Comic books January 1942

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $130.50 View scans Restored (see item notes) RESTORATION. Color touch. Tape on interior cover. Discounted from $145.00.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $429.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to off white 1 piece of tape on spine of cover. Pinnacle Hill Collection sticker adhered to front of case. Label #0700761005 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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Cover by John Jordan. Stories and art by Bob Davis, Sid Greene, Ray Gill, Harold DeLay, Irving Werstein and John Jordan. Four different stories featuring clean-cut teen heroes of the 1940s from Novelty Press. Military academy cadet Dick Cole is accused of treason, but only fellow cadet Reggie knows the truth. Teen inventor Edison Bell and his friends become "junior air raid wardens" on the WWII home front, and foil saboteurs. The Target and the Targeteers are trapped in a medieval castle and forced to fight the evil Purple Knights. Killer Morrison's gang steals a tank and breaks him out of prison. Plus a history of the Virginia Military Institute. Dick Cole; Real Cadets in Action; The Target and the Targeteers; Edison Bell and His Junior Air Raid Wardens; The Cadet (Kit Carter): Death A.W.O.L.! 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Superman, Vigilante in "Galloping Gold" (art by Mort Meskin as "Mort Morton Jr."), Three Aces, Mr. America and Fat Man (whose identity is revealed to Mr. America; art by Bernard Baily), Congo Bill, and Zatara. Half-page ads for Superman # 14 and World's Finest # 4. Full-page ad for Supermen of America fan club. Quarter-page ad for Sensation Comics # 1 (Wonder Woman). Full-page combination ad featuring Green Lantern # 1, All Star Comics # 8, Batman # 8, All-Flash Quarterly # 3, and Mutt & Jeff # 4. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $28.80 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 50%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight. Discounted from $32.00.

Volume 106, Issue 3 - January, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $3,800.00 View scans Restored: C1 Paper: Off white From The Collection of Jon Berk. RESTORATION: Very minor amount of glue on spine of cover. Label #1485443007 Discounted from $3,900.00.

Cover art by Al Avison. The Terror of the Slimy Japs!, script and art by Carl Burgos; the Human Torch and Toro, now that war against Japan has been declared, must face the murder, crime and sabotage that Moppino, the high priest of the rising sun temple, wishes to perpetrate against the city of New York. Illustrated ad, encouraging readers to join Captain America's Sentinels of Liberty. The Sorceror's Sinister Secret!; Steve and Bucky are allowed to go and see a magician's act, but when Mysto uses the Colonel of the post in his act, and they BOTH disappear, Captain America and Bucky head to "Sorcerer's Hollow" to track them down. Crime On the Rampage starring The Whizzer, art by Howard James [signed as Howard Johns]. Miser's Gold! text story. Sub-Mariner Combats the Sinister Horde! starring The Sub-Mariner, art by Bill Everett. Ad for Joker Comics #2, art by Basil Wolverton and Lee King. Death To the Nazi Scourge! starring The Destroyer. Ad for Young Allies Comics #3. 68 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 36 #1 - Jan. 1942. Technical articles for the photography enthusiast. 8.5" x 11", 64 pages, black and white. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories and art by Boody Rogers, Charles Nicholas, Ham Fisher, Ray McGill, 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. Skyman battles the Black Lama to save the lives of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. Spy Chief, aka The Cloak, tells a story of the original Cloak, a Revolutionary War hero in the service of George Washington. Marvelo the Magician, in his last appearance, returns to his native Brahama, leaving his friend Raja the Arabian Knight to fight for justice in his stead. Skyman; Sparky Watts; Captain Devildog; Joe Palooka; Spy-Chief; Charlie Chan; Rocky Ryan; Dixie Dugan; Jibby Jones; Raja the Arabian Knight; The Face; Oliver Drab. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $5,400.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to off white Label #4317852001 Discounted from $5,500.00.

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Joe Simon. "Spy Ambush," script by Joe Simon and Kirby, pencils by Kirby, inks by Simon; Cap and Bucky face the unparaled fury of a female Nazi agent, bent on capturing America's only model of the new rapid fire grenade gun for Hitler. "Hotel of Horror," script by Joe Simon and Kirby, pencils by Kirby, inks by Simon; An avowed 5th Columnist uses a city celebration to lure Cap and Bucky to it, so that he can convince the good Captain to join his organization... or die! Untitled Headline Hunter story, script by Stan Lee; A Nazi agent, posing as a newspaper reporter, to prevent Headline from getting an exclusive story from a man who had just visited Moscow. "All in a Day's Work" text story by Lee. "The Phantom Hound of Cardiff Moor," script by Joe Simon and Kirby, pencils by Kirby, inks by Simon; Cap solves the mystery of Cardiff Manor and a "ghost" dog, used by the only living relative of the family that once owned the manor. Sentinels of Liberty Secret Club News. Untitled Hurricane, Master of Speed story, art by Charles Nicholas; An unscrupulous construction company owner seeks to put his competition out of business, but not legitimately! Marvel Mystery Comics ad, art by Lee King. The Unbeatable Three! ad. "Beware the Man Who Could Forecast Doom starring Father Time," script by Lee; Father Time, puzzled by the fact that many noted people are being murdered with a clock at the scene mysteriously stopping at the exact moment of death, seeks to solve the mystery against a strange Yogi who predicted those deaths. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by C.C. Beck. Stories by Al Liederman and unknown. Art by Pete Costanza, C.C. Beck, Al Liederman and unknown. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) stars in: "The City Under the City" with art by Pete Costanza; "The Cardiff Giant"; "The Skyscraper Phantom" with art by C.C. Beck; and "Unsoo the Unseen"! Also in this issue: Captain Kid in an untitled tale by Al Liederman. Plus: 2-page text story "Death's Baby Hands" by Joseph Millard. 68 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Agriculture and farming magazine. Includes articles, fiction, and humor. 11" x 14", 94 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.05.

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January 1942. Photo cover. True crime articles, stories and photos. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/8-in., 84 p, B&W Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Good $85.50 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 15%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight. Discounted from $95.00.

Volume 26, Issue 4 - January, 1942. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 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.

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January 1942. Photo cover. True crime articles, stories and photos. 8 3/4-in. x11 1/4-in., 66 p, B&W Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Fine $64.80 View scans Discounted from $72.00.

Add to cart Good $36.90 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. 30% Cumulative spine split. Foxing. Soiling. Water damage. Cover detached at one staple. Discounted from $41.00.

Add to cart Fair $26.10 View scans Staple rust. Rust migration. 7 1/4" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Creasing. Denting. Edge damage. Foxing. Residue. Scuffing. Soiling. Water damage. Chew. Discounted from $29.00.

Issue 633 - January, 1942. Enoch Bolles cover. Humorous captions paired with movie stills and models. This issue with a two-page pictorial of Yvonne De Carlo. 8 1/2-in. x 11 1/2-in., 50 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $18.90 View scans Staple rust: Moderate. Discounted from $21.00.

Volume 40, Issue 2 - January, 1942. Alex Schomberg cover. Fiction, model-making articles, schematics, cartoons and factual essays make up every issue of Flying Aces. 8.5" x 11.5", 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Vol. 19, No. 4. January 1942. Published for many years in Bandera, Texas. Monthly magazine dedicated to frontier history, with much related directly to Texas. Topics included histories of early settlements, the cattle industry, and border skirmishes, much from first-hand accounts of still living participants. 7.5" x 10.5". 48 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $199.95 or Best Offer View scans 3.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Dan Gormley. Stories and art by Victor Bloom, Dan Gormley, Maurice Kashuba, Gordon A. J. Peterson, Erwin Hess, E. C. Stoner, and George Kerr. The Funnies presented reprints of classic comic strips alongside original material. Ivan Shark thinks he has Captain Midnight and his friends captured at last. Phantasmo uses his astral powers against wartime saboteurs. While returning to American in his experimental super-sub, Rex and his crew stumble on the underwater base of Captain Mars. You're in the Army Now; Phantasmo, the Master of the World; Captain Midnight; Philo Vance; Rex, King of the Deep; Mr. District Attorney; The Rocket Boys in Space; Andy Panda; Navy Bob Steele; It's Nature!; The Black Knight; Speed Martin. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $16.20 View scans Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight. Discounted from $18.00.

Add to cart GD- 1.8 $14.40 View scans Spine split 40%. Discounted from $16.00.

Volume 1, Issue 6 - January 1942. Classic Men's humor magazine chock full of jokes, one liners, and single panel gag illustrations. 10 1/2-in. x 13 1/2-in., 36 pages, B&W. NOTE: This magazine was printed with a hole that goes through the entire issue. This is not a defect, it was this Magazine's signature feature. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $56.70 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight. Discounted from $63.00.

Vintage supermarket tabloid magazine full of high profile true crime stories of the FBI and the CIA, some with testimonials from those involved in, or close to the cases themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 66 pages, B&W. Recommended for ages 16+. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart Very Fine $44.10 View scans Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight. Discounted from $49.00.

One of many vintage supermarket tabloid magazines full of high profile FBI and CIA cases of the era, accompanied by black and white photographs and testimonials from those involved in, and close to the events themselves. 8.5" x 10.5", 58 pages, B&W, recommended for 16+. Cover price $0.10.

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1st appearance of Mrs. Grundy. Cover price $0.10.

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Vol. 2, No. 12. January 1942. Article on the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes. Show Girl of Month was Zorita, with photos by Murray Korman. 10.5" x 13.5". 32 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $15.30 View scan Light Staple rust and Migration Discounted from $17.00.

"Americans We Can Do Without" by Walter Winchell; Boris Karloff, Flying Tigers WWII

Add to cart FR 1.0 $540.00 View scans Full length spine split. Heavy oxidation. Brittle. Discounted from $600.00.

Man of War, the Liberty Guards, the Ferret, Red Riley, Dave Doolittle, Fire-Man, the Sentinel, Dopey Day, and Vapo-Man. Gustavson cover/art. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $4,400.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s); See item notes Inner well not fully sealed, book appears unaffected and secure. Label #4286703001 Discounted from $4,500.00.

Cover art by Alex Schomburg. The Young Allies ad. "The Flaming Arrow Murders" starring The Human Torch, story and art by Carl Burgos; Torch and Toro must stop the criminal designs of The Saint, who, along with his gang, is out to steal the plans for a new super air tank that the Raleigh Corporation is building. Marvel Mystery Comics contest. Sub-Mariner untitled story, script and art by Bill Everett; Namor hears from a dock worker (aka "brush man"), who handles fur cargoes shipped in from Alaska, that no more shipments are being received and that the furs are somehow being smuggled in; Sub-Mariner investigates and discovers that The Fox is putting the stolen furs in torpedo-like metal tubes with motors and fires them into an underground river that leads to the United States. The Vision untitled story, script by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon, pencils by Kirby and David Walters, inks by Walters; Satan demands that his sales manager quit falling down on the job and see to it that the only evil-free city in the United States, Arbor City, is turned into a hotbed of evil and misery. "Quick Thinking, or, How Good a Detective Are You?" text story. "Voodini's Last Laugh From the Grave" starring Terry Vance, script by Ray Gill, art by Bob Oksner; The relatives of the late Professor Voodini gather at his mansion to listen to the reading of the will, whose contents lead to several murders and the re-appearance of the evil professor. "Death to Spies" starring Patriot, art by Ray Houlihan; Suoka has appointed a Filipino bolo wielder to murder Lt. Curtis, but the Patriot interferes and prevents the crime, finally tracking down the Japanese secret agent behind the murder plot. "Death Rings the Bell"; The Angel investigates weird deaths associated with the ringing of the carillon belonging to the late millionaire, Jonathan Brown. Ka-Zar the Great untitled story, script and art by Ben Thompson; Arriving in French Equatorial Africa, Ka-Zar is captured by the Nazis and used as a decoy to sucker French ships into submarine range. Human Torch Comics ad. 68 pages. Cover price $0.10.

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8.5" x 11", 76 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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Volume 17, Issue 93 - January, 1942. Joan Bennett and George Brent from the film "Twin Beds" on cover. Stories in this issue include; "The Male Animal" featuring Henry Fonda and Olivia De Havilland, "Design for Scandal" featuring Rosalind Russell and Walter Pidgeon, "Babes on Broadway" featuring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland, plus many more. Softcover Magazine, 8.5" x 11", 90 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Reed Crandall. The Black Fog Mystery starring Uncle Sam, art by Lou Fine. Untitled stories starring Sally O'Neil Policewoman (art by Frank Kearns), Kid Dixon (art by Bob Reynolds), Windy Breeze (script and art by Jack Cole), Wonder Boy (art by Nick Cardy), Quicksilver (art by Nick Cardy), Jack and Jill (art by John Cassone), Prop Powers (art by Lynn Bird), Pen Miller (script and art by Klaus Nordling), Paul Bunyan (art by Story Weaver), and Merlin the Magician (script and art by Fred Guardineer). Dog Ketchers starring Kid Patrol, art by Don Wilson. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $85.50 View scans Paper: Cream Discounted from $95.00.

Volume 1, Issue 4 - January, 1942. 6.75" x 9.75", 132 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Irv Novick. Shield story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Irv Novick. Hangman story. Danny In Wonderland story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Lin Streeter. Sergeant Boyle story, art by Carl Hubbell. Jolly Roger story, script by Joe Blair, art by Ed Smalle. Archie Andrews story, art by Bob Montana. Kayo Ward story, script by Harry Shorten. The Case of the Armless Corpses starring Bentley of Scotland Yard, script by Joe Blair. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $2.97 View scans Paper: White Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight. Discounted from $3.30.

Vol. 77 #1 - Jan. 1942. Mechanical science and technology magazine. 6.75-in x 9.5-in., 196 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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Add to cart Good $2.70 View scans Front cover detached 30%. Water damage: Moderate. Discounted from $3.00.

Volume 140, Issue 1- January 1942. Features Articles on military aid from Canada against Germany, and kitchen renovations. Also includes articles on automobile, home, and workshop upkeep projects. 6 1/2-in. x 9 1/2-in., 244 pages, PC/PB&W Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $3,999.95 or Best Offer View scans Centerfold detached, cover coming loose at staples. Staple added (not manufacturing). 2.5" cumulative spine tear (taped). Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover art by Jack Binder. Untitled stories starring Black Owl (art by Jack Binder), Ted O'Neil, Power Nelson (art by Paul Norris), Frankenstein (script and art by Dick Briefer), Green Lama (script by Ken Crossen, art by Charles Sultan), Dr. Frost (art by Ben Thompson), Yank and Doodle (art by Paul Norris), and Spike Mason (art by Reade Conrad). $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Very Good $15.30 View scans Paper: Off white 2 1/2" Spine split from top of book. Soiling. Discounted from $17.00.

Add to cart $10.80 View scans Paper: Cream to off white Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight. Discounted from $12.00.

Volume 1, Issue 2 - Winter, 1942. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $2.25 View scans Paper: Cream Water damage: Extensive. Staple rust: Slight. Discounted from $2.50.

Volume 31, Issue 2 - January, 1942. 6.5" x 9.5", 144 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $62.10 View scans Trimmed Paper: Cream Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight. Discounted from $69.00.

Winter 1941-1942. Cover by Hannes Bok. Science Fiction by Ray Cummings "Into the Fourth Dimension", C. M. Kornbluth (as "S. D. Gottesman"), John B. Michel (as "Hugh Raymond"), Milton A. Rothman (as "Lee Gregor"), Donald A. Wollheim (as "Allan Warland"), Walter Kubilis, and James Blish. Illustrations by Boris Dolgov, Roy Hunt, Damon Knight, John R. Forte, Jr., and Hannes Bok. 6 3/4" x 9 1/2"; black and white; 144 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart PR 0.5 $2,659.95 or Best Offer View scans Restored (see item notes) Interior is complete. RESTORATION. Color touch, piece fill, spine and edge rebuild, staples replaced, TRIMMED. Severe spine damage to first few wraps, heavy tape, staples added (not manufacturing), glue along spine. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Stories and art by Al Plastino, Bill Madden and Art Pinajian. A catch-all anthology from Chesler / Dynamic, featuring adventure, superheroes and comedy. In a pre-Code adventure, Flash Gordon-like Dan Hastings battles the sinister Dr. Strange (no relation to the Marvel hero), who sends giant insects to attack helpless children. The adventure continues in a text story in this same issue, The Return of Dr. Strange. Rocketman bequeaths his flying suit to young Billy Wood after Billy's father disappears in the jungle, and Rocketboy is born. Steve "Globe" Trotter discovers that macabre shrunken heads conceal a diamond-smuggling operation, in a story featuring the notorious "injury-to-eye motif." Terrific cover by an unknown artist, possibly Charles Sultan. Master Key; Rocketman; Plenty of Noise for a Penny; Mother Hubbard; Scoop Daily: Sacrifice; Rocketboy; Globe Trotter; Dan Hastings: The Return of Dr. Strange; Corporal Grant. 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 40, Issue 4 - January 15, 1942. 6.5" x 9", 114 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $207.00 View scans 1.5" Cumulative spine split. Discounted from $230.00.

Story by Walter Gibson, art by Nick DeStephano and Vernon Greene (cover). This rare issue is not listed in the Gerber photojournals. Cover price $0.10.