Comic books June 1939

The Skipper # 458 - June 10th 1939. Published in Britain by D.C. Thompson & Co. Ltd. These war time magazines feature action, adventure, Sci-Fi, and pulp stories. This issue features the most amazing pirates of all time "The Iron Men of the Sea" and other stories. Text with B&W illustrations, 28 pages, newsprint, 8.5-in. x 12-in. Not a comic book.

Volume 2, Issue 1 - June, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $4.00 View scans Spine split 20%. Staple rust: Slight.

Long running magazine featuring short news articles on musicians and bands, and lyrics to popular songs. 8-in. x 11-in., 36 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

June 1939. Cover by John Howitt. Spider Story by Grant Stockbridge "Rule of the Monster Men". "Doc Turner and the Winged Terror" by Arthur Leo Zagat. Illustrations by J. Fleming Gould. 7" x 10", black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $70.00 View scans Spine split 20%.

Vol. 16 #11 - June, 1939. Focus on Broadway and motion pictures. 9-in. x 12-in., 60 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Martin Filchock. Stories and art by Carl Burgos, Ed Wood, Fred Schwab, Martin Filchock, Dick Ryan, Paul Gustavson and Tarpe Mills. Sometimes listed as Star Comics #21. Centaur Publishing takes over publication of the early anthology of adventure and humor comics, part of the first generation of comic books. Sailors Davy Jones and Butch are marooned on a remote, deserted island. Rocco and his crew of pirates discover that Governor Monto of the French Indies is a traitor, in a story by Human Torch creator Carl Burgos. Speed Silvers is chosen to escort a fortune in radium being clandestinely shipped to New York by train. Handsome Jerry Mason arrives to help Diana Deane beat the murder charge, in a story by early female comics artist Tarpe Mills, creator of Miss Fury. Chuckles; Phantom Rider; FAX (Funny and Xiting); Davy Jones; I'm the Guy; Joe McGee; Diana Deane in Hollywood; Topsy - Turvy; Bib and Tucker; Bows An' Arrows; Star Jokes; Jest Jokes; King Kole's Kourt; Vacation Cowgirl; Black and Tan; Dash of the 100th Century; Eddie; Speed Silvers; The Last Pirate; Homer Butts; Joe Dokes. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Maurice Filchock. Stories and art by Jack Cole, Paul Gustavson, 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. Lyin' Lou tells a tale so tall it reaches all the way to the moon. In the early days of the frontier, the mysterious scout known as The Ermine emerges from the woods to help a pioneer family. An early Western strip by comics legend Jack Cole, creator of Plastic Man. Bad Medicine; Tenderfoot Joe; Lyin' Lou; The Ermine; Windy Parks; Krazy Koot; Huck Pshaw; One Buck and Two Bits; Home in the Ozarks; Comic Cowboys; Marked Bullets; Dynamite Trail; Tin Mule. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $4,800.00 View scans Chew, residue on interior back cover.

Volume 1, Issue 3 - June, 1939. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $48.00 View scans Spine split 10%. Staple rust: Slight.

Strength & Health was one of the earliest magazines devoted to fitness and bodybuilding. Through the early 1960s, it was the most popular weightlifting magazine in the United States. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 0.0 $750.00 View scans Paper: Off white 26th Page ONLY. INCOMPLETE. Label #0218044028 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart CGC 0.1 $30,000 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Light tan to off white Slab: See item notes Coverless. Centerfold missing. Bottom left corner of case slightly misaligned. Label #4124479006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Joe Shuster. Features a two page origin (new material) of Superman by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, plus four pages previously omitted from the Action Comics series. Untitled Superman story; Clark Kent applies for a job at the Daily Star, but is turned down until Superman stops a lynching and Clark phones in the story. Untitled Superman story; Superman breaks into the Governor's mansion to stop the execution of Evelyn Curry, and Lois is kidnapped by gangsters, no thanks to that spineless milksop, Clark Kent, but is rescued by Superman. Scientific Explanation of Superman's Amazing Strength! Superman text story featuring Biff Dugan. Action Comics #14 ad, art by Fred Guardineer. Article with photos and biographies of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Back cover features the first pin-up of Superman with is also the 1st ever pin-up page to appear in a comic book. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $29.00 View scans Spine split 10%.

June 4, 1939. Cover by Andrew Loomis. Tabloid-sized weekly supplement issued with the Sunday edition of several major newspapers. 11" x 16". 16 pages. Black and white.

Add to cart Fine $80.00 View scans Paper: Off white Spine stress. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Soiling.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $53.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white 4 1/2" crease on back cover. Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $27.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Good $18.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white
Add to cart CGC 5.5 $261.00 View scans Paper: Off white Label #4393775016 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart GD 2.0 $24.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

June 1939. 10th Anniversary Issue. Stories by John Taine, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Jack Williamson, David H. Keller, Edward Elmer Smith, Eando Binder, John C. Burroughs and Hulbert Burroughs, and Otis Adelbert Kline. Virgil Finlay (3) and Alex Schomburg illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $185.00 or Best Offer View scans CGC Qualified Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Debris trapped between case and inner well Page 3-7 & 21-23 missing, affects story. INCOMPLETE. Label #3989644002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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. 4 #2. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tarzan escapes from the mines and his war against Flint begins anew, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Hal Foster. Jim Hardy wonders if Penny Feather is involved with escaped killer Allrat, but he doesn't suspect that she's his sister. Ella Cinders and her brother Blackie accidentally get involved in the feud with the Rutherford clan. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Jim Hardy; Twisted Timber; 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.

Add to cart Very Good $45.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 2, Issue 3 - June, 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", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Vol. 29 #4, June 1939. In this issue: "Elizabeth - The Love Story of a Queen", editorial touting McFadden's area in the Communications Building at the New York World's Fair and more. Cover painting by Victor Tchetchet. 8.5" x 11.25", 104 pages, PC/B&W. Cover price $0.10.