Comic books April 1941

Add to cart CGC 4.0 $3,200.00 View scans Restored: C1 Paper: Light tan to off white Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover, tear seal to cover. The DC Universe Collection. Label #4441067024

Cover art by Jack Burnley. The Amazing Starman, pencils by Jack Burnley, inks by Jack Burnley (signed) and Ray Burnley (backgrounds); Starman is called in to battle the "Secret Brotherhood of the Electron", which is sabotaging America's communication and light system. Lishak the Gladiator starring Mark Lansing, script and art by Howard Purcell. The Ghost Plane starring the Federal Men, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Chad Grothkopf. Treachery Off Singapore starring Steve Conrad Adventurer, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Runaway Dinosaurs starring The Hourman, script by Ken Fitch, art by Bernard Baily. Too Many Suspects starring Paul Kirk, Manhunter, script and art by Ed Moore. Defender of Barlunda starring Cotton Carver, script and art by Jack Lehti. The Menace of the Metal Gun starring The Sandman, art by Creig Flessel. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Good $5.00 View scans Spine split 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 306, Issue 6 - April 5, 1941. 8" x 10.75", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $6.00 View scans Spine split 40%. Staple rust: Slight.

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"Wet Beef from Mexico" conclusion of a serial by Walt Coburn.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $125.00 or Best Offer View scans INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, interrupts art and story. Interior tearing. Oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by Mike'sRack

Edited by Victor Fox. Cover by Chuck Cuidera. Stories by Charles Nicholas, Dennis Neville, and Henry Kiefer. Tales of daring-do, with such colorful characters as Wing Turner, Dynamite Thor, Sub Saunders, and Blue Beetle, a super-hero who wears a special bulletproof costume and takes "Vitamin 2X" which gives him super-energy. Blue Beetle battles The Eel and The Wart. 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $17.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $16.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate.

Add to cart Good $5.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

Volume 72, Issue 6 - April, 1941. 6.5" x 9.75", 194 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $1,995.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4416090024 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Spring, 1941. Stories by Edmond Hamilton ("Star Trail to Glory"), Gawain Edwards, Eando Binder, and Will Garth. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 132 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $16.00 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. Corner Damage. Creasing. Denting. Foxing. Scuffing. Soiling. Chew.

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Vol. 1, No. 9. April 1941. Men's interest magazine loaded with black and white images of tasteful vintage pin-up photography. 8.5" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Fair $5.00 View scans Spine split 70%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

This issue with full-color centerfold of performers from Ziegfeld Follies. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $31.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Volume 13, Issue 2 - April, 1941. Fiction, jokes, articles and more. 10.5" x 13.5", 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $29.00 View scans Water damage: Slight.

April 27, 1941. Comic supplement included with the Chicago Tribune each sunday. In this issue: Introducing Bush Berry, Also Lew Loyal, Mr. Ex, Streamer Kelly, Texas Slim, Dill and Daffy, Hy Score, Spooky, Rocky, Brenda Starr, and Them Days. Loose folded newsprint pages, 10.75" x 7.75", 24 pages, full color.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $32.00 View scans Spine split 20%.

Agriculture and farming magazine. Includes articles, fiction, and humor. 11" x 14", 96 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

Add to cart Very Good $13.00 View scans Staple rust. 1 1/2" Spine split from top of book. Foxing. Soiling.

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Volume 145, Issue 2 - April 26, 1941. 8" x 11", 66 pages, B&W. 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.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $9.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 25%.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $7.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

April, 1941. Cover by Virgil Finlay. Fiction stories by Francis Stevens and Will McMorrow. Verses by Langdon Smith and Robert W. Lowndes. Softcover Pulp, 6 1/2-in x 9 1/2, 114 Pages, B&W. Published by Frank A. Munsey Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $14.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $16.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

"Dwellers in the Mirage" a complete book-length novel by A. Merritt.

April 1941. Cover and illustrations by Virgil Finlay. "The Dwellers in the Mirage" by A. Merritt. 7-in. x 10-in., 128 newsprint pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $19.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart Very Good $23.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Fair $7.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Back cover detached 15%. Front Cover Detached. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $4.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front and back covers have been glued to 1st and last pages of book. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

April 1941. Cover by Frank R. Paul. "30th Century Duel" by Manly Wade Wellman. Other science fiction stories by Stanley D. Bell, E. A Grosser, Paul Dennis Lavond, R. R. Winterbotham, and Helen Weinbaum. Illustrations by Frank R. Paul, David A. Kyle, Burford. 7" x 10", black and white; 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $149.95 or Best Offer View scan INCOMPLETE. Last 6 pages missing with one partial page, interrupts art and story. 8" cumulative spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Nick Cardy (as Viscardi). "Caveman Killers," art by John Celardo; Kaänga and Ann wander into a lost valley where prehistoric peoples and animals still survive; They help a group of semi-civilized people defeat a tribe of marauding cave men. Untitled story, art by Saul Rosen; The Panther rescues a group of white dancers who were kidnapped by native headhunters. Untitled story; Camilla and her people leave their ruined city and strive to create a new home in the jungle. Untitled story; Tabu summons an army of zombies to free and enslaved tribe from their Arab captors. Untitled story; Roy's translator betrays him and steals a jewel, a gift from a pygmy chief. "The Dwarf That Played Giant" text story. Untitled story, art by Al Walker; Simba protects a pair of children, lost in the jungle following an attack on a French jungle outpost. Untitled story, art by Henry Kiefer; A newborn white elephant is captured and made a part of the Rajah's court; Wambi prevents a tiger from killing the Rajah and secures the elephants freedom and protection. Untitled story, art by Bill Bossert; After a mad arsonist sets a forest fire, Anderson and Kismet become trapped and must wait on Terry and Vincent for rescue. Untitled story; Fantomah rescues a honeymooning couple captured by mad scientist Orid Dass. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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April 14, 1941. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: New York City photographic essay; Hollywood producer Darryl Zanuck; Veronica Lake and Cadet fliers; childhood diseases; art hsow at University of Nebraska; sportswriter Bill Cunningham; and more. 10.5-in. x 13.75-in.; partial color; 116 pages. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $130.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Extensive.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $105.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 25%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart CGC 7.5 $1,750.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4418152002 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Vol 2., No. 3. April 1941. Includes: "The Last Secret Weapon" by Polton Cross (John Russell Fearn); "Girl from Venus" by D. D. Sharp; "The Iron God" by Jack Williamson; "The Thought Machine" and "The World of Tomorrow" by Ray Cummings; and "We - The Other People" by Bruce Manchester. Cover by J. W. Scott. 7" x 9.75". 112 pages. Title changes to Marvel Science Stories (1950-1951 Stadium) Pulp 2nd Series with Vol. 3 #1. Cover price $0.15.

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Vol. 21, No. 5. April 1941. 8.5" x 11.5". 98 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 75, Issue 4 - April, 1941. 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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Vol. 67 #4 - Apr. 1941. 9-in. x 12-in., 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $11.00 View scans Water damage: Extensive.

Add to cart Good $6.00 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Extensive radio program listings. Vichy France broadcasts to world on new station article. 10 3 /4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 44 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $17.00 View scans Spine split 5%. Staple rust: Moderate.

Vol. 10 #26 -Apr. 5-11, 1941. Subtitled The National Weekly of Personalities and Programs. Betty Grable cover. Candid photographs of movie stars plus radio program listings for the week. Norman Kerry tells of his experiences in the French Foreign Legion in an article entitled "I Saw the Fall of France." 10 3 /4-in. x 13 1/2-in., 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 23, No. 3. April 1941. Boy's magazine that encouraged the outdoor life. Cover by Stanley Leland. 8.5" x 11.5". 42 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $1,200.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #1974421009

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $479.00 or Best Offer View scans Trimmed Top edge TRIMMED. 3" cumulative spine split, cover detached and re-adhered with tape. Piece of tape on interior cover. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

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Cover art by Irv Novick. Untitled Shield story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Irv Novick. Untitled Danny In Wonderland story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Lin Streeter. Untitled Comet story, script by Joe Blair, art by Lin Streeter. Fire! Fire! starring Fireball, art by Paul Reinman. Untitled Sergeant Boyle story, art by Charles Biro. Untitled Midshipman story, script by Joe Blair, art by Mort Meskin. Untitled Lucky Larson story. Untitled Kayo Ward story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Bob Wood. The Case of the Frightened Gangster starring Bentley of Scotland Yard, script by Joe Blair, art by Sam Cooper. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Reader's Digest Vol. 38 Issue # 228 (1941) is published by The Reader's Digest Association. Articles from Harper's, New Yorker, the New Republic, Forbes, Life, Popular Science, the Christian Science Monitor, and more. Topics include Hitler invading America, genius, chlorophyll, student movies, car inspections, and more. 152 pages, mostly text (with a few spot illustrations), 5.5-in x 7.5.

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Volume 24, Issue 143 - April, 1941. Movies covered include "Private Secretary", "Road to Zanzibar", "The Trail of Mary Dugan", "Winged Victory", and more. Movie stars in this issue include Mickey Rooney, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Laraine Day, Rex Harrison, Henry Fonda, more. Plus columns and articles. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 92 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. Last Lady Luck by Mazoujian.

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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. Last Lady Luck by Mazoujian.

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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. Last Lady Luck by Mazoujian.

Add to cart Coverless $150.00 or Best Offer View scan Full length spine split through first wrap. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Bondage cover by Jim Mooney. First appearance and origin of Buckskin Blake. "The Long Arm of the Law Catches a Dangerous Gang Leader..." art by Jack Alderman; "Magno the Magnetic Man" art by Jim Mooney; "Vulcan" art by Jack Binder; "Buckskin Blake, America's Defender of Liberty!!" art by Harry Anderson; "The Black Spider"; "Captain Gallant and His Mini-Sub" art by Jack Alderman; "Peewee Wilson, U.S.A."; and "Sky Smith" art by Maurice Gutwirth. "The Big Reward" in-house comic advertisement for Lightning Comics Vol. 2 (1941), art by Jack Alderman, reprinted in Alter Ego (1999 Magazine) #121. "The Devil's Gunner" text story by Cliff Howe. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Theatre Arts Monthly (April, 1941). 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. Broadway and Hollywood. Includes: "The Theatre Moves Towards Music" by George Beiswanger; photo of Edward G. Robinson from "The Sea Wolf"; photo of Glenn Ford and Margaret Sullavan from "So Ends Our Night"; much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.35.