Comic books July 1940

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Trustees of Hate, script and art by Harry Douglas; The Blue Blaze, who is now described as returning to the grave between adventures, takes on an organization that's using a hate ray to goad two neighboring countries to war. Earthquake, art by Malcolm Kildale; Hercules fights a mad scientist who wants to rule the world or smash it to bits with his monster earth-shaking machine. Origin of the Thin Man, art by Klaus Nordling; Bruce Dickson stumbles on a utopia in the Himalayas and its people welcome him, granting him the power they all have to become exceedingly thin through surgery with their electric rays. The Teutonian Agents, script and pencils by Ben Flinton, inks by Leonard Sansone; The Williams brothers take Flexo to Teutonia to retrieve a stolen explosives formula. Introducing the Black Widow, art by Harry Sahle; Spirit medium Claire Voyant, momentarily influenced by Satan, curses a family after they doubt her skills. Suicide Mystery, art by George Harrison; The Invisible Man discovers a murder behind an apparent suicide. The Train Wreck, art by Russ Lanford. The Jewelry Store Robbers; Dynamic Man investigates jewelry store robberies in which only gold was stolen. Ad for Marvel Mystery Comics #8, art by Alex Schomburg. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Lou Fine. "The Coming of Uncle Sam," script by Will Eisner and Dave Berg, pencils by Dave Berg, inks by Will Eisner; Andel Cobra tries to organize American dust bowl refugees into his own version of Hitler's Brown Shirts, called the Purple Shirts. At the same time, the Purple Shirts managed to kidnap President Roosevelt, and later Uncle Sam; But Sam's rhetoric stirred some of the recruits, inciting them to rebel against the Purple Shirts. "Death Rides the Airways" starring Prop Powers, June Dawn, and S. S. Kreesuscript, script by Toni Blum (as Lynn Bird), art by Witmer Williams. "Sally Joins the Force," script by Toni Blum (as Frank Kearn), art by Chuck Mazoujian; Sally O'Neil Policewoman vs. Big Jim Saponi and Smilin' Joe Dukes. "Dixon's First Fight," art by George Tuska; Origin of Kid Dixon. "The Origin of Merlin," art by Dan Zolnerowich (as Lance Blackwood); English playboy Jock Kellog learns that his uncle is dying and he couldn't wait to inherit the fortune; However, Jock learns that he is a descendant of Merlin, the ancient wizard of Camelot. "Yankee Doodle Boy" text story by Toni Blum (as Anthony Lamb). "The Boy from the Meteor," script by Toni Blum (as Jerry Maxwell); When Wonder Boy's home planet Viro is destroyed he comes to Earth; However no one believes his story and he is put in an orphanage, where no one bothers to give him a name. "Race for a New Planet," art by Henry Kiefer; When Professor Nebula discovers a new planet in the Earth's solar system, all remaining planets race to lay claim to it for colonization. "Corpse in the Bedroom" starring Pen Miller, script and art by Klaus Nordling. "Introducing Paul Bunyan," script by Herman Bolstein, art by by John Celardo; Folk tale of giant Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. "The Coming of the Kid Patrol," script by Toni Blum (as Dan Wilson), art by Charles Nicholas. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $51.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $49.00 View scans Paper: Cream

Volume 1, Issue 3 - July, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Bill Parker, Ed Smalle, Harry Anderson, Rafael Astarita and Sven Elven. Nickel Comics was an experiment by Fawcett - half as thick as their typical comics, costing half as much, and coming out twice as often. Bulletman takes on the Case of the Crooked Contractor. Warlock the Wizard explores the weird Island Empire of John Kell. Captain Venture must rescue the Planet Princess from the Spider People and their King, in a story with some groovy, otherworldly Basil Wolverton-style art by Rafael Astarita. Fun cover with bondage art by Jack Binder. Bulletman; Red Gaucho; Breaking All Records; Jungle Twins; Captain Venture and the Planet Princess; Warlock the Wizard. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.05.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Bill Parker, Ed Smalle, Harry Anderson, Rafael Astarita and Sven Elven. Nickel Comics was an experiment by Fawcett - half as thick as their typical comics, costing half as much, and coming out twice as often. The Red Gaucho is framed for criminal acts, and realizes he has a sinister double. Warlock the Wizard discovers Killer Staley hiding out in a tourist trap in Geyser Park. Captain Venture faces the Valhoes to enact the Liberation of Camur, in a story with some groovy, otherworldly Basil Wolverton-style art by Rafael Astarita. Bulletman; Red Gaucho; China Dishes Will Break; Jungle Twins; Captain Venture and the Planet Princess; Warlock the Wizard. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart CGC 9.2 $1,089.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Label #1301847002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles M. Quinlan. Stories and art by Charles M. Quinlan, Karin O'Dowd, Worth Carnahan, Allan Baker, Jon Small, Ray Willner, and George Papp . An early anthology from Worth Carnahan featuring adventure and superheroics. Not to be confused with Okay Comics (1940) from United Features, or a similarly named series Eisner and Iger worked on in the 1930s. Ranger Sunset Smith makes enemies as soon as he rides into town, and Sanchez, Lanky and Nosey are ready to face him in a showdown. Crusader Prince Philip is sent back to Earth to atone for each of his evil deeds in life as the heroic Phantom Knight. Newsboy Rusty agrees to be a test subject for Professor Rednow's super-serum, and soon he is the superhero Little Giant. Plus the story of the Pony Express. Sunset Smith; Cowboy Stunts; Phantom Knight; Little Giant; Jerry Bly; Leatherneck; Not Afraid of Ghosts; Don Ramon of the Rurales; Pal Peyton and his Flying Fortress; Teller Twins; Further Adventures of Ulysses: The Rescue of Antreas; Mysterious India; Curious Stamps from All Over the World; Kip Jaxon of the Varsity; Pony Express; Back Home Again. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $86.00 View scans Cover detached, staple rust, 4" spine split from bottom. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Rudolph Dirks. In 1948, when Peanuts didn't exist and Superman was only 10 years old, the pioneering strip Captain and the Kids, aka The Katzenjammer Kids, was celebrating its 50th anniversary. United Features Syndicate celebrates with the debut comic featuring some of the mischievous Kids' misadventures. Mama, the Inspector and most of all the Captain bear the brunt of Hans and Fritz's mean-spirited pranks, but the Kids always get it in the end. The mysterious Old Squib and his cronies believe the Captain has a treasure map tattooed on his back. This begins an epic chase involving the whole family, the Inspector, and rival pirate ships. In the "topper" strip, Hawkshaw the Detective, Hawkshaw solves mysteries in less than a minute. Plus a biography of artist Rudolph Dirks, creator of what would become the longest-running comic strip in history. Tip Top Comics Spinner Game; Presenting Rudolph Dirks; The Captain and the Kids; Hawkshaw the Detective. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 22, No. 7. July 1940. Boy's magazine that encouraged the outdoor life. 8.5" x 11.5". 34 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

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Vol. 86, No. 1. July 1940. Cover by Edgar Franklin Wittmack. Outdoor sportsman's magazine filled with tips for camping, fishing, hunting, etc., also includes short fiction stories. 8.5" x 11.5". 100 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Volume 2, Issue 6 - July 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.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $849.95 or Best Offer View scans Minor mold spots. Cover detached at one staple and coming loose at the other, water damage, staple rust/migration. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Irv Novick. Untitled Shield story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Irv Novick. Untitled Comet story, script by Abner Sundell, art by Bob Wood. Untitled Press Guardian story, script by Abner Sundell, art by Mort Meskin. Untitled Fu Chang story, script by Joe Blair, art by Lin Streeter. Untitled Sergeant Boyle story, script by Abner Sundell, art by Charles Biro. Untitled Midshipman story. Untitled Rocket and the Queen of Diamonds story, script by Abner Sundell, art by Lin Streeter. Untitled Kayo Ward story, script and art by Bob Wood. The Case of the Roman god starring Bentley of Scotland Yard, script by Joe Blair, art by Sam Cooper. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

This Phantom Detective bound volume collects six complete issues (July to December, 1940) of the long-running pulp magazine. Due to the binding process, the interior magazines were trimmed, and the top layer of the spines were removed. For further information on condition, please see our grading notes. Hardbound, 7" x 9-1/2".

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $25.00 View scans

July 28, 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 "Anne Minton's Life" by Myron Brinig. 11" x 15.75". 12 pages. Black and white.

Volume 52, Issue 5 - July, 1940. Paulette Goddard photo cover. 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. 8.5" x 11.5", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Monday, July 1, 1940. Page 21-22 from the Cleveland Plain Dealer Newspaper. The front side of the page has ten golden age comic strips with news content on the back.

The most prominent comic strip stars Superman, who appears fully in costume in the last panel. Of course, other strips also feature very notable Americana icons - Little Orphan Annie, Joe Palooka, Thimble Theater starring Popeye. Single page from newspaper, b&w, measures 16 1/2" x 22" unfolded.

Cover by Bob Powell. Edited by Malcolm Reiss, Jerry Iger and Will Eisner. Stories and art by Alex Blum, Fletcher Hanks, Arthur Peddy, Witmer Williams, Henry C. Kiefer, and Charles M. Quinlan. 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. Buzz Crandall battles Lepus the Fiend, in a story by legendary oddball cartoonist Fletcher Hanks; Magical space superhero The Red Comet faces the creatures known as The Stickers; Spurt Hammond, the defender of the Planet Venus, repels an invasion by The Rock Men of Jupiter. Early cover by Bob Powell. The Red Comet; Captain Nelson Cole; Auro Lord of Jupiter; The Rockmen of Jupiter; Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol; Lost World of Time; Fero Interplanetary Detective; The Menace of the Magno-Universe; Crash Barker and the Zoom Sled; Planet Payson; Invasion of the Cyclops-Men of Mars. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jim Chambers. Stories and art by G. Ellerbrock, William Kent, Kenneth Kennedy, Bob Jenney, Clyde Lewis, Jim Chambers, Victor Boni, Tom Hickey, John Donaldson, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. The Hurricane Twins must rescue Maya from a giant gorilla. While investigating a leak at an aircraft plant, The Masked Pilot and Tom are captured by spies. Gangsters try to get Rocky the Red Bomber to throw a fight. The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Martan the Marvel Man; Captain Tornado; Wally Williams, American Boy; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; Herky; Rocky the Red Bomber; The Hurricane Kids; Our Boarding House; Out Our Way; Pylon Pete; Shark Egan. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $4.00 View scans Paper: White Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

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Vol. 74 #1 - July 1940. Mechanical science and technology magazine. 6.75-in x 9.5-in., 200 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Volume 137, Issue 1 - July 1940. Features include "Thrill of the Flying Sailors," "Uncle Sam Remodels His Army" and more. Illustrated with period photos. 6.5" x 9.5", 252 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Untitled stories starring Power Nelson, Dr. Dekkar, Master of Monsters (art by H. Cardwell), Jupiter, Master Magician (art by Grieg Chapian), The Black Owl (pencils by Pete Riss a.k.a. Pete Nebird, inks by Jack Binder), Ted O'Neil, Jaxon of the Jungle (art by Tarpe Mills a.k.a. Edgar Allen, Jr.), Buck Brady (art by William Rowland), and Storm Curtis (script and art by Dick Briefer a.k.a. Richard Norman). $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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

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.

Cover by Joe Simon. Stories by Bert Whitman and others. Art by Emil Gershwin, Harold Weber, Richard Crater, Michael Griffith, Arnold Hardy and Bert Whitman. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics featuring sci-fi heroes and some of the very first superheroes. The Eagle encounters a mad scientist who is trying to feed pretty girls to his giant amoeba, in a hilarious story prefiguring the sci-fi B-movies of the 1950s; Cosmic Carson travels back in time to ancient Britain and encounters a hostile Roman general; Seagoing hero Navy Jones battles an invasion from the secret race of Shark Men. Also featuring an ad (from the publisher, Fox comics) for the Comic-Scope, which will project comic strips on the wall. The Eagle: The Giant Amoeba; Dynamo: The Lightning Men of Betelguese; Cosmic Carson: Back To Ancient Britain; Perisphere Payne: Peril On Polaris; Marga the Panther Woman: The Plot of Buckler Borgia; Build a Dynamo Special Super Car; The Vicious Bourbo Reptiles; Navy Jones' Undersea Float; Dr. Doom: Dr. Doom's Diabolical Disease; Navy Jones: Menace of the Shark Men; Winners of the Science Comics Contest. 64 pages, Full 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 34, Issue 3 - July 1, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 34, Issue 4 - July 15, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.