Comic books September 1942

September, 1942. Cover price $0.15.

Edited by Ed Cronin. Action packed, patriotic stories starring Uncle Sam, the great American hero in a top hat. Cover art by Gill Fox. "The Mongrol Man," art by George Tuska; Biologist Jeremiah Korntooth creates a monster-like group of villains: the fanged and pinheaded Mongrel Men; He then offered these creations to the Axis Powers, which tests Sam's cunning and strength. "Pootzie the Spy," art by George Tuska; Uncle Sam vs. Pootzie, Adolf Hitler and Hermann Göring. "Jimmy Doolittle Bombs Tokyo," script and art by Al McWilliams; a true war story. "Odakim the Fierce and His Little Yellow Bellies," art by George Tuska; Uncle Sam vs. Odakim the Fierce, Hirohito's cousin. "Beauty and the Beast," art by George Tuska; Uncle Sam vs. Jason, Al Fenshaw and Cindy Fenshaw. "Heroes All" text article; The stories of several WWII heroes. "The Fighting Bears and the Mechanical Penguins," art by George Tuska; Uncle Sam stops a Japanese invasion of Alaska. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $54.00 View scans Lateral spine tearing. Cover detached and first wrap coming loose at both staples. Water damage with staple rust. Interior pencil markings with puzzle completion. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover painting of General Douglas MacArthur. Stories by Tom Hickey, Dan Gormley, Will Rowland, Bob Jenney, and Jim Chambers. Adventure war tales featuring such historical figures as General Douglas MacArthur, Lieutenant William L Kabler, Sergeant Jose Calugas, Sgt. Thomas B. Miller, Captain Colin Kelly, and Sergeant Leslie Smitten—these are real-life War Heroes! 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 48, Issue 2 - September 1942. "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/FN 5.0 $65.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Sept 1942. Cover by A. R. Tilburn. Horror and supernatural stories by Manly Banister, Seabury Quinn, Greye La Spina, Robert Bloch "A Question of Etiquette", Fritz Leiber "Spider Mansion", David H. Keller MD, Clark Ashton Smith, H. P. Lovecraft "Herbert West: Reanimatore - Part 3 of 6", Nelson S. Bond, and Kuke Nichols. Illustrations by Boris Dolgov, Irwin J. Weill, Richard Bennett, Correll, Harold Raynor, Andrew Brosnatch, and Hannes Bok. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Ray Harford. Written by unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Al Carreno, Ken Battefield, Harry Anderson, Bob Hebberd and unknown. Together again by popular demand: "Captain Marvel and the Three Lieutenant Marvels Unite to Fight with the United Nations" with art by C.C. Beck. Plus: "Golden Arrow Settles a Feud" with art by Al Carreno; Spy Smasher in "The Island of Whanno" with pencils by Ken Battefield; 2-page text story "Six Fathoms Deep" by Nathaniel Nitkin; Lance O'Casey tale "The Black Mandarin" with pencils by Harry Anderson; Dr. Voodoo in "The Gypsy Brigands"; Chubby 1-pager by Tom McNamara; and Ibis the Invincible in "The Horrible Hand" with art by Bob Hebberd. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $6.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Volume 157, Issue 1 (Whole Number 2081) - September 5, 1942. 6.5" x 9', 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $165.00 View scans Staple rust.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $150.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #1554507015 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $27.00 View scan 7" Cumulative spine split (chew, partially taped). Cover detached. Water spotting. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Gene Fawcette. Edited by Larabie Cunningham and Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by Nick Cardy, George Appel, Joe Doolin, Arthur Peddy, Gene Fawcette, Pagsilang Rey Isip, Art Saaf and Al Walker. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. A pilot makes a daring maneuver against Japanese aircraft over the Java Sea; Captain Wings is captured and brainwashed, and only a brave nurse can save him; Shot down over Corinth, action nurse Jane Martin joins Greek resistance fighters. Skull Squad; Calhoun of the Air Cadets; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; Cowboy of the Clouds; Suicide Squeeze; Yank Aces of World War II; Greasemonkey Griffin. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Harry G. Peter. Dr. Wm. Moulton Marston, H.G. Peter, Sheldon Mayer (editor of Wonder Woman), and M.C. Gaines (DC president) are introduced to the readers on inside front cover, accompanied by a photograph of the 4 men. Untitled story, script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Mars kidnaps Steve Trevor to lure Wonder Woman to his home planet, where she secretly participates in the war tournaments while searching for Steve. Untitled story, script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Wonder Woman plays baseball to help keep Holliday College open, undermining the Earl of Greed's attempt to use the school as a channel to the U.S. Treasury. Biography of Clara Barton (1821-1912), the "Angel of the Battlefield," who helped establish the Red Cross in America, script by Alice Marble, art by Sheldon Moldoff. Untitled story, script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Framed for murder, Wonder Woman is then taken prisoner by the victim, as the Duke of Deception manipulates Hirohito to attack Hawaii. Untitled story, script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Using her love of competition, charity, and handsome men against her, Lord Conquest captures Wonder Woman and brings her to Mars a captive slave. Two-page text story, "The Rainmaker" by Jay Marr. Wonder Woman stars in a two-page War Bonds story. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $499.00 View scans Restored: C1 Paper: Off white Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover. (2 punch holes through book). Label #0281426003 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Eight Doomed Men! starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Ed Dobrotka [as Joe Shuster], inks by John Sikela [as Joe Shuster]; The members of the Elkhart University Pi Theta Dau fraternity vow upon graduation to meet 20 years later, and that they do.......where someone vows to kill each and every one of them! Case of the Walking Dynamo, art by Joseph Sulman. Wise Lady, script by Edgar Weston, art by Fred Ray. A Modern Arabian Nightmare starring The Sandman and Sandy, script by Joe Simon, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. The Case of the Jinxed Skyscraper starring The Star Spangled Kid and Stripesy, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Hal Sherman. The Phantom Voice starring Red, White and Blue, art by Ken Battefield [as Kajeb]. Wings of Flame starring The Green Arrow, art by Bernard Klein. The Vanishing V-Men starring Lando, art by Harris Levy. The North Pole Crimes! starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane, inks by Jerry Robinson; A ruthless gang of criminals heads to the far north to commit crimes and the Dynamic Duo must solve the riddle of their leaving a snowman at the scene of every crime they commit. Advertisement for Paramount Picture's Superman cartoon series. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by Stan Lee, Don Rico, Bill King, Al Avison, and M. Fred. 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 for the first issue of Terry Toons Comics. Ad for Captain America Comics. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $1,279.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Minor amount of glue on spine of cover. Label #1158169012 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Edited by Harry Shorten. Cover art by Bob Montana. "The Web and the Madman of the Crooked Cross"; The Army has arranged for Raymond to take a job teaching in Pastor Michel's School in occupied France; This is before the U.S.A. got into the war. "The Laughing Death," script by Joe Blair, art by Irv Novick; A U.S destroyer picks up a lone survivor with an important portfolio that must not fall in the hands of Der Hyena. "The House of Cards," art by Red Holmdale; A worker at a playing card company discovers that they make deadly incendiary to be shipped out of the country, enroute to burst into flame. Untitled Wilbur story, script by Joe Blair, art by Bob Montana; Mr. Wilkin is playing golf. "Tame the King Gorilla," art by Warren King; Otto will capture a gorilla and train it to make plenty of money. His friend tries to persuade him to abandon his project. "The Epic of the U.S. Cruiser Marblehead," art by Sam Cooper; An American cruiser in fight with Japanese war ships. Untitled story, script by Harry Shorten; A business man who can't afford to lose an important contract, refuses to help the Army with experimental tanks; The Army officers then get help from Zambini. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.