Comic books September 1941

September, 1941 Cover price $0.15.

Edited by Ed Cronin. Action packed, patriotic stories starring Uncle Sam, the great American hero in a top hat. "Forged Faces," pencils by Will Eisner (page 1 Splash page) and Dan Zolnerowich (pages 2-14), inks by Lou Fine; When Senator Bristol forces a "Youth Taining Bill" through Congress, children across the nation were herded into near slavery; Bristol then kidnapped the President and intended to assassinate his detractors in order to pass other Fascist laws; In time, they recruited Buddy and Uncle Sam was powerless to save him. "The King of Crime," script by Will Eisner, splash page pencils by Eisner; Doctors Link and Blink bring King Killer back to life... a man nigh unstoppable, with fangs and fearsome strength; In a protracted battle with Uncle Sam, Killer was finally brought down. "Uncle Sam a Fake," script by Will Eisner, art by Dan Zolnerowich. "The Man Who Sold His Country," script by Will Eisner, pencils by Will Eisner (page 1 plash page) and Dan Zolnerowich (pages 2-10); Uncle Sam vs. Horatio Brown and the Devil. "The Mad Poet, or, Uncle Sam Battles Inky Pinky Omblagoo Folder Dobble Bottlepoo," script by Will Eisner, art by Dave Berg; Uncle Sam vs. The Mad Poet; Story all told in verse. "The Steel Helmets," script by Will Eisner, pencils by Will Eisner (page 1 splash page) and Dan Zolnerowich (pages 2-16), inks by Lou Fine (splash page); As steel-helmeted invaders took over America, Uncle Sam, because people had stopped cheering for him and he lost his strength, fell ill and disappeared completely, finding himself in another world where he was told the only way back was to fight through "swamps of ignorance and of jungles of lies"; Introduction of The Uncle Sam Club. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by Gilbert James, Harry Anderson, Nathaniel Nitkin, Edd Ashe, Jr., Paul Quinn, Malcolm Kildale, Jack A. Warren, Gilbert James, Harry Campbell, Joseph Piazza, Emil Gershwin, Ed Winiarski, Kermit Jaediker, and George Mandel. Super-hero stories of action, adventure and war, starring such characters as The Conqueror, Bomber Burns, and Homicide Hank. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 47, Issue 2 - September 1941. "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 $0.20.

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Edited by Victor Fox. Stories and art by Louis Cazeneuve, Pierce Rice, and N. N. Nathaniel. An anthology of science fiction, horror and adventure comics from Fox. This is as pulpy as it gets. A mysterious castaway and a swamp monster in the Caribbean all have something to do with the Nazi agent known as The Hand; The Dart's civilian identity accidentally winds up with a coat containing hidden loot from a bank robbery; A monkey with a gun helps Marga turn the tide on a corrupt sheriff. All this plus an ad for The American Eagle Defenders, a club (from publisher Fox) that trains kids to sniff out fifth columnists and includes its own secret code book. The Eagle and Buddy; The American Eagle Defenders; Sorceress of Zoom; The Black Rider; The Dart and Ace; Marga the Panther Woman; Relative Time; Dynamo; Swoop Curtiss. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Sept 1941. Cover by Margaret Brundage. Horror and supernatural stories by Robert Bloch, Seabury Quinn. Illustrations by Hannes Bok. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover by C. C. Beck. "The Vengeful Four," art by C. C. Beck; Three young men from different areas of the country (Texas, the Ozarks, and Brooklyn), all named Billy Batson, were reading Captain Marvels comic book adventures and happened to wonder if saying "Shazam" would work for them as well; As it happened, Tall Billy, Hill Billy, and Fat Billy were captured, along with the real Billy, by Sivana and his gang. "The Railroad Wreckers" starring Golden Arrow. "Crew of Criminals" starring Lance O'Casey. "Blitzing the Blitzys" starring Spy Smasher, art by Charles Sultan: vs. Otto Bund and Blitzys. "Death to the Traitor" text story, art by Carl Formes (as LaRac Semrof). "The Vital Defense Plans" starring Dan Dare. "Dr. Voodoo's Revenge," art by Mac Raboy; Hal and Nero escape from the giants and begin a long climb up a cliff face. "The Coming of Half-Man" starring Ibis the Invincible; vs. Half-Man. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Gene Fawcette. Edited by Malcolm Reiss and Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by Arthur Peddy, Al Gabriele, Al Walker, Gene Fawcette, Leonard Frank, Frank Schwarz, and Joe Doolin. Aviation-themed adventure, combat and history tales from pioneering comics publisher Fiction House. Action nurse Jane Martin flies a plane, fights, climbs, swims and communicates by carrier pigeon to rescue a doctor from Nazis; After a masquerade party, the Parachute Patrol discovers that a magician is actually a Nazi spy; A spy attempts to hijack The Skull Squad while they're delivering live canaries to a mining operation behind enemy lines. Skull Squad; Parachute Patrol; Jane Martin; Clipper Kirk; F4 of the Air Intelligence; Suicide Smith; The Phantom Falcons; Wing Tips; The Carpet of Allah; Sky Hellion; Greasemonkey Griffin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Flame story starring Hans and other spies. Dr. Fung story starring Lucius Vickers. U. S. Jones story, script by Bob Farrow, art by Louis Cazeneuve. Yarko story starring Bulmer Bugg. Vanishing Messerschmitts text story by Nathaniel Nitkin (N. N. Nathaniel). Patty O'Day story starring Drake, art by Claire Moe. Spark Stevens story. Lu-Nar story. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Fred Ray. The Case of the Death Express, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster]; Clark Kent [a.k.a. Superman] investigates a series of railroad accidents that turn out to be anything BUT accidental! The Adventure of the Informer starring Red, White and Blue, art by Howard Purcell. The Adventure of the Uncut Diamonds starring The Crimson Avenger, script by Jack Lehti, art by Paul Norris. The Story of the Man Who Couldn't Lose starring Johnny Thunder, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Stan Aschmeier. The Case of the Missing Millionaire starring Young Doc Davis, script and art by Henry Boltinoff. Magic Casts Its Vote starring Zatara, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Joseph Sulman. Crime Visits the Opera starring The Sandman, pencils by Creig Flessel, inks by Chad Grothkopf. The Case of the Counterfeit Food Tickets starring The King, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Harry Lampert. The Panama Canal Mystery starring Lando, Man of Magic, art by Howard Purcell. Riddle of the Human Scarecrow! starring Batman and Robin, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Bob Kane (signed) and Jerry Robinson (on secondary figures only), inks by George Roussos. 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

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Stories and art by Otto Binder, Jack Binder, Pierce Rice, James Wilcox, and Ken Battefield. A Fawcett anthology with an emphasis on superhero adventure. Mr. Scarlet, nicknamed "the Crimson Knight," meets three more of his greatest foes, including: The Black Thorn, whose "mummy ray" turns people into mummified corpses; The Black Clown and his army of circus performers gone wrong; and jewel thief the Laughing Skull, who forces his victims to read their own gravestones. All three were future members of the "Death Battalion" (as well as Jon Morris's 2013 book The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains). Atomic-powered superkid Atom Blake finally finds his long-lost father, in the clutches of the robotic Black Monster. Two-fisted American soldier of fortune Rick O'Shay learns the Nazis have a cannon as big as the legendary Big Bertha. Mr. Scarlet: The Mummy Ray; Mr. Scarlet: The Black Clown; Mr. Scarlet: The Laughing Skull; Atom Blake: The Worlds of Time, Part 2; Jim Dolan; Death Strikes Four; Rick O'Shay; Hunchback. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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September 1941. "The Novelist's Dilemma" by James Hilton, "Puzzle: Hide The Murderer" by John H. Gleason, "How To Write An Autobiography" by Brenda Ueland, "I Confess" by Marie Wilsman, "Background For Adventure" by James Norman, and "Plant!" by Steve Fisher. 68 Pages, B&W, 6.5" x 9.5". Cover price $0.25.

Yankee Doodle Jones and Dandy in "The Case of the Strangling Hair," the Echo (with Dr. Doom--not the Marvel villain), the Firebrand, Scarlet Sentry, Black Satan, the Enchanted Dagger, Nemo in Slumberland, and Sergeant Steele. Packaged by Harry A. Chesler Features Syndicate; no art credits are listed, but the work is similar to that produced by the Eisner & Iger Studio (Lou Fine, Will Eisner, et al.). Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Harry Shorten. Cover art by Irv Novick. "Mystery At El Rancho Domo," script by Joe Blair, art by Irv Novick; The cruise ship carrying Doctor Cummings and his daughter is torpedoed by an unidentified submarine. "The Dog and the Dispatch," art by Lin Streeter; Captain Valor is recruiting new Marines. "The Saloon Girl and the Train Robbers," art by Frank Volp; An armored payroll truck is robbed by masked men, and the man behind it is a gambler. "Murder By Telephone," script by Joe Blair, art by Paul Reinman; Reagan is called to the mansion of Tennyson to investigate two murders; Both are killed by electric shock. "The Magic Picture Book," script and art by Louis Golden; Dicky finds a magic picture book in the Magic Forest. "The Revenge of Captain Schlitz," script by Joe Blair, art by Ed Smalle; The German pilot, Captain Schlitz, challenges either of the Devil Twins to single combat at dawn. "Meet Wilbur," script by Harvey Willard, art by Lin Streeter; Wilbur is told by his father to control his temper. "The Murdering Matador," script by Harry Shorten, art by Paul Reinman; Zambini is in Mexico and witnesses a murder in the bull fighting arena. Shield pin-up by Irv Novick. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.