Comic books January 1943

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $30.00 View scan Tape on interior pages. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Rudolph Dirks. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Reg Greenwood, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, Ed Dodd and John Hix. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 7 #9. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. The Triple Terror superhero team travels to the Aleutians to aid the Allied forces. Phil Fumble is in trouble after Fritzi Ritz catches him with a matchbook from the "Hotfoot Ball Room." Mr. Sniggling looks like a gangster, but he can outshoot any soldier on the Army firing range, including Iron Vic. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; The Mirror Man; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Stamp Tips; Looy Dot Dope; Tailspin Tommy; Iron Vic; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Funny Side Up!; Strange as It Seems; Back Home Again. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Peeping Tom cover, unusual for its time.

Cover by Red Holmdale. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Don Dean, Sam Cooper, Scott Feldman, Michel Roy, Red Holmdale, Ed Goggin, and George Kean. Super-heroic and humorous tales, many of them filled with action and adventure—these are Top Notch Laugh comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian reprint of True Aviation Comics Digest (1942) 2. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $39.00 View scan

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $27.00 View scan 1/2" Spine split from bottom.

Stories and art by George J. Hecht, David S. Muzzey, John Prentice and Natalie Purvin Prager. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The third part of the history of America covers the period from the Revolution to the War of 1812; William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke was considered by some to be "The Greatest Athlete of the Middle Ages;" Secret messages through the ages, from ancient Sparta to modern times. Knights Were No Bolder; U.S. Rangers; The Infant Republic, 1783-1814; General McNaughton, Canada's Fighter-Scientist; The Greatest Athlete of the Middle Ages; How the Radio Beam Guides Airplanes; Max Kholas; India; Is It True?; True's Movie Guide; Bounce, The Dog Whose True Instinct Was His Master's Protection; One Came Back; Super Commandos, the "Fighting Fools" of the Desert; The "Clipper" Girls; Lysander's Secret Belt; Truly Comic!; How Good is Your Memory? 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $68.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Cover by David Berger. 8.5" x 11.5", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Canadian series. Contents are exactly the same as True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press). Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $62.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple.	Add to cart CGC 5.5 $331.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4332430015 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka	Add to cart CGC 3.5 $185.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #1230219020 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Vault Of Comics	Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $46.95 or Best Offer View scans Centerfold detached, staining on first few pages, pencil on activity pages, lateral spine tear. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow
Add to cart PR 0.5 $35.00 View scans INCOMPLETE. Interior coupon cut, interrupts art and story. Cover oxidation. Interior puzzles completed. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $4.80

Volume 48, Issue 6 - January 1943. "A Magazine for Boys and Girls." Stories, poems, and activities designed for kids. 7-in. x 10-in., 36 pages, PC,PB&W Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $69.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $35.00 View scans	Add to cart VG 4.0 $45.00 View scans	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $20.00 View scans 4" Cumulative spine split.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $30.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart Fair $13.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 30%. No Back Cover. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive.

Volume 36, Issue 9 - January 1943. Edited by Dorothy McIlwraith. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. Written by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Louis Cazeneuve, George Storm, Binder Studio, Clem Weisbecker, Bob Hebberd and unknown. Quiet? Yes! But watch the action when "Captain Marvel Finds Utopia" with story by Otto Binder and pencils by C.C. Beck. Plus: Golden Arrow tale with art by Louis Cazeneuve; "Colonel Porterhouse Rides Again" parody tale with art by George Storm; "The Mad Artist Buys a Bond" 1-pager; 2-page text story "Jungle Raid" by Claude Dunnagan; Spy Smasher in "The New Year's Eve Plot!" by Otto Binder and Binder Studio; Lance O'Casey tale with art by Clem Weisbecker; and Ibis the Invincible in "The Slave of the Lamp" with art by Bob Hebberd. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $6.00 View scans Paper: Off white Foxing. Soiling. Water damage. Weak bindery glue.

Volume 160, Issue 2 (Whole Number 2100) - January 16, 1943. 6.5" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $10.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Volume 160, Issue 3 (Whole Number 2101) - January 23, 1943. 6.5" x 9", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Gene Fawcette. Edited by Larabie Cunningham and Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by George Appel, Bob Lubbers, Joe Doolin, Gene Fawcette, Saul Rosen, Art Saaf and Al Walker. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. To get out of trouble, Greasemonkey Griffin puts on a female soldier's uniform and becomes Greasemary Griffin; Suicide Smith and beautiful British agent Hinda take on foreign agents in Mexico; Calhoun of the Air Cadets learns hand-to-hand combat in the most humiliating way possible in his final story. Also featuring model airplane tips and aircraft drawings submitted by readers. Skull Squad; Calhoun of the Air Cadets; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; Block Busters for Berlin; Swan-Song For Zeros; Yank Aces of World War II; Greasemonkey Griffin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Marc Swayze. Stories and art by Dave Berg, Otto Binder, and Marc Swayze. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. In only her second appearance (after her debut in Captain Marvel Adventures (1941-1953 Fawcett) #18), Mary Marvel tracks sinister Santas stealing orphans' toys, and gets help from Mr. Scarlet, Pinky and the original Captain Marvel. Commando Yank must retrieve Dr. Nordlung and his plans for an "unsmashable tank" from the Norwegian castle of a Nazi "Quisling" - even if he needs the help of ancient Vikings to do it. In a turning point for the series, Mr. Scarlet and Pinky have been so effective at stopping crime that Scarlet's alter ego, Brian Butler, loses his job as DA. Plus an early story by future Mad "Lighter Side" artist Dave Berg. Mary Marvel: The Night Before Xmas; Last Ship from Marseilles; Mr. Scarlet: Make-Believe Mastermind; Phantom Eagle: Down Under; Commando Yank: The Terrific Toy; Spooks: Creepy Fantasy. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $799.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Color touch. 5.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by Stan Lee, Don Rico, Frank Giacoia, Sam Gary, and Lou Paige. Super-hero tales featuring the Young Allies team, consisting of Toro (Thomas Raymond), Bucky (James Barnes), Knuckles (Percival Aloysius O'Toole), Jefferson Worthington Sandervilt, Whitewash Jones, and Tubby (Henry Tinkle). Ad Young Allies Comics #7. Ad for Krazy Komics #4. Ad for Terry-Toons Comics #2. Ad for Captain America Comics. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Harry Shorten. Cover pencils by Harry Shorten. "Curse of the Orient," art by Irv Novick; Story involving a pair of eyeglasses called the Curse of the Orient, which can reveal the true inner thoughts of the person looked at. "Drums of Madness," art by Sam Burlockoff; A diplomat hears drums inside his head, and it drives him almost insane; Web finds out he has a miniature receiver operated into his teeth. "The Professor Dies" text story by Scott Feldman. "The Full House," art by Sam Cooper; With the ever-increasing U-boat menace at work day and night along the shores, America's life lines of supply are threatened with extinction; Black Jack finds one of the spies and informers in a casino. "Commando Training," art by Red Holmdale; Wilbur is practicing to become a commando. "The Nazi Cobra Reinhardt Heydrich"; Life history of one of the world's most vicious monsters. "Michael O'Conner," art by Johnson; The story of an Irish cab driver from Brooklyn who drove supply trucks in Burma. "Rumor Mongers," art by Paul Reinman; All they did was spread a little rumor that was big enough to cause the sinking of a ship. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.