Comic books June 1941

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. Little Nature Stories explains how the buzzard got a bald head; Barney Baxter in the Air follows the adventures of a daredevil pilot. 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. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Human Torch untitled story, art by Carl Burgos; The Torch and Toro must deal with a group of arsonists, led by escaped con Hawk Rivers, who demand $10 million in cash or they will burn down New York City with arson bombs. Human Torch promo ad. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; Prince Namor is enlisted by Betty to investigate dirty work in the fight game after a young fighter is paralyzed after a bout with Killer Casey. Sub-Mariner promo ad. The Vision untitled story, script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, pencils by Kirby, inks by Simon; Reports of a 10th murder by a vampire killer sparks the interest of the Vision, who discovers this mad creation in time to save the life of a reporter. High Tension: The Origin of the Angel text story by Ray Gill. Terry Vance untitled story, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; Terry discovers how the death of Inspector Crane occured and how it tied in with a series of bank robberies. Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; Following the murder of J. P. Thomas, the Angel follows the fleeing Cat's Paw to her hideout castle, where he has a showdown with her and her higher-up Nazi boss. USA Comics #1 promo ad with art by Basil Wolverton. Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; When Ka-Zar learns of a Nazi plan to bomb the Suez Canal, he and his animal friends set out to destroy the enemy's capability of accomplishing the deed. Captain America #3 promo ad. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Sultan. Stories and art by Mac Raboy, George Tuska, Rafael Astarita, Ken Battefield, Charles Sultan, and Ralph Carlson. Fawcett's showcase for comics covers the humor, Western, adventure and superhero genres, featuring Bulletman and Bulletgirl. Bulletman and Bulletgirl face the killer called Mr. Murder. Captain Venture and the Planet Princess must venture to The Ice Planet of King Frigio. Zoro, the Mystery Man (not the masked swordsman Zorro) seeks the Secret of Rantrill Mansion, in a story with art by Mac Raboy. Classic Bulletman/Bulletgirl cover, possibly by Raboy. Bulletman; Captain Venture and the Planet Princess; Amazing Oddities; An Old Man's Wrath; Devil's Dagger; Minute Man; Companions Three; El Carim; Buck Jones; Zoro, the Mystery Man. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Charles Sultan. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; Major Hart wants to put his past of spying for Nazi Germany behind him, but foreign agents try to persuade him otherwise by kidnapping his father and forcing him to do anything he can to embarrass America's army; His first assignment is to betray Fort Stonewall. "No Rest for Minute Man," art by Charles Sultan; Minute Man saves a young lad from Nazi agents while aboard a train and hears from the lad that a crooked political boss named Shuker is involved with those same agents who plan to use devious means for him to be elected first, governor of the state, then dictator; What Shuker doesn't know is that those same agents plan to control the government themselves and use Shuker only as a figure head. "Triumph of Time" text story by Gerry de la Ree (as Jerry de la Ree). Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; Jack Weston is sent to Barracoon, an island in the Gulf of Mexico that the U.S. government has just purchased for use as a naval base; However, Minute Man must contend with Illyria and her agents who plan to stop the building of the base by stirring up the ancient voodoo deviltry that the island is noted for. Untitled story, art by Charles Sultan; Jack Weston is arrested following the disappearance of Senator Barr's daughter, who was actually kidnapped by Japanese foreign agents, hoping to induce her famous father to quit his insistence that America build up stronger defenses. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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. "Murder in Baranga Marsh," script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Sherman; A mad man invents a sound system that kills people at a distance and Dr. Fate sets out to halt the senseless murders that have already occurred. "The Night of Terror," script and art by Joe Donohoe; Sergeant Carey vs. The Skarpis Gang, Sleepy, and Mickey the Newsboy. "The Killer Plant," starring Clip Carson, art by George Papp. "The Hunt for Dr. Mause'" starring Captain Desmo, art by Ed Winiarski. "Murder Plunge," starring Radio Squad, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Fred Ray. "Menace of the Sea," art by Harold Sharp; Lance Larkin battles pirates in the China Sea. Untitled Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol story, art by Jack Lehti; The Spectre battles strange green men from space who succeed in wiping out the entire populations of city after city. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 75, Issue 6 - June, 1941. Painted cover by Robert Robinson. Vintage auto magazine with articles about (now) classic cars, with lots of photographs and tons of vintage ads, this is a must have for any car enthusiast. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 156 pages, B&W with some color.

June, 1941. Deanna Durbin cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 10 #38 - June 28-July 4, 1941. Subtitled America's Greatest Entertainment Weekly. Cover of Laraine Day. Candid shots of Dorothy Lamour's honeymoonk, Errol Flynn, Bette Davis and Gary Cooper. One the Set with Jack Benny. Hollywood news and gossip. Extensive radio program listings. Article about the German radio program America Asks, Germany Answers, a Nazi propaganda radio program heard in the US. Hedda Hopper's surprise party photographs. 10 3 /4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Sheldon Mayer (credited as Bud Fisher). Stories and art by Al Smith (credited as Bud Fisher). No issue number; bucking bronco on cover. All-American/ DC reprints the comic strip that defined the comic strip, featuring the original tall-and-short comedy duo. Jeff takes Mutt to the top of the Empire State Building to win a bet. Mutt and Jeff are chased by an enraged bull. Jeff invents the riding lawnmower by attaching a manual lawnmower to the back of his car. Also featuring the "topper" strip Cicero's Cat, about the silent adventures of Mutt's pet feline. Plus a bio of cartoonist Bud Fisher, and a "managing editor" credit to M.C. Gaines, inventor of the comic book and founder of EC Comics. Mutt & Jeff; Cicero's Cat. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Barbara Stanwyck cover. 8 Anonymous fiction stories.

Cover by Chuck Cuidera. Stories by Dick Briefer, Al Weine and Nathaniel Nitkin. Art by Charles Nicholas, Dick Briefer, Walter Frehm, Paul Gustavson, and Munson Paddock. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. The Ugly Queen, who hates anything beautiful, returns to plague handsome Rex Dexter in another outsider-art-style story by Dick Briefer; The Blue Beetle leaps into action when a madman attacks the city with exploding pigeons; Zanzibar, who looks like Mandrake the Magician in a blue fez, investigates phony mediums who are swindling a wealthy man and his beautiful daughter. Gat Arat's Super-Weapon; The Return of the Ugly Queen; A Tryst With Death; The Spies of Frau Izan; The Abduction of Gen. Lee; Planes Over England; The Dropped Safe Murder; The Murder of Senator Harrington; The Phony Medium. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Lou Fine. Untitled stories starring Uncle Sam (pencils by Lou Fine, inks by Reed Crandall), Sally O'Neil Policewoman (script by Toni Blum), Windy Breeze (script and art by Jack Cole), Wonder Boy (script by Toni Blum), Prop Powers (art by Clark Williams), Quicksilver (art by Nick Cardy), Kid Patrol (art by Charles Nicholas), Paul Bunyan (art by Reed Crandall), Pen Miller (script and art by Klaus Nordling), Jack and Jill (art by Chuck Mazoujian), and Merlin (script and art by Fred Guardineer). Contenders Wanted starring Ken Dixon. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 87, No. 6. June 1941. 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". 108 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.15.

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. Untitled Fireball story, art by Paul Reinman. Untitled Sergeant Boyle story, art by Charles Biro. Untitled Midshipman story, script by Joe Blair, art by Mort Meskin. Intro and origin Madam Satan story, script by Abner Sundell, art by Harry Lucey. Untitled Kayo Ward story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Bob Wood. The Case of the Pirate's Ghost starring Bentley of Scotland Yard, script by Joe Blair, art by Sam Cooper. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 19, No. 1 - June 1941. Deanna Durbin cover. 8.5" x 11.5", 126 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 9, Issue 12 - June 1941. Vintage photo magazine featuring Reader submitted photographs, and pictorials focusing on Sports, Celebrities, Controversies, and Fashions of the time. Klu Klux Klan article & pictorial. 10-in. x 13 1/2-in., 48 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. 10-in. x 13 1/2-in., 52 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.

Stories and art by Zack Mosley, Boody Rogers, Maurice Kashuba, Bob Jenney, Jim Chambers, Jack Alderman, Dan Gormley, Roy Humphries, Clyde Lewis, 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. Professor Supermind sends his son Dan after the dictator "Cruelblitz," before he can carry out his plans against the refugees of "Unpreparda". Professor Supermind and Son were listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. During a Caribbean cruise, Tim Brant discovers an Axis submarine base, and becomes invisible superhero The Voice to cause havoc. Smilin' Jack is marked for death after he refuses to smuggle munitions for Baron Bloodsoe. 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: Napoleon's Secret Agent; Herky; The Sky Hawk; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Mechanical science and technology magazine. 6.75" x 9.5", 208 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $10.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $7.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 138, Issue 6 - June, 1939. 8.5-in x 11.5-in, B&W, 232 Pages, Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 9, No. 1 - June 1941. Features novels, novelettes, and shorts stories about private detectives and crime. 7" x 9.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $549.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) Interior is complete, but brittle. RESTORATION. Spine rebuild to cover and interior, staples replaced, piece fill, TRIMMED. Tape throughout interior. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Untitled stories starring Black Owl (art by Jack Binder), Dr. Frost (art by Ben Thompson), Ted O'Neil, Green Lama (script by Ken Crossen, art by Charles Sultan), Great Voodini (art by Jon Smalle), and Power Nelson. New Adventure #4 starring Frankenstein (script and art by Dick Briefer). Task No. 5 starring Twist Turner, art by Irving Roir, Al Ross, Ben Roth, and Salo Roth. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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June 1941. Features on Myrna Loy, Superman on the radio, Deanna Durbin and Ginger Rogers. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 94 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.