Comic books May 1939

Add to cart Fine $51.00 View scans Paper: Off white Staple rust: Slight.

May 1939. Stories by Isaac Asimov ("The Weapon Too Dreadful to Use", his second for the pulp and still with no cover mention), John Russell Fearn, W. Lawrence Hamling & Mark Reinsberg, David V. Reed, Bradner Buckner, Ed Earl Repp, and Frederic Arnold Kummer Jr.. Illustrations by Julian S. Krupa. Cover by Robert Fuqua. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $11.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 30%.

May 1939. Volume 23, Issue 3. Cover by Graves Gladney. Science fiction stories by Jack Williamson ("One Against the Legion" part 2 of 3), P. Schuyler Miller, John Berryman, Lester Del Rey ("The Day is Done"), L. Sprague De Camp (as Lymon R. Lyon), and Kent Casey. Illustrations by Carlson, De Camp, Fisk, Gilmore, Ley, Orban, and Wesso. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Very Fine $36.00 View scans Paper: Off white

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $2.65 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $2.65 View scans Paper: Slightly britle Front cover detached 20%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 69, Issue 1 - May, 1939. 6.5" x 10", 146 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 0.0 $3,200.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white 9th Page Only. Label #2012209003

Add to cart CGC 0.0 $3,500.00 View scans Paper: Brittle Page 14 Only. (From the Collection of Jerry Robinson) Label #1269989007 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Bob Kane. 1st appearance of Batman and Commissioner Gordon. The Case of the Chemical Syndicate starring The Bat-Man (as he's called in the story), script by Bill Finger, art by Bob Kane. The Killers of Kurdistan starring Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator, script by Gardner Fox, art by Fred Guardineer. Bullet Bluff starring Buck Marshall, Range Detective, art by Homer Fleming. Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. The Crimson Avenger story, script and art by Jim Chambers. Death on the Airwaves text story by Gardner F. Fox (as Paul Dean), art by Fred Guardineer. Bruce Nelson story, script and art by Tom Hickey. The Mysterious Doctor Fu Manchu story, script and art by Leo O'Mealia. Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise story, script and art by Sven Elven. Plain Clothes Pete story, script and art by Russell Cole (as Alger). Slam Bradley story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. Ad for All-American #2 and Movie Comics #2. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $2.50 View scans

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

Add to cart Very Good $16.00 View scans Spine split 5%.

8.5" x 11.5". 16 pages. Black and white.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $345.00 View scans Spine split 30%. Staple rust: Slight.

Cover reprint by Wynne W. Davies from Paris Nights V14#8. Five saucy fictional tales. 16 page nude photo pictorial on slick paper. 6 3/4-in. x 9 3/4-in., 50 newsprint pages, Text with B&W illustrations and Photos. Mature Readers. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $4.00 View scans 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 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 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+ 4.5 $77.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $77.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white

Volume 2, Issue 5 - May 1939. Pulp magazine focusing on historical adventures. This issue features "The Sea Drinks Blood" by H. Bedford Jones, and "Count Gaspar" by E. Charles Vivian. 6 /2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 128 pages, Text (with B&W illustrations) Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Fine $16.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 30, No. 9 - May 1939. 10.25" x 13", 20 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $61.00 View scans

Add to cart FN 6.0 $109.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Men's humor digest magazine featuring articles, stories, and one panel cartoons. Cover by James Trembath. Cartoons by Lawrence Lariar, Chester Garde, Louis Priscilla, CW Anderson, Jack Markow, Henry Boltinoff, Gregory d'Alessio, and others. Softcover, 5 1/2-in. x 7 3/4-in., 128 pages, BW/PC. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $2.65 View scans Front cover detached 25%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 22, Issue 1 - May, 1939. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "Inventor Incorporated" by Stanley Gerstin, "Modern Miracle: The Secret of Plastics" by John E. Pfeiffer, "Aircraft Radios Get Torture Test" by Byers C. Rathbone, "Our Air Force - A Farce!" by Major Al Williams. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 114 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $44.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Heavy chew, affecting art and several text stories. 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 Tom Wood. Stories and art by Floyd Gottfredson, Merrill De Maris, Dorothy Bennett, Ted Thwaites, and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Mickey Mouse Magazine #44. 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. Elmer Elephant stands up to bullying from Gooch Gorilla to save Tillie Tiger. Plus vintage ads for Disney merch, including Better Little Books. The Practical Pig; Just Between Us; The First Nurse; The Giant's Tooth; Curious Creatures; The Mighty Whale Hunter; Mother Pluto; Spotty the Greedy Little Piglet; Timid Elmer; 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 Good $8.50 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Slight.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $53.00 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 57, Issue 4 - May, 1939. Movie magazine with gossip, news, reviews, personality profiles, articles and more. 8.5" x 11.25, 92 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $80.00 View scans Wrapper partially detached. Multiple heavy spine breaks. Residue, staining, and color matching to front cover. Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 20%. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 5, Issue 6 - May, 1939. 8.5" x 11.5", 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Fine $2,400.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Cover previously used on Paris Nights Vol. 11 #9 and Parisienne Revue Vol. 1 #1. Besides the illustrated fiction, there is a 16-page center section of full page pinups on glossy paper. Uncommon. 6 3/4-in. x 9 3/4-in., 52 pages, B&W. Mature readers. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $705.00 View scans Spine split 15%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Fair $200.00 View scans Spine split 90%. Cover Detached.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - May, 1939. 6.75" x 9.5", 52 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $11.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $2.50 View scans Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.

Add to cart Fair $2.50 View scans Front cover detached 70%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate.

Vol. 4 #5 - May 1939. Tips and tricks of making better photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 182 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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

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

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $54.00 View scans

May 1939. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Stories by Edmond Hamilton, Stanley G. Weinbaun, and Alexander Samalman. "Thrills in Science" by Mort Weisinger. Two-page Robert A. Millikan bio in comic form. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $50.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white to white Front cover detached 30%.

Volume 33, Issue 5 - May 1939. Edited by Edwin Baird. 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.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $6.50 View scans Cover Wrap Detached.

Vol. 174, No. 1 - May 27, 1939. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.