Comic books September 1943

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Paul Berdanier, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, and Gus Arriola. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 8 #4. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Reunited with Menta on the mend, superhero team The Triple Terror is assigned to rescue an Allied spy whose cover has been blown. Kripp, the Nazi U-boat commander known as the Mad Monster, terrorizes US shipping lanes, until The Mirror Man gets involved. Former boxer Biff is convinced by his Marine pals to strap on the gloves and fight a Native boxer on the Pacific island where he's stationed. 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; Gordo; Tailspin Tommy; Iron Vic; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Groggin, Red Holmdale, and Bill Woggon. Super-heroic and humorous tales, many of them filled with action and adventure—these are Top Notch Laugh comics! 60 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by George J. Hecht, Feg Murray and Natalie Purvin Prager. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. A Russian couple battles Nazis in a homemade tank; Other WWII-themed stories include a biography of controversial General George Patton; Skipper the dog becomes the mascot of a Flying Fortress crew. I Can!; General Fury; The Story of Two Patriots; The Boy Saboteurs; Eagles Revenge; The Leathernecks Have Landed; Riddle Round-Up; Indian Captive; Lucky Dog; True Stories About Stamps; Air Pioneer; Photo Joe; The Battling Duchess; Is It True?; True's Movie Guide; Truly Comic!; How Good is Your Memory? 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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

September-October, 1943. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $599.95 or Best Offer View scans 2.75" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Slightly brittle with edge chipping. 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 $349.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Cover and first three wraps detached at single center staple. Lateral spine tear. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Edited by John Beardsley. Cover by Alex Kotzky. Stories by Ed Dobrotka, Bernard Dibble, Art Seymour, Sid Lazarus, and Robin King. Action packed, patriotic stories starring Uncle Sam, the great American hero in a top hat. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $4,250.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #1173833015 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Edited by Vince Fago. Cover by Syd Shores. Stories by Syd Shores, Mike Sekowsky, Carl Pfeufer, Al Gabriele, and Allen Bellman. Star-spangled super-hero stories featuring such characters as Captain America, The Destroyer, Jap Buster Johnson, Thunderbird, Sergeant Dix, and The Whizzer. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

This Forrest J. Ackerman (Famous Monsters) fanzine features lots of letters, fan art, and odds and ends. 8.5 in. x 14 in.; black and white; 16 pages; side stapled. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $43.00 View scans Only one staple (manufacturing). Cover detached. Paste along spine interior and centerfold. 3" interior tear. Water damage.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $37.00 View scans Restored (see item notes) TRIMMED. Staples removed. Spine sewn. Tape.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $34.95 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. 3 wraps missing, interrupts art and story. Full spine split with back cover missing. Staples added (not manufacturing). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Stories and art by Walt Kelly, Carl Barks, Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Manuel Gonzales, Sylvia Holland, Bob Wright, Bob Grant, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 3 #12. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured early work by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey competes with Montmorency for Minnie's affections. In a story by Barks, Donald and his nephews compete to build the best animal traps, first for foxes, then wolves. In a story by Kelly, Gremlin Gus and the Widgets choose the wrong place to light a match. Plus a vintage ad for Disney's WWII propaganda film, Victory Through Air Power. The Mighty Trapper; Cousin Bertie; Financially Embarrassed; Carnival Fun; Contrary Condors; Weighty Wishes; Magic Stream; Alone at Last; The Gremlins; Mickey Mouse: Love Trouble; Hollywood Chatter; Tight Fit; Only His Hands Got Hot; Gentleman in Waiting; And Besides She's Left Handed; Two Strikes Is Out!; Faith, It's Wonderful; Bumpsy Daisy; Night Prowlers; It's Smart To Be Thrifty; #17 In The Ration Book; Strictly Legal; Donald Gets Stuck; He Was Warm; It's An Ill Wind; Empty Saddle; Time's Up!; The Retriever; Back to School; A Woman's Wiles; Plane Paper; On the Spot; Baby Needs New Shoes; Within the Law; Double Features; His Good Deed for the Day; A Hard Woman; Primer Page. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Albert Delacorte. Cover by E. C. Stoner. Stories by Tom Gill, Robert Jenney, E. C. Stoner, Jim Chambers, Lou Ferstadt, and Owen Middleton. Adventure war tales featuring such historical figures as Captain McKennan, First Sgt. LeNoir, Captain Dallas, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lt. E.S. Millechamp, General Robert L. Eichelberger, and Major General George S. Patton, Jr.—these are real-life War Heroes! 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 49, Issue 2 - September 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.

September 1943. Cover by A. R. Tillburne. Stories by H. P. Lovecraft, Robert Bloch and Frederic Brown. Illustrations by Margaret Brundage and John Giunta. 6 3/4" x 10"; black and white; 116 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Fine $50.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white

Volume 54, Issue 3 - September, 1943. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $13.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white

Vol. 208, No. 4 - September 4, 1943. 6.5" x 9", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Vol. 208, No. 5 - September 18, 1943. 6.5" x 9", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

September 1943. Western novelettes "Texans Pay No Tolls" by J. Edward Leithead and "Frontier Badman" by Glen Shirley. Cover by Allen Anderson. 10-in. x 7-in. 98 Pages B&W Pulp with Illustrations. Cover price $0.10.

Written by Otto Binder and unknown. Art by C.C. Beck, Bob Hebberd, Jack Binder and unknown. Featuring "Captain Marvel and the Old Cowboy" with art by C.C. Beck. Plus: Ibis the Invincible in "The Mystery of the Missing Leprechaun" with art by Bob Hebberd; Spy Smasher in "The Upside Down Mystery" with story by Otto Binder and pencils by Jack Binder; 2-page text story "The Sun Shines Bright" by Jess Benton; Widgey's Whirligigs 1-pager; Golden Arrow in "Butu, the Ancient Bow-Man"; Rubbernose Randolph 1-pager "He Isn't as Dumb as He Looks" by Art Helfant; and Lance O'Casey in "The Man-Made Monster"! 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Art Saaf. Edited by Dana E. Dutch. Stories and art by George Appel, Joe Doolin, Lily Renee, Karen Karol, Rafael Astarita, Graham Ingels and Lee Elias. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Lily Renee good-girl art as Agent Jane Martin tries to preserve diplomatic relations between Russia and Japan; A fanciful story (and cover) about a Nazi bombing raid on Washington DC; Nazi spies try to sabotage Suicide Smith's latest test flight. Also featuring model airplane tips and aircraft drawings submitted by readers. Skull Squad; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; Captain Wings; Suicide Smith; Wing Tips; Yank Aces of World War II; Bait For the Devil Hawks; Sneak Blitz; Greasemonkey Griffin. 56 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $19,995 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #0355390004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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Cover by Harry G. Peter. 1st appearance of the Cheetah in "Wonder Woman and The Cheetah" script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; Upstaged by Wonder Woman at a charity event, a jealous socialite is overtaken by her evil alter ego, dons a Cheetah hide, and attempts to frame and kill her Amazon adversary. "The Adventure of the Beauty Club," script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; The Cheetah uses an exclusive beauty club as a front to learn military secrets from soldiers' families; Wonder Woman travels to the Pacific area to stop the Japanese from attacking an American base. "Hop Harrigan and the Radiosonde" text story. Women of History: four-page Madame Chiang Kai-Shek bio, script by Alice Marble, art by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Conquest of Paradise," script by William Moulton Marston (as Charles Moulton), art by Harry G. Peter; The Cheetah crashes a competition between Amazons and man's world girls on Paradise Island, seeking the source of the Amazons' strength to help her defeat Wonder Woman. 60 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Jack Burnley. The City of Hate! starring Superman, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Ira Yarbrough [as Joe Shuster], inks by George Roussos [as Joe Shuster]; A deranged lunatic tries to sabotage the Daily Planet by killing four people the newspaper has selected as "The Finest People in the City" through the use of his invention, "The Hate Gas".The Land That Wasn't There starring The Star Spangled Kid and Stripesy, art by Hal Sherman. A Day In Africa starring Drafty, art by Stan Kaye. Coupons of Cutthroats starring Zatara, art by Joseph Sulman. Sand Dunes of Death starring The Boy Commandos, script and pencils by Joe Simon, inks by Jack Kirby. The Man Who Came Back featuring Flight Control Command, art by John Daly. The Criminal Who Reversed Time starring The Green Arrow, pencils by Cliff Young, inks by Steve Brodie. A Thief In Time! starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Jerry Robinson [as Bob Kane], inks by Fred Ray [as Bob Kane]; An obscure laboratory worker from the future creates a space time warp and arrives in Gotham City, bent on making himself a millionaire before he is drawn back into his own era. 92 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder and Bert Whitman. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mary Marvel investigates after someone poisons the city's milk supply with a chemical that makes people grumpy and mean. Commando Yank and his new canine sidekick - Ranger the Wonder Dog - come to the aid of a tiny pro-American encampment in the heart of Nazi Germany. Phantom Eagle can't believe his eyes when he beholds Peg Leg and his Sky Pirates, who raid airplanes in midflight! Plus a PSA on War Bonds featuring the original Captain Marvel. Mary Marvel: The Milk of Inhuman Kindness; Commando Yank: The Saga of a Midget America in Naziland; Phantom Eagle: The Nazi Kids Who Played Pirates; Tail End of a Miracle; Jittery Jeepers; Mr. Scarlet: The Golden Touch. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 23, No. 10 - September, 1943. 6.5" x 9.5", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Monthly magazine featuring articles on sailing and powerboating. Includes coverage of new marine products and developments, a calendar of races and lists of yacht brokerages. 9.5" x 12", 132 pages, B&W Cover price $0.50.

Edited by Vince Fago. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by Don Rico, Charles Nicholas, Al Gabriele, George Klein, Al Bellman, and Frank Giacoia. 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). Appearances by Benito Mussolini, Attila the Hun, and Captain America. 60 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.