Comic books January 1940

Espionage Starring Black X story, script and art by Will Eisner. The Affair of the Fabricating Bridegroom starring Philpot Veep, script and art by John Devlin. Clip Chance at Cliffside story, script and art by George Brenner [as Scott Sheridan]. Chic Carter story, script and art by Vernon Henkel. Flash Fulton story, script and art by Paul Gustavson. Hugh Hazard and His Iron Man story, script and art by George Brenner [as Wayne Reid]; Hugh makes changes in Bozo's design so he can work him from inside. Captain Cook of Scotland Yard story, script and art by Stanley Aschmeier. Abdul the Arab story, script and art by Vernon Henkel. The Sound of Death starring John Law, Scientective, art by Harry Campbell. Invisible Justice story, art by Art Pinajian [as Art Gordon]. Wings Wendall story starring Franklin D. Roosevelt and Hitler, art by Vernon Henkel. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Maurice Scott. Shock Gibson story, art by Maurice Scott. Crash, Cork, and the Baron story, script and art by Klaus Nordling (Fred North). Ted Parrish story, script and art by Bob Powell. Circus Fight text story. Now In Panama starring Biff Bannon, script and art by Dick Briefer (Rem Brant). Crime With a Crawl starring Smoke Carter, script and art by Munson Paddock. Madmen Raze N. Y. City starring Landor, Maker of Monsters, art by Gregory Torey. Texas Tyler story, script and art by Harry Walters. Spike Marlin story, art by George Tuska (Carl Larson). 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $19.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Interior page detached (all pages are present). Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Jan 1940. Stories by Edmond Hamilton and Oscar J. Friend. Two-page Benjamin Franklin bio in comic form. Eight Virgil Finlay illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Frank King, Harold Gray, Bill Holman, Zack Mosley, Stanley Link, Oskar Lebeck, Frank Willard, Gus Edson, Walter Berndt, Ed Leffingwell, Martin Branner, Loy Byrnes, Al Posen and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Pat is ready to get away from Normandie and Sandhurst after their ordeal, but it turns out they're shipmates. Skeezix finds that he has too much responsibility with his traveling cart, and not enough responsibility at the grocery where he works. Kayo borrows Bruno the dog, hoping to start a flea circus. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Dick Tracy, Smokey Stover and The Gumps. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Gasoline Alley; The Crusoes; Sea Shanties; Winnie Winkle; The Gumps; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Bobby & Chip; Zipper; Hold That Line!; Terry and the Pirates; Streaky; Elmer; Sweeney & Son; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Smilin' Jack. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Theatre Arts 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" x 11", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $26.00 View scans Spine split 20%.

January 7, 1940. Cover by McClelland Barclay. Tabloid-sized weekly supplement issued with the Sunday edition of several major newspapers. 11" x 16". 16 pages. Black and white.

Disney Costume Patterns for Donald Duck, Joe Carioca and Panchito. c.1940 Full Color Cover price $0.25.

Jan 1940. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Stories by Manly Wade Wellman, Frederic A. Kummer Jr., Robert Arthur, Gordon A. Giles, Robert Moore Williams, Nicholas E. Kenealy, and Eando Binder. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $305.00 View scans Paper: Off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s) Label #4456615001

Stories and art by Rex Maxon, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Paul Berdanier, Harry O'Neill, Fred Methot, Alan Maver, Ed Dodd, J. Carver Pusey, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, John Hix and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 4 #9. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. In the Moorish desert, Tarzan journeys to the last outpost of the French Foreign Legion, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Rex Maxon. But when Tarzan's allies D'Arnot and Carnot are captured by the Hawk of the Desert, Tarzan sets out on a rescue mission. It's Nancy's world, and everyone else is just living in it, in very early strips by Ernie Bushmiller. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; Candid Camera Casey; Bumps; Divot Diggers; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems; Benny; Home Towners; Frankie Doodle; Bucky and His Pals; Buster Beans; Hawkshaw the Detective; How It Began; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Twice Told Tales; Joe Jinks; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Edd Ashe. Edited by Abner Sundell. Stories by Will Harr, Edd Ashe, Jack Binder, Charles Biro, Harry Shorten, Mort Meskin, Joe Blair, Irv Novick, Henry Kiefer, Lin Streeter, Mort Meskin, and Jack Cole. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $140.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

1940 - Promotional Stamp Album produced by Tydol Flying with 48 stamps illustrating the history of flight. 5.5" x 8", 24 pages, B&W with color stamps affixed.

Issue #11 - Jan. 5, 1940. UK edition. Weekly published during the World War II, profusely illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings. 10 1/4-in. x 13 3/4-in., 16 pages, B&W.

Issue #12 - Jan. 12, 1940. UK edition. Weekly published during the World War II, profusely illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings. 10 1/4-in. x 13 3/4-in., 16 pages, B&W.

Issue #13 - Jan. 19, 1940. UK edition. Weekly published during the World War II, profusely illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings. 10 1/4-in. x 13 3/4-in., 16 pages, B&W.

Issue #14 - Jan. 26, 1940. UK edition. Weekly published during the World War II, profusely illustrated with photographs, maps and drawings. 10 1/4-in. x 13 3/4-in., 16 pages, B&W.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $56.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 35, Issue 1 - January 1938. Edited by Edwin Baird. 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.

Add to cart Very Good $15.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Volume 179, Issue 4 - January 13, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.