Comic books October 1941

Cover by Reg Greenwood. Stories and art by Burne Hogarth, Reg Greenwood, Fred Methot, Bernard Dibble, Ernie Bushmiller, Ben Batsford, Rudolph Dirks, Vic Forsythe, Charlie Plumb, Bill Conselman, Harry O'Neill, Raeburn Van Buren and Frank N. Ernest. United's anthology featured reprints of early comic strips, plus an original superhero, Spark Man, whose identity was a secret even from the readers. The Spark Man tracks the mystery arsonist known as the Firefly. Visiting movie star Dickey Gooney tries to get some alone time with Becky at the haunted mansion. Broncho learns that his friend Gone-Again Jones is wanted for murder. Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Spark Man: The Case of the Firefly; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Ella Cinders; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; Broncho Bill; Chris Crusty; Frankie Doodle; Dynamite Dunn; Danny Dingle; Unbelievable - But True. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 25, Issue 1 - October, 1941. 6.75" x 9.75", 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. Lady Luck by Nick Viscardi.

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

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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. Lady Luck by Nick Viscardi.

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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. Lady Luck by Nick Viscardi.

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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. Lady Luck by Nick Viscardi.

Add to cart CGC 2.5 $700.00 View scans Paper: Off white Tape on interior cover. Label #4058277001

Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Peter Emslie, John Giunta, Ed Winiarski, Ted Robbins, Frank Frollo and Malcolm Kildale. Harvey's digest-sized first series paved the way for its formidable comics history, and featured early (and now forgotten) superheroes like Fly-Man and the Clown. The Clown was listed in Jon Morris's 2015 book The League of Regrettable Superheroes. Ageless adventurer Spitfire battles the Luftwaffe with the help of an RAF pilot. The Magician of Bagdad's wizard-duel with a genie takes him across time to the future year of 1990. Mighty mite Fly-Man battles murderous counterfeiters, in a story (and cover) with early art by war-comics legend Sam Glanzman. Spitfire; Crocky Doyle in Mindinao; Fly-Man; Clown: The Case of the Dancing Skeleton; Buckskin Boys; Gary Morgan; Magician from Bagdad; Rurik the Sea King. Final issue of the series. 5-in. x 7-in., 100 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Hal Sherman. Origin and first appearance of the Tarantula. Untitled story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Hal Sherman; origin of Star-Spangled Kid (Sylvester Pemberton) and Stripesy (Pat Dugan). "To Dam the English Channel," script and art by Jon L. Blummer; The Nazis have developed a way to dam the English Chanel, just in time as Buck Dare needs to write a good news story, about Captain X. Untitled story, script by Mort Weisinger, art by Hal Sharp; Tarantula stops crime boss, Ace-Deuce, in Tarantula's first public appearance; But then Ace-Deuce escapes from the police. Untitled story, script and art by Paul Norris; Lefty gets relaxed at the airport. Untitled story, script and art by Ed Moore; Armstrong spots a civilian plane flying in restricted airspace. "The Story of the Star-Spangled Banner" article. Untitled story, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Hal Sherman; Dr. Weerd tries to kidnap bankers. Pin-up of Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy on the back cover by Hal Sherman. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

October 5, 1941. The first page of the comic section of the Sunday Times, "Chicago's Picture Newspaper," features a full-page Superman comic strip (credited to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster). Strip # 101. Lois is thrown overboard at sea! (Dan Dunn, Secret Operative 48 on the other side of the page.) 9.25 in. x 14.25 in.; color. Cover price $0.05.

October 12, 1941. The first page of the comic section of the Sunday Times, "Chicago's Picture Newspaper," features a full-page Superman comic strip (credited to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster). Strip # 102. Superman goes after the bad guys at sea! (Dan Dunn, Secret Operative 48 on the other side of the page.) 9.25 in. x 14.25 in.; color. Cover price $0.05.

October 19, 1941. The first page of the comic section of the Sunday Times, "Chicago's Picture Newspaper," features a full-page Superman comic strip (credited to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster). Strip # 103. Superman captures Lois's kidnapper! (Dan Dunn, Secret Operative 48 on the other side of the page.) 9.25 in. x 14.25 in.; color. Cover price $0.05.

October 26, 1941. The first page of the comic section of the Sunday Times, "Chicago's Picture Newspaper," features a full-page Superman comic strip (credited to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster). Strip # 104. Superman pursues a runaway truck! (Dan Dunn, Secret Operative 48 on the other side of the page.) 9.25 in. x 14.25 in.; color. Cover price $0.05.

Printing line reads A-905 600M 10-41. Sunoco Oil licensed Disney characters to advertise their oil products on ink blotters, which were used to absorb excess ink from fountain pens. In this example, Donald Duck is practicing boxing and the punching bag is getting the better of him! Thick cardstock, 7-in. x 4-in., full color.

Stories and art by Milton Caniff, Chester Gould, Harold Gray, Bill Holman, Stanley Link, Frank Willard, 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. Burma, Connie and the Dragon Lady hope that the Dragon Lady's desperate plan will free them from General Klang's clutches. Magic Morro and Professor Van Dyke, seeking the Professor's missing brother, explore a mysterious island shrouded in mists. A riderless horse leads Lightning Jim to an injured man and Butch Haig's gang of rustlers. Also featuring popular strips Little Orphan Annie, Dick Tracy, and Smokey Stover. Moon Mullins; Dick Tracy; Tiny Tim; Smitty; Magic Morro; Heroes and Bums; Winnie Winkle; The Gumps; Harold Teen; Little Orphan Annie; Jim Ellis; Terry and the Pirates; Sweeney & Son; Smokey Stover; Little Joe; Lightning Jim. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

World War II cover by Jim Mooney. In order of appearance: "Magno the Magnetic Man" art by Jim Mooney; "Vulcan" art by Maurice Gutwirth; "The Black Spider"; "Buckskin, America's Defender of Liberty" art by Maurice Gutwirth; "Captain Gallant and His Mini-Sub" art by Mark Schneider; and "Peewee Wilson, U.S.A.". "Blood Ballots" text story by Ralph Powers. 68 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.10.

Long-running men's interest magazine featuring articles, fiction stories, adult cartoons, and nude photography. 8.5" x 11", 74 pages, B&W/Color. -MATURE READERS- Cover price $0.25.

Cover art by George Harrison. The Case of the Broken Necks starring Target and the Targeteers, art by Sid Greene. The Fatal Fog starring Flier Lucky Byrd of G2, script and art by Harry Campbell. The old timers visiting Rawhide Ike at Target Ranch... starring Bull's-Eye Bill, art by John Daly. The Startling Affair of Dr. Knife starring Chameleon, script and art by Bob Davis. Treasure Island [Part 7]--Fantastic Feature Films, original story by Robert Louis Stevenson, art by Harold DeLay. Blast down my laboratory, will he? starring Spacehawk, script and art by Basil Wolverton. Missing White Streak starring White Streak and Red Seal, script by Ray Gill, art by Emil Gershwin. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Theatre Arts Monthly (October, 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: photo of Canada Lee from "Native Son"; photo of Ethel Waters from "Mamba's Daughters"; photo from a production of "The Yellow Jacket" with Harpo Marx in a non-Marx Bros. role; much more. 8.5-in. x 11-in., printed on a nice heavy stock. Cover price $0.35.

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Issue 10 - "The White Wolf" by Franklin Gregory. Softcover Digest, 128 pages, B&W, text only. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Max Plaisted. Edited by Ned Pines. Stories by Richard Hughes, Max Plaisted, Jack Binder, Ed Wexler, John Daly, and George Mandel. Chock full of action and adventure, these are Thrilling Comics! 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $23.00 View scans Paper: Cream	Add to cart VG 4.0 $23.00 View scans	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $11.00 View scan 1" spine split from bottom (glued).	Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $13.00 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream Trimmed. Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
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Oct 1941. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories by Manly Wade Wellman, Victor Rousseau, Ross Rocklynne, Frank Belknap Long, Bill Brudy, and Richard Wilson. Two Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

Cover by Ernie Bushmiller. Stories and art by Al Capp, Ernie Bushmiller, Rudolph Dirks, Gus Mager, Dick Moores, Fred Methot, Reg Greenwood, Hal Forrest, Bernard Dibble, and R. M. Brinkerhoff. Sometimes listed as Tip Top Comics Vol. 6 #6. Tip Top Comics presented color reprints of United Features newspaper comic strips. The Triple Terror superhero team is called in when someone seems to be stealing the light from the sun itself. Tailspin Tommy and beautiful agent X-201 must save the King of Elvania, in a story that has everything: romance, fake kings, dungeons and swordfights. While killer-on-the-run Gat Garson masquerades as Li'l Abner, the real Li'l Abner is mystified why people are giving him money and calling him "Gat." Li'l Abner; The Captain and the Kids; The Mirror Man; The Triple Terror; Jim Hardy; Stamp Tips; Looy Dot Dope; Tailspin Tommy; Iron Vic; Phil Fumble; Fritzi Ritz; Little Mary Mixup. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Al Camy. Edited by Abner Sundell. Stories by Harry Shorten, Al Camy, Harry Biern, Ed Bresnick, Warren King, George Storm, Joe Blair, Ed Smalle, Eddie Brecnick, and Paul Reinman. 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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October, 1941. True-crime articles, heavily illustrated with period photos. 10-1/2" x 13-1/2", 36 pages, B&W Cover price $0.10.