Comic books February 1939

Auction Item: Incomplete View scans Auction opens October 3 FRONT COVER ONLY.

Add to cart Coverless $425.00 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. 22 out of 32 front/back pages present, a few pages MARRIED. Missing Superman story entirely. Pep Morgan and Chuck Dawson stories complete, but damaged. Staples missing, Heavy spine split/cut with many pages loose and/or taped at spine, a few pages heavily deteriorated. Pieces of several pages cut and taped. Brittle in places. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover art by Fred Guardineer. Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel (as Jerome Siegel), art by Joe Shuster. Scoop Scanlon, Five Star Reporter story, art by Will Ely. Pep Morgan story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer (as Gene Baxter). Adventures of Marco Polo story, art by Sven Elven. Tex Thomson story, art by Bernard Baily. Chuck Dawson story, art by Homer Fleming. The Mad Lama starring Zatara Master Magician, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. Candid Comic Camera one-pager, art by Bob Kane. 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $375.00 View scans Interior is complete. Most of front cover missing. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Vol 2 #2 Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $11.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 20%.

February 1939. Volume 22, Issue 6. Cover by Hubert Rogers. Science fiction stories by Clifford D. Simak ("Cosmic Engineers" part 1 of 3), Jack Williamson, Frederic A. Kummer Jr, L. Sprague De Camp ("Living Fossil"), Nat Schachner, Paul Ernst, Raymond Z. Gallun, and Don Wire. Illustrations by Jack Binder, Howard V. Brown, Hubert Rogers, Paul Orban, Charles Schneeman, 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 FR/GD 1.5 $2.50 Heavy water damage with mold.

Facsimile reprint of UK weekly Boy's Cinema issue 999 from February 4th, 1939. 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 GD 2.0 $10.00 View scans Moderate spine roll. Water spotting. Corner creasing and edge tears to multiple pages. Spine split 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Mail order magazine, edited initially by William H. Gannet. In 1888, Gannet created Comfort primarily as a means to advertise his patent medicine, Giant Oxien, a variant of The Moxie Nerve Food. Comfort's circulation increased from 13,000, in 1888, to 1.3 million, in 1894, which made Comfort the first publication in America to reach a circulation of 1 million. 10.5" x 13", 24 pages, B&W.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $23.00 View scans

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

Add to cart Very Good $5.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Moderate.

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 GD/VG 3.0 $2.65 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

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 VG- 3.5 $4.00 View scans Spine split 5%. 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 VG- 3.5 $4.00 View scans Spine split 10%. 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 FN+ 6.5 $95.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Tan to Cream

Add to cart Poor $13.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream Back cover detached 90%. No Back Cover. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $34.00 View scans 1" Spine split from top. Oxidation. Water damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Bud Plant

Volume 2, Issue 2 - February, 1939. Pulp magazine focusing on historical adventures. This issue features "Lords of the Tideless Sea" by H. Bedford Jones. 6 /2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 128 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations) Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Very Good $18.00 View scans Spine split 10%. Staple rust: Moderate.

February 13, 1939. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: the Philippines; art at the Golden Gate Fari; polo ponies; Italian art; Norma Shearer; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 80 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $48.00 View scans Paper: Tan to Cream Back cover detached 10%.

Vol. 18, No. 1 - February 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $48.00 View scans Water damage: Slight.

Vol. 3, No. 5 - February 28, 1939. Biweekly, general-interest photojournalism magazine. 10.5" x 13", 52 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $2.50 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 21, Issue 4 - February, 1939. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "Exploding the Television Boom" by Robert Hertzberg, "Octopus! Terror of the Deep" by Harry Rieseberg, "Experiments With Iodine" by Victor Lewitus, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 146 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $129.95 or Best Offer View scans Cover and interior oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Hank Porter. Stories and art by Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Ted Thwaites, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Mickey Mouse Magazine #41. Published by Disney marketing genius Kay Kamen, Mickey Mouse Magazine featured early Disney comics and stories, along with puzzles, art and activities. Mickey joins a whaling crew in the North Atlantic and seeks a white whale. Pluto meets the girl dog of his dreams. Plus vintage ads for Disney merch, including a portable typewriter. Mickey's Gold Rush; Just Between Us; The Wizard of Menlo Park; A Valentine Frolic; Puppy Love; Mother Pluto; Spotty the Greedy Little Piglet; The Mighty Whale Hunter; Peter the Farm Detective; Wise Quacks Edited by Donald Duck. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $8.00 View scans

February 19, 1939. The Philadelphia Record Fiction Section was a tabloid-sized weekly supplement of the Philadelphia Record issued with the Sunday edition of the newspaper. This particular issue is "Madmen Die Alone" by Josiah E. Greene. 11" x 15.75". 16 pages. Black and white.

Add to cart Fine $13.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $2.65 View scans Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 10%.

Add to cart Good $2.50

Vol. 4 #2 - Feb. 1939. Tips and tricks of making better photographs. Sample article titles include "Television Needs Cameramen," "Build Your Own Home Movie Theater," "Effective Portrait Lighting" and much more. As you would expect, the magazine is filled with period photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 108 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $18.00 View scans Paper: Light tan Water damage: Slight.

Vol. 4, No. 2A - February 1939. 7" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $9.00 View scans Front cover detached 15%. Staple rust: Moderate.

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

Add to cart Fine $14.00 View scans

Volume 25, Issue 3 - February, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $90.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Written and illustrated by Morris Scott Dollens. Science Fiction fanzine containing cartoons, reviews and more. 5.5-in. x 8.5-in. 20 pages, hektograph printed. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $105.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 50%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Poor $35.00 View scans Paper: Slightly britle Front and Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart $635.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $375.00 or Best Offer View scans 2" cumulative spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - February, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $7.00 View scans Spine split 10%.

February 12, 1939. Cover by R. James Stuart. Tabloid-sized weekly supplement issued with the Sunday edition of several major newspapers. 11" x 16". 16 pages. Black and white.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $56.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $41.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white to white

Feb 1939. Cover by Virgil Finlay. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Horror and supernatural stories by Robert E. Howard "The King and the Oak (verse)", Nathan Hindin, Seabury Quinn, Clark Ashton Smith, Manly Wade Wellman, Edgar Daniel Kramer, August W. Derleth, Donald Wandrei, Thomas P. Kelly "I Found Cleopatra - Part 4 of 4", a reprint by Eli Colter, and two sonnets by H. P. Lovecraft. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay, Harold De Lay, and Hugh Rankin. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $14.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Vol. 171, No. 4 - February 11, 1939. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.