Comic books August 1940

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Volume 74, Issue 2 - August 1940. Painted cover by Robert Robinson. Vintage auto magazine with articles about (now) classic cars, with lots of photographs and tons of vintage ads, this is a must have for any car enthusiast. Softcover Magazine, 8" x 11", 134 pages, B&W with some color.

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10 3 /4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 44 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Edd Ashe. Untitled story, art by Larry Antonette (as Charles Nicholas); A gang of thieves rob a pawn shop, nearly knocking out Policeman Hannigan, who whistles an SOS, which the Beetle overhears and heads out to capture the crooks. Untitled Wing Turner story, art by Floyd Kelly; The Joe Pennelli Case, Part 1. Untitled story, script and art by Dick Briefer; Rex Dexter vs. Rof and Zard; The destruction of Tarsis. Untitled story; The Green Mask must track down and stop a maniac murderer who is targeting debutants. "The Devil's Vendetta" starring Chen Chang and Hip Sing, art by Munson Paddock (as Cecilia Munson). Untitled story, art by Klaus Nordling (as F. Klaus); Lt. Drake vs. Ivan and other spies. "Death From the Boxing Ring" text story by E. J. Armond. Untitled story, script and art by Bob Powell; D-13 (Richard Anthony) vs. Henrietta Gorin. Untitled story, art by George Tuska; Zanzibar vs. Ching the Pirate. Untitled story, art by Jim Mooney (as Norton Kingsley); The Lynx and Blackie, the Wonder Boy, must battle the Flood Makers Association in order to prevent them from flooding a town and looting the empty homes. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Lou Fine. Smashing the Enemies of Free Speech! starring Uncle Sam, script and art by Will Eisner. Untitled stories starring Prop Powers (script by Toni Blum), Pen Miller (script and art by Klaus Nordling), Kid Patrol (art by Charles Nicholas), Wonder Boy (script by Toni Blum), Cyclone (art by Henry Kiefer), Kid Dixon (art by George Tuska), Paul Bunyan (art by John Celardo), and Merlin (art by Dan Zolnerowich). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Bill Parker, Ed Smalle, Rafael Astarita and Harry Anderson. Nickel Comics was an experiment by Fawcett - half as thick as their typical comics, costing half as much, and coming out twice as often. Bulletman tries to find out who has been sabotaging the railroads. Warlock the Wizard faces the Beast-Crooks of Dr. Andro, in his final appearance. Captain Venture faces Zalko and his robots on Zalko's Asteroid, in a story with some groovy, otherworldly Basil Wolverton-style art by Rafael Astarita. Bulletman; Red Gaucho; Tap-Tap-Tap; Jungle Twins; Captain Venture and the Planet Princess; Warlock the Wizard. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.05.

Cover by Jack Binder. Stories and art by Bill Parker, Ed Smalle, Rafael Astarita, Gus Ricca and Harry Anderson. Nickel Comics was an experiment by Fawcett - half as thick as their typical comics, costing half as much, and coming out twice as often. Bulletman investigates sabotage at the State Fair. Red Gaucho dares to enter the Domain of Don Bacco, in his final appearance before moving to Master Comics, with the rest of the Nickel Comics lineup. Captain Venture faces the Gonga Invaders, in a story with some groovy, otherworldly Basil Wolverton-style art by Rafael Astarita. Bulletman; White Rajah; Hot Ice; Jim Dolan; Captain Venture and the Planet Princess; Red Gaucho: The Domain of Don Bacco. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.05.

Volume 2, Issue 7 - August 1940. Vintage Men's Humor magazine featuring pictorials, Articles on politics, and humor, and single panel gag cartoons. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in, 40 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

The Shield (art by Irv Novick), the Comet, Perry Chase the Press Guardian, Fu Chang International Detective, Sergeant Boyle, Lee Sampson Midshipman, the Rocket and the Queen of Diamonds, Kayo Ward, and Bentley of Scotland Yard in "The Case of the Congo-Curse." Novick cover. Cover price $0.10.

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August 4, 1940. The Philadelphia Record Book Section was a tabloid-sized weekly supplement of the Philadelphia Record issued with the Sunday edition of the newspaper. This particular issue is "Riders of Buck River" by William MacLeod Raine. 11" x 15.75". 16 pages. Black and white.

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10-in. x 13 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 8, Issue 4 - August, 1940. Vintage photo magazine featuring Reader submitted photographs, and pictorials. This issue features articles and pictorials on Gene Krupa, "America's Best Built Men", photos of an octopus attacking a diving bell. 10-in. x 13 1/2-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Picture Play Magazine, originally titled Picture-Play Weekly was an American weekly published magazine centered around the movie industry during the golden-age of Hollywood. It was one of the earliest published tabloid style magazines that focused on celebrity gossip, but also included behind-the-scenes content, and movie reviews. It was first published on April 10, 1915, and ultimately transitioned from a weekly to a monthly publication before the end of it's production run in late 1941 after merging with Charm Magazine. Cover price $0.25.

Fall 1940. Cover by Albert Drake. Stories by Ray Cummings "Revolt in the Ice Kingdom", Nelson S. Bond "The Ultimate Salient", Ed Earl Repp, John Russell Fearn as- (Thornton Ayre), Robert Moore Williams, Donald A. Wollheim, Neil R. Jones, and Carl Selwyn. Illustrations by Paul, Rosenthab, D.L., and Leo Morey. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Jim Chambers. Stories and art by G. Ellerbrock, William Kent, Kenneth Kennedy, Bob Jenney, Clyde Lewis, Jim Chambers, Bob Bugg, Victor Boni, Tom Hickey, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Martan and Vana discover that the Martian invaders have found a way to overcome the defenses that Martan gave to the forces of Earth. Not-so-mad scientist Dr. Hormone makes himself younger with his special youth formula, then sets out to change the course of humanity itself. Dr. Hormone was listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. Captain Tornado helps the Barangees rebuild their city after the death of the high priest. The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Martan the Marvel Man; Captain Tornado; Wally Williams, American Boy; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; The Case of the Mysterious Pear; Dr. Hormone; Herky; Rocky the Red Bomber; The Hurricane Kids; Did You Know That; Pylon Pete; Shark Egan. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 7, Issue 3 - August, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Untitled stories starring Power Nelson, Dr. Dekkar (art by H. Cardwell), Jupiter, Master Magician (art Greig Chapian), Black Owl (pencils by Pete Riss, inks by Jack Binder), Ted O'Neil, Jaxon of the Jungle (art by Tarpe Mills a.k.a. Edgar Allen, Jr.), Buck Brady (art by William Rowland), and Storm Curtis (script and art by Dick Briefer a.k.a. Richard Norman). $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 199, No. 5187. August 21, 1940. Punch is a British weekly magazine of humor and satire that ran from 1841-1992. Renowned internationally for its wit and irreverence, and introduced the term ' Cartoon '. 8.75" x 11.25". 36 pages. Black and white.

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

Published by Hugo Gernsback, considered the father of science-fiction. This issue is centered around the new medium of television with Gernsback's editorial, "The Television Age". 8.5" x 11.5". 128 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 5, Issue 7 - August, 1940. Pin-up photos including dancers, starlets, models and strippers. 8.5" x 11.5", 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Human Torch #2 on Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - August, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bert Whitman and others. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics featuring sci-fi heroes and some of the very first superheroes. While battling Apollo and The Black Circle, the Eagle trades his wings for a cape (but still gets his flight from a formula); A search for missing rockets leads Perisphere Payne to The Great Master, a disembodied brain, and his army of centaurs, in a story with exceptional art and outlandish imagery; Marga the Panther Woman seeks the reason for Bombo the elephant's savage attacks before the neighboring tribes take action on their own. Classic girl-in-a-tube cover by an unknown artist. The Eagle: The Black Circle; Dynamo; Cosmic Carson; Perisphere Payne; Marga the Panther Woman; Build a Rocket Ship; Explorers In the Spaceways; Scientific Magic; Dr. Doom; Navy Jones. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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8.5" x 11", 84 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.