Comic books October 1940

Oct 1940. Spider Story by Grant Stockbridge "The Council of Evil". Other story 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 4.0 $105.00 View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Spirit Weekly Newspaper Comic Insert. 7-1/2 x 10 inches, 16 pages, full color, all newsprint with no slick cover.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - October 1940. Vintage Men's interest magazine, includes articles on sports, fashion, humor, and of course, lots of lovely ladies. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Kin Platt. Captain Future story, art by Kin Platt. Don Davis story, art by Leonard Sansone. Mystico story, art by Leonard Sansone. G-Man Dalton story, art by Leo Morey. The Pony Express Trail text story by Tom Gunn. Scoop Langdon story. Bobby and the Rhino text story by Jackson Cole. Ace Buckley story, art by Max Plaisted. Masked Raider story, art by John Daly. Detective Sgt. Burke story, art by Ray Thayer. Happy and His Pappy story, script and art by Kin Platt. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $1,010.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4400633007

Add to cart Very Good $135.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Foxing. Soiling. Water damage.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $125.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 4, Issue 2 - October, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 100 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Bill Holman, Zack Mosley, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, Gus Edson, Walter Berndt, Ed Leffingwell, Martin Branner, Ken Ernst, Ed Moore, Dick Fletcher, Al Posen and Carl Ed. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Sandhurst finds he is unable to escape the wrath of the Fezzik-like Big Stoop. Magic Morro and female pirate Captain Davy Jones Jr. race to get the treasure map first, in a story featuring some bad-girl art. After Jack Wander, War Correspondent is captured, enemy agents realize that Count de Coussac is an impostor. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Dick Tracy, and Smilin' Jack. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Magic Morro; Wrong Number; Winnie Winkle; The Gumps; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Jim Ellis; Jack Wander, War Correspondent; Terry and the Pirates; Sweeney & Son; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Smilin' Jack. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Bondage cover. First appearance of The Black Spider. In order of appearance: "Magno the Magnetic Man"; "'Sky' Smith"; "Vulcan the Volcanic Man"; "Q-13 America's Spy Fighter"; "The Black Spider"; and "Corporal Flint of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police". "A Famous Forty-Niner" illustrated text story by Cliff Howe. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 1, Issue 1 - October, 1940. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Auction Item: PR 0.5 View scans Auction opens January 4 INCOMPLETE. Multiple pages and piece missing (interrupts text story). Near full length spine split (partially taped). Centerfold detached. Staples added (not manufacturing). Interior pen markings.	Add to cart CGC 1.0 $990.00 View scans Paper: Brittle Slab: Plastic debris between case and inner well Label #4338730001	Add to cart CGC 5.0 $3,500.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #1132559004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart CGC 4.5 $2,999.95 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Significant front/back scuff(s). Label #2008532004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow
Add to cart CGC 2.5 $1,420.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: See item notes Minor side/edge crack(s), less than 1". Label #1566475004 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.	Add to cart PR 0.5 $1,899.95 or Best Offer View scans Interior is complete. Cover MARRIED and fully split at spine. Centerfold detached and damaged. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

1st appearance of Perry White. Cover inks by Wayne Boring. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster], inks by Boring [as Shuster]; A clever gangster kills the wife of the prosecuting attorney, leaving evidence behind that her husband actually did it. Supermen of America ad. Fantastic Facts page on Chalchas the Greek. Superman is on the Radio! ad. Rinaldo's Revenge text story by G. B. Armbruster. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster], inks by Boring [as Shuster]; The Planet editor sends Clark packing off for Gay City, where the people within the city fall victim to a strange malady that causes them to disintegrate! Superman Radio Program ad. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster]; Believing the public prosecutor to be in league with the underworld, Kent convinces Perry White that the Planet should oppose candidate Red Tyler and back an honest candidate like Bert Runyan. The Black Gang, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Joe Shuster and Wayne Boring [as Shuster]; Superman faces a ruthless gang of men known as the Black Band, who specialize in brutal robberies of night club patrons in Metropolis, including Clark kent and Lois Lane. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $259.00 or Best Offer View scans Interior is complete. Front cover missing. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

#4 edition dated November 1940. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $720.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case Tape on cover. Label #3961544015

The Revenge of Dr. Death starring White Streak, script and art by Carl Burgos. Mayhem At the Martian Election starring Spacehawk, script and art by Basil Wolverton. Boomerang--Fantastic Feature Films, script and art by Tarpe Mills. The Eyes Have It starring Lucky Byrd, script and art by Harry Campbell. The Murder of Joe the Goon-Man starring T-Men, script and art by Paul Schneider. The Telepath and the Gorilla starring Calling 2-R, script and art by Alonzo Vincent. The Fence and the Frameup starring Chameleon, script by Doug Allen, art by Bill Everett. The Wildcat Cub and the Movie Cowboy: Part 2 starring Bull's-Eye Bill, script by B. Holmes, art by L. Kenner. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $17.00 View scans Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $6.30 View scans Spine split 5%.

Theatre Arts 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, Broadway and Hollywood. 8.5" x 11", 84 pages, B&W with spot color. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Kin Platt. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Richard Hughes, George Mandel, Leonard Sansone, Elmer Wexler, Jackson Cole, Kin Platt, John Daly, and Ray McGill. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $30.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart Very Good $21.00 View scans Paper: Cream	Add to cart VG 4.0 $21.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG- 3.5 $19.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $16.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart Good $13.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

Volume 18, Issue 1 - October, 1940. Stories by Kelvin Kent, Manly Wade Wellman, Arthur K. Barnes, Robert Moore Williams, Frank Johnson, Gordon A. Giles, Edmond Hamilton, and Gerald Evans. Scientifacts column by Mort Weisinger. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Stories and art by Hal Foster, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Reg Greenwood, Harry O'Neill, Hal Forrest, Raeburn van Buren, R. M. Brinkerhoff, John Hix and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 5 #6. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Tip Top Comics debut of Iron Vic, the super-powered baseball player, one of several rare United Features characters who originated in comic books (rather than strips). The heroic brothers known as The Triple Terror battle the criminal mastermind The Glove, who steals radium to create a death-ray. The Mirror Man uses his invisibility powers to battle mad scientist Gregg. Plus a Li'l Abner storyline by Al Capp. Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; Tarzan of the Apes; The Mirror Man; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Bumps; Broncho Bill; Stamp Tips; Strange as It Seems; Frankie Doodle; Four Aces; Iron Vic; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Joe Jinks; Little Mary Mixup; Abbie an' Slats; Ella Cinders. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Coverless $300.00 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. First wrap missing. Interrupts art and story. Tape on interior spine. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Edd Ashe. Edited by Harry Shorten. Stories by Cliff Campbell, Al Camy, Harry Shorten, Lin Streeter, Bob Wood, Joe Blair, Irv Novick, Edd Ashe, Ed Smalle, and Bernard Klein. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 37, Issue 219 - October, 1940. 8.5" x 11", 108 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $32.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

October 1940. Text cover. Fantasy stories by L. Ron Hubbard ("The Devil's Rescue"), L. Sprague De Camp ("The Wheels of If"), C. L. Moore, Donald A. Wolheim, H. L. Gould, and Thomas Calvert McClary ("The Tommyknocker" part 1 of 2). Illustrations by Cartier, Gilmore, Kramer, and Schneehman. 6 5/8" x 9 1/4"; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $1,999.95 or Best Offer View scans Interior complete. Full length spine split with missing back cover. Interior puzzle completion in pencil. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Add to cart CGC 0.3 $855.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side edge crack; Scuffing to inner well of case COVERLESS. (1st wrap completely split & detached.) Label #3811827016 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Hank Porter. Stories and art by Floyd Gottfredson, Ted Thwaites, Al Taliaferro, Ferdinand Horvath, Homer Brightman, Ted Osborne, Merrill De Maris, Bob Wright, Tom Wood and Hank Porter. Sometimes listed as Vol. 1, #1. The long-running vehicle for Disney character comics featured early work by Carl Barks, the legendary Good Duck Artist. In a classic Floyd Gottfredson story from the Mickey Mouse comic strip, Mickey and Goofy meet Professor Einmug, who has created a floating island haven in the sky. But when Pegleg Pete gets wind of it, Mickey sees trouble ahead. In another Gottfredson story, Mickey plays Robinson Crusoe in a movie. A ventriloquist teaches Pluto to talk, or so it seems. The Robber Kitten; Just One Thing After Another; Billboard Artist; Following a Tip on the Market!; Oh, Nuts!; True To Form; I Bite - Do You?; Donald Duck Follows Through!; Ducky Housecleaning; Clarabelle's Dinner Talks; A Ticklish Rescue; Water Babies; Pie a la Donald; A Hallowe'en Puzzle; Mickey's Hints; Tack-sy! Taxi!; Bullied!; Hook, Line And Succor!; A Cagey Finish!; Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip; Donald's Got a Girl!; Chalk It Up; Donald Fights to the Finish; He Got It in the End!; Donald Was Game - So Was Horace!; Robinson Crusoe. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.