Flame (1940 Fox Features Syndicate) comic books 1955 or before
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Issue #1
Published Jun 1940 by Fox Feature Syndicate.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Stories by Will Eisner (credited as Basil Berold). Art by Lou Fine and Lee Harris. Cover by Lou Fine. Raised by Tibetan lamas, orphan Gary Preston gained the mystic ability to control fire and temperature, including the power to materialize wherever there is an open flame. The Flame tracks a series of murders and robberies to the weird, spectral creatures called the Kikoo, who have escaped from their remote island; Crooked contractors use shoddy materials that cause homes and buildings to collapse, so The Flame cuts through red tape by going after the contractors himself. The Origin of the Flame, Retold; Invasion of the Kikoos; The Arson Ring of Mr. Crass; The Construction Racketeers; The Atomic Generator; Raiders of the Deep. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #2
Published Sep 1940 by Fox Feature Syndicate.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Stories by Will Eisner (credited as Basil Berold) and Klaus Nordling. Art by Lou Fine, Will Eisner and Klaus Nordling. Cover by Edd Ashe. Raised by Tibetan lamas, orphan Gary Preston gained the mystic ability to control fire and temperature, including the power to materialize wherever there is an open flame. The Flame battles the river pirates of Capt. Horace "Black" Flagg; Wing Turner, Air Detective is called in when transport planes go missing; Agent K-5 seeks the financial backers of gun runners in a foreign war. The Blimp and the Blasters; The Truck Hijackers; The Boring Invasion; Captain Flagg's River Pirates; Robbery Under Alaskan Skies; Wing Turner: The Stolen Transport Planes; K-5 Spies At War: The Menace of the Mask; Spark Stevens: The Soda Pop Spies. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #3
Published Dec 1940 by Fox Feature Syndicate.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Stories by Will Eisner and Bob Powell. Art by Art Franklin (credited as Charles Nicholas), Will Eisner and Bob Powell. Cover by Arthur Cazeneuve. Raised by Tibetan lamas, orphan Gary Preston gained the mystic ability to control fire and temperature, including the power to materialize wherever there is an open flame. The Flame tracks an insurance bombing racket to Dr. Ivan and his gang; Wild Tex Dawson takes a new job on a cattle ranch and finds a criminal masquerading as the town sheriff; Inspector Bancroft tracks dope smugglers on the waterfront. Dr. Ivan's Insurance Bombing Racket; The Diamond of Death; The Raider of the Spaceways; The Mad Scientist of Hell's Kitchen; Tex Dawson: Lone Hand; Inspector Bancroft: The Waterfront Dope Smugglers; Dr. Fung: The Charm Bracelet Murder; K-51 Spies At War: Hong Kong Assignment. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #4
Published Mar 1941 by Fox Feature Syndicate.- Restored (see item notes)
- RESTORATION. Piece fill. 4" Cumulative spine split.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by humble cow
Art by Arthur Cazeneuve and others. Cover by Arthur Cazeneuve. Raised by Tibetan lamas, orphan Gary Preston gained the mystic ability to control fire and temperature, including the power to materialize wherever there is an open flame. Col. Jones seeks help from The Flame after his best friend draws him into a spy ring; The Flame's old foe Doctor Drool is resurrected after his execution and refuses to stay dead; Sinister Dr. Mortal uses a meteorite to transform his hapless assistant into something called a claw-dwarf. Spiderweb of Spies; Dr. Drool Returns From the Dead; The Diamond Robbery; The Spirit of Achilles; Dr. Mortal: The Claw-Dwarf; Voodoo Man: The Voodoo Man's New Headquarters; Captain Savage: Gulf of Tonkin Incident. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #5
Published Jun 1941 by Fox Feature Syndicate.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Art by Arthur Cazeneuve and George Tuska. Cover by Arthur Cazeneuve. Raised by Tibetan lamas, orphan Gary Preston gained the mystic ability to control fire and temperature, including the power to materialize wherever there is an open flame. The Flame must tread carefully when a fireworks plant is threatened with firebombs; The Flame seeks fifth columnists who are sabotaging bomber planes, or flying fortresses; Zanzibar, who is like Mandrake the Magician in a blue fez, investigates the murder of a wealthy financier, and hoods threaten to "drape the river around his neck." Nice cover by Arthur Cazeneuve. The Return of Dr. Drool; The Flying Fortress Saboteurs; Missing Husband; Capsules of Doom; Zanzibar: The Murder of John Cleaverbrook; Voodoo Man: Search For the Cult Temple; Captain Savage: Action Off Australia. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #6
Published Aug 1941 by Fox Feature Syndicate.$1,250.00
View scans- Paper: Off white
- Tape on cover and interior cover.
- Label #2007962009
Art by Arthur Cazeneuve, Roland "Ramona" Patenaude, Charles A. Winter and George Tuska. Cover by Arthur Cazeneuve. Raised by Tibetan lamas, orphan Gary Preston gained the mystic ability to control fire and temperature, including the power to materialize wherever there is an open flame. The Flame meets his match in the Nazi spy Herr Arson; Bob and Lana suspect Voodoo Man is involved when archaeologists digging for the Spanish Main begin mysteriously dying off; Zanzibar, who is like Mandrake the Magician in a blue fez, investigates the abduction of a noted doctor, witnessed by his beautiful daughter. Herr Arson Strikes; Curse of the Green Vase; The Horrible Hooded Men; Runaway Murders; Zanzibar: The Abduction of Dr. Dean; Voodoo Man: Captive of the Zombies; Captain Savage: Kayamoto Attacks. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #7
Published Oct 1941 by Fox Feature Syndicate.$530.00
View scans- Paper: Light tan to off white
- Slab: See item notes
- Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure.
- Label #2709420009
- Restored (see item notes)
- RESTORATION. Color touch, tear seals and TRIMMED. Cover glued to first wrap at staples.
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Other items consigned by Mike'sRack
Stories by Larry Antonette and Ludwig Polanowski. Art by Arthur Cazeneuve and Larry Antonette. Cover by Arthur Cazeneuve. Raised by Tibetan lamas, orphan Gary Preston gained the mystic ability to control fire and temperature, including the power to materialize wherever there is an open flame. The Flame faces the Master of Death and his Black Legion; Voodoo Man kills a government agent and turns him into a classic voodoo-style zombie; The Yank and the Rebel, Civil War soldiers revived after 80 years in suspended animation, become a new patriotic super-team when not feuding with each other. The Black Legion; Fury On the Freighter; The Dust Gas; Steeltown Sabotage; Revolt of the Minerals; Voodoo Man: Havoc In Haiti; Origin of the Yank and the Rebel. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #8
Published Jan 1942 by Fox Feature Syndicate.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Art by Arthur Cazeneuve and others. Cover by Arthur Cazeneuve. Raised by Tibetan lamas, orphan Gary Preston gained the mystic ability to control fire and temperature, including the power to materialize wherever there is an open flame. The Flame investigates when a villain with freezing powers threatens the construction of a refrigerating plant; Voodoo Man threatens Bob and Lana one last time; Quarreling super-soldiers the Yank and the Rebel must put aside the differences after the mysterious Dart Killer targets the Yank. Dynamic cover by Arthur Cazeneuve. The Finger of Frozen Death; The Devil of the Deep; Mysterious Secret of the Green Death; The Ambassador of Death; Pacific Peril; Voodoo Man: The Zombie Doll; Yank and the Rebel: Reveille of Death. Final issue of the series. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
