Comic books January 1939

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

January 1, 1939. Stories include "Silver Skull" by Maxwell Grant; "Kid Gone Crazy" by Steve Fisher; "High Explosive" by Clifford Goodrich; and "Cold-Trail Comeback" by Arthur J. Burks plus the columns "Codes" by Henry Lysing and "The Third Degree" by Dean Callahan. Edd Cartier illustrations. 7" x 10", black and white, 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

"Murder for a Laugh" a short story by Frank Gruber.

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

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews. Cover price $0.10.

January 1939. Spider Story by Grant Stockbridge "Claw of the Golden Dragon". "Death's Giant March" by Arthur Leo Zagat. 7" x 10", black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Magazine of the stage, radio, and movies. 10-in. x 14-in., 78 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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.

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 $30.00 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.

January, 1939. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $150.00 or Best Offer View scans Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Frank King, Harold Gray, Bill Holman, Zack Mosley, Stanley Link, Oskar Lebeck, Frank Willard, Gus Edson, Walter Berndt, Ed Leffingwell, Martin Branner, Loy Byrnes, Al Posen and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Sandhurst's men revolt when Sandhurst fires the only doctor, with ten patients still in the company hospital. Smokey Stover gets the Chief a rowing machine, but forgets to tell him that it's not aquatic. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Dick Tracy, Smokey Stover and The Gumps. And a Dick Tracy text story. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Spooky; Gasoline Alley; Tim Todd the Boy Detective; Peter and His Mutt; Winnie Winkle; The Gumps; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Manuk the Arctic Crusoe; Dick Tracy Foils the Haines Kidnapers; Terry and the Pirates; Streaky; Elmer; Sweeney & Son; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Smilin' Jack. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

Vol. 11, No. 1. January 1939. 7" x 10". 114 pages. Text with occasional B&W illustrations. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Paul Berdanier. Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Paul Berdanier, Harry O'Neill, Fred Methot, Alan Maver, Ed Dodd, J. Carver Pusey, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Robert Dickey, and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 3 #9. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan must battle the trained lions of Princess Nakonia, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. But he is captured and sentenced to death by the king of the lost city. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; Fury of '49; Bumps; Divot Diggers; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Opportunity Knox; Benny; Home Towners; Frankie Doodle; Bucky and His Pals; Buster Beans; Hawkshaw the Detective; How It Began; Tip Top Cartoon Club; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Twice Told Tales; Joe Jinks Featuring Dynamite Dunn; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Chris Crusty. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

January 1939. Anna May Wong cover promoting her film, "When Were You Born". True crime stories with illustrations and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 122 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $14.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 33, Issue 198, January 1939. Woman's magazine focusing on relationships, clothing tips and beauty tips, as well as fiction stories. Cover by Zoe Mozert. 82 pages, 8.5 in. x 11 in., B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Very Good $14.00 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.

Volume 1, Issue 3 - January, 1939. Human interest tabloid magazine with a focus on the mystic sciences such as; Crystal Gazing, Astrological Character Analysis, Palmistry, Numerology, as well as lots of stories involving true psychic experiences. 8.5" x 11.5", 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.