Comic books April 1941

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Cover art by Irv Novick. Untitled Shield story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Irv Novick. Untitled Danny In Wonderland story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Lin Streeter. Untitled Comet story, script by Joe Blair, art by Lin Streeter. Fire! Fire! starring Fireball, art by Paul Reinman. Untitled Sergeant Boyle story, art by Charles Biro. Untitled Midshipman story, script by Joe Blair, art by Mort Meskin. Untitled Lucky Larson story. Untitled Kayo Ward story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Bob Wood. The Case of the Frightened Gangster starring Bentley of Scotland Yard, script by Joe Blair, art by Sam Cooper. 68 pgs. $0.10. 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.

Stories and art by Maurice Kashuba, Bob Jenney, Jim Chambers, Ralph Carlson, Roy Humphries, William Ferguson, Victor Boni, Robert Turner, Tom Hickey, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Pursuing kidnappers, Professor Supermind uses his latest invention, the Televisoscope, "a super television machine capable of receiving wireless television pictures from any part of the globe." Supermind and Son were listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. The Voice gets a message in a bottle from Harry Boyd, held captive by "foreign agents" on a remote island in the Caribbean. The Masked Pilot and Tom invade the stronghold of "land-grabber" Hogson McGreedy after it is revealed he "chiseled American defense money," in a cautionary tale. Another classic cover, possibly by Ralph Carlson. Did You Know That; Professor Supermind and Son; The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Martan the Marvel Man; Wally Williams, American Boy; True Spy Stories: The Ordeal of Edith Cavell, Red-Bearded Fakir of IPI; This Curious World; The Sky Hawk; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 138, Issue 4 - April, 1939. 8.5-in x 11.5-in, B&W, 244 Pages, Cover price $0.15.

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

Volume 1, Issue 3 - April, 1941. Marie MacDonald photo cover from "Singin in the Rain". Articles in this issue include; "We-The Pussies-Speak" about the annual Cat Show Broadcast in NYC, "So You Want to be an Opera Star" - Metropolitan Opera auditions of the air, "Forty-Hour Week" - Three minutes of broadcasting with the Martins, "Little Brain Trust" - The Quiz Kids, and much more. Lots of black and white photographs of radio stars on and off of set, as well as caricatures throughout book. 8" x 11", 34 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Reader's Digest Vol. 38 Issue # 228 (1941) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, New Yorker, the New Republic, Forbes, Life, Popular Science, the Christian Science Monitor, and more. Topics include Hitler invading America, genius, chlorophyll, student movies, car inspections, and more. 152 pages, mostly text (with a few spot illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.

Vol. 20, Issue 6 - July, 1941. 8.5" x 11", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories by Bert Whitman and others. Art by Alex Blum and Bert Whitman. Cover by Alex Blum. A strongman superhero from Fox Feature, descended from the Biblical Samson and sharing his weakness: having his hair cut. Samson and David battle a smuggling ring that is sneaking weapons over the border; Samson and David want to know why their ally Professor Brun is using his super-science inventions to aid crooks; Agent K-51 investigates a Nazi plot to turn Americans against each other by planting a bomb and exploiting the resulting terror. The Defense Trains Mystery; Professor Brun--Criminal?; Fritz Kohler's Plot; The Blind Killers; Small Town, Big Racket; Fu Chu's Brain Paralyzing Gas; S.O.S. Firefly. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 24, Issue 143 - April, 1941. Movies covered include "Private Secretary", "Road to Zanzibar", "The Trail of Mary Dugan", "Winged Victory", and more. Movie stars in this issue include Mickey Rooney, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Laraine Day, Rex Harrison, Henry Fonda, more. Plus columns and articles. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 92 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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April 1, 1941. Cover by Graves Gladney. Stories include a complete Shadow novel "The Time Master" by Maxwell Grant (house pseudonym) and "Crash Dive" by Stephen Gould, plus features including "Code" by Henry Lysing. 6 3/4" x 9 1/4", black and white, 114 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

April 15, 1941. Cover by Graves Gladney. Stories include a complete Shadow novel "The House on the Ledge" by Maxwell Grant (house pseudonym). Other stories by Stafford Lewis and Ben Conlon. 6 3/4" x 9 1/4", black and white, 114 newsprint pages. 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 Bob Wood. Daredevil & Claw story, script and art by Jack Cole. Pirate Prince story, script by Dick Briefer, art by Dick Briefer [as Richard Norman]. Silver Streak story, script and art by Bob Wood. Gully Gulliver story, script and art by D. B. Icove. Cloud Curtis story, art by Jack Binder. Secret Agent X-101 story, script and inks by Dick Dawson. Lance Hale story, script and art by Fred Guardineer. The Gambler's Last Stand, or, Desert Justice Wins Again text story. The Domino starring Presto Martin, script and art by Bob Wood. Dan Dearborn story, art by Walter Galli. Dickie Dean The War of Inventions story, script and art by Jack Cole. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Ray story, art by Lou Fine [as E. Lectron]; Ray and a boy and two men are stranded on a Pacific Island after their plane is shot down. Midnight story, script and art by Jack Cole. Wings Wendall story, art by Vernon Henkel. Purple Trio story, script by Jerry Iger [as S.M. Regi]. Wun Cloo story, script and art by Jack Cole [as Ralph Johns]. Invisible Justice story. Espionage Starring Black X story. Abdul the Arab story, art by John Celardo [as Powell Roberts]. Scarlet Seal story, art by Harry Campbell (as Duane Byrd Monroe). Magno story, art by Paul Gustavson. Chic Carter story, art by Vernon Henkel. Bozo the Robot story. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 23, Issue 3 - April, 1941. 6.75" x 9.5", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Last Lady Luck by Mazoujian.

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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Last Lady Luck by Mazoujian.

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Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Last Lady Luck by Mazoujian.