Comic books January 1939

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January, 1939. Cover by Robert Fuqua. 1st app. Adam Link. Stories by Eando Binder ("I Robot"), John Russell Fearn, Ed Earl Repp, Stanley A. Coblentz, Manly Wade Wellman, and R.R. Winterbotham. Illustrations by Julian S. Krupa and Robert Fuqua. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 150 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

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Vol. 287, No. 4 - January 14, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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"Synthetic Men of Mars" 3/6 a serial by Edgar Rice Burroughs, plus "Eye of Doom" 2/4 a serial by Cornell Woolrich.

Volume 287, Issue 5 - January 21, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 22, Issue 4 - December, 1938. Cover by Charles Schneeman. Science fiction stories by Horace L. Gold, Edmond Hamilton, L. Sprague De Camp ("The Merman"), Lester Del Rey, M. Schere, Kent Casey, Manly Wade Wellman ("Nuisance Value" part 1 of 2), and Nat Schamer ("Simultaneous Worlds" conclusion). Illustrations by Binder, Schneeman, and Wesso. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 166 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

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January 1939. Volume 22, Issue 5. Cover by John Frew. Science fiction stories by Nelson Tremaine (as Warner Van Lorne), Vic Phillips, Norman L. Knight, L. Sprague De Camp ("The Incorrigible"), Malcolm Jameson, Arthur J. Burks, and Manly Wade Wellman ("Nuisance Value" part 2 of 2). Illustrations by Jack Binder, Eilliot Dold Jr, John Frew, Charles Schneeman, and H. Wesso. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

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"Gray Lensman" 1/4 serial by E.E. Smith, Ph.D., plus "Earth's Second Moon" a speculative article by Willy Ley.

October, 1939. Volume 24, Issue 2. Cover by Hubert Rogers. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

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Agriculture and farming magazine. Includes articles, fiction, and humor. 11" x 14", 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

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Official organ of the International Society of Junior Magicians, containing news and tips. 16 pages on newsprint.

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Volume 14, Issue 4 - January 27, 1939. 8.5" x 11.5". 24 pages. Black and white.

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Issue #597 - January, 1939. Humorous captions paired with movie stills and models. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 72 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Volume 31, Issue 2 - January, 1939. 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. "Falcons of the Four" by Donald Keyhoe, "A Haunting We Will Go" by Joe Archibald, "Hurricane Winds" by Arch Whitehouse are this issue's stories. Bedsheet format 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 84 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

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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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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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Add to cart CGC 7.0 $350.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4419776006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Add to cart FR 1.0 $50.00 View scans 6" cumulative spine split. Brittle interior. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Volume 2, Issue 1 - January, 1939. Pulp magazine focusing on historical adventures. This issue features "Gates of Empire" by Robert E. Howard, and "Eric Aztalan" by Ralph Milne Farley. 6 /2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 130 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations) Cover price $0.20.

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Hotel Multnomah (Portland, Oregon) 1939 New Year dinner menu. Eight pages held by decorative string. Raymond Wilson Hammell cover art.

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Vol. 66, No. 4 - January 1939. 10.5" x 14", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 21, Issue 3 - January, 1939. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "Toy Invention! Big Money for Workshop Fans" by Stanley Gerstin, "Cracking Down on Quacks" by James N. Miller, "Guardians of the Airways" by Leonard H. Engel, "Radio Aloft Forecasts the Weather" by Allan Finn, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 146 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.15.

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64 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Creig Flessel. Untitled story, script and art by Jim Chambers; The Masked Ranger rescues a young man from a lynch mob. "Bozo Brogan," art by Will Ely; Johnnie Law tracks a parolee into an abandoned sewer and discovers a diamond smuggling operation. "The Shadow of a Monster," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster; A mysterious creature robs houses and murders people, with tooth and claw; And to top it off, it can be in two places at once. "Crime in the Crystal," starring Detective Sergeant Carey, script and art by Joe Donohoe; Servants are killing and robbing their masters and then going mad; Is the Indian mystic Prof Phenoz behind it? Untitled story, script and art by John Wade Hampton; For his first case with the Mounted Police, O'Malley is ordered up to Hudson Bay to find the renegade half-breed Frenchy LaRue, who is wanted for murder. "Air Circus," art by Bob Jenney; Stunt pilots are getting killed right and left on a new movie, so Gary Hawkes goes undercover to investigate. Untitled Lt. Bob Neal of Sub 662 story, script by Bob Hersch, art by Rusty Lehmann; Bob is assigned to ship gold to China. "Take that Captain Stone," script and art by Bernard Baily; When Dennis Stone is injured in a duel with Captain Kalugh, Daneo kidnaps Regina, daughter of the governor to be his nurse. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $23.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. 2" Cumulative spine split. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling. Water damage.

Vol. 5, No. 2. January 1939. Cover by George Quintana. Featuring posed photographs of Hollywood starlets and co-stars with humorous captions. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 58 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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January 22, 1939. The Philadelphia Record Book Section was a tabloid-sized weekly supplement of the Philadelphia Record issued with the Sunday edition of the newspaper. This particular issue is "Brain Guy" by Benjamin Appel. 11" x 15.75". 16 pages. Black and white.

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Volume 5, Issue 1 - January 1939. Vintage photo magazine featuring Reader submitted photographs, and pictorials focusing on Sports, Celebrities, Controversies, and Fashions of the time. This issue has a three page pictorial focused on child stars, Shirley Temple and Mickey Rooney. 10-in. x 13 1/2-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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

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Volume 25, Issue 2 - January, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Jan. 28, 1939. Cover by Walt Otto. Article by Woodrow Wilson's wife. Illustrations by Harvey Dunn, Henry Raleigh, E.P. Ward, John La Gatta and others. Full page movie ad for Gunga Din starring Cary Grant and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Full color ad for De Soto cars featuring Myrna Loy. 10 3/4-in. x 13 3/4-in., 88 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

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Vol. 166, No. 2 - January 25, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 176 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $2,000.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to off white Label #4569148001

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Cover by Jack Cole. Stories and art by Jack Cole, Ray Burley, Terry Gilkison, George Filchock, Howard Hastings, Pat Allen, Martin Filchock, Fred Schwab, Victor J. Dowling, and Joe E. Buresch. Centaur publishes the final run of Star Ranger, one of the very first Western comics. Short Western strips, sometimes just one to three pages, with titles like Wild West Junior and Cowboy Jake. Historical and educational strips, including comics biographies of "Wild Bill" Hickock and the Texas Rangers, and fun facts about the Rio Grande and the Mavericks. The new sheriff in town tries to stop the train-robbing Casey Bunch. A wealthy rancher almost kills the wrong man for stealing his black stallion, but luckily Native American detective Bigmoose deciphers the clues. Moonshine saves a farm family from being swindled by city slickers, in an early humor strip by comics legend Jack Cole, creator of Plastic Man. Home in the Ozarks; The Ermine; Rangeography!; Fabricatin' Phil; The Wild Casey Bunch Tangles with a Kid Sheriff; One Buck and Two Bits; Footprints in the Dust; How to Draw Comic Cowboys featuring Horsefeathers; The Secret of the White Sands; Famous Frontiersmen; Windy Parks; Joe Ticket the Picket; Buck Bush. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $250.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - January, 1939. Stories by Stanley G. Weinbaum, D.D. Sharp, and Eando Binder. Columns by Otto Binder, Otis Adelbert Kline, and Mort Weisinger. Two-page Albert Einstein bio in comic form. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 132 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $16.00 View scans Spine stress. Spine split from top of comic. Spine split from base of comic. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage.

Volume 2, Issue 5 - January, 1939. Spicy stories and stocking focused pictorials. 8.5" x 11.5", 52 pages, tinted B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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TAM is legendary for its thorough and insightful coverage of the stage, both in American and England. Less well-known is the fact that TAM also provided some outstanding coverage of motion pictures. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Very Good $6.00 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 26, No. 2. January 1939. Jean Parker cover. Story and confessional magazine. 8.5" x 11.5", 82 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.10.

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January 1938. Cover and illustrations by Virgil Finlay. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Stories by Robert Bloch, Edmond Hamilton and Clark Ashton Smith. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.