Comic books July 1938

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $205.00 View scans 1" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

Cover by Joe Musial. Edited by Ruth Plumly Thompson. Stories and art by Robert L. Ripley, Feg Murray, Clarence D. Russell, H. H. Knerr, Doc Winner, Jack Sords, Russ Westover, A. D. Carter, Lyman Young, Chic Young, Rutherford G. Montgomery, Jack King, Joe Musial, Billy DeBeck, Lee Falk, Ray Moore, Paul Robinson, Gene Ahern, George Herriman, Don Moore and Alex Raymond. Pioneering comics publisher David McKay presents an anthology series featuring reprints of King Features Syndicate comic strips. Includes Alex Raymond's Jungle Jim and George Herriman's beloved Krazy Kat. The Phantom battles the all-female air pirates known as the Sky Band; the famous weird-facts strip Ripley's Believe It Or Not. The Phantom; Ripley's Believe It Or Not; Jungle Jim; Seein' Stars; Pete the Tramp; Katzenjammer Kids; Elmer; Sports in Pictures; Tillie the Toiler; Nicodemus O'Malley & His Whale, Palsy-Walsy; Just Kids; Tim Tyler's Luck; Blondie; Timberline Tales; The Stamp Spotlight; Curley Harper at Lakespur; Teddy and Sitting Bull; Barney Google; Etta Kett; Krazy Kat; Room and Board; Doc Winner's Daffy Doodles. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 283, Issue 1 - July 9, 1938. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $53.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

July 1938. Volume 21, Issue 5. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Science fiction stories by L. Ron Hubbard ("The Dangerous Dimension" - 1st published 'Science Fiction' story by Hubbard), Clifford D. Simak, Ross Rocklynne, Ray Cummings, Clifton B. Kruse, Kent Casey, and Raymond Z. Gallun. Illustrations by Howard V. Brown, Elliot Dold Jr, Charles Schneeman, C. R. Thomson, and H. Wesso. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Very Good $5.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $2.65 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $5.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

July 1938. Cover by Herbert Morton Stoops. Fiction by William Chester ("Kioga of the Unknown Land" part 5), Capt. Michael Gallister, Gordon Keyne, Owen Francis, H. Bedford-Jones, Capt. L.B. Williams, William Byron Mowery, Kenneth Perkins, Bill Adams, and Fulton Grant. Illustrations by Austin Briggs (7) and others. 6.5-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Facsimile reprint of UK weekly Boy's Cinema issue 970 from July 16, 1938. Standard magazine format, 8.25" x 11", 28 pages, B&W. Number 3 in the Screen Facts Press reprint series. Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart Poor $12.50 View scans Spine split 90%. No Back Cover. Incomplete, See Notes.

Vol. 1, No. 6 - July 1938. 10.25" x 14.5", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Fred Methot, Rudolph Dirks, Harry Lee, Winfield Meggs, Becky Sharp, Laverne Harding, Harry O'Neill, H. E. Homan, Dudley T. Fisher Jr., Robert Dickey, R. M. Brinkerhoff, J. Carver Pusey, Paul Berdanier, Frank Owen and Raeburn Van Buren. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 1 #4. Early in the transformation of comic strips to comic books, United Features Syndicate published Comics on Parade as a showcase for its most popular strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. A young Tarzan encounters other humans for the first time, and challenges ape Kerchak for leadership of his tribe, in colorized reprints of the earliest Hal Foster Tarzan strips. New arrival Slats wins over the town of Crabtree Corners when he beats Joe Pastafazoola in a boxing match, but wealthy J. Hagstone and his daughter Judy have designs on Slats. Fritzi and Nancy tour the countryside in their jalopy, in a VERY early series of strips by Bushmiller. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp, and an illustrated biography of screen legend Gary Cooper. Abbie an' Slats; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Wayne Webster of Waverly Prep; Roads of Romance; Jest di-Jest; Cynical Susie; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; Colonel Wowser; How to Make It; Stampin' Around; For Junior Readers; Joe Jinks; Fritzi Ritz; Billy Make Believe; Buster Beans; Bucky and His Pals; Little Mary Mixup; Benny; Opportunity Knox; Twice Told Tales; Ella Cinders; Danny Dingle; Dub Dabs; Li'l Abner. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Agriculture and farming magazine. Includes articles, fiction, and humor. 11" x 14", 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $5,499.00 or Best Offer View scans Restored: B3 Paper: Off white to white Restoration includes: color touch, tear seal, spine split sealed, reinforced. Label #3739689005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Creig Flessel. The Snake Death starring Speed Saunders, script by Gardner Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. Larry Steele story, script and art by Will Ely. Cosmo story, art by Sven Elven. Dr. Fu Manchu story, script by Sax Rohmer, art by Leo O'Mealia. The Hooded Hordes starring Spy, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. Disaster On the Diamond text story by Gardner Fox (Paul Dean). The Coolie Smugglers (Part 1) starring Bruce Nelson, art by Tom Hickey. The Right Trail starring Buck Marshall, script and art by Homer Fleming. Slam Bradley Gets the Air starring Slam Bradley, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. 68 pgs. $0.10. First Appearance of Fu Manchu in Detective Comics. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $50.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 121, No. 2 - July 23, 1938. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 11, No. 5 - July 1938. 6.75" x 9.75", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 13, Issue 1 - July 8, 1938. 8.5" x 11.5". 24 pages. Black and white.

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Volume 29 Issue #4 - July 1938. Fiction, model-making articles, schematics, cartoons and factual essays make up every issue of Flying Aces. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Interior art by Al McWilliams. "Hell's Hangar" by Donald Keyhoe, "Zuyder Zee Zooming" by Joe Archibald, "Clipped Wing Clue" by Arch Whitehouse, "Snapshots of the War" featuring Nieuport fighters and more. Bedsheet format 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 80 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.15.

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UK story magazine published by Amalgamated Press between 1907-1939, predominantly featuring the activities of boys at the fictional school St. Jim's. 6.75" x 9.5", 36 pages, B&W

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $2.65 View scans Spine split 40%. Cover Detached. Staple rust: Extensive.

UK story magazine published by Amalgamated Press between 1907-1939, predominantly featuring the activities of boys at the fictional school St. Jim's. 6.75" x 9.5", 36 pages, B&W

Add to cart Very Good $7.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive.

UK story magazine published by Amalgamated Press between 1907-1939, predominantly featuring the activities of boys at the fictional school St. Jim's. 6.75" x 9.5", 36 pages, B&W

Add to cart Good $2.65 View scans Spine split 5%. Cover Detached.

UK story magazine published by Amalgamated Press between 1907-1939, predominantly featuring the activities of boys at the fictional school St. Jim's. 6.75" x 9.5", 36 pages, B&W

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UK story magazine published by Amalgamated Press between 1907-1939, predominantly featuring the activities of boys at the fictional school St. Jim's. 6.75" x 9.5", 36 pages, B&W

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Volume 1, Issue 3 - July-August, 1938. General interest sports magazine with excellent writers. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 44 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Fiction, fashion, beauty, homemaking, gardening, articles and poetry. 10 3/4-in. x 14-in., 134 pages, B&W with numerous full-color ads. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $24.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Extensive.

Classic weekly news/photo magazine. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in., 72 pages, color and B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 1, number 1. July 1938. Contains comics, fun activities, puzzles, stories, magic, and interesting facts. 8.5" x 4.75". Color cover with B&W interior. 128 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Fine $30.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Weekly British publication that ran for nearly 1,700 issues. Featured the anti-hero Billy Bunter of the Greyfriars School, along with serialized shorts.NOTE: This publication contains negative racial and cultural depictions. It reflects some attitudes of the era in which it was published that would not be acceptable today.

Add to cart Very Fine $30.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Weekly British publication that ran for nearly 1,700 issues. Featured the anti-hero Billy Bunter of the Greyfriars School, along with serialized shorts.NOTE: This publication contains negative racial and cultural depictions. It reflects some attitudes of the era in which it was published that would not be acceptable today.

Add to cart Very Fine $30.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Weekly British publication that ran for nearly 1,700 issues. Featured the anti-hero Billy Bunter of the Greyfriars School, along with serialized shorts.NOTE: This publication contains negative racial and cultural depictions. It reflects some attitudes of the era in which it was published that would not be acceptable today.

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Weekly British publication that ran for nearly 1,700 issues. Featured the anti-hero Billy Bunter of the Greyfriars School, along with serialized shorts.NOTE: This publication contains negative racial and cultural depictions. It reflects some attitudes of the era in which it was published that would not be acceptable today.

Add to cart Very Fine $30.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Weekly British publication that ran for nearly 1,700 issues. Featured the anti-hero Billy Bunter of the Greyfriars School, along with serialized shorts.NOTE: This publication contains negative racial and cultural depictions. It reflects some attitudes of the era in which it was published that would not be acceptable today.

Add to cart Fine $10.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

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Volume 5, Issue 6 - July, 1938. General interest magazine with a focus on inventions, woodworking, construction and more. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in. 102 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $17.00 View scans Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

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Add to cart Good $18.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Spine stress. Corner Damage. Cover detached. Creasing. Denting.

Volume 4, Issue 10 - July, 1938. Painted cover by Peter Driben. Hollywood and Broadway related pin-up and studio publicity photos with humorous captions. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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July 17, 1938. The Philadelphia Record Book of the Week was a tabloid-sized weekly supplement of the Philadelphia Record issued with the Sunday edition of the newspaper. This particular issue is "Comets Have Long Tails" by Madeleine Johnston. 11" x 15.75". 16 pages. Black and white.

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July 31, 1938. The Philadelphia Record Book of the Week was a tabloid-sized weekly supplement of the Philadelphia Record issued with the Sunday edition of the newspaper. This particular issue is "Powder Smoke" by Jackson Gregory. 11" x 15.75". 16 pages. Black and white.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $13.00 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

A magazine for the amateur wireless operators. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Good $10.00 View scans Spine split from top of comic. Spine split from base of comic. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Soiling.

Volume 4, Issue 8 - July,1938. Painted cover by Enoch Bolles. Girls, Gags, Cartoons, and Stories. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Very Good $25.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Vol. 15, No. 10 - July 1938. An entertainment magazine discussing all things theatre related and similar arts like motion pictures, music, radio, dance, and after-dark entertainment. 10" x 14", 64 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $67.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white to white

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Volume 32, Issue 1 - July 1938. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Horror and Fantasy stories in the pulp style. 6.75-in. x 10-in.; 128 newsprint pages, text (with B&W illustrations). Cover price $0.25.