Comic books January 1942

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.

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.

Volume M, Issue 7 - January 1942. True crime articles, stories and photos. 8.5" x 11.5". 96 pages. Black and white. Cover price $0.25.

"Adolf Hitler: Emperor of Hate;" The Bloody Trail of the German Fuehrer leads along a route that can only end in his defeat and death. "Magellan: Master Mariner;" The explorers vision encompassed the globe, and his ships sailed to its furthest corners. "Remember the Alamo," script by Maurice Gutwirth; Davy Crockett, William B. Travis, James Bowie and their Texas pioneers write a glorious page in American history. "Garibaldi: Liberator of Italy;" The great Italian patriot believed in freedom and unselfishness, and was willing to lay down his life for them. "A Master of Smiles and Tears" text story; The amazing career of Charles Dickens, whose writings influenced social progress in England and America. "Andrew Jackson;" Old Hickory came out of the South to lead his country's soldiers and become one of America's great presidents. "The Seminole Indian War;" Osceola, chief of the Seminoles learns that the settlement of the Florida peninsula makes the natives a pawn in International intrigue. 68 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Vol. 21, Issue 3 - April, 1942. 8.5" x 11", 66 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Canadian series. January, 1942. Cover price $0.25.

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.

January, 1942. True crime magazine. 10-1/2" x 13-1/2", 36 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Women's magazine with articles and fiction. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 82 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Harry G. Peter (Wonder Woman only) and Jon L. Blummer. Untitled Wonder Woman story, script by William Moulton Marston [as Charles Moulton], art by Harry G. Peter [signed as H. G. Peter]; Wonder Woman takes Steve Trevor to America and purchases the identity of nurse Diana Prince so that she can remain near Steve; soon, in order to earn some money she'll need, she begins to perform her "bullets and bracelets" routine, not realizing her promoter is stealing all the profits. Black Pirate story, script and art by Sheldon Moldoff. Mr. Terrific story, script by Charles Reizenstein, art by Hal Sharp. The Gay Ghost story, script by Gardner F. Fox, art by Howard Purcell. Gunner Godbee text story by George S. Hurst Jr. Little Boy Blue story, script by Bill Finger, art by Jon L. Blummer. Green Lantern Quarterly #1 & All-Flash Quarterly #2 ad. Wildcat origin story, script by Bill Finger, art by Irwin Hasen. 68 pgs. $0.10. 1st cover appearance of Wonder Woman. Her first appearance in a comic book was in All Star Comics #8, but she did not appear on the cover. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 40, Issue 3 - January 1, 1942. Cover by George Rozen. Stories include "Alibi Trail" by Maxwell Grant and "Convoy" by Stephen Gould plus the column "Codes" by Henry Lysing. 6.5" x 9", black and white, 114 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.10.

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

Canadian Edition. January, 1942. Full Length Feature Novel: "Master of Flame" by Maxwell Grant. Short Stories: "Murder in Paradise" by Stephen Gould, and "Murders are Stupid" by Mark Harper. 116 pages, Text Only with chapter illustrations, 7" x 9.5". Cover price $0.15.

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.

"The Mighty Blockhead" 2/4 by Frank Gruber.

Vintage monthly published magazine with a focus on the film industry as a whole. First published in November of 1930, publication continued through the late 1970s. Priding itself as a source for exclusive behind the scenes stories about filmmaking, Silver Screen also contained a fair amount of articles about celebrities, their relationships, the latest in fashion, and film reviews.

Cover art by Gill Fox. The Ray story, art by Lou Fine (signed as E. Lectron); Von Ribboncounter tries to sabotage the Army's test of a new dive bomber. Rookie Rankin story, art by Arthur F. Peddy. The Jester story, art by Paul Gustavson. Wildfire story, script by Robert Turner, art by Jim Mooney. Invisible Justice, script and art by Art Pinajian (signed as Art Gordon). The Case of the Yehudi Murder starring Midnight, script and art by Jack Cole. The Legions of the Red Menace starring Wings Wendall, script and art by Vernon Henkel. The Purple Trio story, script by S. M. Iger [signed as S. M. Regi], art by Alex Blum. Espionage Starring Black X story, art by Witmer Williams [signed as Erwin]. Bozo the Robot story, script and art by George Brenner (signed as Wayne Reid). 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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. Spark Man investigates the mysterious murders of a wealthy man and his son, both of whom were wearing bronze bee-shaped jewelry. Slats wonders if Becky is truly over movie star Dickey Gooney. Danny Dingle and his father search for hidden treasure in the unstable Latin American country of Concarnio. Plus a Tarzan adventure by Burne Hogarth. Spark Man: The Case of the Bronze Bees; Nancy; Captain and the Kids; Ella Cinders; Tarzan; Abbie an Slats; Broncho Bill; Chris Crusty; Frankie Doodle; Dynamite Dunn; Danny Dingle; El Bombo; Unbelievable - But True. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Avison. The Weird Whirlpool starring Shock Gibson and Adolf Hitler, art by Arthur Cazeneuve. The Hermit of Strange Island starring Captain Freedom. Shock Gibson Rides the Airways text story. Biff Bannon story, script and art by Art Helfant. Crash, Cork, and the Baron story, art by Art Gates. The Sleeping Death starring Pat Parker. The Buried Treasure starring Speed Taylor. Claws of Murder starring The Zebra text story. The Desert Rat starring Ted Parrish, art by Al Avison. 100 pages, four color. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 8, Issue 6 - January, 1942. 6.75" x 9.75", 130 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FR 1.0 $21.00 View scan Oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

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.

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.

Add to cart CGC 3.5 $522.00 View scans Paper: Cream to off white The DC Universe Collection. Label #4441051011 Discounted from $580.00.

January, 1942, D.C. Comics: Story #1, The Star Spangled Kid; story #2, The Star Spangled Kid; "The Liberty Bell," 2 pages, text story; Armstrong of the Army; Tarantula, Capt. X of the R.A.F.; a third Star Spangled Kid story. Cover price $0.10.