Comic books October 1939

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $4,800.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Two small pieces of tape on cover. Label #4036813002

Add to cart CBCS 3.0 $3,100.00 View scans Paper: Off white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Five pieces of tape on cover, one piece on interior cover, and one piece on centerfold. One staple added. Label #19-1A167D0-003

Cover by Bill Everett.# ## Stories by Bill Everett, Lew Glanzman, Carl Burgos, Paul Gustavson, John F. Kolb, Frank Thomas, Tarpe Mills, and Martin Filchock. Super-hero and adventure tales featuring such characters as Amazing-Man, The Shark, Iron Skull, The Miniature Man, and Mighty Man. Ad for Keen Detective Funnies. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $16.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

October 1939. Cover by Robert Fuqua. Stories by Robert Moore Williams, Eando Binder, Lee Laurence, Frederic Arnold Kummer Jr., Nelson S. Bond, and John Beynon. Illustrations by Stanley Kay, Julian S. Krupa, Alec Gorey, Hugo Wolfe, and W.T. Barnes. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Fine $33.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $32.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $17.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $16.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 80%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

October 7, 1939. Stories include "Lords of Creation" (part 3) by Eando Binder, "The Devil's Diary" (part 2) by William De Bois, "Remember Tomorrow" (part 4) by Theodore Roscoe, "Buzzard Bait" by Robert E. Pinkerton, "Blaze of Glory" by Robert Arthur, "Dynamite Boss" by F.M. Tibbott, "Journey to Judgment" by Richard Sale, "Take Your Punishment" by Paul O'Neil, and "Men of Daring" by Stookie Allen. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $30.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight.	Add to cart Fine $30.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Slight.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $19.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Very Good $12.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white
Add to cart Very Good $13.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $11.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 294, Issue 1 - October 14, 1939.6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $15.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Water damage: Moderate.	Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $23.00 View scans Paper: Off white Water damage: Moderate.	Add to cart Very Good $12.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG 4.0 $9.00 View scans
Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD 2.0 $2.50 View scan 1" Cumulative spine split.

October 21, 1939. Cover by Marshall Frantz. Stories include "Lords of Creation" (part 5) by Eando Binder, "The Devil's Diary" (part 4) by William De Bois, "Rakehelly Ride" by M.R. Montgomery, "The Old Yukon System" by Frank Richardson Pierce, "Fairweather Skipper" by Carl Rathjen, "River Risin'" by Richard Sale, "Tiger Hammock" by Charles Tenney Jackson, "Remember Tomorrow" (conclusion) by Theodore Roscoe, and "Men of Daring" by Stookie Allen. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $33.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $15.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $26.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $4.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Volume 294, Issue 3 - October, 28, 1939. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories include "Lords of Creation" (conclusion) by Eando Binder, "The Devil's Diary" (part 5) by William De Bois, "The Stars Spell Death" (part 1) by Jonathan Stagge, "Captain Jonah" by Crawford Sullivan, "The Temple Cats" by Jay Clark, "The Lonely World" by Richard Sale, "Brother Cowpoke" by Arthur Lawson, "Farewell Trumpet" by Charles L. Clifford, "Boom Goes the Weasel" by Robert Neal Leath, and "Men of Daring" by Stookie Allen. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $330.00 View scans Paper: White Label #4429181007

Cover by Al Capp. Stories and art by Rex Maxon, R. W. Palmer, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Bernard Dibble, Rudolph Dirks, John Paul Frederics, Paul Berdanier, Becky Sharp, Harry O'Neill, H. E. Homan, Dudley T. Fisher Jr., Olive Ray Scott, Edward Daniel Kuekes, R. M. Brinkerhoff, Dick Moores, George Lichty, Frank Owen, and Raeburn Van Buren. Sometimes listed as Comics on Parade Vol. 2 #7. Early in the transformation of comic strips to comic books, United Features Syndicate published Comics on Parade as a showcase for its most popular strips, including Tarzan, Li'l Abner and Nancy. Rokoff and his cronies learn it's not wise to underestimate Tarzan... or Jane, in the adaptation of The Beasts of Tarzan with art by Rex Maxon. Alice learns that even books in the looking-glass can hold another magical world. Slats tricks Becky into agreeing to marry Twytch, but high society isn't ready for Becky's father, "Bathless" Groggins. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Abbie an' Slats; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; Wayne Webster's Problem; Cynical Susie; Broncho Bill; Looy Dot Dope; Dynamite Dunn; How to Make It; Stampin' Around; For Junior Readers; Nancy; Billy Make Believe; Alice in Wonderland; The Boomers; The Pet's Club; Grin and Bear It; Little Mary Mixup; Ella Cinders; Danny Dingle; Li'l Abner. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $35.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

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Agriculture and farming magazine. Includes articles, fiction, and humor. 11" x 14", 84 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $5,600.00 View scans CGC Signature Series Paper: Brittle Signed by Jerry Robinson on 11/01/2009 on 1st page. From the Collection of Jerry Robinson. Label #0168463002

Cover art by Fred Guardineer. Batman story, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Bob Kane and Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Bob Kane. Spy story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Mart Bailey. The Last Act starring Buck Marshall, Range Detective, art by Homer Fleming. Larry Steele, Private Detective story, art by Ken Ernst. Vanishing Gems text story by Gardner F. Fox (as Paul Dean). The Skull-Face Cult starring Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator, art by Fred Guardineer. Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise story, art by Sven Elven. Bruce Nelson story, script and art by Tom Hickey. Slam Bradley story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster. 64 pgs. $0.10. First appearance of Dala (Monk's Assistant), Batman uses a gun for the 1st time (1st time a costumed hero used a gun in comic books). Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $240.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Significant front/back scuff(s); Significant inner well scuff(s) Label #4429181006

Victor E. Pazmiño cover. Contains comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Napoleon" by Clifford McBride; "Goofie Gags" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Butty and Fatty" by M. E. Brady; "Roy Powers, Eagle Scout" by Paul Powell; "Nipper" and "Footprints on the Sands of Time" by Clare Victor Dwiggins; "Skyroads" by Dick Calkins and Russell Keaton; "Hairbreadth Harry" and "High-Gear Homer" by F. O. Alexander; "Buck Rogers" by Philip Francis Nowlan and Rick Yager (as Dick Calkins); "Life's Like That" by Fred Neher; "Lightnin' and the Lone Rider" by Jack Kirby (as Lance Kirby); "Jitter" by Arthur B. Poinier; "Big Chief Wahoo" by Allen Saunders and Elmer Woggon; "Dickie Dare" by Milton Caniff; "Adventures of Patsy" by Mel Graff; "High Lights of History" by J. Carroll Mansfield; "The Frog Pond Ferry" by M. E. Brady; "Oaky Doaks" by Ralph Briggs Fuller; "Seaweed Sam" by Victor E. Pazmiño; "Olly of the Movies" by Julian Ollendorff; "Scorchy Smith" by Noel Sickles; "Somebody's Stenog" and "The Back-Seat Driver" by A. E. Hayward; "Above the Crowd" by Benjamin D. Allen (as Stookie Allen); "Mescal Ike" by S. L. Huntley and Art Huhta; "There's A Town" by M. E. Brady; "Babe Bunting" by Roy L. Williams; "Punky" by Fred Balk; "Connie" and "The Wet Blanket" by Frank Godwin; "Queenie" by S. M. Iger (as Bob Bliss); "Homer Hoopee" by Fred Locher; "The Gay Thirties" by Hank Barrow; and "Spunky Dory" by M. E. Brady. "Compass Rule" text story by V. Ostergaard. Activity pages by A. W. Nugent. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $195.00 View scans

Cover art by Ed Cronin. Untitled Joe Palooka story, script and art by Ham Fisher. Untitled Lala Palooza story, art by John Devlin. "The Hedrin Gold Mine Mystery: Part 1" starring Charlie Chan, script and art by Alfred Andriola. "The Coming of Captain Fortune," script and art by Vernon Henkel; Captain Fortune (Tyrone Fortune) vs. Michael Severish. 2 Rube Goldberg's Side Show page. "The Parker Gang," script and art by George E. Brenner. Inspector Kane confides to Brian that he prefers having the Clock stepping in on his cases, such as the one with the Parker Gang, because his undercover men were too well known to the mobsters. Untitled Dixie Dugan story, script by J. P. McEvoy, art by J. H. Striebel. "A Death In Wagonwheel," script and art by William A. Smith; Rance Keane vs. Ab Flint. Untitled Ned Brant story, script by Bob Zuppke, art by R. W. Depew. Untitled Jane Arden story, script by Monte Barrett, art by Russell E. Ross. "Gold and Greed," script and art by Art Pinajian; Reynolds of the Mounted vs. Wade and Red Cloud. Untitled Mickey Finn story, script and art by Lank Leonard. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $65.00 View scans Staple rust. Spine stress. Corner Damage. Edge damage.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $48.00 View scans

Add to cart Very Good $45.00 View scans Staple rust. Spine stress. Cover detached at one staple. Edge damage. Soiling.

Add to cart Good $29.00 View scans

October, 1939. Cover by Enoch Bolles. 8.5" x 1105", 52 pages, tinted B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $320.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4392532012

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $315.00 View scans 2" spine split with tape. Cover oxidation. Water spotting.

Cover by John Coleman Burroughs. Stories and art by John Coleman Burroughs, Roy Crane, V. T. Hamlin, Chester Gould, Gaylord Du Bois, Al Micale, J. R. Williams, Al McWilliams, Walt Spouse, C. D. Small, Hugh Harman, and Win Smith. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips, including Roy Crane's influential Captain Easy, alongside original material. Searching for the canal that leads to Helium, John Carter, Dejah Thoris and Sola are spotted by the savage green Martians, in the official comic-strip adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' A Princess of Mars. John Carter provides a distraction so the women can get away, but he is captured by the green Martians for use in their gladiatorial games. Bosko loses his overcoat that has $8 in it, so he goes around cutting the tails off of every overcoat in town until he finds it. Plus a text story featuring Dick Tracy. Cover and John Carter art by John Coleman Burroughs, son of Edgar Rice Burroughs. John Carter Warlord of Mars; The Sky Ranger; Salesman Sam; Alley Oop; Bosko; Tom Beatty: The Hand of Horror; Lightning Jim; Out Our Way; Dick Tracy: The Famon Gang; Find the Errors; Our Boarding House; The Crime Busters; This Curious World; Oz; Captain Easy; Mr. District Attorney. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $26.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Extensive.

Add to cart Good $12.00 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 Good $12.00 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 Good $12.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Extensive.

Add to cart Good $12.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Cover Detached. 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 Fine $48.00 View scans

Vol. 3, No. 3 - October 1939. Cover by Peter Driben. Spicy stories and pin-up photos. 8.5" x 11.5", 50 pages, B&W. MATURE Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Fine $56.00 View scans

Add to cart Very Good $17.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate.

Volume 28, Issue 10 - October, 1939. Movie magazine with news, gossip, reviews and articles. Articles about Gary Cooper, Tyrone Power, Ann Sothern, Wallace Beery, Clark Gable, Ginger Rogers, Victor McLagen, Robert Preston and Gene Autry. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $6,000.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white Label #4434557015 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

"Beware of Purple Flesh!" A short story by Ray Cummings.

Vol. 9, Issue 1, October, 1939. "Meat for Satan's Icebox" by Ray Francis, "I Steal Your Blood!" by Dane Gregory, and more. 112 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $5.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $5.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $5.00 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 22, Issue 6 - October, 1939. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "Fireboats to the Rescue!" by John R. Whiting, "Photographing the Earth's Core" by Harry Pederson, "Big City Sign" by Cliff Taylor, 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 $7.50 Cumulative 4" spine split.

Vol. 6 #9 - Oct. 31, 1939. Vintage photo magazine featuring reader-submitted photographs plus pictorials focusing on sports, celebrities, controversies and fashion. 10-in. x 13 1/2-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $36.00 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $25.00 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%.

Add to cart Good $19.00 View scans Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

Tips and tricks of making better photographs. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 132 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $2.50 View scans .5" Spine split from top.

Add to cart FR/GD 1.5 $2.50 View scans Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 10%.

Vol. 135 #4, Oct. 1939 - Features include "Uncle Sam Arms Against the World", "World's Largest Pearl", "Streamlining the Texas Rangers", "Sky Railway Guides Aircraft" and more. 8.5" x 11.5", 266 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $39.00 View scans Staple rust: Moderate.

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

Add to cart Very Good $53.00 View scans

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $46.00 View scans

Theatre Arts Monthly (October, 1939). 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 Good $13.00 View scans Spine split 25%. Staple rust: Slight.

October 15, 1939. Cover by J. F. Kernan. Tabloid-sized weekly supplement issued with the Sunday edition of several major newspapers. 11" x 16". 24 pages. Black and white.

Add to cart Very Good $7.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Add to cart Very Good $43.00 View scans Paper: Cream

Add to cart Good $6.00 View scans Paper: Cream Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $6.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Extensive.

Oct 1939. Cover by Howard V. Brown. Stories by John W. Campbell Jr., Sam Merwin Jr., Arthur K. Barnes and Henry Kuttner, Gordon A. Giles, Oscar J. Friend, Charles F. Ksanda, and H.L. Gold. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Good $16.00 View scans Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 34, Issue 207. October 1939. Woman's magazine focusing on relationships, clothing tips, and beauty tips, as well as fiction stories. Cover by Zoe Mozert. 108 pages. 8.5 in. x 11 in. B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $175.00 View scans

NOTE: For earlier issues see Double Action Gang (1937-1939 Winford Publications) 2nd Series Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $69.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $599.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white Label #4426080019 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

October 1939. Cover by Harold DeLay. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. Stories by H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard. Illustrations Joseph Eberle, Hannes Bok, and Virgil Finlay. 6 3/4" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $80.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Volume 177, Issue 4 - October 21, 1939. 6.5" x 9.5", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $1,299.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Color touch. 3" cumulative spine split, centerfold detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Lou Fine. The Arson Ring of Mr. Crass starring The Flame and J. B. Crass, art by Lou Fine. The Blood Flower starring Yarko the Great; Yarko and Li Wan go to Tibet in search of the Hoshai Plant (a flower with human blood); They are captured by Lailani and her group of vampiresses and Yarko has to pit his power of hypnotism against hers. The Guatemala Gold Mine Caper starring Shorty Shortcake, script and art by S. M. Iger [as Jerry Williams]. The Hawaiian Volcano Eruption starring Patty O'Day, script and art by Claire Moe. The Death of Khan Gen-Kee starring Dr. Fung, script and art by Bob Powell [as Arthur Dean]. Tommy Taylor In Tibet text story, script by S. M. Iger, art by Bob Powell. Indian Drums Throb Along Bar-9 starring Tex Maxon. Takes the Air starring Don Quixote. The Sinking of the S-1—K-51 Spies At War. The Kidnapping of Mary Sloan starring Mob Buster Robinson, art by George Tuska. The Poaching Junks starring Spark Stevens, script and art by Klaus Nordling. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.