Comic books December 1940

December 6, 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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December 20, 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.

Vintage celebrity gossip tabloid with a focus on Hollywood during the golden-age of cinema. 8.5" x 11.5", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bernard Baily. "The Mad Creation of Professor Fenton," script by Jerry Siegel, art by Bernard Baily; Jim Corrigan tries to tie together the strange behavior of a noted professor and the unexplained bombings and threats coming from The Crime Lord, but it's the Spectre who discovers the good professor's ill-fated tampering with the forces of nature. "The Missing Thoroughbred," script and art by Joe Donohoe; Detective Sergeant Carey investigates a plot to fix a horse race. "Treachery at Utangi Gap," art by George Papp; Congo Bill rescues a kidnapped millionaire. "The Island of Kolomu," starring Captain Desmo, art by Ed Winiarski. "Murder in the Street," starring the Radio Squad, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Fred Ray. "The Moravian Torpedo," starring Lt. Bob Neal, script by Robert Hirsch, art by Rusty Lehman. "Dan's Adventure," starring Biff Bronson, script by Albert Sulman, art by Joe Sulman; Dan moans he never has any adventures, until he gets caught up in one. Untitled story starring Sergeant O'Malley of the Red Coat Patrol, art by Jack Lehti. "Menace of the Metal Men," script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Sherman; A mad scientist Raymond Rall, builds robots to make war on Earth in order to eventually obtain a vast treasure that rightfully belongs to others. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 74, Issue 6 - December, 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", 166 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 by Charles Nicholas. Stories by Dick Briefer, Al Weine and Nathaniel Nitkin. Art by Dick Briefer, Charles Nicholas, Walter Frame, Klaus Nordling, Norton Kingsley, Al Weine, Bob Powell, and George Tuska. An anthology of Golden Age adventure comics from Fox Feature, including the original Blue Beetle. The spaceship is menaced by Cranians, who have hands where their heads should be and two heads where their hands should be, in a Rex Dexter story by Dick Briefer; The Blue Beetle and his girlfriend, reporter Joan Mason, investigate the Muck Gang's spree of waterfront sabotage; Green Mask learns about a plan to hijack a gold shipment. The Muck Gang; The Cranians; New Gang in Town; The Warning; Son the Ace; Foreign Agents; The Naval Secrets; Mrs. Uppersnoots Party; The Port of Rio Grande; The Crooked Politician; Mystery Men Model Page: Aircraft Carrier. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Uncle Sam in "Sabotage" (not actually by Will Eisner; possibly by Reed Crandall and/or Lou Fine), Sally O'Neil Policewoman, the Kid Patrol, Kid Dixon, Wonder Boy, Quicksilver, Pen Miller (art by Klaus Nordling), Paul Bunyan, Prop Powers, Windy Breeze, and Merlin the Magician. Fine cover. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 8 #10, Dec. 1940 - Stories this issue: "Hunting Spook Hollow's Rapist Slayer", "Next Week I Die" and "This is One for the Crash Dicks" give an idea of the magazine's content. Stories are heavily illustrated with period photos. Large 10.5" x 13.25", 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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The Shield (art by Irv Novick), the Comet, Perry Chase 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 Tarantula Terror." Novick cover. Cover price $0.10.

The Sunday Novel was a tabloid-sized weekly supplement of the Philadelphia Inquirer Public Ledger issued with the Sunday edition of the newspaper. Between 1934 and 1949, they published almost 400 of these novels. Includes interior illustrations. 11" x 15.5". 20 pages. Black and white, and partial color.

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.

Cover by E. C. Stoner. Stories and art by Kenneth Kennedy, Bob Jenney, Jim Chambers, Bob Bugg, Hal Bittner, Erwin Hess, Victor Boni, Robert Turner, Alan Blane, Tom Hickey, Albert Hartje and Bill Ely. An early comic book from Dell, featuring reprinted newspaper comic strips alongside new material. Undercover agents warn the Voice of an impending Fifth Columnist attack on the American defense industry. Dr. Hormone uses his youth-serum powers to help the nation of Eurasia after it is invaded by "Nazia." Dr. Hormone was listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. The Masked Pilot gets an anonymous tip that a nearby dam and Army air base will be sabotaged, in a tale that predates America's entry into WWII. Action-packed cover by E. C. Stoner. The Voice, the Invisible Detective; Martan the Marvel Man; Wally Williams, American Boy; The Sky Hawk; War Birds: Hedge Hopping Yank; The Masked Pilot; Gang Busters; Dr. Hormone; He's My Pal; The Hurricane Kids. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

December 1940. Mechanical science and technology magazine. Includes: "Building for Defense" pre-wartime manufacturing. 6.75" x 9.5". 270 pages. B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Untitled stories starring Black Owl (script and pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon, Al Avison, and Al Gabriele), Dr. Frost (script by Richard Steele, art by Ben Thompson), Ted O'Neil, Green Lama (script by Ken Crossen, art by Mac Raboy), Captain Gallant (art by Grieg Chapian), Twist Turner (art by Irving Roir, Al Ross, Ben Roth, and Salo Roth), Great Voodini (art by Jon Smalle), and Power Nelson. New Adventures of Frankenstein, script and art by Dick Briefer (as Frank N. Stein). $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 199, No. 5203. December 4, 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". 44 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.

Vol. 50, No. 6. December 1940. Sensationalistic true crime articles, stories and photos. 8.5" x 11.5". 96 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.15.

Vol. 20, Issue 3 - March, 1941. 8.5" x 11", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Stories by Bob Powell and Klaus Nordling. Art by Alex Blum, Bob Powell and Klaus Nordling. Cover by Alex Blum. A strongman superhero from Fox Feature, descended from the Biblical Samson and sharing his weakness: having his hair cut. Samson and David investigate when a mysterious army of saboteurs menaces America, destroying bridges, bombing trains and the like; A villain uses a super-hypnosis machine to make Samson do his bidding; Don Quixote and his companion Sancho visit the Circus and disrupt the lion act. The City of Erde; Wrecking the Warmonger; The Black Widow Murders; Villo, Shipping Racketeer; Sperm Whale; Spark Stevens; Heiress Kidnapped By the Moth; Don Quixote in Modern Times. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.