Comic books November 1940

Add to cart PR 0.5 $500.00 View scans INCOMPLETE. Six center wraps missing, affects art and story. Superman, Zatara, and Clip Carson stories are complete.

Cover by Joe Shuster. Superman faces off against the evil magic of Zolar in an untitled Superman story by Jerry Siegel and Jack Burnley (signed as Joe Shuster); 'Pep' Morgan by George Papp; "Three Aces" (script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Chad Grothkopf); "Jon Valor the Black Pirate" by Sheldon Moldoff; "Tex Thompson" (art by Bernard Baily); "Clip Carson" by Papp; Zatara the Master Magician and the "Mottled Death" (script by Fox, art by Joseph Sulman). Two-page text piece, "Tall Timber" by Bert London. Filler: "Danny Dubb" (pencils by Stan Aschmeier), "Fantastic Facts (signed by Papp), and a book review, "The Royal Road to Romance," by Richard Halliburton. (Thanks to Grand Comics Database for much of the above information!) Full page ad for the Superman Radio Program, "The Return of the Yellow Mask." 68 Pages, Full Color. $.10 Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bernard Baily. Dr. Slight's Living Statues starring The Hourman, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily; Rex Tyler, ordered by Mr. Bannerman to head out to "Castle Doom" to assist Dr. Slight in working out a special chemical formula, is unaware that this formula gives life to plaster casts by means of a special machine, which have been used to bomb places on the east coast. Fang Gow's Ruse starring Barry O'Neill, script and art by Ed Winiarski. Death Behind the Waves starring Mark Lansing, script and art by Howard Purcell. The Menacing Midget starring Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. At Grips With the Kraken starring Cotton Carver, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Jack Lehti. Bodyguard starring Socko Strong, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joseph Sulman. Shipwrecked starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Crook Who Knew the Sandman's Identity starring The Sandman, script by Gardner F. Fox, pencils by Creig Flessel, inks by Chad Grothkopf. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $69.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 14, Issue 11 - November, 1940. Cover by Robert Fuqua. Stories by Manly Wade Wellman, Edmond Hamilton, Nelson S. Bond, Raymond Z. Gallun, David Wright O'Brien, and Frederic Arnold Kummer Jr. Illustrations by R. Newman, Joe Sewell, Julian S. Krupa, and Robert Fuqua. 7" x 10"; black and white with color cover; 148 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

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

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Add to cart Good $2.50 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Staple rust. Rust migration. Foxing. Soiling. Heavy water damage.

Add to cart Fair $2.50 View scans Paper: Brittle Front cover detached 50%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

"Satans on Saturn" 1/5 a serial by Otis A. Kline & E. Hoffmann Price.

November 2, 1940. Stories include "Satans on Saturn" (part 1) by Otis A. Kline and E. Hoffmann Price, "The Old Haverton Try" by Francis M. Cockrell, "They Shall Have Wings" by Theodore Roscoe, "Peace Gun" by C.K. Shaw, "The Scarlet Blade" (part 2) by Murray R. Montgomery, "Crooked Caribbean Cross" (part 5) by Borden Chase, and "Women of Daring" by Stookie Allen. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

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"Satans on Saturn" 2/5 a serial by Otis A. Kline & E. Hoffmann Price.

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"Satans on Saturn" 3/5 a serial by Otis A. Kline & E. Hoffmann Price.

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"Satans on Saturn" 4/5 a serial by Otis A. Kline & E. Hoffmann Price.

Volume 303, Issue 5 - November 23, 1940. 6.75" x 9.5", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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November 1940. Volume 26, Issue 3. Cover by Hubert Rogers. Science fiction stories by Vic Phillips, L. Sprague De Camp ("The Exalted"), Clifford D. Simak, L. Ron Hubbard (as Rene La Fayette - "One Was Stubborn"), and A. E. Van Vogt ("Slan" part 3 of 4). Illustrations by Cartier, Kramer, Ley, and Schneeman. Trimmed pulp, 6.5-in. x 9.5-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

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Stories and art by Gardner Fox, Ogden Whitney, Ham Fisher, Fred Guardineer, H. J. Tuthill, Mart Bailey, George Papp, Creig Flessel, J. P. McEvoy, John Striebel, and Alfred Andriola. Big Shot featured reprints of McNaught Syndicate humor and adventure strips, alongside original characters like Skyman and The Face. Radio star Tony Trent dons the horror mask of The Face to investigate Zigzag Sondrow's fur robberies. Magician hero Marvelo battles witch doctor Malanga, whose magic is nearly as powerful as his own. Spy-Chief faces a mad scientist's Tornado Weapon. The Face was listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. Skyman; Joe Palooka; Tom Kerry District Attorney; The Bungle Family; Spy-Chief; Facts from the Files; Flossie; Charlie Chan; Jibby Jones; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Mike the Mascot; Marvelo Monarch of Magicians; Mortimer the Monk; The Face. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 3, No. 10 - November , 1940. 10.5" x 13.5", 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 9, No. 1, Issue 49 - November 1940. 5.25" x 7.5", 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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

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Cover art by Gill Fox. The Great Yaho; The Condor must battle a giant golem of the Yaqui Indian tribe. The Brain Bandits starring Space Legion, script and art by Vernon Henkel. The Lightning Murders starring Madam Fatal, script and art by Art Pinajian. The Shark and the Mermazons starring Red Torpedo, script by Henry Kiefer [as Roy Larken], art by Kiefer. Bringing Down Rocco Flint starring Alias the Spider, script and art by Paul Gustavson. The Volcano Crooks starring Lee Preston of the Red Cross, art by Nick Cardy. Untitled Lena Pry story, script by Monte Barret, art by Russell E. Ross. Ray of Death starring Wizard Wells, script by Harry Francis Campbell. Robbers From Hades, script and art by George E. Brenner; The Devil's "Robbers From Hades" inject their victims with a treatment that generates unbearable heat, and even kidnaps O'Brien. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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1st Joker appearance in Detective Comics in the Batman and Robin story, "The Case of the Laughing Death!" Also in this issue: Spy (by Jerry Siegel and Ed Moore); Larry Steele, Detective; The Crimson Avenger (by Jack Lehti); Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator; Steve Malone, District Attorney; Cliff Crosby in "Murder at the Polo Games"; and Slam Bradley (by Siegel and Howard Sherman). Full-page ad for Batman # 3. Half-page ad for All Star Comics # 2 68 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $105.00 View scans	Add to cart Fine $99.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Back cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Moderate.	Add to cart Very Good $65.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white to white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $49.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
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Volume 16, Issue 3 - November, 1940. Cover by Emery Clarke. Stories include "The Awful Dynasty," a book-length novel by "Kenneth Robeson"; "Peril on the Pack" by Samuel Taylor; and "Island Destiny" by M. Farnsworth. 6.75-in x 9.25-in; black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

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

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Volume 17, Issue 21 - November 22, 1940. Human interest family centric publication that features short fiction stories, recipes and celebrity gossip. 24 pages, 8.5" x 11.25", B&W Newsprint.

Add to cart Fair $9.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 70%. Back cover detached 40%.

Volume 1, Issue 3 - November, 1940. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "The Snake Mother" by A. Merritt and "Who Wants A Bottle" by Ted Robbins. Illustrations by Virgil Finlay and Hannes Bok. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 71, Issue 619 - November, 1940. Lucille Ball pictorial. Photographs of Marlene Dietrich, Ann Sheridan, Jane Wyman, Olivia De Havilland, Susan Hayward, Joan Blondell, Gary Cooper and Claudette Colbert plus lots of other models and starlets. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/4-in., 54 pages, sepia tone. Cover price $0.10.

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November 1940. Cover by Frank R. Paul. "Universe in Darkness" by J. Harvey Haggard. Other science fiction stories by D. J. Foster, John Coleridge, Arthur R. Tafte, Dennis Clive, Bob Olsen, Polton Cross, and John Cotton. Illustrations by Lin Streeter, Frank R. Paul, Novick, Hannes Bok. 7" x 10", black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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Gulf Oil Company giveaway comic. 7.5" x 10.5, 4 pages, full color.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $17.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $11.00 View scans Spine split 20%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Extensive.

Fu Man Chu & the Panama Canal, serial 3/?

Volume 17, Issue 48 - November 30, 1940. Cover by John Randolph. Includes: Fu Manchu and the Panama Canal, part 3/3, a serialized novel by Sax Rohmer. 8.5" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $4,400.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #4637176002

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Cut-Throat Justice text story, art by Andrew McWhiney, art by Harry Ramsey. Human Torch untitled story, script and art by Carl Burgos; A subway builder loses both of his sons to cave-ins while constructing the tunnels, causing him to lose his mind and seek revenge, wanting to wreck trains so they wouldn't disturb his sons' graves within the tunnels' walls; But he is confined by those whom he hires to help him accomplish the task and the Torch must stop them or else! Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; Namor and Dorma, outfitted in new suits designed to ward off poison gasses, and on their way to Europe to aide in the war efforts, stop off at an island for rest. But they find themselves not only under arrest, but under attack from the Nazis as well. The Vision untitled story, script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, art by Kirby; A professor, believing that ghosts and spirits actually inhabit worlds and universes that co-exist with our universe, is set upon by "Brains" Borelli's men during an experiment to prove his theory; The result is a being called Aarkus, Destoyer of Evil, drawn to the laboratory, which helps to save the professor and his daughter from harm. Terry Vance untitled story, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; Terry's discovery of fresh paint on a supposedly vintage oil painting sparks the interest of Terry and his investigation nearly costs him his life. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; The Professor and the Cranes leave Earth for the Moon, but when they send out Electro to investigate the environment, he is attacked and captured by moon robots; Zog and the Cranes land and initiate their own attack on the moon people and save the day. . The Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; The death of a former gang member of the Savoy mob who had chosen to go straight angers the Angel, and he swears to hunt down the men responsible for this death. Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; Now in America, Ka-Zar is taken in by the police and escapes, but through the efforts of the Wilson's, is put into their custody. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 2, No. 2 - November 1940. Interior illustrations by Simon and Kirby, Human Torch short picture story on pg. 104. See See Marvel Science Stories (1938-1939 Postal Publications) Pulp 1st Series and Marvel Tales (1939-1940 Western Fiction) Pulp for earlier issues. 6.75" x 9.75", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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November 22, 1941 issue. Disney comics and text stories. Published every other Friday in London. 8 pages, four in black and white, and four beautifully colored. 9.25 in. x 12.25 in.

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Articles, schematics and photos on the latest available flying models. 8.5" x 11.5", 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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

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Official USC football program. 8" x 10.5", 24 pages, B&W Cover price $0.25.

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Invasion From Uranus starring The Red Comet, art by Alex Blum. World Without Light starring Spurt Hammond, art by Henry Kiefer. Gale Allen story, art by Witmer Williams. Flint Baker story. What Are the Actual Possibilities of Space Travel? fact page, art by Gene Fawcette. An Elementary Course In Astronautics fact page. Moon Monster text story. Menace of the Shrinking People starring Captain Nelson Cole of the Solar Force. Stampede on the Star Trail starring Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol, art by Charles Sultan. "Crash" Parker story, art by Henry Kiefer. Death From the Deep starring Don Granval, art by Witmer Williams. Cosmo Corrigan story, art by George Tuska. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fair $24.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to off white Front cover detached 50%. Back Cover Detached. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Winter 1940. Stories by Ray Cummings "Phantom of the Seven Stars", Eando (Otto) Binder "One Thousand Miles Below", Nelson S. Bond, John Russell Fearn -as (Thornton Ayre), Leigh Brackett, Nelson S. Bond -as (George Danzell), Ross Rocklynne, and D.L. James. Illustrations by Paul, Rosenthab, Ed Smalle, Lynch, Hannes Bok, and Eron. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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Vol. 199, No. 5202. November 27, 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.

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Volume 28, Issue 6 - November, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Volume 5, Issue 8 - November, 1940. Cartoons, jokes and pictures of Hollywood stars. Essentially a glamour and pinup magazine. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Volume 35, Issue 5 - November 1, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $41.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 20%. Back cover detached 20%. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 35, Issue 6 - November 15, 1940. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $2.50 View scans Spine split 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

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

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Volume 22, Issue 2 - November, 1940. 6.75" x 9.5", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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

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

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $46.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.	Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $81.00 View scans Paper: Off white	Add to cart Very Good $23.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white	Add to cart Very Good $24.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 25%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Volume 4, Issue 3 - November, 1940. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Henry Kuttner, Thornton Ayre, and Edmond Hamilton. "Thrills in Science" column by Mort Weisinger. Two-page Sir William Perkin bio in comic form. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 134 pages. Cover price $0.15.