Comic books July 1942

Volume 42, Issue 3 - July 1, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

July 15, 1942. 7" x 10", black and white, 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $69.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Two center wraps missing, affects Supersnipe and Little Nemo stories. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart Coverless $29.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. First wrap missing, affects The Ghost Faker (Shadow) and The Newsie and the Nazi (text) stories. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

"The Shadow Fights the Ghost Faker," Bob Hawk in an untitled story, Music Makers (featuring trumpeter Harry James), Guy Lombardo bio comic story, Supersnipe in an untitled story, Little Nemo reprints by Winsor McCay (13 pages), and "The Shadow Unmasks a Fraud." 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.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $285.00 View scans Centerfold detached. Water damage. Includes certificate of authenticity from The Promise Collection. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Cover art by Gill Fox. The Waltz of Death starring The Ray, art credited to E. Lectron; In occupied Budapest, ancient suits of armor are killing Nazi soldiers. Espionage Starring Black X story, art by Alex Kotzky [signed as Will Erwin]. Bozo the Robot story, script and art by George Brenner [signed as Wayne Reid]. Purple Trio story, script by S. M. Iger [signed as S. M. Regi], art by Alex Blum. Wildfire story, script by Robert Turner, art by Jim Mooney. Midnight story, script and art by Jack Cole. Wings Wendall story, script and art by Vernon Henkel. Wun Cloo humor page, script and art by Jack Cole [signed as Ralph Johns]. The Marksman story, art by Ed Cronin. The Jester story, art by Paul Gustavson. Rookie Rankin story, art by Arthur F. Peddy. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Reg Greenwood, Fred Methot, Bernard Dibble, Ernie Bushmiller, Jack Sparling, Drew Pearson, Bob Allen, Ben Batsford, Rudolph Dirks, 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, The Spark Man, who joined the military to fight in WWII. Injured in a military skirmish in the Pacific, Spark Man is rescued by a Native woman and her people and joined by the blowgun-wielding Hu-See. Bathless Groggins inherits a pot of gold and instantly becomes a celebrity, as well as a target for kidnappers. Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Spark Man; Hap Hopper; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Ella Cinders; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; Broncho Bill; Frankie Doodle; Danny Dingle; El Bombo; Unbelievable - But True. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Simon. The Case of the Living Corpse starring Captain Freedom, art by Arthur Cazeneuve. Shock Gibson story, art by Al Bryant; the Japanese invade Central Park. Pat Parker story, art by Jill Elgin. Biff Bannon story with the Japanese as villians, script and art by Art Helfant. The Story Behind the Cover article. The Black Cat story. Crash, Cork, and the Baron story, art by Art Gates. Flossie story, script and art by Jordan. Gobs and Gags story. Ted Parrish story, art by Arthur Cazeneuve. Murder Without Rules! starring Speed Taylor. 68 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Eisner/Fine/Quality staff assist on Spirit.

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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. Eisner/Fine/Quality staff assist on Spirit.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Eisner/Fine/Quality staff assist on Spirit.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $36.00 View scan 1" tear from bottom. Tape. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover. Eisner/Fine/Quality staff assist on Spirit.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $7.50 View scans Staple rust: Extensive.

Articles and stories about hunting, fishing, wildlife, arms and ammunition and more. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Fine $69.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 2, No. 11. July 1942. Vintage Men's interest magazine, includes articles on sports, fashion, humor, and of course, lots of lovely ladies. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in. 50 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. "Kings for a Day," script by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon; The Newsboy Legion is selected to take over the position of several city officials for a day; Mark Mangle and his mob plan to take advantage of that day to commit several crimes, that the Newsboys stop. "The Education of East-Side Egbert!" starring The Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Hal Sherman. Half page of Gags by Henry Boltinoff. "Four on a Web!" starring Tarantula, script by Manly Wade Wellman, art by Hal Sharp. "Case of the Petrified Poet!" starring Penniless Palmer, art by Kosti Ruohomaa. Adventure Comics ad. "The Case of the Spendthrift Miser" starring TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite, pencils by Louis Cazeneuve, inks by Louis Cazeneuve. "War Talk" text story by Eric Carter. "The Murder Master!", script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Sam Citron, inks by George Roussos; Robotman has to discover why his friend and lab assistant, Chuck Grayson, is trying to murder him, and learns that the man behind the plot was an inventor once sent to prison by Paul Dennis for stealing one of his inventions. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $65.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Book length crease on front cover. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Good $9.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $6.00 View scans Trimmed Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

July 1942. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Noel Loomis, Kennie McDowd, William Morrison, and L. Taylor Hansen. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Quin Hall. Reprints of the Strictly Private comic strip, featuring military comedy. Private Peter Plink struggles to cope with bureaucracy, the upper brass, and his fellow soldiers in the US Army during World War II. 128 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

July 5, 1942. The first page of the comic section of the Sunday Times, "Chicago's Picture Newspaper," features a full-page Superman comic strip (credited to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster). Strip # 140. Trouble on the train tracks! (Dickie Dare on the other side of the page.) 9.25 in. x 14.25 in.; color. Cover price $0.05.

July 12, 1942. The first page of the comic section of the Sunday Times, "Chicago's Picture Newspaper," features a full-page Superman comic strip (credited to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster). Strip # 141. A truck goes off a cliff--but fortunately Superman's nearby! (Dickie Dare on the other side of the page.) 9.25 in. x 14.25 in.; color. Cover price $0.05.

July 19, 1942. The first page of the comic section of the Sunday Times, "Chicago's Picture Newspaper," features a full-page Superman comic strip (credited to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster). Strip # 142. Superman (and Clark Kent!) goes after the bad buys! (Dickie Dare on the other side of the page.) 9.25 in. x 14.25 in.; color. Cover price $0.05.

July 26, 1942. The first page of the comic section of the Sunday Times, "Chicago's Picture Newspaper," features a full-page Superman comic strip (credited to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster). Strip # 143. A saboteur is an arsonist--but he can't escape from Superman! (Dickie Dare on the other side of the page.) 9.25 in. x 14.25 in.; color. Cover price $0.05.

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Stories and art by Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Walter Berndt, Ed Leffingwell, Jim Chambers, Martin Branner, Ken Ernst, Dick Fletcher, Al Posen and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Returning to the US with female spy Frisco and captive U-boat commander Schmidt, Jim Ellis learns that America has entered WWII. The Fishmen of Virgin Valley send Magic Morro and Oom into battle against their god, a sort of cross between an octopus, a tiger and a bear. While hunting tapir for the zoo, Clyde is threatened by natives who want the tapir for themselves. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie and Dick Tracy. War Machines; Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Magic Morro; Second Courage, The Rambling Reporter; Winnie Winkle; The Gumps; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Jim Ellis; Sweeney & Son; Clyde Beatty; Little Joe; Lightning Jim. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Bondage cover. In order of appearance: "Magno and Davey"; "Mr. Risk, 'The Curse of the Haunted Headsman'"; "Kay McKay" art by Samm Schwartz; "Buckskin, 'The Black Buzzard and the Wings of Death!'"; "Captain Gallant and His Mini-Sub"; and "Vulcan" art by Maurice Gutwirth. "Owlhoot Hostage" text story by Cliff Howe. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Fred Ray, features Hitler and Hirohito. Man Or Superman?, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster, inks by John Sikela [as Shuster]; Lois suspects that Clark Kent is Superman. The Human Bomb, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster]; A vicious criminal uses innocent people, trapped by hypnotic power, who are armed with a bomb apparatus which makes it possible for them to rob without opposition from the Police. G-Man humor two-pager by Ray McGill. Muscles For Sale, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster]; Superman must solve a series of bold crimes that were pulled by ungainly men who look anything but formidable. Rollin' Stone humor two-pager by Ray McGill. When Titans Clash, script by Jerry Siegel, art by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster]; Lex Luthor survives his execution in the electric chair, which only makes him more powerful. Full-page ad for Action Comics # 43/World's Finest # 6. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cadet story, pencils by George Kapitan, inks by John Jordan. Target story, art by Sid Greene. The Last of the Mohicans [Part 6]--Fantastic Feature Films, art by Harold DeLay. Speck, Spot, and Sis story, script and art by Alonzo Vincent. Target Terrors text story, script and art by Mickey Spillane. Bull's-Eye Bill story, art by John Daly. Al T. Tude story, script and art by Art Gates. The Devil Divers of the Deep starring Spacehawk, script and art by Basil Wolverton. Chameleon story. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.35.