & Mercury. Lance Hale story, script and art by Fred Guardineer. Captain Battle story, script by Carl Formes, art by Jack Binder. Boomerang, or, The Bandit's Thwarted Revenge text story. Pirate Prince story, script by Dick Briefer, art by Dick Briefer (Richard Norman). Dan Dearborn story, script and art by Bernard Baily. The Unbelievable Case of the Lady Killer starring Presto Martin, script and art by Bob Wood. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Ray story, art by Reed Crandall [as E. Lectron]. The Circus Mystery starring Midnight, script and art by Jack Cole; A circus performer uses monkeys as pickpockets. Purple Trio story. Wings Wendall story, art by Vernon Henkel. Wun Cloo story, art by Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]. The Jester story, art by Paul Gustavson. Espionage Starring Black X story. The Face starring Invisible Justice, art by Art Gordon. Scarlet Seal story, art by Harry Francis Campbell. Abdul the Arab story, art by Bob Powell [as Powell Roberts]. Chic Carter: The Sword story, art by Vernon Henkel. Bozo the Robot story. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Long running magazine featuring short news articles on musicians and bands, and lyrics to popular songs. 8-in. x 11-in., 36 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Reg Greenwood, Fred Methot, Bernard Dibble, Ernie Bushmiller, Ben Batsford, Rudolph Dirks, Vic Forsythe, Charlie Plumb, Bill Conselman, Harry O'Neill, Raeburn Van Buren and Frank N. Ernest. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, plus an original superhero, Spark Man, whose identity was a secret even from the readers. United Features was better known as a comic-strip syndicate; Spark Man was a rare United character original to comic books. The readers get a list of the three men who might be Spark Man. When Val Hall's fancy costume party is robbed by a Spark Man impostor, the real Spark Man shows up to stop him, causing identity confusion. Sinister fifth columnist Dr. Dryden kidnaps Miss Mason to his cemetery hideout, and Spark Man follows. Danny Dingle and Dilbury try to be chivalrous, but that backfires in a big way. Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Flash! The Spark Man Pays Our Editor a Visit!; The Spark Man Explains His Power!; Who is The Spark Man? Can You Guess?; The Spark Man; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Ella Cinders; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; Broncho Bill; Frankie Doodle; Dynamite Dunn; Chris Crusty; Danny Dingle; Unbelievable - But True. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.