Comic books May 1941

Add to cart GD 2.0 $20.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple. Corner chipping and edge tears to multiple pages. Spine split 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Extensive.

Vol. 5, No. 1 - May 1941. 10.5" x 13.5", 56 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $3,299.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Small Amount of Tape on Cover. Label #1132570010 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Howard Purcell. The Case of the Loan Shark, script by Bill Finger, art by Irwin Hasen [as Mart Dellon]; After Carl Kessor tells him how loan shark Richard Turpin falsified loan documents to keep Kessor paying long after his debt should have been cleared, Alan Scott hatches a plan to expose Turpin; As Green Lantern, he offers himself as Turpin's enforcer, convinces Turpin's men to testify against their boss, then gets Turpin to explain his crimes within earshot of the police. The Crazy Man starring Scribbly and the Red Tornado, script and art by Sheldon Mayer. The Guardian Angel starring Hop Harrigan, script and art by Jon L. Blummer; Hop becomes the Guardian Angel to help Ikky and Prop capture spies outside American territory. The Secret of Mr. Connelly starring The Atom, script by Bill O'Connor, pencils by Ben Flinton, inks by Leonard Sansone. The Waterfront Mystery starring Dr. Mid-Nite, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Stan Aschmeier. The Ruby of Life starring Sargon the Sorcerer, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Howard Purcell. Koval's Invention starring Red, White and Blue, script by John B. Wentworth, art by Howard Purcell. Mutt and Jeff strips by Al Smith (as Bud Fisher). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 307, No. 4 - May 3, 1941. 8" x 11", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 307, No. 5 - May 10, 1941. 8" x 11", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart Good $10.00 View scans Spine split 40%.

Vol. 307, No. 6 - May 17, 1941. 8" x 11", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $2.65 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

Digest sized Spanish language translation of Bill Barnes Air Adventures published by Editorial Molino in Argentina.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $20.50 View scans Paper: Off white Staple rust: Slight.

"Luck of the Spendrift" serial novel by Max Brand.

Volume 73, Issue 1 - May, 1941. 6.5" x 9.75", 194 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart CBCS 1.5 $12,300 View scans Slight amateur restoration CBCS Authentic Signature Paper: Cream to off white Verified Signatures: Stan Lee (on 18th page) and Joe Simon. From the Personal Collection of Duke Caldwell. Amateur Restoration includes: Extensive color touch on cover, large piece added to cover. Moderate tape on interior. Label #23-46F61B5-007

Add to cart CGC 0.0 $260.00 View scans Paper: Off white 12th Page Only. Label #0294913009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. "The Return of the Red Skull," script and pencils by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, inks by Simon, Kirby, Al Avison, and Al Gabriele; The Red Skull returns from the dead to wreak horrible vengeance on unsuspecting victims, including a phony Cap and Bucky, the brainchildren of a group of thugs. Sentinels of Liberty ad. "The Hunchback of Hollywood and the Movie Murder," script by Simon and Kirby, pencils by Kirby, inks by Bernie Klein and George Roussos; Death and terror lurk behind the scenes of a Hollywood movie set as Cap and Bucky hunt a hunchback madman, whose bloody hand seeks to stop the grinding cameras from filming the truth for a liberty loving public."Captain America Foils the Traitor's Revenge" text story by Stan Lee, art by Kirby. "The Queer Case of the Murdering Butterfly and the Ancient Mummies," script by Simon and Kirby, pencils by Kirby, inks by Reed Crandall; Laughing at law and order, the Butterfly loots a museum of its priceless treasures until Captain America and Bucky steps in to clip his wings. Human Torch ad. Untitled Tuk the Cave-boy story, script by Simon and Kirby, art by Mac Raboy; Tuk and Tanir help Princess Eve regain her rightful throne in Atlantis. Untitled Hurricane story, script by Simon and Kirby; The use of "infernal death boxes" in causing subway wrecks draws the attention of Hurricane. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 7.0 $4,500.00 or Best Offer View scans Moderate professional restoration Paper: Off white to white Professional Restoration Includes: Small Amount of Color Touch on Cover, Tiny Pieces Added to Cover, Cover Reinforced, Small Tear Seals to Back Cover. Label #18-14796C0-001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Charles Quinlan. Stories and art by Charles Quinlan, Ray Willner, Al Ulmer, and Ed Lipowski. Sometimes listed as Cat-Man Comics Vol. 1 #6; this numbering continues from Crash Comics (1940) #5. The adventures of Cat-Man and other early superheroes from the Golden Age of comics. Raised in the Burmese jungles by tigers, David Merryweather uses his catlike powers to battle criminals as Cat-Man. After her husband is killed by criminals, Linda Masters becomes the first crimefighter called the Black Widow. Believed murdered by gangsters, Jay Garson returns to fight crime as the Ragman. Cat-Man; Blaze Baylor: The Arson Ring; Deacon; Dr. Diamond; Lucky Landers; Private Jones; Hurricane Harrigan; Rag Man; Black Widow; Muddled Mottos; Lance Rand. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $23.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to Cream Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $2.65 View scans Interior is complete. Full length spine split. Front cover missing, back cover attached.

7" x 10"; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.

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Volume 13, Issue 4 - May, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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

Add to cart Good $40.00 View scans Spine split 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Vol. 145, No. 4 - May 10, 1941. 8.25" x 10.75", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fair $40.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Front cover detached 30%. Back cover detached 70%. Water damage: Slight.

Vol. 36, No. 2 - May 1941. 6.75" x 9.75", 112 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 Fair $10.00 View scans Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight.

"Land of the Shadow Dragons" a novel by Eando Binder.

Volume 3, Issue 3 - May 1941. Cover by Robert Fuqua. Science Fiction and Adventures magazine. Features "Moons of Death" by David V. Reed, and "Land of the Shadow Dragons" by Eando Binder. Also features stories by McGivern, Wilcox, and Norman. Softcover Pulp, 7-in x 9 1/2-in, 146 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Vol. 2, No. 4 - May 1941. 6.75" x 9.75", 112 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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10.5" x 13.5", 40 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 7.5 $630.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Label #17-4049963-054 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Bill Everett cover. Contains three original features accompanied by comic strip reprints, activity pages, and a text story. In order of appearance: "Hydroman" by Bill Everett; "Flyin' Jenny" by Russell Keaton; "Screen Oddities" by Gordon Fawcett; "The Purple Zombie" by Tarpe Mills; "Sergeant Stoney Craig" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson; "Reg'lar Fellers" by Gene Byrnes; "Dinky Dinkerton" by Art Huhta (as Jim Wallace); "Don Dixon and the Hidden Empire" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; "Mann of India" by Tarpe Mills; "Bill and Davey" by James P. McCague; "Dare-devils of Destiny" by Frank Rentfrow and Don Dickson; "Gordon Fife and the Boy King" by Bob Moore and Jim Hales; "Amaze A Minute" by Arnold; "Tad of the Tanbark" by Bob Moore and Carl Pfeufer; and "Kitty Moran and her Hound" and "Idioddities" by Jack Romer. "Trouble in Sudbury" text story by E. Albert Willard. Indicia states "Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics". 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $16.00 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

May 26, 1941. Classic weekly news/photo magazine. In this issue: Peggy Lloyd cover, War Taps Brazil's Wild Rubber, Penicillin Medicine, Spring on the Farm in Pennsylvania pictorial, Prince Albert comic strip ad (1/2 page), and more. Art by John T. McCoy Jr. 10 1/2-in. x 13 3/4-in.; 128 pages, PC/BW Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $1,999.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored: C1 Paper: Cream to off white Restoration includes: cover re-attached with glue. Label #4542455005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Captain America #3 promo ad. Human Torch untitled story, art by Carl Burgos; The Hag's gang uses a blackout to enter the stock exchange to fake a second market crash so that she can buy up stock cheap; They use clothes treated with chemicals to deal with the Torch and gas that makes Torch's and Toro's flames go out; Toro breaks his arm in the fall so Torch takes him to the hospital and the doctor tells him that Toro needs a 'flame transfusion.' Sub-Mariner #1 promo ad. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; At the urging of Betty, Namor decides for all concerned--Betty, Bob, Lynne, and Luther--to join together as a group and fight side-by-side against the Nazis.. Captain America #2 promo ad. Toro Tells All story, script by Ray Gill. Adventures of Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, art by Ben Thompson; Ka-Zar and Bogat help fight off the Limbos while also saving a man and woman who have landed their aircraft due to an over-heated engine. Terry Vance untitled story, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; Mr. Grabbit, mixed up with a gang of racketeers, is convinced by a "gang of ghosts" to break off his relationship with the gang and see to it that a lot next to Terry's school is sold to the city for use as a park. Electro, the Marvel of the Age untitled story, art by Steve Dahlman; Professor Zog responds to the request of an old Oxford school mate to use Electro to help save his life and the life of his daughter from a man who was once forbidden to marry his daughter. The Vision untitled story, script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, pencils by Kirby, inks by Simon; The Vision rescues a professor from a Nazi executioner's blade. Angel untitled story, art by Paul Gustavson; The Angel is trapped in the lair of the Cat's Paw, but one of the gang, whom the Angel once saved, helps him escape so that he can discover why the Cat's Paw is attempting to kill off our nation's leading industrialists. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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Volume 26, Issue 1 - May, 1941. Mechanical science and technology magazine. This issue's articles include; "Spindizzies - 100MPH or Bust!" by John Q. Copeland, "A Ship is Launched" by Lester David, "Paradise for Sunday Drivers" by Bob Ruskauff, "The Following is Transcribed - " by Ronald Banks, "Blasting the Bombers!" by Douglas Rolfe, "America Beats Off an Air Raid!" by Cliff Taylor, "Tune Up Your Car the Modern Way" by Fred C. Russell, and others. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 162 pages, BW/spot color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Lou Fine. Untitled stories starring Uncle Sam (script by Will Eisner), Sally O'Neil Policewoman (script by Toni Blum, art by Chuck Mazoujian), Kid Patrol (art by Charles Nicholas), Prop Powers (art by Rudy Palais), Windy Breeze (script and art by Jack Cole), Kid Dixon (script and art by Klaus Nordling), Jack and Jill (art by Chuck Mazoujian), Wonder Boy, Pen Miller (script and art by Klaus Nordling), Paul Bunyan (art by Reed Crandall), and Merlin (art by Emil Gershwin). Death Rides the Racetrack starring Quicksilver, art by Nick Cardy. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $3.00 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Moderate.

Monthly magazine that featured abridgements of best-selling books. 8.5" x 11", 160 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Add to cart Coverless $249.95 or Best Offer View scans Multiple cover to cover punctures/tears. Unattached low quality reproduction cover included. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by John Celardo. Edited by Malcolm Reiss and Gene Fawcette. Stories and art by Dan Zolnerowich, Pierce Rice, Arturo Cazeneuve, Don Lynch, Don Rico, Al Walker, Al Gabriele, and Nick Cardy. The first true science fiction comic, Planet Comics featured classic space opera with square-jawed heroes, rockets, rayguns and bug-eyed aliens of every stripe. The debut of comedy relief Norge Benson, a space cadet with a knack for getting everything wrong; The debut of the heroic outlaw of the spaceways, The Star Pirate; The Red Comet uses his size-changing powers to battle the armored giants of Saturn. Nicely composed cover by John Celardo. The Red Comet; Gale Allen; Auro Lord of Jupiter; Crash Parker; Spurt Hammond; The Outlaw Amazons of Saturns Twelfth Moon; Slaver of the Space Lanes; The Queen of the Red Degmen; Norge Benson; The Star Pirate; The Two-Faced Monsters of Planetoid Zero. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Poor $5.00 View scans Back cover detached 5%. Coupon/Piece missing, story affected. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 5, Issue 10 - May, 1941. Cartoons, gags, screen and radio stars, and tasteful (non-nude) vintage pin-up pictorials. 8" x 11.5", 68 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Very Good $86.00 View scans Paper: Tan to Cream Back cover detached 10%.

Volume 37, Issue 5 - May 1, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $77.00 View scans Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $35.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

Volume 37, Issue 6 - May 15, 1941. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $149.95 or Best Offer View scans Staples added (not manufacturing), centerfold detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Origin of Iron Ghost. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 2.0 $649.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4668409009 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover art by Bob Wood. Daredevil & Claw story, script and art by Jack Cole. Lance Hale story, script and art by Fred Guardineer. Silver Streak story, script and art by Bob Wood. Pirate Prince story, script by Dick Briefer, art by Dick Briefer (as Richard Norman). Dickie Dean story, script and art by Jack Cole. Dan Dearborn story, script and art by Walter Galli. Presto Martin story, script and art by Bob Wood. Captain Battle story, script by Carl Formes, art by Jack Binder. The Saving Watch, or, Range Justice Never Fails text story by Carl Formes. Cloud Curtis story, art by Jack Binder. 68 pgs. $0.10. 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.

Add to cart Fine $240.00 View scans Paper: Tan to Cream Front cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Very Good $95.00 View scans Paper: Off white

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May 1941. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories by David H. Keller, Oscar J. Friend, Leigh Brackett, and John Russell Fearn. "Thrills in Science" column by Mort Weisinger. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 128 pages. Cover price $0.15.

Cover pencils by Paul Cassidy, inks by the Shuster Shop. Untitled Superman and Lex Luthor story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster]; Metropolis is struck first by invisible robbers, then disappearing and reappearing buildings, and finally all water being shut off to residents. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster] and Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster], inks by the Shuster Shop [as Joe Shuster]; When Lois Lane announces to members of the Daily Planet staff that she plans to leave her reporter's job for the life of a stage and screen star. Untitled Superman story, script by Jerry Siegel, pencils by Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster], inks by the Shuster Shop [as Joe Shuster]; Lois and Clark see Jim Gregg, a clerk in the Ordnance Division of the War Department, coming out of an astrologer's office, and find it odd the man wold visit such a place. Big Leaguer text story, script by George Shute, art by Cliff Young. Ad for The Spectre. Ad for Daisy Superman Krypto-Raygun. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Theatre Arts Monthly (May, 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. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.35.

Cover by Kin Platt. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Richard Hughes, Kin Platt, Ed Wexler, George Mandel, Donald Bayne Hobart, Ray Gill, and John Daly. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Bill Conselman, Charlie Plumb, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Al McWilliams, Harry O'Neill, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, Raeburn van Buren, R. M. Brinkerhoff, and Ben Batsford. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 6 #1. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. Having enlisted the lions in his battle, Tarzan next tries to tame an elephant stampede, in Tarzan Sunday strips with art by Burne Hogarth. The mad sculptor Pignalli has distributed thousands of patriotic statues through the city, but they are cleverly designed bombs, and only Mirror Man can find them all. The Triple Terror superhero team finds the secret formula for "liquid light" tattooed on a monkey's tail. 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; Back Home Again; Stamp Tips; Looy Dot Dope; Frankie Doodle; Tailspin Tommy; Iron Vic; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Little Mary Mixup; Abbie an' Slats; Ella Cinders. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Abner Sundell. Stories by Al Camy, Harry Shorten, Nick Zuraw Warren King, Lin Streeter, Joe Blair, Ed Smalle, Mort Meskin, and Carl Hubbell. Heroic tales of action and adventure—these are Top Notch Comics! 68 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 1.8 $263.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Bottom of case is cracked extending to back of case. Label #0775164005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Stories and art by Floyd Gottfredson, Ted Thwaites, Ted Osborne, Merrill De Maris, Bob Karp, Tom Wood, Hank Porter, Ferdinand Horvath and Al Taliaferro. Sometimes listed as Vol. 1, #8. 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 is asked to stand in for his lookalike, the irresponsible King of Medioka. In another Gottfredson story, Mickey is a secret agent seeking stolen plans. Donald Duck dives into a sheriff's net. Trouble on Tap; And His Brayer Came to Pass; There Were Too Many Blazes to Go; A Single Demonstration Lies Exposed; The Campers' Capers; Donald Scored A Hit with the Hornets; Moving Day; Mickey Mouse in the Secret Service; Early to Bed; It's Magic!; A Weighty Situation; Won in a Balk; Just a Bang-Up Acquaintance; Truant Officer Donald; The Purse Trick Was a Flop; Unbee-coming Bee-havior; Donald Duck Doesn't Believe in De-feet-ism; The Goddess of Spring; Donald Duck Was Bent Up On Parking; Service, A La Carte; Bolivar Has His Ups And Downs Too; One Of Donald's Week-Nesses; Got Cored in the Act; It Was a Bang-Up Idea; His Royal Highness. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.