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Comic books June 1940

  • Issue #1
    Whirlwind Comics (1940) 1
    • Paper: Off white
    • Cover detached. Crack to top right corner edge.
    • Label #1462837010
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Trimmed
    • Comic TRIMMED for post-manufacturer binding (removed). Heavy spine damage/split, hole punches, staples added.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover by Bert Whitman. Stories and art by Bert Whitman, V. J. Kay, Robert Turner, Henry Boltinoff, Rudolf Johnson, and Pagsilang Isip. The adventures of Cyclone and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Years of martial-arts and acrobatic training transform Peter Blake into the masked crimefighter known as Cyclone. Inspector Blake of Scotland Yard is called in by the Prime Minister when a threat is made on the life of explorer Sir Neville, but surely his butler is not the culprit. Canadian Mountie Rex Royce tracks a killer deep into the frozen wastes of the Canadian north. Plus a story by pioneering Filipino-American artist Pagsilang Rey Isip. Cyclone; Wings Bordon; Inspector Blake; Lt. Jim Landis; Jungle Madness; Rex Royce; Dick Blaze; Bruce Barlow; Doodad the Detective: The 3 Spooks; Smash Dawson and the Magic Mandarin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $2,199 Whirlwind Comics (1940) #1 CGC VF- 7.5 Off White to White 1940

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  • Issue #5
    Whiz Comics (1940 Fawcett) 5

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    Cover by C. C. Beck. "The Slaves of Dr. Scar," script by Bill Parker, art by C. C. Beck; In Washington D.C., Billy is in town to help the FBI to track down a phantom genius of crime who plans to carry out a fiendish scheme for wholesale robbery throughout the nation. "Enter: Carol Braddock" starring Golden Arrow, script by Bill Parker, art by Pete Costanza; vs. Bronk and Brute Braddock. "The Bucket O' Blood" starring Lance O'Casey, script by Bill Parker. "The Convict's Ghost" text story. "Schlitzoff's Spy Plot," script by Bill Parker, inks by Pete Costanza; vs. The Mask and Gerald Schlitzoff. "The Great Rollo Mystery" starring Dan Dare, art by Greg Duncan; story influenced by Poe's "Murders In the Rue Morgue." "The Kingdom of Scorpia" starring Scoop Smith, art by Greg Duncan; vs. King Cortes. "Showdown with Murder Malone" starring Ibis the Invincible, script by Bill Parker, inks by Pete Costanza; vs. Murder Malone. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 137 #3
    Wild West Weekly (1927-1943 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 137 #3

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  • Vol. 137 #4
    Wild West Weekly (1927-1943 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 137 #4


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Staple rust: Slight.
  • Vol. 137 #5
    Wild West Weekly (1927-1943 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 137 #5


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  • Vol. 137 #6
    Wild West Weekly (1927-1943 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 137 #6


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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
  • Vol. 138 #1
    Wild West Weekly (1927-1943 Street & Smith) Pulp Vol. 138 #1


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  • Vol. 8 #5
    Wings (1928-1953 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 8 #5

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  • Vol. 3 #9

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  • Issue #14
    Wonderworld Comics (1939) 14
    • INCOMPLETE. Missing first wrap, affects art and story.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover art by Joe Simon. The Killer's War On the Wealthy starring Flame and The Killer. The Curse of Hecate starring Yarko and Pestilence, art by Joe Simon. El Snoro's Mint Looted! starring Shorty Shortcake. Assignment In Finland starring Patty O'Day and Nazis, art by Claire Moe. Dr. Lleh's Kingdom of Hades starring Dr. Fung. The Case of the X-Forger text story by Nathaniel Nitkin (N. N. Nathaniel). The Phantom Ranger and the Forest Fire starring Tex Maxon, the Phantom Ranger, art by Munson Paddock (Chuck Munson). The Explosive Ship Christening starring Spark Stevens. Hear Ye! Hear Ye! starring Don Quixote. Plot Against the PRINCESS--K-51 Spies At War starring Scar. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Vol. 20 #7
    Writer's Digest (1921-Present F+W Publications) Vol. 20 #7


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    • Staple rust: Slight.

    Vol. 20, No. 7 - June, 1940. 6.5" x 9.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

  • Issue #5
    Zip Comics (1940) 5

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    Edited by Abner Sundell. Cover art by Charles Biro. "The Zeta Ray Saboteurs," script by Abner Sundell, art by Charles Biro; The Cummings Plant engaged in production for the U.S. Army has been sabotaged. One-page Mugsy story by Kin Platt. "Death to the Scarlet Avenger" Part 3, script by Harry Shorten, art by Irv Novick; Texa's dirigible points its nose to California and Alcatraz to free the greatest of criminals from the prison and make them her servants. "The Disappearance of the Ames Brothers," art by Frank Volp; Carl has murdered his brother to keep their gold mine for himself. "The Leopard Men," script by Harry Shorten, art by Robert Pious; Leopardmen has clawed and killed many of the Urganas hunting party and the rest they took prisoners. "Smashing the Supply Train," art by Ed Smalle; The War Eagles are lost in a German forest, and are caugt, but escape in a German bomber. "Rocky Mountain Canaries" text story; The story of the burro. "Captured by Yat Sing and Tania," script by Abner Sundell, art by Mort Meskin; Ronnie is held prisoner by Yat Sing and Taina; They want the military plans for the Chinese campaign against the invaders. "The Mardi Gras Murder," script by Harry Shorten, pencils by Edd Ashe; A New Orleans paddle wheeler is used as a counterfeiters' hideout and as an easy way distribute the printed money up and down the river. "The Faces in the Sky," script by Joe Blair, art by Elmer Wexler; Strange faces appear in the sky over the city and strike terror into the people who see them; All the diamonds in the city are gone when the faces disappear; Clues leads Zambini to a tropical island where natives use witchcraft to raid for diamonds. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.